Anxious to Get Into Cell Berwin Pleads Guilty
Warry Berwin of Brunswick New Jersey pleaded guilty in Waltham Court to multiple burglaries including Cambridge houses where he looted gas was left burning. Officers say he is connected to a Connecticut and New Jersey crime spree. He earlier stole 2000 dollars worth of diamonds in Connecticut and was captured in Newark with the loot, then broke jail before June 23. He admitted the charges and showed eagerness to begin serving sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warry Berwin
Brunswick
N. J
Waltham Court
Burke
Watertown
Cambridge
Connecticut
New Jersey
Wolfe and
O'Neill
Newark
East Boston Girl to Marry Sailor
Miss Peggy Harrington of East Boston, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Harrington, is engaged to Andrew Bernard a U S Navy man. She is a local graduate and her fiancé is stationed at the navy yard and lives in Medford. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Harrington
East Boston
Peggy Harrington
Andrew Bernard
Bay State Crop F Apple Harvest Sets Record
A Bay State farming tour reports large crops with excellent quality apples in Stow Gleasondale Hudson Marlboro and East Sudbury. C D Wetherbee in Stow shows Baldwin and McIntosh crops ready for market with profits above earlier orchard asking prices. The tour notes robust fruit trees and strong potential prices easing winter concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Wetherbee
Stow
Sudbury
Bay State farmers enjoy healthier crops and rising prices
John Stewart reports from Littleton that the 1940 apple crop is about ten percent larger than last year with prices to growers rising sharply. Farmers in Eastern Massachusetts expect crop sales to exceed the value of a full layout five years ago, signaling prosperity for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littleton
Massachusetts
Bay State
Fruit Excursions Boost Middlesex Apple Industry
A fleet of 200 cars carrying about 1000 people joined Middlesex County farmers on a first of weekly fruit excursions from Frost Farm Littleton. The event promoted cooperative sharing of successful methods and warned of black rot in apples, with experts urging bark canker removal and spraying. BE Priest of Littleton showcased Ben Davis and McIntosh orchards as the standout to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex County
Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics
Littleton
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Bay State
Baldwin
Crane
Massachusetts Agricultural College
BE. H. Priest
Ben Davis
Old Boston Sign Recalled at the Bostonian Society
A swinging wooden sign in the Old State House recalls Corncourt tavern in Faneuil Hall square. Guests include Louis Philippe and Talleyrand, with tales of the Hancock House, the frigate Constitution, and Miantonomanh. The tavern’s Revolutionary ties link to the Tea Party Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostonian Society
Old State House
State Street
Boston
John Hancock
Goor Hancock
Corncourt
Faneuil Hall Square
Louis Philippe
Hancock House
Ma’Orleans
Louis ‘Philippe
France
Major Russell
Centinel
Lamcn
Constitution
Bunker Hill
Joseph Warren
Story
Ambland
Talleyrand
Samuel Cole
Miantonomah
Roger Williams
Miantonormah
Vane
Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Fares Cut to 10 Cents
The Middlesex and Boston Street Railway will set all fares at 10 cents with 2 cent transfers from Sept. 20. The Public Service Commission approved extending the fare increase to all lines under the company. Employees will receive a 30 percent hourly wage increase when the new order takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Boston Street Railway
Public Service Commission
Cleaning Woodwork With Pinotol Solution
A cleaning method promotes using McK & R Pinotol to remove invisible germs from woodwork. The instruction suggests filling a basin with water, adding Pinotol, dampening a cloth, and wiping surfaces thoroughly for sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McK & R
Trustees Bar Against Bay State Award With New Talks
The Eastern Massachusetts railway trustees prepared for another meeting with the Bay State carmen sub committee as a final path to avoid a strike. Unions plan two meetings tonight and tomorrow to decide on accepting the War Labor Board award or pursuing a strike. The carmen demanded repudiation of the award and a new arbitration board including James H. Vahey, a lawyer for the carmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Massachusetts Railway
Bay State
War Labor Board
Trustees of the Road
Carmen
James H. Vahey
Conference Board
Six Strikers Convicted in Hyde Park Factory Assault
Six men from a Hyde Park raincoat plant strike committee were found guilty of assault and battery on their employers amid a wage and condition dispute. Fred Monson of Dorchester received 8 months in the House of Correction, while five others—Jacob Zeft of Chelsea Louis Astroffsky of Chelsea Isadore Riffen of Revere Hyman Weiner of Roxbury and Abe Lescovitch of Roxbury—each drew 6 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Dorchester Court
Fred Monson
Intervale Street
Dorchester
House of Correction
Jacob Zeft
Chelsea
Louis Astroffsky
Poplar Street
Isadore Riffen
Hitchborn Street
Revere
Hyman Weiner
Emerald Street
Roxbury
Abe Lescovitch
Conrad Street
Monson
Back From War Bride For Back Bay Society
Miss Susan L. Parsons of 223 Beacon Street, a Back Bay society girl, becomes the Victory bride of Morgan H. Plummer, recently discharged from overseas service as a first lieutenant in the Second Company Light Artillery, Canadian army. Plummer is a well known local paper manufacturer. Parsons belonged to the 14 Sewing Circle and the Vincent Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay
Morgan H. Plummer
Susan L. Parsons
Army
Light Artillery
Miss Parsons
Theophilus Parsons
Beacon Street
Plummer
Major George H. Lawrence Dies in France
Major George H. Lawrence of the American Expeditionary Forces died in France on August 9 after influenza. He joined the army in 1917 as a captain in ordnance, promoted to major in May 1919, and was active in the automobile trade of New England before service. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, a father, and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Lawrence
France
Boston
Lawrence
Army
Ordnance Department
New England
Lawrence- Holmes Company
Bay State Automobile Association
New Bedford
Glenville Avenue
Allston
Hyde Park Post Named After War Hero Cecil Wogg
The Hyde Park Post of the American Legion selects Cecil Wogg as the first Hyde Park soldier killed in the war. The post plans a membership drive and may form a post band to aid recruitment, organized under four captains for four Hyde Park quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
American Legion
Cecil W Ogg
Hyde Park District
Catholic Feast Days And Local Church Retreats Noted
Catholic notes list feast days for Bartholomew, Louis, Zephinrus, Joseph Calasantius, Augustine, John the Baptist, and Rose of Lima. Boston groups attend national union convention in New York and plan Labor Day weekend retreat at Blessed Gabriel Monastery. St Alphonsus Association of Mission Church marks 28th annual opening on Sept 17 with retreats for women at Cenacle Brighton. Private retreats available year round by order of the Mother Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew
Apostle
St. Louis
King
Confessor
St. Zephinrus
Pope
St. Joseph Calasantius
St. Augustine
St. John the Baptist
St. Rose of Lima
Young Men's Catholic Association of
Boston College
Catholic Young Men’s National Union
New York
Vanderbilt
James Flynn
Maple Avenue
Melrose
Thomas Minihan
South Martin Street
Charlestown
Blessed Gabriel Monastery of the Passionist Fathers
Brighton
St. Alphonsus Association of the Mission Church
Roxbury
John C. Hart
Roslindale Hosts Welcome Home For World War Veterans
Governor Coolidge and other prominent figures will attend a Roslindale Welcome Home celebration on September 13 honoring local World War I veterans. A parade at 1 30 p m with hundreds anticipated, a flag presentation to the Irving W Adams Post by Major General Clarence Edwards, and an extensive sports program precede a 6 30 p m banquet in the Municipal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Coolidge
Roslindale
Irving W. Adams
American Legion
Clarence R. Edwards
Sinn Fein Paper The Irishman Raided in Dublin
Police raided the offices of The Irishman Sinn Fein newspaper in Dublin. Forms intended for this week's issue and proofs were confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Associated Press
The
Irishman
South End theft case sends Bergin to grand jury
Leo Bergin, named by Officers Sullivan and Ryan as part of a South End theft ring, was sent to the grand jury in $1000 bail as investigators pursue the remaining suspects Herbiert Crowley and Wills Damon. Damon was captured after using a stolen coat to break into a hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Bergin
Sullivan
Ryan
South End
Herbiert Crowley
Wills Damon
Damon
Dr True Elixir Promises Health Through Stomach Balance
Advertisement touts Dr True Elixir as the fix for nine tenths of sickness from infancy to old age caused by bowels out of order. Claims it cures headaches fatigue nervousness and other signs by restoring digestive function. Sold by all druggists and trusted by many pharmacists for their own families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. True
Sale of Navy Buildings and Central District Plant Equipment
Sealed proposals due by 11 00 A M August 26 1919 for 16 wood frame buildings and 15 varied size structures on Bumkin Island Mass plus Central District Steam Heating Plant equipment. Inspect by applying to Government representative Walter PC U S N at Bumkin Island and use Government boat from Bumkin Island to Nantasket Steamship Co trip from Boston 9 15 A M daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Central District
Bowne
Board of Survey
Navy Yard
Boston
Walter (Pc
Bumkin Island
Mass
Nantasket Steamship Co
Pemberton Wharf
Liestenans
Dembie Island
Maes
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Berwin
Armstrong
U.S. N
Bovinine
HE Bovinine CO
Houston
Priest
Agnes Maxwell Hall
Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture
BY John Stewart
Post
New York State
BY William Justin Mann
C. Bruno & Son, Inc
Francis P. Garvan
Comnas
Fourth Ave
New York City
Union, Inc
State of
Joseph F. Guffey
Bureau OF Sales
West 42d Street
Crosby Cornow
Hamburg
Ie Ae
Moe Rovisioners
Washington Street
Boylston
Hollis
Sis
Plummer - Parsons
Ding
Catholic Church
van Camp's
Union ST
Bumkin Island, Mass
Central District Steam
H. P
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