Fuel Administration Sets Coal Rules for 1918 19
Concord Mass April 4 1918 United States Fuel Administration issues regulations for retail coal for domestic use for 1918 19 urging early purchase and storage and fair dealer distribution. Orders must be in writing with two thirds of annual needs delivered to consumers. six tons or less may be used in full. Direct carload shipments to consumers discouraged except in exceptional cases.
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Fuel Committee
Concord
Mass
The
United States’ Fuel Administration
Fuel Administration
Admin- 1
Concord Village Improvement Meeting Praise and Plans
Readers applaud a Amherst professor lecture at Concord Junction on wartime youth efforts in gardening organizing poultry and pigs The piece notes a possible village library reading room and urges public care for trees and spray programs It ends with a report on fuel deliveries and a list of local names.
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Wendell Phillips
Garrison
Mary A. Livermore
Concord Junction
Farley
Amherst
Spurgeon
R. R
Forbush
Mr. Stone
Loughlin
America
Concord Flour Return Notice Under Food Administration
The Food Administrator of Concord urges householders with 30 pounds or more of wheat flour to mail a no postage card by May 4 to declare possession. Returns avoid prosecution. surpluses may be purchased at a fair price. Hoarding or false returns will be punished. Len. French, Concord Food Administrator.
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Concord
Massachusetts
Concord Pioneer Daniel F Potter Died At Home
Daniel F Potter longtime Concord resident died Thursday at the Home for the Aged from a heart shock. Funeral services were held Saturday at his home with Rev George A Tewksbury officiating. Maynard I O O F and Concord lodge members attended. Bearers were Frank Pierce Martin Whitney George Williams and J W Raymond. Potter born in Concord nearly 88 years ago in May survived by a Chicago son and a nephew John S of this town. He had long operated a business in the center and recently retired.
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Daniel F. Potter
Concord
George A. Tewksbury
Maynard Odd Fellows
Concord Lodge
Frank Pierce
Martin Whitney
George Williams
J. W. Raymond
Potter
Chicago
John S
Home From France First Lieutenant Mansfield Returns
First Lieut. Thomas H. Mansfield of the 104th Infantry AEF arrived in Concord on Wednesday. He joins the first group of US army officers to return from France to train in trench warfare in the United States. Mansfield left for Georgia to begin months of instruction. Concord boys at the front sent greetings home through him.
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Thomas H. Mansfield
104Th Infantry
American Expeditionary Forces
France
Concord
Gieut
Mansfield
United States Army
Georgia
Lieut
Union Bible Society Holds Meeting At Parker Home
The Union Bible Society met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Edward L. Parker's home with large attendance. The usual work progressed and refreshments were served by Mrs. Charles K. Darling at the coffee table with Mrs. Prescott Keyes pouring tea.
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The
Union: Bible Society
Edward L. Parker
Charles K. Darling
Prescott Keyes
Mrs Clara Howe Dies at Son’s Home at 66
At the home of her son Hollis Howe Mrs Clara Howe died last week after a long illness. The Phillips Missouri native aged 66 spent much of her life in Hudson. She leaves two sons F. M. Howe of Rhode Island and Hollis of the town, plus two brothers and a sister.
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Hollis Howe
Clara Howe
Howe
Phillips
Hudson
F. M. Howe
Rhode Island
Hollis
Middlesex Defeats Groton to Lead Private School Diamond Race
Middlesex school nine edged Groton 1 to 0 in a midweek contest at Middlesex. Brown scored in the first inning after a miscue by Groton’s J. Crocker on a throw from Mason of Thayer. The win puts Middlesex in strong position for the spring championship.
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Groton
Middlesex
Middlesex School
Brown
J. Crocker
Mason
Thayer
Concord Grange Minstrel Show at Union Hall Carlisle
Concord Grange members presented a minstrel show and dance at Union Hall Carlisle on Wednesday night. The Colonial Orchestra of Maynard provided the music from 8 to 9 30 with dancing to follow until fall.
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Union Hall
Carlisle
Concord' Grange
Maynard
Junior class social dance at Eaton hall attracts many
The Junior class of the high school held a social dance in Eaton hall Friday night. Two pieces from the Colonial orchestra furnished the music. The dance was under Miss Glancy’s charge. The matrons were Miss Dwyer, Mrs. Goddard and Miss Bachelder. A substantial sum was netted. The hall was tastefully decorated with red, white and blue crepe paper and green bows.
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Eaton Hall
Colonial Orchestra
Glancy
Miss Dwyer
Goddard
Bachelder
Ladies Auxiliary of Cord Grange to Meet May 8
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Cord Grange will hold its next meeting on Wednesday afternoon May 8 at Mrs. W. Chase’s home. It is the annual event and a large attendance is hoped for.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Concord Grange
W. Chase
Liberty Loan Rally in Concord Draws 1700 Crowd
A Liberty Loan rally at the State Armory Concord on Monday night drew over 1700 people. The event began with a parade by the 151st Depot Brigade band Camp Devens and Co I 19th Infantry State Guard. Captain Wells A Hall led the march and Boy Scouts joined the procession. The meeting featured speeches by Captain Louis Keene and Edward F. McSweeney urging support for the Third Liberty Loan. The audience sang patriotic songs and a total of $88,150 in pledge cards was reported, contributing to Concord’s Honor Flag.
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Concord
State Armory
Concord Lyceum
151St Depot Brigade
Camp Devens
Co. I
19Th Inf
State Guard
Wells A. Hall
Shafer
Clarence E. Hay
Liberty Bond
America
W. Delancey Howe
Edward F. McSweeney
Committee On War Efficiency
U. S. Public Service Reserve
3D Liberty Loan
United States
Concord Nine Defeats Revere In Midweek Baseball
Concord won a Wednesday afternoon baseball game against Revere High School. Final score details are not provided in the readable text.
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Revere High School
Concord Nine
Concord
Hedge Destroyed by Fire at Fes senden Estate
Firefighters were called Friday morning to a blaze at the Fes senden estate on Sudbury Road North, where a hedge that had stood for 50 years was alight and largely destroyed before the flames were extinguished.
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Fessenden
Sudbury Rd
N. A. Co
Dusty Mentions of Names in Classified Item
Brief OCR fragment lists several women with married names including Annie K. Emery Mrs H D Gravesen and Mrs A W LeBlanc, indicating a social or notice line in a local paper.
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Co. M. Davis
Annie K. Emery
H. D. Gravesen
A. W. LeBlanc
May communion services announced with sermons schedule
The regular May communion will be held next Sunday at 10.45 am with a short sermon by the pastor on The Miracle of Tongues at Pentecost. A preparatory lecture is set for Friday at 7.45 pm titled The Throne of the Church. The Young People's society monthly consecration meets at 6.15 pm followed by the pastor's 7 pm address Christ's Cure of An Insane Man. Sunday school is at noon and the Norwegian service at 8 pm.
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Young People’s Society
Boston College Nines Fall To Concord High After 11 Innings
The Saturday baseball game at the playgrounds ended 3 to 2 in favor of Concord High School after 11 innings. Boston College scored twice in the first and Concord tied it with two in the ninth. In the 11th, Concord pushed ahead on a wild pitch by the Boston pitcher. Top players for Concord included Kelley Clark Loftus and Hayes.
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Boston College
Concord High School
Boston Boys
Concord
Concord Boys
Boston
Kelley
Clark
Loftus
Hayes
W C T U Meets May seventh on Flower Mission
The W C T U will hold its next meeting Tuesday afternoon May 7 at Mrs Stows home with Flower Mission as the topic. Members have been busy raising funds to reduce the mortgage on the White Ribbon home in Ayer. A little over $300 was collected in Concord.
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Ww. Cc. T. U
Epworth League Address Draws Large Local Attendance
A Sunday union meeting at the M. E. church in Roxbury drew a large crowd for an Epworth league gathering with Rev. Carlson of Roxbury delivering the evening address. Also listed are two classified items: a domestic helper wanted for general housework in Maynard and a six room modern house for sale two miles from Maynard on the car line to Stow, with half an acre near Hudson, Mass.
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M. E
Epworth League Society
M. E. Church
Roxbury
Carlson
Maynard
Stow
D.D. Rose & Co
Cottage St
Son, Mass
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George B. Hooper
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