Community notes and social events in Melrose Highlands
Measles cases rise in the precinct while residents host visitors from Hyde Park Manchester and New Hampshire. Mrs Emerson and Mr Ware visit from Ashua N H. Edith Smith of Manchester attends at Mr and Mrs C B Smith’s home. The community house hosts barter table lessons and a strawberry social with Sheridan's orchestra and a late dance in the town hall.
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Henno
Melrose Highlands
Charlotte
Allan
Emerson
Ware
Ashua
N. H
Edith. Smith
Manchester
C. B. Smith
Ee Curtis
Waltham
Hiram W. Proctor
Mr Philips
Old Orchard
Maria’ Loker
Isabella Griffin
Aeton Woman's Club
Tinsie
Sheridan
Maynard
C. W. Wright
Ridgefield
N. J
H. ©. Curren
Fitchburg Normal
Duren
New Jersey
Acton Woman's Club Forms Fundraising Committee
A special meeting of the Acton Mas Woman's club reports selecting a committee to solicit funds for the new con p honor with June 28 figures showing 1928.09. East Acton members include Marjorie Brown Ida Mekkelsen Mrs Marjorie Allen Mrs Annie Goward Mrs Hope Holland Mrs Ike Tucker and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Mas Woman's Club
East Acton
Marjorie Brown
Ida Mekkelsen
Marjorie Allen
North Acton
Annie Goward
Hope Holland
Ike Tucker
Acton Centre
Carrie Kingsley
Cora Hartwell
Elsie Parsons
Carrie E. Tuttle
Mary A
Entered High School Acton Centre Listing Names
A fragmented list shows students promoted to high school from eighth grade. Names include Frank S Braman Florence M Gould Lee Nica Pederson Eickens William C Pratt G Louise Reilly and Webster plus Jewsie F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Centre
Ils
Frank S. Braman
Florence M. Gould
Lee
Nica Eo
Ard Pederson
Why Pershing Was Missed by Two Lincoln Scouts
Two Lincoln Nebraska scouts George Kennedy and Norman Pickell break from crowds to help two crying babies in Pershing’s doorway during his visit. They carry the infants to warmth and care, hoping for a handshake from the famed leader whose deeds inspired them.
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Lincoln
Neb
Pershing
George Kennedy
Norman Pickell
Mary
Saving Serbia Through Boys
Serbian boys stand between their nation and extermination as fathers died defending against Turks in 1912 Bulgars in 1918 and Huns since 1914. General Mihailo Rashitch pledges to devote his life to guiding the boys of boys who have lost all trace of flight. He seeks to mobilize youth as the nation’s future defense and survival amid crisis.
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Mihailo Rashitch
Serbia
Serbian Crown Prince Leads Boy Scout Revival
Crown Prince Rashitch of Serbia and volunteers revive the Boy Scouts of Serbia. Colonel Popovitch named commander as thirty days turn ragged refugee orphans into upright, hopeful scouts ready to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral Rashitch
Serbia
Boy Scouts of
Popovitch
Scouts Locate Newark Soldier’s Grave in France
A search by the Boy Scouts of France, at Newark scouts' request, found Edward G. Lauer buried in an American cemetery at Suresnes. Lauer from Newark Scout troop No. 25 joined in 1917 with the First ammunition train of the First division and was killed nine days before the armistice.
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Boy Scouts of France
Newark
N. J
Edward G. Lauer
Suresnes
Boulogne-sur Seine
Scout Movement
France
United States
Lauer
Scouts Keep Out of Court Says Denver Executive
Col J B Hutchingson of Denver argues scouts keep boys from Juvenile court by providing opportunity to express themselves. He notes many boys have court records before joining scouts and that troops elect members, giving chances for rehabilitation.
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Col
J. B. Huchingson
Boy Scout
Denver
Colonel Hutchingson
Colonel Huchingson
Scout to Enter West Point Honors for Roselle Park Boy
Chester McCloud a Roselle Park New Jersey scout with 93 percent average in West Point entrance exams wins top honors. He serves as Senior Patrol Leader of Troop No 1 and was noted for readiness and duty.
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West Point
Chester McCloud
Roselle Park
N. J
Veteran Scout McCloud Receives Medals in Liberty Loans
Scout McCloud, a veteran with five years of service since September 6, 1914, testified to his tenure and earned medals in each Liberty Loan drive.
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McCloud
Scouts Aid in Forestry Cooperation in Alabama
John H. Wallace Jr. praises the Boy Scouts of Alabama for placing conservation posters in communities. He calls their cooperation valuable to creating public sentiment for enforcing state laws protecting national resources.
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John H. Wallace, Jr
Alabama
Boy Scouts of Alabama
Scout’s First Aid Saves Life In Oregon Mill Incident
A boy scout named Howard Lea helped Ernest Whipple of Leona by binding a severed arm wound after a lumber mill accident. His quick action prevented blood loss and likely saved the man’s life.
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Ernest Whipple
Leona
Ore
Howard Lea
Lea
Boy Scout
Visit Scout Headquarters on Fifth Avenue NY
A vivid tour of the Boy Scouts of America offices at 200 Fifth Avenue New York describes a bustling plant-like facility on the building’s eight floor. The sign promises honest citizenship as the goal and shows magazines plus uniformed scouts ready to connect visitors with leaders from James West to his lieutenants. Engage early in the new year to meet these “real men” and learn how to guide boys into real men.
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Boy Scouts of America
Fifth Avenue
New York City
James BE. West
Local notices and community happenings in Acton
Mre D T Kinsley hosts Boston visitors while Fred S Whitcomb plans an auction sale of grass this week. W L Tenny leaves for a long vacation in Nova Scotia and Maine. W J Costello and family move into his former home. Masonic memorial service at Stow church. Rev Harlow of Somerville preaches at Baptist church. R W Foss sells garage business to Warren H Jennison, effective July 1. Depot and sheds receive fresh coats of paint. Acton lodge I O O F initiates one candidate. a fine strawberry auction supper precedes lodge.
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D. T. Kinsley
Boston
Fred S. Whitcomb
W. L. Tenny
Nova Scotia
Maine
W. J. Costello
Revall
Fred Mc
Rhode Island
J. R. Feltus
Masonic Order
Stow
Harlow
Somerville
R. W. Foss
Warren H. Jennison
Acton Lodge
Tiny Shakespeare volume valued at 75000 arrives in New York
A 1599 copy of Venus and Adonis, two by three inches and weighing two ounces, arrived with dealer George D. Smith aboard the Cunard liner Carmania from Liverpool. Smith said he paid 75000 for the book, purchased for Henry E. Huntington of New York.
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New York
George D. Smith
Cunard
Carmania
Liverpool
Spain to Have Skyscrapers Bilbao Conference Plans Taller Buildings
At a conference of property owners and architects in Bilbao Spain it was decided that due to a large rise in land values the city will see skyscrapers twenty to fifty stories high.
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Bilbao
Spain
Sudbury Masons Attend Services Before Texas Move
Several Masons from Chas A. Welch lodge of Maynard attended services at Stow Sunday before moving to Texas with his family. Attendees included D. Perry, F. Bent, Atherton W. Rogers, Charles Richardson, Harry Whitney and Philip Chinn.
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Will
Texas
Chas A. Welch Lodge
Maynard
Stow
D. Perry
F. &. Bent
Atherton W. Rogers
Charles Richardson
Harry Whitney
Philip Chinn
Efforts Appreciated Highlight Appreciation of Service
A note expresses gratitude for an individual described as efficient and faithful in his position and pleased him to know that his efforts were appreciated.
Elected Officers Named at Sudbury Canning Club
The Sudbury canning club met Monday and elected officers for the coming term. Dorothy Atkinson will serve as president with Carrie Beat as vice president, Gerute Stone as secretary, and Evelyn Gobbe as librarian.
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Canning Club
Sudbury
Pres
Dorothy Atkinson
Carrie Beat
Ger Ute Stone
Wedding attendance and local fire report from Wayland
H. H. Holt and daughter from North Easton visited this week with Mrs C. D. Coane and Bertha Montague. A wedding occurred at Wayland last Thursday night. A fire at a Teele residence Hen house near 10:30 Saturday night. fire company delayed but arrived after the blaze was out. Comrade Alonzo Joy of Davis Post G A R has been ill three weeks with neck inflammation but is improving.
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North Easton
C. D. Coane
Bertha Montague
Nettie Gardner
Doris
Wayland
of & R
Teele
Alonzo Joy
Davis Post
G. A
Silence is Golden First Private Can
A terse wartime note from The American Legion Weekly joking about pests and discomfort during haying days, using mock hype to describe the speaker’s imagined misery and cootie plagued experiences.
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The
American Legion Weekly
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C. F
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Contractors & Builders
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Concord
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Acton Grange
Te Lesase Late Smith
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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Scout Headquarters
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Great Road
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