Local Notes From West Acton and Surrounding Towns
West Acton residents report illnesses at start of week including Mrs Ora J Willis and Mrs A H Perkins while Mr and Mrs Frank Hayward plan winter in Florida. Visiting Miss Sarah R Croston of Haverhill calls on Mrs L W Stevens. Miss Helen Flage of Cambridge attends Baptist church roll call. Miss Mary Hagar of Boxboro to spend winter with Miss Annie Blanchard. Benevolent society sale at Baptist church vestry Thursday with special supper and entertainment. Miss Viola Namboldt underwent surgery for appendicitis and is recovering well. Perkins children Norman and Raymond ill with ear troubles ARC seeks Eye and Ear Infirmary care. Starbuck returns from Pacific coast and may tour again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora J. Willis
A. H. Perkins
Frank Hayward
Florida
Sarah R. Croston
Haverhill
L. W. Stevens
F. R. Knowlton
St Petersburg
Fla
Helen Flage
Cambridge
Baptist Church
Mary Hagar
Boxboro
Annie Blanchard
Benevolent Society
The
Viola Namboldt
Harry Namboldt
Ocne
Concord Hogpitch
L. W. Perkins
Norman
Raymond
Arc
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston
Perkins
Starbuck
Pacific Coast
Roll Call And Supper At Baptist Church
The Baptist church held a well attended roll call and supper last Friday with about 100 guests. The menu featured cold canned beef and ham hot escaloped potatoes rolls celery pies and coffee. Clerk Hall led the roll call listing 144 members. speakers included Rev Joseph Robbins secretary of foreign mission and Edwin B Dolan of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Hall
Joseph Robbins
Secretary of
Foreign Mission
Edwin B.dolan
Boston
Lotus quartet concert at Baptist church thrills audience
Last Thursday night the Men's Baraca class hosted a public entertainment by the Lotus quartet of Boston with reader Miss Bertha Morgan and pianist Susan Ellis. They performed twenty two numbers with encores as a large audience applauded. A whistling program by the singers and Bubbles by Mr Raymond pleased the crowd. the concert was a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Lotus Quartette
Boston
Bertha Morgan
Susan Ellis
Raymond
Acton Grangers Elect 1921 Officers At Meeting
Acton Grange members and friends will attend a stereopticon lecture on the Twentieth Century Farmer by Prof. M. A. Dawber of Boston University in Boxboro. At the last meeting, 1921 officers were elected including Master Raymond F. Dunkee and Secretary Ella K. Miller, with a three year executive, Luke H. Tuttle, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Boxboro, Grange
M. A. Dawber
Boston University
Acton Grange
Raymond F. Dunkee
Frank A. Barker
Arthur W. Emerson
Elwin H. Hollowell
Gust W. Anderson
Horace F. Tuttle
W. Stuart Allen
Ella K. Miller
Norman E. Livermore
Ceres
Effie E. Pickens
Pomona
Helen B. Robbins
Florence M. Barker
Luke H. Tuttle
Gravel loading by Ford engine speeds road work
A new gravel loading machine is used by workmen rebuilding the road from West Acton to Newton. The device features an elevator over an elevator and bucket chains, loading truckloads of gravel in three to five minutes. Built by Conant Machine Co. in Concord Junction, similar machines are used in Hudson Chelmsford Harvard Billerica and Sudbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
Newton
Perkins Place
Conant Machine Co
Concord Junction
Hudson
Chelmsford
Harvard
Billerica
Sudbury
Price declines noted in enterprise advertising columns
Maynard shoppers see another week of lower living costs as prices for flour sugar coffee and meat ease. Local dealers expect further drops while housing activity remains slow though a building boom may follow in spring. Industry outlook hints at a long term upturn once the economy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liv
Twilight Basketball Team Challenges Local Opponents After Win
Twilight defeated the Sam Tom Five 34 to 22 at Pastime Hall in a fast rough game. Twilight forwards included Ledgard and Ryan, with Meloy Tobin at backs and Gallagher at center. Sam Toms featured Vodoklys King and Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twilght
Sam Tom
Pastime Hall
Meloy
Tobin
Gallagher
Sam Toms
Vodoklys
T. King
Kane
Kelley
Peterson
H. King
Wilder
Legion Auxiliary to Meet at Riverside Hall
The women’s auxiliary of Frank J. Demars post will meet Thursday December 16 at Riverside hall invited by the local Legion post which recently took charge of the hall. Laura Moore of the Wounded Soldiers Fund committee announced a $100 check from the Maynard Cricket club boosting the fund toward more than $300 before December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Demars
Riverside Hall
Legion Post
Missionary Society Leader Addresses Services
Mrs Fred H Morgan of Wollaston, president of the New England Branch of the Foreign Missionary Society, spoke at Sunday evening services about needs and opportunities to support foreign missions and the women’s significant work. Monday's Epworth League meeting was held in the vestry. Regular midweek services will be held tonight. Dr Charles E Spaulding of Worcester, district superintendent, will lead the pulpit next Sunday. The choir rehearsed Christmas music Monday evening at Kathleen Cook's Brooks Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Angell
Fred H. Morgan
Wollaston
New England
Women’s ‘Foreign Missionary Society
Epworth League
Charles BE. Spaulding
Worcester
Katherine Cook
Brooks St
Bedford Residents Move Into Vacated Arlington Home
Mr and Mrs Frederick Dawson of Arlington have moved into the house recently vacated by Dr Foster of Hillside Ave. A fire department crew responded to a chimney fire at the estate of Mr I. C. Waite on Springs Dr last Tuesday morning. A local party attended the Holy Cross at Boston College football game last Saturday at Braves Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Dawson
Arlington
Dr Foster
Hillside Ave
I. C. Waite
Springs
Boston College
Holy Cross
Braves Field
Boston
Lollipop Dance Hosted by The Three Bimbos at Town Hall
A lollipop dance will be held in the Town Hall Friday evening under The Three Bimbos. An entertainment will occur during the intermission with a South Boston Jazz band providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Iris Fables and Blue Roses The World of Japanese Iris
The article links the iris to French and Florentine symbols, notes an Iris as fleur-de-lis, and praises Japanese irises for beauty and names. It highlights Moonlight and Dawn on the Mountain varieties, and describes Iris tectorum planted on thatched roofs during famine, with gardens and tea-house attendants. It mentions May 5 displays and bath-house rituals using iris petals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivry
Isles
France
Joan of Arc
Lilles
Florence
Japan
Homer and the enduring glory of the textual record
An Englishman notes that the highest praise for a writer is to be read. He contrasts Homer’s surviving works with the perishability of ancient Greek cities and art, arguing that the Iliad and Odyssey outlive civilizations and will endure as long as humanity remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Horace
Gréece
Greece
Homer
Air Quality Tests Reveal Miner Dust Dangers
Investigations by the Bureau of Mines show inhaling sharp insoluble rock dust can lead to tuberculosis. Mines are visited yearly to collect air samples using an air meter a sugar-filled glass tube and a calibrated pump. The apparatus traps dust particles which are later dissolved out for laboratory analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Mines
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Poor Girl Lacked Warm Clothes in Harsh Fashion Debate
A sympathetic woman remarks the girl is insufficiently clothed for warmth. Miss Cayenne questions whether the girl is truly poor or merely stylish, sparking a contrast between poverty and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Funeral of Henry Skinner Held at Home
Henry Skinner funeral held yesterday afternoon at his home 324 Mechanics street. Rev H S Putnam of the Methodist church officiated. Interment followed at Maplewood Cemetery. Bearers were nephews Oliver Mutch Henry Mutch Clarence Sanford and Charles Baker of Hudson. Floral tributes numbered many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Skinner
Mechanicst
H.S. Putnam
Methodist Church
Maplewood
Oliver
Henry Mutch
Clarence Sanford
Charles Baker
Hudson
Election Tonight For Herbert Akroyd Post 132 Commander
Annual election of officers for Herbert Akroyd Post 132 American Legion at the GAR hall. Veterans show interest in selecting the commander for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Akroyd
American Legion
Gar Hall
Mander
House party benefits Christman ar donation bank
A house party at the home of J. J. Shaughnessy in Fairmount will support the Christman ar donation bank. The event is set for December 20 and aims to raise funds for the local organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C of A
J. J. Shaughnessy
Fairmount’ St
Christman Ar
Donat Bank
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NEW England Fertilizer Company
Consolidated Rendering Company
Massachusetts
Ford
1918
Dodge
Detroit
Hassler
W. C. Crossley S Pe
South Acton
Tel
A. J. Hicks
Concord Jct
West
Acton Center
Maynard
Twilights
Lady Legioners
M. E. Church
Bedford
Cor. Nason
Summer Streets
Aterican Supply CO
Iris
Maynard Trust Co
P.M
Nason Street
Glenwood
Benjamin F. Tome
Sut 14
Main Street
Distasio
Reese
Goodyear Wells
McKay
Goodyear
Thomas Goltano
Eng Gervais
Jamaica
Pidia
Siam
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