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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1921
Page
3
Dorchester man George W. Adams aged 84 marries Elizabeth A. Wood 59, his longtime housekeeper of five years, asserting that age does not dull the will to work play fight adventure and love as a young man would.
An elderly engineer named Mr. Adams discusses marriage age and partner selection. He asserts youths under 25 err in choosing mates, while those over 25 should find a fitting wife easily. He describes himself as six feet one, fit, with a sharp eye and global experience, and warns to only marry when mutual devotion runs deep enough to risk Niagara Falls for love.
The piece describes a forthcoming marriage in the Adams family, portraying a nearly 60 year old bride and her lifelong commitment. It notes preparations continue, a planned gray gown, and a private ceremony at the minister's home with no honeymoon, while well wishers flood in with congratulations.
Attendance at the Confra ternity of the Holy Cross meeting in the Cathedral chapel included the Way of the Cross and Benediction. An 8 o clock Mass benefited confraternity members. Lent weekday Masses at St. Marys are at 12 15 p m. Weekdays honor St Thomas Aquinas St John of God St Frances Forty Martyrs and St Gregory the Great with related novena services in North Find and Harrison Avenue churches.
Detroit March 4 Denial that Henry Potter editor of a Philadelphia publication who told Toronto police he was kidnapped by three men on the Henry Ford estate had entered the Ford property was made by Tearborn Police Chief Fred Faustmann after days of investigation. He said Potter was turned back at the gate by guards and there is no proof of kidnapping. Ford Motor Company officials refused to discuss Potter's statement.
The Nightworkers' Chapel choir rehearses an Easter program for Sunday March 27 at St. James Church Harrison Avenue with 40 voices directed by Thomas J. McDonnell and organist J. B. McDonnell. Original six men, including Jeremiah B. McDonnell and others, will sing with noted volunteers. Rev. Philip J. O'Donnell of St. James' is chaplain.
The Vermont Senate approved a bill to establish a State Teachers College to train teachers for Vermont schools. The measure includes a $200,000 appropriation and aligns with plans discussed after the Carnegie Foundation offered $100,000 toward creating the institution.
In Central Court, Joe Lavalla of Blossom Street faced a case involving a bragging brindle terrier linked to alleged gambling. Police, a Roxbury officer, and six men were fined for gambling, with the dog cited for unlicensed status. The tale, framed by local humor, ends with all agreeing the pup is a fine dog.
Walter Bolonis of South Boston admitted in Central Court corridor yesterday that his faults included taking free advice. After withdrawing $200 amid bank safety fears he followed others to Cooper Street where heiress Stella Berensky, living in seclusion, listened to thrifty schemes. A bogus housekeeper announced a wing sale and Walter contributed $12. The heiress and maid tried to comfort him with a joke about head relief as detectives Spinney and Mooney moved Stella toward a baronial estate, and she was sent to the reformatory.
Clarence R. Cooper, longtime clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth, marked 47 years of continuous service. Starting as an assistant reporter of decisions in 1874, he later served Suffolk county and moved to his current post about 17 years ago, receiving many congratulations from friends and the bar.
A formal call was issued for a national conference of employees at Omaha on March and 10 to resist wage reductions and a return to the 10-hour workday. The move signals broad opposition across the country to proposed labor concessions.
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