Sunshine campaign aids Bridgewater camp drive
Volunteers of America run a Bridgewater summer camp fundraiser drawing 1500+ applications from tired mothers and children. Sunshine days feature auctions on the Common and hundreds of girls selling cookies from Loose Wiles with proceeds funding the camp. Over 100 wounded veterans will join cookie sales to honor VOA kindness with a weekend outing and a large barbecue. Guests include Sergeant Alvin C York Booth Tarkington and Rev Helen K Wallace among officials.
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Bridgewater
Volunteers of America
Loose Wiles Company
Alvin C. York
Pall Mall
Tenn
Booth Tarkington
Helen K. Wallace
Alton
N. H
Do Your Stuff by William Slavens McNutt to Be Printed
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will publish in full the McNutt story Do Your Stuff by William Slavens McNutt. The note signals an upcoming feature for readers of the Sunday magazine.
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A McNutt
William Slavens McNutt
Boston Sunday Post
Shot at Priest From Medford in Ireland Trip
Reverend Daniel F. Desmond of St. Clement's Church South Medford reported being shot at while photographing in Ireland. He narrowly escaped harm and returned from a 10 weeks tour of Ireland England France and Italy. He met the Holy Father in Rome who blessed St. Clement's parish. He also met Collins Ds Valera and other Irish figures during his travels.
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Ireland
Daniel F. Desmond
St. Clement’s Church
South Medford
Father Desmond
England
France
Italy
Rome
Holy Father
St. Clement’s Parish
Mastor
Collins
Ds Valera
Haverhill Man Hurt While Stealing Ride
Herbert Edmunds aged 18 of Inland Street attempted to secure blind baggage seating on the paper train and fell from the steps injuring himself severely. William Marlin aged 72 of Merrimack Street escaped unharmed as the two youths planned a free trip to Portland Maine.
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Haverhill
Herbert Edmunds
Inland Street
William Marlin
Merrimack Street
Portland
Essex Street
Edmunds
New York Leads Nation in Per Capita Income
New York reports total state income of 9.07 billion dollars, over one eighth of the national total, per National Bureau figures. Nevada brings up the rear with 65.8 million, while per capita incomes vary from 463 in the South Central region to 874 in New York and around 800 in several western and eastern states.
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New York
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Nevada
Pacific States
Middle Atlantic States
South Central States
East South Central States
California
Wyoming
Massachusetts
Washington
Readville Painters Deny Striking Role Amid Shop Work
J. R. Morgan president of Painters Union 338 says workers at Readville shops are not strikebreakers. He notes union affiliation with the Brotherhood and AFL but says it is not represented in the Railway Employees' Department. He asserts the international union did not authorize a strike and members decided to re- prioritize duties.
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Readville
J. R. Morgan
Painters’ Union 338
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America
Mr. Morgan
American Federation of Labor
Railway Employees’ Department
International Union
Provincetown
Charles W. Hawthorne
Hawthorne
John Noble
New York
Mr. Noble
Paris
Ross E. Moffett
Noble
Thistlemore
Davit Erikson
Max Bohm
Lytton Briggs Buehler
Eugene O'Neil
Frank H. Desch
Cape Cod
Elizabeth Paxton
Provincetown Wharf
Julia Mathilda Morrow
E. Ambrose Webster
Bermuda
Union leader critiques strikes and job security stance
A union official asserts that his members have not filled striking railroad workers positions and instead maintain their own jobs. He says the organization has always been willing to cooperate with the federated crafts but has repeatedly been denied that privilege.
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Main
Boston envoy Joseph A. Conry reports Europe trip notes
After eight weeks in Europe, Joseph A. Conry returns to Boston. He says Paris is expensive while Rome’s pope and the Mayor of Rome greeted Boston’s Mayor Curley via Conry. Food prices in Serbia are lower than in the other European countries he visited.
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Serbia
Rome
Paris
London
Boston
Joseph A. Conry
Europe
Conry
Pope
Curley
Immense Crowds at Municipal Open Air Concerts
Large crowds attended the first open air concerts of the season under the Municipal Park Department at Boston Common Marine Park Charlestown Heights Jamaica Pond and Franklin Park. Gallo's Band led Boston Common Teel's Band drew thousands at Charlestown Heights Davine's Band played Marine Park Moore's Band Jamaica Pond and Stone's Military Band Franklin Park.
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Municipal Park Department
Marine Park
South Boston
Charlestown Heights
Jamaica Pond
Franklin Park
Boston Common
Gallo
Benjamin F. Teel
Mr. Teel
Greater Boston
Davine
Alfred T. Moore
Stone
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Cape
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Richard Miller
George Elmer Brown
Wiliam Paxton
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