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Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1936

Page

4

Education and Politics in Massachusetts Then and Now

The piece argues education in Massachusetts has traditionally been insulated from partisan aims with merit based appointments. It laments recent abrupt removals of long serving educators and questions Civil Service protections and political influence on the state education apparatus.

Massachusetts State Education Board Civil Service Spoi al Ciaie Senate Agricultira

Bootlegger Exits as Trade Shifts with Canada Pact

Washington reports that after the reciprocity treaty with Canada the bootlegger is being driven out of business. Lower tariffs and duty reductions have cut profits, forcing producers to lower prices to compete with imports. The bootlegger’s disinterest grows as profits shrink and Norris faces longer Senate tenure.

Canada Washington

Mystery Springs and Sponge Market Center Story

Mystery springs lie fifty miles southeast of Bootia in Chenns Tang region with two noted springs. One spring shows clear water with a peculiar human-like form within the flow, while the other, known as aben spring, yields cold, bubbly water that darkens over time. Nearby is the Sponge Market Center Tarpon Springs, famed as a world sponge hub.

Gueensland Bootia Abeta Tarpon Springs

Who Are You The Romance Of Your Name

Ruby Haskins Ellis traces name origins from Williams to Wilson and spelling shifts. It follows the Wilson family lineage from early settlers to Woodrow Wilson, noting descendants and ancestral clergy links and celebrations of lineage.

You Romance Ruby Haskins Ellis Wilson Williams William John Wilson Beston Mass William Wilson England Ele Winthrop Boston New iMaghrod Concord James Wilson Woundhow Wilson Tle County Down Treland Philadelphia Aurora Franklin Bache Benjamin

School Substitute Serves While Miss Kane Is Absent

Maynard notes Mary Hine filled in at the local school during Miss Margaret Kane’s absence this week. Several Maynard residents attended the funeral of Mrs. Catherine Ryan of Beverly, and Earl F. Ryan and his friends extend sympathy on the loss. FP Osher of Simmer Street attended a relative’s funeral in New Jersey last week.

Mary Hine Margaret Kane Maynard Catherine Ryan Beverly

Sudbury Community News Bends to Winter Plans and Local Events

Sudbury residents discuss town meeting timing and by law limits. Rev George H Clarke visits Florida friends after resigning from the Center church. Frances Taylor Ruth Fillebrowne host a skiing party for about thirty youths at Briardale.

George H. Clarke Methodist Episcopal Church Fort Myer Florida Junia Taylor Ruth Fillebrowne Taylor Gordon Taylor Victor Fillebrowne

Can Safety Warning About Storing Food in Opened Cans

A chemist warns that leaving foods in opened cans is risky as contents may degrade or spoil. The advice notes some cans seal safely and others may cause contamination if not handled properly.

WNU

Best Friends Split Over Summer Cottage Plan

A friendship cools after a trial of sharing a summer cottage with the Smiths. The line suggests the closeness ended when living with families proved difficult, highlighting tensions from the test of extended togetherness.

Lombard Street's Rise in London Finance

Lombard Street in London became the name behind the city’s financial district as foreign merchants from Lombardy settled there from the 13th century, serving as merchants, money lenders, and bankers until their banishment under Queen Elizabeth I.

Lombard Street London Street Lombardy

Ancient Romans credited with invented machine gun arrows

A fragment claims Romans created a machine gun that fired arrows. The line presents a bold historical assertion without supporting details or context. Further sources would be needed to verify such a claim.

Hauptmann gets thirty day reprieve in Lindbergh case

New Jersey Governor Hofman grants a thirty day reprieve delaying Brun o Richard Hauptmann execution to allow possible new trial or clemency petition. Supreme Court declined to hear a stay petition as authorities review the case amid ongoing public debate and investigations into related theories.

Weckie Bruno Richard Hauptmann Hofman New Jersey Ogin Slaiptmann Trenchard Pardens Court United States Supreme Court Washington Taheus Corps Phat

Toskh Albaniang Population Claim in Modern Greece

A fragment asserts that one fifth of present day Greece is populated by Toskh Albaniang people. The text lacks verification and context for the demographic claim.

Greece

Thickness Measured From Dalal Coats and Film

A measured statement notes three hundred coats of Dalal makeup nine film layers achieving one inch thickness.

Rain and war news across Ethiopia and Europe

Rain and landslides halt Italian advances in Ethiopia for weeks. Ethiopians under Ras Desta Demtu retreat as Red Cross unit is bombed near Waldia. In London talks Japan seeks naval equality. a four nation conference forms to curb warship growth. Russia readies for eastern clash. Germany and Poland may target Ukraine. WPA rules tighten to protect workers while Mrs. Schall runs for Senate in Minnesota.

Rome Granziani Ras Desta Demtu Haile Selassie Dolo Red Cross Gerald Burgoyne England Waldia Italy League Council United States Congress Marcel Junod Adis Ababa Ethiopia Japan Great Britain United States London Germany Russia Balkan Journal de Moscou Soviet Union Poland Ukraine

Maynard Republicans Nominate King in Three Cornered Race

In a three cornered Republican caucus King 76 Oliver Trees 74 and G Raymond Jones 30 led the school committee contest amid 198 votes. Jones may run as independent. Hanson defeated Whitney Jr to win the commissioner race and, with the Democratic nomination, will be unopposed. Several candidates were elected unopposed including Sanderson Brown Lent Marsden Murphy Gutteridge Thane Fletcher Sims Taylor Stlannon Fowler Fowler Johnston Nagle Denniston Connors Driscoll Piecewicz and Wright chaired the event with officials Johnston Cowen Johnston Jordan Alving.

Maynard Howard L. King King Oliver Trees G. Raymond Jones Jones William V. Hanson Milton Whitney Jr Hanson Frank E. Sanderson Benjamin C. Brown Donald A. Lent Roy E. Marsden Frank J. Murphy G. H. Gutteridge George F Thane Ralph P. Fletcher Alton W. Sims Board of Public Welfare Gavin Taylor Henry &. Price Board of ‘Health John Br. Stlannon

Emerson Society Leads Young People's Sunday at First Parish

The Concord church marks Young Peoples Sunday with Emerson Society officers Henry Wheeler Ralph Verrill and Virginia Joslin conducting the service. Choir pieces include Praise God in His Holiness and God Be in My Head. Emerson Society meeting at 5 30 pm, supper by the WPA, then regular meeting.

Concord Edward P Daniels Young Peoples Young People's Clubs Our Emerson Society Henry Wheeler Ralph Verrill Virginia Joslin Geoffrey Shaw Walford Davies WPA Women's Parish Association Alliance Edward Everett Hale First Church Boston Frank O. Holmes Jamaica Plain

Victoria Falls described as twice Niagara in size and spectacle

The Victoria Falls on the Zambezi in Rhodesia are stated to be more than twice the height and wider than Niagara. The article notes the falls lie on the Zambezi near islands forming four cataracts and describe the gorge, Livingstone’s discovery on November 17, 1885, and the Cape to Cairo railway route nearby.

Victoria Falls Zambezi River Rhodesia Niagara Falls Zambezi Africa Cleveland Plain Dealer Niagara Boaruka Island Livingstone Island Grand Canyon David Livingstone Cape-to-Cairo

Gibraltar British Possession Since 1704

Gibraltar has been a British possession since 1704 when Britain won it from Spain.

Gibraltar Spaln

New England Apple Campaign Gets North East Backing

Leaders from New England apple districts meet under the New England Council to expand a regional advertising campaign with New York partners. Ayer Massachusetts and Moughkeepsie New York host committees will analyze the industry for a permanent merchandising group. A follow up meeting is set in Boston on January 27 with a three-member growers’ delegation.

Boston New England New England Council New York State New York-New England Apple Institute New York Ayer Mass Moughkeepsie C. A. Newhall New Hampton N. H Philip C. Heald Wilton John Chandler Sterling Junction Howard P. Gilmore Westboro J. P. Sullivan W.W. R. Cole Amherst George H. Drew Westford J. Fiske Lunen

Maynard Ladies Golf Club meeting and social notices

Tuesday afternoon the Maynard Ladies Golf Club met at Mrs Grace Merrick’s Pomciticut avenue home with Mrs Charlotte Stockbridge as associate hostess. Bridge awards went to Mrs Verne Violet Mrs William Brayden and Mrs P H Murphy. The next social is set for Monday afternoon February 10 at Mrs Columbus Rainville’s King street home with Mrs Clifton Downey as associate hostess. A whist social for Jesuit Missions was held at Miss Edith Foster’s home with Miss Mary Doyle as co chair. Awards honored Annie Duggan Margaret Dineen Susié Sheehan Ruth Moynihan Elizabeth Ployart Helen Cleary Grace Tucker Alice Smith Ann Flaherty Florence Wilder Ann Conway Eleanor Martin Ida Brooks Leslie McGarry May Playart and Julia White. A special award was given to Mrs Madge Whalen.

Maynard Ladies’ Golf Club Grace Merrick Pomciticut Avenue Charlotte Stockbridge Bridge Verne Violet William Brayden P H Murphy Columbus Rainville King Street Clifton Downey Edith Foster Mary Doyle Annie Duggan Margaret Dineen Susié Sheehan Ruth Moynihan Elizabeth Ployart Helen Cleary Grace Tucker Alice Smith Ann Flaherty Florence Wilder Ann Conway Eleanor Martin Ida Brooks Lessie McGarry May Playart Julia White Madge Whalen

Acadian Expulsions and Loyalist Influx in Nova Scotia

The article notes Acadia named Nova Scotia peninsula settled by the French and awarded to Britain by the 1718 Utrecht treaty. In 1774 over 6,000 Acadians were expelled for refusing allegiance, some migrating to Louisiana and the Atlantic states. Between 1776 and 1783 British Loyalists from New England and New York arrived in Nova Scotia, establishing Shelbourne.

Nova Scotia Acadia Great Britain Detywoit News Britain Louisiana Atlantic States England France New England New York Shelbourne

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