Putnam patriot. [volume], December 01, 1949, Page 3, Image 3

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Ruins of the oldest church tn the
Americas still stand in Panama. Ac
cotding to World Book Encyclopedia,
the church was built in 1537 and
was destroyed in 1671 by the pirate,
Henry Morgan, ar.d his buccaneers.
World Book Encyclopedia states
the recorded jump of a grasshopper
is 16 feet and 8 inches—more than
100 times its own length.
THOMPSON
Grange induction
Outers of Quinnatisset Grange.
hea<it-<ihy\!rs.Eve]yn Robbins, mas
ter, wiii be inducted next Tuesday
evening at 8:30 o'clock in grange
hati. A puhiic ceremony is pianned.
Work wiii be in charge of Mrs.
Dorothy Warden of Oxford. Mass.,
Massachusetts State Lecturer, accom
panied by her suite.
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Extra quality in every step of manu
facture insures finer yarn for finer
rugs. Special color blending process
gives jewel like colors. You have to
walk on Bigelow carpet to appreci
ate their soft luxury underfoot. See
this and other Bigelow beauties in
our Carpet Department today.
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EASTFORD
Mr. and Mrs« Cat] Strong and
family of Xew Jersey spent the week
end at their summer home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jurik of
Kingston, N. Y.. were entertained by
retatives here the iatter part of the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lawton's
guests on Thanksgiving were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lee and two children of
Springtieid, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Lawton and three children of Port
land.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Day enter
tained the Day family on Thanks
giving Day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Henry
Latham entertained a family gather
ing on Thanksgiving Day. Among
those present was Mrs. Grant,
mother of Mrs. Latham, of Willi
mantic.
Master David French of West
Hartford was an overnight guest of
his cousin, Charles French, on Fri
day.
Howard Black spent the past week
end in Flushing, N. Y., with his
father, Howard Btack, Sr. On Wed
nesday he entertained members of
the Ladies Aid Society at tea from
2 to 4 o'clock, an occasion which his
!ate mother had anticipated before
; her death.
Mrs. Charles Twiss is visiting her
! sister in the vicinity of Boston while
her husband, assisted by then
daughter, move their furniture into
the house recently vacated by Stew
art Tatem when he moved to his new
home recently completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mattoeks
entertained his family at dinner on
Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Russell Spooner spent Thanks
giving with her mother and family
irt Rocky Hill.
Mrs. William Henry Latham en
tertained the Knitters at her home on
Tuesday evening. )
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Baxter and !
two sons of Circleville, N. Y., spent
Thanksgiving weekend at the Car
penter homestead with Mrs. Baxter's
brothers, Harold Carpenter and fam
ily, Newton and Alfred Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene French and
three children, Charles, Thomas
and Mary Cartherine, spent Thanks
giving Day with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Mercer and family in Rocky Hdl.
Miss Lillian Huntington enter
tained her relatives from Westford
on Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Kosa's
Thanksgiving Day guests were sisters
of Mrs. Kosa, and their families from
Wallingford.
Mrs. Charles Leavitt of Spencer,
Mass., spnt Thanksgiving day at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Oliver'
Bowen and family.
Russell Bowen, sophomore at Johti^
Hopkins University, spent the holi
day recess with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Bowen.
Mr. and Mrs. Ear! Newth and
family spent Thanksgiving with her
family in Abington.
Misses Esther and Lucie Harmon
entertained several friends at dinner
on Thanksgiving Day at the home of
Miss Esther Harmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark spent
Thanksgiving weekend in New Jersey
with his Mm Donald Clark, Mrs.
Clark and their children.
Mr. and Mrs. William Spink enter
tained their children and their fam
ilies at a family dinner on Sunday.
Guests were from this town, Wethers
field and Windham.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Aldrich Lewis en
tertained her relatives at a turkey
dinner on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Chilkott
entetained at a family dinner on
Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Ida Parker has rturned to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Walker
after a two-wek visit in Winchendon,
Mass.
Mrs. Charles Tatem and Miss
Carrie Bosworth were Thanksgiving
Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
May in East Woodstock.
The Jewett family of Teaneck, N.
J., spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Stewart Tatem.
Miss Marilyn Buell spent the
Thanksgiving recess with relatives in
Wrcester, Mass.
A special musical program will
feature the Sunday evening service
at 7:30 o'clock in the Baptist church.
A group from the Providence Rible
Institute will participate including
Merle Young, piano soloist and Don
ald Fonseca, trumpet soloist. The of
fering will be for missions, it was
reported. The scheduled young
people's meeting that evening will he
omitted.
Woodstock
Mrs. Albert Lythgoe was hostess
to a large family group at Caso de
Campo on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bosworth were
Thanksgiving guests of the Fred W'il-1
liams family.
Mr. and Mrs. William Vaughn
were in New York on Tuesday and
Wednesday. His mother from Milton
visited little W'ill and Ellen.
Easy to clean and sanitary are wo
reasons cited by dog fanciers for
using stainless steel food and water
bowls.
CITY ELECTION!
Monday, December 5th
OUR CANDIDATES
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FRONT ROW:—left to right: Armand E. Farley. Tax Collector; John N. Demp
sey, Mayor; William J Desaulnier, Alderman at-Large; Oscar Bouthillette, Treasurer.
BACK ROW:—left to right: Eugene Cartier, Alderman-3rd Ward; William
Hanley, Alderman-4th Ward; Eugene Berthiaume, Registrar of Voters; Mitchell
Levesque, Alderman-lst Ward; Frank Carlage, Alderman2nd Ward.
OUR RECORD
1. Operated City business within budget, with cash surplus at the end of each year. [
2. Reduced tax rate one mi!!.
3. City-wide program for extension of sewer system approaching completion.
4. School Street drainage problem solved.
5. Many new sidewalks installed.
6. All city highways improved; special atten tion given to Mill, Main, South Main and Sabin
Streets.
7. Installed permanent day man at Are headquarters.
8. Two-way radio for police department purchased.
9. New street lighting installed.
10. Demonstrated practical cooperation with the State, Town, Chamber of Commerce, and
other local organizations.
11. Created City Housing Authority which has completed housing units now ready for oc
cupancy.
OUR PLATFORM
1. Good, honest
government.
2. FuH vatue from
each tax doHar.
3. Honorab!e pub!!c
re!ations.
4. Truthful, sincere
reports to the
taxpayers.
5. Progressive,
practical
planning.
6. Courteousnen
to a!!.
7. Prestige
for Putnam.
VOTE DEMOCRATS
For Free Transportation, Telephone 2541 Polls Open 6:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.
WOODSTOCK
Mrs. Franh Morse of West Broox
hfM, Mass., spent severai days !ast
seek with her son, Seavey Morse
and famiiy.
Tony McCieiian, student at the
0!d harms Schooi in Avon, spent
thanksgiving and the weekend with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mc
Cieiian.
Ofhcers of Senexet Grange wi!i be
mstaiied at the next meeting, Wed
nesday. December 7. State Past
Master Sidney Hait and suite wii!
I officiate.
Dr. Hamiiton Hoit ieft Sunday to
spend the winter months with Mr.
and Mrs. John Hoit in Hampton.
Miss Louise Lawton spent Thanks
! giving with her nephew, David Law
! ton and famiiy in Stoughton, Mass.
Rev. and Mrs. Waiter G. Couch
and daughter, Nancy were with
; friends in Ashfieid, Mass., for
Thanksgiving. Dougias Day returned
with them Friday and spent the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoit were
in New York. Tuesday and Wed
nesday
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joy and famiiy
spent Thanksgiving with reiatives in
Windsor.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tuttie of
Oid Farms, Avon, were hoiiday
guests of Dr. and Mrs. George Mc
Cieiian.
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Child and
sons spent Thanksgiving in New !
London.
Church Note*
Next Sunday morning Mr. Couch :
wiii preach "On Being Bom Again," j
John 3:1-21. Church schooi ciasses,
10:45 a. m
Sunday evening th Young Aduits
Club meets at the home of Miss
Betty Frink at 8 p. m. Discussion
wiii be on "Is God the Judge of Aii
the Earth?"
Tuesday evening the nominating
committee meets to prepare a state
of ofhcers for the coming year. Com
mittee consists of Harry Rutishauser,
chairman,Mrs. Charies Aibrecht, Mrs.
Sqpvey Morse, Ernest Freeiove and
Aibert Wiiiiams.
Thursday evening at Putnam the
Windham Association Reiigious Edu
cation meets to discuss "Evaiuation
of Church Schooi Curricuium."
Saturday evening at 6 p. m. the
birthday supper wiii be served in the
vestry. Mrs. Maurice Smith is in
charge of tickets. Appointment calen
dars wiii be availabie.
Sunday morning the pastor spoke
on "Praise Cod for Living Water!"
"Lo, Everyone Who Thirsteth!"
Due poor traveling conditions the !
Pilgrim Feiiowship faii raiiy was j
canceiied.
Monday, the pastor attended the
annual rurai ciergy conference hetd
in Glastonbury, sponsored by the
Connecticut Councii of Churches.
New Po*t Office Hour*
New hours at Woodstock post
office are now in effect. They are:
Weekdays. 7:30 a. m. to 8:30 a m.
and 10:30 a. nr. to 6:30 p. m.: Sat
urday. 7:30 a. m. to 8:30 a. nr. and
10:30 a. nr. to 12:30 p. nr. The tohhy
is open week days from 7:30 a. nr. to
6:30 p. nr. and on Saturday from
7:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
Mrs. Lucy Parkerton spent Thanks
giving with the Frost family in Put
nam and spent the weekend in New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. George Saunders
for the hoR
were in Holyoke, Mass.,
day and weekend.
Miss Florence Chase of Putnam
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Far!
Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friedrich of
Andover have purchased the Ralph
Rathbone farm and moved there
Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Rathbone are
to visit their daughter, Mrs. Mrako
vich and family in Kensington before
leaving for their home in Florida.
Arthur Johnson has returned fro^
a successful hunting trip in Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tourtellottc
and children of Fall River, Mass^
spent Thanksgiving *with Mr. anf
Mrs. Harvey Tourtellotte and Mt
and Mrs. Donald Child.
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