Tully Receives Major Rank in Ordnance Reserve Corps
Francis W. Tully of Chestnut Hill, a manager at R H White Company now in Washington in the industrial service section, has been commissioned as major in the Ordnance Reserve Corps. A Yale man, he led Boston war efforts including war savings, Liberty Loans, Red Cross drives, and food conservation. He chaired the Boston Chamber of Commerce war committee and served on the state minimum wage board.
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Francis W. Tully
Chestnut Hill
R. H. White Company
Washington
Industrial Service
Ordnance Reserve Corps
Mr. Tully
Yale
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
War Savings
Liberty Loans
Red Cross
War Community Fund
First Massachusetts Minimum Wage Board
Dances Extend Closing Hour Amid Public Upbeat
The public cheers a temporary extension of dance closing time to 2 o'clock this week. The original 10 p m limit set by the Fuel Commissioner forced late arrivals and short dancing periods. Hall owners including J W Holt of Intercolonial Hall Roxbury plan to seek a hearing with Fuel Commissioner Mr Storrow and meet today at Roof 93 Old South Building at 2 o'clock.
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J. W. Holt
Roxbury
Storrow
Old South Building
Amster Named New York Health Commissioner
Dr. J. Lewis Amster was appointed health commissioner of New York City by Mayor Hylan to succeed Dr Haven Emerson. He will earn a salary of 7500 dollars a year and is president of the Bronx County Medical Society.
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New York
J. Lewis Amster
New York City
Hylan
Haven Emerson
Amster
Bronx County Medical Society
One Man Control Of War Goods Proposed In Senate Plan
Washington January 15. Senate military committee will press legislation for one man control of war supplies with a powerful administrator under the President rather than creating a new department and cabinet officer. Chamberlain and others say the bill will be amended before Senate consideration to avoid a secretary of munitions.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Wilson
Baker
Chamberlain
Senate
Plan to centralize war effort under one authority approved
Walter S. Gifford of the Council of National Defence endorsed centralizing industrial coordination and government buying under a single director to run war materiel, while opposing cabinet status for the munitions chief. He cited civilian advisory bodies as saving billions on contracts.
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Walter S. Gifford
Council of National Defence
Daniel Willard
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Gifford
Willard
War Department
Baker
Baruch
Heat Drowned by High Tide Floods Waterfront
The day’s highest tide flooded wharves and cellars along the waterfront washing out heating systems. At Long Wharf the U S immigration station saw workers sent home early as rooms chilled. In the barge office area customs staff heated with a small oil stove due to lack of heat from the station plant.
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Long Wharf
United States Immigration Station
Skeffington
United States Barge Office
Auto Operators Ambulance Fund Seeks MA Support
More than 500 dollars has been raised for a motor ambulance fund under the Massachusetts Automobile Operators' Association. The group will forgo its annual concert and ball this year and asks members to donate ticket money, while programme advertisers may redirect ad funds to the Red Cross effort in Boston.
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Massachusetts Automobile Operators’ Association
Boston
American Red Cross
Michael J. Twomey
Cairman
Motor Ambulance Committee
Operators’ Association
Zs Islie
Motor Ambulance Fund
Mayor Haines Claims Wood-Sawing Record in Medford
Mayor Haines declared himself a champion sawyer after logging 16 cords of oak in 10 hours from 8 AM to 6 PM. The feat, witnessed by locals, cements his boast of prowess in wood cutting duties.
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Haines
Medford
Camp Devens Follows Policy to Limit Dances
New England national army commanders at Camp Devens plan fewer dances and no outside entertainments for soldiers. Dances by various groups are frowned upon as contrary to training and will be limited to specified evenings.
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Devens
New England
Second Death in Camp From Meningitis Reported
The second death in camp from spinal meningitis was announced today Private Clayton Nichols of Norwalk Connecticut a member of the 11th company Depot Brigade died late last night at the base hospital. Officers face stricter saluting discipline as orders require proper salutations to superiors and enlisted men. Regs bar leather leggings while infantry units must wear canvas leggings and orderlies may not wear spiral puttees. Seven men in G Company 301st Infantry received promotions from Corporal to Sergeant and Corporal to, Lieutenant. A $200 dividend was declared for 384 Depot Brigade companies by the Brigade Post Exchange with stock and profits valued around $29,000. Passes for travel are now color coded with green for railroad blue or white for Troy ley automobile and walking passes.
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Clayton Nichols
Norwalk
Conn
1Itth
Depot Brigade
Nichols
Ecantonment
301St Infantry
Ridgeway P. Smith
George P. Love
Providence
R. I
Frank E. Rust
Manchester
N. H
Robert R. Copp
Back Bay
James E. Ford
Roxbury
Joseph A. Pink
Woodbury
P. Brigham
Mattapan
Henry W. Beecher
Brigade Post Exchange
Edward A. Austin
Westfield
Troyley
Jews Form Greater Boston Communal Council
Delegates representing organizations with over 60 000 members organized the Jewish Communal Council of Greater Boston at the Elysium Club Huntington Avenue. The council aims for unified action among Jewish groups and coordinated activities, with officers led by President Max Mitchell and an executive committee including Rabbi H H Rubenovitz and Judge A K Cohen.
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Jewish Communal Council of
Greater Boston
Elysium Club
Huntington Avenue
Communal Council
Max Mitchell
A. C. Ratshesky
Louis E. Kirstein
David Stern
A. Koshland
M. M. Fichler
Jacob R. Morse
Samuel Kalesky
Henry H. Levenson
David A. Ellis
H. H. Rubenovitz
A. K. Cohen
Albert Hurwitz
Engagement Revealed in Quiet War-Time Romance
Miss Mae E. Appleton of 12 Braemore Road Medford and Joseph I. Bennett a Kimball Building lawyer will marry this Saturday in a simple ceremony. Bennett, 50, is a widower with a 15 year old son and a history as former Brighton District Court presiding justice. The couple plans a brief honeymoon and an unostentatious private wedding.
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Mae BE. Appleton
Braemore Road
Medford
Co. J. Varney
Joseph I. Bennett
Kimball Building
Bennett
Joseph Bennett
Brighton District Court
Homer Loring
Commonwealth Avenue
Miss Appleton
George A. Gordon
Three Summer Homes Burned in Hampton Beach Fire
Three summer homes destroyed in Hampton Beach New Hampshire with furnishings lost. George Marston of Lawrence Massachusetts John Robinson of Lowell Massachusetts and George D Dodge former Prohibition party gubernatorial candidate suffered losses totaling about 10000 dollars. Fire started from defective wiring at Marston residence foot of Boars Head and spread to Robinson house threatening Dodge home as crews battled the flames in frigid weather along the beach boulevard.
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Hampton Beach
N. H
George Marston
Lawrence
Mass
John Robinson
Lowell
George D. Dodge
Prohibition Party
New Hampshire
Marston
Boar’s Head
Robinson
Mr. Dodge
Beach Boulevard
Seven More Schools to Open Today
Seven more schools reopen today after a winter recess as coal supplies arrive to cover a week. South Boston Brighton East Boston Hyde Park and West Roxbury schools receive priority for three weeks while Dorchester gets one week. Buildings must dry out before use, so first sessions may be brief. Schools reopening include South Boston Samuel G Howe Capen Dorchester Oliver Wendell Holmes Florence Nightingale West Roxbury Bowditch Hyde Park Hyde Park High Elihu Greenwood.
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Fuel Administration
South Boston
Brighton
East Boston
Hyde Park
West Roxbury
Dorchester
Samuel G. Howe
Capen
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Florence Nightingale
Bowditch
Hyde Park High
Elihu Greenwood
Fireman Dies After Nine Mile Bearcat Run Wreck
Reno P. Pinard of St. Johnsbury Vermont a fireman on a Maine Central freight train died at a North Conway hospital after a wreck at Bemis following a nine mile uncontrolled dash through Crawford Notch. Engineer Frederick Powers of Bartlett was killed in the crash.
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North Conway
N. H
Reno P. Pinard
St. Johnsbury
Maine Central Railroad
Bemis
Crawford Notch
Frederick Powers
Bartlett
Meat Daily In Six States Loosened Beef Limits
In California Washington Oregon Colorado Nevada and Arizona residents may eat all the beef they want on meatless days under a food administration ruling. Higher feed costs and crowded markets reduce profitability for cattle raisers, with export markets closed and railroad congestion hampering shipments to the East.
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Washington
Food Administration
California
Oregon
Colorado
Nevada
Arizona
Seaboard
Junior Prom for Harvard Set Despite Curtailments
The Harvard junior class dance committee approved the annual prom to be held in the Harvard Union likely in late February. The event will emphasize economy with no flowers, minimal taxi costs, and no lavish interior decorations. Hours will be shortened with the last waltz at midnight and lights out.
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Harvard
Harvard Union
West Springfield Schools Move to One-Session Day
The 10 elementary schools in West Springfield switch to a single 8 30 am to 12 30 pm session starting tomorrow as a coal conservation measure. The high school already operates on one session.
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Springfield
West Springfield
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F. W. Tully
NEW York Health Board
Broadway
State of
Liberty Loan
Darwin P. Kingsley
al Ayer
Herbert L. Baldwin
Communal Council of
Connor
la Touraine Coffer
Warner’s
Campbell's
Baker’s
Special Shoppers’ Store
Washington Street
John T.connorco
Attorney Bennett
Jordan Marsh Company
Bolivia
Coates
Coats
Lisle Union
Adelaide
Eee Wilton
Royal Axminster
Brussels
Sovetan Steamer
Seth Thomas
Morocco
Dior
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