Community Notes From West Acton and Nearby
West Acton updates include John T. McNiff acquiring a Maxwell touring car. Mr and Mrs J R Feltus hosted Sunday guests. G Durkee and family plan winter in Florida. Hutchins of Stoneham visited relatives. John Young departed for a 20 day voyage. Leland Campbell becomes night operator at the telephone exchange. Levi Perkins buys a Ford touring car from J M Hartwell. Mrs C D Cram and Mrs Decoster attended Magnolia Rebekah lodge in Hudson. Mr and Mrs Harry B Holt hosted West Somerville guests. Alison and family relocate to F R Knowlton tenement. Mrs Joseph Reed and her mother Benjaman began housekeeping in F R Knowlton tenement block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. McNiff
J. R. Feltus
G. Durkee
Florida
Geo
J. M. Hartwell
Littleton
Mra. C. D
Decoster
Magnolia
Rebekah
Hudson
Harry EB. Holt
Maynard Social Scene Dances and Visits Highlight Week
Local Maynard notes list residents visiting friends in towns like Boston Lowell and Providence. Community members attend dances at town hall linked to the Colonial orchestra, and church and club events. The period features many visits, illness, recruitment, and wartime updates.
Concord Notices and Social Ties Across Town
Concord residents and visitors are noted in a stream of town diary items. Curran visited Lynn. F C. Rockwood hosts relatives in Lynn. Cullinane leaves Tuttle's stable. Greene resigns from the fire station. Widely reported are weddings, dances, visits, car purchases, and local committee appointments amid wartime prices and social events.
Concord Junction Notes On Local Residents Movements
Walter Hill moved his family to Clinton. Mr and Mrs A M Hix spent Friday with relatives in Malden. C G O Connell and Mrs O Connell visited relatives in Somerville. Freq Lawton takes two weeks vacation from the Massachusetts Reformatory. Mrs James O Riley and daughter Rather visited relatives in Holliston. Mr and Mrs Robert Cousens hosted Mr and Mrs James Finegan of Lawrence. William Rowitzer visited friends in Holliston. Mr and Mrs William Holland and Nellie Cotter were Sunday guests in Attleboro. Mrs Lester Jewett returned from a visit with relatives in Andover. Ladies sodality of Help of Christians church held monthly meeting. Mrs John Killoran back from Deaconess Hospital recuperating. Hawthorne chapter No 48 O B S to hold a fair in Association hall Friday afternoon November 9 with whist party in the evening. George Outis, formerly with National Express Co in Concord, now express messenger between Boston and Albany New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Rosenstein
Samuel Strousberg
Robert Jackson & Watertow
Abe Bander
Friends
Providence
R. A
Michael May
Bertha Remetti
Dorchester
Eva Frye
Brown St
Henry Hodges
R.C. A
John Garney
Merrimac Mills
Lowell
Masonic ‘Hall
Ei Bates
Actee
Arava
Colonial ‘Orchestra
Hall
Hall, Ayer
Eile Doerg
T. B. Moynihan
D. Baward Williams
Cambridge
Mildred. Morgan, Thompson Sr
Foxboro
Arthur
Champagne
E.M. Cortell Co
Boston
H. J. Dwinell
Grace Wood
Hull
Acton St
Charles Harvey
Norwich
C. C. Dreschler
Maple St
Maynard Liberty Bond Club
Harry Parmenter
Acton Sr
Worcester
Gould St
George White
Ayer
William Oates
Maynard
Camp Devens
301St Regiment
Nelie: Brown
Main St
Malcolm
France
102 Field Artillery
Julia Sheehan
Amy
New Idea
Strathmore Worsted Co
Concord Junction
Caroline Hood
Ethel Berry
Marlboro
Sarah Lamb
Framingham
Madeline Wall
Dartmouth
Hector Roberts
James J. Ledgard
Newsdealer
John Kane
American ‘Woolen Co
Seret
William Coulter
The
Color Co
Camp Bartlett
Westfield
James. Coulter
East St
James
Harry Ledgard
Waltham
Mimah
Rebekah Lodge
Harold Garney
Parks
U.S. Navy
Fowler
Old
Ralph Newton
Naval ‘Reserve
R. I
Sraing
Bea
Sian
Walter Hill
Clinton
A. M. Hix
Malden
CG. X. O’connell
Somerville
Freq Lawton
Mass. Reformatory
James O Riley
Daughter Rather
Holliston
Robert Cousens
James Finegan
Lawrence
William Rowitzer
William Holland
Nellie
Cotter
Attleboro
Lester
Jewett
Andov
Ladies’ Sodality
John Killoran
Hawthorne
O. B
Association Hall
George Outis
National Express Co
Goncord
Albany, N.Y
Local Dyer Alfred Lambert Marries Annie Breault in Town
Alfred Lambert of Woonsocket formerly of Rhode Island and Annie Breault of the same city were married Sunday. Lambert, a dyer at Strathmore mills and owner of Garnett mills, is well known locally. After a wedding trip they will reside at 116 Commonwealth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lambert
Thie
Woonsocket, RT
Annie Breault
Lambert
Strathmore Mills
Garnett Mills
Commonwealth’ Ave
Funeral for Mrs Ronald Apieveen in Concord
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Ronald Apieveen were held in the family lot at St Bernard's Cemetery in Concord. Prayers at the grave were said by Rev. M P Mahon, pastor of St Bernard's church. Bearers included Carl Ryder Rory McInness Daniel Fortune of Worcester and Charles Bowie George Ryan Alexander McHachern of this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Apieveen
Francis Cummings
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Concord
M. P Mahon
St. Bernard’s Church
Carl Ryder
Rory McInness
Daniel Fortune
Worcester
Charles, Bowie
George Ryan
Alexander McHachern
Universalist Fair and Supper Draws Strong Attendance
The annual Universalist fair and supper was held Thursday evening with a good turnout. Supper tables were well patronized and will net the society a fine sum. The program featured vocal solos by Miss Florence Mann of Maynard and monologist Walter Tuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mann
Maynard
Walter Tuttle
Bedford Residents and Visitors Noted in Local Roundup
Walter Manning spent the weekend with his parents on South Street Edward Walsh returned from Camp Devens for the weekend. Mrs Drake a former resident visited town. Alfred Walters and Stewart families moved to Concord, Water town. New baby girl to Mr and Mrs George Martin of School Avenue. Attendees at The Cenacle Brighton services included Mrs Wall and Mrs Lyons. Bedford Red Cross urges continued support for a 3 750 000 fund drive this week by War Camp Community Service. Camp Devens parties passed through town en route to Harvard Stadium game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Manning
South St
Edward Walsh
Camp Devens
Wthelm Drake
Alfred Walters
Concorded
Stewart
Watertown
George Martin
Ave
William Wall
Henry Lyons
Brighton
Philbrook
Concord Rd
Milton
Harry McKee
Fam Hy
Montana
Bedford
Concettina
Joseph Albiant
Prospect Hill
Somerville
Bernard Bagley
Ee Antes
Rec
Devens
Harvard
New Postal Rates Cause Confusion in Recent Week
Report notes the recent increase in postal rates to a new 2 cent per ounce rate and outlines the change from prior pricing. The confusion centers on adding a half cent to stamps and the need for a one cent postal card, with reference to future use.
Association Meeting Notes From PTA Group
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Parent Teacher Association meeting with mentions of address or location on St and a date in November. The text is garbled but references aims and sects of the PTA. No clear names or events are discernible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent
Fox Hunters Club Fall Meet Draws Local Gratitude
Thig village sent a strong showing at the New England Fox Hunters club annual fall meet held at Pepperell last week. George Nik and John H Watkins were noted as top participants with the former fox’s master and Sid Peter capturing the largest fox Friday weighing around 12 pounds. Hunters enjoyed the sport and returned home well pleased. J A Goding and We HB Whitcomb were confined at home last week by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thig
New England
Fox Hunters’ Club
Magt Pepperell
George Nik
John. H. Watkins
Sid Teter
Emer
J. A. Goding
Whitcomb
Also Mentioned on This Page
J, A. Finigan
Avo i, A
Magurn
Mass
Concord Village
Wellesley
Newns
Walden
Lincoln
Sunday Globe
Saturday Evening Transcript
John. A. .Finigan
Concord, Dt, Mass
Tel
WEST_ ACTON
Dodge Brothers
Detroit
Actons
Boxbor
Stow
Cail
Torrey OG Vialle
Main and
John Mackin
Fred Taylor
Fred McAllister
Curran
Lynn
F. C
Rockwood
Cornelius Cullinane
Tuttle
Fred Greene
F. J. Tuttle
Woonsocket
John Hunt
Hopkinton
George W. Hunt
James Cullinane
Everett and Lynn
Town ‘Hall
Samuel Lee
Lowell Rd
Grove St
Betty ‘Warner
Brookline
Mary Hunt
Merton Davis
Plymouth
N. H
W. ‘M. Davis
Willis Davis
Philip H. Gibbons
Concord Council
K. of C
Nicholas Macone
North Shore
Ralph Rockwood
Sagamore
Everett St
Waldo Lapham
John Dee
Edward L. Parker
John’ McNiff
West Acton
Maxwell
Macone Bros
Gertrude Holden
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
William Dée
Normal Art School
Torrey & Vialle
Amos Little
South Lincoln
Burton Stone
Wedsadastor
Clarstant
Levering
George Clark
Augustus Fletcher
G. S. Fletcher
Prank B. Taylor
Winthrop ‘Chase
Groton
Torrey
Vialle
Moving Pictures
Union Hall
Carlisle
Gleason House
Thoreau St
Lowell Td
Dodge Bros
Austin ‘McRae
Brotherhood of the Trinitarian Church
Allen French
Plattsburg
Wilhelmina Olsen
Whitney ,Coal & Grain Co
Ruth Raymont
Concord Forum
Norman Angell
Concord Grange
Granville Holden
W. i
Gracy
Sidney E. McCleary
Main
Santos
Hershey’ S
Office Boy
Strathmore Worsted Mills
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