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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1922
Page
6
Heat and humidity plagued Greater Boston as highs neared 81 degrees yesterday. The weather forecast predicts possible thundershowers today, with cooler relief uncertain, while sporadic rainfall touched outer areas.
Ex Gov Charles M Floyd begins duties to combat an impending coal shortage in New Hampshire He will survey conditions and soon announce a program to supply fuel to industries and homes across the state in the current energy crisis
The Boston Police Department returns to normal as eight new captains take roll call and two new deputy superintendents are sworn in after Commissioner Wilson announced sweeping changes on Saturday night.
Avon Miss wins the Post Ford Prize for her first submitted story titled The Coveted Egg in the Ford a Day contest.
Captain Richard E. Fitzgerald received a retirement roll call at Joy Street station with guardsmen forming a line. Lieutenant John M. Anderson presented a gold watch and chain. About 75 to 100 children gathered as three cheers rang out. He begins duty at Dudley Street Station in Roxbury.
Miss O Briens delight fills the Avon home as a Ford car arrives as the Ford a Day prize. She plans a trip to Old Orchard and praises the Post for the surprise gift after winning with her story.
Washington reports show postal receipts in 60 cities rose 11.62 percent in July 1922 over July 1921, with a steady climb beginning last November. Earlier increases were 2.76 percent in November, 7.31 percent in April, 14.42 percent in May, and 12.4 percent in June. Only Rochester and Washington bucked the trend.
The town of Ashburnham records the largest tax rate increase in the state. The assessment stands at $34 per $1000, up from the 1921 rate by $10.50.
G. E. Van Doren of 294 W Albags St St Paul Minn says the grandest medicine ever sold Tanlac restored his wife after costly failures with other remedies. He notes many others have had similar experiences and says Tanlac is sold at all good druggists.
W. W. Smith of Pittsburg braved a drizzle to play Mt. Washington Inks at Bretton Woods yesterday morning and scored a 132 yard hole in one on the first hole.Reported by Anthony F. Twine.
Last Saturday morning the Ice man entered the kitchen and saw a nurse bathing a newborn. He asked if it was a boy and was told yes. He gave a 15-cent piece of ice as the first gift, a surprising gesture that left everyone hopeful the child will remember it. Miss Gertrude Day, 128 Hildreth Street, Marlboro.
A sentry at a fort at the Atlantic entrance to the Canal Zone fired on a crocodile that charged him at 10:00 p m. The creature died after 11 shots, the heart struck by the final round. The 10 foot 11 inch reptile was halted 100 yards from water near a camp playground. Ernest Cotton Cristobal Canal Zone reports the incident.
Polly H. Cleveland of Stonington Maine notes a revival as the Geo A Fuller Co of New York begins quarry work for the New York Court House. She observes vacant Main Street filling with goods and a new store rising, yet the town still lacks a hotel despite a fine harbor and shipping access.
Reader Lillian T. Clark from Gardner notes roads near Newton Centre may use molasses and lime to form a cementlike compound. She adds experiments are underway to develop a new motor fuel from molasses.
A letter from Mrs. Gertrude A. Barrett of Holliston recounts Attorney General Allen rushing across Tremont Street at School despite a traffic jam. She argues the official should set a better example for law and order, noting he narrowly avoided a collision.
A plan at State College Amherst would authorize official approval on all roadside fruit and vegetable stands selling strictly fresh farm products. The seal would aid the public in distinguishing genuine farm produce from goods possibly brought in from city markets to deceive buyers. Irene H. Burnham Brookside Avenue Newtonville.
A Northampton court hears a 14 year old larceny case. Judge and writer offer a second chance and admonish the boy to reform. The delinquent youth Harry is sent to Lyman School after a frank exchange, with the boy asserting the judge should not take a chance.
The story notes Mr. Pero being awarded the Ford car for today in a local ceremony.
Mr and Mrs A F Smith of Union Rockland recounted a near tragedy while seeking a friend in Chatham. A fogbound night led them to a washed out old road with a sudden cliff and boulders ahead, a premonition prompting an abrupt stop.
Plymouth Chief of Police John Armstrong reports a group of 12 youths aged seven to twelve formed a club named The Champion Window Breakers of America after breaking multiple village windows. The boys agreed to repair the damage and avoid prosecution in exchange for forming a new club.
Florence Drumgold notes a town dance where men waxed the soles of their shoes rather than the floor, calling it a conservation minded move. The remark appears in a personal column attributed to 186 President Jane, Quincey.
An acquaintance hangs cast-off clothing on a tree with a sign offering items to passersby. Sarah B. Kennedy of Rehoboth notes the gesture reflects shared community care and practical reuse.
T P McGrath of Fitchburg recalls a cottage built to fit a five foot mirror he prized. He noticed three evenly spaced windows on one side and three clustered on the other, explaining the design by the mirror’s position in a previous house.
Elizabeth A. Ryan of 239 Main Street Greenfield reports a man in a Boston registered automobile who was to call at the Mohawk Restaurant Greenfield to receive a laundry check he used to pay his bill. The note notes the cashier or owner’s greater stake in the matter.
Letter from George B. Peck of Allston describes a sergeant at Commonwealth Armory with two German police dogs kept on the lower roof. The dogs bark and restrain a pair of youths on the wall until help arrives, deterring roof climbing near Braves Field.
Albert E MacInnis explains Beinn Breagh the Gaelic name for Pretty Mountain and its pronunciation Bay en Bre ah stating it as the original Gaelic for the last resting place of Dr. Bell with notes on local variants in Boston.
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