Maynard Toive Alto Drowns at Vose Pond in Heat
Maynard Toive Alto, 30 McKinley street, drowned while bathing at Vose pond on Thursday afternoon. Medical examiner ruled death due to heart failure and accidental drowning as he sought relief from extreme heat. Alfred Koivu retrieved the body. Alfred Koivu and Hugo Salminen reported seeing him enter the water. Survived by wife and two children. native of Finland, in the U S for 20 years, worked in the weave room at Assabet Mills.
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Toive Alto
McKinley St
Vose Pond
McGrath of Hudson
Acci
Hugo Salminen
Roosevelt St
Alfred Koivu
Franklin Mage
Tony Collins
Vire
Tung’ Sama
Alto
Finland
Assabet Mills
Miss Wagner Weds John Marsden in Maynard
Margaret Wagner daughter of Mrs. Margaret Wagner of Deane street and John Marsden son of Mrs. Alice Marsden of McKinley street were married Saturday night at 8 30. The bride wore grey silk taffeta with matching hat and was attended by her sister and a brother of the groom. The groom, a member of Co 1 6th Mass Inf, had only a 24 hour furlough and is stationed at Camp Devens with his company. Mrs. Marsden is from Maynard and works in the cotton mills. Both families received many presents at the ceremony.
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Margaret Wagner
John. Marsden
Co. 1
Margaret,Wagner
Deane St
John Marsden
Alice Maden
McKinley, St
F. Parsons
Hannah
Thomasden
Marsden
Maynard
Abbet Mills
M. B. Church
Philathea
Maynard Lodge
Connors Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary At Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Connors marked their silver wedding at their Main Street home with only close relatives present due to their son Hugh serving in Scotland with the Saw Mill unit. Married August 2 1892 at Templeton they live in the town, with three children Watson Paul and Mildred assisting in the observance. The couple’s 15 years in town followed Mr Connors work as a fixer in the weave room and later running the Bridge cafe noted for his business success, amid numerous well wishes from local and out of town friends. Mrs Connors prior to marriage was Jennie Franklin of Templeton.
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Henry Connors
Main
Hugh
Scotland
Templeton
Watson
Paul
Mildred
Connors
Bridge Cafe
Jennie ‘Franklin
Mills Close at Assabet Mills as Heat Bites Workers
Heat waves force Assabet mills to shut Thursday morning through Monday. Sweltering conditions overwhelm many employees in the weaving and spinning rooms with high figures of overworks and near collapses. Police attend to a dye house worker who went deranged Thursday. Workers take short vacations to visit friends or head to beaches and resorts in nearby towns.
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Mia
Trenton Visitor Describes War Wounded Returning to Canada
Louis Delory of Trenton Ontario, a steamfitter in a Canadian munition plant, reports weekly arrivals of wounded in Canada from France. He recalls a family with five sons killed, one wounded, and the father serving in France. A case involved a white woman finding her husband missing limbs in a train meet, and Mrs Delory once worked at the Assabet mill.
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Louis. Delory
Trenton
Ont
Canada
France
Mry Delory
Assabet Mill
Unclear OCR: Railroad accident report fragments
Fragmentary text describes a railroad incident with a person named Julian Kaskanagka and others. Medical responders and a Dr Paine are mentioned, with disjointed references to a boiler, tubes, and Mrs Mortimer. Unable to determine a full event or outcome from the readable lines.
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Julian Kaskanagka
Toon Bf
Mo ‘Paing
Mortimer ”. Paine
Visit of Miss Thelm and Miss Grey in Boston
Miss Thelm and Miss Grey of Boston were guests of Miss Ruby Haitlin. Mrs. Alice Panton spent the week with relatives in Providence.
Maynard Women Donated Cakes for Camp Devens Dinner
Maynard Red Cross volunteers gathered over 100 home baked cakes for a Sunday dinner for Co. 1 at Camp Devens Ayer. Cakes were delivered Saturday to Charles Hi store and then transported by Benjamin Townsend’s truck with Irving Astwood assisting. Ayer reception, led by Howard Ledgard, praised the town’s generosity and said the Red Cross will assist again. Comfort bags from local women and Concord Red Cross for veterans accompanied the donation, and officials thanked contributors including Mrs. William Litchfield and Mrs. A B McCleary.
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Maynard
Red Cross
Co.1
Devens
Ayer
Charles Hi
Benjamin, Townsend
Irving. Astwood
A.B. MicGldary
Dee
Boston
P ’ Thercakes
Howard Ledgard
Cook
Fowler
Total Red Cross
Ledgard
Maynard ‘Red Cross
Red Chops
Quartermaster's
Concord Red Cross
Bratch
William Litchfield
Aid
George H. Merrick
A. B. McCleary
Mary James
Allie ‘Mertin
Maynard Rea Creed
Soldiers letter from Allentown describes camp life in 1917
The letter dated August 3 1917 from Allentown Pa recounts long waits for orders at training, hot and damp conditions, mosquitoes, and a recent promotion to private first class with pay raise and sleeve insignia. The writer mentions drills, fatigue, and a plan to sail, plus names family and fellow servicemen.
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Guyer Fowler
Guyer
Perentia
Seema
Warracks
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Wiliam O‘leary
John ‘Hennegsey
Albert Tt Doen
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Wilbur Theatre
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Standard Oil Co. of
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Main St
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Hodgdon
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