Welcome Home Social Held At Court House For Returning Servicemen
A Monday night Welcome Home event in the Court House honored service members back from abroad. Attendees included Gracer Allan Roberts R A Penty Officer Cecil Elliott and Wilfred Linfield with Arthur G. Spencer absent due to other engagements. Speeches by Major Wiseman Rev S Baggs and others followed a musical program and paintings by artist Hamilton. Meals were provided by the WPA and W P A ladies, with funds raised by Rev J Goodland and Mrs A Butcher. The ceremony closed with the National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Roberts
Cecil Elliott
Wilfred Linfield
M.N
Arthur G. Spencer RN
Owire
Rex. J. Goodland
A. Spracklin
Mejor Wiseman
Salvation Army
Nild
S. Baggs
T. G. W. Ashbourne
Hamilton
John Anstey
J. Goodland
N.P.A
4. Butcher
W.P.A
WPA
Wiseman
Ivory carvings sold turn out to be fakes
A buyer accuses the seller of passing off genuine ivory carvings as real but discovers they are imitations. The customer suspects the elephant may have a false tooth as a joke about the fraud.
Husband and Wife Spar Over Hats and Dress
A light exchange reveals a husband criticizing the wife for extravagance as she clarifies she owns one dress matching two hats and jokes about the mismatch between hats and attire.
Newfoundland native Charles D Mayne dies in Virginia
Charles D Mayne longtime Newfoundland resident of fifty years died at his son Frederick J Mayne’s home in Blackstone Virginia on Sunday September 30. Born March 20 1855 in Exeter Hogland he worked for Robert Scott in Fogo and Wm Ashbourne & Sons in Twillingate and served as Secretary of Notre Dame Mutual Insurance Company Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. He was post master of the Masonic Lodge in Twillingate and member of the Orange Society. Survived by two sons Frederick J in Blackstone Roy W D a CPA in Baltimore three daughters Mrs D G Hyde Mrs W J Connell and Constance of Arlington Mass two sisters and one brother in England six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He married twice Caroline Osmond who died in 1885 and Lucas Colbourne who died three years ago. Funeral services were held at St John’s Episcopal Church Franklin Mass interment Evergreen Cemetery West Medway Mass.
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Charles D. Mayne
Newfoundland
Frederick J
Blackstone
Virginia
Mr. Mayne
Exeter
Hogland
Robert Scott
Fogo
Wm. Ashbourne & Sons
Twillingate
Notre Dame Mutual Insurance Company
England
Caroline Osmond
Lucas Colbourne
St John's Episcopal Church
Franklin
Mass
Evergreen Cemetery
West Madway
Frugality and Charity Quotes in Scrapbook Lore
A collection of brief proverbs and aphorisms on frugality, generosity, duty, and domestic wisdom. Notable voices include Cicero, William Penn, Mary Baker Eddy, Sir Philip Sidney, Bishop Hall, and Hannah More, contrasting prudent spending with charitable giving.
Voice changes during shoplift attempt disrupts clerk
A local youth in a grocery entered with a deep voice demanding a stack of flour. His voice abruptly shifted to a high pitch as he added a pound of butter. The clerk replied he could not wait on both of them at once.
Helpful Hints and Household Cleaning Tips
A compact list of home care guidance covers staining removal with borax and cold water for chocolate, ironing tips to avoid cuff creases, drying stockings, weekly bread box cleaning, antiseptic soak for swollen limbs, whitening faded dresses with cream of tartar, and leather furniture cleaning with warm milk and cloth polish.
Census Tale From the Mountain Allege Almanac Error
A mountaineer avoids answering a census question on children claiming fear. He cites an almanac claim that every sixth child born in the world is a Chinese person, which he says explains his restraint. The exchange humorously hinges on a misread statistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
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Ana
Ata
Chase & Sanborn
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Eld
Brick's
Payal
Gerald S. Doyle, Ltd
Cicero
Wm. Peon
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Sir P. Sidney
Bishop Hall
Hannah More
THE
Christian Science, Monitor
Christian Scienice Society
Nuyway Sheet
Betonio
Ware
Winiaa
London
North Atlantic
Great Britain
U.S.A
Russia
Francé
Church House
Westminster
Justice Jackson
U.S
Britain
United States
France
M. Nikitchenko
D. Maxwell Fyfe
K.C
R. H. Jackson
M. Fales
Mr. Churchill
Stalin
Truman
Potsdam
Royals
Lea
Woop
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