Hilltop Home at North Acton Draws Visitors
James R. Lawrence and family occupy a cottage at North Acton as a Hilltop residence draws guests seeking rest and health. John C. Starbuck’s High Street site hosts lectures, with a School of Life Science hinted as near. Catherine Ward vacationing in Scituate, and Harry J. Clark promoted in the United Fruit Company’s tropical service.
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Thorvs
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B. Milton Kimball
Janey
Pepperell
Ort d
North Acton
John C. Starbuck
Starbuck
Catherine Ward
Scituate
Arry J. Clark
United Fruit Com
Tropics
Almirante
Panama
Guauemala City
Central America
Acton
Heath
Marlboro Man Greets Al Smith in Albany Church Meet
Thomas Roach of Marlborough Hudson Gas Company and his wife chatted with Al Smith after a Sunday service near the Governor's mansion in Albany. Smith spoke briefly about Massachusetts while greeting the visitors who attended the same church with the Smith family.
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al Smith
Democratic Party
Houston
Massachusetts
Marlboro
United States
Smith
Thomas Roach
Marlborough-Hudson Gas Company
Roach
Albany
New York
Maynard to Face Sheiks in Assabet Valley Classic
Stow and the Sheiks clash next Tuesday at Crowe Park in the Assabet Valley League as Sheiks chase early momentum in the second half. Maynard leads the standings with 4 wins and 1 loss, Berlin, Marlboro, Sudbury, Nobscots, and West Concord trailing with varied marks.
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Maynard
Crowe Park
Stow
Sheiks
PTC
Berlin
Aie
Marlboro
Ylnnats Sesctisort
Sudbury
West Concord
Detroit Municipal Air Terminal Plans Proposed
The article outlines a future Detroit Michigan airport project claiming to be the world’s finest. It features four concrete runways three hundred feet wide and five thousand feet long plus an air travelers hotel, an Administration Building with an underground passage to the Midway Terminal, large passenger aircraft hangars, civilian and military hangars, expanded parking, grandstands, radio beacons, and a railroad station for D T & I and Pennsylvania lines.
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Detroit
Michigan
Midway Terminal
Pennsylvania
America
B. Russell Shaw Co., Inc
Airport Engineers of
St. Louis
Midway
Sudbury social notes and local visits
Miss Geneva Leavitt hosted by Miss Ruth Gerry on Sunday. Haynes house repairs underway at the Center. Mass college and school groups visit the Wayside Inn and inspect antiques and the Mary Lamb School. Mrs. Nathaniel Loring hosted a bridge and tea on Framingham Road. Pepperell resident Mrs. Jane Bennett weekend guest of Mrs. William Tufts. Berry pickers work despite heat. prices barely cover labor discomfort. Nancy and Babara Way attended luncheon and golf at Kendall Green. John Phelan of Medford spent...
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Geneva Leavitt
Framingham
Ruth Gerry
Haynes
Mass
Wayside Inn
Mary Lamb
Nathaniel Loring
Framingham Road
Jane Bennett
Pepperell
William Tufts
Nancy
Babara Way
Kendall Green
John Phelan
Medford
Giant Dobson Fly Captured in Acton Visit
A large insect affair reaches the State House in Boston as Dr C Lawrence Clark brings a colossal eight inch winged creature to the Department of Agriculture. The director identifies it as a Dobson Fly, noting its exotic size and proving its larvae dwell under stones in swift stream beds where they prey on mayflies stoneflies and other aquatic nymphs.
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South Acton
C. Lawrence Clark
Prospect Street
Department of Agriculture
State House
Boston
Auto Crash Near Hapgood Crossing Injures Three
Three men were badly cut when a Whippet sedan skidded at Hapgood's crossing in West Acton. Driver Charles Smith and passengers John Cheness and Harold Hollowell of Maynard were taken to Dr. O Lawrence Clark for treatment after the Sunday 12 15 a m accident returning from Long Lake.
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South Acton
Hapgood’s
West Acton
Long Lake
Charles Smith
John Cheness
Harold Hollowell
Maynard
O. Lawrence Clark
Local Notes on Sudbury Road and Hudson Road Updates
Sunday with Richard Piper on old Sudbury Road. L Hawes begins improvements on his property near the Railway station on Hudson Road. Hawes clears the cellar of a house burned about fifty years ago. Miss Alice Tapper visited friends in town last week.
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Richard Piper
Sudbury Road
L. Hawes
Hudson Road
Mr. Hawes
Alice Tapper
Car Crash Wrecks Vehicle Leaving Emerson Hospital Scene
A car crash badly wrecked the vehicle with the top torn off before the occupants were taken to Emerson hospital in Concord. The article notes extensive damage to the car and injuries.
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Emerson
Concord
Local Notes from West Acton and Surroundings
West Acton residents share travel and visit updates as A J Torsleff heads to Orland Maine to preach this month. New wedding gift decorates the Acton Exchange desk from Maynard and Aston switchboard staff. Community members visit relatives in Provincetown and Northampton and plan trips to Springfield and Greenfield.
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A. J. Torsleff
Orland
Maine
Acton Telephone Exchange
Maynard
Aston
Charles: Durkee
Carolyn
James Durkee
Esther Whittemore
Phylis
Provincetown
Jonathan Teele
Roxbury Hospital
Mary Lawrence
Sidney Laffin
Arlington Street
Martha Houghton
Mary Colson
Northampton
Springfield
Greenfield
Mass
Edward J. Holton
Myra Cummings
Bersha Cummings
Gordon Tate
Eleanor Tate
Peterboro
Concord Ends Third Consecutive Swim Season
Last week closed the third straight season for Concord swimming with final meets and team results noted.
Temperature plunge as heat wave ends in sudden cool
August 8 Maynard reports a rapid shift from near 96 degrees to a 30 degree drop within an hour as residents move from bathing to wraps and overcoats. The quick change ends a three day heat spell noted by oldest locals.
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Maynard
Fitton A G of Worcester to play next Sunday at Crowe Park
The Fitton A G of Worcester and Maynard T T baseball game scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Rain postpones the game to next Sunday at Crowe Park. The Fitton outfit has many wins and is regarded as a top Worcester county team. A large crowd is expected. The Fittons are taking a guarantee on a win and lose basis.
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Maynard
Fitton A. G
Worcester
Maynard T. T
Crowe Park
Fitton
Worcester County
Fittons
Concord Red Cross swimming program praised for lifesaving training
Instruction under the Concord Chapter of the American Red Cross has run a highly successful season with many earning differing grades. About two hundred people connected with branches, led by chief instructor Alfred Hooper of Wrentham and assistant Elsie Loring Kennedy, who has run beginners classes at White's Pond, with Harrold D. Chittim assisting. Other classes met at Walden Pond as the chapter earns praise for its practical lifesaving effort.
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Concord
American Red Cross
Alfred Hooper
Wrentham
Elsie Loring Kennedy
Kennedy
White's Pond
Harold D. Chittim
Campaign Seeks Funds for Summer Playground
Mrs. Angie Hill contributed $5 to the summer playground fund. A campaign continues this season with the committee appealing for donations to extend activities for another week.
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Angie Hill
Concord State Guardsmen Hold Annual Reunion at Nahant
August 8 reports the Concord State Guardsmen Association gathering with feasting, frolic, a baseball game, and a meal at the Relay House. Attendees will stroll the rocky shore paths, recall the Battle of Ton, and meet at Town Hall before heading to the field. leaders include Vice Commander ArthurMer Adjutant Winthro Hodges and officers Derby Corru%a Thorpe Kenn.
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Concord
Concord State Gerans’ Association
Nahant
Ton
Rgatwig R Prgrand
Hant
Arthur Mer
Winthro Hodges
Quartermaster Thorpe
Charles Corru
Min Derby
Allan Kenn
Maynard P J Sullivan Survives Fine and Home Rest
Maynard P J Sullivan, who had been confined to his home for five days, is reported to be doing well. The notice notes his health improvement and ongoing confinement period.
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P. J. Sullivan
Adolph Chyzus Commissioned at Reserve Officers Camp
Adolph Chyzus, a local resident and Citizen's Military Camp member, was commissioned as an officer this year after graduating from the Reserve Officers Camp. Lt Chyzus has served with Co. M. T. C. for four years and played on the baseball team that won the championship.
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Adolph Chyzus
Sta
Citizen‘s Military Camp
T. C
Chyzus
Assabet Bank Clerk Takes Vacation With Family Trip
Sidney McCleary of the Assabet Institution plans a vacation with his wife. They will travel through New England and Canada. McCleary Jr. left Saturday for Camp Abnaki in Hero Street, while Gibbons remains at the bank for the period.
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Thea
the Assabet Institution
Bank
New England
Canada
McCleary Jr
Camp Abnaki
Hero St. John
Gibbons
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