Concord Gaffney Triumphs 19 to 0 in Thanksgiving Football
Lexington High Schools center and captain and Gaffneys experienced backfield drove a 19 to 0 Concord defeat on Thanksgiving morning. Gaffney scored twice with Kraetzer adding another. Moloy kicked the extra point as Lexington overwhelmed Concord with penalties and strong line play.
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Gaffney
Concord High School
Lexington Igh
Anderson
Pickard
Massachusetts High School Athletic Association
Concord
Lexington
Moloy
Collins
Kraetzer
Concord Boys
Shea
Lexington H
H.S. Stetson
Webster
Crowe
Holt
Robinson Lydiard
Partridge St
Lapham Jackson
Parker
Fardy
Ingalls
Prime
Henness
Thanksgiving Gathering Applicants and Local Charity Sale
South Acton residents hosted relatives over Thanksgiving with numerous visits among families from Groton Cambridge Lowell Winchendon Boston and Acton. A West Acton Woman's Club charity sale for Emerson Hospital Fund raised over fifty dollars with committee members named.
Congregation Notices Calendar For Week
The church schedules its Annual meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m and a Christian Endeavor prayer meeting Friday at 7 p m with the topic Steward ship Our Prayers For Christ's World. Thursday afternoon the Ladies Social Circle meets with Miss Alma Stowell. Wednesday evening at 7 15 the S S Teachers Institute meets at West Acton Baptist Church. Sunday December 7 morning service at 10 30 Sunday School at 11 45 and Evening service at 7.
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Christian Endeavor
Alma Stowell
S. S. Teachers Institute
West Acton Baptist Church
Ensure Your Good Health and Fight Winter Illness
A vintage advertisement urges readers to boost resistance with Father John's Medicine. It claims the pure food tonic wards off colds and winter illnesses, describing it as a powerful builder used for 69 years. It promotes starting the tonic today and touts a special scientific process behind its value.
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Father John
Local notes and social events Concord area
Mrs W Tripp returned from a week visiting her daughter in Groton. Joseph Brown moved his family to the Goodrich house on Commonwealth Ave. A fire at Charles Libby’s off Commonwealth Ave destroyed a hen house and endangered nearby buildings. An Sunday evening Annuaranac Grange meeting featured a Bundle Whist led by Miss Elizabeth Connell. Earl Collins Anderson Farrell and James Hennessey Jr. visited St Anselm’s College for Thanksgiving with their parents. W C T U regular meeting planned with Mrs Guy Fernald. Biars Bluefeather of the Sioux Indians to speak at West Concord Woman’s Club Friday. Weekend visitors included Edna Sear Ruth Braithwaite Robert and Warren Ford and John Delaney’s shin injury kept him from work. John MacEachern and Joseph Alexander spent Thanksgiving with A J MacBacher family. Marion Derby returned to New York after Thanksgiving with her parents. December 8 Lyceum Course finale features Robert A Burlen reading.
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W Tripp
Earl Prescott
Groton
Joseph Brown
Goodrich
Commonwealth Ave
J. R. Kennedy
William Reilly
Crest Street
Charles Libby
Annuranac Grange
Elizabeth Connell
Earl Collins
Anderson Farrell
James Hennessey Jr
St. Anselms’ College
Manchester
N.H
Guy Fernald
Forge Village
John MacEachern
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Joseph Alexander
Newark
N. J
A. J Mac Bacher
Marion Derby
New York
Benjamin Derby
Lyceum
Ladies Union
Robert A. Burlen
Merry Party for Miss Crossley
A Saturday evening reception at Miss Mary Crossley’s Old Marlborough Road home celebrated her nineteenth birthday with music dancing and games. Guests included Edna Searle Helen Taylor Marion Taylor Nina Ruble Lillian Prenti Lucille Kennedy Vivian Lyon Robert Ford Warren Ford Cambridge James Hutchinson Mendon M Reed Gloucester Ex bert Montague Ronald MacKenzie George Peirce Richard Williams Waldo MacWilliams Neil MacWilliams and Roderick Nagle.
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Mary Crossley
Old Marlborough Road
Edna Searle
Revere
Ruth Braithwaite
Cambridge
Helen Taylor
Hopedale
Marion Taylor
Nina Ruble
Lillian Prenti Lucille Kennedy
Vivian Lyon
Robert Ford
Warren Ford
James Hutchinson
Mendon
M. Reed
Gloucester
Exbert Montague
Ronald MacKenzie
George Peirce
Richard Williams
Waldo MacWilliams
Neil MacWilams
Roderick Nagle
Ladies Union Christmas Fair Draws Large Crowd
The Ladies Union held a successful Christmas fair and entertainment at the Church on Monday afternoon and evening with many attractively decorated tables. Supper was served at 6 20 followed by a farce The Comical Cousin featuring a cast including Mrs Elsie McClellan Mrs Helen Lawrence Mrs Caroline McCabe Mrs Emma Bebarrell Miss Josephine MacLeod Miss Edith Comince Mrs Eva Leighton and others.
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Ladies’ Union
Anna Hall
Cora MacLeod
Elsie McClellan
Helen Lawrence
Caroline McCabe
Emma _ Bebarrell
Josephine MacLeod
Edith Comince
Eva Leighton
Andrew Edwardson
Dorothy Blodgett
Bertha Montague
Sadie Hawley
New Children's Books at West Concord Library
Maynard reports the West Concord Branch Library well supplied with new children’s titles. Notable offerings include Sabin George Washington in the Wilderness Carter Patriot Lad of Old Philadelphia and Boston Burgess Billy Wink Lofting Dr Dolittle’s Circus Addington Round the Year in Pudding Lane Mutreiji Jungle Beasts and Men Singmaster Boy at Gettysburg Brown Robin Hollow Spyri Dora Phillips Humpty Dumpty House Humphrey Story of the Elizabeths Bing Joss Boy’s Wildcat Ranch Curtis Little Maid of Mohawk Valley.
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West Concord
Sabin
George Washington
Carter
Patriot Lad
Old Philadelphia
Old Boston
Burgess
Billy Wink
Knipe
Dr. Dolittle
Addington
Pudding Lane
Mutreiji
Singmaster
Geetysburg
Brown
Robin Hollow
Spyri—Dora
Humphrey
Bing Joss
Curtis—tittle
Mohawk Valley
C of A Install Yearly Officers at Unity Circle
Unity Circle C of A installed officers Monday evening at Odd Fellows Hall. Mrs Mary Crotty district deputy and suite of Marlboro led ceremonies. New officers include Eleanor Sheridan president Mary Nelson vice president Elizabeth Donahue recording secretary Nellie Connolley financial secretary Julia Keegan treasurer Mary Cook first guide Mrs Robert White second guide Mary Murray inside sentinel Mrs Mary Sheridan outside sentinel Mary Fletcher trustee three years and Dr E J Flaherty physician. A sale supper followed under committee leadership of Mary Cook Mrs Robert White Mrs Michael Cleary Mrs Jamie Sheridan and Mary Nelson.
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C. OF A
Odd Fellows Hall
Mary Crotty
Marlboro
Eleanor Sheridan
Mary Nelson
Elizabeth Donahue
Nelle Connolley
Julia Keegan
Mary Cook
Robert White
Mary Murray
Sentinel
Mary Sheridan
Mary Fletcher
E. J. Flaherty
Michael Cleary
Jamey Sheridan
Knights of Pythias Hold Military Whist Event
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias held a successful military whist party at Co-Operative Hall on Monday evening December 15 and will be followed by a drill. Progressive Lodge K of P will elect officers at a meeting this Wednesday evening.
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Knights of Pythias
Death of Concord market gardener William Buckley
William Buckley a longtime Concord resident and retired market gardener died at his Walden street home after about seven weeks illness. Born March 17 1850 in Ratcole Ireland he came to Concord in 1870 and married Catherine Kiley in 1889. Funeral held at St Bernard's Church with Solemn High Mass and burial in St Bernard's Cemetery. survivors include his wife and two sons Joseph W Buckley and another.
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William Buckley
Concord
Walden Street
Mr. Buckley
Ratcole
Ireland
Timothy
Ellen Buckley
Catherine Kiley
Calendar Bazaar Planned by Congregational Church
Plans move forward for a December 11 12 bazaar at Colonial Hall under the Congregational church. Twelve tables represent months with themed goods from ice cream to val entines and fancy work. A Cranberry Corners singing school rehearsal will be part of the event and a children's parade is planned with entries due December 10.
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Colonial Hall
Congregational Church
Pumpkinville
Great cast in Nen Cpuze film The City That Never Sleeps
James Crue directs Paramount adaptation The City That Never Sleeps from Leroy Scott story Mother Gay. The production features a notable lineup and strong performances promising a vivid urban crime drama for audiences.
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Nen Cpuze
James Crue
Paramount
Leroy Scott
Cruze production features Louise Dresser in Mother ODay role
Louise Dresser leads as Mother ODay in Cruze production with Kathryn Williams returning in a Cruze stage setting. Ricardo Cortez plays the heavy with a strong supporting cast including Pierre Gendron James Farley Ben Hendricks and Vondell Darr as part of the Bowery tale.
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Louise Dresser
Mother Oday
Kathryn Williams
Fifth Avenue Society
Mother O'Day
Ricardo Cortez
Gereen
Cruze
Pierre Gendron
Fore Kennedy
Marguerite Clark
James Farley
Ben Hendricks
Vondell Darr
Green Stocking Play Draws Ticket Rush
West Acton reports an unusual demand for tickets to the Woman's Club presented play Green Stocking in I O F Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings. Charles French takes a job at Jenney gasoline station in Lexington. George T Weaver deer hunted at Winchecon last week. Fred W Greene ill at home.
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Woman's Club
Charles French
Jenney
Lexington
George T. Weaver
Winchenion
Fred W. Greene
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Main St
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Frompt
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Hosey Gaffney
Stockbridge
South Acton
Walter Tuttle
Grace Welsh
Eloise Barker
Daniel Woodward
Lowell
B. B. Smith
James McGreen
Sherman McGreen
Thomas. Eldridge
Nine Acre Corner
Jonathan Fletcher
Gene Fletcher
Chandler Wells
Mr. Wells
C. B. Epps
Winchendon
Franklin
Martha Eppy
Boston
Christie
Glines
Main Street
West Acton
Charles Durkee
William Holt
Bertram D. Hall
William F. Merriam
Miss Crossley
Sussessful Sales Ladies’ Union
Childrens’ Books
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L. J. Rickles Shoe Store
Main &J
Maynard, Mass
Hooper
New England
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WBA
Ery Day
Milla
First National Co-Operative ‘Society
Maynard A. Arena & Sons
Joseph Wasink
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Maynard A. Coyne & Sons
Hudson
Seder & Gruber
Charles S. Moulton
Toyland
Wm. A. Stevens
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