Maynard News Updates From Town and Nearby Veterans
Maynard notes list Wm Smith of Stow enrolling in the U S merchant marine and Edward Byrnes in Assabet mills. Visits from Lowell residents, Marlboro guests, and Waltham folks appear alongside local workers in mills and stores. Private George Jamieson moves to Ft Howard. corporal G Raymond Jones promoted at Camp Wadsworth. Maynard team challenges Charlestown Bunker Hill. Pipers Plumbers convention in Beverly. Stow rep Priscilla Hagriman to Washington DC for Signal Dept. Also vacation for Tony Collins and open air Epworth League service at Westboro. A sale ad for a combination saddle and gear concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Smith
Stow
U. S. Merchant Marine
Lawrence Jones
Lowell
Edward Byrnes
Waltham Sst
Assabet ‘Mills
Mary Cook
Waltham
Joyce
Spring Lane
Kathryn McCarthy
Marlboro
George Lynch
Kate Goodenow
Sadie
Swampscott
Arnold Lincoln
S. Lever
Josephine Lent
John Halloran
U. S. Navy
George A. Jamieson
Camp Dix
Ft. Howard
Maryland
C. A. C. Ward
G. Raymond Jones
Bth Pioneer Regt
Camp Wadsworth
8. C. Maynard
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Thomas Graham
Pipers’ and Plumbers
Beverly
France
Vincent Kelley
Mary Kelley
O. K
Priscilla Hagriman
Rowland P. Hiviman
Kington
D. C
Balance and call details for Camp Devens draft
The district reports a July balance in Class I exhausted for induction at Camp Devens. Thirty registrants were in the July quota, with eleven later deferred for farming and ordered to report. Early July saw six from the district enter service. Maynard names include Parmenter and Gallagher among others. Eight from limited service will be called July 29 to Aug 5 for embarkation duties. four from Maynard — O’Brien, Smith, Quinn, Parker — report to Syracuse. About 12 first-draft registrants remain in Class I. August calls will come from this group. Reexamined limited-service men are recalled to Ayer. registrants may shift to advanced classes per orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Devens
Maynard
Daniel L. Parmenter
Antony Trochy
George H. F. Browne
Concord St. Harem
William Quinn
Fire Department
Bradford Parker
Walnut St
Syracuse
N. Y
Ayer
Front-Line Letters From Co I 104th Inf Soldier
Private L. G. Caldwell of Co I 104th U S Infantry in France sends a letter describing repeated trench and shell experiences since February 21. He recalls hunger during a four night battle, heroic actions by Harold Hanson earning the war cross, and the shift to a town under bombardment where civilians suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Caldwell
104Th
Huns
Maynard
Co. I
104Th U. S. Inf
France
Tresches
Bergeron
Harold Hanson
103D
Berlin
Nurse seeks position with strong references
Annie Roberts offers nursing services and strong references. She lists P. O. Box 81 Acton Centre Massachusetts for contact and work opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Roberts
P. O
Acton Centre
Mass
S A Christie M D Moves Into Case's Block Office
Dr S A Christie has moved into Case's block at 20 Nason Street with office hours 9 30 to 11 a m 3 to 7 30 p m Sundays 2 30 to 5 30 p m Telephone 58
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case
Nason Street
Local Merchant Sells Business and Home in Maynard
Abe Bander proprietor of the New Idea store on Main Street announces he sold his business and home on Acton Street this week to Fred Novogrosky of Stafford Springs Connecticut. Bander has run a large Maynard establishment for 12 or 13 years and plans to enter wholesale furnishings. Novogrosky, a long time Stafford Springs merchant, is described as a hustler who will join Maynard’s ranks of merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Bander
New Idea
Naylor Block
Main St
Acton St
Fred Novogrosky
Stafford Springs
Bander
Maynard
Novogrosky
Grocer James J. Hilferty Injured When Horse Bolts
James J. Hilferty a grocer on upper Main Street narrowly escaped serious injury Tuesday morning after a horse he was driving bolted loose on Walnut Street near Hillside Street. The bolt dropping from the whiffle tree caused the horse to fall, throwing Hilferty to the ground and striking his head. He suffered bruises but continued work all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hilferty
Upper Main St
Walnut St
Hillside St
Jim
Mrs George Kaler Undergoes Appendectomy at Carney Hospital
Mrs George Kaler of Sudbury entered Carney hospital Tuesday afternoon for an appendectomy. The operation was successful and she is progressing as well as expected. She became ill while visiting Lake Boon and was moved to the hospital Thursday morning. surgery concluded yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kaler
Sudbury
Carney Hospital
Evaded Heat At Lakes Brings Crowd To Local Resorts
The heat wave drove residents to Lake Boon and Lake Walden where crowds flocked. Lake Walden sees a return to popularity with town courtesy preserving first class bathing facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Boon
Lake Walden
Concord
Yankees Are There in France The Allied Heroes Arrive
News from France reports the Yankees have arrived with glorious deeds. Officers restrained the eager troops as their objective is reached. Wounded veterans long to return to the front line and the freed peoples gain courage from Uncle Sam's soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Berlin
Potsdam
Europe
Uncle Sam
Union Forms for Concord Maynard and Hudson Railway
The Concord Maynard and Hudson railway workers organized a branch of the Amalgamated Association of Electrical Railway Employes and affiliated with Division 620 of Framingham. William Jones joined the executive board representing the C M H employees as the wage increase to 36 cents per hour was approved, up from 31 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord, Maynard and Hudson Railway
Amalgamated Association of Electrical Railway
Framingham
William Jones
Remarkable Record Knit by Mrs Jones on One Set of Needles
Red Cross knitters note an unmatched feat by Mrs Fred Jones Tremont Jl she knitted two socks on one set of needles in class one She qualifies as an expert with needles The regular meeting details and August cottage rental ads follow with Mrs William Litchfield speaking at the high school and Lake Boon cottage to let for August inquiries at P O Bog 78 Ma
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Jones
Tremont Jl
Jones
William Litchfield
Summer St
Lake Boon
P. O. Bog
Service at Cost Affects C M H Street Rail Plan
Acton officials from Maynard Hudson and Stow met at Nagog Hotel to discuss the Massachusetts service at cost plan for the Concord Maynard and Hudson line. The plan sets tariffs to cover operating costs taxes and a 6 percent return with two reserve funds and periodic rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Maynard
Mass
Mass. Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Commission
Nanjerten
Hudson
Crest St
Concord Junction
Westvale
Sto
Selectman Binks
Far
Sugar sale restricted for canning in twenty-five pound lots
Riverside cooperative head reports county food administrator ban on 25 pound sugar sales for canning. Retailers must limit to two pounds per customer and obtain written approval for larger purchases. Cards issued to households as sugar rationing tightens to prevent shortages in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Morse
Riverside Cooperative Association
F. EB. Sanderson
Navy boys in European waters excel as storekeepers
Reports from Base 17 say American youths with the U S Naval forces in European waters perform well as storekeepers. Most have earned first class store keeper ratings and among them is Percy Taylor of Maynard, a familiar figure in his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Percy Taylor
Maynard
Taken Into Custody for Induction Evasion
Jackup Brutas was taken into custody after a farewell party for a relative heading to Camp Devens for induction. Brutas, who registered in Boston on June 5 1917, had left the city, worked in Lowell and elsewhere, and moved to Maynard four months ago. Before U S Commissioner Hayes in the Federal building Boston it was revealed he never filled out his questionnaire and was ordered to report at Camp Devens for immediate induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackup Brutas
Camp Devens
John Connors
Brutas
Boston
Lowell
Maynard
U. S
Hayes
Federal Building
Red Cross Events To Benefit From Cricket Club Day
The Cricket club holds its annual field day at Crowe park Saturday with an afternoon event and a lawn party by the W A F A girls that evening on the Congregational church lawn. Organizers expect large crowds and report strong merchant and town cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Cricket Club
Crowe Park
Congregational Church
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Maynard News
Bae Combinsfion
H. V. Skene
Bedford
S. A. Christie, M. D
Maple Court
John Edwards
Prop
Assabet Institution For Savings
Haynes
Maynard, Mass
C. M. & H. Officible
Rexall
DeLee’s Drug Store
Sidney E. McGleary
Best
Pyrex Black
Arsenate
T. F. Parker
The
Victrola
Henry F. Miller
Becker Bros., Behring Francis Bacon
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