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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1922
Page
18
Roslindale pastor John F. Cummings leads annual memorial masses at Calvary Cemetery for the Heart Church and Calvary Cemetery. The service occurred yesterday morning continuing the Sth consecutive year observance.
Thousands of Catholics from Greater Boston attended three memorial masses in a city cemetery chapel. The 9 o clock mass was led by Rev. Father Cumm ings, 10 o clock by Rev. Eugene A Toomey, and 11 o clock by Rev. Henry C Riordan. The chapel and grounds were crowded all day.
Felix Vorenberg, Boston Retail Trade Board president, told 200 Massachusetts merchants that retailers are not profiteers. He urged state association actions to cut costs through cooperative purchasing, oppose minimum wage laws, advertise for the trade, and boost local ties among stores.
Katheryn Collins wed Purser W F Miller of the S S President Harding. Maritime rules prevent the wife aboard during duty, so they will observe a monthly honeymoon when the ship returns from Europe. Miller sails from New York to Bremen, with reunions planned at each month’s end.
Fatalities from automobile accidents reached 10 168 for 1921 per census bureau figures. The data cover death registration areas only and exclude motorcycle accidents. New York led with 1 682 deaths, followed by Pennsylvania 1 060, Illinois 887 and California 876. Delaware posted 17 and Vermont 23.
Connecticut posts 15.5 with a 0.1 decrease while Maine gains 1.7 to 7.8. New Hampshire rises 3.8 to 8.6 amid Rhode Island at 18.6 up 0.7 and Vermont down 2.0 to 6.5.
The head of a man about 70 was found in a Staten Island woods near Travisville. Eyes gouged, teeth removed, and a chalked white cross marked the tree. Detectives say skull shows death four months ago with bullet hole and facial scars, marking the fourth dismembered body found in New York City in a month.
John F. Scott of Quincy was appointed yesterday fuel administrator in the city to fill the vacancy caused by Perley E. Barbour's resignation due to business demands.
In New London Connecticut Principal Colin S Buell banned knickers from classrooms at Williams Memorial Institute arguing they clash with Latin and history. He spoke to female students about attire concerns provoking consternation among many younger pupils. The dispatch ends noting that the U S Department of Agriculture has trained women chemists for public information on food values.
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