Concord Junction News Briefs
Frank Wright, ill with pneumonia at Camp, is out of danger and recovering. Mrs. Charles Beck returns from Kennebunk, Maine. George McBurney ill with pneumonia. Ensign Charles B. Judge visited from New London, Connecticut for a May furlough. Sept 12 registration added 268 men aged 18 to 45. Dr. F. K. Shaw commissioned as captain and left for Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia for medical corps service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wright
Charles Beck
Kennebunk
George McBurney
Once Hospital
Ensign Charles BD
New ‘London
F. K. Shaw
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Activities at Union Church Open With Renewed Interest
Rev Alfred W Stone and Union church reopen with strong attendance this fall. The pastor will discuss A Great National Need and an Awakening next Sunday morn and What Do You Get For Your Pay in the evening. Choir to sing, choir music, church school to resume at noon, Endeavor societies to meet at 7:30, and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Stone
Union Chrch
Death in influenza hits Greenfield resident
Ernest W. Stone of Greenfield died Friday night at Camp Mevens after contracting influenza. He was a brother in law to Albert Hicks, having married Hicks' youngest sister just over a year ago. The death came as a shock as he was moved to hospital the same day and died before relatives could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Stone
Greenfield
Camp Mevens
Albert Hicks
Mr. Hicks
Advertised Letters for Kierstad and Others
Postal office lists advertised items for Robert Kierstad and Miss Caroline Drey among names including Mrs. M and Mrs. F Hinson and Mrs. E B neon, Mrs. I A. Filing likely at local post office for pickup or return.
Brothers Promote to Sergeant Roles in Army Units
The era notes Mrs. Brooks received word that both of her sons have been promoted. One son serves with Co Fy 14th Regt Engrs A EE F while the other, John, with the 76th Regt A EE F, has moved from corral to sergeant. John attends an officers' school.
Local Boy Suffers Head Injury in Fence Accident
David Sheehan Fr., son of Mr and Mrs David Sheehan of Baker Ave, sustained a deep cut over the eye after a fall while trying to climb a fence on Sunday last week. A physician treated him and four stitches were required. The report notes the injury and medical response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sheehan
Baker Ave
Titcomb
Timber in Ireland Marketable Timber Share
Timber in Ireland shows only about 1 percent of the area containing marketable timber. The remark notes the scarcity of commercially usable wood across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Demolished Towns and Plunder Describe War Aftermath
Extracts from Jack Sanford dated August 6 1918 recount Cha teau Thierry scenes of chaos and destruction. He notes hundreds of houses wrecked by shelling and German looting with furnishings stolen or destroyed and ink on facades from shattered bottles. Describes Dor mans and Fere en Tardenois devastation and the overwhelming odor amid war’s ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sanford
Chateau Thierry
Germany
Dormans
Fere-en-Tardenois
Red Cross Notes from Concord Branch Detail Home Service Aid
The Concord Branch of the American Red Cross reports active work through summer with increasing volunteers as winter routines resume. Shortages of wool limit knitted sweaters. demand remains high for overseas relief. Home Service coordinators, led by Miss Josephine B. Colt, connect soldiers’ families with government aid and ensure needed support reaches dependents efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Brach
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Home Service Committee
United States
Government Bureau
Home Service
Central Committee
Josephine B. Colt
Concord
Concord Women Lead Liberty Loan Drive In Campaign
The Concord Liberty loan committee names Miss Dorothy Tewksbury as chairman with a slate of local volunteers including Miss Margaret Damon and Miss Marion Barker. A rally is planned for Sept 27 at the high school with pupil participation and speakers. Also noted are a lost book notice number 12332 and a fundraiser lunch at the Colonial Inn for canvassers hosted by W H Kinney of Leominster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Dorothy Tewksbury
Margaret Damon
Concord Junction
Marion Barker
Helen Buttrick
Miriam, Davis
Margaret Dee
Margaret Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Hoar
Eliot Howard
Grace Hunt
George Keyes
Ruth Raymond
Mary Tewksbury
Goncord
Junction
John Connorton
Otis. Forbush
Mary Garvey
H. Hatch
Mary Hayes
Charles Judge
Florence Smith
Main
Walden
Herbert Nealy
New Hampshire
Vermont
Fighting Fourth
Liberty Loan
Colonial Inn
Leominster
Popular tribute to Gordon MacKenzie from war comrades
Letters from fellow soldiers honor Gordon MacKenzie lately killed in action. They recall his fearless spirit, morale boosting presence, and deep friendship with his unit. Ed Kendall and Robert Hatch express condolences and recall his role during the war and the dinner with their French lieutenant. The messages emphasize his positive influence and lasting memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon MacKenzie
H. A. . Bass
Etna
Gordon B. MacKenzie
Mac’ MacKenzie
Mac
Dea
Robert H. Hatch
Private Jim Craig Recounts Seven Day Battle Across Hill
Letter from Private James H. Craig of Company I 104th Infantry describes the July 18 to 25 offensive. He details first-wave losses near EB Woods, heavy artillery and machine gun fire, advances and retreats, prisoners taken, and exhausted shells and hunger. He notes Maj. Gen. Edwards praising the 104th and vows to rest and eat after heavy fighting. He signs off sending love to family and asks for a watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Craig
Co. I
104Th Inf
Craig
Concord
Co. I 104Th
Woods
Cliff Day
Bedford
Hickey
Tom Hanlon
Cor I
Uss
Fee
Edwards
104Th
Jim
Pastor to Preach on Johns Vision of the Lamb as Conqueror
The Sunday morning sermon will cover Johns Vision of the lamb as the Conqueror. In the evening at 7 oclock the first monthly stereopticon lecture of the season will present A Journey in China Up the River Min from Foochow to Shawa 250 miles in one hour. The pictures are informative and vivid with careful descriptions. The session aims to teach geography, scenery, and Christian work in that Empire and invites all to attend. Friday evenings subject will be The Church Covenants. John Finegan works at the Fore River shipyard. McGrath Brothers recently lost six cows when the barn underpinning failed and cattle fell to their deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
China
Min
Foochow
Shaowa
John Finegan
Fore River
McGrath Brothers
Overcoming Evil With Good: Crowding Out with Kindness
A moral meditation on defeating evil by replacing it with good. It argues that personal virtue begins in the heart and grows by filling thoughts with generous aims and pleasant memories, leaving no space for negativity.
Peculiar Celibacy Tradition Among Mordyins
The Mordyins show rare celibacy usually from vows, especially where Russian influence is strong. Affected girls may remain unmarried due to vows to a deity after hail or family misfortune, becoming the "wife of the hail king."
Remark on Mrs Gabbalot Informed Public Misgivings
A fragment notes that Mrs Gabbalot is described as well misinformed though her words and actions are open to public view. The remark highlights skepticism about her information and commentary without detailing specific claims.
Concord Citizen Nathaniel Peabody Howe dies of pneumonia
Nathaniel Peabody Howe a longtime Concord resident born March 28, 1879 died at his Wood Street home from pneumonia after an extended illness. He worked 16 years with the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York and held Masonic offices. Survived by his widow Sophia Wilson Howe and brothers Walter N, George C, and Ashley P. Howe. Funeral held Tuesday with Masonic burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Peabody-Howe
Concord
New York
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M
First
Sophia
Wilson Howe
Walter
N. Howe
George C., Howe
Ashley P. Howe
Chicago
Loren B. Macdonald
First’ Parish
Raymond D. Willard
Wells A. Hall
William Charles
John G. Watson
Hollis B. Howe
Paul Burns
Masonic Fraternity
Concord Junction Sale of Farm Stock and Implements
Auctioneer H Forbush of Concord Junction Mass sells 26 cows one horse sheep shoats poultry a Ford truck wagons harnesses and 25 tons of hay for Stephen Degis Braeride Farm Lincoln Mass off the old Concord turnpike also listing Holstein Guernsey Ayrshire horses and hay at nearby farms with additional notices for a wind sor house stables sale in Marlboro and a Lincoln day care position and rental ads for Concord Mass and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
H. Forbush
Concord Junction
Mass
Stephen Degis
Braeride
Lincoln
Concord
Farquhar
Ayrshire
Henderson
Merri
Webster Farm
Merrimack
Thornton Ferry
Turkey Hill Bridge
J. J. Skahan
Windsor House
Marlboro
Middlesex School Plans War Program and Seven Game Schedule
Middlesex School will carry a war program this year with military training and football at right halfback captain Thomas Morrison Carnegie Jr., of Southampton New York. Manager Charles B Barnes Jr. schedules seven games from Sept 25 to Nov 9 against Concord Noble and Greenough St Marks Country Day Groton Allen Military St George's Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex School
Thomas Morrison Carnegie Jr
Southampton N. Y
Charles B. Barnes Jr
Boston
Middlesex Grounds
Concord High School
St. George’s School
Newport
R. I
Concord
Noble & Greenough School of Boston
Allen Military Boys’ School of
West Newton
R. L
Concord Grange Annual Fair Set for October 4 in Town Hall
The Concord Grange will host its annual fair in the town hall on Friday afternoon and evening October 4. Exhibits and ribbons will be awarded across classes with entries due by noon, and donated items auctioned at 9 15 p.m. to support war activities led by Miss Emma Cooper. The Grange met last week at the AOUW hall. next gathering is October 2 with a talk on Domestic Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Grange
Frida
Concord
Emma‘ Cooper
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Union Church
Hugh Cargill
Concord Town Farm
First Glass
M. J. Maguire
Liberty Loan Committee
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Charles EB
Brown, Treas
Gordon
Harmon
MacKenzie
Edward D. Kendall
U. SA. S
James
Huns
Trinitarian Church
Concord Drug Store Chase — Reg
Charitable
Nathaniel Stowe
Masons
William Hennessy
Samuel Hoar
Pincorp
H. Yapp
Littleton, Tel
Main St
Tel
Raymond
Hubbard ‘Pty
Marion
Coriourd
Middlesex
Albert Vander Hoof
Wheeler Day Ee Store
Concord, Mass
Association
Hall
Wiass
H.ince
Charles Ray
Rupert Hughes
Chas, Ray
Mr. Ray
Mack Sennett
Mary Pickford
Concord Mass
He Colonial Inn
Old Concord, Mass
Austin Macrae
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