New England Quota Reached in Missionary Drive
Three days remain in the Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Centenary drive seeking 105 million dollars to spread Christian democracy worldwide. One hundred fifty New England churches have met their quota and continue canvassing members, boosting the regional total as reported by R. A. Cassidy from Boston headquarters at 581 Boylston Street.
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New England
Boston
Boylston Street
R. A. Cassidy
New England Drives Boost Fund Total to 70.3 Million
Reports from New England and beyond show 19 more churches meeting their quotas as the eight day fund drive nears mid stage. Daily results add 275000, pushing regional total well over three million with national totals at 70,293,197 and 70 percent of the required fund.
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New England
Boston
North End
Trinity Church
Cambridge
Augusta
Maine
Berlin
Wilton
Concord
New Hampshire
Baker Memorial
N. H
Gleasondale
St. Johnsbury
Vermont
Lunenburg
Springfield
Monson
Bondsville
Fairview
Chicopee Falls
Providence
Newport First
Newport
R. I
Brockton
Cassidy
New York
Nationa
Missing Man on Dead List
The War Department release shows 94 slightly wounded men among the casualties, with 18 fatalities from various causes. New England bears 17 names with one day’s fatality, Boston’s Private William Pramas reported killed in action after previously listed as missing. The casualty list details killed, wounded, and missing by category.
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War Department
New England
William Pramas
Upton Street
Boston
Fioranti Cleared of Killing Woman in North End
The jury acquitted Domenico Fioranti of dropping a 25 pound granite chunk from 364 North Street, striking Mario Tamburino and killing him as a bystander reaction. Witnesses saw Fioranti flee the building rear after the incident. A nearby description notes a black twill skirt and beige silver embroidered bodice at the scene.
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Domenico Fioranti
North Street
North End
Mario Tamburino
New England Boys on Casualty List News Item
List of service members from New England and nearby states named as wounded or missing in action. Entries include Corp Stanley M. McLeod Clinton and others with addresses in Dorchester Gloucester Attleboro Waterbury Rumford Providence Bridgeport Plymouth and more. Some names are marked KIA as previously reported missing.
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Stanley M. McLeod
Pearl St
Clinton Corp
Frederic N. Weaver
Edson St
Dorchester
William O. Silva
Friend St
Gloucester
Charles S. Welsh
Sumner St
Boston
Alfred W. Wilmore
Park St
Attleboro
James Campbell
W. Main St
Waterbury
Conn
Howard B. Matterson
Cheshire St
Cheshire
Two Army Fliers Spill Near Portland
Major Adlai H. Gilkeson and Pilot H. M. Meecraw of the Army Air Service escaped serious injuries when their training plane rolled over on takeoff from a South Portland field. They arrived Monday night from Mineola on a nonstop flight and planned to continue to Bangor with a hoped-for hop not later than soon.
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Fortland
Adlai H. Gilkeson
H. M. Mee-Craw
Army Air Service
Mineola
L. I
South Portland
Bangor
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Voces
Teeebeese
Fioranti
NEW England Boys
Casualty
Charles H. Weare
Arch St
New Britain, Conn
Upton St
Henry Becker
Seavie Ave
Bridgeport
Augustino Farino
Bradford St
Plymouth
Colonial Theatre
Portland
Connecticut
This City
Hart Schaffner & Marx
SAS
Franklin Street
Franklin and
Washington
Good Clothes
Hart Linetiner & Marx
Boylston
Washington St
Franklin
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