Maynard Warrant Postings Set Town Meeting Agenda
Town meeting called for 7:30 PM Monday at Cooperative hall will consider warrants for annual appropriations and a memorial project. Articles include funding for Maynard and Hudson street railway costs, buying a soldiers and sailors monument site, and purchasing properties on Main and Surfside streets with sums up to 22,000 and 20,500 respectively. Memorial committee to be appointed to oversee site selection and purchases, with a preferred Maynard property if obtainable. Memorial Day funds and cemetery care bequests also on the warrant amidst divided Finance Committee opinions on the Summer Street site.
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Cooperative ‘Hall
C . Maynard &. Hudson Street Railway
Concord, Maynard & Hudson
Memorial Association
Amory Maynard
Main St
J. A. Coughlan
Surfimer
Maynard
Summer St
Aassgoci
Summer
Robert Wilson
Glenwood Cemetery
Brothers Enter Sing Sing as Twin Robbers
Ossining N Y Charles and Matthew Miller aged eighteen and nineteen, the first two brothers to enter Sing Sing together for the same crime, were granted their initial request for identical work. They became knitters, placed side by side, after being sentenced in Orange County for robbery following a night when they watched a movie robbery and decided to try highwaymen.
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Ossining, N
Charles
Matthew . Miller
Sing Sing
Orange County
Maynard Knights of Columbus council in planning stages
A Riverside hall Sunday meeting drew over 200 as Judge William Day and Richard McSweeney spoke on the K of C. Fr Edward Crowley presided. A organizers committee will be chosen and blanks circulated. local interest remains high after World War II era service.
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P. J. Sullivan
Blaze At Assabet Mills Triggers Town Furore
A fire at the Assabet mills electrical department caused a town furore with the alarm rung at 9 40 pm. Officials say spontaneous combustion likely started the blaze which reached the ceiling before automatic sprinklers flooded and extinguished it. No losses or known cause reported. F B Burdon spoke for the Pilgrims Memorial Fund at Cow Church with generous subscriptions.
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Assabet
And
F. E B. Burdon
Pilgrims Memorial Fund
the Cow Church
Maydale Spring Co. Sees Busy Winter Demand
The Maydale Spring Co. at Glendale street in Paul Hilander's ownership reports an unusually busy winter with high demand for tonics of all flavors. Despite extreme cold and snow, the business remains strong. Philip Allard attended a relative's funeral in Lowell on Monday.
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Maydale Spring Co
Glendale St
Paul Hilander
Philip Allard
Lowell
Question to Renovate Old Armory Discussed at Town Meeting
Concord calls citizens to March 1 meeting to decide Articles 14 15 and 16 on renovating the idle Armory. A proposal would make a Legion veterans’ home and meeting space, replacing the State Armory as a gathering place for World War I and Civil War veterans, with talks of a basketball team and memorials as part of the effort.
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State Armory
Legion
Concord
Town Election In sparse vote. town approves license by 16
The annual town election on February 23 saw only 102 votes cast of 1200. no opposition kept interest low. Town government officers for 1920 were elected, including Town Clerk William D. Cross and Selectman Benjamin Derby. The license question passed 58 Yes to 42 No.
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William D. Cross
Benjamin Derby
Arthur A. Magurn
Thomas Todd Jr
Fred A. Tower
Chilton Cabot
Herbert W. Hosmer
William Craig
John J. Dee
Densmore B. Hosmer
Edward I. Lyons
Edward
Lb Parker
Ellen T. Emerson
Frederick W. Baton
Walter
Wood Water and Sewer
Henry S. Thompson
Committee vote on Summer St property selection
In favor to three against, with the committee chair not recorded. He stated the unity rule will have the committee report recommend Summer St property as a secondary choice, but the three members reserved the right to oppose it at the town meeting.
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Summer St
Cognac Al Expensive Visitor Returns Home
New York Ellis Island reports its longest resident, Migi Cogie known as Cognac Al, left for Austria after war related delays. He arrived at the outbreak of war and was deported following detection of his abilities. The man’s stay cost the government 2046 dollars while he earned 495 dollars barbering immigrants.
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New York
Ellis Island
Migi Cogie
Austria
Cogier
West Acton Village Notes Busy Week Highlights
Local residents report a busy week with cinema crowds Monday night and visitors from Groton. The telephone exchange moves to new quarters Saturday night. Miss Elizabeth Hall recovers from tonsillitis, Clifton Stearns improves, and Holt attends his uncle Abner Holt's funeral in Wilton New Hampshire. Newborns at Clinton hospital and a recovery from pneumonia for Levi W Perkins’ youngest son are noted. Charles Tate and wife announce a daughter, and Laura Woodward’s body is returned to Framingham for burial. Manuel Desouza progresses after surgery at Waltham hospital. Community members attend Y M C A convention in Maynard and hear Rev Hugo Perdelwitz lecture on spiritua and mental telepathy. two new members join the Civic club.
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Misa Well
Groton
Telephone Exchange
Elizabeth Hall
Clifton Stearns
H.'W. Parker
Stoneham
G. B. Parker
Holt
Abner Holt
Wilton
N. H
Maynard Harriman
Clinton Hospital
Levi W. Perkins
Charles Tate
George Cummings
Laura Woodward
Framingham
Manuel Desouza
Waltham Hospital
Y. P
Maynard
Meee
Hugo Perdelwitz
Civic Club
G. A. R. Hall
Nashoba Fruit Producers Elect Officers at Williveton Hall
At G A R hall Williveton Feb 18 the Nashoba Fruit Producers elected officers and held a social. Pres John Hardy Littleton vice pres Dexter Dodd Hudson sec Harold Priest Gleason Dale treas Gordon Hutchinson Concord A W Davis West Acton joined the board. Over 75 attended, association to start with over 100 charter members. Meetings set December to April on the list Wednesday each month. Dr Twitchell to speak in March.
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G. A. R. Hall Williveton
Nashoba Fruit Producers
John Hardy
Littleton
Dexter Dodd
Hudson
Harold, Priest
Gleasondale
Middlesex ‘Hills
Twitchell
Mrs Fanny Wetherbee Moore Died in Boxboro
Mrs Fanny Wetherbee Moore of Boxboro died at her home Friday night from pneumonia. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Amon Wetherbee of Stow. She leaves her husband Lester Moore and two young children.
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Boxboro
Fanny Wetherbee Moore
Amon Wetherbee
Stow
Lester Moore
Concord Junction News and Local Updates
Reports of illnesses including flu and acute indigestion affect Concord Junction residents. Local social notes mention visits by Miss Inez Armstrong and Mrs. Maurice Brosnahan. A basketball game saw Watertown defeat Concord K of C 43 to 27, with several residents traveling for weekend visits and holidays. J C Caldwell plans move to Main St house by April 1. Rose Frawley underwent successful appendectomy at Deaconess Hospital and is recovering.
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F. London
W. F. Davis
Evelyn
Inez
Armstrong
Waltham
Maurice Brosnahan
Boston
Washington
James Nagle
Concord ‘Junction
Concord
Watertown
Concord K. of C
Florence McCabe
Alexander McCabe
Mary Coughlin
Lowell
Patrick Coughlin
Charles Beck
Harvey Wheeler School
MacKenna
Thomas Ryan Jr
New York
Thomas Ryan
Main St
William Doucette
Attleboro
William Holland
J. C. Caldwell
Jeannette Dunlope
Middlesex Insurance Co
Jamess
Badger
Schaghticoke
N. Y
James Maguire
A.M. Baily
Oy Rose Frawley
Thomas Frawley
Commonwealth Ave
Deaconess Hospital
Pants and Picket Fence Proved Robber's Undoing
In Pittsburgh, William Hurley faces highway robbery charges after snatching Mrs. Matilda Briceland’s purse containing $500 on a St. Luke's Square streetcar stop. A chase ensued but Hurley’s trousers snagged on an iron picket fence, allowing bystanders and a police officer to recover the money.
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Pittsburgh
William Hurley
Allegheny
Matilda Briceland
St. Luke's Square
Concord town sees visitors as illnesses and births noted
Mr and Mrs Harvey Stone and A J MacDonald spent Sunday with friends in Hudson. Mrs Daniel Ahern is seriously ill with pneumonia at Mass General Hospital Boston. Francis Ahearn of Marlboro formerly of Concord Junction spent Sunday with friends in town. Patrick Muldoon of Somerville formerly of this town spent the holiday with Mr and Mrs Patrick Reilly. Mr and Mrs Patrick Diskin rejoice at a daughter born Sunday. Mother and daughter are doing well. Mrs Clemens seriously ill with pneumonia is slightly improved. Miss Margaret Bent returns to Jamaica Plain after two weeks with Mr and Mrs John Bent Crest St. Mr and Mrs Bent recuperating from illness. Schools opened soon after holiday. Was Birth day observances at West Concord and Stacey Wheeler schools.
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Harvey Stone
A. J. MacDonald
Hudson
Daniel A’hearn
Mass. General Hospital
Boston
Francis Ahearn
Marlboro
Concord Junction
Patrick Muldoon
Somerville
Patrick Reilly
Patrick Diskin
John Clements
Margaret Bent
Jamaica Plain
John Bent
Crest St
Bent
Was
West Concord
Staceey Wheeler
Mrs Hefty Mourned in Town After Sudden Illness
Mrs William Hefty died at her Commonwealth Avenue home on Saturday at age 56 after a period of illness. Born in Newark New Jersey, she lived in the town for over 20 years and was known for a quiet, gentle nature and wide circle of friends. Funeral services were held Monday at the home with Rev Alfred W. Stone officiating, and she was laid to rest in Sleepy Hollow cemetery receiving tomb. She leaves her husband two sons George Goward and a daughter mma of this town and a daughter Mrs Frank Lipps of New Haven Connecticut.
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William. Hefty
Commonwealth Ave
Alfred W. Stone
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Hefty
George
Goward
Mma
Frank Lipps
New Haven
Concord Female Charitable Society Chooses Officers and Committees
The Concord Female Charitable Society elected officers for the year with President Mrs. Leonene Hoar and Vice President Mrs. Chas Towle. Key posts include Clerk Mrs. Charles E Brown and Treasurer Mrs. Herbert W Hosmer, plus a roster of directors, district managers, and service committees led by Mrs. Percy W Brown and others.
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Concord Female Charitable Society
Comet
Ieonene Hoar
Chas. . Towle
Charles E. Brown
Joseph H. Orendorff
Treas
Herbert W. Hosmer
Hubbardville
Nine Acre Corner
Anson Wheeler
Norther
David Baldwin
Huw Walden and
Thoreau Sts
Geo. A. Tewksbury
Main
Sudbury
H. P. Richardson
Bedford St
Center of Town
Mary L. Hosmer
East Quarter
Adams Tolman
Barrett Mills
Charles. Derby
Percy W. Brown
Murray Ballou
Russell Robb
Mary D. Brooks
Julia D
Harrison J. Barrett
Geo. M. Baker
Edith Sellers
Margaret Titcomb
Mary W. Parker
Charles F. Bowers
B. Keyes
Catty Hurd
William L. Bator
Hugh F. Leith
Gee
E. Walcott
Thomas Todd Jr
Silas A. Bean
Winthrop T. Hodges
Funeral services for Fred Miller a was at Wootlaws cane
Fred Miller a died on Tuesday after a short illness of pneumonia aged 29. He was the son of Abbie Miller and Conant Sr. and long‑time resident. A painter by trade for Mark Mara of Concord, he was well liked by colleagues. He leaves a wife and two small children, ages two and six months.
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Fred. Miller A
Wootlaws
Concord Junction Catholic club fills church for Lent communion
Members of the Concord Junction Catholic club observed the first Sunday of Lent by receiving holy communion in a body at the 8 15 mass in Help of Christians church. A large gathering then moved to Association hall for a breakfast organized under Mr. Buchanan with toastmaster Howard Loughlin guiding short talks.
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Concord Junction
Help of Christians Church
Lowing
Association Hall
Buchanan
Howard Loughlin
Sister and visitor suffer serious accident in Waltham
Mrs. John Collins fled to Waltham after her sister Miss Minnie Marshall fell down stairs and broke her leg during the week. Marshall, well known locally, visits her sister often and has many friends who are saddened by the accident.
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John Collins
Waltham
Minnie Marshall
Miss. Marshall
Town Notes and Social Events Highlight Week
Miss Sarah Walsh hosted guests over five holidays and a dancing party occurred at the town hall Saturday. Harold T. Pease visits Mr and Mrs John Q Blake. Local writers closed Monday for Washington's Birthday. Lexington drum corps dance drew townspeople Tuesday. Grammar and high school pupils enjoy a school break for a week. Lenten services at St Michael's church paused until further notice. Middlesex and Boston car lines not reopening in this area. Johnny Noyes defeated Belgian Brown in four rounds at Commonwealth A A Boston. Charles L Wetherbee recovered enough to go out again.
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Sarah Walsh
Harold T. Pease
John Q. Blake
Washington
Lexington
St. Micchael’s
Middlesex
Boston
Johnny Noyes
Wilson
Belgian Brown
Commonwealth A
Record Egg Laying Flock Set by John McGann
John McGann keeps 32 hens claiming a winter laying record. His flock produced 223 eggs plus 24 eggs daily around 27 eggs a day, marking a strong seasonal output for the time of year.
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John McGann
Dramatic Reading of Romance in Bedford
Grace Sage will present a dramatic reading titled Romance at Bedford town hall on October 10. The event is staged under the Bedford branch of the Order of the Eastern Star.
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Grace Sage
Bedford Town Hall
Bedford
Agricultural College Short Course Students Placed on Farms
One hundred of four hundred men enrolled in short courses at the Massachusetts Agricultural College will be placed on farms for six months of practical experience starting March 19. The college seeks placements on top state farms to enhance industry knowledge. Many two year course students will also return to home farms for summer work as arrangements continue for federal farm practice next year. Elizabeth Hamilton, Belfast born novelist, died July 23, 1968.
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Agricultural College
Lege
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