Emerson Junior High Cited for War Savings Campaign
Emerson Junior High in Maynard Massachusetts receives a citation from U S Treasurer Henry Morgenthau for raising 992 75 during the Schools at War drive. 175 students and parents led by Principal Mary Wood surpass the 800 goal by 192 75 aiding purchases of parachutes life belts and scooters.
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Jayward
Emerson Junior High
U. S
Henry Ntheau
Thedren
Mary Wood
Mayard
Mass
Sto
Henry Morgantheau
Joint Installation Ceremony Held By Maynard and Middlesex Pomona Granges
A double installation of Maynard Grange and Middlesex Central Pomona Grange officers occurred at Masonic Hall. Mrs. Dorothy Warden of Auburn led the ceremonies, assisted by her husband Raymond Warden and others including Miss Lillian Giles and Esther Hallberg. Officers inducted include Raymond Jones as Master, Ruth Woodworth and James Carol as Overseers, and many actives from Lexington, Sudbury, Framingham, Acton, and Weston. A concluding poem on Cooperation was read.
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Maynard
Maynard Grange
Middlesex Central
Pomona Grange
Masonic Hall
Dorothy Warden
Auburn
Aset
Massachusetts State Grange
Raymond Warden
Freida Collins
Lillian Giles
Esther Hallberg
Barbara Huban
Doris Goodwin
Renald Goodwin
Grace ‘Whitney
Ernest Hunt
Lexington
Mary G. Jones
Arthur Butler
Framingham
Leslie Sims
Clayton Morse
Eleanor Mariano
Anna Stebner
Waltham
Céres
Fernando Smith
Mary Carter
Weston
Pomonas
Eva Smith
Mary Spinney
Acton
Flo- Tas
Anne Duclos
Veronica Creighton
Adelaide Gims
William Hayward
Maug@ Tompkins
Concord
Beatrice Parsons
Mildred Tallant
Sudbury
Past Master and Grange group gather for meeting
Dorothy Alving and a group of golos by Lindsay Smith pleased attendees. State officers Roy Hawes Frank Beane and Charles Chapman and Waldo Chamberlain and Leslie Sims attended with guests from numerous towns. Refreshments were served and gifts presented to the Grange to offload the hall mortgage.
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Dorothy Alving
Lindsay Smith
Roy Hawes
Frank Beane
Charles Chapman
Framingham
Waldo Chamberlain
Needham
Leslie Sims
Maynard
Auburn
East Douglas
Hopedale
Acton
West Concord
Concord
Framinham
Lexington
Sudbury
Waltham
Weston
Yarmouth
Stow
Bolton
Irma Aldrich
Frank Case
Frank, Sheridan
Alma Palmer
Grange
Lieut Flaherty to Take Harvard Course
Lieutenant Edward J Flaherty Jr son of Dr and Mrs E J Flaherty US Marine Corps assigned to a special training course at Harvard He is a Maynard High School graduate Cush ing Academy and St Anselm s College alum and starred in football baseball and basketball His brother Lieutenant John Fisherty USMC is in the Pacific He is married to Karen Saarinen
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Maynard
Edward J. Flaherty
E. J. Flaherty
U.S. Marine Corps
Harvard
Flaherty
Maynard High School
Cushing Academy
St. Anselm’s College
Goffstown
John Fisherty
U.S.M.C
Pacific
Karen Saarinen
War Letters and Censorship From 45th Regiment Aides
Nashville editor Frank T. Mather discusses U.S. soldiers in Italy composing letters home. He notes troops from New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma under censorship cautioning about overstatement. Lt Charles L Bennett explains casualties letters require verified facts and official notification before kin are informed.
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Frank T. Mather
Hawkins St
Nashville
Tenn
Mather
Ox New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahomia
Isaie
Andy
Artille
Gibbon
Charles L. Bennett
N. Broadway
Hugo
Okla
Requiem Mass Held for Mrs. Mary E Moynihan of West Concord
A high mass of requiem was sung at Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord for Mrs Mary E Owens Moynihan 65 widow of John C Moynihan who died last Thursday at the home of her son John F Moynihan Burial was in St Bernard s cemetery Mrs Moynihan a Concord native and longtime resident is survived by her son three daughters three sisters and five grandchildren.
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Concord
Our Lady Elp of Christians Church
West Concord
Mary E. (Owens
Moynihan
John C. Moynihan
John F. Moynihan
Central Street
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Vonn
James McNeil
Ridgewood
N. J
Robert Randall
Middlebury
George E. Davis
Theresa Ray
Watertown
Margaret Campbell
Waltham
William Cleary
Winchester
Little Fellow Lets Contract To Reynolds Co
A small New England plant rushed with vital war orders subcontracts cereal wrap machines to Reynolds Co. in Winston Salem after Package Machinery in Springfield supplies two 100 cartons a minute wrappers for Van Brode Milling in Clinton Mass. War work and censorship details follow with soldier remarks on morale and security rules.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
New England
Package Machinery Co
van Brode Milling Co
Clinton
R. J. Reynolds Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
Private Bakun Story Highlights Wartime Near Misses
Private John P. Bakun of Maynard recounts a career filled with near misses from induction in 1902 to war service in North Africa and Europe. He survived delays, transfers, and a chaotic voyage where records were lost and he was repeatedly reassigned, ending with re induction in Newport News and continued Army service awaiting better days.
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Maynard
John P. Bakun
Bakun
863D F.A
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Africa
Casablanca
Glasgow
Scotland
Liverpool
Onynd
New York
Home
Newport News
Camp Croft
St. C
van Dorn
Valuable Attar in Bulgaria Rose Oil Industry Deposited
A valuable rose oil base, Attar of roses, is deposited in Bulgaria, highlighting its importance to the local perfume industry and trade.
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Bulgaria
West Acton Club Holds Executive Meeting
West Acton neighborhood club meets at Mrs. Holton home after a pause for wartime activity. The group plans to resume active work including village improvements such as sidewalks, fire protection planting and maintenance of lawns around schools and a dental clinic initiative led by acting president Miss Annie Bu.
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West Acton
Frid
Holton
Annie Bu
Concord Blood Donor Honor Roll Seeks Totals
Concord Cross Blood Committee plans to publish a list of clubs and organizations with blood donors. They will tally total pints donated by members and post the honor roll after February 12. Stars will mark groups of five or more donors for the year.
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Concord
The
Concord Cross
Thomas Flint
Center student saves pennies for defense stamps
Charles Piper, a Center School pupil in the end grade, saved 400 pennies and turned them into the Center Post Office for four dollars in ten-cent defense stamps. He continues to save, aiming to have enough for a larger purchase.
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Center
Charles Piper
4 Center Post Office
Ana
Hay bill jolts Berwyn town officials
Berwyn Illinois aldermen face a hay bill ordeal after a rushed bid to the works department sped through a two month purchase. A malfunctioning process and a $1,300 price tag prompted scrutiny of the hiring and payment.
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Berwyn
U.P
Berwyn Aldermen Works Department
Hen rides on axle after pull from car near Mishawaka
A Mishawaka man from Stillwell reported his car axle carried a white pullet hen for over 30 miles before the bird was discovered. The incident, described as a rover encounter, ended when the hen perched on the axle and halted near the fire scene.
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Mishawaka
Ind
U.P
Man Coppens
Stillwell
Adance
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