Wakefield Plans a grand Fourth of July celebration
Wakefield Chamber of Commerce leads a town wide Fourth of July festival with over 120 volunteers, a $5000 effort, a two mile parade featuring 25 fraternal groups and a troop battalion, a noon band concert, a large AAU meet, and a fireworks finale. An aviator will drop invitations and multiple bands will perform throughout the day.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wakefield
Boston
Malden
Melrose
Woburn
Reading
Stoneham
Gale
Wakefield Park
Plymouth
Harvard
Pa- Trade
Gallo
Teel
Waltham Watch Co
Chapman's
Wakefield Fife and Drum Corps
K. of C. Council
John Allen
Gall’o Band
Mohawk Trail Remains Open Despite Repairs
The Mohawk Trail remains open to traffic despite repairs near Greenfield. Drivers are advised to approach from Greenfield, then head toward Springfield and follow white arrows through Conway, Ashfield, and beyond, making the scenic route comparable in beauty to the Greenfield to Shelburne Falls section with only a 15 mile longer distance.
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New England
Greenfield
Springfield
Conway
Ashfield
North Adams
Shelburne Falls
Tonight at the Pops at Symphony Hall
The Pop Concert features Halvorsen Rienzi overture Wagner Waltz of the Flowers Tchaikovsky Fantasia Samson and Delilah Saint-Saens First Hungarian Rhapsody Liszt Reverie organ solo Redway-Rissi Aragonaise from The Cid Massenet Sally Kom Waltz Jolly Fellows Soliste at Triumphal March Alda Verdi Hymn to the Sun Iris Mascagni Night Dawn Sunrise.
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Symphony Hall
Rboyards
Halvorsen
the Cid
Massenet
Sally
Horace Mann and the origin of Massachusetts education reform
On July 1 1837 Horace Mann began his role as secretary of Massachusetts Board of Education marking a pivot from law to public service. He described his mission as advancing mankind and improving the race, motivated by personal loss and a fervent reformer’s zeal. He helped win support for the Worcester State Hospital for the Insane and earned a reputation for temperance work and visionary public service.
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Horace Mann
Board of Education
Massachusetts
State Hospital For
Worcester
Noonan's Hair Petrole Ad Promises Soft Hair
Advertisement claims Noonan's Hair Petrole softens hair and nourishes the scalp through odorless petroleum and other ingredients. Barber use costs fifteen cents per application. bottles sell for $1.00 at stores or direct from T Noonan & Sons Co., 38 Portland Street, Boston.
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Noonan
T. Noonan & Sons Co
Portland St
Boston
Judge vows to serve future generations in Dedham court
The writer notes ongoing court work in Dedham on Nov 8 and asserts a commitment to prioritize the next generation over present client interests, stating that the interests of a client are small compared with those of future generations.
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Dedham
Linden Street transfer plan criticized by Allston objector
A letter to the Post argues the Linden street transfer station is impractical for Brighton and Newton riders. It contends a Park Street crash would not be prevented by a three-car plan and endorses two-car Through-train service from Newton Corner and Lake Street via Lechmere Square, with broader changes needed.
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Sir the Post
Linden Street
Brighton
Newton
Allston
Park Street
Newton Corner
Lake Street
Lechmere Square
Coakley to Give Up Law Offices in Pem berton Building
Daniel H. Coakley the disbarred attorney who long kept offices on the 11th floor of the Pemberton building near the Suffolk County Courthouse is preparing to vacate. He will move from the Pemberton on July 14 and it is unclear if he will maintain offices elsewhere.
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Daniel H. Coakley
Pemberton Building
Suffolk County Court House
Coakley
Screen Gossip Sylvia Ashton Leads Lasky Players Board
Sylvia Ashton, famed as a versatile Paramount mother figure, is elected to the Lasky Players Board of Control. The board enforces the studio’s Ten Commandments code of conduct and includes Lois Wilson Thomas Meighan Conrad Nagel and Theodore Roberts.
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Sylvia Ashton
Paramount
Lasky Studios
Miss Ashton
Players Board of Control
Lasky Studio
Paramount Players
Lois Wilson
Thomas Meighan
Conrad Nagel
Theodore Roberts
Perils of the Yukon debuts with William Desmond
Universal releases the serial starring William Desmond in the new Perils of the Yukon with Laura La Plante as heroine and Marcela Von Kunitz as leading lady. Desmond also films his first independent project based on Northwest Mounted Police stories in Canada.
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William Desmond
Universal
Yukon
Laura la Plante
Mr. Desmond
U. K
Northwest Mounted Police
Marcela von Kunitz
Canada
Hammerstein Back to Selznick Studios After Vacation
Elaine Hammerstein finished Under Oath for Selznick and is traveling by Overland Limited from New York to Hollywood. Jesse Robbins, Vita graph director, will begin work at Vitagraph studios in Brooklyn on a new comedy. Francis X. Bushman is reportedly weighing a return to film with wife Beverly Bayne.
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Elaine Hammerstein
Selznick
New York
Overland Limited
Miss Hammerstein
Hollywood
Jesse Robbins
Vitagraph
Vitagraph Studios
Brooklyn
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Youth Dies After Refusing Dare at Railroad Tower
Thomas Murray aged 14 of Port Chester dies after climbing a railroad tower to avoid appearing cowardly. He touched a high tension wire and died shortly after the dare.
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Port Chester
N. Y
United News
Thomas Murray
Thomas
Crane Wilbur Sells Broadway Play The Imported Bride
Crane Wilbur renowned screen star has written a play titled The Imported Bride which is expected to reach Broadway next season.
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Crane Wilbur
The Blonde Brunette Vampire War Contest at Pyramid Pictures
Movie Weekly reports a July 1 contest with two winning roles. One winner lands a Pyramid Pictures contract under Ray Smallwood, the other joins Ed Wynn in The Perfect Fool stage show. Criteria focus on beauty charm and personality.
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Movie Weekly
Pyramid Pictures
Ray Smallwood
Ed Wynn
Jersey City Opens Million Dollar Community Theatre
Governor Edwards laid the cornerstone a year ago for a million dollar motion picture theatre owned by 1000 citizens. Members receive free passes and the project may be adopted in other cities as the theatre prepares to show its first picture to the public.
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Jersey City
Edwards
Vera Steadman Teams With Bobby Vernon in Comedy Series
Vera Steadman is again domiciled at the Sennett studio to act opposite Bobby Vernon in a batch of comedies. When not filming they spar playfully about the merits of their baby daughters in a lighthearted exchange.
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Vera Steadman
Sennett Studio
Bobby Vernon
Miss Steadman
Mr. Vernon
Answers to Questions and Movie News Snips
Answers to questions from Nashua readers advise checking copyright status with Goldwyn Culver City and Universal City. studio notes list Fox studios New York Metro Studios Hollywood and Valentino fan letter reality with Prunella Hall address.
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Nashua
N. H
Goldwyn Company
Culver City
Calif
Universal Company
Universal City
Fox
10Th Avenue
West 56Th Street
New York
North End
Gertrude Short
Metro Studios
Hollywood
Betty B
Boston
Helene Chadwick
William Wellman
Cambridge
Hoot Gibson
Helen Johnson
Jack Hoxle
Marion Sais
Rudolph Valentino
Prunella Hall
The
Boston Post
Warns Against Cashing Stolen Money Orders
The Boston Chamber of Commerce warns businessmen not to cash money orders unless the payee is known. Latest thefts include money order blanks from Arm strong Illinois numbers 16 971 to 17 000 and Swan Texas numbers 12 423 to 12 600.
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Bureau of Information and Investigation
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States
Armstrong
Ill
Swan
Tex
Cavanagh Seeks Republican Nomination for Attorney General
Former Senator James F. Cavanagh of Everett announces he will run for the Republican nomination for Attorney-General. He cites business training, legal practice, and extensive judiciary committee service as qualifications and says he favors appointing at least one woman as Assistant Attorney-General. more platform details to follow.
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James F. Cavanagh
Everett
Cavnanagh
Apps
Committee On the Judiciary
Veterans petition Higgins for relief commissioner post
About 1500 disabled veterans in vocational training signed a petition in Greater Boston urging Mayor Curley to name John P. Higgins to the municipal soldiers relief commissioner role. They say Michael J. Ward’s nomination would not be ratified by the Civil Service Commission. If Ward is rejected the veterans plan to present the petition to the mayor with a five member committee.
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Greater Boston
Curley
John P. Higgins
Veterans’ Bureau
Michael J. Ward
Civil Service Commission
Ward
Catholics Debate Best Sellers and Censorship in Pilot
The Pilot, Boston archdiocese official, argues readers chase morbid fiction for temptation and curiosity. It condemns trashy novels, urges librarians and booksellers to influence toward worthwhile literature and warns that press censorship is unlikely, calling for a grand apostolate to reform reading choices.
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Pilot
Catholic Archdiocese of
Boston
Reading Publiee
One Way Street Order Aims to Save Children
South End residents protest two child deaths over two years near Trudson Street from car crashes. Mayor Curley ordered Hudson Street become one way to protect children, directing street commissioners to implement the change.
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South End
Trudson Street
Curley
Hudson Street
Dorchester man arraigned on two counts of breaking and entering
Benjamin Pekersky was arrested by Patrolman Silwood at Field's Corner after a dramatic chase along Washington Street Dorchester. He appeared in Dorchester Court yesterday on two counts of breaking and entering and alleged larceny and was held for the Grand Jury.
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Benjamin Pekersky
Silwood
Field's Corner
Washington Street
Dorchester
Dorchester Court
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