Maynard News Briefs Travel, Training and Local Happenings
Albert Travis visited the auto show in Maynard. Local social club to meet at Thomas Wright’s Friday. Mrs Mary Horan of Boston depots on business. Frank Maley started at Woolworth Everett. Archie McPherson clerking at his father’s Main street hardware. Nellie Barry of Quincy visiting Mrs Edith Hartwell. Arthur Oates and William Morrell enlisted in the light artillery and report to Boston Thursday. Maynard Grange to exemplify the fourth degree March 19 with supper. Trench, Brooks and King seeking Merchant Marine volunteers in Boston. Dyson, Sweeney brothers join U S Medical Supply corps at Camp Devens. Daniel Connors enlists Naval Reserve, heads to Norfolk. Mrs Goettler undergoes appendectomy at Lowell Hospital, recovery good. Jerome Buckley leaves American Powder Co for Watertown Arsenal. Flower show for Red Cross at Horticultural Hall with large attendance expected. Private Downey of Parker Street with A E F meets Maynard soldiers in France.
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Albert Travis
Nason St
Thomas Wright
Acton St
Mary Horan
Boston & Maine
Boston
Frank Maley
Thompson Sr
Woolworth’s
Everett
Archie McPherson
John
John King
U. S. Merchant Marine Volunteers
Charles Dyson
William
Vincent Sweeney
U.S. Medical Supply Corps
Camp Devens
Daniel Connors
John Connors
Naval Reserve Force
Norfolk
Frank Goettler
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell
Jerome J. Buckley
The
American Powder Co
Watertown Arsenal
the Red Cross
Horticultural Hall
Frank Downey
Mary Downey, Parker Sr
American Expeditionary
France
Maynard
Roy Nelson
Michael Lesage
Brick Wilder Recruits Camp Devens Baseball Team
Brick Wilder, formerly with the Red Sox and catcher for Worcester, now with Company F of the Ammunition train at Camp Devens, is organizing a baseball team at the camp. He was appointed acting corporal this week.
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Brick” Wilder
Red Sox
Hot Springs
Worcester
Co. F
Camp Devens
Brick
Everett Toop Enrolls as Volunteer at Fore River Works
Everett Toop of Fore River Works Quincy enters as a volunteer in the shipyard workers branch after permission from the Exemption board. He is listed as a paymaster department member. Brooks sr. is noted in association with the claim.
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Everett Toop, Brooks Sr
Fore River Works
Quincy
Will Sing At Meeting by Hillérty and Scully
Anthony A Hillérty and William Scully of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co will sing at a patriotic Worcester meeting Thursday to promote War Savings Stamps. Millinery store hours to during rush season.
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Anthony A. Hillérty
William Scully
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Worcester
The
Life Insurance Co
Fullenton Hat Shop
Main St
Maynard
Postoffice
Royal Garden farm dairy shows sanitary milk methods in public display
Agostino Visocchi owner of Royal Garden farm demonstrates in a Main Street store how his milk is produced under sanitary conditions. The system keeps milk pure from cow to customer with a cement milk house and three-stage filtration, attracting local interest and praise from the Mass Dairy Bureau.
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Royal Garden Farm
Main St
Agostino Visocchi
A. Distasio
Visocchi
Bowker
Sudbury
Garden Royal
State House
United States
Mass. Dairy Bureau
Socchi
Italy
Maynard
Interesting Talk At Men's Fraternal League Meeting
The Men’s Fraternal League met at the Congregational church vestry Tuesday evening. Dr Christie of Maynard and Acton gave a talk on Autographs of Famous Men. He has collected autographs from many famous public figures including U S Presidents Civil War generals and Supreme Court judges. Refreshments followed.
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Men’s Fraternal League
Congregational
Christie
Maynard and
Acton
United States
U. S. Supreme Court
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee Appointed
The committee includes Mrs. C. B. Fowler as chairman with Mrs. Augustus Morse and Miss Harriett Naylor. They will work with the Liberty Loan committee to promote the third issue of Liberty bonds launching April 6, marking the U S entry into World War I.
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A. Woman’s Liberty Loan Committee
C. 8. Fowler
Augustus Morse
Harriett Naylor
Liberty Loan Committee
United States
Red Cross Benefit Play Scheduled for Parker Street Hall
A benefit performance to aid the Red Cross will be produced at Parker Street Hall on April 4. The venue was changed from Colonial Hall to Parker Street Hall to allow better stage equipment and presentation.
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the Red Cross
Parker St. Hall
Colonial Hall
Died in Gongord Mrs Mary Conant of Stow
Mrs Mary Conant 72 of Stow died at her daughter Mrs Arthur Jones Concord after an operation at Deaconess hospital. She passed away Saturday following the procedure.
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Mary. Conant
Stow
Arthur Jones
Concord
Deaconess Hospital
Died Monday Fred Leighton of Bellows Falls
Fred Leighton formerly of Acton and father of Mrs. William Baxter of Stow died Monday. Funeral was held today.
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Fred Leighton
Bellows Falls
Acton
William Baxter
Stow
Maynard Woman's Club Plans Public Play At May Meeting
The Maynard Woman's club held its regular May meeting at Masonic hall with a large turnout. It considered adopting a French orphan for one year and prepared plans for a play to be staged by club members in the east, open to the public with a 25 cent admission. A short business session preceded a 3:30 pm public entry.
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Woman's Club
Maynard Woman’s Club
Masonic Hall
John Case
South Acton
H. R. Pierce
Boston
Food Prices Then and Now Compared From 1866 to 1918
A historical price comparison lists a Dec 1 1866 bill from James Tuttle & Co. for goods like flour butter eggs tea and sugar versus 1918 prices. The article notes inflation, currency issues, and that some wages were paid in paper currency while gold circulated rarely.
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James Tuttle & Co
South Acton
Ialenidi
Died Wednesday at 85 a Maynard resident Anna Graham
Mrs. Anna Graham aged 85 a longtime Maynard resident died Wednesday at 2 am at her daughter Mrs Thomas Parkers home Walnut street after a fall that broke her hip and illness of advanced age She leaves a son Franklin C Graham of Hyde Park Funeral services were held Friday at her home with Rev Frederick N Rutan officiating Interment was in Glenwood cemetery Floral tributes conveyed community sympathy Camouflage suit samples for soldiers in France were finished at Assabet mills in stripes of blue gray olive drab and black Agent Dreschler said such cloth helps troops blend with surroundings A cheaper cotton cloth may also be used
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Anna Graham
Maynard
Thomas Parker
Walnut St
Franklin C
France
Assabet Mills
Dreschler
Son in France Reports Life From the Front
Mrs. James Sheridan of Summit receives a message from her son Corp Harold Sheridan of the American Expeditionary Forces. He states he is alive and well with the 104th Regiment in the trenches. A steamship carrying 30,000 pieces of American mail was lost on its way home last week.
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James Sheridan
Summit. St
Corp
Harold Sheridan
France
104Th Regt
Water troubles mire town as reservoir runs dry
Residents report shutoffs last Friday as White pond supplies dwindle and the reservoir runs dry. Leaks in service pipes and a persistent Assabet mill yard leak waste water while officials test mixing Thanksgiving pond water with White pond supply.
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Assabet
Water Department
White Pond
Thanksgiving Pond
State Health Department
Telephone operators receive post‑conference pay raise
Operators at the local telephone exchange won a pay increase after a Boston conference between New England Telephone Co officials and the Telephone Operators union with the Massachusetts Board of Arbitration and Conciliation. The raise prevented a strike.
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Boston
New England Telephone Co
Telephone Operators’ Union
Massachusetts Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Maynard High Girls Sell Smileage Books for Soldiers
Twenty five Maynard high school girls under Principal Bates canvassed Assabet mills Friday and sold 211 dollars worth of Smileage books. The books will be sent to soldiers in cantonments and grant admission to Liberty theatres. Everett Toop, chair of the local smileage committee, thanks the girls and others who helped.
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Maynard High School
Bates
Assabet Mills
Liberty Theatres
Everet Toop
Son Arrives Safely in France as Marine Gun Crew Member
Friday notice to Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Taylor confirms their son John Taylor arrived in France serving in a marine machine gun company of the U S Marine Corps.
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Emmanuel Taylor
Everett Sr
John
France
UJ. 8. Marine Corps
Middlesex Leads Maynard Bowling Standings with Tight Chase
Middlesex tops the Maynard Bowling league with a growing lead as A. O. H. K. of P and Y. M. 8. C. close the gap. West Acton sits fifth while Ward 8 trails at the cellar. Specky White captains Middlesex confident of the title as rivals cite reasons to topple the leader. The Saturday standings show a tense battle among the top four.
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Middlesex
Middlesex Cigar
Maynard
Y. M
K. of
Michael Bander Dies After Long Illness In Providence
Michael Bander 40 died Friday night at his Acton street home after a prolonged illness. He moved to Providence from Mansfield last September where he ran a dry goods store and later managed the New Idea store on Main Street. Survived by a wife, three children and four brothers Abe Maynard David Lowell Joseph Warren R I and Samuel Providence. Funeral Sunday at the Sons of Benjamin synagogue Providence. Bander was active in Mansfield business and social life and belonged to local fraternal orders.
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Michael Bander
Providence
Acton St
Mansfield
New Idea
Mainst
Abe
Maynard
David
Lowell
Joseph
Warren
R. I
Samuel
Sons of Benjamin
Bander
Mansfield Aerie
Men and Knights of Pythias
Star Lodge
Bliss Abraham
Maynard Men to Be Called Under Selective Service
More registrants from Maynard may be drafted this month under the Selective Service law. Five local men expected to be called to colors to fill vacancies from the first draft. The second draft may move about 100000 men monthly into cantonments, with five or six Maynard men called each month as young townsmen enlist, now totaling over 170.
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Maynard
Auto show highlights with Bert Haynes at exhibits
Bert Haynes of the W A Haynes Co. toured the auto show last week showing customers the Studebaker Overland and Chevrolet displays. A representative from his firm was present at the exhibits almost every day.
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Bert Haynes
W. A. Haynes Co
Studebaker
Overland
Chevrolet
Chosen Captain Dick Loftus Elected Leader at Concord High
Dick Loftus has been elected captain of the Concord high school baseball team. Known for his Maynard team play last season, he is remembered for strong hitting and sensational center-field catches. Local fans wish him good luck.
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Dick Loftus
Concord
Maynard
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Juggins & Murphy
Sears Bldg
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Rexall
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P.C
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Mage
Carboys
Maynard Bottling Co
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Tel
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New England Nurseries Co
Lexington
Bedford
Daily eXpress
Pierce
Rai
W. C. Strout
Concord ST
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