Three One-Act Plays At High School Auditorium
Posters announce a program of three one act plays directed by Miss Rideout at the High School auditorium Friday and Saturday evenings in February. Cast lists include The Locked Chest and My Lady Dreams with named roles and a second play Angeline Pomeroy and others. Also a brief note on how mosquitoes spread malaria is included.
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Miss Rideout
John Mansefield
Iceland
Thord Goddi
Georgia Ann Turner
Constance Moulton
Marsha Ilis
John Kirkpatrick Seene
Amalfi
Edith Barrett
Alice Ranking
Eleanor Waters
Mare Daniels
Kitty Jones
Virginia Joslin
Angeline Pomeroy
Olive Not
Peter Furiga
South Acton Congregational Church Service Notes
Worship service at 10 50 a m with sermon by A W Whitner. Sunday School at 11 45 Young People's Meeting at 5 45 pm Intermediate C 6 at 7 pm Ladies Social Circle meets Thursday at 2 30 in vestry for a poverty party all ladies invited.
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A. W. Whitner
Mr. Whitner
Youngg People
Acton Evangelical Service Summary
Pastor Rev Glenn W Douglass leads morning worship at 10 45 with scripture by the pastor. Sunday school starts at noon and a Young Peoples Meeting at 6 30 pm. Winship plays violin with Mrs Irving Priest at the piano. refreshments served under Mrs William J Brennan.
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Acton
Trap Violations Fail To License Trapping Charge
Anthony Warsevicz and James J. Sezerzen of Maynard were arrested by Game Wardens for trapping without licenses at Mill Pond of the Frank B. Lothrop Company on River Street. They were fined 30 dollars each in Concord district court.
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Anthony Warsevicz
James J. Sezerzen
Maynard
James J. Peck
Fitchburg
Frank S. Branan
Acton
Frank B. Lothrop Company
River Street
Concord
The Word Advertiser Defined as Advent Origin
The term advertiser traces to an older form of advent from Latin roots meaning to direct or turn toward. It reflects a shift in meaning from arrival to those who present notices.
The Atchison One Day Presidency Myth
A historical note explains the Missouri senator David R Atchison did not become president for a day. He was president pro tempore and the oath timing did not create a lawful vacancy. The Constitution and succession law did not place him in the presidency, and he never took the oath.
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David R. Atchison
Missouri
United States
Zachary Taylor
Atchison
Senate
Taylor
Congress
Headlines invented it 1622
The first known newspaper headlines appear in 1622 marking an early shift in news presentation. This note highlights the historic use as a milestone in print journalism.
Takes Over Restaurant By Mrs Briggs
Mrs Flora Beach's former restaurant and cafe has been bought by Mrs Jesse A Briggs. She has made alterations and will run a first class dining room and lunch with all food prepared in the on site modern kitchen.
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Flora Beach
Jesse A. Briggs
Southboro Faces Acton In Rematch On Friday Night
Southboro hosts Acton in a return basketball game at the local school. Southboro leads the series after a victory earlier in the season, while Acton has strengthened its defense and shown issues with shooting accuracy but has improved defensively.
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Peter's High School
Southboro
Acton
Postmaster Receives Highest Local Rating Ever
U S Post Office Inspector O R Horne awarded Postmaster John Ennequess a 99 percent efficiency rating after a Christmas period with a 20 percent increase in mail. The rating is the best in years for the office and reflects clean up of all matter on Christmas Eve despite heavy holiday mail.
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U. S
O. R. Horne
John Ennequess
Woman's Union Meets at Concord Church Parish House
The annual meeting of the Woman's Union of the Trinitarian Congregational Church met at 3 PM on Thursday January 21 in the Parish House. Rev Parold LeMay of Ayer spoke on the outstanding Chinese personality Chang Kai Chek. Mrs Wallace B Conant was re elected president with a slate of officers and committees named for the coming year.
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Woman's Union Concord
Woman's Union of the
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Wallace B Conant
John R. Forbes
Willard Hemenway
Henry H Hawley
Kana Chapman
Citizens Caucus Sets Date for Feb 3 Election Feb 23
Town Clerk Mrs Elsie K Rose announces the annual citizens caucus to nominate town officers for the town election on Wednesday February 3 at 8 am in the Veterans Building. The town election is set for Tuesday February 23 and the town meeting will be held on Monday March 1.
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Elsie K. Rose
Citizens’ Caucus
Sp. Am
Veterans
First Parish in Concord Announces Service Schedule
The Concord church lists a church school and kindergarten at 9 45 a m on Sunday January 31 followed by a morning service at 11 o clock with Rev Edward P Dannels preaching titled The Road Ahead The Emerson Society meets at 5 20 p m in the vestry
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Concord
Edward P. Dannels
Emerson Society
Local Social Notes and Health Updates
Misses Ann and Georgia Sargent of Newton formerly of this village stayed with Miss Elizabeth Reed on Prospect Street. Malcolm Fullenton's friends report cards arriving as he winters in Florida. Work on the Soar home on Main Street nears completion with plans to move in this week. Haywards to occupy the vacated Soar apartment on Low Street. Constance Dawson, living with the Billings, plans to enter Neshua Now Hospital for nursing training in February. Mrs Helen Harris and D Henry Scarlett announce marriage and a cozy home on Isaac Davis Way. Arthur F. Davis of the Memorial Library is at Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment. Friends wish him a speedy recovery. Timothy Condon returns from Baptist Hospital in Boston much improved.
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Ann
Georgia Sargent
Newton
Elizabeth Reed
Prospect Street
Malcolm Fullenton
Florida
William Henry Soar
Main Streets
Goeerge Hayward
Low Street
Soar
Constance Dawson
Howard J. Billings
Neshua
Helen Harris
D. Henry Scarlett
Isaac Davis
Arthur F. Davis
Memorial Library
Massachusetts General Hospital
Timothy Condon
Baptist Hospital
Boston
West Acton Baptist Church Weekly Faith Notice
Rev A M Jeffries invites growing interest in midweek Wednesday services. Sunday 10 45 am sermon The Light of the World. Sunday night Bible Night continues with A King Who Played the Fool and The Witch of Endor. February 2 motion pictures and travelogue February 18 fellowship supper.
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A. M. Jeffries
Endor
Union Church Services Broadcast and Meetings
Rev. Kenneth R. Teed leads morning worship at 10 45 a m with a school session at 9 30 a m on Sunday. Tuesday events include a meeting at 2 30 p m and a Ladies Union gathering at 7 30 p m followed by Midweek service.
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Kenneth R. Teed
Ladies’ Union
Trinitarian Congregational Church Events Concord
Rev. George L. Thurlow presides at Sunday services with Church School at 9.30 a.m. and Morning Service at 10.45 a.m. Evening news notes Young People's Society at 7 p.m. On Monday February 1 the Mother's Club meets at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Thomas Todd. principal J Vey Merrill will speak on What The School Expects of the Child.
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George L. Thurlow
Young People’s Society
Mother's Club
Thomas Todd
Peter Bulkeley
J. Vey Merrill
Elsie Rose Installed as C E S Matron in Concord
In Concord Hawthorne Chapter members and Eastern Massachusetts visitors witnessed Elsie E. Rose installed as Worthy Matron at the Masonic Temple. Grand officers and many past patrons attended as officers and star points were introduced and gifts presented. Rehearsals for Gilbert and Sullivan at Middlesex School and other local notices followed.
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Concord
Massachusetts
Hawthorne
Frances KE. Douglass
Order of the Astern Star of
Elsie 15 Rose
Masonic Temple
Waldor Fay
Wollaston
Marian H Kennedy
Virginia
Dorchester
Leita Hooper
Magdelene
Maynard
Ruth A. Pratt
Mary Nevery
Boston
Myrtle Whitney
Cornelia M Lawrence
Winslow J Damon
EK. Blanche Hewitt
Helen How
Austin D. MacRae
Margaret Stow
Warren B Goddard
Helen P. Loring
Clytie P. Forbes
Margaret Fraser
Bertha
George Carroll
West Somerville
Clarence Cate
Melrose
Raymond Parker
Somerville
Dwight Pervere
Lynn
William Robes
West Medford
Charles Skoland
Bar
Eleanor Lawrence
Ruth A Pratt
Eisie E. Rose
Cornelia M. Lawrence
Coral MacLeod
Lawrence
Marguerite Laird
Canton
John C Wilson
Middlesex
Grand Sentinel
Mabel G. Gorton
Edna M Service
Lena M Lewis
Faitharmony Faith Makes Discords of Present and Future
A fragmented line suggests a philosophical note on faith harmony and discord in shaping the hapigony of what lies ahead, reflecting tension between present beliefs and future unity.
Community Men Elect Officers at Weet Concord Union Vestry
The Community Men met in the vestry of the Weet Concord Union church on Monday evening January 20 with Mr Lind as president. Mr Tufte was elected vice president and Waldo McWilliams secretary. Plans for the year include lectures on timely topics and a February supper with entertainment to follow.
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Weet Comcord Union Church
Lind
Tufte
Waldo McWilliams
Sudbury Residents Move In To New Dearth Pidee Address
Mr and Mrs Victor J Fille browne moved from East Sudbury to the Dearth Pidee Iwea land area. Mrs Melvin Guptill on Concord road hosted a luncheon for friends. Mrs Paul Whitney Rhoades on Concord road is ill and confined. A Grange delegation attended installation in Uxbridge led by District Deputy L Roy Hawes.
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Victor J. Fillebrowne
East Sudbury
Melvin Guptill
Concord Road
Paul Whitney Rhoades
Jill
Grange
Uxbridge
L. Roy Hawes
Sudbury
Carlton W. Elims
Bridge Club
Willie Nyman
John E. Moores
Charles H. Way
George J. Raymond
Mainwaring
California
Gertrude M. Halloran
Littlefield Tops Scoring Totals in Colleague Meet
Totale records show Littlefield achieving the highest string 120 and the greatest total 208 in a recent meet. The data lists Totale 533 680 660 1623 with Littlefield leading in both categories.
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Littlefield
Smith
McQuade Clothier
Grieve Pete Ea Ee
Larson Eee
Cuddy
Creeley Nak’ Ky
Oates Aanis
Lawton
DeMambro
Gruber Furniture Trash
President's Birthday Ball Arrives in Concord
The State Armory in Concord hosts the President's Birthday Ball on Saturday night with Jack Marchard's orchestra providing music. Seventy percent of proceeds go to the local Red Cross and thirty percent to the George Washington Warm Springs Foundation. Committee chairs include Marvin Taylor and Samuel Kent. tickets are sold at Snow's Pharmacy Richardson's Drug Store West Concord Fruit Rexall Pharmacy.
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State Armory
Concord
United States
Jack Marchard
Page
Lowell
Red Cross
Georgea Warm Springs Foundation
Marvin (. Taylor
Samuel G. Kent
Samuel GG. Kent
Snow's
Richardson's Drug Store
West Concord
West Concord Fruit Store
Rexal Pharmacy
Concord Rotary hears Colonel Spencer on World War Intelligence
The Concord Rotary Club met at the Colonial Inn with President Thomas L Sanborn presiding. Colonel Theodore K Spencer of Washington spoke on Experiences in the Intelligence Department During the War, detailing roles from the National Guard Bureau to the Ninth Corps in Germany and later commands in New England. He is a brother of Dr Norman Spencer.
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Concord Rotary Club
Colonial Inn
Thomas L Sanborn
Theodore K Spencer
Washington
Intelligence Department
Sperce
National Guard Bureau
D. C
Ninth Corps
Germany
Army of Occupation
America
First Corps
New England
Fort Adams
Newport
Rhode Island
Intelligence Service
Spencer
Norman Spencer
West Point
Air Service
West Concord P T A Enjoys Notable Meeting
The West Concord Parent-Teacher Association held a well attended evening at Harvey Wheeler school with President Mrs Cheeter JH Adams in the chair. Guest speaker Miss Helen McClurve of Newtonville spoke on Hobbies in the Home and members displayed about thirty five hobby items including dolls stamps Indian relics crafts and paintings.
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West Concord
Parent-Teacher Association
Harvey Wheeler School
Cheeter JH. Adams
Helen McClurve
Newtonville
Wes. Concord
Mullen
Teddy
Catholic Daughters Meet in West Concord Host Talk on Home Decorations
Our Lady Help our Christians Catholic Daughters of America met at Odd Fellows hall in West Concord with Miss Madeline Ryan as grand regent presiding. Mrs. Genevieve King chaired an entertainment. Talks by Miss Helen King and Miss Marion King and Miss Marie Wells covered home decorations with Miss Ellen Hayes from Framingham discussing leading books and fiction of today. Remarks were given by Miss Gertrude Curry of Belmont.
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Court
Our Lady Help Our Christians
Catholic Daughters of America
Odd Fellows Hall
West Concord
Madeline Ryan
Genevieve King
Helen King
Marion King
Marie Wells
Middlesex County Extension Service
Ellen Hayes
Framingham
Gertrude Curry
Belmont
Concord Council Knights of Columbus Plans Lecture Ballgame
Concord Council Knights of Columbus met in Monument hall with Grand Knight Bernard E. Dee presiding. They voted to join Our Lady Help of Christians Court in sponsoring a lecture by Rev. Fr. Hubbard on March 7 and announced the council basketball team season opener next week.
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Concord Council Knights of Columbus
Monument Hall
Bernard E. Dee
Our Lady Help of Christians’ Court
C. D. of A
Fr. Hubbard
Glacier
Martin Diskin
Modern gas ranges simplify home meals for busy housewives
Home Service Director Hoston Consolidated Gas Company presents a guide to using new gas ranges with broiler and oven features. It outlines preheating, positioning meat, and cooking multiple dishes at once to save fuel. Sample oven and broiler meals include baked ham with apricots and hamburgers wrapped in bacon with tomato and mushroom sides.
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Home Service
Hoston Consolidated Gas Company
Margaret Fossett
Howe High School Triumphs Over Acton High 17 to 6
Howe High School of Billerica defeated Acton High School 17 to 6 on the local court. Acton led early but Howe's staunch defense limited scoring while Howe's shooting surged late. Howe improves to four wins and two losses in the first half.
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Howe High School
Acton High School
Acton High
Lowell
Howe High
Billerica
Gls
Westlund Rf
Outer Haan, Accetite
Staskavicz
Vecelli If
Cook Tf W.cirvsevear
Ae OL
Miss Fossett Column Inquiry Responds by Letter
Readers may send questions to Miss Fossett via the newspaper for a reply either in this column or through a letter. Instructions note a fee may apply for answers.
Births Favor Males Across the United States
A survey finds male births outnumber female births, with the ratio notably high in April May and June across the United States.
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United States
First Medfly Invasion Detected in United States
The first invasion of the Mediterranean fruit fly was discovered in the United States in April 1929. The report notes the initial detection on April 6 and marks a historic entry of the pest into the country.
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United States
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