Maynard News Highlights Local War and Community Notes
Private Edward Crowley of the medical corps arrives home honorably discharged from Ft. Ethan Allen Vermont. Mrs McPherson plans a tour visiting New York City Washington and other places. Eight hour workday to be adopted at Assabet Mills Feb 3 with 2600 workers and broad union support.
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Edward Crowley
Unit 14
Medical Corps
Ft. Ethan Allen
Parker St
Crowley
John EB. McPherson
Parker
New York City
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Perryville
Edward
Leonard Smith
331St Guard and Fire Company
Camp Mills
L. I
James Doyle
F. A. Corps
Camp Jackson
Mack
Boston
Gertrude Doyle
Thomas Doyle
Parker Sr
Thomas Tierney
Garfield
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
John J. Driscoll
Maynard Lodge
Maynard
Acton
Oferall
Assabet
United Textile Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
American Woolen Co
S A Christie MD Moves Into Case Block at 20 Nason Street
Dr S A Christie has moved into Case's block at 20 Nason Street. Office hours are 9 30 to 11 a m and 3 to 7 30 p m Sundays 2 30 to 5 30 p m. Telephone 58.
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Case’s Block
Nason Street
Installed Officers of Earl Kitchener Lodge Dedicated Year
The Earl Kitchener lodge of St George installed officers at the I O O F hall on Monday evening for the coming year. Named were Mark Newton P P and grand deputy Edwin R Toop assistant deputy Albert Axford president Bert Taylor vice president Edwin Carlton treasurer Joe Marsden secretary Fred Palmer recording secretary Albert Reynolds messenger Charles Spence assistant messenger Louis Cuttell chaplain Arthur Webber inside guard John Webster outside guard. Edwin R Toop received a past president emblem. A social and smoke talk followed. The lodge, instituted in Maynard about 18 months ago, has grown rapidly.
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Earl Kitchener Lodge
St. George
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mark Newton
P. P
Edwin R. Toop
Albert Axford
Bert Taylor
Edwin Carlton
Treas
Joe Marsden
Fred Palmer
Albert Reynolds
Charles Spence
Louis Cut
Cricket Club Beats Holy Name In Tight League Match
The Cricket club defeated Holy Name at Maynard alleys on Monday night earning 2 league points. M A A Lent led singles with 122 while Roger Rodway and J B Lent posted high series 294 and 289 respectively as totals reached 1354 for M C A A. Holy Name’s Hilferty totaled 283 and Visocchi 73 in mixed scores as the Holy Name side totaled 1342.
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Holy Name
Maynard Alleys
Lent
Hilferty
Rodway
Piggott
J. B. Lent
Price
Jas. Lent
Holy Name—Morgan
Visocchi
J. Smith
Peterson
Tourville
Private Lent Discharged from British Army Returns Home
Don Lent, replacement in the 85th Scotch battalion, was honorably discharged last week and reached his parents on Puffer Road Thursday. His brother Roy Lent serves as a private in the British forces in France. A recently returned secretary from France spoke to local church groups and a series of church meetings and activities were scheduled including prayer, an aid society gathering, and a Dec 19 Philathea fair at Colonial Hall. Lieut Jeremiah Lynch, once a clerk at Delee bug store, was reported wounded slightly in late war actions.
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David Hickland
Danville
Lexander Hickland
Methodists of
Fred Kelley
Pine St
Bath
William F. Baron
Homeopathic Hospital
Boston
Don Lent
85Th
C. Bent
Puffer Rd
Lent
Halifax
Roy Lent
France
Charles F.parsons
The
Methodist Church
Men’s Fraternal League
Congregational Church
A. McDonald
Westerly
R. 1
Y. M. Cc
Women’s Foreign Aid Society
Levi Cheney
Brooks
M. E. Church
Colonial Hall
Jeremiah Lynch
Delee Bug
Christmas fund grows to aid service members with $5 money orders
Overseas committee nears the $1,439.45 target to provide each soldier a $5 money order gift. Readers are asked to send updated service addresses to T. F. Parker store, to ensure all men receive presents. The list includes numerous donors such as Margaret McGrath, George B. Hooper, Henry Hindi vile, James McCarthy, and others.
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Overseas Committee
T. F. Parker
Eal St. Prea
Margaret McGrath
George B. Hooper
Netsor—Tacobsorter
SOND
Chosen Fe
James, McCarthy
Frank’ Keith
Snarchs
Howard Baker
Samuel Wilson
H Dennis White
Walter Phillips
Jasl Mahoney
Frank Winslow
TVA
LSA
Michael
Murray
Peter OS
Petoqdom
Cieis
Wm. Lovering
EPIO
Raymond Sims
Donald Campbell
D. Hooper
Harris Clement
Wyouise Wornier
Gene Nent
Cornelius Murphy
Dward Boeske
Joseph Lovering
Lee Donahue
James Goodson
John Szulejen
Carl Pekkola
August Tuoinen
John. Maki
Karl O. Konaven
Sobn- Punch, Jp.i. Ev
Cececinee
Simeon Christian
Victor Gaitho
Snes
Louis Evers
Reteing Prosests
Wn, Silvula
John Tanner
Albert Fairbanks
James Goodsill
Maynard Woman's Club Holds Regular Meeting at Masonic Hall
The Maynard Woman's Club gathered at Masonic Hall Tuesday afternoon with large attendance. President Mrs. A. E. McCleary presided. Guest Mrs. Claire Gurney of the Massachusetts Federation of Woman's Clubs spoke on club affairs. Mrs. Irving Dart presented a paper on current events. Songs by Mrs. Benjamin Derby and light refreshments followed.
Private John Hietala among wounded arriving in New York
Private John Hietala of the 158th Infantry, 76th Division, wounded in the left leg at Champagne on October 6, arrived in New York on the hospital ship Comfort. He enlisted in October last year and shipped in July. The Maynard Red Cross acknowledged receipt of a sofa pillow donated by Mrs Squire Siswick this week.
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John” KE. Hietala
Grenjald St
New York
Comfort
Hietala
158Th Inf
The
Maynard Red Cross
Squire Siswick
Orders Canceled At Assabet Mills War Drives Adjustments
Official announcement states war orders for army and navy supplies from Assabet mills were canceled. Army contracts ended, including a 100000 blanket order, and navy supply orders were cut by 50 percent. The woolen industry had run at full capacity supplying Allied nations. samples are being rushed to align with peacetime market shifts.
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Assabet Mills
Navy
Wardzala Wins Thrift Stamp For Typing Credits
Stanley Wardzala claims the Thrift Stamp prize for Freshman commercial typing with 81 credits in two weeks, surpassing Miss Helmi Keto 74 and Miss Tynne Weckstrom, as Thanksgiving week reduced to two weeks. Wardzala is noted as a diligent, frequent winner in the High School typing class.
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Stanley Wardzala
Commercial Department
Wardzala
Helmi Keto
Tynne Weckstrom
Visit by former department member brightens Maynard High
George Earl Smith, previously in the commercial department, visited Maynard High School on a short Washington D C leave. Principal Crowder's office hosted the guest, inspiring current students with renewed enthusiasm. Mrs O S Fowler and son Sergi Fowler stayed with Smith's sister at Bridgewater for a few days.
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Maynard High School
George Earl Smith
C. H. Crowder
O. S. Fowler
Sergi. Fowler
Bridgewater
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Maynard News
S. A. Christie, M. D
Theodore Wollerschied
Maynard Trust Company Bank
Federated Churches
Red Merrell Soule Co
Syracuse
DeLee’s Drug Store
Nason
Rexa
Maynard, Mass
Commercial Dept
Victrolas
Nason ST
Savings Department
Liberty
Cosmopolitan Trust Company Savings Department
Devonshire St
Maynard Auto Repair Shop
Butler Avenue
Powder
Mill Road
John Edwards
Prop
Assabet Institution For Savings
Board of Investment
Charles H. Persons
Arthur E. Walker
Orrin S. Fowler
William B. Case James R. Bent Abel G. “Haynes
Haynes
Main St
Djer Kiss
Vantine
M.b.church
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