Acton Women Plan Day Room and Christmas Charities
Acton plans a day room at Fort Evens as part of 11th District effort. Members call for cigarette packages to be sent to service members and seek town donations. Christmas good cheer baskets to be organized by David Lawson. veterans at Rutland to be remembered. Center club directors discuss sewing meetings at Acton Center and use of clubhouse by Red Cross. New workers sought for sewing groups. first aid class enrollments steady with plans for a new班 class after year start.
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Fort Evens
Llth Disrit
Club Effars
F. William Rindach
David Lawson
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Ton Woman's Club
Ac- Center
Acton Center
Woman’s Club
Acton
West
Acton Woman's Club
Charles Vose
South On
L. N. Claflin
Rochester
Vermont
Acton-West
West Acton Te House
Rodney Pratt
Concord
Acton Church Sale and Supper Benefits Aid Society
The Acton Congregational Church Ladies Aid Society offers a baked supper and a sale in the church Vestry Thursday evening. Co chairs are Mrs. Harold Tuttle and Mrs. George Horner.
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Acton
Ladies’ Aid Society
Acton Girl Selected as Typical Co‑ed at Boston University
Acton girl Cynthia L. Price of Acton High School lineage and Harvard resident was named typical co‑ed by Gamma Delta at Boston University. An English major, she plans a master's in education and a teaching career. Price leads as president of the Women’s Athletic Association and holds multiple campus roles while engaging in civilian defense work and Sunday School teaching.
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Acton
Cynthia L. Price
Acton High School
Frank Price
Harvard
Boston University
Gamma Delta
Jacop Sleeper Hall
Price
College of’ Liberal Arts
Women’s Athletic Association
Westminster Club
Acton Garden Club Elects Officers and Plans Donation
Acton Garden Club elected its officers for the coming year at the regular Thursday meeting held at the Acton Woman's Club. Elwin Hollowell was re elected president with Robert Bord vice president Lynne Townsend secretary and others filling roles including treasurer librarian hostess chair program and cheer committees. Members voted to donate funds to the local American Legion post for children. The club will discontinue postcard reminders next year and Christmas carols were sung as gifts were exchanged. The next meeting is January 8 with a paper by Arthur Hall.
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Acton
Acton Garden Club
Acton ‘Woman’s Club
Elwin Hollowell
G Club
Robert Bord
Lynne Townsend
Award L. Pendergast
Arthur Reill
Charles Davis
Helen Quinn
Lyte Wells
F. William Rimbach
George Horton
Otis J. R
Joseph Lizotte
Cees
Joseph Avotte
Forest Bean
Harold Merriam
American Legion Post
Caroline Derby
Arthur Hall
Acton Schools Close Over Holiday Break
Acton schools will close Friday December 19 and reopen Monday December 29. Students will have another vacation from Friday December 31 to Wednesday January 5. Superintendent Richard Green announces the schedule.
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Acton
Richard Green
Farewell Party For Ansel Smart Heads To Canada
Ansel Smart son of Mr and Mrs Harry Smart of South Acton was honored before his departure for Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Forces. The farewell at the parents home featured refreshments and a large cake in R C A F colors. Attendees included L N Claflin Charles Cladin Leon Claflin Jr Thelma Karhuma Maynard Virginia Bainch Concord John Farrar and Mrs F M Eyner.
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Thelma Karhuma Maynard
Virginia Bainch
Concord
John Farrar
F. M. Eyner
Eee
John Har
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Christmas Beneath Ground Shelters Remembered by Britons
As Christmas nears, Britons recall last year spent in underground shelters to stay safe from Nazi bombers. Mothers and children gathered in shelters to observe the holiday, when hostilities paused for three days during the Christmas observance.
Rules For Signing Christmas Cards In Social Etiquette
The article outlines proper signatures and titles for Christmas cards. It discusses formality levels for different relationships, how to sign as individuals or as a couple, and guidance on business versus personal cards, urging tact and good taste in all cases.
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George Karps
John
Mary
Superstitions Surround Christmas Birth Powers Across Europe
A survey of beliefs links Christmas births to psychic gifts and futures. Scottish lore says Christmas births grant vision and control over spirits, while Spaniards attribute Philip II’s stern look to Christmas-born visions. French peasants expect prophetic babies, Silesia ties Christmas births to becoming a lawyer or thief, and Central Europe suggests a birth at sermon time forebodes a death within the year. English mothers reportedly used to ower babies to aid sleeping.
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Walter Mel
Philip IH
Silesia
Middle
Europe
Agin Cain
Frayed Text Hints at Missing Luck Incomplete Toast
A fragment from a page hints at a ceremonial moment where good luck is hoped to enter. The readable portion shows a closing sentiment but lacks context, names, or a clear event, leaving the exact occasion and participants unclear.
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