West Acton Precinct 3 Military Registration List
A 1917 draft roster lists males aged 21 to 30 registered in West Acton Precinct 3. Names include Ernest Allsopp Edward Gallant George Gordon Armstrong Joseph Bernier Webster Blanchard Alexander Bresth George Briggs Samuel Bresth Daniel Campbell John Coughlin Jowell Cram Cornelius Feltus Raymond Gallant Ralph Gates Arthur Goding Glenn Gould Grady Harriman Howard Hall Harry Heltinger Burton Hoar Floyd Ketchan Russell Kinsley Olaf Manson Dan MacDougal Norman Dan Hans Manson Eugene McCarthy Hamite Memor Lula Moriva Tomas News ham Antonio Perreira Yamase Ramos Robert Reed Hart Randall Joseph Reed Harold Richardson Ole Marendorff Rustad Shalan Pettigrew Sisso Smiley Glaize Snyder Spinney Starbuck Sulo Hayward Williams Raymond Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Edward Allsopp
George Gordon Armstrong
Joseph Bernier
Webster Sanderson Blanchard
Alexander Bresth
George Henry Briggs
Samuel A. Bresth
Daniel Norman Campbell
John Francis Coughlin
Jowell Harrison Cram
Cornelius Adams Feltus
Raymond Avery
Gallant
Ralph E. Gates
Arthur Tuttle Goding
Glenn
Joseph Howard Reed
Geo Howard Reed
Harold Moulton “Richardson
Ole Marendorff
Rustad
Daniel Shalan
John Pettigrew Sisso
Charles David Smiley
Horace Benjamin Smith
John Glaize Snyder
Everett Rhea Spinney
Robert Bookley Starbuck
Safere Sulo
Frank Hayward Williams
Raymond Edgar Wright
Surprise Party Friday Sparks Quick Festive Grab
A Friday surprise party was organized quickly attracting attendees and creating a festive mood in the neighborhood. Local organizers coordinated last minute details and guests arrived to celebrate the occasion.
Local Wedding Guests Gather for Mr C McDonald’s Day
Relatives and neighbors attended the wedding day at a local home with Mr C McDonald the center of notice. Guests included Mr and Mrs O A Knowlton R G Baker and families C G Durkee and families Arthur Houghton B D Hall and families Mrs Edith Watson and Nellie W Knowlton. A token plate of silver money was left as a parting gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My McDonald
O. A. Knowlton
R. G. Baker
C. G. Durkee
Arthur Houghton
B. D. Hall
Edith Watson
Nellie W. Knowlton
Lawn Party Aids Red Cross In Boxboro
A Boxboro lawn party Saturday evening under Camp Fire Girls auspices raised funds for Red Cross work. Miss Elinor Weeks performed solo dancing with Miss Irma Durkee as accompanist.
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Boxboro
Camp Fire Girls
Red Cross
Elinor Weeks
Irma Durkee
Local Visitors and Homecomings Across Town
Mrs Almira Willard visited relatives recently. Miss Lillian Gilmore returns home from Wellesley College for vacation. Miss Grace Sylvester of New York enjoys summer at home. S J Foster and family moved to Beverly. Miss Reena Thompson of Nova Scotia visited B A King. Arthur Slack and family spend two weeks with Thomas Downie. Allen Hawes leaves Hall Bros Co shop for new work with the Boston and Maine railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almira
Willard
Lillian Gilmore
Wellesley College
Grace Sylvester
New York
S. J. Foster
Beverly
Reena. Thompson
Nova Scotia
B. A. King
Arthur Slack
Waltham
Thomas Downie
Allen Hawes
Hall Bros. Co
Boston & Maine Railroad
Local notices mix of travel plans and small events
Writings from a small town scene note IW B Holt recovering at home for ten days. Foxcroft visitors call on George HB Acton. Acton lodge members enjoy strawberries and pies. South Ashburnham resident visits Mrs Lottie MacClenathan. Moore and family head to Egypt for two weeks. D H Hall buys an eight cylinder Oldsmobile touring car in Boston and drives it home. Hall Bros telegrams Senator Lodge in favor of Prohibition. Lumber units arrive safely in London. Annie Mv McCarthy plans piano lessons at the New England Conservatory. Fred C Grenier moves household goods to Stow as shop at Harvard nears. Charles Littlefield funeral held privately. Rev Luther G Morris attends. Interment Boxboro cemetery. Fred Davis becomes Indian truck agency. The new model promises 16 mph when loaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Holt
Genthner
Foxcroft
George HB
Acton Lodge
I. O
William MacClenathan
South Ashburnham
Lottie MicClenathan
R. B. Moore
Lowell Cram
Egypt
D. H. Hall
Boston
Hall
Hall Bros. Co
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington, D. C
London
Annie MV .Carthy
Concord High School
New England Conservatory of Music
Fred C. Grenier
Luther G. Morris
Universalist Church
Boxboro
Fred Davis
Cradle Roll reception at Union Church honors Mrs Lane
The annual Cradle Roll reception at Union church vestry Friday afternoon was led by Mrs Mary B Lane with about 40 adults and 36 children attending. A musical program featured Master Joseph Hay Miss Ruth Lapham and Miss Josephine MacLeod, followed by addresses from Mrs Lane and Rev William J Batt. Refreshments were served by young assistants including Ruth Shepard Bertha Wilson Rosa Bowker Laura Hope Margaret Gale and Helen Lorentsen.
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Union Church Vestry
Mary B. Lane
Joseph Hay
Ruth Lapham
Josephine MacLeod
Lane
Wm. J. Batt
Ruth Shepard
Bertha Wilson
Rosa Bowker
Laura Hope
Margaret Gale
Helen Lorentsen
Union Church
James J Ledgard Sells 1917 Overland Touring Car at Sacrifice
James J Ledgard offers a 1917 Overland touring car for sale at sacrifice. Advertising copy notes the sale will occur on Nagon Street in Maynard with details available from the seller.
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James J. Ledgard
Nagon St
Maynard
Middlesex Farm Bureau Expands Farm Help Amid War Effort
Over a three week period the Middlesex County Farm Bureau placed 74 experienced workers 29 inexperienced men 6 married couples and through the Public Safety Committee for Mobilization of High School Boys 68 students with farmers. The bureau will shift to state level labor support but will resume field efforts if demand remains high.
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Middlesex County Farm Bureau
Public Safety Committee
Bureau
Public Service Committee
State House
Hot Weather Fishing Tips From The Creek Bank
A writer advises using live bait such as minnows worms helgramite crawfish and frogs to lure game fish in hot weather. He notes fish dive deep in heat and only rise briefly at dawn or night, suggesting patient casting or returning to the cabin porch and sharing tales of past catches.
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Buck
Deep Water Bass and Pike Trolling Tactics
An experienced angler shares hot methods for bass and wall-eyed pike, detailing deep trolling rigs, lines, and spoons. Advice covers rig setup with swivels and eight inch leaders, down-troll depths of 15 to 60 feet, and using bronze or copper minnows and flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Red
Eeao
Pike
Tareas Hs
Buck
Stilver
Lliwapa Troll
East St Louis Riots Leave Dozens Dead in Inferno
Rioting mobs in East St Louis Illinois killed and wounded dozens as homes in black neighborhoods were set ablaze on July 2 3. Authorities reported at least fifteen shot to death while fleeing burning houses with estimates of up to 250 dead. National Guardsmen escorted blacks across the river to Missouri amid widespread violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Ill
Mallman
Swingley
St. Louis
Missouri
Klauser
Mollman
Wilson halts coal price pact amid patriotism fears
President Wilson intervenes as the government questions a recent patriotic price-fixing agreement among coal operators. He suspends the pact until a thorough review, citing concerns over a looming coal shortage and rising prices and signaling deep party rifts over wartime profiteering.
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Washington
Wilson
Soto
National Game At Brooklyn and Chicago Mixed Results
Baseball notes from Brooklyn and Chicago show varied lineups and battery pairings including Cheney Smith Miller Oeschger Bender and Hillifer at Brooklyn Chicago's Regan Wingo Prendergast Reuther Seaton Douglas Ellott. American League reports include weary darkness delayed games and multiple batteries across Boston Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis Detroit. Eastern League actions note Worcester Hartford New London with Kiefer Tyler Cana van Press Gaston Trautman Carroll Fortune Mulennan and Russell.
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Brooklyn
RH BD Bookie
Uead
Philadelphia
Esseesseees
Cheney
Smith
Boston
BOSON
Cave Aly
Shore
Bader
Agnew
Mogridge
Shocker
Russell
Nuttamaker
Cleveland
Danforth, Faber , and Lynn
Boehling
Lambeth
Klepfer
Morton
O'Neill
Washington
Senseeveers
Gallia
Henry
Schauer, Johnson, Haley and Meyers
St. Louis
Detroit
Serses Hasuensesenses
Lemley
Dioevenngsee
Moye Batteles
Dauss
Stanagey Rogers
Severoid
Lawrence
R HD
Worcester
Ceccesseseseee
Wawreng
Evececevgiges
Kiefer and Tyler
Canavan
Press
Gaston
New London
Hartford Oissides
Chow Deleignees
Batterles
Trautman
Carroll
Fortune
Mulennan
Russelly
No Guests Attend Gould Wedding in New York
Kingdon Gould married Migs Annunziata Lucel at St Patrick's Cathedral with no guests present and details reportedly refused. The couple plans a Adirondack summer after Gould, eldest son of George J. Gould, announced the match to Miss Lucci, former governess in the Gould mansion. The Gould family reaction is noted as ambivalent.
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New York
Kingdon Gould
Migs Annunziata
M. Lucel
St. Patrick
Adirondacks
Gould
George J. Gould
Lucci
No Great Shipyard Strike in New York and New Jersey
Report notes expected labor action in twenty five shipyards across New York and New Jersey with over 12 000 workers anticipated to strike but only about 600 employees joined the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Mentey
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West Acton
Assabet Institution For Savings
L. Anderson & Son
Main St
Concord, Mass
Reid Lyons
Stow, Mass
Concord
The
W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated
East St. Louie
National League
Anderson
Rariden
Allen, Hughes
Progresaor
Pittsburg
Horstman
Packard
Gonzales
Mamaux
Grimes
Wagher
Milonaire
Sallan
Katzmann
Norfolk
Pauline Keyes
George H. Keyes
Brookling
Harriet
Varney
West
Uprton
Chicago
Beara
National ‘Tea and ‘Coffee Company
Paris
Mediterranean
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