Maynard News Roundup of Local War and Social Notes
Maynard notices from soldiers overseas and homebound relatives. Private George Jamieson, anti aircraft service, travels for overseas duty. James Sheridan attends his cousin’s funeral in Stamford. Marines recruit report. residents ill, visiting guests, and social calls noted. Red Cross meeting planned. a minor fire at Kaleva milk house. Private transfers and arrivals overseas of local servicemen are reported along with family updates.
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James Sheridan
Stamford
George Jamieson
John Hanson
Chandler Jr
U. S. Marines
George H. Creighton
Summer
Mary Darcey
Lynn
Mary Downey
Parker St
James McAuslin
Marjorie Lake
Lowell
Joshua Edwards
Brown St
Maynard
Arthur Price
Transport Service
England
Henry Price
Nascn
Amos Lambert
James Sheridan Jr
Hillside Sr
Hudson
Maynard Red Cross
Kaleva Association
Parkers
Charles Lent
Remount
Camp Devens
Military Police Corps
Ada Hodges
Maplest
Albert. Hodges
Medical Department
Horace F. Bates
Hill
Wollaston
Bates
Frank Moynihan
Co. B
T. C
James Moynihan
Douglas Ave
Fund Increases Christmas Fund for Magnari Soldiers
The Magnari Christmas fund rises modestly as volunteers urge townspeople to send gifts to service members overseas. Donors include Wm H Gutteridge Maynard Textile Council and several locals, with total contributions of 524.05 acknowledged to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnari
Wm. H. Gutteridge
Brooks St
Maynard Textile Council
Brooks Reed
Summer St
Chas, B. Lent
Puffer Rd
David Sharpe
A Friend
William P. Scully
Acton St
James R. Bent
Mungo Bain
William Naylorea
Overseas Committee
T. F. Parker
Main St
Harry T. Bates
Mill Office
C. J. ‘Lynch
Linden St
New Idea Store Sells Boys’ Overcoats in Maynard
The New Idea Store in Maynard advertised boys overcoats priced at 7 dollars with sale frames of 5.47 dollars for Friday and Saturday, highlighting a limited time offer.
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New Idea
Maynard
Maynard Flour Sale Clamp Tightens on Out of Town Dealers
Maynard local food administrator George Smith bans sales of flour by out of town dealers. He warns against buying flour without substitutes to aid the war effort and threatens fines or jail for hoarding. Reports ongoing flourish of out of town trade at $15 a barrel vs local dealers offering 49 pounds with substitutes for $15.50.
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Maynard
George Smith
Elm Sr
Agee
France
Food Administration
Maynard Seeks Coal Help as Shortage Looms
Maynard Fuel Committee urges residents to submit home addresses for winter coal allocations. Chairmen Joshua Naylor James Ledgard and Thomas Breck seek to secure full allotment amid uncertain shipments. If Concord coal can be drawn in, a permit from Concord Fuel Committee is needed to import it.
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Maynard Fuel Committee
Joshua Naylor
Brecks St
James J. Ledgard
Nason St
Thomas Breck
Main St
James J. Storrow
New England
Maynard
Concord
Concord -Fuel
William Kerens Dies in Gulfport Navy Hospital
William Kerens son of Mr and Mrs John Kerens Parker died of pneumonia Sunday in the naval hospital Gulfport Mississippi. He was buried Sunday afternoon at WaterTown with military honors a Naval Reserves squad escorted the body to the church and grave taps sounded and a volley fired over the grave Rev James Broderick Northampton an uncle officiated.
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William, Kerens
John Kerens
Parker
Naval Hospital
Gulfport
Miss
Watertown
James Broderick
Northampton
Florence
James Mallinson
Garfield St
Miss Mallinson
Herbert
James
U. S. Naval
Robert Wilson
Springfield
Nat Cole
South Acton
Sadie Mallinson
Charles F. Parsons
Rhoda Smith
Florence Mann
Grant Denniston
Walter Courtney
Merton Merrick
Harry Barlow
Arthur Kattaari
Louis Wilcox
Canadian soldier Don Tensom recovering in Halifax hospital
Private Don Tensom of C. B. Lent Puffer Jd. reported for service in the Canadian army three weeks ago and is now recovering from an illness at a military hospital in Halifax Nova Scotia, according to a letter received this week by his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Tensom
C. B. Lent
Puffer Jd
Halifax
N. S
Private Rasmussen Back From Warfront Visit With War Stories
Private Albert Rasmussen 22, wounded in July drive and sent home August 20, revisited his Glendale home. He recounts Champagne fighting, Belleau Wood, and prisoner encounters, notes German gas, cooties, and large rats in trenches. He praises French, English, and Canadian troops and plans to aid Liberty Loan efforts in Maynard until October 18.
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Albert Rasmussen
Oswego
N. Y
Rasmus Rasmussen
Glendalest
Siberia
Rasmussen
23Rd
U.S. Infantry
Champagne
Chatteau Thierry
Billeau Woods
Alabama
Ernest
Mounted Military Police
Frank Downey
Joe Beavis
Maynard Boys
Belleau Woods
France
Maynard
Civil Service Exam Set for Maynard Office Postponed
A U S Civil Service competitive examination will be held in Maynard Mass on October 26 at 2 p m for a substitute clerk position in the local post office. Applicants must be U S citizens aged 18 to 44 with male height and weight minimums. photos required. applications filed with Maynard or Boston officials to fill Emma Greenhalge’s vacancy and note resignations of Christopher Wilson.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission
Maynard
Mass
United States
Boston
Emma Greenhalge
Quartermaster’s
Christopher Wilson
Left for Virginia Sergeant Fowler heads to officers camp
Sergeant Harry Fowler son of Mr and Mrs O G Fowler left Fort Banks Boston late this week leading a squad en route to Fort Monroe Virginia to enter the officers training camp For sale A Mormon touring car seven seater good running condition with self starter and good tires 350 cash contact 8S Swartts Nason St For sale A lot of land on Lin ve at in Inquire Mrs A Pettigrew
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Harry Fowler
Swartts
Nason St
Maynard
Linve
Bessie
M. M. Poresky
Washington, D. C
Mr. Poresky
Clinton
Simeon
Clinton District
Epidemic Death Toll Tightens Grip On Maynard
Maynard reports a wave of pneumonia deaths striking residents and families across the town. Dora Varney and Florence Mallinson die at home, with multiple others, including Pietro Poresky and Edith Fisher, buried or hospitalized. Local funerals and church services proceed as the epidemic expands through October.
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Dora Varney
Frank Varney
Lynn
Concord St
Maynard
C. M. & H. Railway
Plague toll and local burials noted in Maynard report
The Maynard health bulletin lists several flu deaths and burials including Edwig Koski and Arthur Parker. It reports 4 deaths on Friday and 5 on Sunday, 10 new cases on Tuesday, and notes transfers of doctors and nurses as danger subsides. Local volunteers provided cars to move medical staff, with several named donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Simpson
Lowell
Middlesex
Champagne
Ella Schnab
Maynard
Simpson
George H. Herrick
Gavin Taylor
Péter Wilcox
Eli Gruber
A.P. Papineau
J. M. Bellows
Edward Archer
George H. Gutteridge
Edward Coughlin
Albert W. Haynes
Maynard Store Sells Records and Rubbers
New Idea Store in Maynard offers men’s rubbers at 97 cents this Friday and Saturday. The Brunswick Altona phono graph plays all records including Pathe and Victor Diamond Disc. The Altona promises better tone for all records. Robert W. Carter, 8 Main St. Maynard.
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New Idea “Store
Maynard
Brunswick Altona’ Phonograph
Pathe
Overcoats Discount At Maynard Store
A Maynard outlet on Main Street promotes $25 men’s overcoats with a sale price of 18.67 now, urging shoppers to buy before snowy weather arrives.
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Main St
Maynard
Card of Thanks for Kind Words and Floral Tributes
We express sincere thanks to eight neighbors and relatives for kind words and acts after our bereavement. Grateful for the beautiful floral tributes from Marsder Waterhouse and family James Parkinson William Parkinson Mrs Clifford and Cheney Wanted AA stable and shoe house in Maynard.
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Marsder
Waterhouse and Family
James Parkinson
William Parkinson
Clifford
Cheney
Maynard
Open Air Service At St Bridget’s Church
Open air services were held at St. Bridget’s church on Sunday with an altar on the veranda of the parochial residence and a canvas laid on the lawn. Rev Edward F Crowley administrator celebrated 9:30 mass and Rev Francis Jablonski followed at 10:30. Lost a pocketbook with reward to W A Haynes Co Nason etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bridget’s Church
Edward F. Crowley
Francis Jablonski
Worker Falls 16 Feet Fractures Skull at Assabet Mills
Edward Alward, a workman, fell from the new mill building at the Assabet mills Friday about 16 feet. He sustained a skull fracture and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he is reported as improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Alward
Assabet Mills
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Insurance advert from Maynard block hawks protection
An odd local notice urges readers to buy insurance before disaster strikes. It cites George B D Hack of Maynard's block Maynard as the source of the urging and frames the message as practical guidance for households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George BD
Hack
Maynard's
Maynard
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Nason
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Louis Peters
Peters Bros
Albania
Constantine Lazar
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Henry Crossley
Charles Crossley
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Barre
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Baakki
Stephen
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American Powder Co
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Bertha Batley
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Mary Koski
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Arthur J. Parker
Sudbury St
Alice
Louis Forner
William
St. Bridget’s Cemetery
Clem Brown
Webster
William McCarthy
Leaminster
Mrn McCarthy
River St
Clifton Downey
U. S. Ordnance Department
Ts. Downey
Open Air Service
W. A. Haynes Co
Nason Bi Maynard
M. B. Church
Sidney E. McCleary
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