Concord Engagement of Miss Marion Wheeler to Almy Washburn
Mrs Anson Wheeler of Concord announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Marion Wheeler to Almy Dwight Washburn of Malden son of Rev and Mrs C H Washburn. Miss Wheeler a Concord High School and Wheaton College graduate and member of the Concord Woman's Club. Mr Washburn a Harvard College 1912 graduate and Boston Harvard Club member. No wedding date is set.
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Anson Wheeler
Concord
Miss Marion
Almy Dwight Washburn
Malden
C. H. Washburn
City
Miss Wheeler
Concord High School
Wheaton College
Concord Woman's Club
Washurn
Harvard Clase
Boston
Harvard Club
Grand concert at West Acton Baptist Church
A grand concert will be held at the Baptist church on January 18 under the Baraca class auspices. Robert Starbuck, noted xylophone player, Charlotte Starbuck pianist, and Ruth Carley Starbuck soprano will perform. Mr Starbuck recently completed a 46 week tour with the Radcliffe Clautauqua Co. The event promises a rare treat to local music lovers.
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The
Baptist Church
Baraca
Robert Starbuck
Charlotte Starbuck
Ruth Carley Starbuck
Mr Starbuck
Radcliff C’lautauqua Co
Calvary era veterans present gift to vice president elect
George L. Towne and Isaac Davis Post 138 members with O D Wood Raymond Durkee and Webster Blanchard presented Calvin Coolidge with a gold headed walking cane and a historic gavel at the State House council chamber on January 3. The cane includes forty inlaid pieces spanning from the Pilgrims to modern times. A bomb fragment from France is among inlays. Coolidge thanked the delegates and a book detailing the cane and gavel history was given.
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George L. Towne
Isaac Davis
Alonzo Joy
O. D. Wood
Raymond Durkee
Webster Blanchard
Calvin Coolidge
Council Chamber
State House
Eleanor I. Hall
Isabel Joy
West Acton
Coleidge
France
Hor Meir
Cveolidge
Bedford Jewel Thief Captured After Escape
John Jenkins of Bedford was arrested in Middleton Nova Scotia on January 8 for suspected involvement in a $12,000 jewelry robbery of Miss Mary Worthington of Webster Avenue. He later jumped from a train at Windsor Junction while in custody and was recaptured Friday night at a Musquodoboit hotel disguised as a lumberjack. Police report Jenkins acknowledged his identity. Johnny Wilson the boxer from Bedford left town to train in Boston. Firemen battled a chimney fire at William Thaxter’s home on South Street. Mrs Thayer and daughter now reside with Miss Harriet Cole on Main Street. Mrs Charles A Wood of hillside avenue broke a leg in a fall on Charles A Kimball’s North Road estate. she was driven home for treatment.
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John Jenkins
Middleton
N. S
Mary Worthington
Webber Ave
Windsor Junction
Musquodoboit
Jenkins
Johnny Wilson
Boston
William Thaxter
South St
Thayer
Bedford
Harriet Cole
Main St
BF. J. McPeake
North Rd
Charles A. Wood
Hillside Ave
Charles A. Kimball
North Rnd
Wood
Miss Daniels
Brookshire Rd
Dr Tale
Carlisle
Pederson Drives Subscription for Mrs Anderson Recovery
Acton Center residents note Pederson circulates a subscription paper for Mrs Anderson who was badly hurt in the Christmas morning auto accident. She remains in Waltham hospital with a long recovery ahead. A large sum has been pledged. Selectman Kingsley drawn for the grand jury. Cyrus P. Pickard dies Sunday. services Wednesday at his lifelong home. Friends report slight improvement for Gates’s severely ill daughter.
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Tr Pederson
Cyrus P. Pickard
Gates
Sudbury Fire Claims Life Of Jeremy Austin At Home
Jeremy Austin aged 74 burned to death in a Sudbury house fire that destroyed a four room dwelling near the schoolhouse. Neighbors fought the blaze but the dry structure burned quickly with only remnants of furniture. Funeral services were held at his daughter Mrs Stanley Rice’s home with Rev Clark officiating.
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Jeremy Austin
J. Stanley Rice
Rice
Austin
Feo
Stow
Sudbury
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge Installs Officers After Supper
Mizpah Rebekah lodge held a Thursday meeting to install officers after a chicken pie and salad supper. Mrs Mary Williams directed ceremonies with a list of inducted officers and a supper committee led by Mary Martin, Lucy Broadway, Uta Price and others.
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Mizpah Rebekah Lodge
Cers
Mary Williams
D. BD
Concord Junction
Core McLeod
Marshall
Sue M. Abbott
G. W
Caroline Kingman
B.S
Carrie Dye
R.S
Mabel Rockwood
G. T
M. Montages
Thompson Blood
Mabel
Hlunter
Ida Shaw
Florence Dawson
V. G
Louise Howard
Margaret Marsden
Jessie Wright
I. G
Lessie McGarry
O. G
Annie Morris
Rec
Martha Whitney
Lucy Case
Treas
Klare Howard
Gertrude Keene
RS. N. G
Janet Graham
Ines Lester
Kathryn Cook
Mary Jones
Marion Jones
Amy Peterson
Mary Leithead
Noble Grand
Mary Martin
Lucy Brodway
Uta Price
Tarriet Crowther
Alberta Sullivan
Gertrude Prescont
Oliver © Trees
Annie Laubenstein
Mabel Bishop
Festival of Lights at St George's Church
A Sunday evening service at St George's Church filled the seating as the church lit candles from the star in the chancel. Rev A B Papineau officiated as the choir passed light along from Wise Men to each pew, symbolizing the Light of the World.
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St George's Church
Three Kings of the
A. B. Papineau
Sudbury Farm Fire Supposed Incendiary Attack
Residents question the cause of the North Sudbury blaze that destroyed the Calvin Rice farm house on December 30 and killed Miss Georgia Ives. Some observers suspect arson, noting the fire’s origin on the poultry chamber where over 100 hens were housed before relocation. Only eight hen remains were found, prompting theories of theft and deliberate ignition.
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Sudbury
Calvin Rice
North Sudbury
Georgia Ives
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