King's Farewell and World War Era Reflections
A collection of terse items notes King George's last words and ministers waiting to sign. It recounts Mussolini's Rome return, Badoglio's obedience, potential Franco-Axis deals, and war-era fears. Also mentions sun lamp science, 40 million degree sun core, and US naval bomber orders as global tension rises.
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Badoglio
Rome
Mussolini
Napoleon
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Westinghouse Company
James Jeans
Acton Field Day Planned for July Twenty Fifth
Acton plans a large Field Day and Firemen's Muster by the Minute Men's Foresters Association at Acton Fair Grounds on Saturday July 25. A parade led by a local band will open at 11 o'clock, with activities continuing to midnight. Committees report progress and promise the biggest event in recent years with old fashioned hand tubs entered from Maine and elsewhere.
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Minute Men's Foresters’ Protective Association
Acton Fair Grounds
Acton Town Hall
Berwick
Maine
John Pederson
Aton
Fred R. Stone
Benjamin Jacobs
Littleton
Inez Peterson
Acton
Samuel Knowlton
Patrick Brock
Southboro
H. Stuart MacGregor
Chief Harrington
Wayland
Leslie Hapgood
Storm leaves Acton strewn with uprooted trees and debris
A Thursday morning storm tore through Acton causing widespread damage to trees along Summer Street Route 111 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington Street intersection Pope and Strawberry Hill Road and across fields and orchards. Police Chief Foley and Officer Braman inspected the towns and coordinated with state and town crews to clear obstructions.
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Acton
Acton- Boxboro
Summer Street
Route 111
Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington Street
Pope Road
Strawberry Hill Road
Michael J. Foley
Frank S.braman
William Hughes
Albert H. Perkins
Heaviest storm in years hits Maynard area
A severe thunderstorm with lightning and gale force winds struck Maynard early Thursday, uprooting trees and damaging property. A bolt hit a metal ball atop the Maynard Country Club flagpole, sending it onto the clubhouse veranda and gouging the pole. A dog house was blown away while a dog returned home.
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Maynard
Maynard Country Club
Varney Rites Held for Local Resident at Lowell Cemetery
John Randolph Varney aged 89, longtime town resident, was laid to rest at Lowell cemetery after funeral services held at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl First, with whom he shared residence for about a year.
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John Randolph Varney
Lowell
Carl
Coleman Seeks Nomination for Governor's Council Third District
Edward S. Coleman of 85 Howard Street Waltham launches a campaign for the Governor's Council in the Third District. A 1927 Holy Cross graduate and former guard for Dean Academy and college football, he played with the Providence Steamrollers and Boston Bulldogs. Coleman, a young World War veteran, is active in the Waltham American Legion Post 156 and Loyal Order of Moose and works in the Land Reclamation Department. He built a regional organization and plans an aggressive campaign.
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Edward
Coleman
Howard Street
Waltham
Governor's Council
Dean Academy
Holy Cross
East Dedham Man Injured by Furnace Door at Mill
Roy McPherson of East Dedham was taken to Marlboro Hospital after a furnace door fell on his right foot at Hudson Worsted Mill in Hudson. Doctors said multiple bones were broken and he suffered a severe injury while at work.
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Roy McPherson
East Dedham
Marlboro Hospital
Irving Armstrong
Hudson
Firemen Are Commended for Fire Prevention Work
Chief George T Priest receives a letter of commendation from Stephen Garrity state fire marshal praising Maynard-Wire department for outstanding fire prevention during the Fourth, noting fewer fires false alarms and fireworks accidents and the warden also lauds cooperation in prevention efforts.
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Maynard
George T Priest
Stephen Garrity
Framingham Braves Win 2 1 Over Oil a Matics
The Framingham Braves defeated the Oil a Matics 2 to 1 on Thursday evening at the locals’ diamond. Georgie Lehto gave up a balked winning run after a bunt, and Duke Farrell plans a return game at Crowe Park this week to boost support for the town’s ball program.
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Framingham Braves
Oil-a- Matics
Georgie Lehto
Duke Farrell
Oslo-Matics
Crowe Park
Oldest House of Worship Nativity Church in Bethlehem
An ancient church in Bethlehem, known as the Church of the Nativity, dates back to 330 and stands as a significant historic religious site. Its status as the oldest church is highlighted by its enduring architecture and religious heritage.
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Bethlehem
Miss Alice Pettee Adams Receives Seventh Japanese Honor
Sudbury relatives learn that Alice Pettee Adams, long time missionary in Japan, has been awarded her seventh Japanese decoration the Decoration of Merit sixth degree. The honor was given by Count Kiyoura in Okayama as she nears age 70 and plans to retire this summer while remaining in Japan to finish transfers of her social service work.
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Sudbury
Alice Pettee Adams
Japan
Kiyoura
Okayama
Miss Adams
Bridgewater Normal School
Passing of John H Bulger from Concord
John H Bulger a Concord farmer died at home on Cambridge Turnpike at age 68. Born March 16 1856 he was a charter Knights of Columbus member and lifelong resident who never married. Funeral mass at St Bernards with pallbearers from Concord and burial in St Bernards cemetery. Survived by a niece and four nephews.
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John IL Bulger
Concord
Cambridge Turnpike
Mr. Bulger
Martin T
Catherine (Fitzsimmons) Bulger
Lle
William J. Bulger
Hle
Concord Council
Knights of Columbus
St. Bernards Church
John A. Stars
J. Wiliam Byron
Leander R. Howe
William H Dee
Thomas J. Powers
Martin F. Mullaney
K. of C
Michael Maley
Alfred Baptiste
Edward J Cullinane
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Bulger
Dougald P Doyle
Martin T Bulger
Joseph Bulger
Cambridge
Charles F Bulger
McVey Funeral Arrangements In Hudson
Hugh Ambrose McVey former Hudson resident died suddenly in Massillon Ohio. The body will arrive at South Station Boston tomorrow afternoon.Services undecided whether tomorrow or Friday. Catherine Robinson sister accompanies body from New York. Burial at St Michael's cemetery.
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Hudson
Michael. McNitt
Hugh Ambrose McVey
Massillon
Ohio
South Station
Boston
New York
Catherine Robinson
James McVey
St. Michael's Cemetery
Maynard Pastor Accepts New Post
Rev. O. A. Koski, pastor of the Finnish Lutheran Church, submits his resignation effective the last of September. He will assume a new post on October 1, leaving Hibbing after his term ends.
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Maynard
O. A. Koski
Finnish Lutheran Church
Hibbing
Treasury Officials Outline New Corporate Tax Rates
Washington July 11 Treasury Department experts began drafting regulations to clarify points on undistributed corporate earnings and the new tax rates. The schedule sets eight percent on the first 2000 dollars, eleven percent on the next 15000, thirteen percent on the next 25000, and fifteen percent on amounts above 40000. A separate undistributed income tax applies seven percent on the first 10 percent kept, rising to twenty two percent on retained above sixty percent.
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Wahington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Department
Concord District Court Fines Man For DUI Influenced Drive
Acton G Galvnus of Methuen aged 22 was fined 100 dollars for operating under the influence. Two Lawrence men, John Twiriga and William Akstan, faced drunkenness charges while their improvised car crash near Conant street led to hospital care. Watertown’s John M Chiasson, injured on Littleton road, faced a drunk charge and has been treated at Massachusetts General Hospital and Eye and Ear department.
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Emerson Hospital
Concord
John M. Chiasson
Watertown
Littleton Road
West Avton
Poly Chiasson
Eye and Ear Department
Massachusetts Gen Hospital
Injunction Granted Against Union Interfering with Work
In Nashua a superior court granted a permanent injunction restraining the United Shoe and Leather Workers Union from interfering with the employment of Miss Irene Asselin and Miss Lucille Asselin by Lasell Shoe Company. A temporary injunction had earlier been issued after a hearing before Judge John R. Spring. The Asselin sisters were discharged following a dispute with union officials over fines for entering the factory during a February non strike. The master ruled the prior strike illegal and found union pressure to dismiss the sisters unlawful and an interference with their rights.
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Nashua
Notch
United Shoe and Leather Workers Union
Irene
Lucille Asselin
Lasell Shoe Company
Shoe Workers Union
Weo
John R Spring
Asselin
Tacation
Local Outings and Notices in Hudson Area
The Tadies Organized Class at the Met Church plans a outing at Jillson Cottage Lake Poon. A whist party is set for tomorrow night at Memorial Hall High Street by Campoo Sons of Union Veterans. Mrs Sophi Devarney has returned home from Marlboro hospital to Berlin. Miss Thelma Leary visiting her grandmother Mrs Mary Hatch Priest Street. Fred J Dawes and Charles W Jandron master electricians attend State Association outing at Fieldston on the Atlantic Marshfield. Hudson Grange schedules lawn party Monday July 20 at Mr and Mrs Herbert Estabrook Manning Street.
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Tadies
Met Church
Jillson Cottage
Lake Poon
G@ oA Ro Memorial Hall
High Street
Campoo
Sophi Devarney
Berlin
Marlboro Hospital
Thelma Leary
Mary Hatch
Priest Street
Fred J. Dawes
Charles W. Jandron
State Association of Master Electricians
Fieldston
Atlantic
Marshfield
Mr. Dawes
Mr. Jandron
Hudson Grange
Herbert Estabrook
Manning Street
Heart Attack Claims Waltham Man on Sudbury Job
Felix Basile 50 of 7 Hearns Street Waltham collapsed while working on a state sidewalk project on the Post Road in Sudbury. He died at Marlboro Hospital where Medical Examiner Dr. Irving Armstrong ruled heart trouble the cause. Funeral services will be held in Waltham.
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Felix Basile
Hearns Street
Waltham
Post Road
Sudbury
Marlboro Hopital
Irving Armstrong
John Rowe
Maynard Graduates Secure Scholarships in 1936 Class
Maynard superintendent James FP King announced three graduates won scholarships. Elia Hiltunen, from the high school class of 1936, earned a Northeastern University scholarship through competitive exams. Other recipients include Ruth McKenna to Boston University and Barbara Jordan through the Maynard Teachers Club. all plan to enter their respective schools.
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Maynard
James FP. King
Elia Hiltunen
Northeastern University
Ruth McKenna
Boston University
Barbara Jordan
B. U
Elias Hiltunen
Oilomatics Nine Have Busy Week Ahead
The Oilomatics face three strong opponents this week with a Crowe Park game against the Framingham Braves and a plan to meet Polish YMCA Shirley next Sunday. Manager Intke Farrell promises a strong lineup for Crowe Park if dates shift, aiming for revenge after a 2-1 loss to Framingham at their grounds.
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Paul Revere
Oilomatics
Crowe Park
Hudson Priest in Audience by Pope Pius XI
Rev. Fr. Michael J. Murphy pastor of St. Michael's Church attended an audience with Pope Pius XI at Castel Gandolfo. The Boston delegation was led by Rev. Francis A Burke and Mayor Frederick W. Mansfield with wife. Also present were clergy from Boston Cambridge Norwood New York Philadelphia and Philadelphia residents and couples.
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Hudion
Michael J. Murphy
St. Michael's Church
Pius XI
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Francis A Burke
Boston
Frederick W. Mansfield
Albert M. Readdy
Wiliam A. Connor
Hugh F. Blunt
Cambridge
Murphy
Hudson
William F. Reilly
Norwood
Mass
Matthew A. Delaney
James A. Best
Vincent W. Jeffers
New York
J. Leo Boyle
Francis X, Wastl
Philadelphia
Thomas Cochrane
Oil Overflow Ignites Kitchen Fire at Broad Street
An overflow from an oil range in the kitchen at 16 Broad Street, belonging to Louis St. Germain, caused a small blaze this morning at 10:30. Chief James Coleman reported no damage and noted disruption from items knocked into a telephone relay.
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Louis St. Germain
Broad Street
Hudson
James Coleman
Spearee
Syre Aoe
Moyse Seeks Reelection in 5th District Senate
State Senator Moyse of Waltham, representative of the 5th District, announced plans for reelection. He discussed completing the Post Road project through Sudbury Wayland and Marlboro, and noted upcoming administrative changes next fall affecting the road’s completion. He highlighted his long service on Ways and Means Military Public Institutions and other committees. He met supporters in Sudbury Wayland and nearby communities.
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Moyse
Waltham
State Senate
Senate
House of
Wayland
JuNairs
Marlboro
Bury
Sudbury
Bedford Lexington Bedford consider aviation field site
Town officials from Bedford Lexington and Concord met to discuss a federal aviation field project. The plan would require land purchases and shared access among the three towns. No decision was announced pending further study and approval.
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Bedford
Lexington
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