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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
5
The Maynard News covers a $5 Red Cross donation from Mrs. Mary B. Martin and numerous World War I notices. It details military transfers and furloughs for Private Luke McCarthy, Private Stanley Vodoklys, Private Frank Morris, and others, plus influenza hospital notes. A long letter from Private Walter Denniston describes St Mihiel operations with vivid army life observations.
Captain Charles S. Coulter, Brigade Intelligence Officer of the 1st Division, reports the first division and allied troops reduced the St Mihiel salient on Sept 18, 1918. He describes mud, rain, a hut used by the Boche, aerial-like cannon fire, and his 3rd drive in six months. He notes generous valor of the 1st Division at Cantigny and Soissons and mentions Private Heath and Lynch as fellow Maynard boys attached to the unit.
Carl Marsh, former Maynard resident and Maynard High School and Tufts College class of 1917 graduate, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Army and is stationed at a camp in Louisiana.
Private Herbert J. Nealey aged 28 son of Edward F Nealey of Fletcher Corner Road died at Fort Slocum New York on Saturday October 19 from pneumonia He had been at camp four weeks while being inducted into service by the Exemption Board of the Woburn District His body was brought to his father’s home Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sleepy Hollow Chapel Concord with burial in the family lot
Card of Thanks expresses sincere gratitude to all who assisted during a recent bereavement. For sale two horses eight years old, sound and clever, weight 1175 lbs. C. H. Yapp Littleton tel 14 14 030 21.
Questionnaires for registrants aged 16 to 19 and 37 to 45 were mailed, with 2,400 to be sent in 10 days at 240 per day. The Legal Advisory board in Division 15 will meet each night except Sunday and Saturday afternoon at the Assessors' room to process surveys in order of completed forms.
Mrs. William Feeley of South Acton received word her brother Private John Manning of the 104th Infantry was wounded in action on September 12. Manning, hit by shrapnel, is at a base hospital. this is his fourth hospital stay since going to France. Her other brother Frank Manning recently arrived overseas with a coast artillery corps. Private Elmer Cook of the medical supply corps at Fort Preble is on furlough visiting his mother Mrs. Katherine Cook in Brooks Street.
S A Christie M D announces office hours at Case's Block 20 Nason Street. Available times are 9:30 to 11:00 a m and 3:00 to 7:30 p m, with Sunday hours 2:30 to 5:30 p m. Telephone 58.
Connecticut valley onions in Amherst grown yellow globe variety. Assabet Mills arranges 40 000 pounds for workers with 38 000 already ordered and sales to townspeople until fill. Shipments due late week at cost to help food officials ease losses. store in cool dry dark place.
Thrift advice cites Ezekiel urging Israelites to ration grains during siege and eat by weight, while a note on fiddler crabs explains their claw as a built in spade sword and fiddle shaped organ for digging trenches.
Regular services were held with a sermon by Rev. Charles F. Parsons. Rally Day was postponed from October due to the epidemic with special patriotic services at the Sunday school hour. Midweek services and delegate appointments to a Concord church event are listed, plus WCTU and Red Cross meeting details and visiting guests.
Chas Warren of DeLee's drug store notes Oct 30 list of men from Boston examing for enrollment on Merchant Marine training ships. The Shipping Board aims to graduate 3000 each month from its Atlantic fleet to serve on cargo ships overseas and coastwise.
John Higgins, an engineer on the U S gS New Jersey, spent the weekend at his parents home in Charlestown. The New Jersey docked at Charlestown navy yard for repairs and will need about two months to fit for service.
Postmaster Arthur J. Coughlan James J. Morgan and John Maley with Postmaster James Kingsley of West Acton attended a Roxbury meeting Sunday as St. Bridget’s parish representatives. They discuss Catholic involvement in the United War Work campaign running November 11 to November 18. Private Herbert Martin of Camp Devens spent the weekend with his parents at Concord Street.
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