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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
9
New England gears up for the United War Work Campaign from November 11 to 18 with 250 000 workers in the region and 3 000 speakers plus 300 national leaders. Half a million posters and one million booklets will circulate. Newspapers join in, while local Victory committees mobilize to urge gifts.
The Rev. John A. Quigley assistant pastor of the Church of the Ascension since 1917 died at St. Vincent Hospital after a week long illness of pneumonia from influenza. He contracted the disease while caring for sick parishioners. Quigley aged 37 was a Holy Cross College graduate of 1902.
A critics column surveys mid 1930s non fiction titles on war era topics. Beebe’s Jungle Peace blends science and civilization while Nerves and the War offers plain language guidance for troops. Other works discuss municipal reform, community ideas, music appreciation, and women’s citizenship with practical aims.
Director Everett W. Lord of the federal employment service ordered that no more labor will be recruited to other States until further notice. All unskilled labor in Massachusetts is needed for war production, and government bureaus will not sanction withdrawals. Skilled workers in the state will also remain as determined by employment bureaus.
Cadet Edward Augustus Wight of 982 Beacon Street Newton died Thursday night at the Army Balloon School Fort Omaha Nebraska. Pneumonia after influenza caused his death as he completed the course. Born in Roxbury 28 years ago he was son of the late Mr and Mrs Edward A Wight. He leaves sisters Ethel and Dorothy Wight and Mrs Marion Dunnell of Newton Centre and brother Ralph F. E. Wight a private in the 10th Engineers hospitalised in France since July.
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