German decree calls all men 18 to 45 for one year service
Berlin reports Wilhelm Frick announced at the Kroll Opera House a military service decree mandating one year of service for all males aged 18 to 45 and authorizing drafting of all males and females in wartime. Adolf Hitler stated Germany would honor non military Versailles provisions and curb armaments including submarines.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Frick
Interior
Kroll Opera House
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Bedford Juniors Defeat Maynard In Season Opener
Maynard wins 6 4 at HBediura grounds as Bedford Junior High opens with nine hits and strong fielding. Joe Smith limits Bedford to six hits while Primerman duo shines. Ed Leahy coaches a promising squad with an undefeated outlook and a schedule including Maynard Hudson Stow and Bed pee dates.
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Iweigs
Bedford Junior H
Hbediura
Bedford
Kitowicz
Primerman Boys
Smith
Ed Leahy
Leahy
Hudson
Stow
Bedpee
Acton South Improvement Board Plans Memorial Day Refreshments
South Acton Improvement Association executive board met to arrange refreshments for Memorial Day marchers and to invite all local organizations to send reps for a future meeting. The centennial planning group reports strong activity for Acton's 200th anniversary events on May 21 22 and 25 with tours of pre 1800 homes and a lively pageant committee led by Mrs Newport.
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South Acton
Acton
Henry Haynes
Bairman
Caroline Taylor
J. Sidney White
Sue P
Newport
Rainfall Power Compared With Global Dynamite Output
A Pearson's Weekly comparison notes that six million tons of dynamite misused each second would equal the total power released by all rainfall in a year if concentrated on London. The thought experiment highlights the vast energy in natural precipitation versus human explosive force.
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London
Pearson’s Weekly
Maynard Triumphs Over Reading In Quirky 16-10 League Win
Maynard HighSchool beat Reading 16 to 10 at Crowe Park in a rambling two sport showcase. Key hitters include Flaherty with two doubles and a single, Fraser with three singles, and Brayden with a home run and two stolen bases. Reading mounted a fifth inning surge, but Maynard answered with late hits and strong pitching from Jordan and Crocker. Time 2 hours 44 minutes with multiple errors and base running miscues shaping the oddball afternoon.
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Middlesex
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Crowe Park
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DePattie
Deabel
C'Se Neaes
Crocker
T Maynard
Columbo
Flaherty
Sidorovich
Brayden
Jordan
Duggan
Labowicz
Landry
White
Dane
Liverman Radulski
de Pattie
Cotreau
Maynard recital by Miss Slimond pupils in Parker street hall
Miss Eleanor Slimond dance pupils present a recital in Parker street hall tonight Wednesday May 22 featuring a class opening walte clog Jane Denaro Edith Fisher Dutch dance twelve girls cake walk Col bert Sewall Vincent King Sisters Anne Teresa White orchestra selections an Irish sketch a military dance sailors hornpipe toe dance Novell tap and solo waltz a White Gardenia special ty dance and additional pupils Eunice Sewall Doris Seder Marion Sherian Mary Sennair Evelyn Russo Rita Creighton Riley Anne Flaherty Betty Glick
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Doris Hulme
Colbert Sewall
Vincent King
Jane Denaro
Ballard
Miss Slimond
Eunice Sewall
Doris Seder
Marion Sherian
Mary Sennair
Evelyn Russo
Rita Creighton
Riley
Anne Flaherty
Betty Glick
New Baby Joins Hough Family in Concord
The Houghs announce the arrival of Janet Fiske born at Emerson Hospital Concord late Sunday afternoon. Mother and daughter are thriving and will return home soon.
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Janet Fiske
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Hough
George A. Morse
Manse Oil Company
John Sullivan
Maynard and Acton Oil Company
Morse
Sullivan
Bedford
South School
Richard and
Theron Lowden
John J. Manning
How Thorns Protect Thorns In Desert Plants
In the Egyptian desert near the pyramids a small thistle is arranged so that a browsing animal must dis pose of the thorns before the green leaves can be reached.
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Egyptian Desert
Pyramids
Two Sharp Contests Sunday in Assabet Valley League
Two important contests are scheduled in the Assabet Valley League for next Sunday afternoon Hudson meets West Concord and South Acton faces Maynard. West End Dill-O-Matics, led by Mike Zaparenski, pace the league and seek the first half title while building for the future with younger players. A return game between Oil-O-Matics and South Acton is set for Memorial Day.
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Hudson
West Concord
South Acton
West End
Dill-O-Matics
Mike Zapareski
West Ads
Oil-O-Matics
New Honors For Miss Catherine Coughlan at BU
Catherine Coughlan received the blazer as outstanding girl athlete at Boston University Women’s A A meeting in Rhoads gym. She was named a university commencement marshal. Sami Keto won freshmen awards for first year letters in multiple sports. Both are BU graduates from 1981 and active in graduation exercises.
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Catherine Coughan
A. A
Boston University
Rhoads Gymnasium
Coughlan
B. U. Womens
B. U. Womens A. A
Sami Keto
Miss Keto
Auction Bridge Origin and Early Adoption
Auction bridge began in India with a description in the London Times on January 16 1903 calling it a new three player game. The Bath club added four hands and Portland club followed in 1907. The New York Whist club issued the first American code of laws in 1910.
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India
London Times
Bath
Portland
New York Whist Club
Britain to Pay 10 Percent on War Debts to U S
London reports the House of Commons for the first time specified a percentage on wartime debts to the United States. A figure of ten percent was mentioned as a basis for repayment though no final settlement is stated.
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London
United States
Hitler vows to honor all pact articles in future world order
Adolph Hitler pledges to respect existing pact articles and join a collective security system if the peace framework is revised in the future. Berlin reports the vow made today in a solemn statement.
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Berlin
Adolph Hitler
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