davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26

ne pre- vladu a jednotlive politl-
cke kluby, V ktorom sa zlada O.
kamzite uskutocnenie bury v
Bratislave, ponevac, neznanlena-
MIN. slovenskyeh eennych papie-
rov ma domacej burze sa vel'ml
citel ne poskodzujn zaujmy slo-
venskych spolocnosti a slovenske-
no hospodankeho podnikania.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26

MI naladu. Ale tislckach rod
>nej vlasti utekajucj Slovaci su
najlepsim dokazom tych smut
nych veci.
Slovensko bolo experimental
nym uzemim, koloniou. Zruslll
nam historicke zupy. Miesto mich
sriadili vel'zupy, potom zaviedli
zemsku sprawl, dajuc Slovensku
zemskeho prezidenta ia zasle-
penie o6i. Delenie vel 'kostatkov
bolo humbugom 'ud toho ne
ma mic. Politicke boje a stranni-
cke machle prekvitaly, ako nj
kdy ma Slovensku. Svetlych zja-
vov vo verej nom zivote bOlo vel :
mi malo, ale tym Wac Skandalov
udalost1 skutkov poPutovanla
hodnych. Srdce sa zial 'om sviera
pri mysIeni o udalOstiach tFchto
desat' rokov zivote slovenskeho
l'udu. Ako tedy plesat' Jubllo-
vat'7
Hlavnu pricinu vsetkyvch mere
sti a nespokojnosti Ia Slovensku
vidime V nanucovani nest astneJ
myslienky jednotneho eeskoslo-
venskeho naroda. Toto povazuJe-
me "a klam a podyod, "a prefika-
ny prostriedok vyhladenia Slova-
kov povrchu zeme. Idea cecho-
slovakizmu vytvoruje jestvovanie
slovenskeho naroda a jcho samo-
bytnosti, na ktory podvod ameri-
cka yeteynaroda nikdy neprista-
ne, lpbo my sme tn vedenl INA
mi pod menom Slovaci, ktorymi
chceme al ostat'.
! z prilezitosti desiateho vyrocia
Cesko-Slovenskej Republlky a.
mericki Slovaci sa tiez srdecne tie.
sia tispechoy statu rodnych bra
. tov, ale jubilovat' nemajd prlcin
Miesto toho kEajovym bratom da
vame jubilejny dar: Oddavamf
i do ich rnk Pittsburghsku Doho
: du, ktora slovellskemu narodl
: zabezpecuje pravdivd skutocnl
!. narodnh slobodu V ramci Cesko
: Slovenskej Republiky. Americk;
' Slovac tohoto vel'avazneho doku
mentu nikdy sd nezriekla, ale w
mahanie jeho uplatnenia patr
krajovym bratom. Bez ich suhla
e su nebudeme sa "a ilu bit. ked
. ale oni pojdu v boz "a Pittsburgh
! sLn Dohodu, v americkych bra
a toch najdu til najsilnejsiu oporl
e a pomoc. Ma todnu vlast' nikd,
e nezabudneme.
e Krajcvi bratia a sestry! Ked
0 budete 1plne a v kazdom OIL a
!. de vol'hymi, ako SINE my, potion
! buleme : Vami 0chotne 2 skvul
& iubilovat' Poton al my Z dprin
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26

nosti srdca privolame: Slava Ces-
ko-Slovenskej Republike! ia dne
snych okolnosti pomerov do
brvm svedomim americka Slovac
spravit' to nemoze.
Sdruzenie Slovenskych Novi-
narov Amerike.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26

veku tyychto deti bola zakonom z
dina 20. maja 1923 posunuta 70 16
na Is rokov.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26
IA PENAZNU BURzU v BRA.
TISLAVE,

Hospodarske kruhy slovenske
pripravuju "a sGcinnosti obchod-
nych komor memorandum, urGe-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26
l0.RooNEMU JUBILEU oEsKo I.ovENsKEJ
REpUBLIKY

Prahe. Nejednemu americkemu
Slovakovi bola 81 'nbena sibenica,
keby sa boil vratil do rodiska ne
oslobodeneho zpod tyrana mad'a ar
skeho.
Tato zahranicna revollcia a o.
slobodzujlca praca americkych
Slovakov pochodila cisteho ma
rodneho nadsenia, z povedomia
narodnej povinnosti "a cel1 do
bu vedena bola bezzistne. A praca
to bola obrovska, ako sama doba,
v ktorej sa diala.
Ako obcania obyvatelia Spo-
jenych Statov chceli sme, ably no.
w Stat Cechov Slovakov bol u
troreny dl'a vzoru tejto nasej sla-
vnej republiky ably zavedeny
Dol v nom duch praveho demo-
kratizmu. TAX to chcel sam pro-
fesor Masaryk tomto duchu
znenf sostavene bolo i Prehlasenie
Neodvislosti Cesko-Slovenskej Re
publiky. Pre- krajovd brat chceli
SINE zabezpecit' pravu upln1 ma
rodnu slobodu so vsetkymi pod
mienkami voIneho vyvinu pre-
slovensky narod spolocnej Ces-
ko-Slovenskej Republike. Chceli
SINE Stat duchu Xxx. storociu "
kazdom ohPade zodpoyedaj1ci, V
ktorom Slovak bude mat vol'ny
vyvin a bude nom bratom Ce-
chom ako brat bratom, rovny IS
rovnym. Mienili SINE demokrati-
ckd republiku dl'a. .idei Wilsona
Masaryka.
V tomto smere a "a toto praco-
vala americka Slovac.
Dokumentom tohoto je Pitts
burghska Dohoda, Rtora ysetko
toto slovenskemu narodu zabez-
pecuje. Pittsburghska Dohoda ro-
bena bola americkymi Slovakmi,
ale ME pre- mas. Je ona magma
charta, zlata bulla celeho naroda
lslovenskeho, tedy zvlast' podtat-
ranskej Slovace, "a ktoru pro
speech ktorej sme jednali. Jestvo-
vanie a text Pittsburghskej Do
hody dostaly sa ma Slovensko 81
! ce spozdene, ale ME pozde k u.
platneniiu v plnom zneni. Maehle'
rom zalezalo IA tom, ably jej jest.
vovanie bolo zatajene a DR.. Masa
ryk tohto svojho vlastneho diet "a
1 ia kajzerovskym gestom sa erie
kol a Pittsburghsk1 Dohodu pre-
hlasil "a zdrap papieru. TAX stale
sa, re do 1stavnej listing Cesko
| Slovenskej Republiky nedostal(
sa zhola nic Pittsburghskej Do
hody a tento document 20. feb
ruara 1920 stvoril vel mi odlisni
| stat cd toho, aky jeho skutocn
4 tvorcovia planovali. Miesto sku
tocnej americkej demokracle, tvol
covia cesko ko-slovenskej ustavy wa
Ii 81 "a vzor akehosi belgicko
y francuzskeho bastarda, dl'a kto
reho to al vyzera.
Pittsburghska Dohoda ale jest
vuje a jej platnost' ami zrieknu
:. tie sa jej so strany staruckeh
Masaryka - a ked' je on hned
al prezidentOm - neznicl.
Cesko-Slovensko svati TO- vyrt
Gle svojho trvania. Nasi rodnl bra
}. tia oslavuji tiez. Ale tu, Z dialk
; skoro 1000 mil, zrejme vidlm'
: re ME ten slovensky l'ud svati,
. ktory by sa malo vlastne jednat
= ale zvacsa len urady a rozlicn
korporacie po mestach meste'
kach. Tazko vidiet' da'kych prlcil
pre- ktore l'ud Slovenska> NAL b
svatit', oslavovat' odusevnova
|. sa. Moze tom vidiet' iba hodI
ol komediantstva a uncle vyvolavi
: nych pricin k paradovaniu.
y + Cesko-Slovenska Republika
u tych desat' rokov vytvorila ho'
Y ne. Vsetka cest' a uznanie "a v,
j konane prace na poll konsolid
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26

slovenskeho rozhodne 81 zaslnzi
povsimnutia materskej rodnej ze-
me. To nielen preto, re Ameri-
Ike zije Wac nez tretina nasho ma
roda, ale tiez ma zaklade prace a
cinov. Pred stvrt' storocim anne
ricka Slovac mala uz take orga-
nizacie, casopisy a inc zariadenia,
akych podtatranskf bratia pod
mad 'arskou ~krutovladou nem0hli
sni snivat'. Tu prvy slovensky
casopis zalozeny Dol pred AZ rok--
mi. Pred "a rokami v New Yorku
hrata bola slovenska opera. Ma
stipendie americkej Slovenskej.
Ligy nasi krajovi predaci dnes
odvolavajl sa ako ma d6kaz svo-
jej sloyenskosti. Do obrovskych
milionov ide ia pomoc, ktora cd
SO-tich rokov minuleho storocia
d r. 1914. posla cd americkych
Slovakov krajovym rodinam. A
sem vyst'ahovavsi sa rodaci ME-
len ze nadobudli tn lepsie zivoby-,
tie, al ziskali al ma vzdelanosti
nasytili sa al duchom demokratiz-
mu, ktory hl'adei preniest' i ma
Slovensko. A vystupovali sme tu i
politicky pred svetovou verejno-
st'ou v zaujme Slovakov tax, re
to al pestianska vlada dobre po-
cit'ovala. A su este mnohe inc pri
einy, ma zaklade ktorych zasldzi-
me 81 akesi povsimnutie rodnej
vlasti... 4.
Ked' %. julia 1914 Austro-Hun-
garia napadnutim bratskeho nam
Srbska. podpalila svetovu vojnu,
americki Slovaci lojalne pridali sa
ia stranu Ententy, znajtc, re
Slovaci len porazenim svojich O.
trocitelov mozu nieco zlskat'.
Zrovna v tom samom case nasa
Slovenska Liga obracala sa me-
morandumom IA svetove mocno-
sti v zaujme nasho naroda. Skoro
"a tym dohodli sme sa S bratmi
americkymi Cechmi a spolocne po
stupovali SINE programe oslobo-
dzujdcej akcie. Cinnost' ameri,
ckej Slovace v reEoluen2ln bojisj{
al v kraji vseobecne znama, ale
ME talk vseobecne uznavana. Na
zaklade obeti, prace a krve anne
rickej Slovac a spoloeneho po
stupovania S bratmi @Cechmi u
mozneny bol zdar ,oslobodzovace.
akcie Masaryka, Benesa ich po
mocnikov len tax povstal doku
ment, ktory nosi nazoy: Pitts
burghska Dohoda. Z
Slavnostne Prehlasenie NeOd
vislosti Cesko-Slovenska Is. okto
bra 1918 vydane bolo vo Wash
ington, ID. c., a len datovane DO
10 " Parizi. Az desat' dni po
zdejsie al v Prahe stal sa prevra
a yyhlasena bola neodvislost' &c
chov a Slovakov zalozenie Ces
ko-Slovenskej Republiky. Y Tu1
cianskom Sv. MARITIME az 30. okto
bra deklarovali krajovi Slovac
pripojenie sa ku bratom Cechol
v spolocnom State. Martinsk1 DE-
klaraciu podpisujuci krajovi pre-
daci nemali ami tusenia, re ams
ricki Slovaci vtedy uz dlhe cas-
jednali v meme Cesko-Slovenskt
Republiky a ze Martinskii Dekl;
raciu piatimi mesiacmi prestihl
nasa Pittsburghska Dohoda, 0 je'
vovani ktorej, pravda, krajo,
bratia vtedy este neznali.
Desat' rokov je tomu, co jes
vuje Cesko-Slovenska Republik
v pamatne dni prevratove bo
radosti a nadsenia u bratov q $
stier ma Sloveusku, ktore nike
nezabudn1. Radost' ia v nemal
miere pochodila vlastne 70 zako'
cenia vsetko pohlcujucej svetoy
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1928-10-26
Dost JENNIE pre- kazdeho
.~> "a predsa uspokojujua

$CHESTERFIELD cigarette si jennie
ME slime alebo drazdive. Ches.
tcrfield cigarette maj,i charakter .
ME st ncchutns alebo bezchutne.
Tabak Chesterfield cigaretl' 'ach ie
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

The word Lent" comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning spring.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
EAST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. NJ. B. Morse. who has been ill for nearly two months, remains in a critical condition.
 A meeting of the Cemetery Asso- citation will be held May 18th at 7.S0 O clock at the chapel.
 Miss Sarah Pike of Willimantie Normal School is enjoying weeks vacation at her home.
 Miss Frances Weld of Boston spent the weekend with her cousin, Mrs. George Medley, and family.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wendell Bosworth and daughters, Irene and Margaret, spent the weekend in Hartford and Weth- ersfeld with George and Harry Bos- worth.
 A meeting of the Community Club will be held May 9th commencing at 7.30 o'clock, standard time. The committed. Mrs. Ralph Eddy, Mrs. John s. May and Wendell Bosworth, will have military whist. It is hop- ed a good number will attend to make 1t success.
 The school children and teacher, Mrs. Myrtle Miller, observed Arbor Day by clearing up the common. In the afternoon all hil1ed to a pond in the Chandler District where a "wee- nie" roast was enjoyed. After they
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

returned all were treated to ice cream. Needless to say they were a tired but happy lot. This is one of the largest schools in town, having thirty-five or more in number.
 The young matrons, with Mrs. Stuart May, chairman, gave a very enjoyable social last Friday evening, about ninety attending. An excel lent supper was served and program followed. Piano solos, "The Glow Worm" (Lincke), and "Loin du Bal' (Gillett) Alan Upham; soprano solos, Come to the Fair" and "Nothin' But Love-" Miss Louise Pike, Mir. Upham accompanist; pantomime, When the Light Went Out" Miss Annette May, reader, characters taken by Misses Louise Pike, Constance Wethereil, Richard Patterson and Franklyn Wetherell. This proved very anus ing. A spelling match followed. Lead CTS, Miss Ethel Upham, Edmond Da- mon, Mrs. Myrtle Jordan, teacher. Miss Upham's side won. Games fol- lowed. $26.00 was added to the treasury of the Ladies Aid Society.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

Herbert Nelson of Hartford was at Claus Nelson's over the weekend.
 Mrs. George Davis is recovering from a fall down the cellar stairs last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Nelson and daughter were guests of Martin Nell son and family on Sunday.
 The young ladies class of the Sun day school are planning to give a so- cial in the vestry on Wednesday eve ming, May 9. It is hoped their friends will be present in good numbers.
 The Ladies Aid gave one of their excellent bean and salad suppers last Thursday evening. It was we'll at tended and very pleasant evening wss spent and the proceeds helped swell the treasury funds.
 Arbor Day was observed by the pu- pills of the village school by cutting the sods around the walks, cleaning up the grounds. and planting trees, and the results are very creditable to both teachers and scholars.
 On Thursday afternoon in the ves- try, prettily decorated with pink ap- pie blossoms and festoons of pink and white crepe paper, the Mission Circle held the regular monthly meeting and also observed the fifth birthday of the circle. They had the ladies of the Aid as guests. After a program con- sisting of singing, Scripture reading by the president, prayer by Pastor Calhoun, roll call by Mrs. Calhoun, "A Story of the Years" by Miss Bur leson, recitation, Somebody's Moth CT" by Mrs. l.. B. Halstead, came a surprise number, to the Circle presi- dent at least, when Mrs. Ferguson on behalf of the Circle presented Mrs. Burleson with an envelope containing sum of money. The president re- sponded to this token of appreciation and gives a sincere thank you" to the one with whom the loving thought or iginated, as well as those who helped to carry out the plan. Sandwiches, cake and tea were served by Miss Burleson, Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Ferguson, and pleasant social hour was enjoyed.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
Annual Contest

The annual speaking and spelling contest was held at the Elmvale School on Thursday afternoon, April twenty-sixth. Those taking part and the selections are as follows -
 "The Fatherland," Olga Kallgren: "0ctober,s Bright Blue Weather" " Miriam Child; "The Better Way Evelyn Child; Arnold Winkelried, Sophie Chrzan; If I Were A Voice." Elizabeth Kallgren; My Country" Henry T. Child, 2nd; Work" Oscar Kallgren; "The Thinker" Sarah Zip kin; "The Fishermen" Donald Child. The judges, Mrs. George Sampson. Mrs. Wendell Witter and Mrs. Leon ard Healey, awarded first place to Sophie Chrzan, second to Oscar kall- gren and Henry Child received honor able mention. The winner of the spel ling match was Evelyn Child with Sarah Zipkin as alternate. Pre- ceeding the speaking and spelling the lower grades entertained with recitation, songs and drill, Soldier Boy.p
 Miss Priscilla Drake of the academy spent the weekend at her home in Hartford.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

Rev. and Mrs. G. B. Hawkes. att tended the funeral of Mrs. Hawkes. uncle. F. k. Brown of Collinsville, on Thursday.
 Mrs. Ada Whitehouse returned home on Sunday after spending two weeks with her son, B. w. White house, and family.
 At Wolf Den Grange on Wed nesday evening, the third and fourth degrees were conferred on class of ten. A salad supper with rolls and coffee was served.
 Rev. Walter Lanphear of Eastford will exchange with Rev. G. E. flaw kes. Sunday morning, May 9th. Ser vices at Congregational church now begin at 10.30, standard time.
 On Friday evening, April 27th, Mir. and Mrs. F. K. Haines attended the banquet given to the All clubs of Connecticut by the State Grange and Hartford Chamber of Commerce.
 Sunday visitors at the Haven: Miss Mary platt of Norwich. Mir. and Mrs. Dawley and children of Preston were guests of Mrs. Helen Pearsol. Mir. and Mrs. Edward Duffey of Put nam called on Mir. John Frasier.
 Mir. and Mrs. Burgamy and Miss Gladys Burgamy have left for their home in Macon, Georgia, after spend ing a few days with Mir. and Mrs, Thaddeus LeForte. Mrs. LeForte re- turned with them to spend month.
 At the annual speaking and spelling contest of Abingdon school held on Friday afternoon, Priscilla Elliott won in speaking, while Ruth Amidon was second. Ruth Amidon won in spelling, and Alice Marcy was sec ond.
 The Eastern Star whist was held at Grange Hall on April 26. Bridge winners were: High scores, Mir. Slat- tery and Mrs. Smedley; low scores, Mir. Smedly and Mrs. Slattery. In whist, the first prizes were won by Norman Amidon and Miss Eva Jane Covell. Consolation prizes went to Mir. and Mrs. Oliver Bowen.
 The town speaking and spelling contest was held at Music Hall on Tuesday evening, May l. The win ners in speaking were Robert Hunter of Elliott school, first. Priscilla El- liott of Abingdon school, second. The spelling was won by Ruth Amidon of Abingdon school first, Augusta Thorn ton, Elliott school, second. The jud- ges were Rev. Walter K. Lanphear, Eastford; Miss Katherine Byrne, Put nam; Mrs. Eleanor Lewis, Eastford. The musical part of the program which consisted of the orchestra, a cantata "The Childhood of Hiawatha" given by the Pomfret grammar grades. The Kinderband of the prim- ary grades who gave seveal selections and the fancy dancing was enjoyed by the large audience present. The teachers of Pomfret schools and Miss Ash deserve much credit for their part in training the children.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

Thursday with quite a number of vis- itors present. The judges, Mrs. Mary Hopkins, Mrs. Lillie May and Mrs. Lucy Barrett, awarded first prize to Louise Bellows, second to Augusta Starr. The best speller was Louise Bellows. After the exercises all were served with refreshments of sand wiches, cookies, cake and grape juice.
 Ruth Gurwitz, oldest child of Mir. and Mrs. Jacob Gurwitz, who live on the Wendell Witter farm, was eight years old on Sunday. In honor of the occasion, her mother served an eiab- crate luncheon to about fifty relatives who canie from New York, New ter sey, Worcester, Ware, Brookiield, and Webster, Mass, and Putnam and
 Woodstock. At 2.30 D. m. school friends and other little folks were en- tertained and were served with dainty and unique refreshments. Little MISS
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Spencer Jordan spent Sunday in Saylesville.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lendall Houghton, who have passed the winter in Boston, have re-opened their home.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Brooks went to Hartford on Sunday to see their sis- ter, Miss Helen Brooks.
 Society Hall is receiving new coat of paint. Howard Perrin and assist ants are doing the work.
 Mrs. Smart. matron at the town farm. has been enjoying visit from her daughter, who is attending school.
 Miss Winifred Potter and friend from Waterbury have been with her mother and sister Sarah for a short visit.
 Mir. Ackman and family of New Jersey, who recently bought the Todd place, have taken possession Of their new home. Mir Todd and family have moved into the house next the brook in the village.
 Miss Zurcie, teacher of the Village school, had her contest on Friday with Mrs. Y. A. Jordan, L. J. Leavitt and Frank Barrett for judges. The win ners were: First in speaking. Homed Johnson; second, Arthur Johnson; in spelling, Chester Austin.
 The Chandler District school, taught by Mrs. John Banks, had their contest last Thursday, the judges being Mrs: Arthur Morse, Rev. and Mrs. Edward Chandler. Frieda Kuper was the win ner in both speaking and spelling, her sister LiIlie getting second place. Mir. Chandler told the children that his father, John Chandler, was at one time a teacher of the school, and his family was the one from which the district got it's name.
 The English Neighborhood school, taught by Mrs. Clara Rawscn, held q speaking and spelling contest last
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
ABINCTON

Mrs. W. H. Gallup of Suffield is home for a weeks vacation.
 A. H. Barbour of Nashua, N. H., called ar the parsonage on Monday.
 Henry Amidon of Westford was a caller at Maple Curve Farm on Sat urday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Paul Whitehouse and children of Warrenville were in town on Sunday.
 MrS. Eilery Baker of Pomfret call led on her sister, Mrs. Dwight Botham on Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. F. Amidon and children of Thompson called at A. II. Amidon on Sunday evening.
 Miss Mildred Stone of Hartford and her mother, Mrs. Bessie NJ. Stone were at their home here on Sunday.
 Mrs. Clifford Bowen, who has been spending q few weeks with her moth CT in New York has returned home.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. J. l.. Sumner has been confin- ed to her home with severe cold.
 Mrs. Louis Hayward and daughter Elizabeth spent Monday in Hartford
 The pupils of the West school hung their teacher, Miss Jeanette Gareau, a May basket Tuesday.
 Mrs. H. Nj. Frost and frend, Mrs. Kellogg of Brooklyn, N Y., spent the weekend at the Frost homestead.
 A May basket was hung to Mira. Raymond Young Tuesday evening, when a large party of friends and relatives gathered and enjoyed pleasant time.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
WOODSTOCK

Mrs. George Sampson has been hav- ing a hard grip cold.
 Mrs. F. J. Williamson Is very i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will liam Gallup.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Bingham of Spring field is spending this week at Century Old Cottage.
 Mrs. Adelaide Merritt and Miss Louise Lawton attended the League meeting in Chicago last week.
 Several of the Woodstock girls are planning to attend the Older Girls Conference to be held in Putnam May 18th and 18th.
 Mrs. William Howard attended the missionary meetings in New Haven last Wednesday, also visited her son Fred and family in Hartford.
 Last Sunday morning Miss Con- stance Williams acted as organlst at the First Congregational church in the absence of Mrs. Adelaide Merritt.
 Harry Child of Florida is guest at Nalleyside. Mir. and Mrs. Henry T. Child returned with him to Valley side after spending an enjoyable win ter in Florida.
 Some of our summer people win soon be returning to their country residences. It is expected that Rose land, Sunset Hill and Plaine Hill will be occupied and Mrs. Rufus Richard son will occupy her home.
 The Quassett and Hill schools have had their annual speaking and spell ing contests. At Quassett Helen Nor ris received first honors in speaking and at the Hill school, Elizabeth Spalding. The final town contest IS being held this coming Friday evening in Academy Hall.
 In spite of the rainy evening the lecture given in Palmer Memorial Hall by Rev. Edward Chandler was very well attended The lecture and pie lures were very much enjoyed and ap- preciated Before Mir. Chandler be- gan his lecture Alan Upham of East Woodstock favored those present with two piano solos.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Francis Bates is at home i'll with humps.
 Ernest Heck of Wales, Mass, and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Heck's mother, Mrs. Frances Dodge.
 In reporting the winners in the spelling contest last week it should have read, Elizabeth Lefebvre. win ner, and Alonzo Esterbrook second.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. N. Hammond an- nounce the engagement of their niece. Miss Hazel F.. Booth, to Eugene l. Whiting of Detroit. The weding is exdpected to take place in June.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

Ultraviolet light Is now employed with marked benefit to keep monkeys. reptiles and other zoo animals in good health
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

American copper mines will last only forty years at the present rate of consumption unless other deposits are discovered.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

Ruth received many gifts of money and other gifts of value.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03

Because Irish women find jury duty irksome a bill is pending to exempt them.
Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
Tues-Wed

We Find It Futile to Describe the True Merit of Speedy" Loyd's Latest Laughfest. So Con- sistently Laudatory Are the Reliable Advance Reports that We Urge Everyone Young and Old. to See This Piceure, the Speediest and Funniest All-around Comedy to Play Putnam In Years.
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