Baby Story Contest at the Post in Boston
The Post invites readable baby stories up to 200 words for prizes of a Double Gold Eagle a Single Gold Eagle and $5 in Gold. Send original or not, signed with real name and address to BABY STORY EDITOR, The Post, Boston. Entries accepted until Feb. 25. published through Feb. 28. new series starts March 1.
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the Post
Boston
Daily
Sunday Post
Rufus B. Tobey
Wonderful Floating Hospital For
Theresa M. Lally
Bright Canton Child Calvin Iverson Ervin Impresses Newsroom
The Canton Massachusetts child Calvin Iverson Ervin, son of Mr and Mrs Frank I Ervin, is described as the brightest youngster. He responds to singing with curiosity asks about the noise and salutes his Uncle John home from Camp Devens.
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Calvin Iverson Ervin
Frank I. Ervin
Messenger Street
Canton
Mass
John
Camp Devens
Calvin
Esther B. M’lean
Child Talk of Gordon and Jeanette at Home
A young boy Gordon aged four enjoys alphabetics and spelling with his friend Jeanette. He recalls family help as his father assists Jeanette into the auto and then seats himself. He plants beans and plans a future climb to view the sky nearby.
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Gordon
Jeanette
Where the Stars Hid in Daylight Note
A child speaks of a nighttime secret and a belief that God cannot hear in the dark. The mother corrects a word the boy Gordon uses and reminds him that God can hear, insisting on proper speech.
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Gordon
Me big boy vows to fight the Germans
A 12 year old girl from Roxbury Betsy Ethel M Browne declares she will be Uncle Sam’s big boy and make the Germans run. She speaks in a boastful provincial tone about growing up to battle in the war effort.
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Sam
Ethel M. Browne
Dean Street
Roxbury
Little Bernice Wheels Out Smartest Four Year Old
Claremont New Hampshire child Bernice Wheeler impresses with early reading spelling and counting to fifty. Her proud sister Elsa notes a telephone answering debut and handmade crafts showing precocious talent for a four year old.
Neighbor Visit Then Unclear Incident Report
An incomplete OCR fragment notes a niece visiting a neighbor's child, with missing details about any event or outcome. The readable portion provides no names, places, dates, or concrete actions to verify.
Cabinet in my tooth a child’s funny line sparks worry
The girl Helen jokes she has a cabinet in her tooth after her mother asks why she lacks dimples. The remark reveals she has a cavity. Mrs Anna Troutner of 18 Howell Street Dorchester provides the account.
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Helen
Anna Troutner
Howell Street
Dorchester
Anna Frontner
Marjorie the Clever Child Astonishes Elders
A four year old girl Marjorie amazed relatives with quick wit and odd responses. Left alone briefly she played with fine china, found a crack in a cup and explained it as a hairlike crack. When her mother returned she found Marjorie hiding in the closet and calmly spoke of the cup. Later left on the porch she waited as her mother changed.
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Marjorie
Passage Reveals Child Found in Coal Bin
A woman reports finding Marjorie in the cellar coal bin, describing the child as altered from her usual appearance. She recalls Marjorie pleading for patience just moments earlier, as cited by Mrs R I MacCAUSLAND of 30 Dutton Street, Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Marjorie
R. I. Maccausland
Dutton Street
Manchester
N. H
Sara's Excuse and a Child Prodigy in Dorchester
A note from Mrs. Annie N. Bell of Dorchester describes Sara a 312 year old clever child who knows nursery rhymes flags and piano. Sara claims Mrs Solon's piano is hard to play on after a misplayed tune.
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Sara
Dorothy and Philip in a Sugar Shortage Dispute
In Thomaston Me Mrs W Fenehwert recalls a sunny afternoon when two children played and argued over sugar. The boy Philip insists sugar is unavailable because stores are out, while Dorothy loyally consoles him with a humorous quip about his mother.
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Dorothy
Philip
Happy Gladys and the Cloth Hanger Incident
Mary, a three year old, misidentifies Gladys Christie as Happy while Gladys hangs clothes at 100 Olney Street Dorchester. The note records a childhood nickname mix up in a domestic scene from the Dorchester household.
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Mary
Gladys
Gladys Christie
Olney Street
Dorchester
Pledges and Liberty Bond Recall Family Memo
Mrs Walter B. Trask of 17 Gardner Street Peabody recalls teaching her children Virginia aged three and a six year old daughter to salute the flag and recite the pledge during the Liberty Bond drive. The younger child merged the pledge with liberty and justice for all.
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Virginia
Republic
Walter B. Trask
Gardner Street
Peabody
Rules for Courteous Letter Writing in Victorian Style
A guidance piece stressing immediate reading of incoming letters before replying. It argues to apologize for overlooking subjects, address questions first, and then share news. It warns against stilted handwriting and urges plain, well spaced, legible script.
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Bathel
Waterfront calendar notes tides and fish prices
The report lists February 22 as the 802d day of war for the U S with tides morning nine feet three inches and evening eight feet two inches. It gives wholesale fish prices for cod haddock and pollock, six vessels arrivals with tonnages, and details of a coal lighter wrecking and an anchor lost to ice in Dorchester Bay. The Landsman column closes.
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U. S
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Haddock
Haddock L A
Arabia
Oso Sa San
Bay State
K. G. Silva
Dorchester Bay
Cow Pasture
Salvor
Philadelphia
North Broad Sound Channel
Channel
Jewish War Fund Drive Extended to Next Tuesday
The Jewish relief and welfare campaign in the city will close next Tuesday evening instead of tomorrow due to the holiday. Total reported by Ford Hall teams is 361,379 with 138,621 remaining to reach the goal. Nathan Sallinger led yesterday with 4,000, while Team 6 added 3,375. Women's team led by Mrs. Becker raised 2,970.21, and Beth El Synagogue donated 1,000 from its Dorchester congregation.
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Ford Hall
Nathan Sallinger
G. W. Becker
Letters on prohibition and flag etiquette in Post letters
A reader asks if sacramental wines are exempt from Massachusetts prohibition, interpreting the article to allow beverages. A reader answers that the Stars and Stripes fly over key federal buildings permanently, and questions flag use in patriotic dancing. Another correspondent asks about naturalization timing for a Canadian child arriving at 11.
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Edith
Winn
Blagden Street
Boston
Helen G. Donovan
Schafer Street
Lowell
Massachusetts
America
Team Captains Urged to Maximize Final Contributions
Telix Vorenberg, trades committee chairman, presided yesterday and urged team captains and members to give their best in the remaining days. He instructed them to prepare final reports fully for the closing meeting.
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Telix ‘Vorenberg
Father and sons enlist together in 317th Field Artillery
Columbus S C Feb 21 Charles E Doran of Milan Tenn brought his two sons Charles Jr and Donald here today and all three enlisted in the 317th Field Artillery to join another son William
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Columbus
S. C
Charles E. Doran
Milan
Tenn
Charles, Jr
Donald
317Th Field Artillery
William
Roosevelt Family and Military Service Inquiries Answered
Fre must wait at least two years before applying for citizenship and must file papers. Sirm Can enlist in the army or navy for the duration of the war. M A A confirms Roosevelt children: Alice by first wife, four sons Kermit Teddy Archibald Quinten and daughter Ethel by second wife. G Me states cost to paint a battleship is $25 000 for Uncle Sam.
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Canada
Berlin
Sirm
Army
H. M
Colonel Roosevelt
M. A
Alice
Kermit
Teddy
Archibald
Quinten
Ethel
G. Me
Sam
Tax form guidance on asset transfer and value reporting
The text outlines steps for reporting asset transfers between related entities. It requests a statement detailing property type, cash paid, cash value of other property, valuation method, book value, and any excess amounts. It specifies reporting excess as Schedule C, Item 6, for the prewar period affected.
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