Red Cross War Fund Workers Are Commended in Concord
Concord chapter chairman Arthur B. Brooks lauds the extensive Red Cross War Fund effort in 1944. Campaign leadership included John W. Codding as chair and John B. Buttrick as vice chair with a wide planning committee and numerous captains across sections, stores, and districts. The note also credits Middlesex participants and the ConcordGirl Scouts for opera and picture project support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Concord
Arthur B. Brooks
American Red Cross
John W. Codding
John B. Buttrick
Ralph C. Piper
Joe Kink
A. Page Browne
Henry A. Laughlin
Harold Orenoff
Philip Smith
Russell Hunt
Donald Frothingham
Red C
Romeo di
Hubert M. Wardwell
Jean Foss
Elmer Grouch
B. P. Daniels
Frank Heén
Helen How
Walter How
Virginia Rider
Merton Sanborn
Audrey A. Taylor
Arthur Tibbetts
John Wallace
Hans Miller
Albert Black
Alexander A. Cameron
John W. Clarkson
James S&s. Draper
Frederic Gooding
Frederick H. Lovejoy
Catherine Martell
Willard H. Ee
William H. Towler
Edward J. Varley
R.D. Willard
North Acton
Fred Willett
Avis Collins
Florence Durke
West Acton
Leroy Strong
James Baker
R. Baker
Marion Beach
Anne Burke
Thomas Callanan
Philip Goldthwaite
Florence Harriman
Porter Jenks
Frederick Kennedy
Katherine Kinsley
Arthur Lee
Thomas Meldrum
Harold Nickerson
Albert Pratt
Jeanette Rifford
Tolanthe
Red Cross
Concord Girl Scouts
Laurence Richardson
A. Lawrence Peirson
Geisler
Draft for men over twenty six continues amid war
The article notes that men over 26 will still be drafted as long as the war lasts and predicts the draft picture will clarify in a month. It explains that until details emerge, Selective Service cannot determine how many will be inducted or how strictly older groups will be treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
River Hwang Ho shifts mouth eleven times says report
An ancient chronicle notes the Hwang Ho river changing its delta mouth eleven times, reflecting dynamic river behavior and changing landscapes along the Chifia region. The record underscores historical awareness of shifting shores and river engineering challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chifia
Hwang-Ho
Coal Dealers Warned of Short Supply for Next Winter
Local coal dealers echo Deputy Fuel Administrator Potter alerting a grave coal shortage for next winter. Consumers must file consumer declarations for 1942-43 tonnage, with seven eighths of annual purchases allocated and 50 percent delivered before October 1 1944. Deliveries prioritized by declaration receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solid Fuel Administration
New England
Charles
J. Potter
Fay School Scholarship Offered By Alumnae Association
The Fay School of 52 Beacon Street Boston announces a full one year scholarship in secretarial science for senior girls. The award follows a competitive examination at the school on Saturday May 20 at ten o'clock. The school sits on Beacon Hill and specializes in secretarial training.
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Boston
Mass
Fay School
Beacon Street
Fay
Beacon Hill
King Receives Governor Saltonstall Tribute
Governor Saltonstall lauded Speaker Rudolph F. King for a fair, non usurping tenure, saying he has made a great record and earned respect from members of both parties. Members presented King with a fountain pen after a pre prorogation ceremony in the House chamber. Rep. Henry J. Kolluck presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Leverett Saltonst
Rudolph F. King
House of Representatives
Henry J. “Kolluck
Army Navy warn souvenir hunters in New England
Major General Sherman Miles and Rear Admiral R A Theobald join in a public safety statement warning civilians about dangers of finding stray bombs shells flares and other explosive objects on beaches or inland areas. They urge leaving items undisturbed and reporting locations to police or Coast Guard for prompt handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Miles
First Service Command
R. A. Theobald
First Naval District
Office of Civilian Defense
New England
Army
Navy
Guard
Skille
Stocked waters listed for trout season across Middlesex area
With opening trout season, list of stocked waters includes Acton Nashoba Brook, Ashland Sudbury River, Bedford Vine Brook, Shawsheen River, Billerica Content Brook, Jones Brook, Boxboro Inch Brook, Concord Jennie Duggan Brook, Mill Brook, Walden Pond, Framingham Learned Pond, Hemmenway Brook, UnquenterNarsett Brook, Holliston Boggastow Brook, Hopkinton Sudbury River, Hudson Turt Meadow Brook, Lexington Maple Brook, Vine Brook, Littleton Beaverstook, South Natick Charles River, Sudbury Hemenway Brook, Wayland Hayward Brook with transport and access notes.
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Middlesex County
Acton Nashoba
Park
Boston
South Acton
Ashland
Sudbury River
Framingham
Main St
Pleasant St
Bedford
Vine Brook
M. B. St. Rail
Arlington Heights
Maynard
Shawsheen River
Middlesex
Boston St. Ry
Billerica
Content Brook
Eastern Mass
St. Rail
Lowell
Billerica Center
Jones Brook
E. Billerica
Boxboro
Inch Brook
West Acton
Concord
Jennie Duggan Brook
Lovell
Hospital Corner
Boston & Maine
Mill Brook
Stan Concord Square
Walden Pond
Learned Pond
Pas
Boston and
Worcester
Princhville Avenue
Hemmenway Brook
Holliston
Hopkinton
s—Johnson
Marlboro
Southville
Hudson
Rurt Meadow Brook
Leominster
Hudson Center
Lexington
Maple Brook
Arlington, Heights
Mass. Avenue
Bow Street
E. Lexington
Littleton
Natick
Charles River
M & B St. Railway
Nobscott
Wayland
Hayward Brook
Wayland Sq
Work Accidents Top War Deaths
New York reports on home front disasters with Industrial accidents killing or injuring more people than combat casualties. Business Week notes 7800 more deaths from Pearl Harbor to this January, with disabled workers outnumbering war casualties by 60 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Business Week
Pearl Harbor
Fire chiefs urge Spring Clean to curb fires and save lives
Fire chiefs say rubbish buildup often causes fires and disease and urge families to clean attics basements storage garages yards and vacant lots. They stress repairing equipment checking chimneys extinguishers and keeping flammable cleaners away from flames to protect health and support the war effort.
War Administration seeks radio operators for merchant fleet
The War Administration urges licensed radio operators to join the effort to equip Uncle Sam's merchant fleet. Hundreds more radios are needed on ships and at shore stations to ensure vital communications for convoys and war supplies. The Recruitment and Organization of the War Shipping Act division, based at Atlantic Avenue in Boston, calls for immediate assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrin
The
War Administration
Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Ear
War Shipping Act
WSA
Lantic Avenue
Boston
Birthplace
Liberty
Fire Outbreak In Major League Class Sparks Alerts
A fragmentary report notes a large fire incident affecting a class or group in an area, with warnings issued to prevent further spread. Authorities advise evacuation and vigilance as emergency crews respond to the scene.
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Benjamin Ll. Wilson
Wayne Ford ‘Christian
Walter Driscoll
John Goulding
Alice Hagerty
Randolph Piper
Russell A. Hisenhauer
George ‘T
Brigham
John Drysdale
Katrina Miller
George R. Simms
Rothwell MacRae
Sarah Bartolomeo
Rudolph. Currier
James .Hanley
John ©. Hosey
Robert Woodbury
Putnam King
Winthrop L. Brown
Walter Dow
George Hull
Dominic Lombardo
George Manter
Reginald A. Morgan
Sumner Stow
Damon Valentine
George A. Warner
Walter L. Borden
Harry S. Cook
Horace W
Roger Fenn
Harding Green
George Keyes
Henry M. Keyes
Donald H. Powers
John Remick
George R. Walker
Ralph Holden
John Emerson
Domenico Inferrer
Bernard McGrath
Mark Mara
Morris Hallowell
G.W. Bourne
Charles . Bulger
Edwin F. Carlson
Morris Longstreith
Charles H., Paine
Endicottee Leonard
J. Smith
H. P. Irrell
Caleb H. Wheeler
Ivan D. Servais
Archibald Ferran
Oscar Bedford
Joseph Hay
Allan Kennedy
Frank C. Leighton
Charles Lombardo
Joh Dolan
Clarence C. Ackerman
Henry A. Bertelsen
Veronica Dee
Joseph J. Gill
Charles M. Hamilton
Sigrum .Hojem
Malcolm M. Holden
William R. Lawrence
Elizabeth McNall
John E. Mullen
Elizabeth O’connell
John J. O'Grady
Robert R. Poland
Priest Pringle
Theodore Beharrell
R. O. Beharrell
Catherine Diskin
Nancy Dye
B. W. Hutton
Edward Mahoney
Alexina Pageau
Daniel Sullivan
Louis Achette
Angelo Bartolomeo
Ralph LeBallister
Lillian McClellan
Ralph Taylor
Frank Hood
Martha Benson
Robert Brooks
Thomas Crocker
Percy Monson
Harry Parker
May Wilson
Russell Eldridge
Marian King
Charlotte Landini
Arthur Wood
John Maguire
Oscar, Bedford
Henry Harmon
Llorence Bartolomeo
Leslie Bayeur
Thorlef Néux
Loretta Carr
Patricia Gerow
Dorothy Harmon
Marjorie Harmon
Mildred Harmon
George Harris,Jr
Alfred Harris
George Hefty
Frank Kierstead
Victor Pozerycki
Louise Ryan
Joseph Santora
Marie Thurston
Catherine Wallace
Mary Ware
Acton
Wesley P. Wilmot
Henry Hokinson
Haah
Carlton
Keyes
Harriet Barker
Barbara Bursaw
Joan Campbell
Katherine Cullinane
Richard Deane
Lawrence Donnelly
Zilla Gates
Olga Granberg
Florence Larrabee
H. G. Nicola
Jane Reed
Everett Reed
Charles Vose
Joanna Vose
Vijigoro
W.E. Aubuchon Co
Marlboro Maynard Hudson
L. J. Raymond
Boston Post
Sudbury Tel. Sud
George HO Keefe
East
Heise ,Massachusetts
Cambridge
Masa
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Bigham & Sons, Inc
South
Waltham el
Waltham
Secretarial
Rep
Martin Dies
Texas
Committee On UN
R. F. King
House
Sary
S. House
Walter Telephone
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