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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1935
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows Liberty Street Marlboro Mass and post office routing. Mentions Second Class Matter 26 1871 and subscription rates likely for Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton regions. Includes unclear postage notes and billing references.
A discussion of April weather contrasts and Patriots' Day memories accompanies commentary on Congress and state legislatures. It notes unusual April conditions, then shifts to criticism of federal relief efforts and debates over spending, rehabilitation programs, and potential congressional adjournment.
A Maynard notice details Holy Week and Easter events at Union Church including midweek services at M E and Congregational churches, Easter Sunrise service at Summer Hill, reception of new members, guest soloists, choir anthems, a young people's pageant “He Lives,” and an Easter food sale plan. Local groups Adelphi Society and Ladies Aid activities are listed along with a sermon by Rev Dr Johannes A Faggingerauer on Iceland experiences.
A diphtheria clinic will be held at Center School in May for all school and pre school children who wish to attend. Parents may contact the school nurse. Alumni Philip N Ross of Sudbury High School class of 1934 has joined the Harvard baseball team and is in spring training in North Carolina. The School Committee will shorten lunch to thirty minutes and close schools daily at 2 30 after the April vacation. Children who have lunch at home will be excused at noon.
Public auction to foreclose a 1925 mortgage on a 116 acre Acton farm in Middlesex County Massachusetts. The sale occurs May 10 1935 at 3 30 PM with a $300 deposit. purchaser must pay balance within ten days. Mortgage held by Middlesex Institution for Savings.
Master Sunday observances include 10 30 AM service with choir under W Johnston. Theme The Victorious Christ. Church school at 8 00 and 12 00 Epworth League 6 00. Evening drama He Is the Son of God by Linwood Tatt with cast led by Mrs Burwood and Mr Shattuck. Holy Week services set for Tuesday to Friday with venue shifts. Delegates elected to the New England Conference at Lowell May 2 and 3.
Public auction set on the 10th day of October 1995 at P M for the Middlesex Institution for Savings mortgage dated September 17 1925 to Daniel J O’Brien and Alice M O’Brien. Property shown as Lot O on Plan of Land by Lang Estate Concord Middlesex County Massachusetts with Lang Street frontage and details of bounds. Reserve price of four hundred dollars payable at sale. subject to taxes liens restrictions and title references.
The Acton Bears defeated the South Acton Woolen Company to clinch the 1934 35 bowling league title after their late season surge. season standings show Bears with high team single 5238 and high team total 1474, Littlefield leading with 101.4 average and 146 single game, followed by Sebastian Parks Cobleigh and others.
The Middlesex Radio Club held its bi monthly meeting with about thirty members and guests in attendance. George W Bailey of the American Radio Relay League spoke on the League and its rights for amateur operators. Seven new members joined the club bringing total membership to twenty eight from nearby towns. Members took a trip through radio station W B Z Sunday afternoon and toured the plant including control rooms before a supper.
Maynard native Thomas Gately Sr formerly of town died at his home in New York City. His body was brought to his son’s home on Great Road for funeral services with a solemn high mass at St Bridget’s Church. Burial was in the family lot. He was 79 and survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Mael Werdann three grandchildren and a brother Patrick Gately.
The Board of Selectmen requires dog owners to restrain dogs for ninety days or vaccinate them. A rabies clinic will be held at Dog Officer Arthur Fraser’s kennels as a precaution after the death of a valued dog owned by Richard A Lowden was attributed to rabies. Lowden and his family have begun preventive treatment. William Pajinen and Lilian Tirkkanen filed intentions of marriage at the town clerk’s office.
Friends celebrate Harry Tutte’s selection as chief of the Concord Fire Department. The new chief will assume duties soon as he steps into the post amid support from the firemen. Mr Petals plans to close out his market within a week or two.
The article recalls Johnny Appleseed's life from his 1800 Ohio journey with rotten apples to plant seeds for future orchards. It portrays him as a gentle figure, perhaps a saint, who preached peace, ate no meat, befriended animals, and tended orchards across the frontier for 46 years. The Boston Globe notes his influence and memory.
Ada Willie is described as someone who has stopped growing except in the middle, according to a page titled Page Papa Teacher Wille. The text notes a peculiar growth pattern limited to the midsection, with no growth elsewhere.
Fragmentary lines discuss how happiness does not come from men but from shaping troubles into a grand outward display, suggesting a moral about perceived grandeur masking underlying concerns.
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