West Concord Woman's Club Holds 16th Annual Meeting
The West Concord Woman's club met Thursday afternoon April 26 for reports on a year of work. Officers announced a revised three department structure Education Philanthropy and Household Economics and a unanimous election slate led by Pres Ella Blood and officers. Farewell remarks and a brief gavel presentation marked the event tea followed by suspension of meetings until after summer vacation. Also noted: two Concord men among 122 Bay State troops honored in France Horton Rhmands and Axel Lee. Community lodges celebrated their 99th Odd Fellows anniversary with an entertainment by Boston’s American Girls.
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West Concord Woman's Club
H.C. Shepard
Ella R. Blood
Alice M. ®Oek
Maude I
Mabel C. Noll
Mary BH. King
Elizabeth F. Adams
Otis Forbush
Walker
Bay State
France
Concord
Horton Rhdmands
Axel Lee
Goncord Lodge
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellowship
American Girls of
Boston
Wanted Maids and Cook For Seashore Summer Jobs
WANTED A general maid or cook seashore in the summer. Apply to Mrs RH D Brooks 81 Main St Concord Massachusetts Tel 261. WANTED A second maid Wages 7 Finnish or Scandinavian preferred Mrs Theodore Chamberlain 47 Lowell Rd Concord.
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RH. D. Brooks
Main St
Concord
Mass
Theodore Chamberlain
Lowell Rd
Draft Registrants Report for Camp Devens
Charles King Arthur MacWilliams and Thomas MacWilliams left with other registrants from Concord Junction for Camp Devens Ayer to report for military duty. Little Robert Rodday two weeks old son of Mr and Mrs William Rodday Main Street is owner of a $1000 Liberty Bond a gift from his grandfather R J Rodday of Stone.
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Charles King
Arthur MacWilliams
Thomas MacWilliams
Camp Devens
Ayer
Little
Robert Rodday
William Rofiday
Main St
R. J. Rodday
Ston
Mary Damon Visits Then Sees Harry Starr Depart Overseas
Miss Mary Damon returned from New Jersey where she visited Harry Starr before his departure for overseas duty. Starr had been at Camp Johnston in Jacksonville and arrived Thursday at Camp Merrick, then left Monday morning with the Q M detachment for foreign service.
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Mary Damon
New Jersey
Harry Starr
Mr. Starr
Camp Johnston
Jacksonville
Fla
Camp Merrick
Q. M
Foreign Service
Supper and entertainment at Universalist church
The April 23 event drew the season’s largest crowd with Camp Devens representatives. Mrs. Hobart Mead organized a varied program featuring See Frank Anderson Hut 28 Count Spaghetti and several Camp Devens performers including Hoyle Ebert Plante Perrault Kearsley Lynch Diaz and others demonstrating talents from violin and acting to strong man feats.
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Universalist Church
Hobart HW. Mead
Camp Devens
West Acton
Joseph Reed
Frank Anderson
Club Swinger
Corp
Wm. Hoyle
Mach. Gun Co
Chas Ebert
D. P. Plante
Perrault
Engineer Depot
Sergi
H.J. Kearsley
Monologista
James Iyynch
Leon Diaz
14Th Co
Depot Brigade
Priv
Syracuse
Entertaining Camp Devens Soldiers Plans Made
Inquiry on how many families will host Camp Devens boys at homes May 11 and 12. Plans are being made for entertainment on those dates. Red Cross to collect papers at homes first week in May under Henry Hall.
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Devens
Ford
Mary Stevens
Sargent House
P. H. Willis
Francis Hopps
The
Red Cross
Henry Hall
Sudden Calamity in Acton Ended Mrs Gallagher Life
Mrs Katherine Gallagher of Acton died after a few hours of illness on Saturday. She was about to welcome a new baby when convulsions struck in the night and she did not recover. The baby was born at 6 am and she passed away in the afternoon. She grew up in Acton, worked in Concord Junction, married Charles Gallagher of Littleton two years ago, and her husband rushed from Jacksonville, Florida but arrived too late. Funeral at St Bridget’s Maynard, burial there.
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Katherine Gallagher
Katie
Acton
Boston
Concord Junction
Charles Gallagher
Littleton
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Bridget’s Church
Maynard
Mystery Wife Sues For Divorce Over Hidden Photo
An eastern wife files for divorce after discovering another woman's picture in her husband’s watch case. The note adds a wry reflection on why men with double lives rarely use open-faced watches.
Value of fertilization shown by Ohio experiment data
The Ohio experiment station reports fertilized soil producing 61 bushels of corn per acre, 23.4 bushels of wheat, and 3 926 pounds of clover hay. Adjacent unfertilized land yielded 44 64 bushels of corn, 11 bushels of wheat, and other figures missing.
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Ohio
Death of Rev John A Crowe at Boston Hospital
Rev John A Crowe pastor of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament Cambridge died Saturday night after stomach trouble surgery at Charlesgate hospital Boston News reached Maynard and parishioners mourn his passing He was first pastor of St Bridget's church since 1894 served 21 years with St Bridget's including 10 years as curate at St Bernard's Concord He moved to Cambridge in 1905 to lead the Blessed Sacrament parish.
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John A. Crowe
Boston Hospital
Church of the’ Blessed Sacrament
Cambridge
Charlesgate Hospital
Boston
Maynard
St. Bridget’s Church
St. Bernard’s Church
Concord
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Reverend John Crowe cherished pastor later honored locally
Crowe served as pastor shaping the church and cemetery, leaving the parish debt free and flourishing. He unified the community, led school building committees, promoted parks, and inspired a Maynard civic club presidency. A public tribute at Music Hall featured a purse of gold. Funeral rites in Cambridge drew many officials and clergy.
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Main St
Bancroft St
Great Rd
John A. Crowe
Maynard Civic Club
Music Hall
Maynard
Fr. Crowe
Hingham
Boston College
St. Mary’s Seminary
Baltimore
Holyoke
Concord
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Cambridge
Cardinal O’connell
Mgr
Edward J. Moriarty
St. Thomas’ Church
Jamaica Plain
Arthur J. Coughlan
Engagement Announced Mrs Comeau’s Daughter to Corporal Holly
Mary Maybelle Comeau and Corporal William Henry Holly of Mystic Conn now in France with the American Expeditionary Force announce their engagement. Miss Comeau, a Maynard native graduate of M H 8 and Fitchburg Normal school, taught in Mystic and helps run the Misses Comeau millinery business. Holly, a Mystic native, serves as corporal in the 1st Regiment Motor Mechanics Signal Corps overseas.
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John B. Comeau
Linden
Mary Maybelle
William Henry Holly
Mystic
France
Miss Comeau
Maynard
Fitchburg Normal School
1St Regiment, Motor Mechanics, Signal Corps
Downey Earns Assistant Pharmacist Certificate
Clifford Downey has won his certificate as assistant pharmacist from the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Pharmacy. He is employed at the store of W. X. Macurda and prepared for his examination with a special course.
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Clifford Downey
Mass Board of Registration of Pharmacy
W. X. Macurda
Methodist Church Rally and Concert Leads to Finances Talk
The quarterly conference at the Methodist Episcopal Church was led by Rev. Dr. Chas E Spaulding of Worcester. A post conference concert featured solos and a tableau of Liberty ending with The Star Spangled Banner, followed by refreshments served by the Philathea class.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Chas. E. Spaulding
Worcester
Spaulding
Lindsey Smith
Mary Parmenter Archer
Mrs. Maloney
Norman Johnson
Jennie Naylor
Liegbach
Walfred Riihiluoma
Bessie Dockerty
Dorothy Naylor
the Rosary
Hiram Parkin
Ada Rand
Philathea
Acton Centre Congregational Roll Call and Supper
The annual roll call and supper at the Acton Centre Congregational church will be held Friday at 7 o clock. All members are urged to attend. The feast committee includes Mrs Farrar Mrs H I Robbins Mrs E A Phalen Mrs H F Tuttle Mrs C BE Smith Mrs E S Fobes Miss Martha Smith and Mrs EB C Wood.
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Congregational Church
Farrar
H. I. Robbins
E. A. Phalen
H. F. ‘Tuttle
C. BE. Smith
E. 8. Fobes
Martha Smith
EB. C. Wood
Enjoyable evening at Acton Grange with Littleton Grange
May 1 gathering hosted by Acton Grange No 259 featured entertainment and supper for Brother and Sister Barrows. Local notices report Edith Tuttle starts in Concord, visits from Gloucester residents, Norwood teaching, and a selection of household updates. A poem by Edward Surette about flirtation was included with local verse.
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Acton Grange No
Littleton Grange
Barrows
Courtesies of the Match Describe National Lighting Habits
A London Chronicle quote notes English courtliness in match use at a match. It contrasts Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian habits with the ordering of lighting and sharing a cigarette. The Swede, Dane, and Norwegian behaviors illustrate national traits in a casual remarks segment.
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Scandinavia
London Chronicle
Courage and Honor The Duty of a Hero
A reflective exhortation on rising to one's stature by lifting nature to the mind. It urges combat for honor as the sole worthy aim of a man and advises bearing wounds with a beneficent smile as part of noble conduct.
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Cervantes
Australia’s Artesian Basin Size Stated
The artesian basin of Australia covers 569000 square miles, claimed as the world’s largest. It includes 76000 in Queensland 90000 in South Australia 838000 in New South Wales and 20000 in the northern territory.
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Australia
Queensland
South Australia
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Work Slowed by Material Shortages for Surgical Dressings
Mary B. Hoar, chairwoman of the Women's Supply Committee, explains the slowdown in surgical dressings work due to a nationwide shortage of gauze and raw materials. The organization notes improved output earlier but now operates under fixed monthly quotas with potential for sudden increases to meet front-line needs. The plan calls for two workdays plus open rooms on Friday, anticipating strong attendance of 90 to 100 workers and continued high demand for hospital garments.
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New England Supply Bureau
Washington
Scrap Book and They Showed No Mercy
Former Case School professor, once feared for assigning vacation homework, dies? No, endures as he drills with former students now officers in Chillicothe. War brought the draft and a twist as the professor serves with the men he once taught, delivering hard training and extra duty while reporters note the moral sense of justice.
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Gee Hil
Case School
Case
Fort Ben
Chillicothe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Magnates complain over baseball costs and salaries
The article argues major league baseball is a costly, highly commercial enterprise driven by club owners. It notes players are not to blame for high salaries while owners push big salaries to star players and build costly parks to attract world series crowds. Baseball is described as a red blooded yet cold blooded business.
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Samuel
Florida Women's Golf Championship Won by Ethel Campbell
Sterling golf star Ethel Campbell of Philadelphia captured the Florida state women’s championship after dominating the final rounds. Campbell outdrove rivals with superior play and minimal trouble en route to the title, marking a sensational season in the South.
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Sterling
Florida
Ethel Campbell
Philadelphia
Miss Campbell
South
Beating the Upper Berths: Cantillon Defends Relays
Joe Cantillon of the Minneapolis Millers criticizes players who complain about upper berths and doubling up. He recalls a past practice of triple berths, explaining a relay system with two hours in bed and two hours on watch, where roles shift as timetables advance.
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Joe Cantillon
Minneapolis Millers
Joe
Lacks Experienced Oarsmen at Princeton Eight
Bob Roche has been named captain of the Princeton eight and is the only member with substantial school rowing experience. He did stroke the freshman eight in 1915 and rowed in the second crew in the two following seasons, though he has never rowed in a varsity crew.
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Bob Roche
Princeton
Allies Demand More Cereals and Meat Sacrifices
The U S Food Administration explains enlarged Allied demands for breadstuffs due to Argentine arrivals, urging further meat consumption reductions while relaxing some meat restrictions. It cites improved hog production, heavier weights, and transportation gains as boosting domestic meat supplies for the coming months.
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U. S. Food Administration
God Administration
Food Administration
United States
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Fowler Bld
Red Chicks
W. F. Bryant
St. Tel
W. Hudson
Aisi Bes
Wesetl
CTON
Fine Entertainment
South Acton
Mr. Howe
Framingham
Martin St
J. Madison “Fairbanks
Paris
Italy
Elizabeth Hinckley
McLeod Hospital
Hher
Hyannis
Wheeler
Concord, Mass
Edith Tuttle
John Edwards
Gloucester
Charles Edwards
Orman Greenwood
Flora Reed
Norwood
Henry Priest
Frank
Wilbur Fisk
T. Fletcher
Mr. Robertson
A. J. Rikeman
Revere
William Livermore
Annie Roberts
P. O. Hox
Acton Centre
Edward Surette
Fight For Honor
Mary .B. Hoar
Women’s Supply Com
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