Ray Leads South Dakota American Legion Department
F B Ray commander of the South Dakota department of the American Legion is a veteran of both the Spanish American and World Wars. He fought in 16 battles and scrimmages during the US and 09 era, later served in the National Guard, commanded units in World War I, and now works as a bank cashier in Yankton. He helped found Roy Anderson post No 12 and was elected department commander in 1919.
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F. B. Ray
South Dakota
Iny
South Dakota National Guard
United States
One Hundred
Three Hundred
Fighting Chaplain Led Oregon Troops Across Wars
Rev. William 8. Gilbert commander of the Oregon department of the American Legion is described as a fighting chaplain who has served Oregon troops in the war in the Philippines insurrection Mexico border and 17 months in France with the ALEFL He began his chaplaincy 26 years ago in the Oregon National Guard and served as chaplain for the 162nd Infantry 41st division and First Army Corps in World War I earning the Croix de Guerre He has led multiple Oregon pastorates and was president of Philomath College for three years and was recently named regent of Oregon State University by the governor.
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William 8. Gilbert
Oregon Department of the American Legion
Oregon
Philippines
France
ALEFL
Oregon National Guard
One Hundred
First Army
Air Service Veteran Robert G Simmons Elected Nebraska Legion Commander
Nebraska members of the American Legion elected Robert G Simmons as department commander. A former balloon pilot, Simmons joined the air service in 1917 and earned early licenses as a balloon pilot. He served as instructor and led balloon companies at Fort Omaha, later becoming a first lieutenant. Simmons is a University of Nebraska Law School graduate and former county attorney.
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Nebraska
American Legion
Robert G. Simmons
Simmons
Gin Scott
Air Service
Aero Club of America
Leutenant Inc
Fort Omaha
Law College
University of Nebraska
Withers Led Nevada Legion From Private to Lieutenant
T. L. Withers, commander of the Nevada department of the American Legion, rose from private in the National Guard to first lieutenant. He served in Coast Artillery units, studied at Thatcher Preparatory, Nordhoff, and the universities of Nevada California and Virginia, taught math and chemistry, then practiced law in Reno. He chaired the Red Cross Blood Drive in 117 and led the Nevada Legion’s activities as fire section head.
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T. L. Withers
Nevada Department of the American Legion
National Guard
The
Coast Artillery
Thatcher Preparatory School
Nordhoff
Cal
Nevada
California
Virginia
Mr. Withers
Reno
Nev
Red Cross
American Red -Nev
Nevada Department of
Legion
Underadvertising and Its Lessons in a Small Real Estate Tale
Julia Fellows learns from Henry Brown and Forrest Noyes how overadvertising vanity in social life and business misleads. Henry, a real estate broker, rejects hollow promises while explaining that true value comes from avoiding exaggerated claims and delivering genuine effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Fellows
Henry Brown
Mia
Fellows
Henry
Forrest Noyes
Forrest
Hhis
Noyes
Julia
Concord Residents Attendments and Purchases Reported
John Risgin buys a Dodge2 truck from Torrey and Vialle. Christopher Monson purchases a Dodge touring car from Torrey and Vialle. Charles G Wood and family winter at the Colonial Inn on Cambridge Turnpike. Dr and Mrs Edward W Emerson spend months in Daytona Florida. Mia Bridget Deacon returns from Deaconess Hospital after appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Risgin
Torrey & Vialle
Christopher Monson
Charles G. Wood
Cambridge Turnpike
Colonial Inn
Edward W. Emerson
Daytona
Fla
Mia Bridget Deacon
Deaconess Hospital
Death of Prominent Red Cross Worker Florence Richardson
Miss Florence Wadsworth Richardson died at her Lowell Road home on February 2 from pneumonia after eight days illness. Funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church followed by burial in Sleepy Hollow. She active in Concord Red Cross wartime work and knitting, survived by sister Mrs Chilton Cabot and several nieces and nephews.
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Florence Wadsworth Richardson
Lowell Rd
Segage
Trinity Episcopal Church
Smith Owen Dexter
Sleepy Hollow
Cambridge
Concord Woman's ‘Club
Church ‘and Society of
Trinity Church
Concord
The
Red Cross
Chilton Cabot
Louise Cabot
Chilton Richardson Cabot
Harold Cabot
Henry A. Richardson
Local Notes Include Visits and Fire Alarm in Concord Junction
Chauncy rland entertained a classmate Lore Sharp Jr of Boston University over the weekend. An alarm from Box 34 called the department to a chimney fire at the home of Waldo. Ch Commonwealth oy Sunday night which however was extinguished ai little dam. Miss Doris I was home Palmer to Sunday with her parents Mr and W. G. Lyon Arthur Small a member of the Coast Guard stationed at Sandwich Mass formerly of this town visited friends here the early part of the week.
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Chauncy Rland
S. Lore Sharp Jr
Boston University
Waldo
Ch -Commonwealth Oy
Little Dam
Doris I
Palmer
W. G. Lyon Arthur Small
Coast Guard
Sandwich
Mass
Wedding of John Murphy and Dora Bursaw in West Acton
A wedding of interest occurred in West Acton on Sunday as John Murphy of Concord married Miss Dora Bursaw.
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West Acton
John Murphy
Concord
Dora Bursaw
Last Whist Party Crowded Before Lenten Break
Warner Hall hosted a packed weekly whist party Tuesday marking the final event of the series until after Lent. A large crowd enjoyed games, a Rev Edward McLaughlin led a varied program, and Edward Loughlin announced numbers. Prizes included bag flour, an umbrella, embroidered towels, perfume, and groceries won by Mrs R H Williams.
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Warner Hall
Edward McLaughlin
Edward Loughlin
Mme Doucette
Martin Gillegan
Edward McCabe
Oncord
McCabe
Margaret O'Grady
Helen King
Edward F. Loughlin
I. O. Webber
George Lee
Sheehan
William Coughlin
R. H. Williams
OBrien Dwinell Wedding in Concord at St Cecelia’s
Miss Mary O'Brien of Grant Street Concord wed Philip Dwinell of Maynard on Saturday. The ceremony was performed by Rev John J McGarry DD of St Cecelia's Back Bay and former curate of St Bernard's Concord.
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Mary O'Brien
Grant St. Concord
Philip Dwinell
Maynard
John J.mcgarry DD
St Cecelia’s Church
Back Bay
St Bernard's Church
Concord
Norwood man announces engagement of Harriet Mary Phalen
Walter Phalen of Norwood Massachusetts announces the engagement of his daughter Harriet Mary to Joseph William Hanlon of Concord at 42 Hubbard Street Concord. No wedding date set.
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Walter ‘Scott Phalen
Norwood
Mass
Harriet Mary
Joseph William Hanlon
Hubbard St
Concord
Go to Church Sunday Launches Lenten Series
Rev Alfred Wheeler Stone announces Go to Church Sunday as the first Sunday in Lent. He begins a sermon series on Our Great Fundamentals of the Christian Faith with Our Father God. The evening address covers Our Common Habit of Excuses. A Tuesday evening midweek gathering continues with The Light of Life Lifes Harvest Field.
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Alfred Wheeler Stone
Community thanks for sympathy after loss
We extend our gratitude to neighbors and friends for their words of sympathy and floral tributes during the illness and death of my wife and mother. John H. Marrs and Family
Hoover Relief sale nets 200 at Houghton store
The week long food and flower sale at Miss M Houghton’s store raised 200 for the Hoover Relief committee. The event was very successful and praised for patrons generous cooperation under the direction of Miss M J Houghton Mrs Benjamin Ingham Mrs Everett Pierce Mrs Alice Jones Miss Ett Carroll and Miss Maude Hunt.
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Hoover Relief Committee
M. J. Houghton
Benjamin Ingham
Everett Pierce
Alice Jones
Ett. Carroll
Maude Hunt
Community Service at Trinitarian Church
Sunday evening at 7 o clock the Trinitarian church hosts a talk on Abraham Lincoln by B Loring Young Speaker of the House of Representatives Everyone invited. FOR SALE One horse hay John McCarthy West Acton Mass Tel 52-13 Feb 9 2w
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Trinitarian Church
B. Loring Young
House of Representatives
Abraham Lincoln
John McCarthy
West Acton
Masa
Maynard Visit and Eagles Club Activities Noted
Maynard Joseph Burke of Boston visited his father Michael Burke this week. Assabet Aerie F O E received three membership applications at a Tuesday Eagle hall meeting. John King of the Eagles Bowling challenges rival society teams to a series of matches. Postmaster J Coughland announced a deputy will be in Maynard February 10 11 12 to help taxpayers file federal returns.
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Joseph Burke
Boston
Michael Burke
Assabet Aerie F. O. E
Eagle Hall
John King
Eagles
Eagle
J. Coughland
Internal Revenue
John J. Mitchell
Maynard
Men’s League Meeting Discusses Citizenship Talk
The Congregational church Men’s League held a meeting last night with Rev Herbert Francis of Hudson delivering an engaging lecture on citizenship. A collation followed the discussion.
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Men's League
The
Congregational Church
Herbert Francis
Hudson
Sudbury family visits relatives amid storm damage cleanup
Sudbury L. C. Hunt and family of Roxbury visited relatives on Sunday. The Witham summer house yard lost two large trees and a third leaning tree was removed for safety.
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L. ¢. Hunt
Roxbury
Parents and Teachers Meet in Eaton Hall
The regular monthly PTA meeting was held in Eaton hall Monday night. After a brief business session the Concord Musical club presented an excellent program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Eaton Hall
Comcord Musical Club
Henry Connors of Clinton Visits Friends Here
Henry Connors of Clinton, a former resident, visited friends here Sunday, sharing a brief report of his travels and plans to return home.
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Henry Connors
Clinton
Minstrels Delight Maynard Audience at Cooperative Hall
Maynard High School athletic association staged an overflow minstrel show and cabaret at Cooperative hall on Tuesday evening. The event featured a comedy sketch, songs by Florence Jackson and Dorothy Naylor, and a dancing finale with a large cast of students and faculty praised as a smashing success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard High School Athletic Association
Cooperative Hall
Friends of the
BeLool
Ninutee
Horace F. Bates
Dorothy Naylor
Lillian Archer
Frank Case
Burton Coughlan
Lizzie Ford
Herbert Young
Florence Jackson
Francis Coughlan
Marion Boyle
Loretta Mullins
Hannah Sweeney
Margaret Sheridan
Burton Millington
Howard Herbert
Daniel O'Connell
Mamie Phillips
Bella Gruber
Florence Maley
Mary Bates
Elizabeth Elson
Dorothy Friest
Lee O'Brien
Dorothy Hannon
Ruth Veitch
Roy Marsden
Ruth Eaton
Mildred Mullin
Patrick J. Hynes
Gruber Brod
Albert Murphy
Russian Situation and Harding's Problems Discussed
The February meeting of the Wo man’s Club at Masonic hall featured a Current Events Afternoon. Miss Margaret Cummings of Waltham spoke on the Russian situation and European conditions, and the talk highlighted challenges facing the Harding administration. A $10 donation to the Hoover Relief Fund was voted and a free public lecture by Atty. John Rice of Marlboro on Bolshevism was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Masonic Hall
Hoover Relief Fund
Atty
John Rice
Marlboro
John Case
Margaret Cummings
Waltham
Miss Cummings
Europe
Concert Delight Amid Postwar Hardships
Rev Alfred Wheeler Stone a bari tone and his sister Miss Mildred Stone soprano of Concord Junction performed a program of classical, popular, and folk songs for a hungry audience in devastated Europe where 300 children survived on a crust of black bread daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Alfred Wheeler Stone
Mildred Stone
Concord Junction
Assabet Mill Hints at Revival as Machinery Reopens
Machinery in the Assabet mill’s departments resumes on a larger scale this week. The picking and carding rooms reopen first and spinners return in greater numbers than since last summer. About ninety card sets are running amid a gradual pickup at Lawrence mills. Local office provided no details this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Woolen Co
Lawrence
Investigating Committee Members Named in Immigration Inquiry
The group includes Harry Fowler secretary of the United States Chamber of Commerce as chair. Harry Garfield president of Williams College and Mr Nagle formerly of Taf's cabinet are described as colleagues on the panel. Meetings occur in Washington D C as part of the inquiry.
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Harry Fowler
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Harry Garfield
Williams College
Mr Nagle
Taf
Fowler Cu T Las Mittee
Maynard Council Plans Anniversary Celebration
Maynard Council set to mark its anniversary on April 18 with a concert and dance after a Tuesday meeting. Officers awarded prizes with Mrs James Mahoney winning the first ladies prize and Mrs Albert Coughlan the first gent’s prize.
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Maynard Council
Chist
James Mahoney
Albert Coughlan
Former Resident Cornelius Manning Dies in Winchester
Cornelius Manning a former resident and at one time employed at the Assabet mill died suddenly Friday night in Winchester. He had left with the family of Lorenzo Maynard and worked for William Maynard since his father’s death. Funeral services were held in Dorchester and burial was at Holy Cross cemetery Malden. Attending the funeral were Mr and Mrs James Moynihan and family and Dennis Buckley.
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Cornelius Manning
Assabet Mill
Winchester
Mr Manning
Lorenzo Maynard
William Maynard
Dorchester
Holy Cross Cemetery
Malden
Maynard
James Moynihan
Dennis Buckley
Wireless chat from New York boat to Boston voyage
Hanlan powers spoke by wireless telephone Tuesday night as the boat left New York for Boston near Sandy Nook. He also picked up part of a Victr ta concert from a New Jersey station over the wireless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanlan Powers
New York
Boston
Sandy Nook
New Jersey
Reverend Clarke Addresses Sabbath at Methodist Church
Rev George Clarke spoke on keeping the Sabbath and opposing Sunday sports at the Methodist church Sunday morning. The next Grange meeting is planned for the town hall. Mrs Mark Beckwith, who broke her arm skating recently, is recovering nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clarke
Methodist Church
Mark Beckwith
Sudbury Firebug Active Again Strikes Baldwin Property
A fire started Monday afternoon at William Baldwin’s home shop and garage between the house and barn. The blaze, driven by favorable wind, endangered nearby buildings but they were saved. An automobile recently purchased and another car were involved as the alarm drew help from town hall.
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William Baldwin
Bir
Mrs C H Way Hurt In Accident
Mrs Charles H Way was injured when two teams collided near the Clark place on Friday evening. The rear wheels locked, the seat came off, and Mrs Way was thrown from the wagon. She suffered broken ribs a fractured shoulder and torn ligaments while Mr Way escaped serious injury.
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Charles H. Way
Mr Way
Courtenay Crocker
Clark Place
South Sudbury
Mrs Way
A Way
Way
West Acton Club to Host Easter Sale and Fair
West Acton Woman's Club plans a Fair and Easter Sale on Monday March 21 with committees led by Mrs Ora Willis and Mrs Ruth Gould handling aprons and fancy work. Notions and misc by Lena Wetherbee and Lulu Clark, food by Harriet Whitcomb and others, plus children’s grabs and Easter card sales. Mrs Blanchard and family attend Augusta funeral this week.
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West Acton Woman's Club
Rachel Haynes
Ora Willis
Grace Hall
Annie Towne
Julia Sargent
Mary Parks
Ruth Gould
Webster Blanchard
Evelyn Bittlefield
Lois Cram
Lena Wetherbee
Lulu Clark
Olive Poland
Charlotte Ramsay
Harriet Whitcomb
Melzina Littlefield
Ella Ruggles
Lizzie Davis
Candy
May Sanborn
Nettie Gardner
Sadie Weaver
Mabel Willis
Bubbles Presented by Cast from Ayer at I O F Hall
Ayer actors staged the comedy Bubbles by Fairchild at the Newport hall. The cast included Wil Jenkins Leon Huntress Mergery Whipple Evelyn Sanderson George Leavitt Lucius Fairchild Mrs Jenkins Jodevel Jenkins Evelyn Fairchild and others. Scenes unfold at Hotel Neptune Newport across present time.
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I. 0. O. F. Hall
Mr Fairchild
Ayer
Wil Jenkins
Leon M
Huntress Mergery Whipple
Fluffy Ruffite
Evelyn M. Sanderson
Com. Whipple
U.S. Navy
George Leavitt
Henri
Boxboro Town Meeting elects local officials amid fireworks display
The Boxboro annual town meeting Tuesday saw voting by about 100 residents. Elections included B. C. Steele 39 and W. H. Furey for town clerk, J. L. Richardson 63 and W. H. Furbush 37 for tax collector, Eugene Smith 60 and J. L. Richardson 33 for constable, with A. Salmopia winning selectman. Roads candidates listed as P. W. Cunningham I. C. Steele R. Y. Nelson J. R. Priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxboro
Wis
Anne
D. Salmopia
B. C. Steele
W. H. Furey
Amil Swanson
B. Hager
J. L. Richardson
W. H. Furbush
Eugene Smith
Maynard Textile Council elects officers at I O O F hall
William Hird visits his daughter Mrs Minnie Johnson as Maynard Textile Council meets at I O O F hall and elects permanent officers Francis Johnston is president with Thomas Breck vice president Cham Ayette secretary and Thomas Smith treasurer George Waterhouse named warden. In a six game crib and pitch tournament the Odd Fellows Social club captained by Elmer Cook beats John Banford 43 to 34. losers will host a supper for winners. A Colonial hall showing benefits Hoover Relief Fund draws capacity crowds. P J Sullivan Wm H Millington and Charles H Persons arranged. Several local teachers sat public exams for gg in Boston schools with substitute duty for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hird
Maryland
Minnie Johnson
Nason
St. Maynard Textile Council
I. O .O. F. Hall
Francis Johnston
Thomas Breck
Cham Ayette
Thomas Smith
George Waterhouse
Crib
Odd Fellows Social Club
Elmer Cook
John Banford
Coronial Hall
Hoover Relief Fund
P. J. Sullivan
Wm.h. Millington
Charles H. Persons
Boston
Framingham Hospital Scene After Carriage Accident
Report says she is not in great pain and is comfortable as possible. Friends express sympathy and hope for a speedy recovery. Two children in the buggy's rear, Miss Nancy Way and Miss Mary Piper, escaped with slight bruises when the seat fell on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham Hospital
Nancy Way
Mary Piper
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