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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1935
Page
5
A housewife works in the garden and becomes so engaged that she forgets to cook. The suggestion is to set an alarm for when dinner must begin and place it in the window by the garden. The note appears in The Housewife column.
Weekee road now owned by Mr Morse was bequeathed the entire estate of his brother Richard Jr a prominent New York lawyer who died about two years ago.
The Acton Bowling league started the second half with ten of twelve teams in contention. Gangsters and Woolen Mill lead with 40 points each, while American Legion Merchants and Snipers trail with 3 wins and .750 or lower paces, and Wall Street and Taylor Cubs sit at 0-4.
Benjamin Franklin and his wife lie buried in the old Christ Episcopal Church cemetery in Philadelphia. The note records their interment site within the historic burial grounds.
Acton High School hosted its first Lowell Suburban League games. The girls trailed Littleton 17 to 10 at half and 17 to 16 at the end after late scores by Heyward and Ward, while Sheehan fueled a late Acton rally. Littleton’s Sivley and Duffy led scoring.
Members met at Mrs Joseph Fieschvoons home in Acton Center to organize a historian librarian post and review a year of lectures on home gardening. Officers include Mrs W Stuart Allen new historian librarian, with Mrs Robert J Bund outlining plans and hosts set for February.
At a meeting of the Ed ward Quimby Post 248 American Legion Woman's Auxiliary Mrs. Charlotte Gallagher was chosen secretary succeeding Mrs. Everett N. Montague who resigned. West Aoon selectmen held a hearing on laying out Kinsley road with work likely to start soon.
Fire department responded to a kitchen blaze at C. J. Farley’s Nagog Hill road home last Friday around 7 30 p m caused by an oil stove explosion. Fire spread to adjoining rooms but was quickly controlled after a rapid response despite steep travel to the Littleton Boxboro area.
Mrs. Eugene L. Hall, local chair man, thanks supporters in Concord branch for the sale of Red Cross Tuberculosis Seals in the South and West Acton area. Many recipients have not yet returned their seals.
Acton women organize a minstrel show with Mrs Joseph Fitzgibbons chairing a committee. Mrs Louisa Wood and Center school pupils are homebound. Twelve women join a Home Nursing course led by Town nurse Miss Lillien Frost. next meeting scheduled for January 3 in North Acton. Maynard coop club to present Three Covered Drama on Parker Street Hall late February.
The report notes committees led by Tupper John and James Gille selecting the first party winners and that other parties will receive their end day awards. Persons Esther Scifi Liam Munn Gal and Rosanne are named in the event proceedings.
Report notes Krak des Chevalier fortress has been ceded to preservation by authorities. Details emphasize safeguarding the historic Crusader stronghold and its surrounding site for future study and tourism.
A brief note from Popular Mechanics reports mail loss running at about 19 percent. The item cites only a small portion of total mail handled and emphasizes efficiency improvements.
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