SOUTH ACTON Village Improvement Society to Meet Wednesday
The fourth meeting of citizens seeking an athletic field for South Acton was held in the school. Forty-eight citizens attended and voted to empower the committee to secure a field. The meeting affirmed the Village Improvement association’s role and adjourned to October 12 to handle membership applications and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Improvement Society
Village Improvement Association
Atl
Village Approvement Association
Xchange Hall
Elizabeth Jones Celebrates 91st Birthday With Friends
Mrs Elizabeth Jones marked her 91st birthday on Friday October 8 with well wishers, cards, letters, and gifts including a birthday cake. Her friends called to offer congratulations and share in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jones
Acton Agricultural Fair to Hold Special Meeting
Managers of the Acton Agricultural Association will hold a special meeting in the town hall on Friday evening October 5 at 8.30 to render reports from all committees. All members are invited. Mrs Goward chairs the supper committee and thanks all members for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Pa
Goward
Carnival of Joy in Constantinople Under Allied Occupation
Constantinople blends a mining camp and world seaport as Allied troops guard order and revelry. Foreign crowds fill streets and entertainment districts, with jazz and dance halls, vaudeville gardens, and cosmopolitan crowds. Turkish pace and traffic spark accidents and tensions amid a grand daily pageant of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Balkan States
Suez
Gtlen
Rene
Leadville
Goldfield
Epstron Morttone Tre
Anuin Thor
Onehuare
Mare
Lttle
Few American Linguists in a Polyglot City
The Interchurch World Movement notes New York has 32 languages besides English spoken by about 1.7 million people. Despite the city’s linguistic diversity, native Americans are seldom regarded as linguists and Americans have limited contact with foreigners, hindering language facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interchurch World Movement
New York City
America
Europe
Gathering Up the Wreckage Uprising of Wrecking Firms
The article notes a postwar surge in wrecking companies that buy discarded structures and even large assets like battleships and railroads for reuse. It highlights large scale firms profiting from reclamation with an element of risk and excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mom Ghoriged
Enlseged
Textuban
Program for 1920 21 Promises to Be a Successful Year
The West Acton Woman's Club calendar for 1920 21 lists events starting October 11 with a dramatic reading by Mrs Milicent Stanger and music tea. November 8 features current events with Miss Margaret Cummings as guests. December 8 meeting at Acton Center at 2 30 pm with transportation provided. January 10 an lecture by Mrs True Worthy White on A Book May Be Greater than a Battle with music tea. February 14 guest night with dramatic reading by Miss Margerette Penick and violin soloist Mr Roland H Tapley of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. March 14 home talent afternoon led by Mrs Charlotte S Blanchard and March 28 children s day with Mr Clarence Bartlett novelty entertainment. April 19 annual meeting featuring a pop concert chaired by Evangeline P Hall and B Mall vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton Woman's Club
Evangeline P. Hall
Milicent Stanger
Margaret Cummings
Acton Woman's Club
Acton Center
True Worthy White
Mass League of Women Voters
Margerette Penick
Roland H. Tapley
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charlotte S. Blanchard
Clarence Bartlett
Pop Conccert
B. Mall
West Acton Happenings Include Church Supper and Visits
R. A. Reid and family spent Sunday at Newton while Bert Owens began work for A Merrian Cod in South Acton. Gorge W. Burroughs reports a roadster. The Baptist church social opens the season Thursday night. R. O. Littlefield and family visited relatives from Sharon. Mrs Earl Littlefield and Miss Lillian Spinney returned from Seattle. A cold storage plant nears completion with elevator and electric wiring. Two carloads of apples arrived for storage. West Acton Woman's Club held its first meeting at the Baptist church with a good program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
R. O. Littleffield
Sharon
Elatives
Earl Littlefield
Lillian Spinney
Seattle
Wash
West Acton
Married in Maynard in September ceremony
Ernest Alcopp and Miss Margate McDonald were united in marriage at Maynard on September 29 by Rev Edward Crowley at his home. They were named in the notice as joining in matrimony in this local ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Alcopp
Margate McDonald
Maynard
Edward Crowley
Vacation Visits Reported in New England Residences
Asher Capelle begins study at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham. Sergi Lester Stiles, USA, enjoyed furlough at his parents home, Mr and Mrs Frank L. Stiles. Mra Julia Maker of Washington DC spent a week with Mr and Mrs Karl R. Jones in Maynard. Mr Ruth Tuttle Amsden and son of Worcester stayed with Mr and Mrs George Worster on School Street. Migs Gladge Lawrence takes a three week break from Boston Homeopathic Hospital duties to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs Arthur F. Lawrence in Maple Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Maker
Washington, DC
Karl R. Jones
Maynard
Ruth Tuttle Amsden
Worcester
George Wor‘ster
Local residents and events from Brockton fair and community notices
Mra George W. Burroughs owns a Chandler roadster. A large number attended the Brockton fair last week. Mrs Micete Decoster appeared among the picks. Mr and Mrs H Wesley Heit of Beeton announce the birth of a baby daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Burroughs
Chandler
Micete
Decoster
H. Wesley Heit
Beeton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Betsy Lane Shepherd
Edison
Phonograph
AE UY
Atense
Dleef
Rexail Store
Nason St
South Acton
Want Athletic
Mr Ane Winsville
Mrs Sunday
E. L. Bishop
Whitney
Faulkner
Woman's Club
R. A. Reid
Newton
Bert Owens
Gorge W. Burroughs
Ster
Asher Capelle
Cushing Academy
Ash
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!