Austrian peasants cling to belief in witchcraft power
Vienna reports Styrian hillside villagers still trust witches and witchcraft rites to ward off evil. A local woman Maria O acquitted twice of slander for accusing neighbors of sorcery. trials recount accusations of drying cattle, stealing a sow with bewitched ashes, and coins leaping from a mayor’s pocket. Fear leads crowds to water witches, while a Graz court sentences a farm worker for attempted cry. The piece notes beliefs in devil possession of newborns, with a brutal method claimed to rid the devil by oven exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Long
Vienna
U.P
Maria O
Redkersburg
Maria
Dedenitz
Graz
Franz Schoellenast
Polar bear crosses 40 mile wide strait
The polar bear is described as an exceptionally strong swimmer and is noted to have crossed a strait about 40 miles wide.
Easter Seal Agency Seeks Hospital Aid for Bay State
Parker Trowbridge, president of the Bay State Society for the Crippled and Handicapped, appeals for hospital beds and folding wheelchairs to support rehabilitation centers and homebound clients. He notes funds from the Easter Seal drive are insufficient for the need and asks Massachusetts citizens and agencies to donate equipment to the Worcester headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Parker Trowbridge
Bay State Society For the Crippled and Handicapped, Inc
Easter Seal
Bay State Society
Trowtridge
Massachusetts
Trowbridge
Highland Street
Worcester
Collec
Health for All Health for All and Good Looks
A Marlboro Board of Health column urges personal hygiene as a cornerstone of health and appearance. Emphasizing bathing, hand washing, hair care, dental hygiene, sleep, diet, and annual checkups, the piece ties cleanliness to freshness and attractiveness while discouraging disease spread by germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro Board of Health
Marlboro Public Association
Middlesex Health Association
Preacher Announces Subject The Way Out of the Dark
At Trinitarian Congregational church Rev. Robert H Barber will preach on The Way Out of the Dark next Sunday. Last Friday a junior high square dance was held in the parish house with Miss Darling as caller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Robert H. Barber
Miss Darling
Living Monuments for All Our Boys Poem Plea for Playgrounds
A tribute poem pleads that communities plant trees and create living spaces rather than erect stone memorials. It urges a playground, a woodland, a bathing lake, and a skating rink as lasting honors for boys and Flyers who sought victory, submitted by Millicent Easter and Esther H. Johnson of Marlboro Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millicent Easter
Esther H. Johnson
Marlboro Grange
Bedfort Bell Ringers Attend National Auxiliary Reception
Bell Ringers from Bedford and Church of Christ group perform at a Cambridge hotel reception honoring Mrs. Phyllis Dean, national president of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary. About 300 attendees include Bedford residents and several national auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Charles S. Hume
Arthur F. Wright
Edward F. Pike
Alice Campbell
Lexington
Cambridge
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary
Phyllis Dean
Westboro
National Auxiliary
Church of Christ Bell Ringers
Jamison R. Harrison
Alton W. Adams
Fay L. Roby
Frank W. Thompson
Louis Santoro
Arline Goyette
Concord High to Play Bowl in Winston-Salem This Year
Local Concord sports notes highlight the upcoming bowl appearance by Concord High School football in Winston-Salem. Other items include civic events, obituaries, club meetings, church activities, and regional notices from Concord and surrounding towns, with references to the Oregon team, a JC dinner, and a Veterans Building prize night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord High
Winston-Salem
Concord Citizens Committee
Jaycee Fon
Dixie
University of Oregon
Concord
Boston
Colonial Inn
Boulder
Nettie M. Cowdin
Somerville
Bedford
Poland
Gene Kessler
Lacey Savage
Monuments Hall
Veterans Building
Concord Rivers
Assabet
Sudbury
Virginia Aberle
Nashoba Road
West Acton
Our Lady Help of Christians
Billerica
Old North Bridge
Edward Farmer
Nathaniel Wyman
Asa Spaulding
Lexington
Mechanics Bldg
K. of C
Campion Hall
Andover
Fred Brown
North Acton
National Farm Loan Association of
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Acton
Greater
Most
Richard J. Cushing
D.D
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Musketaquid Sportsmen
Husband and Wife Elected to Mississippi House
Mississippi adds a husband wife team to its House as John Farese and his wife win seats in Benton Tippah and nearby counties. The former teacher and former senator will vote independently yet expect to align on major issues. They face logistics with three children and possible split positions on future legislation.
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Russell Daley
U.P
Ashland
Miss
U. P
John Farese
Farese
Mississippi
Benton
Tippah
House of Representatives
Benton County
Pas
Fareses
Lynn
Mass
Ing
Jackson
Housewives Form Mosquito Brigade in Port Orange
A group of 30 housewives in Port Orange Florida formed a mosquito brigade to combat a drainage ditch. The women will lead and plan while the husbands carry out the labor by collecting crankcase oil and applying it to stagnant water after burning weeds and undergrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Orange
Fla
U.P
Mosquito Brigade
Concord A Lune Noon Wedding Details With Local Families
The ceremony officiated by Rev Edmund J p tor united the couple, the bride from Concord High and groom from Somerville, with relatives and friends in attendance. Matron of honor Mrs Frances of Waltham wore a velvet gown. The reception followed at the couple’s home as guests signed a guest book, with a receiving line and families in dress of black and burg. The couple plan a later ceremony at the avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Myotte
Somergill
Edmund J, P Tor
Mark Lrother
Honop Wy
Frances
Waltham
Hyndan
James Waltham
George Steventham
Kenneth Concord
Nu Maid Margarine Ad Appeals to Households
An old ad fragment praises Nu Maid margarine as modern and essential for cooking. It offers a $5 reward to the first contributor with a new idea or entry, mentioning Irene Wikes and Miss Nusilé in a promotional puzzle context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Nusilé
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Easter Seal Agency
U. S
Coats
Mouton Lamb Coats
Marlboro
Woeliie Whitney
America
LFE
Kei Ai
Bell Ringers of
U.V. Auxiliary
Sudbury Center
E. H. Davis
Semmer St
Taryma
River St
Schoellenast
Devil
Lucile Wetsbdte
Irene
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