Local Notices From West Acton And Nearby Areas
This column lists residents and visitors in West Acton and surrounding towns. Mrs J K Payson cares for a patient in South Sudbury, Marion W Folsom substituted at Aleasondale post office, and families like Duren, Hall, Mead, Priest, Towne and Holton are cited with travel, illnesses, and funeral attendance. Fire damage to C H Mead’s car and garage noted, Hobart Devens visit referenced, and local workers like Hall Bros Co engineers change positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Payson
South Sudbury
Herman
Plymouth
Kingston
Roy Duren
Fred Duren
Salisbury
Hall Bros. Co
Marion W. Folsom
Aleasondale
H. Wesley Hall
Arthur T. Goda
C. H. Mead
B. H. Hall
Wilson
Beaver
Thomas Downie
Walter Priest
Maynard
D. H. Adams
Camp Devens
Edward Holton
Medford
J. Holton
Cora Slack
Waltham
Gertrude
Helen Towne
Ayer
George L. Towne
Kennedy
Tasker
Hutchins
George B. Parker
Stoneham High School
Fanny Hutchins
Hoar
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Moan
Auburndale
David
France
Aviation Corps
Edward
War Talk At Baptist Church Lifts War Bond Drive
About 250 attendees heard Sapper Pinfold recount 14 months in the trenches. The Chelsea born Scot spoke of wounds and hospital time, four over the top charges in eight hours, and praised Red Cross work. He urged American support for Liberty loans and pledged further fight until Old Glory flags Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Sapper Pinfold
Chelsea
France
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Pinfold
Berlin
Red Cross Report West Acton Week Ending June 22
The West Acton Red Cross lists completed articles for the week ending June 22 including socks and other items. Names such as Mrs. W. F. Stevens Mrs. Wood Mrs. Benere Mrs. Vose Mrs. Morrison and several helpers contributed. The tally includes 2 pairs socks 3 pairs socks a pair socks a sweater wristers face cloths comfort pillows gun wipes weight bags and items from the West Acton Junior Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton Red Cross
W. F. Stevens
Wood
Benere
Vose
Morrison
J. Kinsley
W. B. Holt
Charles Holton
Maud Priest
Weeks
Edith Watson
Jessie Knowlton
Rachel Teele
West Acton
Junior Red Cross
Frosty night wrecks gardens in Boxboro losses
Frost caused heavy garden damage Thursday night with Jack Frost visiting unfamiliarly. Residents awoke Friday to scenes of ruin as water was carried and fires kept burning in an attempt to save plants. A Fleura and Daniel Shea at Boxboro were among the heavy losers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Boxboro
Aunt Mary's Album entertains at Baptist church program
Thursday night at the Baptist church the young ladies presented Aunt Mary's Album with Miss Jennie Durkee reading the story and the pictures shown under good electric light. Grace Richardson sang two solos and patriotic songs delighted the audience. refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Aunt Mary
Jennie Durkee
Grace Richardson
Damaged Vehicle Scraped From Street Near Mead & Co
A vehicle was damaged late Friday night or Saturday morning and left near the curb in front of C H Mead & Co. store. The heavy base suggests a hard crash from a truck in the afternoon. It was rigged up to do until a new one is bought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C H. Mead & Co
Local News Briefs From Concord Junction and Nearby Towns
Concord Junction and surrounding areas report summer closures and travel updates. Residents welcome guests from Boston and New York, with many planning trips to Brattleboro Lake Sunapee and Rutland. Draftees depart for Camp Devens Middlesex soldiers receive promotions and attend Bowdoin College commencement and inauguration.
Union Church Announces Sunday Services and Topics
Reverend Alfred W. Stone will speak at 10 45 on The Larger Religion for Today and at 7 on How Shall I Pray. Church school meets at noon. Endeavor societies at 4 30 and 5 45. Midweek session Tuesday at 7 30 titled Lest We Forget. Remembrance that blessings cost sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Stone
Church School
Endeavor Societies
Noted Relatives Cast Doubt On Goddard McKenzie Wounds
A cablegram to H A Bass downplays reports of severe injuries to Goddard McKenzie. The message says he was only slightly wounded in the left arm, countering earlier exaggerated accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard McKenzie
H. A. Bass
Goddard
Multiple estate and auction notices across New England
The notice details a Framingham auction of Ida H. Ford property on June 27 1918 including cows tools and antiques, Brattleboro sales with cows calves and bulls, Manchester New Hampshire sale July 8 1918 for 14 greenhouses and a florist business along with farm and real estate in G H Campbell estate, and a July 4 Red Cross officers sale in Fitchburg with Otis Forbush handling arrangements. Miss Mary Clark recovering after illness in Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Mass
Ida H. Ford
Pleasant St
Brattleboro
Manchester
N. H
Ray Brook Gardens
Union St
G. H. Campbell
Otis H. Forbush
Red Cross
Fitchburg
Social Notes From South Acton and Nearby
Mrs H B Willis visited Lowell with her husband and son. Mrs Ramsy Pettengill and two children from Campton N H visited Dr Christies. Everett Sanders and a friend from Camp Devens spent Sunday with his mother. Miss Halliday left for Lewiston Me for summer with her relatives. Walter Gordon, once a Powder Mills blacksmith, was in town last week. he has worked in Montana for years and joined the U S Navy as a first class blacksmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. EB. Willis
Lowell
Ramsy Pettengill
Campton
N. Hi
Boston
U.S. Navy
Were Married George Hayward and Merle Reynolds
George Hayward and Merle Reynolds were married by Rev. Luther G. Morris Thursday evening at the parsonage in West Acton. A reception followed at the groom’s parents home in Stowrd. Mrs. Hayward is Harold Reynolds’s sister and recently moved from Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hayward
Merle Reynolds
Luther G. Morris
West Acton
Walter Hayward
Stowrd
Hayward
Harold R. Reynolds
Maine
South Acton
Auet
Gardens Hit Hard by Frosts Across Local District
The recent frosts damaged many tender crops. R. L. Duren’s Acton road garden was nearly ruined while Harold Reynolds of Stowrd lost potatoes tomatoes beans peas corn and cucumbers. Warren James replanted before the rain and hopes for recovery if no more freezes occur. Nearly every garden suffered losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Duren
Acton Road
Harold Reynolds
Stowrd
Warren James
Old Jack
Bedford Visitors and Vacation Notes
Bedford couple Mr and Mrs Carroll Wetherbee visited relatives while Miss Ruth Simonds enjoys a vacation in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Wetherbee
Bedford
Ruth Simonds
Maine
Cole Cole Wedding Seals Pretty Home Ceremony
A quiet Saturday wedding took place June 15 uniting Miss Alice Bertha Cole and Harry M. Cole. The couple, both from prominent local families, were married by Rev Dr Garton at the Congregational church. They departed by auto for a brief trip, showered with rose petals, and will reside in Bedford after receiving many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bertha Cole
Quincy Cole
Fletcher Rd
Harry M. Cole
A. BE. Coville & Co
Boston
Garton
Congregational Church
Elizabeth Priest Maynard Dies After Long Illness at 37
Mrs Elizabeth Priest wife of Walter Priest died at her Concord street home Sunday night after a long illness. She was 37 born in Nova Scotia and lived in this town and the Actons for years. She leaves six children four boys two girls and her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Downie of West Ac. Funeral services were held at home with Rev Charles F Parsons officiating and interment in Glenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Priest
Walter Priest
Concord St
Nova Scotia
Actons
Thomas Downie
West Acton
Charles F. Parsons
Glenwood Cemetery
Writers Are Queer Fish
Emerson Hough writes in American Magazine about writers and identity. The piece humorously notes stereotypes and the idea that any writer is deemed queer by some, while describing a novelist’s routine and two work locations with symbolic skulls inscribed Life is short to deter laziness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Hough
Goosta
Skull
Loyalist’s Bold Flag Gesture Stuns Hillsboro
A Hillsboro coal miner named Dah Darnia reportedly proclaimed loyalty by entering the sheriff’s office for a flag then joining the Red Cross for his family. He bought an American flag at a drug store and hung it above his home front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Litchfield
Dah Darnia
Hillsboro
Red Cross
Sudbury locals note small town happenings and arrivals
Sudbury residents report Gilbert Haynes achieving corporal rank in the service Mrs Margaret Samples spent time with relatives Richard Welsh arrives for summer vacation and Lafayette Cadman’s sister returns home in Greenfield Miss Helen Bent visits Medfield for a high school reception Blueberries ripen and fruit sellers busy Frances Bent stays with her father F K Bent while on vacation from Pittsburg schools closed teachers return home Mr and Mrs Herbert Bent of Boston visit Etta Bent Sunday S D Perry couple take a car trip to see daughter Emma Perry Wells Saturday June 29 a B M C social dance funds Red Cross support
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Haynes
Margaret Samples
Richard Welsh
Lafayette Cadman
Greenfield
Helen Bent
Medfield
Frances Bent
F. K. Bent
Pittsburg
Herbert Bent
Boston
Etta Bent
S. D. Perry
Emma Perry Wells
Red Cross
Graduation Exercises Held in Town Hall
Graduation exercises for the high school were held Thursday evening June 20 in Town Hall. The program featured invocations, salutatory by Bertha M Cummings, class history Laura K French, readings, class gift, class poem by Josephine M Welsh, and diplomas presented by L Roy Hawes. Keynotes urged support for servicemen and Keep the Home Fires Burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town — Hall
Rev
E. C. Whiting
God
Bertha M. Cummings
Laura K. French
Beecher
Ernest W. Hemingway
Czibulka
Catherine L. Farrell
Gertrude
If Stone
Josephine M. Welsh
Waldteufer
L. Roy Hawes
E Novello
A. Foss
Ruth L. Noyes
Graduation ceremony fills hall to capacity with patriotic program
A larger class and audience filled the hall for a recent graduation event. Graduates performed pieces including When the Flag Goes By and The Star Spangled Banner, with Rev. George H. Clarke and Mrs. Clarke assisting in reception. Stone's orchestra provided music. ice cream and punch were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H
George H. Clarke
Sunday Concert at M. E. Church Features Children
Sunday morning service at the M. E. church included a children’s concert presided over by the Sunday school superintendent. No preacher or evening service. The program featured a flag drill by 10 children and a solo by Miss Gertrude Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Gertrude Stone
Goodman Improvement Society Meets at Town Hall
The Goodman Improvement society met at town hall on Monday evening June 17. They appropriated funds for repairs to the band stand and discussed maintenance of the lawns and general center grounds, noting few active members but ongoing interest in local beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodman Improvement Society
Town Hall
Town Play "Green Stockings" For Red Cross Benefit
The Red Cross will host a repeat showing of the Woman's Club production "Green Stockings" on July 5 to raise funds. Organizers emphasize a strong need for money and volunteers to support relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Stockings
Red Cross
The
Alfred LaGouff Family Move to Cape for Health
Alfred LaGouff and family move to the cape hoping sea air aids health. Mr and Mrs Ralph Stone celebrate the birth of a son. Both mother and child are reported well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred LaGouff
Cape
Ralph Stone
Eight youths stranded after high school reception
A Ford carrying eight young people broke down near town hall after leaving a high school reception on a rainy Friday night. They could not find a tow and spent the night in the cramped car, finally catching the 8 o clock train home to Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Concord
Rob Maginnis Foils Car Theft at Revere Beach
While at Revere Beach Robert Maginnis and his family nearly lost a Hud car to two would be thieves. He stopped the attempt as they tried to start the vehicle and later found the car damaged requiring towing to a garage for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Maginnis
Revere Beach
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Altona
R. W. Carter
St, Maynard
Wilson Lumber Co
Concord, Mass
Peltus & Son
Sowler Bld
I For
Oader
Concord Junction
West -Contory
Wm. O'Keefe
Wm. Goode
Dingley
James Riley
Louise ‘Lyons
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sue Abbott
Genevieve Hearn
Margaret
Bryantville
Carl Cadwell
Detroit
Mich
William MacDonald
Frederick
Dorchester
Otis
Forbush
William Rodday
Rodday
Josephine Liane
Michael Lane
Newtonville
John Fitzpatrick
Rosamond Miles
B. & M. Railroad
Olive Lyons
Lake Sunapee
Jamies Holden
Brookline
Holden
Horace Webber
Rutland
Help of Christian Parish
William Jagling
Charles Jagling
Deaconess
Thomas Flynn
Ernest Waite
Springfield
Frank Waite
Virginia Wilson
Fall River
Dana Hilliard
Margaret Grady
Margaret Brown
Majestic Theatre
Charles King
Henry Delaney
Henry Burgess
Benny Piper
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
N. J
Bowdoin College
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Hyde
Union Church
Mary Clark
Emery
Newton
Cole
Queer Fish
Sudbury
Jeremiah D. Farrell
Conan, King
Powell
Society Met
South
William Bishop
Summer ST
Hartwell
Womn
Woile
Hartwell CO
Main ST. Maynard
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