Memorial Day Observed in West Acton with Cemetery Services
West Acton held a Memorial Day program led by Isaac Davis, honoring fallen soldiers with grave decorations at Glenwood Maynard St Bridget's Woodlawn and Mt Hope cemeteries, a large community dinner at West Acton, and an address by Rev. A H Wheelock. Comrades A Winslow Wetherbee and James Richardson died in the year. war records were read. Maynard Brass band provided music and local schoolchildren participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Davis
W. CL. R
Glenwood Cemetery
Maynard
St. Bridget's Cemetery
Acton Centre
Woodlawn
West Acton
Mt. Hope
Odd Fellows
Hall
A. H. Wheelock
State Grange
A. Winslow
Wetherbee
James
Richardson
D. H. Hall
Maynard Brass Band
Misa Elizabeth Hall
Littleton Defeats West Acton on A. J. Blanchard Grounds
West Acton ball nine were defeated Saturday afternoon by Littleton. The game on A. J. Blanchard's grounds ended Littleton 2 Acton 0 with Piper and Tobin for Littleton and Sisson and Bresth for Acton.
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West Acton
Harry Brestl
Littleton
A. J. Blanchard
Acton
Piper
Tobin
Sisson
Bresth
Felter
Memorial Day visits and engagements in Acton area
Residents and visitors across Acton and nearby towns spent Memorial Day weekend and the days after. Names include Raymond Gallant of Athol, Miss Anna Wright of Waltham, A. Stanley Hall from St Petersburg, Carl Hoar of Williams College, Mrs Bertha Hall and Amy of Worcester, Laura Brown from Attleboro, A. F. Durkee of Salem, and Sumner Smith of Yale 1912. The Gould Knowlton wedding is planned at the Baptist church Thursday at 7. Memorial Sunday events will be hosted by local lodges with a special car from West Acton. A flag pole was raised by Thomas Newsham and family. their son William remains in Maryland for training.
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Raymond Gallant
Athol
Anna Wright
Waltham
Don Benere
Annie Benere
A. F. Durkee
Salem
A. Stanley Hall
St. Petersburg
Florida
Carl Hoar
Williams College
Bertha L. Hall
Amy
Worcester
Laura Brown
Attleboro
Fielder
Quincy
Edgar Harrod
Lexington
Francis Whitcomb
James Hurley
B. T. Rice
South Acton
Edward Faz
Bellview
Ont
Pauline Paz
Valperaiso
Ind
George L. Towne
Alice Paul Wiggin
Horace S. Wiggin
West Acton
Sumner Smith
Yale
Smith
Discourse on National Need at Baptist Church
Rev. C IL Pierce preached on The Duty of the Church in the Hour of National Need at the Baptist church. He highlighted the great registration of young men, prohibition and the Liberty loan as vital national issues. Gard Woodward thank the community for support during the illness and death of their mother, Edith M Woodward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. IL. Pierce
Baptist Church
Prohibition
Liberty Loan
Frank H. Woodward
Edith M. Woodward
Acton Centre Memorial Day Notes and Local Happenings
Acton Centre residents and visitors shared Memorial Day activities from visits by Mrs Ethel Wayne Bond of Somerville to gatherings at the homes of the Pickards and Noyes. Grange Children’s Night is planned for June 12 under teacher direction. engagements include Miss Lois Elizabeth Chickering of Cambridge to Aurin E Payson of Wollaston. West Acton Memorial exercises featured Rev A H Wheelock delivering an engaging oration at Odd Fellows hall.
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Dixon
Acton Community Club Elects Officers and Forms Committees
The Acton Community Club met to elect officers led by President E F Conant and Vice President J B Tuttle. Committees named include Program, Social, Village Improvement, Civics, Boys' Welfare, and Nominating with members such as Luther Conant Jr, Murry Brown, and Wm H Kingsley. The village improvement panel will propose street name lists and costs for a June 18 meeting to decide on a possible autumn fair.
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Acton Community Club
E. F. Conant
J. B. Tuttle
Luther Conant, Jr
Cor
George Webster
Treas
Horace F. Tuttle
Raymond Farrar
C. T. Baxter
A. E. Plage
I’. H. Bean
Murry Brown
BE. A. Phalen
D. Taylor
Wm. E.langdon
FE. C. Wood
H. F. Tuttle
BE. P. Gates
Wm. H. Kingsley
T. T. Baxter
Thomas Bragan
W.L. Holden
I. S. Fobes
G. S. Tucker
Raymond Farrer
J. F. Schneider
G. L. Noyes
W. S. Dunn
EB. Z. Stanley
J. D. Smith
BE. Z. Stanley
Nurse Miss Kavanaugh Arrested for Stealing in Cambridge
Miss Jessie Kavanaugh a nurse in the family of Mrs. John White was arrested in Cambridge for stealing several articles from Mrs. White. She cared for Mrs. White after a Thanksgiving shock that left her partly paralyzed. Authorities found many missing items in her room at 45 Concord Square Boston. The judge ordered her to leave the country with warnings against returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Jessie Kavanaugh
John White
Memorial Day Exercises At Acton Centre Schools
May 29 program featured students reciting poems and songs about Memorial Day and Gettysburg. Children performed pieces such as The Vacant Chair and The Banner Class, while others read Gettysburg Speech and My Country. Visitors offered remarks and salutes to the nation.
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Acton Centre
Victrola
Noble Hearts
William Stiles
John Schneider
Scott
Chester Daley
Dorothy Thatcher
Gettysburg
Charles Allen
Everett Webster Victrola
South Acton Students Host Patriotic Evening in Exchange Hall
Pupils from four rooms presented songs recitations and exercises in a Memorial style program in Exchange Hall. The event featured a flag salute led by Marion Cole with Boy Scouts present. Proceeds of about 25 dollars were raised with five dollars donated to the Red Cross.
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Exchange Hall
South Acton
Marion Cole
Holt
Red Cross Society
Congregational Church notices and weddings in Maynard area
The Ladies Social circle meets tomorrow at Mrs Glines home. Friday prayer meeting at 730 pm on The Duty of the Church to the Children and Youth. Sunday 1030 am service with the pastor, Sunday school at noon, Christian Endeavor at 6 pm with Sins of the Mind as topic Romans 811. Sunday school concert at 7 pm. Last Sunday Elma Leavitt and Francis Bennett wed by Rev Browne. Mary Hennessey becomes assistant to Postmaster Kelley. Engagement announced for Miss Marion Moody of Concord and James Madison Fairbanks.
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Elma Leavitt
Francis Bennett
Maynard
W. J. Browne
Mary Hennessey
Kelley
Death Notice Belle Bisbee At Woodlawn Cemetery
Mrs Belle Bisbee died Friday forenoon at the home of Myron L Chaffin after being taken ill three weeks earlier while working for Dr C A Crogs in Newtown She had no relatives in the town and was loved by friends Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 pm Rev Charles L Pierce officiating Miss Grace Richardson sang Nearer My God to Thee and God Be With You Till We Meet Again Burial was at Woodlawn cemetery
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Belle Bisbee
Myron L. Chaffin
C. A. Crogs
Newtown
Charles L. Pierce
Grace Richardson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Thanks for support during illness and death
Mr. and Mrs. Myron L. Chaffin and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Reed express sincere thanks for kind words sympathy and flowers during the illness and death of friends. Reed were at home over Memorial Day.
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Myron L. Chaffin
Joseph H. Reed
Memorial Day Addressby Rev Frederick B Noyes at Shrewsbury
From the Harwich Independent May 27 edition comes word that Rev Frederick Brooks Noyes, pastor of Pilgrim Church, will deliver the Memorial Day address in Shrewsbury Massachusetts. Noyes, longtime chaplain of Brigham Lodge A F and A M Ludlow, has been granted honorary membership upon his departure. A native of Acton he has made Memorial Day oration a 15 year running record among Congregational clergy in Massachusetts.
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Harwich
Frederick Brooks Noyes
Pilgrim Church
Shrewsbury
Mass
Noyes
Brigham Lodge
Ludlow
Acton
Congregational
Massachusetts
Memorial Day Service at Acton Universalist Church
The I O O F lodge and Rebekahs of Acton will attend the Sunday service led by Rev. Luther Morris as West Acton Universalist Church unites with the local church for a Memorial Day sermon. Choir accompaniment by Miss Fletcher and Miss Durkee is planned, with sewing at Mrs Ella Hosmer's home on Thursday. The Men's Forum mock trial is postponed to Wednesday June 13 and posters will be issued soon.
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I. O. O. F. Lodge
Rebekahs
Acton
Luther Morris
West Acton
Men's Forum
Beautiful cactus blossoms brighten City Office Window
A large cactus in the window of I. C. Page on School It. displays about fifty red blossoms and buds. The flowers open like night blooming cereus and stay open for several days.
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I. C
Memorial Day Greetings Across Towns
Ray Peebles spent Memorial day at Rutland visiting with friends. Will McCrossin returned home last week from a year’s sojourn in Ohio. Mrs. Emma Quimby went to Paw tucket Rhode Island Saturday for a brief visit. W. T. Merriam and family agreed to Wollaston Sunday for a call on relatives. Frank McNally came over from Marlboro last Wednesday to see his Acton friends. Charles Colburn of Waterville visited at the home of Mrs. C. H. Whitney part of last week. Will Huntoon was at Orange over Memorial day renewing former friendships. Hugh Hodgen is at the Portsmouth naval hospital with German measles. Miss Genie Fletcher has recovered from diphtheria and was out riding Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lawrence and baby were up from Concord Sunday to be with his people. Mrs. Ernest J. Silverberg of Winthrop visited her sister, Mrs. E. C. Page for a fortnight.
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Ray Peebles
Rutland
Will McCrossin
Ohio
Emma Quimby
Pawtucket
R. I
W. T. Merriam
Wollaston
Frank McNally
Marlboro
Acton
Charles Colburn
Waterville
C. H. Whitney
Will Huntoon
Orange
Hugh Hodgen
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Genie Fletcher
Wayne Lawrence
Baby
Concord
Ernest J. Silverberg
Winthrop
E. C. Page
Chadwick Street Woman Injured in Ankle Fall
Mrs. S Ratburg of Chadwick Street slipped on Saturday noon while doing housework and fractured the inner side of her left ankle. A physician attended and the patient was made comfortable.
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S. Ratburg
Chadwick St
Boy Injured Sliding At Memorial Day Game
Eddie McNamara of Boxboro was hurt while sliding to third base at a Memorial Day baseball game in West Acton. His right ankle bone broke. he was taken to a doctor, splints and plaster bandages applied, and then returned home.
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Eddie McNamara
Boxboro
West Acton
Funeral for Mrs. Frank Smith in Congregational church
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Frank Smith in the Congregational church. A longtime South Acton resident she lived with her son Charles in Westboro for a year before dying last week. Burial was at Mt Hope cemetery. Survived by two sons and a daughter, Mrs. George Warren.
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Frank Smith
Congregational Church
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