Maynard News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Sales
Local residents travel to visit relatives from Shirley to Charlton and Worcester. Car dealers Torrey & Vialle report multiple sales including a Rambler, a Dodge runabout, a three quarter ton GMC truck, and a Franklin runabout. Overseas notices celebrate arrivals of Dr. May and Bennie Gruber in the 76th division. Community events include Boy Scouts camping, parish lawn party plans, and civic committee appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelley
Shirley
June Kaler
Eleanor Dunn
Norwood
William Gutteridge
Brooks St
Charlton
Patrick McGrath
Henry Hodges
Worcester
Whitinsville
Margaret McCormack
Sudbury Sr
G. H. Fenton
Concord
Torrey & Vial
Frank May
Medical Corps
76Th
Lena Ofstie
Duluth
Minn
Anna Peterson
Bennie Gruber
Boston
Mary Delaney
Dedham
New Idea
Stafford Springs
Irving
Charles Wilcox
Nashua
N. H
A. T. Haynes
Wanted Position as a Nurse by Annie Roberts
Annie Roberts seeks a nurse position and offers strong references. Contact P. O. Box 81 Acton Centre, Massachusetts.
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Annie Roberts
P. O
Acton Centre
Mass
Elmer Mattson Reports From Front Line Notes
Private Elmer Mattson of the 327th Infantry writes home in good spirits after returning from his first front line stint. He describes receiving a Paris package with chocolates cookies tobacco and jam and notes the frontline rest period and renewed action amid ongoing fighting with German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Mattson
Machine Gun Co
327Th Inf
Hillside St
Paris
Maynard Boys
Anton
Salvation Army
Jerrys
Elmer
Miss Agnes Gibbons Recital Aids Knights of Columbus War Fund
A Maynard piano teacher Miss Agnes Gibbons receives a letter of thanks for proceeds from a May recital held at Colonial Hall. The Knights of Columbus War Camp fund gratefully acknowledges a $63.25 donation via Henry Stewart of Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missy Agnes
K. of C
Agnes Gibbons
Summer St
Colonial Hall
Knights of Columbus War Fund
Order
Maynard
Mass
Miss Gibbons
Henry Stewart
Hudson
Knights of Columbus
Maynard Red Cross Receives $145 From Cricket Club
The Maynard Red Cross acknowledged receipt this week of a check for 145 dollars and 16 cents from the Mayna Cricket and Athletic Club. Proceeds were from a recent field day held on the club house green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Red Cross
Mayna Cricket and Athletic Club
American troops in France praised for vast wartime efforts
Private Michael E. Lynch of Company K, 18th A. S. Inf. First Division, writes from the front praising American industry in France. He notes railways, hospitals, cantonments, telegraph lines, and other wartime builds, reflects on civilian displacement, French and British allies, and keeps readers updated on baseball and hometown greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael E. Lynch
Co. K
A. S. Inf
France
Seven Year Old Is Doing Well After Appendicitis Operation
Everett Sheridan seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sheridan Walcott sr was operated on for appendicitis at Clinton hospital on Tuesday of last week He was visiting relatives in Bolton when his condition worsened and he was rushed to the hospital for immediate surgery.
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Fowler
Brooks Jt
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Harry Fowler
Fort Standish
Brooks Sr
St. Bridget’ S Parish
Everett Sheridan
Joseph Sheridan, Walcott Sr
Clinton Hospital
Bolton
Chautauqua Guarantors List Grows in Maynard
In Maynard and Acton the Chautauqua enters its second season with greater success and a growing roster of 68 guarantors. The list includes Amory Maynard George Hart Orrin Fowler Edmund Whitney John H Hannon Abram D Holt Wilbur Hamlin and many others confirming the event as a lasting community institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Chautauqua
Maynard
Actons
Chautauqua
Amory Maynard
George H. Hart
Orrin
Fowler
Edmund Whitney
John H. Hannon
Abram D. Holt
Wilbur Hamlin
George A. Theodore
Helen A. Price
George D. Oison
Kenneth H. Damien
William Taylor
Howard A. Wilson
Orringler
Alfred T. Haynes
A Il. Proctor
W. A. Haynes Co
Ernest Reynard
Fred W. Taylor
Ralph W. Case
J. F. Graham
E. R. Toop
William H. Johnston
R. G. Jackson
Roy P. Sewall
Edward Doherty
Joseph Marsden
Boston Cafe Thrives After Move to Maynard Block
Abe Karanis, proprietor of the Boston cafe, reports the business is much better at the new Main street site on the old post office location after moving from Nason Street to the Maynard block last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Karanis
Boston Cafe
Captain Coulter Reported Wounded in Front Line Action
Mr and Mrs James Coulter received a note from their son Captain Charles Coulter announcing he took part in the recent big fight on the western front and was hit six times though only slightly hurt. He is a Maynard native living in Providence Rhode Island and was among the first commissioned from the Officers Training School. He went overseas with General Pershing and has served as intelligence officer with the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regulars, the first American troops in France. He was gassed months earlier and has seen extensive front line action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Bocie
Ik Downey
Joe Chidley
Red Sox
Mike
James Coulter
Charles Coulter
Western Front
Coulter
Providence
R. I
Pershin
France
Harold and Clarence White Enlist in Merchant Marine Training
Harold and Clarence White of Vose Farm R F D 3 enlisted in the U S Merchant Marine Training service during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold, Clarence ‘White
Vose Farm
U. S. Merchant Marine ‘Training Service
The Yankee Captive Soldier Defies the German General
A Massachusetts lad captive in France defies the German general with a patriotic speech. The verse extols American liberty, mourns wartime casualties, and vows Uncle Sam’s soldiers will defeat Kaiser Bill Germany's leader. The piece names Kaiser Wilhelm II and urges divine punishment.
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Massachusetts
France
America
Kaiser
Uncle Sam
Kaiser Bill
Germany
Superman
Old Bill
Billy
Europe
Earth
Orim. C, Kenyon
Had Narrow Escape Rowena Lowney Injured by Auto
Rowena Lowney four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Lowney of Cambridge was struck by an automobile Sunday in Bedford while crossing near a streetcar. She suffered cuts and bruises to head and face. the car then crashed into a tree. She was reported improved Monday and outdoors with Miss Mabel Lowney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowena Lowney
Theodore Lowney
Cambridge
Daniel Lowney
Harrison Jr
Bedford
Mabel Lowney
Anna Fuller
Willow St
West Somerville
Coal price list issued by Massachusetts Fuel Administration
The local Fuel Administration chaired by Joshua Naylor sent the established maximum retail prices for coal to Maynard Fuel Committee. The notice sets delivered anthracite rates and surcharges for packaging and freight, with reductions for yard delivery and varying charges for bagging and small lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass. Fuel Administration
Local Fuel Administration
Joshua Naylor
Mass
Maynard
United States
Uearea
Four Maynard men called to service by district selection board
Four Maynard men reported for selective service in Syracuse this week. Thomas Murray Parker Luke Curran and Phillip Bower volunteered or were placed for guard or fireman duties at debarkation ports. George BE White of Middlesex cigar faced medical review and was ordered not to be called for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Selection Board
Syracuse
N. Y
Thomas Murray
Parker
Paul Bower
Acton
Great Rd
Luke Ourr
San
Syracu Phillip Bower
Thomas Martis
Debarkation
George BE. White
Middlesex
Ayer
Tor
Genering
Minor Hope for Lulu Hekkala Recovery
Lulu Hekkala seven year old daughter of George Hekkelp Dartmouth Jr. was severely ill Friday after entering a Boston Mass hospital. She was on the dangerous list but is reported much improved and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Hekkala
George Hekkelp
Dartmouth Jr
Mass
Boston
Reverend Papineau Addresses Rural College Institute
Rev. A. P. Papineau of St. George Episcopal Church lectured at Amherat Rural College on The Moral Aims of War. The two day institute examined ethics and national conduct with remarks by several eminent figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Papineau
St. George Episcopal Church
Rural College
Amherat
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Waltham
Mrs. Reynard
Oak St
Angie M. White
Eugene L. White
S. A. Christie
M. D
Case’s Block
Nason Street
Maple Court
John Edwards
Prop
Tengoettnnt
WM. J. McGinley
New Haven, Ct
Assabet Institution For Savings
Haynes
Maynard, Mass
Charles S. Coulter
Klenzo
Rexall
Sidney E. McCleary
Cer—Bak ZI AG At
Best
Santos
New York State
Pyrex Black
Arsenate
T. F. Parker
The
Hi.s
Victor Victrola
C.H. Persons
Nason St
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