Maynardites edge Littleton in tight baseball clash
Behind Jones stellar pitching the Maynardites defeated the Littleton squad 5 to 3 at Crowe Park. Mancini and Wasiluk led the offense with key hits as LeSage added for Maynard while Knox and Cooper provided hits for Littleton. Rogers and Al Jones contributed doubles in a gritty road to victory.
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al Cowles
Jones
Diamondites
Son Crowe Park
Warker
Ton
Mancini
Wasiluk
LeSage
Hodgess
Rogers
Thursg
al Rogers
Jerry Tierney
Community Notes From East Acton and Vicinity
The Warren Davis family returns from nearly a year in California and stays with the McGuinnis family on Great Road East Acton. Local residents report vacations, car accident injuries, and school certificate details during the August period in West Acton and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Davis
East Acton
California
McGuinnis
Great Road
National Farm Safety Week Emphasizes Precautions
Willard A Munson of Massachusetts State College Extension Service urges farmers to reduce farm accidents during National Farm Safety Week. He cites fire falls careless machinery use and mishandling animals as main risks and notes 1943 farm work deaths reached 25 percent of all occupational deaths.
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Acci
Willard A. Munson
Massachusetts State College
Michigan peaches eyed strong season in 2.34 million bushels
East Lansing reports Michigan peach crop estimated at 2,340,000 bushels with market movement from August 20 to September 20. Growers expect a robust season, aided by favorable weather and steady demand statewide.
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East Lansing
Mich
U.P
Wdchigen
Young ladies due at Camp Weetamo and visits noted
Sudbury reports the young ladies due to arrive at Camp Weetamo in Ossibee New Hampshire on August 1st. Helen Toner Alice Walls and Joyce Olson will spend the month there. Mrs William S Evans and her young son Johnnie are visiting in New London Connecticut. Miss Dorothy Cutting has returned from Holderness New Hampshire after a two week visit.
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Camp Weetamo
Center’ Ossibee, N.H
Helen Toner
Alice Walls
Joyce Olson
William S. Evans
Johnnie
New London, Conn
Dorothy Cutting
Holderness
N. H
Couple and son visit Spofford over weekend
Mrs Charles Heath and her son Teddy of Newtowne read Acton Center spent the past weekend at Spofford New Hampshire with Bincens family.
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Bincens
Charles Heath
Teddy
Newtowne Read
Acton Center
Spofford
N. H
Acton Girl Betrothed To Lexington Man In Engagement
Acton Mr and Mrs John R Fisher of Wetherbee road announce the engagement of their dancer Thelma C Fisher to R Freeman son of Mr and Mrs George Freeman of Lexington. Miss Fisher attended Acton schools and studies at the Thedford Hairdressing Academy. Freeman is a discharged U S Army veteran who attended Lexington schools and works in a Waltham war plant. No wedding date set.
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Acton
John’ R. Fisher
Wetherbee Road
Thelma C. Fisher
R. Freeman
George Freeman
Lexington
Fisher
Thedford Hairdressing Academy
Freeman
Waltham War
Cleveland Hosts Quarter of U S Aircraft Parts Plants
A 25 percent share of United States aircraft parts plants is located in Cleveland, highlighting the region's pivotal role in aerospace manufacturing and supply chains.
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United States
Cleveland
Acton Boy Scouts Report Shows Year of Progress
The Acton Troop One BSA annual report highlights advancement toward Second Class badges with twenty Merit Badges awarded. Dokeld Keyes and Robert Durand are noted as Star Scouts while Keith Munson, Scoutmaster, is praised for leadership and urged to recruit two assistant Scoutmasters.
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Rop Committee
B.S.A
Acton
Ctizens
Dokeld Keyes
Robert Durand
Keith Munson
The
Universalist Church
Directn
Hall Couple Announces Second Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Allie L Hall of West Acton report their second anniversary on July 22. The event marks another year of marriage and shared life at their home in Acton.
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Allie L. Hall
Os “Strest
West Acton
Rte
Statewide Knights of Pythias Essay Winners Named
Frederick W N Parkhurst Jr of Waltham High won first prize in the Massachusetts Knights of Pythias essay contest for The Danger of Peace Time Conscription. Patricia Gustafson took second for How the United States Could Establish Better South American Relations, and Mary McKillop earned third with The Constituents of an Ideal Community. Judges included Erwin D Canham and John R P French.
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Frederick W. N. Parkhurst Jr
Waltham High School
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Patricia Gustafson
Bartlett High School
Webster
United States
Mary McKillop
Belchertown
Erwin D. Canham
Christian/Science Monitor
John. R. P. French
Cambridge’ ‘School
Kendal Green
Charles I. Taylor
Joseph E. Warner
Superior Court
Wallace Stearns
Grait
Knights of Pythias
Jong
Grand Lodge of the
Ts of Pythias
Massachusetts
Plymouth
Rvice Lorimer
S. Sgt. Hartwell Is Discharged
S. Sgt. Raymond Bickford Hartwell arrived at home on July 22 and received an honorable discharge on July 27 at Fort Devens. He enlisted in September 1940 and served overseas starting November, fighting from Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, the northern Solomons, and the Luzon campaign with the 25th Division. His brother Sgt. Robert Hartwell also served overseas two years and is now in Texas. He has three other brothers in service: Sgt. Harry O. Hartwell Jr. at home on leave after a leg injury, Pfc. Richard Hartwell in Germany, and Warren Hartwell in the Navy in the Pacific.
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Vrterae
Raymond Bk Bickford
Fort Devens
Army
Coipar
Gts
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Luzon
Robert Hartwell
Texas
Harry
Hartwell, Jr
Devs Ave
Fort
Engineers
10Th Armored Division
Pfc
Richard Hartwell
Army of Occupation
Germany
Warren Hartwell
Navy
Pacific
Bedford Man Enlists in Navy At Great Lakes
Sam W. Goodwin son of Mrs Jane Goodwin 198 North Road has reported for service at Great Lakes Naval Training Center where he is studying radio and electronics as seaman first class He graduated with honors from Lexington high school in 1945. Peggy O Neil and other guests visited Misses Catherine and Mary McGrath on Hartford Street.
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Sam W. Goodwin
Jane Goodwin
North Road
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Goodwin
Lexington High School
Acton Center Family Vacation and Visit Orbits Cape
Mr and Mrs Robert Ford of Maifi street Acton Center with their sons Robert and Donald are vacationing at North Truro on Cape Cod Mrs Emily Davis of Worcester is visiting her sister in law Mrs George Noyes in Acton Center
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Robert Ford
Maifi Street
Acton Center
Robert and
Donald
North Truro
Oh the Cape
Emily Davis
Worcester
George Noyes
Actons Center
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Tucker
Richard B. Greenman
Peter
Dorothy
David
Lake Winnepesaukee
New Hampshire
G. Howard Reed
Massachusetts Avenue
Wilhelmina and
Elsa
Mr. and
Camp
Eleanor Justice
Northboro
St John
New Brunswick
Annie McCarthy Smith
Emerson Hospital
Kelley’s Corner
Richard
Mrs. Eneoo
Wetherbee Rist Apton
Eenen O’meara
Peabody
Arthur L. Freese
Dat Phyllis
West Yarmouth
Mass
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Margaret Cellaan
Gree Fast Acton
South Yarmouth
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Michigan Peaches
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BOY Scouts
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Mary McGrath
Hartford Street
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