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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1936
Page
2
Local Maynard Neighbors attend a club entertainment at the Maynard Street Hall with Uni ve Society members. The issue records a string of community updates including injuries, visits, and local activities across Maynard including police, fire, and school notes.
Red Cross First Aid instruction class delayed from last Monday and to be held Tuesday night at eight at fire headquarters. Dr Earl Ryan conducts the instruction with twenty six firemen enrolled. Open to all interested. A carpenter injured demolishing the RCA building received treatment at fire headquarters by trained firemen.
The Harvard Club in Concord will host a dinner on Monday evening February 10 at the Colonial Inn. Speaker Prof Samuel B Morison, formerly of Concord, has written a history of Harvard for the college tercentenary and will recount details of Harvard College briefly moving to Concord during the Revolutionary War.
Charles Sulkala of 27 Fairfield Street was surprised Sunday night when members of the Finnish Congregational Church choir called at his home to celebrate his 19th birthday. George Hekkala presented a gift on behalf of the choir. Miss Trene Hekkala led the program of music games and refreshments.
The Intertown Bowling League shows team totals of 547 561 619 for a combined 1725. G Lynch posts the highest string at 123 while J Piecewicz has the high series of 340. Joseph Wardzala is in Florida for an unspecified period. Eleanor Couburn, music supervisor, is listed as sick.
A grab bag of observations and musings including land purchases in Kentucky and Sudbury, Ben Franklin and Shakespeare quotes, notes on insulators and weather, a mock Decalogue, word origins, and humorous asides on history and charity.
The annual Massachusetts State Legion gathering will occur next Saturday night at the Statler in Boston. Commander Frank Parks of the Maynard Post leads a delegation including Joseph Dineen Charles Irwin Leo Zaniewski William Creeley Charles Taylor Peter White Herbert W Martin John Johnston State Representative William Stockwell Raymond Carew and John Moynihan.
The Quarterly Conference of the Methodist church will be held Wednesday night at 7.45 with Rev. Robert M Pierce of Worcester presiding. The Adelphi Class met Monday night at the home of Mrs Anne Duclos.
Special services marked the Feast of St Blase at St Bridget’s with blessings after masses in the morning 3 30 pm and 7 30 pm. First Friday masses scheduled 5 45 and 7 with confessions Thursday and an evening Holy Name meeting at 6 30. Sacred Heart devotions set for Friday at 7 30.
The Demars Legion Auxiliary held a well attended whist social at Post headquarters in the municipal building Wednesday evening with several members receiving awards. A second social is planned for tonight and at the next meeting on February 10 Miss Anna Mannion past national vice president of Waltham will attend as guest of honor.
Maynard Maynard Woman's Club meets next Tuesday afternoon at St George's Parish hall. Miss Ruth Bradley directs a dramatic program featuring two one act plays and music. Cast includes Mrs George Laubenstein Mrs frank Grieve Fanne Shymano wicz and John King Jr Enemies is performed by Charlotte King and Doris Beane A food sale will be held.
The Ladies' Auxiliary weekly whist party awarded prizes to Mary Rasmussen Mildred Nixon Amy Brayden Mary Schnab Minnie Campbell Eleanor Slimond Mrs Fitzgerald L Woodworth Fannie Cleary Bertha Fearns A Graham Sarah Bell Mary Gillene y Mary Penniman Addie Wolfe Ida Brooks Elizabeth Playart Gertrude Butterworth Julia White Sarah Greene Sadie King. A social prize went to Mrs Wolfe. Another party will be held next Monday afternoon.
Friday night VFW whist event awarded prizes to Grace Tucker Fred Palmer Charles Schnab Mary Cahoon Gertrude Tucker and Mary Gilleney Laina Walsh. A door prize went to Mary Penniman and Gertrude Tucker received a special prize. Another party is planned for Friday night.
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