Bedford Community News Highlights Local Happenings
Azel Drake returns home from school for vacation. A new barber shop is planned near the tannery on Creacent Ave. Repairs proceed on the homes of Mrs. Wallace Webber and M. B. Webber on Hillside Ave. The association will hold its annual meeting on Thursday May 22 at 3 30 p m at the schoolhouse. May brings births and garden notes as frost raises concern over fruit damage. William E. Macurda begins a bungalow on Oak Knoll farm after purchasing it from Capt. Irving L. Waite under D. E. Perkins & Welle Co. Subscription reminders echo, and postal rules push timely payments. Forest Blake travels by motorcycle to the NiEB League game in Providence and a May party is planned in town hall. The water main on Concord Rd extends 1200 ft toward Davis Nurseries to meet demand in dry seasons. The Concord Independents cancel a game with Bedford Civic Club. Bedford faces Mallon A C of Dorchester next. Minute Men attend Co K 8th Regiment drill in Somerville. Bedford’s L M M team gains praise for drill. Thomas Butler captains the H S sophomore baseball team, leading Middlesex Academy opponents with potential to play C C nine in coming season.
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Azel Drake
Edward P. Kelley
Creacent Ave
Wallace Webber
M. B. Webber
Hillside’ave
Charles BE. MacKusick
Chelmsford Rd
Er - Association
Merly
William E. Macurda
Oak Knoll
Irving L. Waite
D. E. Perkins & Welle Co
Forest Blake
Bedford
Providence
New York
Town Hall
C Co. Er
Lexington
Pecans
Bree L. B. Fitch
Fitch
Unitarian Church
Edwin M
Water Department
Concord Rd
Frome Point
Wm. B. Hughes
Davis Nurseries
Concord Independents
Bedford Civic Club
Mallon A. C
Dorchester
Co. K
Somerville
Ll. M. M
Thomas Butler
H. 8
Middlesex Academy
C. C
Memorial Day Program Sketched by Town Officials
The board of selectmen arranged the annual parade for Memorial Day. The Sons of Veterans and Lexington Post G A R will participate and graves will be decorated at the cemetery. The parade starts at 9 o'clock from the town hall and returns there to disband. A collation follows in the lower hall. Patriotic Night exercises are led by the Bedford Civic Club.
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Board of Selectmen
Dee
Sons of Veterans
Lexington Post
Town Hall
Bedford Civic Club
Mikado presentation and vaudeville due in Concord Junction
Mrs Ralph H Damon is overseeing events with rehearsals for The Mikado to be performed soon. Mrs Harriet Robinson directs a vaudeville show planned for next month. Thomas Ryan starred in the recent high school play at Monument Hall in Concord.
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Ralph H. Damon
Bible Study Announcement for Sible Students
International Bible class invites the public to a Thursday 7 30 p m session led by W J Davis returning from a tour of study centers. Topic The Kingdoms of This World and related gospel message shared with attendees in Sible.
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International Bible
Immense Russian Forests
Russian state forests cover vast areas with hundreds of thousands of hectares, highlighting the scale of timber resources and environmental management across the country. Data indicates extensive forested regions, national strategies, and potential economic impact on industry and conservation.
Sunday Visitors and Local Happenings in New England
Local residents and visitors are listed with their origins including Lawrence Leominster Belmont Wayland Huntington and Worcester. Events include 40 hours devotion at St Bridget’s church and a Marlboro lawn party with a parade of five bands at Fairmount park on June 20.
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Martin Peterson
Lawrence
Arthur Morrell
Leominster
Mabel Lowney
Belmont
Minnie Hilferty
Wayland
Jessie Robertson
Huntington
Graham Forgie
Mary Demers
Fred
Gilbertville
St. Bridget’s Church
Sylvester Sullivan
Minnie Moynihan
Charlestown
William Lasbury
Alma
Broad Brook
Conn
Mary Sweeney
Rose Mahoney
Florence Trainor
Framingham
Edward Sheridan
Worcester
James Sheridan
Thompson
Irvine Amero
Concord Junction
Tony Kearns
Ashland
Somerset Hotel
Bertha Snyder
F. P. Flagg
Greenfield
L. T. Stiles
Manchester
N. H
C. J
Stiles
Brockton
Thorndike
Greene
War Brother
Maynard Brass Band
Fairmount Park
Marlboro
the Park
Local notices mix health, visits and shop news in town
Town brief notes William Towler and James Borland recover from diphtheria and tonsillitis illnesses. Miss Viola Foss visits Carlisle relatives. Miss Ruth Eldridge visits Cambridge kin. Florence Whitney assists W D Cross Dry Goods. Concord Grange plans sales and a fall fair. Stevens store promotes bicycle repairs and new wheels. Concord High and Swampscott High reported events.
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William Towler
Grant Sr
Viola Foss
Carlisle
Charles Baggerson
Willow St
Nce
Mies
Florence Whitney
W. D. Cross
Ruth Eldridge
Cambridge
James Borland
Charles R. Borland
Alice Cornell
Willowst
Ruth Wilcomb
Weirs
N. H
F. C. Rodkwood
Everett St. Mies
Helen Hunt
Thoreau
Swampscott High
Concord High
Carter
Concord Grange
Henry Murray
Castle
Stevens
Valedictorian Named for Class of 1913 Graduation
Miss Jeanette Sobler to deliver the valedictory address for the class of 1913. She holds the senior rank and will speak at the graduation ceremony scheduled for June 19.
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Jeanette Sobler
Bere Ee
Perrpons
Middlesex Today On The Job Thief Warning
Fragmentary notice focuses on a Middlesex situation with a right on the job phrase and unclear details about an aftaknave incident or person. Additional readable elements mention work or vigilance at a site.
Rotch Scholarship Awarded to William Leo Smith 1913
William Leo Smith earned the Rotch scholarship for 1913, a state contest winner with a two year travel grant abroad. The prize funds and honors include a $25 gold reward from the Boston Society event. Smith, a Crest street graduate, class of 1910, follows a notable archite ctural career path.
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William Leo Smith
J. T. Smith
England
France
Germany
Austria
Swiserland
Italy
Egypt
Amith
Boston Society
Crowd of Fans Escorts Team to Mayne Event
A large group of supporters accompanied the team to Mayne for an event described with excitement. The crowd showed enthusiasm though some parts of the text are garbled and unclear about exact details or outcomes.
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Mayne
Boya
Parents' Day Event Spotted in Local School System
Fragmentary notes mention a Parents' Day at a town school with references to Mrs. Bilen Tyrell and possible disciplinary or formatory concerns in the district.
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Ae Formatory
Office Hours Notice
Office hours listed as 9 a m to 7 p m with Wednesday exceptions and 8 30 p m closing noted.
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