Bedford Votes License Again By Narrow Margin
Bedford voters again approved a license by a reduced majority 133 yes to 116 no indicating an 18 vote lead for license advocates. The ballot also listed town officers including selectman Immanuel Pfeiffer Jr assessor Willis Lane and others while praising Maurice A. Coughlin for running a first class hotel without typical licensed inn concerns.
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Bedford House
Maurice A. Coughlin
Immanual Pfeiffer, Jr
Willis G Lane
Daniel R. Perkins
Sherman G. Rich
A. Elmer Blake
Nathan H. Daniels
Winfield M. Brown
Mabel B. Riese
Sheldon D. Gates
Henry D. Lyons
George R. Blinn
Abbot R. Webber
Charles W. Jenks
Elihu G. Loomis
Jos. H. Williams
Board of Health
Merton L. Winchen
DROWN IN HOT WATER AT RELIGIOUS MEETING
Four men drown when a vat of hot water in rail yard shops collapsed during a religious gathering in Connellsville Pennsylvania on March 8. Six were saved by bystanders as others injured.
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Wat
Connellaville
Tiemon
Banks Exhibits Blindfold Chess to Local Club Fans
Newell D. Banks of Detroit the world class checker player visited Cannon's Hall Sunday and played 28 boards simultane with 8 draws the rest wins. He showed blindfolded play on 8 boards with only one draw as Wil iam Hanson. An address by Arthur McCullough followed. Local bowlers report a strong week as two new teams join the league and Assabet aerie F C E makes a push.
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Newell D. Banke
Cannon's
Newell D. Banks
Detroit
Mich
Checker
America
Alfred Jordan
Checker Club
P' 8
Matlin
Felix Rainville
Gus Deitrich
Clinton
Edward McC
Boston
Southboro
Ayer Junction
All Stars Win After Lowell Five Misses Friday Clash
Lowell failed to appear against Reo in Cooperative hall, disappointing over 100 fans. The All Stars defeated Reos 39 to 33 in overtime, with Jones, Smith and Foley excelling for the winners.
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Lowell
Reo Five
Cooperative Hall
All Stars
Jones
Smith
Foley
Jamieson
Lent
Hanson
Nee Erikson
Smith Jones
R. Smith
If Jamieson
Reos
K of P Winners Down Benedicts In First Game
Progressive lodge bowling team opened league play with a three to one win over the Benedicts Wednesday night at the alleys. Jimmy Lent and Coulter starred for K of P, while Price led the Benedicts. The match left K of P in second place with two points total.
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Progressive Lodge
K. of P
J. B. Lent
Benedicts
Henry Price
Angels
George Lynch
Acton
Lynch
Assabet Aerie
Holy Name Club
James Lent
Edward Billet
Lent
E Lynch
Coulter
Price
Murray
West Acton
C. J. Lynch
A. Whalen
M. Lynch
Willis
Piper
Clapp
Ed. Billet
G. Lynch
Eagles
John Murray
M. ‘Lynch
H. N
Jimmy Lent
South Acton
Masonic Club Leads In Card and Pool Series
In Odd Fellows hall the Masonic club won cards 49 to 39 and four pool games to two on Monday. Over three nights the tally shows cards 115 to 101 for Masons and Odds, pools 10 to 8. The Masonic club leads by 16 points.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Masonic Club
Odd Fellows
A. O. H. WIN AGAIN Takes Three Points in Bowling Match
In a league bowling meet at the alleys A. O. H. solidified first place by taking three of four points from the Eagles. King starred for the victors and Boulden for the losers. Eagles led by 2 pins in the final game. The local high school added a game with Westboro to be played May 31 here. Washington trip cuts two weeks from the baseball schedule for the senior class.
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Eagles
King
Boulden
Westboro
Washington
Local Sportsman Seeks Stocking Permit For Freshwater Fisheries
Sec William Collier of Maynard Sportsman's club applies to fish and game commissioners for stocking salmon white perch trout and game birds including pheasants quail and grouse in streams forests near White Pond East Brook Nagog Brook Chandler's Brook and Stow If approved the project would place birds and fish in nearby habitats.
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William Collier
The
Maynard Sportsman's Club
Fish and Game Commissioners
White Pond
East Brook
West Acton
Nagog Brook
Acton Entre
Chandler’s Brook
Harvard
Stow
Holy Name Club Wins Bowling Match at Alleys
The Holy Name club took four points from K of P in a Tuesday night bowling match at the alleys. Vodoklys Fournier and Whalen led the visitors, while Jimmy Lent was top for the losers.
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Holy Name Club
K. of P
Vodoklys
Fournier
Whalen
Jimmy Lent
Concord town notes show visitors and illnesses
Concord residents welcomed guests from Boston and nearby towns and reported illnesses including spinal meningitis and whooping cough. The Bedford town reports were distributed, a minstrel event drew locals, church Lenten devotions begin, and spring telephone directories arrived from the N E T and T Co.
Town Library Circulation Hits Record High
The town library circulated 12,292 volumes in the past year, a 10 percent increase over last year and the largest total in recent years. Additions bring the total holdings to 12,317 volumes.
Annual Parish Reunion Welcomes New Pastor in Bedford
The St. Michael church reunion at Bedford town hall on March 1 drew parishioners and locals. Rt. Rev. Mer Hurley greeted by Rev. Joseph Burke and Rev. Joseph Connolly. music by Dr. Philip T. Flavin and Mrs. John Blake. Guests from Lexington Concord Arlington and nearby towns attended.
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Hurley
St. Michael's Church
Town Hall
Bedford
Nestling
Arthur Gowans
Mer
Edward H. Harley
Mer. Hurley
Joseph Burke
Joseph V. Connolly
Philip T. Flavin
John Q Blake
Lexington
Concord
Arlington
Edward O'Dowd
Louis Kelley
Wiliam Myers
Bernard Bagley
Martin McMahan
John Walsh
Nelson Rootey
Joseph Albani
Peter Cavanaugh
Anthony Biggs
John Cavanaugh
William Fitzgerald
Charles O' Dowd
Henry Lyons
William Wall
Charles O'Dowd
Frank Murrey
Nellie Kelley
Agnes Bagley
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Philip Wall
Francis MacNamee
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Sadie Murray
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Margaret Fitz-Gerald
Franklin Canlett
Mherst College
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