The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-05-18
W. MEDFoRD, Mass, May 10


THE Mother and the Home"
was the sermon subject Of Pas
tor Bailey appropriately to
open Mothers Day exercises at
Shiloh Baptist last Sunday.
Army chaplain, Capt Charles
Fisher will be the guest speak
er Sunday morning at the Lend
a-Hand Club annual Sermon at
Shiloh Baptist tomorrow. The
community has been saddened
by the loss Of one of Medford's
oldest residents, Miss Sylvia
Ann Fern, 81 years old of 1859
Jerome street where services
were held Monday o fthis
week. Burial was at Mount
Hope, Miss Fern. a few weeks
before her passing, added a
vast store of knowledge to the
early history of Medford which
is now being complied. A native
of Norfolk, Virginia who came
to Boston as a girl and lived for
a while in Mapledale, Miss Fern
was an authority on local his
tory since she resided in Med
ford almost fifty years. She
found a great deal of pleasure
relating the past to this re-
porter but she was also quite
ready for a better world after
enjoying 81 years on this plan
ct.
A new meat and grocer mar
ket, operated by an EXCL,
Wake of Arlington st,
made its debut last week with
an abundance of choice meats.
butter and sugar. We hear that
Eddie Kelley has opened sue
ceSsful business in Boston. The
House of Phillips Clsansers will
be inviting your patronage soon,
Miss Portia Digger is headed
for a dietician hospital appoint
ment in New York this summer.
LOCAL SPORTS
II all goes well there may be
a Softball game this weekend
between an army team from
Fort DeYens and our home
team. The local enlisted meE.
and officers are slated to tangle
in a hardball contest this
month and it probably viii be
the Holiday If the boys aren't
too tired. The Medford City
Junior League opened UP this
week with the local w. Mediocre
Ramblers under Manager Wal |
ter IKE" IsaacS. Wen have
report on games next week. |
The w Medford Rambler
team roster is a large one and |
includes: Arthur States, Horace
Works, Vim Valentine, Charlie |
Lambert, James Mcdonald, |
Lee, Wally Kouhtze, |
Dolph and Bucky Holder, Ches-
ter Works, Stanley Barnett, !
Richie FUR, Hilton Parhain, |
Jr, Ernest Phillips, Jf, Warren |
Furey, Indy Yancey, Joe Par
is, Rodney Chisholm, Gene |
Smith, Jimmy walker, Ray |
Lambert, Stanton Bowen. Only |
boys can be carried on |
squad but Manager Isaacs |
and his coaches believe in
up reserves. ANY boy
IAN be called up from the re-
serves in the absence Of a reg
llar, the same as in the big
leagues. The Ramblers are
up a younger CUB
squad for the fture. The "Cubs''
Cecil Furey, William Merriman, |
Leon FUR, Babe Evans, Everett
Cook, Albert Hayes, Elmer
<ountze, Jr, Bobby Lambert. Ale
'xander Henderson Jr, and
many other youngsters who.
his year, are anxious to play
baseball. Once again we urge
and friends to dig down
md help the boys With equip
nent and uniforms. we can't
10 better than to help the BOYS
Jet started right. The city
ieagrte is sponsored by the City
'olice Department in order to
i'd all the districts of the city.
ZACH manager and coach is do
Iating his time free and is do
ng more than his share. were
cling asked to give to many
ehefits outside the community
nd we think each local organs
a