Land offers attract 160 plus applicants for cultivation
The American Wooten Co with state support provides about 54 acres of company land for cultivation. Some 31 acres are plough ready with rest to be cleared. Over 150 applications already filed. Maynard Grange forms a Potato club. local landowners offer tracts for farming. Backyards and vacant lots are seeded with vegetables, even front lawns for crops. Magnaia seen enlisting many soldiers of the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolen Co
American Wooten Co
O. C. Dreschler
Assabet Mills
Maynard Grange
The
Grange
H. Linwood White
Albert Batley
Qoham
Magnaia
Maynard News Briefs and Local Socials
Maynard notes show numerous visits and hometown gatherings. Frank Desmond of Shirley and Miss Agnes Richardson hosted friends, while John Hilferty of Leominster visited relatives. several residents traveled to Fitchburg Lowell and Danvers for weekends. Community events include troop baseball practice, a concert at Glendale church, and local church society meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Desmond
Shirley
Agnes
Richardson
Fitchburg
La Mascotte operetta slated for Monument hall shows
Final arrangements completed for the operetta La Mascotte to be staged in Monument hall on April 27 and 28. The three act farce features about 24 speaking parts with 200 costumes and principal roles by Esther Davis Edith Ponder Wolsey Pratt Homer Allen and Laura Curley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monument Hall
High School Glee Club
Hudspeth
Esther Davis
Pettina
Edith ‘Ponder
Fiametta
Lorenzo
Rocco
Wolsey Pratt
Homer Allen
Norman McCilaster
Herbert
Pickard
Fritillin
Laura Curley
Replica Monument Window Display Aids Fundraising
A replica Soldiers and Sailors monument is shown in Wr. X Macurda’s Nason street drug store window. The monument committee seeks subscriptions to fund a formal ceremony on Memorial Day, with appeals already circulated and merchant cards in windows accepting donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wr. X
Public Lecture At A. O. U. W. Hall On Farm Life
The invitation invites the public to a Thursday evening lecture at the A. O. U. W. hall on April 26 at 7 30 p m Rev E W Davenport of Colerain will speak on the Sunny Side of Farm Life The Pomona Grange secured his appearance and says he is in great demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. ‘W. Davenport
Colerain
Davenport
Pomona
Grange
Maynard Lost to Forge Village in 8 1 Soccer Game
Forge Village defeated Maynard 8 to 1 at John A Crowe Park on Patriots day. Scorers for Maynard were G. Graham with one goal. Forge Village tallied through T Kelley W Mitchell. Referee Richards Allen with linesmen Joseph Chidley and R Cuhliffe. Attendance exceeded 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriots
John A. Crowe Park
Maynard
Forge
Village
G. Graham
T. .Kelley
W.mitchell
Richards Allen
Joseph Chidley
R. Cuhliffe
Guard Duty Details for Co I and Co K Units
Company I of the 6th Regiment performed active guard duty during the past week. Part were assigned in Massachusetts while others returned to the Concord armory for relief. Company K of the 9th Regiment guarded Maynard area with most members at the armory and a few named men stationed elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Fletcher
Maiden
Miss . Fletcher
Margaret
Orrin Bosworth
Etta-Clark
Maxine
Gardiner
Shea
Leslie
Co. I
Concord
William Ryan
Massachusetts
Co. K
Maynard
Edward Ledgard
Wm. Taylor
William “Murray
Roy Nelson
Joel Parmenter
McCormick's Kidney and Nerve Remedy Offered
An advertisement asks readers why they suffer rheumatism and urinary disorders and promotes McCormick's Kidney and Nerve Remedy as a quick relief. It urges consulting a druggist to see if the remedy will help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
McCormick's Kidney and Nerve Remedy Ad
An advertisement offers McCormick's Kidney and Nerve Remedy for sale at 1.00 dollars. The seller is Thomas McCormick of Maynard Massachusetts.
First Sermon by New Pastor at Local M B Church
Rev Francis C Parsons preached his first sermon as pastor of the M B church on Sunday and led morning worship with a 15 voice choir. He was appointed after a New England M D conference in Springfield and previously led churches in Orange Maine and New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C.parsons
M. B
Conference of New England’ “Methodists
Springfield
M. E
Orange
Maine
New Hampshire
Maine Central District
Frank Taylor
Encig
Marathon runners face brutal 25 mile race finish positions
George Lousols and William Wick, Maynard's representatives, placed 25th and 28th in the Boston Marathon on Patriots Day. Lousols shed about seven pounds from 169 to 162 pounds after fighting illness a week earlier and vows not to run again due to the toll of such a long distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’ Lousols
William Wick
Maynard
B. A. A. Patriots
Lousola
Schools Promote Home Garden Clubs and Farm Work
Supt William H Millington urged high school pupils to join state garden clubs and sign up for farm work this summer. Fifth to eighth graders have had home gardening lessons, with a Friday soil preparation demonstration led by town farmers.
Alia Temperance Society Fair At Main Hall
The Alia Temperance society held a three night fair at their hall on Main Street. Thursday Friday and Saturday of last week featured a Friday evening entertainment and a Saturday prize drawing event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Alia Temperance Society
Main St
Public Hearing On Undergrounding Overhead Cables
New England Pel. & Tel. Co. officials plan a public hearing in the selectmen's rooms Monday evening April 30 to discuss removing all overhead cables and placing them underground in the town center business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Pel. & Tel. Co
Selectmen’s Rooms
Maynard Fire Department Praised for Quick Home Fire Response
Mr and Mrs Wm Martin express public thanks to the Maynard Fire Department for prompt efficient work in protecting their home during a recent neighborhood fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Fire Department
Wm. Martin
Worcester Driver Strikes Boy. Seven Year Old Dies
John Ingham of Worcester struck William Riordan, seven, while driving on Shrewsbury street. Riordan died later at Memorial Hospital from shock and a fractured skull. Ingham, 29 Brooks Street, claimed the accident was unavoidable as Riordan and another boy darted into the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ingham
Worcester
William Riordan
Peter F. Riordan
Waite St
Memorial Hospital
Brooks St
Maynard
Shrewsbury St
Walte St
Riordan
Ingham
Edwin L. Chase
Shrewsbury
Elected Officers for Sons of St George at St George’s Church
The Sons of St George met at St George’s Episcopal church and elected Edwin Toop as past president Mark Newton as president Albert Axford as vice president Joe Marsden as secretary Harold Cuttell as assistant secretary Fred Axford Sidney Axford Joseph Parkin as trustees Edward Carleton as treasurer Marsden Waterhouse as chaplain James Baldwin as I G Alfred Billet as C G The installation will be at Masonic hall next Saturday at 730 PM with Fitchburg degree team and grand lodge officers from Boston present. A furnished room offering modern improvements is available by applying to P O box 78 or 38 Brook St Maynard.
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Boy Scouts
Elmer Mills
Thomas McMahon
A. F
Lia
John McLaughlin
Somerville
Andrew McDonald
Arlington
Charles Whitney
Uxbridge
Thomas Wright
Main St
John Ingham
John Rihituoma
Glendale
Lutheran ‘Church
William. Greenlaw
City Electrician
Hannis
Beverly
John O. Thomson
Arthur Sullivan
Margaret McWilliams
Anna Kauppi
Framingham Hospital
Frederick N. Rutan
Congregational Church
Monticello
N.Y
Don Lentis
Trinity
Hartford
Clarke
Wallace Priest
Brooks
Fred Creighton
Warren
Red Cross
Philip Wilson
Howard Wilson
Brooks St
Dorcas Society
Irving Howe
Acton St
Frank ¥. Sanderson
St. George’s Church
Girls’ Friendly Society
Helen Reynard
Homeopathic Hospital
Boston
Brown St
W. G. Puddefoot
D. D
National Council of the Scene
Congregation
Order of the Sons of St. George
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Edwin Toop
Mark Newton
Albert Axford
Joe Marsden
Harold Cuttell
Fred Axford
Sidney Scott
Joseph Parkin
Edward Carleton
Treas
Marsden Waterhouse
Jame Baldwin
I. G
Alfred Billet
C. G
Order
Masonic Hall
Fitchburg
Grand Lodge
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Lowell
Bert
Doel
Garett Black
Stafford
Ignie
John Ing
Robert White
Great Rd
John Hilferty
Leominster
Sppaat
James
Hilferty
Main
Stanley Vodoklys
Ghorlew Harvey
Norwich
Aimey C. C.dreschler
Fred: Holt
A. D. Holt
Joseph. Crowley
Michael Crowley
South Boston
Julean
St. Ee
Elmer Clark
Danokeee
Okies Water
Lillian Clark
Walcott Br
Fullenton
Mein St
Adv
Maynerd
Mt José
Louis Peel
Post Office
de Garland
McCormick’s
Thomas
Mass
Ansco
Rexall
DeLee’s Pharmacy
Nason
Maynard, Mass
John
P. O. Fox
Brook St
Glenwood Square
Tremont St
Meynard
Assabet Institution For Savings
Nason Street N
Our
Promptig
George H. Gutteridge
Nason Street
Maynard, Mags
Jersey Butter CO
Maynard’s
Jersey
Campbell’s
Jersey Butter Company
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