Debutante Miss Parker Hosts Concord Reception
Miss Mary Walker Parker debuted at her parents Nashantue road home. Concord friends from New York Boston Brookline Lexington Farmington attended between 4:30 and 7. Flowers brightened the music room while Miss Parker and her mother received. A Boston lunch and dinner dance followed with notable guests and several Boston and Concord participants. Music continued throughout. Miss Parker attends Miss Porter's in Farmington. Concord Grangers plan Middlesex Central Po mona meeting in Acton Thursday.
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Mary Walker Parker
Edward Ludlow Parker
Nashantue Rd
Concord
New York
Brokline
Boston
Lexington
Farmington
Conn
Miss Parker
Cook
Harvest Supper Follows Concord Grange Degrees
Concord Grange awarded third and fourth degrees to ten candidates at Tuesday’s meeting. A harvest supper, directed by J W Raymond, followed with help from Mary Williams Alice Hunt Grace Hunt Ruth Raymond and Roger Allen. Guests came from Carlisle Acton and Danvers. Nomination of officers occurred in the business session. Senator C F McCarthy is to speak at the Novelty Smoker of Concord council K of C Thursday evening. A town notice warns against a girl selling pictures using Superintendent Wells A Hail’s name to solicit funds for her mother. Parents of first year pupils are invited to a reception.
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Concord Grange
J. W. Raymond
Mary Williams
Alice Hunt
Grace L. Hunt
Ruth Raymond
Roger Allen
Carlisle
Acton
Danvers
C. F. McCarthy
Concord Council
K. of C
Wells A. Hail
Enerprise
Memorial Church Concert Proceeds Benefit Sunday School
A concert and social at Memorial church is set for Thursday at 7 45 p m featuring Miss Miriam FB Bates as soloist with Walter Jones on violin. Refreshments follow, with proceeds aiding the Sunday school. H C Burr is shingling Mrs Henri af Stright's house.
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Memorial Church
Miriam FB. Bates
Walter Jones
H.C. Burr
Henri Af Stright
Sudbury Grange Rally Honors State and Middlesex Leaders
Sudbury Grange hosted a successful rally night with Edwin Chapman as guest of honor and Frank T. Marston as a principal speaker. The event featured speeches, music, and noted vocal solos by Brother Chapman, highlighting a lively Grange evening amid a prior poultry evening with talks by Brother Frank Fisher.
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Sudbury Grange
Edwin Chapman
Mass
State Grange
Frank T. Marston
Melrose
Worthy
Middlesex Central Pomona
Brother Chapman
Worth
Frank Fisher
Willing Workers Turn Over Funds to Sudbury Grange
A large Sudbury Grange gathering closes as the Willing Workers hand over a substantial sum from lawn parties and a fair. The transfer strengthens the Grange treasury and supports continued harmonious, prosperous activity.
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Sudbury
Henpecks lead in first leg of Bird Turkey tilt at Maynard
South Acton married group won the opening match by 23 pins at Lynch Brothers alleys in Maynard. Stone led Benedicts with 286 total and a 106 high string, while George Clapp topped the bachelors with 275 and a 104 high. Next match set for Maynard next Tuesday.
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Lynch Brothers
Maynard
Stone
Jones
Roach
George Clapp
L. Piper
Thanksgiving Ball Set Amid Calendar Events
Littleton calendars note the Thanksgiving ball on Thursday November 27 with Fogg’s orchestra of Brockton five pieces. Schools close Friday for teachers’ convention in Ayr. Supt Hill attended a Boston superintendents meeting. Miriam Cash sick with scarlet fever at home. Fitchburg Normal School quarantines or sends home pupils due to scarlet fever. Frank Farmer’s apples win prizes at Boston fruit show.
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Fogg
Orchestra
Brockton
Ayr
Hill
Boston
Miriam Cash
Fitchburg Normal School
Frank Farmer
Senior Play The Country Minister Presented At Town Hall
The senior class will present The Country Minister at the town hall Friday night 8 o clock November 21. Cast includes Rev Ralph Under the country minister Leonard Roberts Gregory Heath Arthur Roberts Jud Pardoe Warren Hartwell Timo thy Hodd George Hartwell Deacon Potter Jack Hardy William Henry Alton Hunt Tom Sparrow Fred Cook Mr Zilkins Warren Moore Jerusha Jane Judkins Olive Thacher Eve lyn Woodbury Granny Grimes Lil Han Robinson Fanny Elsie Whitney.
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Ralph Under
Leonard Roberts
Gregory Heath
Arthur Roberts
Jud Pardoe
Warren Hartwell
Timothy Hodd
George Hartwell
Deacon Potter
Jack Hardy
William Henry
Alton Hunt
Tom Sparrow
Fred Cook
Mr. Zilkins
Warren Moore
Helen Burleigh
the City
By Kimball
Jerusha Jane Judkins
Olive Thacher
Roxy
Evelyn Woodbury
Granny Grimes
Lil. Han Robinson
Fanny
Elsie Whitney
Backlog Club Starts 32nd Year With Annual Banquet
The Backlog club opened its 32nd year with an annual banquet drawing about 126 members and guests. President Frank Jacobs delivered cordial greetings and introduced Rev. O. J. Fairfield, who delivered a witty, well received response.
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Frank Jacobs
O. J. Fairfield
Fairfield
Local Resident Remembered For Community Kindness
Funeral notices recall Mrs. Durkee who lived here for a few years and devoted herself to family and home. Friends describe her as kind and well regarded in the town.
Local Notes on Athol Residents and Appointments
Mrs. Frank Fournier and son Joseph of Athol are visiting with Mr and Mrs Louis Fournier. Miss Mildred Connor begins clerical work at the Main Street fruit store bought Monday by her mother Mrs John Connor. Dr Daniel Goodenow and friends plan to attend a Masonic lodge visitation in Lowell Thursday evening. Miss Ellen McKenna has found work in Haverhill.
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Frank Fornier
Joseph
Athol
Louis. Fournier
Mildred Connor
Main St
John Connor
Daniel Goodenow
Masonic ‘Lodge
Lowell
Ellen McKenna
Haverhill
Long Lost Auks Found on Forrest Island Alaska
Prof Harold Heath of Stanford zoology announces thousands of rhinoceros auk discovered on Forrest Island Alaska. The nocturnal bird, about the size of a pigeon, burrows up to 15 feet underground where it nests.
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Forrest Island
Alaska
Harold Heath
Zoology Department
Stanford University
Monarchs Not Over Cleanly In Historical Accounts
St. Simon notes King Charles I and Louis XIV avoided routine washing with only a touch of cold cream. The diarist records daily steps from his wig to bed curtains and the night shirt but omits any bathing or ablutions.
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Charles 1
England
Louis XIV
France
St. Simon's
Penny Slot Says Swear and Support Local Charity
In an Edinburgh hotel a bar counter contains a slot for pennies dropped by anyone heard swearing. The collected coins are periodically sent to support a local institution's funds.
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Edinburgh
Local Greek Currant Crop Shows Remarkable Local Growth
The seedless grapes used for dried currants exported from Greece are a notable example of localizing a key crop in a small district. Greece produces over 1.2 billion pounds of fresh currants annually, about 160000 tons when dried, a yield unmatched elsewhere.
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Greece
Dally Thought Quote Reflects on Trust and Loyalty
An Emerson quotation on trust contrasts relying on others with the risk of betrayal. The line cautions that trusting too much may lead to harm and death, prompting readers to weigh faith in people against personal safety.
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Parker Home
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The
Maynard Trust Co
Main Street
Maynard Mass
Christmas Club
Aveter
George H. Creighton
Marley J. Dwinnel
Charles E. Wheeler Award
A. Wilson
Executive
Charles H. Creighton
John W. Flood
Otrin
Fowler
Charles E. Wheeler
Geo
Howard A. Wilson
Clarence J. Bodtish
William H. Furby
Albert W. Haynes
James J. Ledgard
Adelbert
B. Messe Low
Benjamin Derby
Albert H. Gleason
John Ingham
Wm. F. Litchfield Patrick J. Sullivan Tuttle
James J. Hilferty
William Naylor
Tolman
Littleton
Louisa Durkee
George C. Durkee
Dally
Emerson
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