Concord Veteran Coy Writes From Westmer Kent Hospital
George E Coy formerly of Belknap Concord now in a Westmer Kent hospital since May in poor health post fighting in France for 15 months He moved with his parents to Vancouver joined the American Medical corps of Canada before falling ill He awaits next boat to Canada and asks to hear from a former friend at address 490095 Geo E Coy C A M C
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Concord
George E. Coy
Belknap
Tge
Westmer
Kent
France
George
Vancouver
American Medical Corps of Canada
Canada
AD. M.S
Liverpoo
Luther Day Observances Highlight Local Services
The pastor plans Luther Day with morning and evening services amid a month long series The Sunday school meets at noon and the Christian Endeavor gathering is at 6 15 PM The Norweian service follows at 7 45 PM Other items note a Concord high football trip to Winchester next Saturday a stereopticon lecture with Hawaiian music a talk on Adventures in Hawaii and the South Sea Islands and post November 11 ticket office hours for the B M R R Also mentioned are sermons on Thoreau forum plans speaker John Sparco and various local appointments and social events
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Christian Endeavor
Jesus
Inez Brown
Sargentville
Cora Franks
Concord High
Winchester
Winchester High School
Woman's Parish Association
Mary Chase
Hawaii
South Sea Islands
Edgar Clark
Pittsfield
Joseph Smith
Thoreau
Loren B. Macdonald
Concord Forum
John Sparco
America
Plattsboro
Clement R. Ford
Uane
Signet Officers’ Reserve Corps
Irene Carrol
Arlington
Gertrud Holden
Axel Lawson
Willis M. Davis
Clareron
Union Hall
Garabet M. Missirian
Boxboro
A. Tewksbury
Herbert W. Hosnie
Concord Woman's Club Sums Up Monday Meeting
The Concord Woman's Club met Monday with Mrs. George F. Walcott presiding. They approved a 25 cent per capita Endowment fund tax, appealed for Camp Devens weekend hospitality, and budgeted $25 for the Children of Warring Nations Christmas fund. The beauty choral class sang, Elsie K Chamberlain spoke on affordable house furnishings, and tea followed.
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Concord Women's Club
Concord Woman's Club
George F. Walcott
George M Baker
State Federation
George A. Tewksbury
Social Service Committee
Camp Devens
Y M C A Fund Canvassing Committee Names and Goals
A Sunday meeting established a general committee and a 25 person canvassing group to raise funds for Y M C A activities. Concord Junction will lead the effort with a $6000 target while George M Bowker directs that district. The note explains the fund supports construction and social balance for workers.
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Pliny Jewell
Ae F. Chamberlin
PF. W. Eaton
A. W. Lee
Benjamin Moody
Allen French
George M. Bowker
Concord Junction
Concord
Anniversary Observed By New England Order Of Protection
A dozen or more participants from 60 years ago organized the New England Order of Protection. New England rodecs celebrate the anniversary with Acton Judge 256 planning commemorations November 19. Supreme and grand officers to preside as expected. Acton council Royal Arcanum held a September meeting with a clam bake by Caterer Samuel Ineson. Mrs. Rose Sweet of Concord Junction visited Mrs. J Sitley on Halfway Ave. Contractor Arthur Tuttle, Samuel Jones and Frank Taylor speed the B.C. Page house renovation in Ayer and its new four-vehicle garage.
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New England Order of Protection
Rodecs
New England
Acton Jludge
Acton
Royal Arcanum
Samuel Ineson
Rose Sweet
Concord Junction
J. Sitley
Halfway Ave
Arthur Tuttle
Samuel Jones
Frank Taylor
B.C. Page
Ayer
50th Anniversary Lecture at Woman's Board of Missions
Rev Ralph A Barker pastor announces Sunday services at 10 30 and 11 45 Sunday school EK meeting at 6 a stereopticon lecture on the Woman's Board of Missions 50th anniversary to be observed in Boston with illustrations at 7 o'clock Thursday 2 20 L B S C meets with Mrs Irving West Prospect St Friday 7 30 prayer and social service on Meaning of Prayer Prayers as Dominant Desire.
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Ralph A. Barker
Woman's Board of Missions
Boston
Alfred Wheeler Stone
Endeavor
Our Foreign Mission Board
Garahed Missirian
Local notes on meetings and community visits
The column lists the year’s first Mothers meeting set for Tuesday November 20 with Mrs FE Macomber in charge and a program on The War and Its Relation to Our Homes. It also notes a Brush fire on Powder Mill Road and various visits, moves, and talks by local residents including Miss Dorothy W Pickard leading a CFE meeting and missionaries visiting West Acton Baptist church.
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FE Macomber
Louis Jones
Powder Mill
Whitney
Maynard
Lester Methers
Mr. Cole
West Acton
Greenough House
Acton St
Theodore Chamberlain
Mary Armstrong
Emma Halliday
Elizabeth Hinckley
Christian Endeavor Society
Somerville
Pryor Fulton
Waltham
Christie
Laura Archibald
Truro
N. S
N. H. Tenney
Waltham Watch
Frank Packard
Harvard
Frank Pratt
Fletcher Corner
Fernle Co
Everett Reed
Devens
Thompson
Galley
Reading
N. A. Merriam
Cora Whitney
Dorothy W Pickard
Concord Junction
CFE
At the Resort Unclear Remark About Mrs Grubb
A fragmentary item notes Mrs Grubb and her husband with a remark about persistent correspondence and a stray comment on cashing chickens. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiable events.
Flags Should Show Stars Pointing Upward
The note urges that when making or buying an American flag, each star must have a single point pointing upward, marking it as the correct design according to the Christian Science Monitor.
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Christian Science Monitor
Mrs. John Bordman Died at Daughter’s Home in Groton
Mrs. John Bordman died Tuesday at her daughter Harriett Robinson’s Groton home after weeks of failing health from a fall last August. She was moved earlier hoping for improvement but did not recover. Funeral services were held Friday at Union church led by Rev. WT Batt with floral tributes from Hawthorne chapter and West Concord Women’s club and Mass Reformatory officers. Survived by husband John Bordman, daughter Harriett Robinson, and son John Jr. serving in the Philippines.
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John Bordman
Groton
Harriett Robinson
Union Church
WT Batt
Hawthorne
Narrow Escape For William OConnell After Auto Collision
William OConnell narrowly escaped serious injury Friday near Commonwealth Ave when he stepped from a truck and a second car struck him. The glancing blow threw him to the ground. he was picked up by the car occupants and taken home. No bones were broken, but he was badly shaken and bruised.
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Willam O'Connell
Commonwealth Ave
William
Local letters report safe arrival of ships and quiet wedding
Letters arriving from vessels across the water say ships spent 16 days at sea before many were landed, with sailors writing mostly aboard in harbor unknown locales. A quiet wedding occurred Nov. 10 between Henry Delaney and Nellie Colby at the parochial residence.
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England
Henry Thomas Delaney
Nellie Alfreda Colby
Francis V. Cummings
Gladys Colby
John Delaney
J. W. Colby
Fat Chickens for Delivery at 35 Cents a Pound
Advertisement notes large fat chickens dressed to order and delivered. Prices listed at 35 cents per pound. Contact IF, L. Garland in Concord Junction by telephone 241Y.
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L. Garland
Concord Junction
Tel
Mrs Patrick Kelley Dies of Pneumonia in Westboro
Mrs Patrick H Kelley died Thursday afternoon November 8 at Nervinle hospital Westboro from pneumonia. Funeral services were held Monday at Help of Christians church with Re Father Cummings celebrating mass. Interment was at St Driad’s cemetery Maynard. Survived by husband Patrick H Kelley.
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Patrick Kelley
Patrick H. Kelley
Nervinle Hospital
Westboro
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Maynard
Ladies’ Sodality of
Help of Christians’ Church
Francis Cummings
St. Drided's Cemetery
Edward J. Lyons
Alex McEachern
Arthur Meehan
Thomas Carroll Jr
John Reilley
Martin Williams
Middlesex defeats West Acton in league bowling match
Middlesex beat West Acton 1386 to 1266 at the local alleys last night. Miler led scoring for Middlesex with high total, while Blume highlighted for West Acton. Ted B. Walker, Verdun veteran and ambulance driver, will speak Thursday at Colonial Hall Patriot meeting.
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Middlesex
West Acton
Miler
Blume
Ted B. Walker
Verdun
France
Colonial Hall
Defense of ecommerce in fleet function argues naval supremacy
Sir Cyprian Bridge asserts in Atlantic Monthly that a fleet must defend commerce as its core duty. A nation can be crushed by blockade as effectively as by invasion if trade is cut off long enough. The merchant marine vitality is essential for naval supremacy and national security.
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Cyprian Bridge
John Hays Hammond, Jr
The
Atlantic Monthly
Stosstruppen Reference Sparks Banter in Passing Show
The two performers joke about a contestant nicknamed Tommy being a shock troop figure after consulting a German dictionary. One quips that the man’s face reveals his nature, prompting light mockery on stage.
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Stosstruppen
Tommy
Bill
A Scheme That Failed A Scheme That Failed
Twin brothers Jen and Jim Coverdale inherit a coffee plantation scheme in South America. Adele Weatherby, the innocent ward and niece, cares for the ailing uncle as Miss Mildred Conyngham schemes to gain wealth by marriage and influence. A torn codicil reveals Conyngham’s manipulation as the will is read, ending her predatory attempt.
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Jen
Jim Coverdale
South America
Jon
Jim
Ben
Adele Weatherby
Beenie Les Iete
Friier
Daubter
Adele
Mildred Conynghia
Miss Conyngham
Tie
Bag
Hageage
Coverdale
Brazil
United States
John Wi'liams
Ten Coverdale
Cverdale
Ben Coverdale
Mr. Williams
Mildred Conyngham
Mildred Conyoghan
Ring Pitches Well for Buffalo in IL Stint
Jimmy Ring pitched effectively for Buffalo in the International League, posting 1.62 earned runs per nine innings over 50 innings. Venn Gregg led the league with 1.72 runs per game over 267 innings, and both Ring and Gregg were the only pitchers to hold opponents under two runs per game.
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Ring
Jimmy Ring
Buffalo
Venn Gregg
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