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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
TEACHERS ELECTED
Town School Board Announces Ap- pointments for Corning School Year

At a meeting of the town school committee teachers in the public schools of Putnam were elected as follows for the 191S-1919 school year: Superintendent of schools, William l.. Macdonald; principal of Putnam High school, Anson B. Handy; high school teachers, E. H. Snow, sub-master; Miss Abbie H. Keith, Miss Ruth s. Troy, Miss Marion E. Hart: Miss Emma c. Suydam, Miss Fannie M. Crute Miss Edith M. Kent, Sth grade; grade schools, Walter E. Hammond, principal Israel Putnam school, Miss M Etta Whiting, Mrs. Carrie B. Gas coigne, Miss Emma J. Dutton. Miss Dion, Miss Adelaide M. Rabbit. Miss Lillian M. Flanagan, Miss Mary Burke, Miss Ella L Ballard. Miss Clara B. Gibson, Miss Marian L. Renshaw, Miss Bertha o. White. Miss Winifred Casey, Miss Grace S. Davis, Miss Pauline H. Caffery, Miss Caroline C. Lymans (musie).
 The teachers in the grade schools will have salaries on the basis of $500 for the minimum, s75O for the maxi mum.
 Fire in Cotton Bales. Assistance to fight a fire in bales of cotton that broke out at the Bow ditch mills. Dexter Elliott plant east of here Tuesday. was given from this city, an auto chemical truck mak- ing a run to the fire. Later it was stated at the plant that the fire was not of serious nature and that only several bales of cotton were dam aged.
 Feast For Junior Minstrels Company In the library of the high school this l evening banquet is to be served fol those who participated in the junior minstrels given with such great sue. cess last week. The affair planned fol tonight is in recognition of the splen. did spirit shown by all who had parts 1 in the minstrels. many of those wht appeared never before having been or the stage.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01

cheering the boys on their way. an inspiration I shall never forget. sisters in white. so welcome to boys in kha- Xii"
 It is hoped that by printing this extract from one of the letters will bring home to the citizens of Daniel son the necessity of continuing con- tributions to these worthy causes. Progress for Soldiers.
 During May. devetiens are to be held every evening at St. James church. and there will be special pray eFs for the soldiers.
 Edward Roberge has written from Camp Upton that he is pleasantly To- cated there. He was a member of the contingent that left here for the eantenment last Friday
 Rev. W. J. Sly is to speak at the Baptist church next Sunday.
 Leaving For Boston.
 Jerry Doyle leaves today, as a. se- leeted man, to enter the Parker Me morial school at Boston, where he will take three months course in vocational training and will then be assigned to some special branch of the army service for which he will fit.
 The Teachers Training class, which HOW has g membership of 30. met on Tuesday evening at the Baptist church.
 Retiring From Hospital. Mrs. James Kent. who is patient in a Worcester hospital, has so far recovered after recent surgical op- eration that she will return home Friday.
 To Attend Norwich Meeting. A number of the ladies of the Bap- l tist church will be in Norwich today in attendance upon an important con, l ference and on account of this they have Rastpened the Ladies Aid meet. ] ing that was to have been held toda9 with Mrs. J. ". Gallup.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
WHITE ROCK

John Gouvin spent the past week with friends ir New York.
 George .Vredenburg of Charlestown was calling on friends here Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Cornell and children of JeWett City were visitors Sunday at the home of Dwight M. Cornell.
 Miss Ruth Brook spent Saturday in Providence.
 Mrs. Stewart of Jamestown, R. l., spent Friday with her sister, Mrs. Thomas.
 Raymond Coon has entered the em- ploy of Nathaniel Main.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
SOUTH KILLiNGLY
Surprise Visit and Gifts for Leonard
 Morrison, Soon to Go Oversee.

Hugh Bain of Providence took a fishing trip through this section re- gently.
 A. E. Hail has finished saving on the Jencks lot in Sterling and has moved his steam plant to North Scit- uate.
 School closed Friday for a week va cation. Miss Mackenzie, the teacher will spend the week at her home in Townsend, Mass.
 George Phillips was in Danielson Saturday.
 Albert Phillips has been visiting in Valley Falls.
 Gifts for Leonard Morrison.
 Friends of Leonard Morrison paid him a surprise visit at his home Mon day evening. During the evening he was presented a we'll filled comfort bag from local friends and the GUS tomary knitted articles given by the Red Cross of Danielsen. MT. Morrison is to leave soon fer service in the ambulance corps overseas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
Eortv Gents an Hour Offered.
GENEROUS SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Mills in DanieIson District Boost Lib
 erty Loan.

Here is a list of subscriptions from mill concerns in the Danielson district, as shown in a Liberty loan bulletin that was displayed here on Tuesday. and it may be taken as an Indication of how the concerns and the employees of them are backing the government with their money in the great drive against autocracy: Connecticut Mills, $34a00: American Woolen, Meosup. $14,300; Assawaga Woolen Company, Dayville, $22, 300; Attawaugan Com pany, $2,500; DaI1ielson Cotton Com pany, $25,000; Davis and Brown, $f2,- 900: Killingly Worsted Company, $2,500: Goodyear Cotton Company, ST., GOO; Plainfield Woolen Company s. 00e; Quinebaug Company s17,75o; Wauregan Company. $17,450; River Weaving Company, $2,5oo.
 To Plant Home Gardens.
 The coming of May is set here for a drive to induce persons to plant home gardens. to care for them with dilli- gence and to raise not only sufficient amount of food for the family but al- so a surplus that may be disposed of to those who are not in a position to do planting The food shortage of the past year will be nothing to the food shortage of next fall and winter un- less every person who can plant and care for a garden does so. Lots are available without charge to those who are willing to go out and Go something to help themselves, the nation and the allies.
 Letters Written Before April 20. Letters from Danielson boys who are in France and members Of organ izations that have been mentioned re- gently in press despatches as having been engaged in hard fighting, have been received here this week, but nc mention is made of engagements, Tht reason for this, undoubtedly, is tha all of the letters were written, al shown by the dates, before the bis l show in which the command par, 1 ticipated April 20, Future letters vii bring something of the story of tht l fight In which the regiment displayed remarkable valor. Letters have com, through within "A hours from PhiIl Robefge, who has been transferred from a machine gun to field artil lery organization of American troops and from Adelard Barbeau, who is al | infantryman,
 Big Pewerhouse For Goodyear, | AHIDunCeIleHI IS IudQ6 tlGL LII 1 Goodyear Cotton Mills, Inc, is at ono to construct a power house. Tn building is to be of brick and the pow CT equipment will include steam tur
 5ine engines. It is understood that tn leompany will spend in excess of $150, i 900 in the construction of this plant which will be an auxiliary to the pow
 CT forces now employed, This bil concern, controlled by the Goodyea 1 Tire and Rubber Company of Akron Ohio, has shown steady growth s@lc it's organization and it has manufac tured with signal success under tn
 direction of Agent Robert W. Boys
 who is building up a wonderful or ganization.
 Louis E. Kennedy was at P1ainfiel Tuesday to conduct the funeral ar
 engagements for Miss Ymelda GiIeau 19, for whom services were held at St Johns church. Burial was in the S7
 cred Heart cemetery at Wauregan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
WEDDING.
Rehinson-N Norman.


 Miss Daisy Norman, daughter of MT and Mrs Orris Norman of Old Mystic, and George Robinson of Ston- ington, were united in marriage Sat- urday, April 27th, at the home of the brides parents. Rev. John Dutton of Westerly performed the ceremony. Nfr. and Mrs. Robinson will reside here at the home of MT. and Mrs. Norman.
 Funeral of John Kennedy, Jr.
 John Kennedy, Jr., youngest son of Mir. and Mrs. John Kennedy, died on Saturday evening after an illness from measles. The funeral, which was private, was held Monday afternoon at the honae of his parents. Rev Ar thug H. Withee. pastor of the Mvs- tic Methodist church of1ciated. Will lard Kegwin of Mystic sang several hymns. There were beautiful floral tributes. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
 Real Estate Sold.
 Frank J. Eggers has sold his prop erty, Birchwood, to Warren IIibbs of New London, who will greatly improve
 Mrs. J. Harold Williams will en- | tertain the Baptist Ladies' aid so- eiety Wednesday afternoon.
 Miss Clara Burnat, Miss Alice | Chesehre- and MT. and Mrs. Albert I Welles were entertained on a recent evening at the home of Mr and Mrs James A. Lawrence at Center Groten. Farewell Party.
 l Frederick Phillips of Mystic was given q farewell party on "Wednesday of last week at the home of Mir. ant Mrs. Harry Kenny of Main street
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
LEFINGWELL

Mir. and Mrs. LeGrand Chappen of Montville called on local friends the past week.
 Mrs. Albert Hill and son have re- turned to Hartford after spending few days with Mrs. H. H. Auburn.
 Stephen Parker of East Great Plain was business caller here Wednss- day.
 The Sunshine club was entertained Wednesday at the home of Mrs. A. J. Johnson. Among the guests were Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. Frank Smith of Norwich.
 Mrs Fred Fish has been confined to her home this week by illness.
 John H. Rathbone, Fred A. Lefing- well and F. E. Baker attended the grange meeting in Norwich last week.
 Except for naval and military ad- dresses, the parcel post to Alden is suspended, and letter packets must not exceed SoZ in weight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01

Floyd Mitchell, who has been in training at Camp Gordon, Atlanta GeorEia. for several months, has been transferred to Camp Upton. New York. He had a forty hour furlough and wis tied his grandmother. Mrs. Samuel Mitchell and aunt, Mrs Clara Peter man. and was warmly greeted by many friendF.
 Miss Marjorie Monroe Of Providence has been spending a few weeks at the home of her cousin. Raymond Rider. Prank E6gerton, overseer of the =eare shop at the Central Worsted NH. has returned to his work hay nE recovered from a severe cold.
 Mrs. John Frances has been enter taininC her sister. Mrs. John McDon- aid and children. Myrtle and Wini- fred of Norwich.
 Miss Charlotte ChesIs spent Sun day with her parents Mir. and Mrs. Fred Chesley al Packer.
 MT. and Mrs. Otis P Newton of Providence were Saturday visitors here.
 Miss odna seglin, . stenographer in Providence, spent Sunday with her parents. alr and Mrs. Israel Seguin. Mrs Alpheus Rider of Rehobeth, Mass. Is visiting relatives here. where she formerly resided.
 Albert Clarke, night overseer at the Union Mil in Moosup. has been of enty several nights having had se- were cold
 Mrs. Abby Lilii0ridge of Westerly, R. l., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary F. Loring. Raymond Rider. who is employed as an electrician in New London, spent sunday at his home.
 10 at Camp Hospital.
 Private Henry Louwhren, who re- gently visited at his home here, has been ill in tho hospital since he re- turned to Camp Devens, but is better Mrs David Beaudry will move tc Plainheid. Wednesday, where Miss Rose Beaudry and Napoleon Beaudry are employed in the office at the Law ton Mills.
 Lawyer Arthur \. Brown of Jeweti City was a business visitor Saturday Norman White Of Rrool.line. Mass. has been snending a few days at the Surar Brook farm
 Miss Emma Greenhslgh a commer- cial teacher in the High School al Reading. Mass has been at her home Mrs. Abby Hopkins. a teleDhone op- srator in Danielson, spent Sunday a her home.
 Patriotie Service.
 Many local people were in Waure gan Sunday 10 attend the patrioti' vesper service. Members of the Lib eTty Chorus were present. Protection lodge Of Odd Fefows attended the ser vice in a body.
 EIlwood Byies is attending school a Ne Hermon He. has been ono of in Fynsy meth scouts fer several months Edward Cutler. has returned iron .sw Eeells' stay on business in Okla bona
 Miss Hazel Flyers was in Nerwicl Saturday
 Mrs. Samuel Mitchell returned iron a visit with relatives in Norwich ol Saturday.
 Taken to 5aekus Hospital.
 Edward Riley. proprietor of the Cen tral hotel was taken 10 the Pacllu hospital in Norwich. Sunday shou noon in the ambulance from the hos pitai. He was seriously i'll with pneu noaia-
 Frank Lafsvre has returned t Washington. D. C.. where he has government position. He has bee spending a week at his home.
 Miss Ruth Rogue has returned t
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
JEWETT CITY
Winners in Prize Speaking Contest Junior Chorus Feature-Address
 by Secretary Charles D. Hine.


 The prize-speal5ing contest arranged by Supt G. c. Swift was held in as- scmbly hall Monday evening. The interest shown in the contest was very marked, for the hall was filled. Each number was enthusiastically fapplauded, as the contestants all showed much ability. With the excep- tion Of Lucy Miner and Lucy Watson, every speaker was present, repre- senting the various schools in the town, and the rooms in the Riverside Grammar school. The judges of the contest were D. W. Ireland, who is with the department of education at Hartford, F. w. Shearer and o. E. Lowell, state supervisors of schools of Norwich. They declared the winner from the junior group to be Chris tine Burdick. and for the senior group Charles Parkhurst. Each received a war saving certificate. Miss Ruth Robertson received four thrift stamps as a prize for the best essay on l Thrift. The Junior Liberty chorus, l under. the direction of Miss Elizabeth l Hodgkinson, showed the fine results | of her training. The time, enuneia- ] tion and tones were of the best, and the school is properly proud of it's 1 Junior chorus. The Baptist orchestra, under the leadership of Rev. M. D. Fuller, played their different selec- tions with precision and harmony. Charles D. Hine, secretary of the state board of education of Hartford, gave a short address the gist of which was the absolute necessity of the town working in unison for the bet torment of school conditions. | The decorations of the hall were flags and bunting with red and white 1 carnations.
 Before the exercises supt. Swift entertained at dinner at the Jewett l City hotel. members of the school board and school committee, with friends whom they invited The pur- pose was to meet Secretary Hine, to 1 discuss matters pertaining to the schools of the town. Mr. Swift read statement of the condition of the school buildings, and the members of the board asked questions which were answered by the secretary and super 1 intendent. The menu served included: I Tomato Bouillon. Pickles Olives
 Cold Ham, ouince Preserve Cake Doughnuts Cheese 
 The gentlemen present at the din- ner were c. D. Hine. N. s. Sight and E. W, Ireland of Hartford, / G. c. 1 Swift, Rev. J. ". Payne. John F Hen l non, A. M. Clarke, F. H. Clement, Dr. G. H. Jennings. James H. Shea, W. B. Montgomery. Joseph Roode, B. i E. Montgomery, Joseph Roode B. R. Gardner A. NJ. Brown and James Do Ian.
 Loan Subscriptions $53,ooo l Previously reported on the third Liberty loan number subscribers 6s1,
 amount $5O,0e0; number subscribers on Tuesday 3S. amount $3o0o; total s53,000.
 l Attended Concert,
 Misses Marian Anthony and Doris
 Myott are in Worcester and attended Ia concert Tuesday evening.
 D. l.. Phillips, Mrs A. NJ Brown
 Mrs. T. A. Rioux, Miss Elizabeth
 Dea1y, Mrs. J. H. Tracy, Mrs: w. T
 Crumb, Mrs. James Blair andN Mrs
 R. F. Cheney will be in Hartford to-
 day to attend the Red Cross state conference in F'eot Guard hall
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01

The following extract is taken from 8 letter received by local business man from one of our. soldier boys:
 If you knew what a Godsend the Y. Nj. C, A, and Knights of Column bus halls and huts were. you would never tire asking people to help these organizations, and the Red Cross, too. cannot tell you what it means to the boys. The feelings that I have experienced when I have been home sick and lonely. and would drop into them for rest and quiet bafae desefip- tien. They are next to home. They are our library, our reading and writ ing room, our theatre, our club, eur church, and almost our home. The Red Cross met us all along the way
 and gave us good things to eat
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
OBITUARY
Mrs. E. Ellen Turner.

Mrs. E. c. Wilcox has returned from Cafes Ferry where her mother, Mrs. p. Ellen Turner, died at 1 O. clock Tuesday morning.
 Mrs. James Rowan and son James and Miss Margaret Shea of Hartferl are guests at Mrsa Mrs. James E. Shea's on lift street.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
DANIELS SON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELSCN

Rev. M. Mclean Goidie to Address
 Liberty Loan Rally Tonisht-Forty
 Gents an Hour Offered Laberers-
 Bib Subscription to Loan--Power-
 house For Goodyear Piant-Town's
 Goal $2oo,ooo By Saturday Night.
 Rev. M. Mclean Go1die is to speak this evening at a Liberty loan rally to be held in Brooklyn. Rev MT. Goldie comes from Blackhall, and his experi- ences during the war especially quaH- fy him to speak with more than or dinary force in urging subscriptions to the loan.
 Rev. MT Goldie only recently has returned from Russia, from which country he had difficulties in leaving. He had probably the last passpost is- sued hy Kerensky before the over throw of that zealot's government. He also was at Fort Terry, doing '. M. c. A. work, for period while the merbers of the Danielson company, now in France. were training at that fortification He was at one time rec tor of Grace Episcopal church, Yam tic.
 Forty Gents an Hour Offered. Forty cents an hour is the offer be- ing made this morning by one big manufacturing concern in Killingly that is a2xious to organize at once a labor force to push forward a con struction project that will mean the further growth of one of the town $ l industries.
 This is a remarkable rate, compared with pre-war time prices. but it is open to the man who is willing and able to work with his hands and re- 1 turn a reasonable days work. Surely those of Killingly's idle and able. bodied male population need not be without a we'll paying occupation 1T | this y02r of strenuous activity.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
OVER s2oo,ooo SUBSCRIBED.
Town of KilIinsly Hopes to Reach
 That Goal By Saturday Night.

' VFEFI VT 1NI'E0IIJlJ IEOFSS ID ENEHNII
 That Goal By Saturday Night.
 The town of KilIingly will show Lib- eFty loan subscriptions at the close of the drive on Saturday evening of this week high above the $200, 900 mark. In the remaining days of the week the committee in charge of the work here hopes to secure subscrip- tiens from those who have been hold ing back. for one reason or another. There are many such. as was demon strated by a junior who in a canvass at Brooklyn Saturday last secured a man who subscribed for it previously had not been invited to invest.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
PUTNAM

District to Give Fourteen More Young Patriots to Uncle sam's Service Teachers EIected-Fire in Cotton Bales--Women Hold Victory Con ference-clarence Lemondy Returns From Camp Upton.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01

Fourteen more men will leave this city today to enter the military ser vice of the United States. Twelve of them will so to Fort Slocum, N. Y, the other two to the Parker. Memorial school at Boston. Taken with the four colored selected men who left Tuesday, this makes total of 16 men to go out this week. Last week 25 men were sent away. Today's de- partures will complete the calls for men that have been directed through the local board in the filling of the second draft, but prompt calling of more men is expected and the month that opens today probably will not pass until more men have gone out to swell the ranks of Uncle Sam rapidly growing armies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
CENTRAL VILLAGE

Floyd Mitchell Transferred to Camp
 Upton-Pstriotie Vesper Service Edward Riley m at 5ackus HosPi-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
BODY BUILDING TONIC HOLDS VAST
STORE OF FOOD VALUE
Scientists Prove Father John's Medi- cine Is Five Times More Nourishing Than Many Common Foods We Eat

of food value and strength building energy pro- dueing clements is established by recent scientific tests. This rich nouIshment is in a form which is more easily taken up by the system than the common foods we eat and has many times greater food value.
 When scientist states the food value of any product he does in terms of "calories" which he defines the amount of heat used to raise the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01

of of degree teasponu of Father contains only 1ol4 eaes By these tests also it proven that Father
  moren
 
  
   contain habit
  medicine. Besin taking it today
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
NEXT TO HOME!

So a Soldier Characterizes Y. M. c. A. and K. of c. Huts-Praises Red Cross.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-25

ment along this line since the war
broke out. The United Press Associ-
alton and The Associated Press have
undertaken 10 supply the press OF
South America with decent news con,
corning the people Of the United
States. and we are no longer depend
rnt upon European cable service for
its transmission. Recently the Poul-
son Wireless and the Marconi Wire
less combined and became the Pan
American Wireless from this country
to Latin-America. and We have our
own cable service. We want with the
Latin-Americans an Interchange OF
goods and Of ideas. They have pro-
duced some mighty big men. Drago,
Manuel Mont. .Suarez and Naon. for
instances. and they possess an mex
haustible source of raw materials
which wa can use in our mills. Press
service and propaganda which will put
us right with them is highly to be de-
sired. for take us by and large we are
pretty fine sort Of nation, and we
known Of none better.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-25
SETTING US STRAIGHT

TIL. announcement has been made
That a committee Of bushes men,
mostly of New York. has been organ
lied under government auspices to
combat German propaganda in the
7 .atin.American countries. 1t is high
time this were being done. AS now
understood, this committee is 10 work
during the war. 1t should continue al
tor tho war. 1t should b" permanent.
One ot The creates, hindrancrs 10 the
establishment OF cordial relations. per
sonal and commercial. between the
United States and tn" l-aIin-American
countries has been tho insidious and
living propaganda Of certain European
countries, chief among them being
Germany. Heretofore our tnlrGraphlc
communications with Latin-Amcrica
have been controlled by EuropcaN in
forests. They have seen 10 il that
nothing complimentary To the United
States has spanked through their wires
10 tho capitals or ;hc South American
republics. but all Tho slop and muck
procurabln with respect TO us has
been unloaded on their cables for the
South American press service and the
daily consumption Of its readers.
VIZ have had considerable improve