Hopedale History
March 2025
No. 437
Hopedale in 1925, Part 3
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Twenty-five years ago – March 2000 – March 10 – The NASDAQ Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5,048. Two weeks later, the NASDAQ-100, S&P 500, and Wilshire 5000 reach their peaks prior to the Dot-com bubble, ending a bull market run that had lasted over 17 years.
Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.
Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.
Fifty years ago – March 1975 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
South Vietnam President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu orders the Central Highlands evacuated. This turns into a mass exodus involving troops and civilians (the “Convoy of Tears”).
The “Whip Inflation Now” (WIN) program, that had been launched on October 8, 1974, by the Citizens Action Committee to Fight Inflation”, was brought to an end by the same Committee.
One-hundred years ago – March 1925 – Calvin Coolidge is sworn in for a full term as President of the United States, in the first inauguration to be broadcast on radio.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health announced in an article in the Department’s weekly bulletin that the ongoing crossword puzzle fad caused no ill health effects from headaches or eye strain, as had previously been feared, and was beneficial to health in general.
The German state of Bavaria imposed a two-year ban against public speaking by Adolf Hitler, limiting him to addressing only private, closed meetings. The government was nervous at the large crowd of 3,000 Fascists that Hitler had drawn on February 27.
News items above are from Wikipedia. For Hopdale news from 25, 50 and 100 years ago, see below this text box.
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Hopedale in 1925, Part 3
The Milford Gazette
September 4 – Swimming classes for boys and girls were given tests Monday and Tuesday by Robert E. Gourlie (5 Park Street) for junior and senior Red Cross life savers’ badges, and a large number took the tests. The pond is being thoroughly cleaned, and 18 loads of sand have been put in at the bath house.
September 11 – Frank Clarke, (Overdale Parkway) for over 20 years an employee of the Draper Corporation, has resigned to act as assistant football coach at the State college at Amherst.
September 18 – Eighteen autos conveyed the employees of the Draper main office to West Medway Saturday afternoon for the annual outing. The married men won the ball game.
September 25 – The third accident within a week at the corner of Hopedale and Freedom streets occurred early Saturday morning, when cars operated by George Jenkins of Hopedale (35 Dutcher Street) and Anatole Debigare of South Bellingham were somewhat damaged in a collision. (Accidents at the Freedom/Dutcher and Freedom/Progress intersections were also common back then. No stop signs then, I presume.)
October 2 – The Ford cars driven by Fred Saucier of Mendon and Charles Congdon (5 Bancroft Park) were considerably damaged in a collision Sunday morning at the foot of the Mendon Street hill.
October 9 – The Hopedale fire department won first prize in the wet hose contest and second in the dry hose event at the firemen’s muster at Westboro Saturday.
October 16 – A Dorchester automobile was overturned at the corner of Greene and Hopedale streets Sunday and was considerably damaged.
Harold Durgin is erecting a building on Dutcher Street, the second floor of which he will occupy as a dwelling. The first floor has been leased by the Ginter Co. of Boston.
October 23 – At the high school rhetoricals Wednesday honors were won by Ernestine Albee, (South Main Street) Pearl Sneiderman, (23 Freedom Street), John Baker and Robert Tiffany. (40 Bancroft Park)
October 30 – Mr. and Mrs. B.H.B. Draper (45 Adin Street) have leased the house at 181 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, where they will spend the winter.
November 6 – The Alliance will meet this afternoon in the ladies’ parlor at the Memorial Church to work for the District Nursing Association.
November 13 – George Phipps (47 Bancroft Park) is clearing his lot at Lake Nipmuc preparatory to erecting a cottage in the spring.
November 20 – Early Wednesday morning boys broke into the store of Morris Sneiderman, on Freedom Street and stole a quantity of candy.
November 27 – The Roundabout Club met Monday with Lucy E. Day, (17 Daniels Street). “The Merchant of Venice” was read by the members under the direction of Mrs. C.H. Drown. (54 Hope Street)
December 4 – A new soccer field of regulation dimensions is to be laid out by the Draper Corporation near the stone crusher in the rear of Freedom Street.
December 11 – George W. Jenkins (35 Dutcher Street) has opened a neighborhood store at his residence for the sale of groceries and home cooking.
December 18- Mr. and Mrs. Clare H. Draper (30 Adin Street) attended the double wedding of the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair at Washington, D.C. Saturday.
December 25 – A dispatch from Manchester, N.H. yesterday states that the Draper Corporation has started work on a $500,000 bobbin plant at Compton in the Bebee River section. The plant will employ at least 500 men.
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Hopedale News – March 2000
Hopedale News – March 1975
Hopedale News – March 1925
