Local town hoops preview Tarmos vs St. Casimir's Wednesday
A heated charity style basketball showdown looms in Parker Street hall next Wednesday with the Tarmos favored on their home floor. Worcester Fitchburg and Norwood caliber teams have tested them while Gardner was defeated, led by Tauno Tonopa and sharp shooters Fingard and Grondahl.
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Maynard
Tarmos
St.Casimir’s
Parker Street Hall
Worcester
Fitchburg
Norwood
Gardner
Tauno Tonopa
Bill Fingard
Massachusetts
Dicky Grondahl
Andover
Skike
Gilleney
Inter-town series previews packed with local hoop talent
The piece outlines strong local teams and key players like Mike, Bokolow ek, Laibowicz, Gilleney, Gird ziewski, Lefty Wojnisz, Arcisz, Sofka, and Stanziewski. It recalls past winter league buzz at Parker Street hall and the Sure Shot Johnnie Duggan era, promising another warfare in upcoming games.
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Mike
Bokolowek
Tenmos
Laibowicz
Gilleney
Girdziewski
Lefty Wojnisz
Joe Arcisz
San Sofka
Stanziewski
Parker Street Hall
YPSL
4 H Girls Continue Health Project At South School
The Acton 4 H unit met at South School last Friday with Miss Jessie Kinevan leading. The health project focused on dental care and later moved to making health posters for a June exhibition.
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South School
Jessie Kinevan
Acton Extension Service Holds First Clothing Project Meeting
The Ex tension Service launches a clothing project with a meeting at Mrs Ida Gagnon’s Lowell Road home next Friday March 8. The Cotton Dress is the discussion topic as the new group begins its educational program.
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Ida Gagnon
Lowell Road
Lillian Frost
Nurss
Tuelay
Middlesex County Extension Service
West Acton Scouts Military Whist Social
Friends of the Boy and Girl Scouts rallied for their benefit at a Military Whist party at the West Acton Woman's club on Wednesday evening February 27. Forty tables, a social and financial success, with prizes to the McGuire and White group and others, and refreshments by Clapp and Hopkinson.
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West Acton
Henry Haines
Edward McGuire
Lawrence
John McGuire
Phyllis White
E . Montague
Virginia Sanderson
Avis Howe
Prentice Blood
William Munn
Leland Cambell
Rose Grimes
George Clapp
Henry Hopkinson
West Acton Club to Attend Eleventh District Health Institute
A West Acton Woman's club group plans to attend the Eleventh District Health Institute session at Hovey Memorial Institute in Waltham on Wednesday afternoon March 15. Attendees should notify Mrs. Mary Laffin by Sunday March 10. George H. Reed visits his son Joseph in Roanoke Virginia.
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West Acton Woman's Club
Eleventh District Health Institute
Hovey Memorial Institute
Waltham
Mary Laffin
George H. Reed
Joseph
Roanoke
Virginia
Rural youths marry earlier than urban peers on average
The report finds that young people in rural areas marry about three years sooner than those in urban communities, highlighting a clear urban rural gap in marriage timing.
Union Church Lent Services Announced With Guest Speakers
The religious page lists midweek and Sunday services for Union Church in South Acton. Speakers include Miss Gladys Nelson and Mrs Beatrice Jordan in March, with special offerings by The Young People's Quartet and other groups. DeMolay Order joins March 17, church membership class forms, and a joint service with Maynard Group planned. church school sessions at 9.45 and 10.45.
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Gladys Nelson
Beatrice Jordan
Ma@bel Tobin
Young People’s Quartet
Ralph Smith
Marvie Batib
Evelyn Cole
Fellowship of Prayer
Andrew Torsleff
South Acton
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Union Church
Maynard
Concord Clergy to Lead Lenten Service Tonight
Rev David Fraser of West Somerville Congregational Church will speak at the opening Lenten service at Trinitarian Congregational Church this evening at 7 45. He will exchange with Rev George Loring Thurlow. The Concord Woman's Club executive board met Monday to discuss plans for the club's annual dramatic afternoon next Monday afternoon.
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David Fraser
West Somerville
George Loring Thurlow
Concord Woman's Club
Trinitarian J Congregational Church Schedule and Events
The Trinitarian Congregational Church announces Laymen's Sunday with nine laymen speaking and a double quartet performance. Evening session titled Religion in Action includes a cafeteria lunch and social hour. Sunday features handwork instruction for youth and a talk by former Newton mayor Ed win O Childe on Religion and Politics. A Saturday party recognizes attendance records. Also noted are rifle league matches and Ash Wednesday services at local churches.
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George L. Thurlow
W. E. Lamb
Benjamin Moody
Wells A Hall
Leslie R Moore
Thomas Todd
George Erickson
Eliot R.howard
E. Russell Evis
Elizabeth Hopkins
Edwin O Childe
Newton
Velocities of Ocean Currents Vary by Location and Depth
The Coast and Geodetic Survey explains currents change daily and by place. Surface speeds differ along the Gulf stream from Havana to Cuba about 2% knots at the axis, 3% knots east of Cape Florida, and around 2 knots off St. Augustine Florida. Northward, velocity decreases.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
Gulf Stream
Havana
Cuba
Cape Florida
St. Augustine
Fla
Fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
The Worcester district held its fourth quarterly conference last night with Rev. Robert M Pierce presiding. Officers for the ensuing year were elected across boards and committees including President of Board of Trustees Judge Howard A Wilson and numerous names listed for stewards, officials, and church organizations.
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Maynard
Methodist Episcopal Chum
Robert M Pierce
Worcester
Howard A Wilson
Edwin Carlton
Ainsley O Dunham
Oswald C Dreschier
Joseph A Foster
Calvin I. Morse
Joshua Naylor
Peter Schulte
Leslie W. Sims
Hattie Dunham
Elizabeth Gates
Margaret Gates
Emma Greenhalge
Laura MacPherson
Rebecca Richardson
Bertha Whitney
Hollis Barlow
Frank Rowe
Mamie Cushman
William Naylor
Kimma Greenhalge
Albert N Hodgess
Calvin J Morse
Charles W Shattuck
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mae Denniston
Philathea Clase
Erick Farnell
Howard Whitney
Epworth League
Albert N .Hodges
Men’s (Lass
Emmanuel Taylor
Hiram Parkin
Agnes Binks
Nellie Wilson
Harry FE Burnham
F E Howe
Harriet Naylor
Emma Greenhaldge
Laura Duclos
Fred Lloyd
Harry Burnham
Walter Denniston
Lestie W Sims
Joseph Foster
Thomas Marsden
William Gates
Rachel Barlow
Ethel Shepler
Edith MacAuslin
Ladies Aid ‘Society
Edwin Carlton, Jr
Victor Salloway
House Committee
C J Morse
Drechsler
Grace Holt
Howard JA Wilson
Alan Palmber
Samuel Parker
Resignation of Acton Schools Superintendent John F Hough
Announcement that Superintendent John F Hough has tendered his resignation to the School Committee, received with regret. He has led Acton Schools since 1927 and was named superintendent in 1930. A petition by teachers asks him to reconsider. The Acton High basketball team won 34 to 24 over Townsend and later lost to Westford, ending action in the tournament. Upcoming events include a school play at the West Acton Woman's Club in April and a grammar concert in May, with interior painting planned at Center School during April vacation.
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John F Hough
Hough
Aicton
Charlies R. Lawrence
Acton
Poly’ Hayward
Alice Severoni
Evelyn Hagen
Aton Bullets Rival Light Atom Bullets
Aton Bullets show near parity with Light Atom offerings as shoot tests indicate similar performance and balance across calibers. Both brands emphasize lightweight expansion and accuracy in field tests.
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Aton
Get
Towns Named After English Places Across America
American towns bear English names including thirteen Bristols and oxfords, nine Flymouths, seven Yorks and Baths, and six Cambridges. The Wyandotte origin of Sandusky means water within water pools or a water course with standing water.
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America
Sandusky
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