Last Day to Support the Post Santa Fund
Readers are urged to donate today as costs rise for toys and clothing for needy children. The Boston Post Santa Fund pays for gifts and operates from the Post Santa headquarters at 263 Washington Street and workshop at 107 Federal Street. Contributions, acknowledged in the Post, help thousands of children and are requested from workers, families, and supporters across Massachusetts.
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A Child That Might Be Forgot Poem Tribute
A reflective Christmas prayer stresses remembering children forgotten in joy. The verses urge compassion and the donations of many names from families and friends across New England, honoring those who gave and contributed to charity for kids.
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Bart Howard
St. Louis Republic
Lis
Santa fund appeal urges help for needy children
The notice asks readers to donate to the Post Santa fund to brighten Christmas for poor children. A dime buys happiness for one child while a dollar brings toys and dolls to many, spreading holiday joy to those who cannot help themselves.
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Manger Offering Highlights Hancock Church Christmas Gift Drive
The Hancock Congregational Church Lexington held its 37th annual manger offering after morning worship collecting clothing food toys games and cash to aid Boston's poor. Repairs expanded Islington Orthodox Congregational Church were noted during recent re dedication services led by Rev Harry S Lowd with Rev F E Emrich preaching.
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Hancock Congregational Church
Lexington
Boston
Harry S. Lowd
East Walpole
Islington
F. E. Emrich
Summerfield Funeral at 1 O'Clock Today
The funeral of Louis Summerfield a well known Boston merchant will be held from his home at 106 Commonwealth avenue at 1 this afternoon. Special services will be held in Wakefield Cemetery chapel. Friends may take the 2 14 p m train from North Station and a special car will meet the train at Wakefield.
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Louis Summerfield
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Wakefield Cemetery
North Station
Wakefield
Winchester shooting ends in murder charge for husband
Francis A. Roberts, 32, was killed and Mrs. Georgetta Parham wounded when Sylvester Parham shot them yesterday in Winchester, suspecting his wife and Roberts of infidelity. Parham surrendered without resistance and was jailed on murder charges.
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Georgetta Parham
Winchester
Sylvester Parham
Roberts
Parham
Parham Shooting Recounted in Wife Testimony
Mrs Parham describes a fatal shooting at home after Roberts appeared in a doorway and fired injuring her arm. She says Parham then shot Roberts multiple times causing instant death and later fired additional rounds in the room with her father, while admitting the incident was accidental during a struggle. The Parhams live at 46 Harvard street and Roberts at 47 Irving street in Winchester.
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Harvard Street
Winchester
Irving Street
Child Fatally Injured Coast To Truck In Dorchester
Willis Chase, 7, son of Walter E. Chase of Parker Terrace Dorchester, coasted down a terrace toward Ashmont Street yesterday afternoon and was struck by a delivery truck from Clearing House Parcel Delivery. He sustained a fractured skull and was admitted to City Hospital on the dangerous list.
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Walter E. Chase
Parker Terrace
Dorchester
Ashmont Street
Clearing House Parcel Delivery
City Hospital
Elks Give 530 Children Joy With Christmas Tree
Everett Lodge of Elks brightened the afternoon for 530 poor children inside the lodge rooms. Members Leon P. Lawton and John Shoemaker impersonated Santa delivering cheer.
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Everett Lodge of Elks
Santa
Leon P. Lawton
John Shoemaker
Post Office Clears Decks for Christmas Mail Rush
About 30 000 sacks of mail weighing an average size were handled in the general post office yesterday. Every piece was en route or ready to go before the workers quit. Post master Murray predicts all Christmas mail will be dispatched before the late shift ends tonight.
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Murray
Unusually Smooth Christmas Mail Rush Aids by North South Posts
Christmas mail handling shows an 15 to 20 percent surge over prior years with 400 extra helpers and extensive use of North and South postal stations. By noon the workload was cut about half and by five o’clock all mail was processed including second and third class. Fewer postcards, a 70 percent drop from 1916, marked the unusual feature as routes shifted to relieve the general office congestion.
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Ex-Sailor to Face Non-Support Charge
Harry Neff formerly in the navy and discharged for court appearances over non support of his blind wife was extradited from Florida to Quincy. He will be brought to court this morning on the charge of abandoning his family.
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Navy
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Florida
Lloyd George cites sinking decline amid war shipping drop
Berlin issues a statement via Reuters noting Lloyd George’s claim that British mercantile tonnage losses have declined is correct, attributed to a sharp drop in world shipping from zone warfare and cargo space limits. It adds convoy systems worsen accumulations at ports, making sinkings by U boats harder to replace lost cargo space.
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Eliza A Penniman Dies at 77 in Quincy Home
Eliza A. Penniman aged 77, mother of George W. Penniman the former Boston newspaper man, and a leader in patriotic societies, died at her daughter Mrs. Arthur C. Merritt's home in Quincy yesterday. Funeral arrangements set for Wednesday.
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Eliza A. Penniman
George W. Penniman
Boston
Arthur C. Merritt
Quincy
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