Sudbury e Grange Postponed Meeting and Local Notices
Sudbury e Grange postponed their meeting last week due to storm. Borough Pomona will meet Sudbury on March 27. Several residents, including Horace Seymore and Miss Lizzie Cooper, are mentioned in local updates. Weather disruptions caused school sessions to be canceled and lights and telephone lines to be affected.
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E Grange
Borough Pomona
Sudbury
Horace Seymore
Baldwin
Ford
Lizzie Cooper
Res
Farm Bureau Meeting Held Despite Weather
The Farm Bureau meeting at Town Poe drew a small crowd due to bad weather but proved profitable for attendees. The event featured a talk by a professor from the Agricultural College addressing the men.
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Eferm Bureau Wis
Town
Poe
Agricultural College
Local Notes From West Acton and Nearby Towns
West Acton on Wesley Hall of Stow was at home Sunday. Jack Slsson reports a new Ford touring car. Dr. Pettigrew has a new Ford sedan. Several from here attended the Auto Show at Boston last week. Mrs. Clara E. Holt spent the first of the week at Lowell with relatives. There was no school last week. On Wednesday the big Mise Ida Briedenbach town nurse returned to her home in South Boston last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Parker of Stoneham, after wintering in the South, were in town or at the home of G. B. Parr. Acton Lodge, I. O. O. F., conferred the third degree on candidates from Maynard Lodge, Monday night. James Fitzgerald attended the Auto Show in Boston last week and a fine banquet at Hotel Somerset as guest of Chevrolet management. Henry Teele, after working all winter at E. E. Gray store, was transferred to the Concord store as manager last week.
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Clifford Richardson
Sudbury
Edith
Harold
Lens
Jennie Ee
Richardson
Owens
Emma Moore
Walter Stone
Leomin
Lovering
Concord
Woury
Acton Lodge
Maynard Lodge
James Fitzgerald
Boston
Hotel Somerset
Chevrolet
Henry Teele
E. E. Gray
Supper and Social at Baptist Church Draws Large Crowd
A Thursday night supper at the Baptist Church drew about 150 attendees. The two act comedy Johnnie's New Suit was well presented by Mrs. A. B. Parker's class. Next month the Men's class will host. The Woman's Club entertained children Friday afternoon and Mrs. Goode of Boston spoke on birds and flowers. Ice cream was served.
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The
Baptist Church
Johnnie’s
A. B. Parker
Acton Town Meeting Debates Peace and Fire Protection
Acton held its annual Town Meeting on March 10 with 43 articles discussed peacefully. The main issues were electric lighting and fire protection, sparking calls for committees to study plans to establish peace and protection between villages and rural districts.
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Acton
Old Acton
Funeral services for Miss Mary Cooper held in Roxbury
Miss Mary Cooper died after a two week illness from influenza pneumonia while visiting her sister Lizzie Cooper at Sudbury. The sister, Lizzie Cooper, serves as housekeeper at Tom O'Neill's home and Mary had worked as a nurse at Parker Hill Hospital in Boston.
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Roxbury
Mary Cooper
Mission Church
Brookline
Miss Cooper
Lizzie Cooper
Tom O'Neill
Parker Hill Hospital
Boston
Sudbury
Merchant Gruber of Maynard Dies After Illness
Maynard merchant PH Gruber died Friday at 4 55 pm at his Summer street home after a long illness. Born in Russia he came to the United States as a youth and settled in Maynard where he married. He ran a business here for 27 years and was a social leader, affiliated with Maynard Lodge Loyal Order of Moose Assabet Aerie FOE Covenant IOOF and a Jewish residents group. Survived by his wife four children two sons Martin Gruber and Benjamin Gruber and two daughters Bella and Celia Gruber and two brothers Max of Maynard and Louis of Worcester. Funeral services were held at his home and the Acton street synagogue with Rabbi Manuel officiating. Burial was at Dedham Cemetery.
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PH Gruber
Summer Street
Mr. Gruber
Russia
Maynard
Maynard Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Assabet Aerie
FOE
Covenant
IOOF
Roxbury
Gruber
Martin Gruber
Seder
Dedham
Whitcomb Wins By Two Votes In Recount
In Hudson the recount of votes for the Board of Public Works shows Henry B Whitcomb elected by two votes lowering his total from six to two and adjusting others. George A Brothers falls to 714, Henry M Stewart rises to 831, while Whitcomb’s vote is listed as 32 with a stray remark about ambition and cuckoos included in the text.
Saint Patrick's Day event in Concord notes
Miss Kigie Loring has been confined to her home with a lame foot. Thomas Kane bought a new Ford coach and a portable garage. Many residents attended the St. Patrick's Day entertainment in Monument Mall Concord run by Div. 66 A. O. H. with James V. Hennessey as committee chairman.
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Kigie Loring
Thomas Kane
Monument Mall
Concord
James V. Hennessey
Playmates Celebrate Leonard Adams Birthday
Leonard Adams son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Adams celebrated his fifth birthday with a party from 3 to 5 30 Tuesday. Despite the rain the children played games enjoyed refreshments and a decorated cake.
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Leonard
Leonard Adams
James L. Adams
Charity clothing drive seeks volunteers and donations
The Greenfelt Club organized in the Union Church asks for clean second hand clothing for men women and children for Labrador relief. They welcome knitters to supply a few needed articles and request contact with Mrs J F Snyder 6 Central Street as boxes begin north May first.
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Greenfelt Club
Union Church
Labrador
J. F. Snyder
Central Street
Military Whist Social Nets High Scores at Lodge Hall
A second highly successful Military Whist event, led by Mrs. Harry Marrs, drew twenty four tables at the I O O F Hall under Willow Rebekah Lodge. Top honors went to Mrs. Harland Lawrence and Wayne Lawrence with a cut glass dish and handkerchiefs, while Mrs. B C Vannah earned a cut glass vase for her and Rodney Pratt received a pack of bridge cards. Mrs. John Peterson and Merton Leighton won consolation prizes as Miss Alice Anderson played piano. Green and white decorations and Patrick's Day candles complemented the refreshments of sandwiches, cake, and coffee.
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Harry Marrs
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Harland Lawrence
Wayne Lawrence
B. C. Vannah
Rodney Pratt
John Peterson
Merton Leighton
Alice Anderson
Bonus Bill Passes 355 54 in House amid Details
The house approved a soldier bonus measure providing credits for early home service and overseas service, with further insurance tied to total adjusted compensation. The bill includes age based policy values and a dated January 1, 1925, issuance, plus a detailed table of factors. Bay State roll shows Republicans for and against, with certain paired and nonvoting members.
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Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Veterans Bureau
Acton Grange Meeting Sets March 25 Show
Acton Grange No. 269 will meet Tuesday evening March 25 in Town Hall Acton Centre. Annur snac Grange will neighbor and furnish entertainment for the evening. Refreshments will be served.
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Acton Grange No
Town Hall
Acton Centre
Annursnac Grange
Forecast for this vicinity fair to day and Thursday
Northern New England forecast shows fair weather today and Thursday. The outlook calls for continued dry conditions with light to moderate breezes and mild temperatures.
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New England
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Littleton
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Gallivan
Gillett
Veteran’s Building
Concord Centre
George Arliss _III
RED Cross
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Mutual Savings Bank
Cord
Concord Junction
Waldo P. Lapham
Tel
Gately Motor
Universal Cab
Gately Motor Company
Ford Dealers
Naylor Ct
Main St
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G. W. Hartwell & Son General Trucking
South Sudbury
John W. Mara
Main St. Concord
Armour’s Star Brand
Gebott
Ivin
California
Swansdown Flour
Plumbing Electrical Appliances
Squires
Ib. Pail
Condon’s Market
Commonwealth Ave
BUICK
Lexington and Concord
George M. Ross
Forestcourt
Lexington
Edward P. McLeod
Massachusetts Avenue
Manzer & Son
Concord Square
Noyes
Buick Company
Vialle Motor Co
G. Walter Vialle
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Carrie D. Marks
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Commonweath Ave
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