West Acton News Briefs From Local Life and Events
West Acton notes report H E Meade will receive liberty loan funds at his home starting Wednesday. Isaac Davis Post 138 held its annual inspection yesterday afternoon. Dr and Mrs Frank B Tasker enjoyed a 300 mile trip to New Hampshire. Miss Irma Durkee was homebound with blood poisoning in her foot. Frank Bulette has a new Fort truck. Ernest Whitcomb was home this week and may be called for service. Federation and Woman s Club meetings discussed Women of India and featured a club quartet. Helen Knowlton and Ruth Gould expected home from St Petersburg Fla. Public schools closed Tuesday. Mrs Angie Knowlton returned from Buffalo and visited Edith Watson. W H Furbush of Boxboro had eye removed after a sawdust accident. Rev Ferdinand F Peterson of Boston to speak at West Acton Baptist Church at 10 45 Sunday.
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Isaac Davis
Frank B. Tasker
New Hampshire
Irma Durkee
Frank Bulette
Ernest Whitcomb
Woman’s Club
Marlboro
Mabel Bezanson
Waltham
Weat Acton Women’s Club
Baptist Vestry
B. T. Hivale
India
Wees
Helen Knowlton
Ruth Gould
St. Petersburg
Fla
Boy and father in buggy accident near Boxboro
Friday afternoon a double team driven by E R Teele with two sons Henry and Stephen and helper Robert Boyce was struck by a Harvard truck. Stephen Teele suffered both legs broken above the ankles while Henry remained conscious and later assisted his brother. Woodward car and Dr Tasker attended then hospital care in Boston.
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Boxboro
E. R. Teele
Henry
Stephen
Robert Boyce
Harvard
Savage
Wo Teele
Frank B. Tasker
Homeopathic Hospital
Boston
The Victory Is Ours and America’s War Heroism
A patriotic narrative extols American unity in victory, praising the diverse Allied forces and the United States’ pivotal role in WWI. It lauds the flag, celebrates the European alliance, and credits America with ending autocracy while asserting global liberty and nation-building inspired by the Allied alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
England
Italy
Portugal
Poland
India
Australia
Islands of the Sea
Egypt
Africa
China
Japan
Greece
Albania
Serbia
Montenegro
Austria
Russia
Germany
Paris
Europe
Celebrated Peace Party Lights Up Village Streets
CELEBRATED PEACE Monday will long be remembered by the people of this village as well as the whole world. Most of the employees of Hall Bros Co did not care to work so the mill did not run also the two stores closed at noon. Several went over to Maynard to hear the bands. At night a street parade was held by young and old ladies were out with red fire and made a kinds of noise. All had a good time.
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Belgium
France
Serbia
Poland
Mesopotamia
Syria
America
Germany
Huc
Russia
Finland
E. A
Merriman
Hall Bros Co
Maynard
End of War Report Echoed by Concord Residents
Early Monday at 7, Concord residents heard a shrill whistle signaling the war’s end. The annual Baptist church roll call Friday night drew many attendees with vocal selections by Mrs. Furbush and an address by Rev. E. M. A. Bleakney of Stoneham on church progress.
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Baptist Church
Furbush
Concord Jct
E. M. A. Bleakney
Stoneham
Acton Notes Move, Post Office Change, and Local Happenings
Herbert W. Lewis moved his family to Somerset by automobile with best wishes for health and prosperity. Marion Gibbs becomes post office assistant replacing Mary Hennesy who finished work. Captain James D. Christie, M D., to report at Ft Oglethorpe Ga Nov 22 after War Department commission. Community events include W C T A meeting in Concord and a reception shower for Mrs Burke.
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Herbert W. Lewis
Somerset
Arthur Wilbur
Manchester
N. H
Henry E. Tolman
Prospect St
Geo. Worster
Rhines
Stow St
C. Sweet
Somerville
Claude Chapman
Stoughton
Acton
Marion Gibbs
Mary Hennesy
George Grenough
Tewksbury
B. and M
Haverhill
James D. Christie
Littleton
War Department
Washington
Ft. Oglethorpe
Acton High School
Frank Holland
New York
George Hayward
Ayer
William Burke
King
Rawitzer
Howard
Braintree
Congregational Church Announces Sunday Services and Evening Events
Rev. Ralph A. Barker presides with 10:30 morning service and 11:45 Sunday school. Christian Endeavor at 6 discusses Reforms That Need Our Aid. Praise service at 7. Friday 7:30 prayer and social service features The Claim of the Veteran with biblical readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Barker
Christian Endeavor
Sudbury Births and Community Notes Quiet Monday
Mrs Frank Roberts welcomed a baby boy born Sunday at 5 pm. The article mentions visitors and health updates for local residents, a Get-to-Gether social at the M E Church, and a quiet day with church bells ringing to share news. Nearby activities include sick lists, furloughs, and church services shifting to the Unitarian church.
Funeral services for Elisha Goodnow held at family home
The funeral for Elisha Goodnow was held Wednesday November 6 at his late home. Rev. George H. Clarke presided with bearers Howard Goodnow Edgar Goodnow William Moore and Edwin A Powers. Burial was in the Sudbury family lot amid floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha Goodnow
Roy
George H. Clarke
Howard Goodnow
Edgar Goodnow
William Moore
Edwin A. Powers
Mason
Sudbury
South
Bedford Attendee at Lexington Town Hall War Work Meeting
A resident from Bedford attended a patriotic gathering at Lexington Town Hall on Sunday evening. The meeting aimed to spur support for the United War Work Campaign which commenced Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Town Hall
United War
Local War Spirit Rising As Kaiser Abdication News Spurs Celebration
News arrives of the Kaiser's abdication prompting Bedford's younger generation to celebrate early. Town youths Louis E. B. Kelly Gerald Munroe Edward Manning and Herman Proctor were called by the draft board of Division 29 in Woburn to report this week. Court Lexington No. 171 Daughters of Isabella shifts its postponed Market Party to November 15 at the Knights of Columbus hall to aid the Knights of Columbus War Fund. Reverend Father Kelleher takes new duties at St Bridget's Bedford and St Michael's Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
United War Work
Bedford
Draft Board of Division 29
Woburn
Louis EB. Kelly
Gerald Munroe
Edward Manning
Herman Proctor
Court
Death of Dr Edward E Hamblen At 53 In Town
Died Saturday November 9 Dr Edward Everett Hamblen longtime resident physician of the town age 53 funeral held Tuesday November 12 at 2 p.m. from Main Street residence burial in Shawsheen cemetery survived by wife and daughter. Lombard Cartoonist Delivers Lecture At Congregational Vestry Tuesday Evening on The Funnybone Jawbone and Backbone with drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Hamblen
Hamblen
Main St
Shawsheen
Mr. Lombard
Congregational Church
Anniversary Celebrated by Dr and Mrs Christie
Dr and Mrs Christie observed their 36th wedding anniversary on November 7. They were married in Waltham on November 7, 1882, the day General Butler was elected Governor of Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie
Waltham
General Butler
Massachusetts
Kaiser
Hemp Tree’s Many Products
Hemp tree yields rope and wrapping paper, hashish dubbed the joyous by devotees, vegetable oil, cattle feed cake, and finer varieties used for cloth, coarse laces and braids. Seed is exported as canary seed.
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T. Haynes
Crawford
Main St. Maynard
Mass
West Acton
H. E. Meade
Stephen Teele
Concord
South Acton
Middlesex Union Association of Congregational Churches
Concorde
R. A. Barker
A. Merriam
George Quimby
W. S. Fletcher
Ee Congregational Church
Frank Roberts
Roberts
William Baldwin
Rice
Lawrence Mathews
Clarence Neal
Lizzie
Lawrence
Augusta Pfeiffer Rice
Allston
E. P. Stiles
M. E
Unitarian Church
Geo. Grover Mills
M. EB. Church
Sunde+ School
Walter Stone
Walter ‘Lawin
Kenneth
Ladies Aid
Etta
Bent
Helen Noyes
Roxbury
Arthur White
H. E. Rice
Strout
Concord ST
L. Anderson & Son
Tel
Brookfield
Aluminum
GIVE
Optometrists
Main Street
Maynard’s Block
A. L. Silloway
Great Road
Chrysanthemums
William Bishop
Liberty
Cosmopolitan Trust Company Savings Department
Devonshire,St., Boston
The
W. A. Haynes Co
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