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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1917

Page

3

Maynard Attends Silver Wedding of Worsnips in Hudson

A number from here attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Fred Worsnip held at Hudson Saturday. A banquet at Cochran hall followed by entertainment included vocal selections by Misses Lillian and Frances Archer and remarks by Selectman Frank Binks.

Fred Worsnip Hudson Cochran Hall Lillian Frances Archer Frank Binks William Smith Dorchester Worsnip William Worsnip Hudson News Enterprise Thomas Archer Garfield St William Brayden Elizabeth Willian Worsnip Robert Archer and Vers Thomas Smith Raymond Bertha Gould Prank Edward 9 Roy Archer

Memorial Sunday Service at M. E. Church

Memorial Sunday observed at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. Chas F. Parsons delivering an eloquent sermon. The fall choir sang "To Thee O Country" and "Our Comrade Beneath the Sod."

Methodist Episcopal Church Chas F. Parsons

Street Department Tests New Sweeper on Main and Nason

The street department used the new street cleaner after heavy evening traffic to clean Main and Nason streets in the business district. It operated after midnight and plans a trial period sweeping the busy section on Saturday evenings to prepare for Sunday cleanup.

Main Nason Sts

DO YOUR BIT Buy a Liberty bond

The stamp urges citizens to buy Liberty bonds and inquire at banks or post offices. Postmasters at Maynard are assisting government war efforts by recruiting for arms and navy, promoting Liberty loan contributions, and urging garden planting and food production to support the war.

Maynard Postoffice Arms Liberty Loan

Mrs Edith Gucotafson Expected Home Visit Next Week

Mrs Edith Gucotafson, long time public school teacher in South Willington Connecticut, is anticipated to return home on a visit next week after a period away. The notice highlights her teaching service in the South Willington schools.

Edith Gucotafson South Willington, Ct

May Queen crowned at St Bridget's Church in festive procession

The annual May procession and crowning of the Queen of May took place at St. Bridget's Church on Sunday afternoon with a full congregation. Miss Alice Mullin was crowned queen, accompanied by flower girls and a Sunday school procession. The service, led by Rev. Walter J. Browne, included the crowning, rosary, litany, and benediction, followed by the 40 hours devotion beginning Friday at 7 am and concluding Sunday morning.

St. Bridget’s Church Alice Mullin Gertrude Lovering Maid Cowles Helen Morgan Ruth Bradley Matthew Powers Walter J. Browne

Flag Raising at Assabet Mills Adds to Soldier Monument Fund

The Spinners of No 5 mill Assabet Mf Co raise an 8 by 12 flag at noon Saturday on the roof. Gertrude Lovering helps hoist Old Glory as Patrica Higgins and Frank Taylor with Elmer Cook provide music. A $87 balance goes to the Soldiers and Sailors monument fund. committee includes Curtis Smith John O Leary Albert Reynolds and James Gallacher.

Assabet Mf. Co Heddon Gertrude Lovering Sthocrade Patrica Higgins America Frank Taylor Elmer Cook Editire Assembly No. 5 Mill Curtis Smith John O'Leary Albert Reynolds James Gallacher

Local Meeting Attendees and Upcoming Wedding Notice

James Morzan Squire Siswick John Hawton John Durkin and Chad Courtney attended a Woolen and Worsted Overs tation meeting at Rocky Point. The wedding of Dorothy Persons daughter of Mr and Mrs Cherles Persons Lindenst and Raymond C Hamlin son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hamlin Concorde will take place Thursday evening at 7 90.

James Morzan Squire Siswick John Hawton John Durkin Chad Courtney Rocky Point PNSS Dorothy Persons Cherles Persons Lindenst Raymond C. Hamlin Wilbur Hamlin Concorde

Memorial Day Exercises Schedule and Concert

Memorial day programs begin with an 8 o'clock concert by the Maynari brass band. At 8 15 members of G A R, Women's Relief Corps, Hoy Scouts and schoolchildren form a parade, followed by services at Glenwood and St Bridget's. Dinner at 1, decorations at Mt. Josephs at 2 15, public service at Oud Fellows hall at 3 15, with Rev A H Wheelock as speaker. Citizens urged to attend.

Isaac Davis Post G. A. RK Maynari Brass Band Women's Relief Carpe Hoy Scouts Children of Tive Nerawy Glenwood St. Bridget's Acton Katelock Woodlawn Weton Gerypen Mt. Jopesenn Oud Fellows Hall A H H. Wheelock Mass State Grange G. Awr Masnard

Food Production Drives Employee Involvement At Textile Works

A seven hectare shift at the Pen Smith lot saw workers from American Woolten Co and Ben Smith's join Thomincom et al in a soil cultivation effort. Men women and children wielded hoes as mills were repurposed to support farming, with over OO bushels of seed potatoes and fertilizer used amid high living costs.

American Woolten Co Ben Smith Eniirorin md Thomincom Et. Dee Pen Smith Lot Woten Chihtrand George 1 Merrick Marr Tell Elmere

Sudbury Man Nominated for MIT Degree for War Service

Roland Wy Baton of South Sudbury is recommended for the degree of B L or S at MIT graduation in June for naval architecture work and war service. Over two hundred seniors have joined military or naval roles or related war work, with MIT honoring those commitments through degrees.

Massachseetts Instiute Roland Wy Baton South Sudbury Baton Naval Architectupe Pech

Probate citation for administration of Therney J. Abastate

Court in Middlesex County issues a citation to potential heirs to appear at Cambridge Probate Court on June 14 1917 to show cause why administrator letters should not be granted to Stephen de Miarray. Public notice required by printing in Concord Tribune for three consecutive weeks. Witness Charles J. McIntire First Judge.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Therney J Concord Cambridge Middlesex Concord Motorprive Charles J. McIntire

Preservation of white lead purity through heat test

The passage explains heating white lead to determine purity. Pure lead becomes metallic under flame while adulterated samples fail to react. A flickering flame reveals cracking, cooling paint, and costly repairs, contrasting test methods to prove purity and protective quality.

Dutch Boy Paints and Frayed Phrases in a Fragmented Note

A garbled note discusses Dutch Boy Red Seal White Lead and linseed oil, mentioning weather, wear, and an unclear list of phrases. It reads like damaged OCR with scattered proper nouns and partial terms, offering little coherent context or identifiable events.

Red Seal

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