Maynard GOP caucus sets stage for town races
Maynard voters eye a February 9 election with limited interest as the Republican caucus meets January 27 at Cooperative Hall to nominate town officials. Chairman Thomas Wright and Secretary Carl Stockbridge oversee efforts with potential Friday meeting to complete the ticket. Names may be filed before Friday to appear on the ballot. incumbents Frank Binks and Albert Smith are expected to seek selectman posts. James J. Ledgard is mentioned for assessor. Benjamin Brown for overseer of poor. No Democratic caucus planned. independents require filing papers by January 29. Lever's Store ad notes January sales.
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Republican Caucus
Cooperative Hall
Republican Town Committee
Thomas Wright
Carl Stockbridge
Frank 8. Binks
Albert Smith
Ae Ee Lear
James J. Ledgard
Ledgard
Benjamin Brown
William P. Scully
Acton Grange to Meet on Tuesday Evening
Acton Grange holds its regular meeting Tuesday evening January 27 with Mrs. Allen and Rev. A W Littlefield of Needham as guest speaker on One Hundred Percent American. All members should be present. Also notes upcoming moving pictures event at the I O F hall West Acton on Friday January 23.
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West Acton
Acton Grange
Allen
A. W. Littlefield
Needham
I. O. F. Hall
Moving Pictures
Odd Fellows Hall
Destructive Fire Destroys Swanson Home and Barn at Boxboro
The home and barn of C A Swanson at Boxboro burned Saturday between 2 and 3 AM. The family escaped in nightclothes with little else saved including three Liberty Bonds and over $200. Ten cows and one horse were moved from the barn before it burned, three dogs perished, and a new piano was lost. Neighbors aided, cold weather hindered efforts, and others from town assisted.
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C. A. Swanson
Boxboro
Leland Campbell
Leo Cunningham
Marlboro Community Notes Highlight Illnesses Births and Meetings
Miss Marguerite Elderkin is ill at her Main street home. The Y P R U withholds a birthday supper at the Unitarian vestry tonight. J E Warren, recently ill on Prospect street, is recovering. Mr and Mrs William De Panphalis of 407 Lincoln street welcome a baby boy this week. Herbert F Stephenson of Wheeler and Stephenson is ill at home in The Lincoln. Marlboro Odd Fellows Corporation members will hold a meeting this evening. Mrs Arthur Mann returns to Walnut street after visiting her parents in Fitchburg. A rehearsal for the Laymen’s remains noted.
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Marguerite Elderkin
Main St
Unitarian Vestry
J. E. Warren
Prospect St
William de Panphalis
Lincoln St
Herbert F. Stephenson
Wheeler & Stephenson
Lincoln
Marlboro Odd Fellows’ Corporation
Arthur Mann
Walnut St
Fitchburg
JAPANESE WOMEN DEMAND SEVERAL VIRTUES FOR HUSBAND
The Japanese magazine Chengnuovo Gohyno asks readers to define an ideal husband. Thirteen virtues include not greedy, not spend time primping, decisive, discreet, and not in the kitchen. Male readers countered with a critique of what makes an ideal wife, agreeing that she should not be too jealous.
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Chengnuovo Gohyno
Byy
Jie
Tie
Reverend Receives Cross of Panilla for War Service
Rev. John Ovisianitsky pastor of the Russian Orthodox church is awarded the Cross of Panilla for wartime services. The honor comes from the king of Montenegro among other nations’ decorations he has earned through his role as chaplain with a Canadian regiment. The Russian church leader is highly respected in his town and among local people, with Friday and Sunday gatherings noted, plus upcoming union services between Congregational and Methodist churches.
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John Ovisianitsky
Panilla
Montané
Isiamitcky
Ite
Postwar Tasks Loom For U S Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau faces stricter postwar duties as meteorology becomes essential to aeronautics and military operations. The report details growth since 1870, current station networks, cooperative observers, and planned expansion of flying forecasts and marine observations amid new civilian and defense needs.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Signal Corps
United States
Army
Congress
Hydrographic Office
Oceans
Man Buries Himself to Skip Boss at Middletown Plant
A worker at Middletown Pennsylvania buried himself in shavings with a straw breathing tube to avoid the boss during work hours. He vanished one afternoon and reappeared the next day with a plausible tale, but a fellow workman exposed the stunt and alerted authorities.
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Middletown
I Would Die for Daddy Blood Transfusion Hero Girl
Mildred Pratt a 15 year old Chicago girl offered her blood to save her policeman father's life after he was shot. A pint and a half of her blood flowed into his veins and she expressed pride in helping him. England Has a Woman Grave Digger Miss Janie Beeching claims to be England's only woman grave digger who can fling earth from seven feet and works by candlelight in busy seasons.
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Mildred Pratt
Chicago
Mildred
England
Janie Beeching
Scotland Sees Drop in Insanity Rates Amid War Upheaval
The board of control reports fewer insane persons in Scotland last year due to higher wages less unemployment and many men drafted into the army. The decline follows economic and military pressures shaping public health figures.
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Scotland
Board of Control
Ancient game Poothell linked to formation of modern football
A National Geographic bulletin traces the history of football from ancient ball games across civilizations. It notes Greece and Rome origins, medieval and Irish precedents, fears of the sport, and its revival in colleges. Howard Bliss cites Beirut’s Syrian Protestant college football culture.
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Poothell
National Geographice Society
J. R. Hildebrand
Nu Communication
Luzon
Ireland
James T
Henry Vitd
Mirabeth
Edward II
Murther
Charles
Cambridge
Tréland
Jerusalem
America
Howard
Bliss
Beirut
National Geographic Magazine
Farming by Machinery in Australia and NSW Riverina
The article notes high tractor adoption in eastern Riverina New South Wales with 150 plus motor tractors sold. It argues machinery boosts farm economy, with one machine replacing ten horses, and use extending to jute fodder cutting, chaff, wood, and hauling grain to market.
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Australia
Riverina
Fertle
New South Wales
Fuel Yield of Irish Bogs
The Irish executive professions council endorses a resolution estimating Ireland's bogs at 3,000,000 acres containing over 3,000,000,000 tons of coal equivalent. It calls for studies to determine if 3,000,000 acres can be used for agriculture and if 400,000,000 tons of coal substitute fuel is feasible, as part of reconstruction policy.
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Joint Council of the Executive Professions In
Ireland
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