Hopedale History
February 2025
No. 436
Hopedale in 1925, Part 2
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Twenty-five years ago – February 2000 Second Chechen War: Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) ends as Russian forces conclude capture of the Chechen capital Grozny.
Final Peanuts comic is printed in newspapers, preceded by author Charles M. Schultz‘s death the night before. It was the most popular comic strip in history, running for 50 years.
Microsoft releases Windows 2000
Fifty years ago – February 1975 – Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for the leadership of the opposition UK Conservative Party. Thatcher, 49, is Britain’s first female leader of any political party
President Ford announce d that the 1976 fiscal year budget would reflect a deficit of 52 billion dollars. At the time, it was “the largest peacetime deficit in the nation’s history.
One-hundred years ago – February 1925 – Previously limited to catalog sales, Sears, Roebuck, & Co. opened its first department store in Chicago.
No longer outlawed, Germany’s Nazi Party was officially re-established at a convention in the same hall in Munich where Adolf Hitler had launched his failed putsch. With its launch, the organization called itself the Nationalsozialistische Freiheitspartei (“National Socialist Freedom Party”).
News items above are from Wikipedia. For Hopedale news from 25, 50 and 100 years ago, see below this text box.
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Hopedale in 1925, Part 2
Milford Gazette
From the Bancroft Library
May 1 – The Draper soccer eleven closed its season Saturday by defeating the Worcester Scandinavians, 5 to 1. The game was hard fought, but was marked with clean sportsmanship throughout.
May 8 – Chrystine Nealley, who will be married to Albert White of Milford, June 8, was tendered a Pyrex shower, Monday, by fellow workers at the Knowlton straw shop in Upton.
May 15 -Members of the Legion auxiliary hung Mrs. Annie Dennett (111 Dutcher Street) a well filled May basket Monday.
May 22 – The annual high school prize speaking contest was held Friday in Town Hall before a large audience. The winners were Gretchen Bell (10 Prospect Street) and Wilfred Turner (43 Bancroft Park), with second honors to Margaret Arey (90 Hopedale Street) and Henry Spadoni (7 Home Park Avenue). W. Turner and Miss Bell will represent the school at the Tri-county prize speaking contest at Sherborn this evening.
May 29 – Senator and Mrs. Eben S. Draper (55 Adin Street),who are to spend the winter in France, entertained friends at a supper and dance, Friday evening. Mrs. Draper will leave today, and her husband a week later.
June 5 – Wednesday evening’s electrical storm put the fire alarm out of commission for a short time and damaged a number of trees. Lightning struck at the residences of Clarence Arnold (9 Highland Street), Nellie Graham (46 Adin Street), and Frank J. Dutcher (34 Adin Street). At the Dutcher residence the telephone and electric light wires were burned out.
June 12 – On Town Park yesterday Hopedale High won from Millis High in a free hitting game, 26 to 6. “Bill” Draper (80 Freedom Street) of Hopedale High made a single, two doubles and a triple out of five times up.
June 19 – The high school seniors and the faculty enjoyed an outing at Maroney’s grove Friday night.
June 26 – At the Community House Monday the silk flag donated by the Relief Corps in memory of Gen. W. F. Draper, was formally presented to the high school by Principal W.A. Dennett (5 Dennett Street). Wilfred Turner accepted the flag for the school.
July 3 – The alumni reunion at the Community House Saturday opened with a banquet served by the Pythian Sisters, at which 68 members answered to the roll call of classes from 1888 to 1925. Henry W. B. Arnold of Milton, of the class of 1888 and a former principal was toast master.
July 10 – Miss Lucy Day (17 Daniels Street) is spending two weeks with her brother, Edward, at Toronto, Canada.
July 17 – In the temporary absence of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nelson, residing on Daniels Street, their premises were entered and several articles of clothing, a gold watch, silverware, and $10 in coin were taken.
July 24 – The ”red” farm of the A. W. Westcott estate in Spindleville has been sold to Frank Philbin of Worcester, who is to develop the property into house lots. A 10 room house, a large barn and about 110 acres of land are included in the deal.
August 7 – About a score of youngsters, who have been guilty of petty mischief, have been punished by several days of clean-work about the boathouses and town park.
August 14 – Gardner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harmon (14 Bancroft Park), is seriously ill with infantile paralysis at North Adams. The disease developed suddenly while the boy was visiting with his uncle, John E. Dalton.
August 21 – Mrs. Henry E. Needham (20 Bancroft Park) and her sister, Mrs. G.H. Meir, and two daughters left town Wednesday for an automobile trip to Akron, Ohio.
August 28 – Notices were posted at the Draper plant Monday stating that owing to the business depression all the shop departments will be closed from tomorrow noon until Tuesday morning, Sept 8. After Saturday, Sept. 12 it is expected to maintain a five day schedule of 45 hours per week.
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Hopedale News – February 2000
Oakdale? Well, you know what it should say. Anyway, click here for more on Overdale Parkway and the dispute relating to the Parklands.
Hopedale News – February 1975
Hopedale News – February 1925
