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Historic Article Category: The Westford Wardsman

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, May 26, 1923.

Students awarded cash prizes in WA speaking contest held in Town Hall. Mothers are invited to bring their children to see Little Red Riding Hood posters in children’s room at the library. The grounds of the new St. Catherine’s rectory are being graded, & painters & decorators are finishing the interior.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, May 19, 1923.

Chelmsford wins cup in the annual typewriting contest between area high school teams. Temps drop 60 degrees within a few days. Writer argues for equal pay for equal work. Men charged & arrested for assault & battery & breaking store windows are found not guilty

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, May 12, 1923.

Town Hall is busy with community events: An old-fashioned dance on Wednesday evening features music by a Lowell orchestra; the Ladies’ Auxiliary holds a food sale, making $20; and WA seniors present “The Importance of Being Earnest” followed by refreshments and dancing.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, May 5, 1923.

An agent from the MA Agricultural College talks to grammar school students to interest them in joining garden & canning clubs. Large forest fire on the border of Westford & Carlisle burns over 600 acres, attracting “Sunday automobile pleasure-seekers.” Library circulates diary of former MA governor & WA preceptor John D. Long. Former pastor gives illustrated lecture on “Western China” at the Methodist church

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, April 28, 1923.

The Middlesex Farm Bureau’s last motion picture of the season brings many to Town Hall. Tadmuck Club’s guest night, “one of the most successful social events of the season,” features a speaker on conservation, readings, music, and a “dainty menu.” The Abbot Worsted soccer club beats the American Woolen team of Lawrence and a Methuen club.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, April 21, 1923.

The firemen held a turkey supper with all the fixings on Tuesday evening, and to say it was enjoyed by those present would be putting it mildly. Mrs. J. E. Knight prepared the supper for the men. The firemen recently sent Mrs. Knight a note of appreciation for the excellent suppers which she has served them the past winter.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, April 14, 1923.

The “little folks” flock to Town Hall to see Coco, the health clown. Farmers’ Institute presents program on “Forestry” (focusing on pine blister), “Wild life of the woods and streams” & “Appleology.” Ladies’ Aid Society of the M.E. Church holds very successful supper and entertainment.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, April 7, 1923.

The Sunday School of the Congregational Church presents the beautiful pageant, “The Easter Light,” before a large audience. WA boys start baseball and soccer practice. Abbot Worsted soccer team defeats Shawsheen A.A. in a state cup game, 4-1.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, March 31, 1923.

Tadmuck Club presents the farce, “Cupid in Shirt Sleeves,” to a large, appreciative audience. Overflowing crowd attends excellent concert in Forge Village to benefit St. Catherine’s Church building fund. Sermon on “Brazil and its present activities” preached at Methodist Church.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, March 24, 1923.

Mrs. John Burbeck observes her 85th birthday with her immediate family, wearing the gown in which she was married 61 years ago. Fletcher Librarian May Day attends the annual institute for librarians at Simmons College. Several woodchucks are sighted, “a reliable sign of spring.” Special Town Meeting considers two articles, with eight voters in attendance.

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, March 17, 1923

Congregational Church holds successful supper & entertainment. Public health nurse holds daily office hours at Town Hall. WA basketball team beats Ayer 20 to 16. Prize-winning 6-month-old baby “weighs twenty-eight pound and enjoys excellent health.”

The Westford Wardsman, Saturday, March 10, 1923

Superintendent of the Town Home & his wife, the matron, resign. New Superintendent of Roads uses town’s new $5000 tractor to successfully clear roads of snow. A large number of local soccer fans take special train to Pawtucket, RI, to watch Abbot Worsted team lose to J. & P. Coats, 1-0, in the semifinal for the eastern championship in the national cup series.

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