Hopedale History
    January 2021
    No. 389
    Hopedale in 1921, Part I

    Hopedale in January   

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    Twenty-five years ago – January 1996 - Motorola introduces the Motorola StarTAC Wearable Cellular
    Telephone, the first clamshell mobile phone.

    The North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces a tugboat ashore on Moonstone Beach in South
    Kingstown, Rhode Island. The North Cape Barge is pulled along with it and leaks 820,000 gallons of home
    heating oil.

    France undertakes its last nuclear weapons test.

    Fifty years ago – January 1971 - A ban on radio and television cigarette advertisements goes into
    effect in the United States.

    The landmark television sitcom All in the Family debuts on CBS.

    Charles Manson and 3 female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders.

    Apollo 14 (carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell) lifts off on the third
    successful lunar landing mission.

    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 1921, Part I

    January 7 – Miss Mildred Stewart entertained a number of her girl friends at a watchnight party Friday
    evening.

    The Ladies Afternoon whist club met Monday with Mrs. W.L. Scott and the Evening whist club Monday
    evening with Mrs. Raymond Sadler.

    January 14 – The annual Ladies’ night of the Unitarian Men’s club will be held next Monday evening in
    Town Hall.

    Tuesday B.H.B. Draper was elected a director of the Merchants National and Shawmut National banks,
    both of Boston.

    Excavation is in progress for the new home of Captain and Mrs. Eben S. Draper. It will be located south of
    their present home.

    January 21 – Following the supper of the Union Men’s class Tuesday evening, Captain Daniel MacKay
    gave an address on “The Northwest Mounted Police.”

    Following the supper of the Knighthood club Saturday evening, Chaplain W.B. Whiting of the Charlestown
    state prison gave an illustrated address and Warden E.E. Shattuck spoke briefly.

    February 4 – The high school basketball team was defeated at Northbrige Friday, 55 to 11.

    Ice harvesting was commenced yesterday by the Hopedale Coal & Ice Co.

    February 11 - Temporary organization of a local American Legion post was effected Tuesday, under the
    name of the Walter H. Tillotson post. Donald McCaslin was elected chairman and W. Harris Scott
    secretary.

    Francello G. Atwell, former school superintendent of this district died on his 58th birthday Friday morning
    at his home in Holliston from the effects of paralytic attacks. He resigned last spring from the
    superintendency of the Hopedale-Mendon-Bellingham district of which he had been in charge for over 12
    years.

    February 25 – The high school seniors will present the play, “Patty makes things hum,” this evening in
    Town Hall for the benefit of their Washington trip fund.

    March 4 - C.H. Draper’s touring car caught fire recently when the machine was left if front of Gibbs’ drug
    store. The fire department extinguished the blaze without serious damage.

    March 11 – Under the direction of Evelyn Raymond, supervisor of music, and Sylvia Leonard, the pupils
    of the public schools gave an excellent concert with songs, readings and fancy dances, Friday evening in
    Town Hall for the benefit of the Junior Red Cross.

    March 25 - About 30 couples enjoyed the shirtwaist party of the Winter dancing club Saturday evening in
    Pythian Hall. (At that time, Pythian Hall was upstairs in the Harrison Block. When the Community House
    opened, the Knights of Pythias had their own room there.)

    April 1 - The high school seniors left Friday on their Washington trip.

    April 8 – At Worcester Friday Judge Chamberlain disallowed the will of Eugene Goldsmith, disposing of
    an estate of $75,000. Evidence was introduced to show that the deceased was not of sound mind when
    the will was executed.

    April 22 – About 200 persons enjoyed the roast beef supper at the Union church Wednesday noon.

    April 29 – Walter H. Tillotson post, A.L., held a meeting in Town Hall, Monday night and received several
    applications for membership. It was voted to have quarters in the Town Hall building. Commander
    Maroney and Leo Murphey of the Upton Post gave interesting talks on the Legion, it’s aims and works.
    Capt. E.S. Draper and Mr. Davidson, secretary of the state Republican Club, were the speakers at the
    meeting of the local Republican Club Monday. The object was to arouse an interest in naturalization.

    News items above are from the weekly Milford Gazette, obtained at the Bancroft Memorial
    Library.

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CHAPEL STREET SCHOOL HOUSE 1921
SHOWING ADDITIONAL WINDOWS IN SCHOOL ROOMS

VIEW FROM PARK FOOT PATH NEAR BATH HOUSE
1921

Hopedale News - January 1996

    The second and third pictures above are
    from the Hopedale Town Report for 1921.