Hoover Held On Charge Of Taking Funds
Concod born suspect Hoover E Hoover aged 41 an insurance adjuster formerly with Utica Mutual Insurance Co of Concord was arrested by Concord Police last Thursday in Boston after fleeing since April 21. He is accused of absconding with 18500 belonging to the company with larger fund discrepancies suspected. He was brought to Concord District Court and held in 5000 surety, with case set for December 7.
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Concod
Hebert E. Hoover
Utica Mutual Insurance Company
Concord
Marshal Witherer
John Foster
Boston
Hoover
Consider &Able
Concorde District Court
Howard A. Wilson
East Cambridge Court
New Dance Studio Opens in Maynard
Announcement for the Modern School of the Dance opening December 1 at I O O F Hall Maynard. Directors Miss Mildred Goddard and Miss Barbara Secord prominent in Greater Boston dance circles. Courses include Ballet Toe Tap Musical Comedy Character and Social Ballroom. Registration 2 to 4 pm with general lessons 4 to 6 pm and ballroom evening class.
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Modern School of the Dance
I. O. O. F. Hall
Nason Street
Maynard
Mildred Goddard
Barbara Secord
Greater
Boston
Miss Goddard
Miss Secord
Dancing Masters of
America
Europe
Jean Rogers
Paramount
Fenway Theatres
Attend Service In Puritan Garb In Sudbury
Thanksgiving services at Memorial Congregational Church Sudbury united the Methodist and Unitarian congregations. Rev Luke H Barrett led as pastor with Rev John Fogle delivering the sermon and Rev Elmore Brown guiding scripture and prayer. Junior and Senior choirs wore Puritan costumes and sang hymns.
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Sudbury
Memorial Congregational Church
Luke H. Barrett
Sudbury Memorial Congregational Church
John Foglesong
Elmore Brown
Erect Four Homes in Acton
Albert R. Jenks plans four modern homes on Central Street Acton on land bought from South Middlesex Savings Bank of Ayer The properties will include garages landscaped grounds and affordable financing for purchasers.
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Acton
Albert R. Jenks
Central Street
South Middlesex Savings Bank of
Ayer
Jenks
Mrs. Strouty Prescott widow dies in Acton
Mrs. Strouty Prescott widow died Wednesday morning on Prospect Street after a lingering illness. Born in West Baldwin Maine she was 88 and had lived in Acton 45 years. She belonged to the Universalist Church and was active in local social life. Survived by three sons Ralph H and Roy H Prescott of Maynard and another son. Funeral service held at the family home Friday at 2 pm with Rev J Torsleff officiating. Burial Glenwood Cemetery Maynard. Bearers were grandsons Howard and Roland Prescott and James and Howard Whitney. Floral tributes reflected affection from relatives friends and neighbors. Arrangements by Guyer Fowler of Maynard.
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South Acton
Strouty Prescott
Prospect Street
Linger
Ing Miness. Ieee
West
Maine
Acton
Univérsalist Church
Uniting Health
Vuru
Sue Lau
Ald
Ralph H. Ald
Maer
Prescott
Roy H. Prescott
Menard
Hom
J. Torsleff
Medford Hillside
Guyer Fowler
Maynard
Relocation of Dutton Road Discussed in Hearings
Sudbury Chairman M Harvey N Fairbanks and Supt of Highways Gordon Hunter met with County Commissioners in East Cambridge for a hearing on Chapter 90 road funds and the relocation of Dutton Road. A prior hearing at the town hall engaged property owners related to the matter.
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Sudbury
M Harvey N. Fairbanks
Gordon Hunter
East Cambridge
Dutton Road
Legion Whist draws large crowd in West Acton
West Acton won the first door prize at the Legion Whist in G A R Hall last Thursday evening. Winners included Mr Ing and many local residents from South Acton and surrounding towns. Prizes went to Michael Walsh Alice Joyce Mrs Lambert Sullivan Janet Carlton Emma Callahan and others. The next party is scheduled for December 14 at the same location.
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West Acton
Benjamin ‘King
G. A. R. Hall
Mr. Ing
Alice Hill
Littleton New Hampshire
Charles Hogan
Maynard
Howard S. Tracy
North Acton
James Knight
Carl Flint
Mary Lowden
Sophia Walshall
South Acton
Elizabeth Rice
F. E. Lawton
West Concord
Louise Cram
Marion Reed
Randolph Coulette
A. Fierra
Boxboro
A. A. O’connell
Somerville
Michael Walsh
Alice Joyce
Lambert Sullivan
Janet Carlton
Emma Callahan
A. J. Hicks
Edward Pendergast
Arthur DeSousa
J. Davis Richardson Celebrates 84th Birthday
One of Acton’s grand old men J Davis Richardson marked his 84th birthday at his Main Street home. Old friends visited during the day including Nelson Tenney who celebrated his 87th birthday. A cake, cards, and well wishes were shared as neighbors called to greet him.
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South ActonOne
Actons
J. Davis Richardson
Main Street
Nelson Tenney
Tense frontline fire as Soviet border force massed
Shells exploded and bullets whizzed across the Finnish Soviet frontier last night as strained relations deteriorated. Russia is believed to mass nearly one million troops on Finland’s border prompting heightened anticipation of Kremlin action.
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Moscow
Finland
Kremlin
Boston firms and four individuals indicted for small loans law violations
Six Boston loan companies and four individuals were indicted by the Suffolk county grand jury yesterday on charges of violating the Massachusetts small loans law.
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Boston
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Massachusetts
Cleveland Indian player denied relief benefits rookie season
A Cleveland Indian baseball player who earned $10,000 in the past major league season has applied for and been denied relief benefits. Under the law the applicant’s name cannot be divulged.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt to request $500 million defense bump in budget
In Warm Springs, President Roosevelt signaled a large 194 fiscal year deficit with a planned $500 million rise in national defense outlays. He said the rise would be shown in the budget as the cost of keeping the European war from reaching American shores. In Lynn, four men face public indictments over theft of WPA checks. In Sunbury, five forest-fire fighters are indicted for starting fires to claim pay.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Congress
Lynn
State orders New Haven to reopen 72 stations
The state department of public utilities orders the New York New Haven and Hartford trustees to reopen within 10 days 72 passenger stations that were closed on July 17 1938.
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Bostron
State Department of Public Utilities
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Power workers strike blacks out Ashville brief blackout
As Power Employees quit Ashville North Carolina plunges into darkness last night after Carolina Power and Light workers walked out to protest refusal of closed shop. Hospitals still receive current while police radios were quieted and fire dept used an auxiliary battery. Felix Forte named to succeed Gray in Boston Massachusetts Superior Court bench.
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Ashville
N. C
Carolina Power and Light Company
Felix Forte
Gray Boston
Belmont
Vea
Massachusetts Superio Court
Wilfred Gray
Forte
Somerville District Court
Bandits Attack Tepehua Town Killing Fifteen
In Tepehua cen Hiladgo a guerrilla force rode in Sunday killing fifteen people and wounding about twenty. Federal troops repelled the assault and killed five bandits. The text notes German school period concerns in Berlin.
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Mexico City
Tepehuacen
Hiladgo
Acton Welcomes Congresswoman Edith Rogers Visit
The Hon. Edith Nourse Rogers visited Acton on Tuesday to meet constituents at the Acton Centre Post Office and greet friends. She then spoke with residents in South Acton and West Acton, praising local postmasters Catherine Condon John Ennegutess and David Kinsley for their offices.
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Acton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Rogers
Acton Centre
John Ennegutess
South Acton
David Kinsley
West Acton
Reading Club Meeting Supports Ayer Harriet Sawyer Home
South Acton Reading Club met at Mrs. Benjamin Incson’s home for a monthly gathering. Members conducted their usual business and discussed Current Events. The group raised two dollars from article sales for the aged at Harriet Sawyer Home in Ayer.
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South Acton
Reading Club
Benjamin Incson
Harriet Sawyer
Ayer
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