The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-08-25
West MedfOrd

M. KOUNTZE
50 Jerome St. = Telephone ARL.

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w. MEDFoRD, Mass, Aug. 81
- The fool thinks there is no
Goo, warned Rev Henry Gieger
who portrayed the true power of
God in his Shiloh Peace Day
sermon last Sunday, his second
guest appearance during the va
cation of our patsor. Among
those present was the beloved
former pastor, the Rev Lawrence
Kay, and his charming wife to
whom we extend sympathy and
sorrow at the recent passing Of
Mrs Yates. Medfordites also ex-
tend sympathy to Hon Matthew
w Bullock who has made many
friends here and formerly as
sisted coaching at NJ H S soon
after his All-American days at
Dartmouth College. We recently
visited Mrs Elizabeth Smith IF
Jerome st who has been con-
fined fer many weeks and We
hope to get around to see other
sick friends Of the community.
Mother Wright was most over
joyed last week when she in
formed me that Edgar Wright
who has been overseas a long
tlne with the U S Army has re-
turned home at last. Ed has al
ways been popular here and was
formerly employed as an ace
mechanic at a local garage. We
suspect we're going to be able
to announce the arrival of many
OF our boys returning home.
Plans are going ahead for the
bedford Serviceman Memorial
TO be dedicated this fall. And the
big Medford War Fund Carnival
which will last from Aug 27 to
Sept 3, beginS next week at the
Mystic Blvd Playground on Win
thrcH st. There will be bathing
beauty contests, sports eevnts.
doll carriage parades, the reg
liar carnival music, exhibits
booths and fun and frolic for
everyone, The Lend A Hand Club
will be represented among the
city-wide network of organiza-
tions promoting this war fund
show beginning next Monday.
You can walk to the park, about
Is minutes from the Big Bear on
the way to Medforo square Most
youngsters will walk. But YOU
can also ride by bus to Winthrop
square end then walk down to
the park. Mr. C A Ethelridge Of
l55 Jerome st, veteran railroad
emplcyc, one of the longest in
point cf service, left this week
for a visit to the south. Mr. Eth
elridge expects to retire in Oc-
tober and enter the real estate
business. Mrs George Franklin
CT RoXbury, one of Medford's
first residents paid a visit to the
old home town last week. Many
eX-MedforditeS who helped build
this community are now scat
tered as far as California. But
wherever they go they seem to
carry the old Medford spirit of
progress. We regret theunfavor-
able situation which reports in
dictate caused the arrival of
squad cars here recently. If true,
these are the sparks which in
a racial tension period might
hurt people and property in this
community more than we may
yet realize. Let us hope this sit
uation is ironed out. Meanwhile
a reader las submitted an idea
for the building of a community
fund supported Shiloh Church
recreation center" for the very
young people, equipped with a
nursery and a health unit for
the youngsters and a paid staff
of workers, plus a community
nurse on hand daily and the
year around. The reader speaks
of the st Marks church center
as an example, as we'll as the
community center at Cambridge.
Well, purely on the fbasis of
present conditions wherein the
very young people Of this COM
munity have not the benefit of a
center exclusively for them
selves, this idea of our reader
deserves some attention and is
a challenge to those who dis
agree. The Importance of the
church in the community can
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