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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1921
Page
2
An essay urging better care for returning disabled veterans. It cites 17,000 wounded without treatment, 20,698 hospitalized, and 16,900 seeking admission. Calls for coordinated financing, adequate hospitals, and rehabilitation to reintegrate veterans into civilian life.
A reflection on grudges and jealousy that poisons town life. Minds sharpened by envy suffer first. good natured people thrive by avoiding malice and choosing compassion and fair dealing.
George Noble assistant scoutmaster of Troop 4 Chariton Iowa received the gold medal from the national court of honor of the Boy Scouts of America for saving two children from a burning house. He entered through smoke and stairs to rescue the girl first and then the boy, sustaining burns to his hands while pulling the trunkged boy to safety.
James F. West urges all boy scouts to serve in schools through fire drills first aid safety training and yard clean ups. He stresses personal appearance discipline and scholarship merit badges as keys to a true scout and asks scouts to discuss with leaders how to help schools.
Due to a rising number of missing children in Bismarck North Dakota the city boy scouts have created a child finding system. Parents should give the city free whistle signal of three long blasts and the scouts will respond to the call.
The first boy scout pilgrimage to Theodore Roosevelt's grave was highly successful and will become an annual event of sentimental importance. The initial group came from New York Connecticut and part of New Jersey and future gatherings will draw honor scouts from across the country, likely each Friday after Thanksgiving.
The Boy Scouts of America have updated their uniform for the first time since organization. The new coat features large pockets and a built in belt, the shirt shows longer skirts and pleated pockets, with "Boy Scouts of America" embroidered on the right chest. The council or troop decides whether coat or shirt is worn.
More than 300000 essays were written in New York City elementary schools during a single study period on the topic What Boy Scouts Can Do for Greater New York. The exercise spreads to other cities and yields civic improvement ideas.
Local boy scouts helped a woman solve a housing problem by dedicating Saturdays and holidays to building her house. They erected front and rear porches, installed clapboards, laid upstairs flooring, and completed other interior tasks.
Citizens of Hebardville Georgia promote a memorial for a local boy scout. A three month old project will become a community building for scout and youth activities. The Wausau Wisconsin scout council received a 15 acre tract with house and barn as a gift to establish an all year camp site near the city.
A brief note records a local resident replying to a question about capital punishment. She notes some children cannot be controlled without it but would try other methods first before applying it in a gentle, careful manner.
Massachusetts probate proceedings alert heirs and interested parties that a purported will of Cyrus P. Pickardite of Acton is presented for probate. Isaiah L. Pickard petitions for letters testamentary without bond, with citations to appear February 14, 1921 in Cambridge Probate Court and required public notice in Acton Enterprise.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court issues citation to heirs and interested parties in the estate of Lydia W Handley late of Danvers Cambridge to appear February 7 1921 for proof of will and appointment of a guardian or executor with bond. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Acton Enterprise and by post to known heirs seven days before the hearing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court summons heirs and creditors of Thomas H. Jillis of Maynard to show cause why Enid K. Norcross of Westborough should not be granted letters of administration. The hearing is set for February 7, 1921 at 9 a.m. in Cambridge. Notice to heirs will be published in the Maynard Enterprise and mailed to interested parties.
The National Bank of Commerce says radio telegraphy will broaden American trade and shipping, complementing cables and reducing dependence on Britain. It notes wartime shifts, Britain’s past dominance of cables, and wireless’ growing role in global shipping with 24/7 reach to vessels for speed guidance and port diversions.
Commonwealth Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court to heirs creditors and others interested in the estate of Bridget Kelley late of Acton deceased intestate. Petition to grant administration to Horace F. P. Tittle of Acton or suitable person. Court to be held at Cambridge February 7, 1921 at 9 a.m. Acton Enterprise to publish notice seven teenth January 1921.
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