War era artist previews sketches and vaudeville acts at Middlesex
An illustrated profile of a veteran war correspondent and artist who has followed campaigns from Asia to Africa. The Middlesex showcases his memory packed sketches and a program featuring the Misfits in Foolishyn a scream, George Coles and Co dramatic sketch The Claws episode, and Marie Walcamp in aerial war review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddon
Uinemen
Asia
Africa
Korea
Seven Seas
Sil
C Villiers
George Coles and Co
Fredery
Bouise Dean
Land of the Pictures
Marie Walcamp
William Fox
The Hun and Moonshine at Middlesex Cinema
The program features The Tale of the Hun starring Charles Ray as a youth torn by enlistment fear and family danger, shown at Middlesex this Friday and Saturday afternoon. Also on the bill are a Fantry Arbuckle comedy Moonshine, vaudeville acts by McGrath Yeoman and The Twins, and Mr Fix It a new photoplay set among slums and aristocratic homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durer
Charles Ray
Middlesex
McGrath Yeoman
Cand
Fix-it
Mr. Fixas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Hadlyme Liberty Loan Rally Planned With Addresses
In Hadlyme a Liberty Loan rally is set for Saturday at 8 o clock in the public hall. Prof H P of New York City will speak, the Liberty chorus will sing, and a tableau will be staged as townspeople are urged to attend. The Hadlyme women and men committees coordinate with Lyme and East Haddam leaders and enlist local pupils as messengers for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
Mary
New York City
Maude Tooker
Middletown
Public Hall
H. P
Liberty Chorus
Hadlyme Women’s Committee
Gerhart Wilson
Paneeen
Clark Hungerford
Thomas W.ley
Hervey M. Luther
Derick E. Banning
Nehemiah Pis
Frederick Beebe
Mmmittee
Warren Stark
Lyme
Peck
East Haddam
An’s
Woman's
Marriage and illness features at Saybrook Point
Mrs Pratt and son in town for Annie Pratt Kirtland wedding news. Miss Annie George Kirtland likely connected, amid grippe illness, and a Liberty meeting at Mrs Emma’s home. Echoes of Hart death of John Curren’s only child after brief influenza illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sok Point
Pratt
Annie
George Kirtland
Grippe
Emma
John Curren
Hart
Old Saybrook Church Rally And Local Committees List
In Old Saybrook on September 27 the fourth Loan committee reveals list of bridge and district chairmen across town as Howard I Chapman and Mrs Emma Frenyear lead the men and women committees. Church services are scheduled at St John’s Grace Grace Episcopal and First Congregational with Sunday schools, and the C E presents an honor flag. Rail service notes illness of Edward Gillman and James Curran. Golden fills in for absent agent Clark as railroad camp laborers improve and quarantine lifts Monday. County official Justin Holman visits Elm City on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
William R. Bushnell
William F. White
George Watson Beach
Mabel CC. Holman
College Street
Fenwick
Edmund C. Spencer
Robert D. Burns
May Burns
Main Street
M. J. Golden
E. H. Gillman
Junction Square
Theodore JL
Irwin Granniss
Jarvis E. Brooks
Charlies E. Pease
Saybrook Point
D. Arnold Kellogg
Joseph D. Clark
Bokum Road
Ingraham Hill
Howard I. Chapman
Emma C. Frenyear
St. John’s Church
Grace Episcopal Church
First Congregational Church
C. E
Edward’. F. Gillman
Valley Branch
James Curran
Hartford
Gladys Curran
John P. Curran
W. S. Clark
Mr. Clark
Irwin Grannis
Justin B. Holman
Elm City
Ivoryton Club Sees Leaders Resign and Plans Charitable Efforts
At the Ivoryton parent and teachers club meeting Miss Corine Shailer presided. The secretary reported minutes and Miss Mary Potter gave a State Council of Defense briefing. A committee was formed to buy new chairs, another to secure Red Cross cabinet space, and plans were made for representation in a local honor roll parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivoryton
Parent and
Corine Shailer
Essex
State Council of Defense
Mary Potter
Charles P. Burdick
Fred Chapman
Red Cross
East Haddam Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
East Haddam residents report a busy sequence of visits and travels. Arthur Clark of Haddam stopped by for a business call. Mrs. George Morgan and her daughter visited Mrs. Cameron Fowler in East Hampton. Hoffman brothers began filling silos along the street. Mrs. Arthur Alexander stayed with her brother in New Haven for several days. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman and their son Edwin of New York City are visiting the old homestead this week. Edward W. Riley left W. M. Gillette's for West Byfield Mass to enroll at Dummer Academy after three weeks there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Street
Arthur Clark
Haddam
George Morgan
Cameron Fowler
East Hampton
Hoffman Brothers
Arthur Alexander
New Haven
John Hoffman
Edwin
New York City
Old Homestead
Edward W. Riley
W. M. Gillette’s
West Byfield
Mass
Dummer Academy
E K illingworth Liberty Loan Sale Dates Announced
The town will be thoroughly canvassed for the sale of the fourth Liberty Loan bonds from September 28 to October 19 by the Liberty Loan committee led by Pr. Parmelee L. D. Parmelee S. Pp.akan and Clarence Chittenden.
Essex News Briefs Touching Visits and Local Events
Essex notices include Charles Peck recovering at Little Point street and Benson visitors from West Haven. Local Congregational Sunday school outing planned for Saturday at 10 with games and a noon lunch. Miss Gladys Collins visited Middletown. Miss Sarah Hilley of New Haven visits her mother on Cross street. Mrs. Clarence Bushnell returns healthy from Hartford hospital. Frank Hadrell new grammar school janitor. Reginald Wilcox resigns after years of service. Liberty Loan drive opens tomorrow through October 19. Repairs proceed on John I Hitchcock home Railroad avenue. Frank Huntley of Hamburg visits town. The Thelma Saturday Night features Selfish Yates and Pathe News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Benson
West Haven
Adolph Benson
Congregational
Vestry
Gladys Collins
Middletown
Sarah Hilley
New Haven
Saran Hilley
Cross Street
Clarence Bushnell
Hartford Hospital
Frank Hadrell
Reginald Wilcox
John Cotlemore
John I. Hitchcock
Railroad Avenue
Frank Huntley
Hamburg
Local Meeting Highlights Education And Community Events
Rocky Hill reports the mother hood club met at Library hall after summer break to discuss where parents fail in education from the school's view. A Hooverite Cooking club demo occurred at the Berlin fair. Private Nelson Tucker died at Camp Upton aged 22 from Spanish influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Motherhood Club
Library Hall
Hooverite Cooking Club
Berlin
Frank K. Morton
Lower Grange Hall
Hayden Griswold
Camp Devens
Carl H. G. Newmann
Gustave Muller
Paul Klett
Peter Moradian
William Halligan
Camp Greenleaf
G. Epstein
Camp Upton
Jessie Bulkley
Glastonbury
Oran Moses
Harriet Dingwell
Nelson Tucker
East Hampton
Usher couple at Guilford fair and local notes
Higganum reports Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Usher attended the Guilford fair by auto with F. Fuller. Miss Ursula Brainard attended Mrs. Kellogg’s funeral. Gordon L. Cody from East Hampton stayed with relatives. Red Cross work was done despite poor attendance amid the storm. Local movements include Mrs. Frank Fuller in Middlesex and Mrs. Adolph Stone visiting out of town. New Haddam library books, staff changes at Russell Company, and harvest notes from Haddam Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
C. J. Usher
Guilford Fair
F. Fuller
Ursula Brainard
Kellogg
Mr. Lawson
Gordon L. Cody
East Hampton
Red Cross
Middletown
C. B. Carlson
Beda Brainard
Haddam Island
Italian Battle Front live in Chester cinema showing
A New York critics hailed documentary style film issued by the Italian government presents heroic action in eleven reels. Shown Saturday at 3 pm and 8 pm with admission prices 17c and 28c respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deep River News Notes and Local Events
Deep River today reports visitors at cottages and guests from Hartford Middletown and New London. ongoing Fourth Liberty Loan campaign aims to raise 186000 with house to house canvassing. local youths promoted to Corporals in the army and school activities resume after fairs and illness. town hall programs include Edith Roberts in The Love Swindle and the Italian war picture at 3 and 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
G. Starkey
Westrock Beach
Loren Seeley
Hartford
George Seeley
Beatrice Reynolds
Ivory
Felix Starkey
John E. Williams
B. Robnson
Middletown
Ola B. Rankin
New
Union School
Harry Pratt
Harry Looby
New Haven
Worena
Dorothy
Elm City
Marguerite Thomas
New London
Charles M. Thomas
Liberty Loan
Arthur Ott
Franz Peterson
Part Carlson
Raymond Hatfield
Lester Adams
Town Hall
Edith Roberts
Adv
War bureau meeting to be held in Morgan hall
A meeting is scheduled for Saturday evening September 28 at 8 o clock in Morgan hall to form a war bureau Geo B Chandler chairman of the publicity committee for the State Council of Defense will address the gathering A full attendance of townspeople is urged for this important event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Hall
Geo. B. Chandler
State Council of Defense
Cromwell Notes and Changes in Local Figures
Mrs Bertha Bughbee and her daughter Vera left Cromwell today to reside in Dorchester Massachusetts. Dewy Pierson and Howard Nielson have taken positions with the Colt Company in Hartford. Mrs G Butler of Rocky Hill visited Cromwell yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Bertha Bughbee
Vera
Dorchester
Mass
Dewy Pierson
Howard Nielson
Colt Co
Hartford
G. Butler
Rocky Hill
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Grand Theatre
Charles Peck
Little Point Street
Thelma
William Hart
Yates
Pathe News
Chester
Cleveland
Ohio
Wm. D. Dawson
Woodward - Drug
Hartman Drug CO
Clinton
The
Barton Clothing Co
and Custom Tailors
Thomas H.ince
Ella Stuart Carson
Matinee
Kle
Monda
Douglas Fairbanks
Frederic Villiers
Wilhelm
June Elvidge
OffIcIal War RevIew
June Elvidgé
Charlie Chaplin
FOX Standard Picture
United States
Middletown Gas Light Co
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