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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1934
Page
9
Maynard churches reported full Easter Sunday services with Easter lilies and palms on display. Masses were celebrated by Rev. Waner Roche and several assistants at St. Bridget's parish. The program featured Easter music by the regular choir directed by A A Hilferty. Friday evening masses and Thursday confessions were announced.
Maynard M E Church presented The Alabaster Box Easter play with Lazarus Martha Mary and others in Bethany. Erwin Burwood led as Lazarus and E E Burwood directed. April sermons focus on Apostolic Gifts and Graces with planned Sunday evening and April 14 bean supper events.
John A Finigan and Arthur A Magnen Auctioneers of Concord Massachusetts are listed in a local notice with two property identifiers Fel 404 and 1033. The terse entry names the firms and the address city but lacks further details on the items or dates.
Clearance sale by auction featuring antiques and modern furniture from Wheelright including pans chests tables chairs rockers mirrors pictures clocks and a map of Boston Paul Revere 1768 plus various household items tools a player organ sleigh buggy wagon and related equipment from a store or shop with engines harness and trailers listed for sale.
Dr Walter Currier postmaster of South Acton died Monday night after years of declining health He was 77 born in Newburyport survived by wife Emma three sons Donald Holliston Louis Knoxville TN Walter B Currier Buffalo NY a sister Mrs C P Mills Newburyport and a brother Eugene Currier Shirley He was Harvard Dental School graduate 1872 practiced in Maynard Lynn then South Acton for years post master at South Acton 16 years His civic work included Charlies A Welch lodge Maynard Acton Agricultural Society and South Acton Congregational church He was a longtime Acton Enterprise correspondent and former Boston Globe Maynard reporter Funeral Friday with home service then Masonic service at Congregational Church Burial in Newburyport The Enterprise extends sympathy for his faithful services.
Maynard report notes unfinished CWA projects continue under current director until FISRA chief is named. Selectmen nominate Donald Lent for unpaid post, expected appointment today amid local politics criticism. Town officials say petty attacks hinder public action and may prompt a formal statement.
Maynard Hector Roberts of Summer Street observed a unique triple celebration on Sunday joining Easter and his 64th birthday with April 1. He noted it was the first time since Rova that Easter, his birthday, and April Fool’s Day aligned on the same date.
Maynard High School graduate and Fordham professor Walter Mullin wed Alice Marie Curran in a St. Gregory s church ceremony New York City. Rev John Curran officiated. Bridesmaid Theodora Purcell wore turquoise net. couple to reside on Bedford Park Boulevard after a wedding trip to Washington and Virginia Beach.
The ceremony at St Bridget church united Miss Angeline George daughter of Mr and Mrs David George of Thompson Street with Anthony John Dora son of Mr and Mrs John Dora of 13 Warren Street. Rev John J McCarthy officiated at two o'clock with many relatives present. The couple will reside at 13 Warren Street after a wedding trip.
Maynard The Anchor and Ack glee club welcomed groups from Lowell Lawrence Beverly Andover Methuen and the locals for a banquet and songfest at the Masonic building. Gavin Taylor Jr conducted the group which aims for a Beverly concert on April 26 and a Maynard show in early May. Beverly will assist and a guest soloist is planned. Maynard and Beverly have been invited to a national concert in New York on April 28.
A fragment notes Clarence Bodfish as a classmate of Theodore Roosevelt, with unclear surrounding details. The reference hints at educational ties or personal connection, but the exact source context is not fully legible. Further text would clarify dates or institutions involved.
West Concord unions Church reports a strong Easter turnout despite cold weather. Rev. Alfred W. Stone resumes pulpit duties amid a moving program including Handel and Haydn selections, a dramatic pageant The Challenge of the Cross, and a children’s Easter lily presentation by the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor. Trinitarian and First Parish churches also celebrate with choir, organ, and new members welcome.
A special Douster Morping service at Concord Methodist Episcopal Church featured Rev. Dretrank W. Ueland delivering a Resurrection in Effort sermon. The day opened with a family In Memoriam observance and Memory cards with flowers. Miss Ibbel Jondahl of Boston led the offering as Carter Lilies decorated the church. Evening activities included Primary Class recitations by Koris Carlson Payllis Carlson Frederick Carlson Jean Anderson Edgar W. Ross and Joan Ross with songs by Doris Carlson and Christ life pictures. Large congregations attended both services.
Concord reports joyous Easter observances at Trinity Church with Holy Communion at seven and nine thirty morning, a sermon by Rector Rev. Charles Russell Peck at eleven, and special Easter music directed by Mrs. Katherine Uhler. The Church School carol service in the afternoon featured Miss Elizabeth Marion.
Miss Bernice Evelyn Smith daughter of Mrs Emily Smith Milton wed Percy A Y Dunlop son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Dunlop 17 Brown Street yesterday afternoon. Ceremony performed at the bride’s home by Rev Cobb rector of Mattapan Episcopal church. Attendants included Mrs Brett Small of a circle of the bride and others.
Concord born Rev Dr Cyrus Richardson pastor emeritus of the First Congregational Church Nashua NH marked his 94th birthday at his Brookline home with flowers and congratulatory messages. He studied at Andover and Dartmouth and preached in Plymouth Keene and Nashua before serving as a longtime pastor and advisor.
Charles J. Castle longtime Boston and Maine Railroad foreman died suddenly at his Concord home on Belknap Street from a heart attack. Born June 28 1873 in Charlestown he came to Concord as a boy and served 43 years with the road. He belonged to the Railroad Brotherhood and leaves a wife Margaret Hosey Castle, a brother John Castle of West Concord and three sisters in Medford. Burial plans were not stated.
Town meeting appoints eight member committee under Article 18 to revise town by laws alongside the Selectmen. Street lights reduced with 1.50 am curfew and some major lights discontinued as an experiment to save funds. If unsatisfactory, schedule reverts and full night lighting may resume.
In October 1924 a mass meeting at Towns Hall addressed the Concord hospital’s future as its Convalescent Care unit neared closure. Citizens were urged to support the facility through donations of all sizes during Hospital Drive Week, with emphasis on personal obligation to fund the hospital’s emergency needs.
Sunday morning service at 10 45 in Acton Center Congregational Church drew a large attendance. Rev May preached What is Beyond the Grave. Phyllis Jean Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Karl Anderson was christened. Sunday School at noon featured a special Harvest program led by Marguerite Taylor.
Concord Board of Assessors led by Arthur A. Magurn George B Jones and Harold J Jud initiate a survey process. The effort aims to reevaluate properties across Concord Massachusetts reviewing valuations and assessing real estate data.
A lively gathering at Ce C Cullinane's home in Land drew a party of friends who enjoyed entertainment and refreshment before parting late. The note mentions the CWA project and a March event while Frank W. Ciel, a Methodist minister, is referenced with concern over his health.
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