Maynard News Roundup with Local Moves and Figures
Samuel Kesler bought a house and lot at 66 Acton Street this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Haynes visit Nashua, New Hampshire, at daughter Mrs. Charles Wilcox. A Thanksgiving Peace program is set for Wednesday November 27 in schools. Mrs. Thomas McNally visits her parents on Dartmouth Street. Charles S. Whitney of the Assabet Mills clerical staff was appointed to the Stow town board of auditors. Maynard’s Fourth Liberty Loan subscription reached 282 550 dollars, with a quota of 216 000 dollars and a 66 550 dollar over subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Kesler
Nason St
Acton St
A. T. Haynes
Brooks St
Charles Wilcox
Nashua
N. H
Thomas McNally
Medway
William Scully
Dartmouth St. Charles
Whitney
Assabet Mills
Stow
Maynard
Maynard Bowling League Forms Ahead of December Start
The Maynard Bowling league organizes this week with a schedule for the first week of December. Entries include the Middlesex A O H Holy Name society West Acton and the Antlers club. The list remains open for 1 or 2 more teams before the opener. The Antlers are a new Maynard Elks club formed after opening a new club room on Summer street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Bowling League
Holy Name Society
West Acton
Antlers Club
Maynard Elks
Summer St
Bonds obtainable on final Liberty bond issue at Assabet Institution
Chairman Harry T. Sates announced many second issue Liberty bonds are fully paid and available for owners to obtain by applying at the Assabet Institution for Savings Saturday evening. Some bonds have partial payment and, awaiting final disposition, holders are urged to call and arrange takeover or disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Sates
Liberty
Assabet Institution
Nurses Receive Diplomas at Framingham Hospital
Miss Edith Foster was among the graduates honored as several nurses earned diplomas at Framingham Hospital on Thursday evening in a formal ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Foster
Framingham Hospital
War Dept Dispatch Reports Private Trumpolt Died in France
The family of Private Richard Trumpolt of Stow received a War department dispatch stating he died in France recently of pneumonia. Trumpolt trained at Camp Devens and served with the 76th division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Trumpolt
Stow
War Department
France
Trumpolt
Camp Devens
76Th Division
Annual Meeting and Officer Election of Men's Fraternal League
The Men's Fraternal league of the Congregational church held its annual meeting and elected officers George Lawton as president Harry E. Larkin as vice president Robert E. Lester as secretary Albert E. Larkin as treasurer William Coulter as auditor and M L Dewitt W B Case and Frank E. Sanderson as advisory board members The gathering included a collation under Graham Forgie refreshments chair. The next meeting will feature entertainment and a collation and all church men are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's Fraternal League
The
Congregational Church
George Lawton
Harry E. Larkin
Robert, E. Lester
Albert E. Larkin
Treas
William Coulter
M. L. Dewitt
W. B. Case
Frank E. Sanderson
Graham Forgie
Red Cross Clothing Drive Opens November 25
The American Red Cross clothing drive for destitute men women and children in Belgium and northern France begins November 25. Maynard Red Cross urges donations of all kinds of clothing for every age and size, to be left by November 24 at listed local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Belgium
France
Maynard Red Cross
John Flood
Walnut St
Mary Wall
Brown St
Alice Nagle
Main St
Augustus L. Morse
Summer St
George Newton
C. S. Fowler
Concord St
Red Cross
Degrees Granted at Maynard Grange Meeting
At the Maynard Grange gathering at the I O O F hall on Tuesday night the third and fourth degrees were conferred on 23 candidates. Middlesex Central Pomona meets at the I O O F hall Friday afternoon and evening with a supper at 6 o clock prepared by a committee led by Mrs. Columbus Rainville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Grange
I. O. O. F. Hall
Middlesex Central Pomona
F. Hall
Columbus Rainville
Ruling Extends Christmas Box Shipments To November Thirtieth
Red Cross announces Christmas boxes for soldiers may be sent until November 30. Mrs. O. S. Fowler reports containers available at Thomas F. Parker store on Main Street. Anyone may obtain a container with a declaration of intent to mail a gift to a service member overseas, one package per person. About 75 cartons have been requested. roughly 150 Maynard men are overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
O. S. Fowler
Maynard Redross
Thomas F. Parker
Maynard
Thave
New Home Motion Picture Machine Promises Flickerless Pics
A 23 pound portable motion picture device doubles as an educational and business tool. It uses a motor drive for both direct and alternating current and features a novel feed for flickerless images. The unit employs a 14 volt 2 ampere lamp for clear projection up to 12 feet diameter from 100 feet away and includes slow-burning film safety and a rheosiglit to adapt from 100 volt mains.
The Captain and His Two Dogs
A captain fond of two dogs lets them accompany drill. After a dog barks and halts the company the captain asks the dog, or me. Private S. G. Druschell, Quantico, Virginia, notes the incident in Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S
Quantico
Death Report of Private Joel Parmenter Sparks Maynard Grief
Local pride and sorrow fill Maynard as reports of Private Joel Parmenter's death spread. Family sources deny official confirmation. Parmenter, 19, of Company D 104th Infantry, was wounded Sept 12 and reported improving from a base hospital before war department verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priv
Joel Parmenter
Joel. Parmenter
Co.d
Boston
United War Work
War Department
Acton Sr
Parmenter
Worcester
Harry Parmenter
Co. I
6Th Mass
Edward Mahoney
Maynard
France
Maynard Surpasses War Work Campaign Quota
Maynard exceeded its industrial town quota in the War Work Campaign, giving over $7,000 with Maynard pledges totaling $517.50 from 226 boys and $563.00 from 228 girls. The drive included Assabet mill workers, churches, and the community rally at Colonial Hall, under chairman George H. Merrick and postmaster A. J. Coughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Assabet
George H. Merrick
Assabet Mills
Wallace Priest
A. J. Coughlan
William H. Gutteridge
B. J
Millington
Nellie May
Frank McCarron
Victory
Willams
North Middlesex
Victory Boys and Girls
Clever War Dog Leads Camps By Scent And Silence
A northern naval air service camp features a dog that knows bugle calls by the ending G tones and races to scenes first. It helps hold down airships, gripping ropes with its teeth and performs quietly during the camp concert until the anthem ends, then acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Air Service
Kingsley Named District Claim Examiner for War Risk Insurance
David R. Kingsley of West Acton is appointed district claim examiner for the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. The district includes the towns of Concord Maynard and Acton. He will oversee claims and related matters for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Kingsley
West Acton
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Concord
Maynard
Acton
Will Address Club Hon. Frank H. Pope on War Prophecies
At the Maynard Woman's club meeting on November 26 Hon. Frank H. Pope former state auditor and current State Supervisor, Loan Agencies, will discuss Some Prophecies of the War. He will trace prophecies by Napoleon and others, reveal German intrigues in the United States since 1881, Monroe doctrine violations, and Germanys aims to supplant English, undermining US interests. He promises new insights and a fresh war-focused lecture drawing on hidden historic facts and current safeguards for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Pope
Maynard Woman’s Club
Commonwealth
Pope
Public Safety Committee
Federal Reserve Bank
Napoleon
Bismarck
Victor Hugo
Robert G. Ingersoll
Henry W. Longfellow
America
Henry W. Grady
Southland
United States
Maynard
Germany
Arm Crushed in Mill Accident at Assabet Mills
James Coulter East Sr. suffered a serious accident Friday when his left arm was crushed in a scouring machine at Assabet mills. He reached in to remove wool and was pulled between rollers, saved by a bystander. Coulter has two sons in France service, Capt. Charles S. Coulter and Sergt. Maj. William Coulter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Coulter, East Sr
Assabet
Coulter
France
Charles S. Coulter
William Coulter
Mt Vernon Survivor Tales Of War Casualties And Bonds
A damaged account details the Mt Vernon sinking after a violent torpedo strike killing 35 crew and wounding 14, with some dying before reaching a French port. A patch and voyage home followed before joining Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Axiel Manning, a Marine, was wounded and hospitalized in France after war began. his mother reports serious injuries and retirement soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedo
Mt. Vernon
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Axiel Manning
U. S. Marine Corps
Germany
France
Patient Recovers After Marlboro Hospital Operation
Maynayy resident Miss Alice Wolfenden underwent surgery at Marlboro Hospital on Monday. The operation was successful and the patient is progressing well as expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wolfenden
Fast St
Marlboro Hospital
Frank H. Thompson Dies at 69 in Stow
Frank Herbert Thompson, 69, died at Stow Monday afternoon. Funeral services were held at his home this afternoon and burial followed at Brookside Cemetery. He is survived by a son, Frank, a conductor on the C. M. & H. railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Herbert Thompson
Stow
Brookside Cemetery
Frank
C. M. & H. Railway
Furlough for Warne Manning of Mt Vernon Navy
Warne W Manning of U S S Mt Vernon son of Mrs Amanda Manning Walnut Street is on a 10 day furlough at his mother's home. He enlisted a year ago and was aboard the Mt Vernon when it was struck by a torpedo off the French coast on September 5. There were 500 wounded soldiers aboard at the time en route to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warne W. Manning
U. S
Mt Vernon
Amanda Manning
Walnut Sr
Seaman Manning
Navy
Mt. Vernon
France
United States
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Ases
Simpson
Bilas Peirce & Com Ltd
Framingham
Fallonton Hat Shop
Main
DiStasio
Maynard, Mass
Santa Clara
Turkeys
James O. Eaton
Nason Street
TEL
W. A. Haynes Co. Incorporated
Austin Macrae
Concord, M Tel
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