Concord sponsors Salvation Army drive and local fund use
A Concord Sponsoring Committee formed in 1921 supports Salvation Army work with 20 percent kept locally and 80 percent sent to Boston. The local fund, managed by Burleigh L. Pratt and a committee including Julian W. Baljou, assists needy cases, cooperates with Welfare Board and nurses, and funds camps and maternity care without regard to race or creed.
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Salvation Army
France
Burleigh L. Pratt
Itree
Harold K. Oreadadortz
Michael J. Dee
Massachusetts Reformatory
Weils A. Hall
Prescott Keyes
E. Payson ‘True
Julian W. Baljou
Concord
Boston
Evangeline Booth Hospital
Public Welfare Board
Pratt
Ballou
Waiter K. Shaw
Stow Community Births and Local Club Events
Stow residents announce the birth of Peter on October 8, son of Abi Erkkinen and Janet Goulette. Peter's older brother Paul is two. Grandparents are Paul Goulette of New Haven and Matti Erkkinen of Stow. Union Church hosts Unity Club and Hale High School girls for a Social event. fair and turkey dinner planned at Stow Town Hall on November 11. Harry Dexter led a hayride with local couples. Irving Perkins, microbiologist for Merck, spent weekend in Stow. Local family updates include George Bezan Gon moving to Timothy-Quinn place on Great Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abi Erkkinen
Riverside
Rhode Island
Janet Goulette
Peter
Paul
Paul Goulette
New Haven
Union Church
George Bezan- Gon
Timothy-Quinn
Great Road
Stow
Plow Snow On Private Roads Meeting Invites Sudbury Residents
At the last annual Led voters meeting in Sudbury a plan was approved to inform residents on private streets about the law and its operation. A meeting will be held Friday at 8 p.m. October 17 at the Town Hall for affected residents to attend.
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Sudbury
Sud
Brother Visits Brother in Indiana Prison on Forgery Sentence
Huntington Indiana U P reports E Key 32 walked into the state prison and met his brother still serving a burglary sentence with one year left. Key was sentenced to two points on a forgery conviction.
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Huntington
Ind
U.P
Bussell E. Key
Indiana
S Whd-Ass
Key
Fall sowing into gardens as flowers emerge
The text discusses fall sowing of various annuals such as alyssum snapdragon calendula and sweet peas, recommending shallow sowing in rows with sand to aid scattering and a light sand mulch after sowing. It notes fall sown plants are sturdier for transplanting to borders in spring with minimal transplant shock.
Mack Carter Wins Auto in Tobacco Auction
Douglas Georgia Negro farmer Mack Carter wins a 1947 automobile at a tobacco auction. He worries how his wife will react, joking she may think he is gambling. The note mentions people entering Wheaton Illinois courthouse must remove shoes, as reported by The American Magazine.
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Douglas
Mack Carter
Wheaton
American Magazine
Sudbury Social Roundup Details Residents Travel and Changes
Sudbury friends and neighbors report deaths and travels. John E. Reifsteck died at Birmingham Veterans Hospital in California on October 8. Mrs. William Evanson travels to the West visiting Nebraska and California relatives. Mrs. Downing and son fly to Wisconsin. The Giles property on the Boston Post road changes hands as Frank Giles and family move to New Jersey. Several couples tour Weedville and Toronto for visits. Dorothy Atkinson Kathleen Earles and Anne Buxton motor through New Hampshire Vermont and New York to view autumn colors guided by Gertrude Halloran. Mrs. Louis Evans Atkinson visits New York City. Fred Olson enjoys a holiday trip by seaplane from Lake Boone to Cape waters for fishing and notes faster travel.
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Sudbury
Shirley R. DeLancey Reifsteck
John E. Reifsteck
Birmingham Veteran's Hospital
van Nuys
California
Reifsteck
William Evanson
Concord Road
West
Nebraska
Robert Buxton
San Mateo
James. Ogilvie
Frank Giles
Boston Post Road
Giles
New Jersey
Dorothy L. Atkinson
Kathleen Earles
Anne Buxton
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Gertrude M. Halloran
Bread conservation tip highlights saving slices and wrappers
An article fragment notes Gloria Len promotes a simple bread saving practice. It mentions keeping the paper wrapper to prevent waste and cites U S Department of Agriculture guidance. The text references President Truman and wartime food efforts in Europe.
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Houeewsae
Gloria
Weekend visits and family ties in New England
Miss Margret Lloyd and cousins the Paul H Hara family visit Reewing over the holiday week. Anne Moynihan and Mrs Walter Piper motor to the Cape during the weekend. Forest D Bradshaw and Stephen M W Gray stay at Gray's summer home near Winnipesaukee New Hampshire.
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Anne M. Moynihan
Walter E
Piper
J Wood Beach
West Varma
Forest D. Bradshaw
Stephen M. W. Grays
Gray
Winnipesaukes
N. H
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Brooks Stevens
Pot
Harrison Johnson
Warren
Povejoy
Ginner
Ty Chest
Concord Oil
Bestisbies
Norway
Unity Club
First Parish
Unitarian Church
Hale High School
Harry Dexter
Bradley Lane
Irving Perkins
Soi
Elfen
Perkins
Crescent, St
Merck &C
Inc
Rayway
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Chester
Moscow
Ree-Manning
Crane Avenue
Maynard
Jonas Koskela
Waldoboro
Maine
R.F.D
Ti Lumber Co
Mass, Opp
Cookin’s
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Socony-Vacuum
Tahir
H. S. Smart
Commonwealth Avenue
Mass
AOW
Establishey
Sa Gu Saab
West Concord
William E. Downing
Wisconsin
Lawrence Tighe
Leonard D. Stiles
Weedville
Lawrence B. Tighe
Seit Ae R. Hardin
Toronto
Canada
Samuel Danforth
Herbert L. Newton
Louis Evans Atkinson
New York City
Town Hall
Fred Olson
Lake
Boone
Nason Street
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