Twice Dared Hun Shells in No Man's Land
Rockland April 3 Private Thomas Hannon of WK Company 101st Infantry in France was cited in orders for bravery after volunteering for two patrols in No Man's Land. Four volunteers faced heavy shelling with 60 shells dropping around them. one man slightly wounded, others escaped. The subsequent night, the same trio volunteered again and were recognized.
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Rockland
Thomas Tiannon
WK Company
101St Infantry
France
No Man’s Land
Daniel Burke
Daniel B. Burke
Central Street
Burke
Hannon
No Man's Land
Clerk Phinney Named First Assistant Clerk
Edmund Phinney, tied to the Suffolk Superior Court clerk's office for over twenty years, is appointed by Clerk Francis A. Campbell to be the first assistant clerk. He takes over duties after William Gilchrist died recently following a long illness.
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Edmund Phinney
Suffolk Superior Court
Francis A. Campbell
William Gilchrist
War Stamps Sales Record Is Broken
Washington reports a new daily peak for war savings stamps with receipts of 4,120,933 dollars to the treasury, shattering previous records and marking a record-breaking day for wartime savings drives.
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Washington
Treasury
Sandown Becomes Contender in Shield of Honor Race
In the Mc Call Shield of Honor contest Sandown New Hampshire surged, tying Frenchville Maine for third place at 7.3 percent and edging toward Sorrento Maine as the race’s second place holder. Corrected figures show Sandown briefly leading before a Maine counterattack.
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Sandown
N. H
New England
Frenchville
Pine Tree
Sorrento, Me
New England towns vie for Shield of Honor in war service
Communities across New England push to top the counts of men in U S army and navy. Sandown reports 28 volunteers, Groton cites 67 servicemen, Canton notes 180 total with 25 drafted, Westfield 450, Lawrence 8169, and a pink blank drive begins to collect official tallies for all six states.
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New Eingland
McCall
New England
United States Army
Navy
Sandown
J. N. H. McKay
Mr. McKay
Georgianna A. Boutwell
Soldiers’ Information Committee of
Groton
Shield of Honor
Canton
Massachusetts
Westfield
Tewksbury
Lawrence
Committee On Public Safety
National Guard
Addison
Amesbury
Blackstone
Holyoke
Huntington
Conn
Jay, Me
Manchester
Medford
Mussel Ridge
Peterbury
Salisbury
Sandy River
Sauguss
Sheffield
Sheldon Vt Bance
Thomaston
Vassalboro
Westheld
Wellesley 9 Graduates Sail for France Aid Unit
Eight Wellesley graduates and one from Radcliffe plan to sail for France within two weeks to assist refugees in temporary camps. The unit, led by Grace Crocker, will work in groups for at least six months, including Professor Margaret Jackson and peers from New Jersey Connecticut and New York.
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Wellesley
Radcliffe College
France
Grace Crocker
Channing Place
Cambridge
War Service Committee
Smith College
Margaret Jackson
Sarah Burrowes
Montclair
N. J
Mabelle Phillips
Plainfield
Grace Bissell
Buffalo
N. Y
Alice Walmsley
Fartieighsens
Harriet Root
Lorain
Mary Whiting
Winstead
Conn
Ruth Lindsay
Iiaulies
Carolyn Bulley
Grays of Amherst Go Into Bankruptcy
Ora Samuel Gray of Amherst filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court listing liabilities of 34473 and assets of 17830. He is described as interested in real estate and lumbering and a lecturer. Marion C. Gray, also of Amherst, a housewife, followed with a petition showing liabilities of 28100 and assets of 470.
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Ora Samuel Gray
Amherst
United States District Court
Marion C. Gray
West Roxbury Seeks One School Session Plan
Parents at Robert Gould Shaw School in West Roxbury push for a one session system. They protest the school committee’s handling and vow to continue until a definite decision. The petition is filed, seeking 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. attendance.
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Robert Gould Shaw
West Roxbury
Tank Demonstration as Street Widening Goes On
Springfield April 3 The British tank Britannia touring for recruitment purposes performed a realistic show by driving through brick walls climbing into and out of cellar holes and other stunts. The ongoing street widening project requires demolitions of many buildings, providing material for the display without harming property.
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Springfield
Britannia
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