Malden Youth Is Real Hero Private McCormick Dies in Fire
Private Paul R. McCormick Jr aged 20 died from injuries after a fire and explosions at the Picatinny arsenal Dover New Jersey. He lived with his wife Irene Hovey at 35 Glen Rock Circle Malden and was the son of Paul St McCormick a Lansdale stockbroker. A funeral is planned for one of three South Boston sisters killed in the same fire.
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Paul R. McCormick, Jr
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
N. J
Glen Rock Circle
Malden
McCormick
Paul St. McCormick
Lansdele
Penn
Rochester
N. Y
Marine
Irene Hovey
Rechecter
Steady Attitude Sparks Wardrobe Rivalry at Reception
A guest defends standing by Miss Smith at a social reception, confessing he dislikes her and notes his new frock makes her dress look dated, revealing fashion tension amid the event.
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Miss Smith
Yan Kee Division Club Protest Over War Dept Promotion
The Yan Kee Division Club of Salem adopted a resolution protesting the failure to promote Major General Clarence R. Edwards to permanent major general. Copies will be sent to Senator Lodge Senator Walsh and Congressman Lufton.
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Yankee Division Club
Salem
War Department
Clarence R. Edwards
Senator Lodge
Senator Walsh
Lufton
Services for Fire Victims in South Boston Fire
One of two South Boston sisters rescued from a deadly South Boston fire receives aid as three other sisters succumb to fatal burns. Local agencies mobilize support and coordinate shelter, medical care, and funeral arrangements.
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South Boston
Triple funeral set for Seizion sisters in South Boston
A triple funeral will be held at 9 am tomorrow in South Boston for Laura Helen and Josephine Seizion who perished in a home fire at 69 Middle Street. Rev. John M. Chmielinski will lead a high mass at a Polish Catholic Church with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery Malden. The girls ages three to ten died after an oil stove exploded. Parents Wladislaw and the mother saved two other children Agnes seven and Lenora a baby with neighbors aiding. The family faces financial hardship and neighbors are aiding the relief efforts.
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Boston
Laura
Helen
Josephine Seizion
Middle Street
John M. Chmielinski
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
City Hospital
Wladislaw Seizion
Agnes
Lenora
Consolidated Road
Southampton Street
Seszion
Malden Boy Named for West Point Cadetship
James Thomas Loome 18, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Loome of 25 Tremont Malden, scored 95.64 in a class of 34 for a cadetship at West Point. He was nominated by Congressman Fuller for the ninth district and will learn the final exam date set for February 17 by the War Department.
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James Thomas Loome
Charles Loome
Tremont Street
Malden
AW West Point Military Academy
Congressman Fuller
Ninth
Young Loome
War Department
Wood Plan Faces Union Support At Woolen Mills
Lawrence December 18 Employees at four American Woolen Company plants unite to urge president William M. Wood to proceed with his plan for a department store offering life essentials at cost. Petition efforts spread through mills as merchants resist price cuts and workers compile data Wood claims prove profiteering.
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Wood
Dislocates Hip After Fall From Truck in Brighton Collision
Thomas McGrail, 50, of Brookline, suffered a dislocated right hip when he was hurled from a Massachusetts Wharf Coal Co. auto truck at Market and North Beacon streets, Brighton, in a collision with another vehicle. The driver of the other machine was Joseph M. Kelley of Watertown. McGrail is hospitalized at St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
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Thomas McGrail
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Brighton
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
Market
North Beacon Streets
Joseph M. Kelley
Langdon Avenue
Watertown
McGrail
Tabors Place
Brookline
Quincy Raises Teachers Pay Increases Budget and Merits System
The Quincy school committee approved salary hikes totaling at least 53000 for next year funded largely by the Massachusetts School Fund. Pay raises range from 800 to 3000 per year for teachers and assistants with merit-based boosts. An unrelated report notes aviators conducting maneuvers over Carlstrom field with Lt Brandenstein sustaining a broken arm after a crash incident.
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Quincy
Massachusetts School Fund
Carlstrom Field
Naval Air Force
Brandenstein
Airman Killed as Two Planes Collide in Florida
Lieutenant Norris S. Bailey of Worcester Massachusetts was instantly killed and Lieutenant E V Brandenstein was injured when their aircraft collided in midair near Arcadia Florida. The crash occurred at a high altitude and investigators began to probe the cause.
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Arcadia, Fla
Norris S. Bailey
Worcester
Mass
E. V. Brandenstein
MacMillan Speaks at Frat Gathering Banquet
Arctic explorer Donald H. MacMillan was the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the New England Graduates Association of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity at Hotel Vendome last night. Over 125 association members from New England colleges attended. Arthur W. Pierce of Dean Academy served as toastmaster with speakers Louis A. Barker and James H. Kimball.
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Donald H. MacMillan
New England
Whiskey Maker and Still Taken in Lynn Raid
United States officers arrest Norval Viernette of 22 Mudge Street and Edgar N. Dunbar of 2 Kenward Terrace Lynn on illicit whiskey still charges. The still was seized, with materials for production present, though no whiskey was on site. Celia Played to Win is upcoming Christmas story by Alice Brown in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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United States
Norval Viernette
Mudge Street
Lynn
Edgar N. Dunbar
Kenward Terrace
Celia
Alice Brown
New England
Boston Sunday Post
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STOF
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Repps
Men’s Union
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Flannelette
Biocuses
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Seizion Sisters
Agnes Seizion
West Point
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Hanover
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Subwayee
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