The Torch at Acton High School Graduates Class of 1931
A detailed summary of Acton High School’s 1931 commencement program and Class Night. The Torch yearbook features honors for graduates and staff. The night includes the invocation, salutatory, speeches, music, gifts, and diploma presentations by Rev. Eason Cross and Rev. Ernest Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard High School
Mendelssohn High School Orchestra
Eason Cross
Mathew Vance
Ernest Mills
Philip Wilson
Catherine Coughlan
Surprise Retirement Party For Bedford Fire Captain
Friends of Rasmus Peterson honored the Bedford Fire Department veteran with a surprise visit to his home. A lounge chair and cap badge were presented after a farewell dinner, and Peterson, a 27 year veteran and soon to retire as an engine captain, will remain with the department in a supporting role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasmus Peter
Bedford
Tson
Albert Biern
Rasmus Peterson
Peereon
Woolen Company petitions assessment reduction for Assabet Mill
Maynard June 24 The American Woolen Company asks the local Board of Assessors to cut 1 250 000 from the Assabet Mill property value. Attorneys Powers Templeton Merrick and Cole attend with the mill’s officials as the board reviews the 1930 town valuation of 6 95 million, with mill property valued at 2 225 million.
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Maynard
American Woolen Company
Board of Assessors
Assabet Mill
Leland Powers
Boston
Harry Templeton
George Merrick
Assabet
Paul C Cole
Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation
Board of Assessant
Herbert W Martin
Frank C Sheridan
George Stockwell, Jr
Maynard Grange Hosts Children’s Night Program
Maynard Grange presents a Children’s Night program on Thursday evening June 25 at Grange Hall. Mrs Adelaide Sims prepared a lecture and a bus will transport children and adults from Gruber Bros. store. Games, refreshments, and children's souvenirs are planned.
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Maynard
Maynard Grane
Grange Hall
Adelaide Sims
Gruber Bros
Shareholders Meeting At Hudson Cooperative Bank
Shareholders of the Hudson Cooperative Bank will meet tomorrow at 7.80 pm to receive the committee report on proposed bylaw changes.
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Hudson
Cooperative Bank
Pretty Home Wedding in Nashua on June Wedding Day
Miss Ethel Nordberg daughter of Mr and Mrs John Nordberg of 57 Concord street married Robert Alexander Chase son of Mrs Rebecca B Chase and the late Andrew Chase at the bride’s home on Saturday June 20 at 4 30 p m Rev Mathew Vance officiated The couple will reside at 9 Monadnock street Nashua N H after Sept 1 They planned a wedding tour to the Whit Mountains and Mt Desert Island Me The bride belongs to the Old Powder House Club Somerville The groom works at Nashua River Paper Co and is active in local lodges and clubs
Mas and Mrs Dee Celebrate Silver Anniversary in Concord
Mas and Mrs Michael J Dee of 226 Elm Street observed their silver anniversary with a Thursday reception in Warner Hall West Concord attended by about 200 friends including the Massachusetts Reformatory official family where Maj Dee serves as deputy superintendent. Edward Laughlin served as toastmaster with remarks from Rev William Farrell, Rev Edward F Ryan, and probation officer Richard D McSweeney. The couple received a chest of silver and Mrs Dee a bouquet of roses as an orchestra directed by Mrs Julia Dee played.
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Mas
Takes Over Business at Concord Fire Chief Seizes Blaine Co
Silas A. Gean, Concord Fire Chief with 25 years at Blaine Manufacturing Co, has taken over the entire business. It will operate on the building ground floor. Blaine Co formerly ran a large mail order operation with many premiums. the prize stock on hand could last about two years with no new production expected soon.
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Concord
Silas A. Gean
Blaine _Manufacturing Co
Blaine Co
Blaine
Graduation Exercises in Stow Town Hall Tonight
Stow schools hold graduation exercises in the town hall at 8 o'clock with Harry Gardner of the State Department of Education as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard School
Stow
Harry Gardner
State Department of Education
Wayside Inn Boys' School Graduates in South Sudbury
South Sudbury Night seniors of the Wayside Inn Boys' School were graduated in a ballroom ceremony at the Inn. Betty Boyer assisted her father in presenting certificates. The class includes Charles Barkhouse Michael Bolesky William Bridges George Hill Thomas Margeller Joseph Owiedowski Louis Seligman Earl Stoddard.
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South Sudbury
Wayside Inn Boys
Inn
Betty Boyer
Mal
E J Bo
Everett N Hatch
Detroit
Edison School of Technology
Ford
Wayside Inn
Charles Barkhouse
Sudbury
Spurgeon
M Hirtle
Michael Bolesky
William Bridges
George Hill
Thomas Margeller
Joseph Owiedowski
Louis Seligman
Earl Stoddard
Maynard Holds Billy Coulter Week At Peoples Theatre
In Maynard a Billy Coulter week honors the veteran ticket taker who started at the Peoples Theatre when it opened ten years ago. He recalls early moving pictures at the Rink on Main street and serials that drew patrons for long runs.
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Maynard
William Coulter
Peoples ’Theatre
Mr Coulter
Peoples Theatre
Main Street
Sherman
Sherman Pike
Maine
Coulter
People’s Theatre
Middlesex League matchup West Groton at Groton
A Middlesex League game scheduled for Saturday June 27 features West Groton visiting Groton for a league contest. The event centers on local high school teams competing on the home court.
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West Groton
Groton
Union Church Service Notice at West Concord
West Concord union church invites the public to Sunday services on June 23 at 10 30 a m led by Pastor Rev Alfred Wheeler Stone with sermons by Rev Olaz M Johnson.
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West Concord
Alfred Wheeler Stone
Olaz M. Johnson
New Industry Opens in West Concord by Local Partners
West Concord welcomes a new enterprise as Frank T. Holland of South Acton and Walter M. Senior of Medford lease the second floor of the Blaine Building for the Concord Manufacturing Company main office. Hats from Foxburg will be finished in West Concord with shipping point duties for Northern New England.
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West Concord
Frank T. Holland
South Acton
Walter M. Senior
Medford
Blaine
Concord Manufacturing Company
Foxburg
New England
Sheridan Silver Anniversary Observed At Home
Maynard Massachusetts family notes mark the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs James Sheridan Jr of Hillside Street. The couple wed June 20 1906 in Hudson with Rev Thomas Cusick officiating. A surprise party at home featured silver gifts from relatives including their children Mary Sheridan and others.
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Maynard
James Sheridan
Hillside Street
Hudson
Thomas Cusick
Hudson Church
Sheridan
Mary Sheridan
St. Elizabeth’s Sees
Tales
Main
Edward Sheridan
Worcester
Joseph Sheridan
Uxbridge
John
Frank
Harold Robert
Eleanor Sheridan
Frank Kerrigan
Arthur Clark
James White
Anne Reynolds
Woonsocket
R. 1
Katherine White
Peter White
Maynard Man Graduates From Suffolk Evening Law School
Leonard Kelley son of Mr and Mrs Mark Kelley of Pump Station Road graduated from Suffolk Evening Law School with the class of 1931. He attended Maynard High School class of 1927 and starred in baseball and football. His friends extend best wishes as he prepares for the bar examinations and his chosen profession.
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Leonard Kelley
Mark Kelley
Pumping Station Road
Suffolk Evening Law School
Len Kelley
Maynard High Echool
Assabet
Thas
Maynard
Kiddies Guests Of Mizpah Rebekah Lodge Program
The Mizpah Rebekah lodge held its annual Maynard children's Night at Odd Fellows hall with many attendees. Performances included piano duets by Helen Isner and Myrtle Hodges, dances by Grace Olsen Beverly Green Virginia Taylor and Doris Marsden, recitations by several youths, and desserts such as ice cream cookies and yeast candy. The event was organized by Bridtth Prentige Annie Astwood Vera Smith Olga Stokes and Marlon Jones.
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Maynard
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Helen Isner
Myrtle Hodges
Helen Brayden
Grace Olsen
Beverly Green
Virginia Taylor
Doris Marsden
Beverly Denniston
Donald
Priscilla Marchant
Jean and
Anne Tucker
Muriel Gray
Charlotte Duckworth
Bridtth Prentige
Annie Astwood
Vera, Smith
Olga Stokes
Marlon Jones
Town Hall Project Moves Forward in Sudbury
Ground cleared for a new town hall to be built in Sudbury with a colonial design similar to the burned building. Perkins and Wells of Concord won the erection contract for 50 606 dollars, with the town appropriating 85 000 dollars for the project. Architect is Charles H. Way, plans accepted, land owner and heirs sign agreement, and a special town meeting petition was filed but not pursued.
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Sudbury
Jingea
Harvey N. Fairbank
Perkins and Wells of
Concord
Charles H. Way
Selectmen
Fio
Plans Made For Community Fireworks Display
Homeowners on DeMars Roosevelt McKimley and Arthur streets plan a Fourth of July fireworks show on a village hill. Harold Lyons chairs the committee and urges full participation. He envisions a funded tower display growing from household contributions to elevate the town’s celebration.
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DeMars
Roosevelt
McKimley
Arthur Streets
Harold Lyons
Lyons
Maynard May Temperance League festival speaker lineup
Lt Gov Wm S Youngman will headline the Iish Temperance League festival in Maynard with a possible appearance by the Governor. A parade starts at 10 o clock Saturday morning and a speaking concert follows at Vose playgrounds. The two day program features speakers entertainers and top athletes with Andre Hutkari as general chair Kajander secretary and John Nolen treasurer.
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Maynard
Eastern Finnish Temperance League
New England
Jimmy Hennigan
John Kelley
Littleton
St. Jean
Zepp
Lynn
Toivo Erkkinen
John Nokelainen
Ieee
K. Savinen
A. Paakiers
Rutanen
A. Vesuri
L. Hyvanen
S. Katvala
A. Saari
J. Kangas
Maynard William
Youngman Wi
Maynard Urday
Vose
Andre Hutkari
Kajander
John Nolen
Child Dies In Hospital After Sickness
Mrs Moynihan reports the death of her great son Sunday at the Children's Hospital after a five day illness beginning with a painful earache. A funeral service was held Monday at the home conducted by Rev Charles Donahue of St Bridget's Church. Burial followed in the parish cemetery with an abundance of flowers from townspeople for the bereaved parents.
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Moynihan
Charles Donahue
St Bridget’s Church
Norwich University Commencement Attended by Local Parties
Mrs Charles Wilcox and Mrs Alfred T Haynes Journeyed to Northfield Vermont with Mr and Mrs Clarence Bodfish of Concord to witness the Norwich University commencement exercises.
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Charles Wilcox
Alfred , T. A Haynes
Northfield
Vermont
Clarence Bodfish
Concord
Norwich University
Clarence Bodfish Jr Receives Army Commission and Degree
Clarence Bodfish Jr. earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the cavalry reserve of the United States Army.
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Clarence Bodfish Jr
Cavalry Reserve
United States Army
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QIN Exercises Vale NW Boys’ School
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Mr. Donald
Campbell
Boston University
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America
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Blaine Bldg
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State Armory
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Elizabeth Rudd
Maurice McWalter, Jr
Peter
Norman Spencer, Jr
Macone
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