Maynard News Roundup Breathes Community Life
Local events span church services, school activities, and social gatherings. Notable items include Rev. Vance’s Ashland reception, Maynard High’s Thanksgiving Dance plans, and the St Bridget’s marriage banns of Catherine Smith and Thomas Sheehan. The week also features sports, notable travels, and community meetings at the Union Congregational, Regis College events, and the Maynard Council of C. O. De Molay fund-raiser plans.
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Edward Walls
Oak
Revekah Lodge
Robert Whittaker
Congregational Church
St. Bridget’s Church
George Washington
Matthew A. Vance
Ashland
Vance
Union Congrega Wal
Federated Church
Vickers
Mua
St. Bridgets Desich
St Bridget’s Church
Catherine Smith
Powdermill Road
Thomas Sheehan
Rose*Sheehan
Concord
Edward White
Edward Flaherty
William O’brien
Regis College
Weston
Eleanor Flaherty
Doris White
Regis
Walter Tierney
Nigh School
Card of Thanks for Mrs. William J. Bakun Family
The family of the late Mrs. William J. Bakun expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for their kind remembrances during the bereavement.
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William J. Bakun
VFW Auxiliary Whist Night Winners Named at November event
At the VFW Auxiliary weekly whist party on Saturday November 11 many tables competed for prizes. Ida Brooks won the door prize and also shared multiple whist prizes with Amy Ryan Mrs Adams Mary Gilleney Margaret Claflin Annié Scully Mrs William Graham Alice Murphy Margaret McCarthy Grace Rucker Mrs Kelley Elizabeth Reid Mrs C Perkins Gertrude Tucker. Bingo prizes went to Mrs William Fitzgerald Addie Wolfe Mrs C Perkins Mrs M Kelley and Agnes Driscoll.
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VFW
Ida Brooks
Amy Ryan
Adams
Mary Gilleney
Margaret~ Claflin
Annié Scully
William Graham
Alice Murphy
Margaret McCarthy
Grace Rucker
Kelley
Elizabeth Reid
C. Perkins
Gertrude Tucker
William Fitzgerald
Addie Wolfe
M. Kelley
Agnes Driscoll
Maynard Dramatic Club to Convene Tonight at Mrs Ketela’s
The Maynard Dramatic Club meets at 4 Butler Avenue home of Mrs Helen Ketela under president Edward Hannon. Preparations for the Fall production Kind Lady are halted and action on its staging is expected tonight, with rehearsals resuming and the presentation date postponed to January.
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Dramatic’ Club
Maynard
Maynard Dramatic Club
Helen Ketela
Butler Avenue
Edward Hannon
Kind Lady
Travesty The uneducated man is a caricature of himself
A brief quip attributed to Schelgel notes the view that the uneducated figure resembles a caricature of his own character, highlighting a satirical critique of ignorance.
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Schelgel
Maynard Grange keeps attendance lead at Pomona meeting
Middlesex Central Pomona Grange met in Bedford with a supper served by Bedford Grange. Adelaide Sims was promoted from Lecturer to Steward as Pomona prepares for future Master from Maynard. Maynard Grange leads attendance and will gain the inscribed mahogany plaque after the final meeting of the year.
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Middlesex Central
Pomona Grange
Bedford
Bedford Grange
Adelaide Sims
Maynard
Pomona
Edmund Whitney
Leslie Sims
Eric Farnell
Ort Maynard Grange
Legion Auxiliary Whist Party At Co-op Hall
The weekly whist party at Co-op hall drew a large turnout with special prize to Julia White and numerous prizewinners including John Hanson Ida Gruber Mrs Tibbetts Mrs S Greene Ida Franklin Ada Downey Elizabeth Kopp Elizabeth O Connell Amy Peterson Mrs Graham Mildred Zaniewski Catherine Bariteau Eva Duckworth Nan Sealey Mrs M Kelley Concord Mrs William Reid Mary Gilleney Margaret Doherty Barbara Gowan Margaret Curley Mrs Mary Jonston Mrs Mary Penniman May Dee C McArdle and more. The annual Turkey whist is planned for Monday evening November 20 at Co-op hall with expected strong attendance.
Card of Thanks for George W. Hartwell family
The family expresses heartfelt thanks for floral and spiritual remembrances and acts of kindness extended during their recent bereavement for the late George W. Hartwell.
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George W. Hartwell
Unclear OCR fragment hints at 1940s cricket lines and leaders
Fragmentary text references a leader with a line of sixes and a 1940 context. Details are garbled, with scattered phrases about ownership, chemistry-like terms, and a list of personal attributes. No coherent event or clear entities emerge.
Notable Hollywood and Vaudeville Highlights Across 1930s Circles
Inline report from New York and Atlanta on celebrity honors and film news. Chester Morris elected regional vice president of the American Association. Wallace Beery named honorary citizen of Athens Georgia with police sergeant certificate. Jessica Dragonette Lanny Rogs star in Gulliver's Travels at Fleischer Studio with songs by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. Monte Blue stars as Geronimo's lieutenant in a Geronimo biopic. Director Victor Schertinger sets records writing songs for The Road to Singapore featuring Bing Crosby Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Allan Jones admits lack of Oscar but fronts a scene for The Great Victor Herbert with three children at home.
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New York
Chester Morris
American’ Association
Wiley Padan
Morris
Wallace Beery
Athens
Georgia
A.G. Dudley
Monte Blue
Geronimo
William Jackson Blue
U. S. Army
Arizona
New Mexico
Preston Foster
William Henry
Victor Schertainger
Singapore
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Bob Hope
Armistice Day observance draws small town turnout
Maynard laments meager Armistice Day gathering at Memorial Park with fewer than 150 attendees, noting veterans, girl scouts, and the school band led a brief service. The piece urges Americans to pause two minutes at 11 o clock to honor those who served and to reflect on peace.
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Memorial Park
Ualuady Wuleper
Mr and Mrs William Smith Weekend Visit in Lawrence
Mr and Mrs William Smith of Pine Street spent the weekend in Lawrence, expanding local travel activity and social ties in the area.
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William Smith
Pine Street
Lawrence
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Dorothy Hannon
Grintenden
King
Mably
St.ash's Hospital
Fie Downey
Lowell
A. I. Co
Springfield
Kanasaniva
Maynard c Club
Acton Fac
Acton High
Ormance
da Downey
Maynard Council
C. Wil
Screech Owl
Florence Dudzinski
Jennie Glrdzewski
Helen Kasikonis
Eleanor Colburn
Town House
Waltham Street
Main Street
C. Hall
Mark Newton
England
Men’s Fraternal League
Union Congregational Church
Evangelical Luthera Church
Finland
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Roxbury
Mags
Ilmar Tuikka
Ruth Heitnen
Men’ League
Newton
Malden
Ralph Timberlake
Massachusetts Congregational Society
Leon R. Lambert
Joseph Lambert
Bordham Hospital
Augustus Morse
Summer Street
Holden
Bedford Street
Will Tolman
L. D. Wilson
Inj
Sora
Lington, Vt
City Wand
Nd Telephone & Telegraph Co
Main
Edward Lilly Shirley
Mass
Wwe
Vas Yates Daneabershahane Teat
Nelson
Pontiac Porder Mill Rd
Maynard, Mass
Wally
Marie Beery
Jessica Dragonette
Lanny Rogs
Toles
Princess Glory
Prince David
Gulliver
Wow
Fleischer Studio
Dragonette
Ross
Leo Robin
Ralph Rainger
Bing
Bob
Captain Vanke
Dorothy
Allan Jones
Andrew Stone
Victor Hierbert
Jones
Mary Martin
Stone
Andy
Lorraine
George Seitz
MGM
Gov
Eno
Tes Yn
Massachusetts
Dr. True
Agnes Quigley
Brighton
Dorothy Quigley
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tre
Lydia
E. Pinkham
American Express Travelers
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