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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1936
Page
8
A mid season ban of the Intertown Bowling league took effect Thursday night at Royal Lanes in Sudbury. The move affects teams and standings as officials described enforcement and next steps.
Classified ad offers late model used cars from Terraplane and Chevrolet with details on models 1955 1962 and 1934 1932 Terraplanes. Promises fuel efficiency up to 20 mpg and features like power accessories. Early bird buyers enter a drawing for a new Terraplane. Multiple financing plans and trade-ins welcomed.
About 100 bowlers and friends attended a gathering with a turkey dinner catered from Lynn. Atty John Driscoll served as toastmaster. speakers included Frank J McCarron Patrick A McGrath Roy Marsden Selectmen Postmaster Frank Sheridan William Rourke Harold Peterson and George Lynch. Vocal solos by Charles Manty John Johnston and Charles Visocchi.
Maynard-A Maynard League for Peace Action organized with Rev Burdette Landsdowne as president and Mrs Millie Simons as secretary. Delegates from multiple churches attended joining about 50 people, inviting public membership. The St George's church council plans for Forward Movement with pupils Elizabeth King Gordon Taylor Grace Newton Albert Brown. First project: motto ecards by Elizabeth King Barbara Nelson Helen Landsdowne Donald Lent Gordon Taylor Albert Brown.
Names of voters added at a Board of Registrars session in Maynard include Alfred Stein Annie Ro Niemila Mary A Christofone Ellen Veracka Dorothy Anderson Peter Gerbi Mathew Pouratt Tillie O Erickson Lawrence W Jones Annie Jones Halmi Ronholm Irea Alberti John Alyard Henry Rice Elizabeth J Dodge Irene Wuori en Warren Lodge Mary Stein Guido Carbone Linda Jokinen Wilho Jokinen Angelo Boracco George W Brooks Letiph Rackinen Nicolaus Barilone Joseph Colombo Luca S Waltham Street Leu Holt Toivo Holm Eaton B Marshall Edith Ho Marshall An Ya Peterson Antonio Barilone Mary Dutkowski Sara Veua Jemul hiverinael Lilian Sullivan Frour Street.
Middlesex Laundry quintet rallied in the final minutes to pull a 33 27 win at Pastime hall. Sokolowski and Arcist sparked a late surge as West Ends led 15 17 at halftime before the rally sealed the victory. Stan Wasiuk and Ben Sokolowski led the winners with 21 points between them while Mike Sezerzen and Rollie Chidley starred for the losers.
Rangers rallied past West Ends 46 to 29 to seal a seventh straight win in Parker Street Hall. Johnnie Girdziejwski scored 13, Tony Lubin 15 and Stasziewski 11 as Rahbers built a double digit lead by halftime.
Early Utah history notes Brigham Young ordered a 100 pound keg of lead pigment carried across the plains. Joseph Pitt ground flaxseed to yield linseed oil used in making the paint for the residence that was being built.
Graniteville opened with three goals in the first period and added two more in the second to lead Maynard 5–2, then coasted in the final stanza. Lon Blott starred in defense while A Densevich, Sylvian, Costello and others contributed with goals and assists. League notes highlight Middlesex Laundry low fouls and upcoming games as local clubs push for second place amid talk of uniforms and scheduling.
Maynard hock ey Cin visits Worcester on Alumni Field Rink this Saturday for a contested match hoped to boost Maynard ranks. Worcester last week beat Hudson 4 1 and aims to impress against top amateur teams. Sunday features University Club against Maynard aiming for a double victory to raise local standings in amateur league play.
A brief guide notes that one gallon of quality paint covers a standard area when applied evenly to wood surfaces. It outlines typical spreading rates and the importance of surface preparation for best results.
Letters from Edwin A Phalen of St Petersburg report changeable but generally good weather with no ice or snow. Frank E Balsor and his daughter Frances are homebound due to illness. Tufts College player Robert Hagen will miss games after a broken collar bone. Mrs Florence Tuttle’s condition is unchanged at West Concord Rest Home. Roy Whitcomb shows partial recovery from recent illness.
On Thursday evening January 30 the senior class will host a public whist party at the high school to benefit the class treasury.
Maynard Jimmie Nugent, longtime local newsboy captain, misses his delivery after eleven years due to illness. He resumes duties within the week as public updates continue. A partial confession from Joseph F Boucher of Nashua Street, Billerica links him to multiple Middlesex County safe-cracking cases aided by state police. Dust samples from Bouchers overalls matched evidence from the Acton High School burglary, using a new spectrograph for the first time.
Seniors begin work on essays about The History and Romance of Acton as part of an annual school program. The top essay earns recognition and a prize, highlighting the seniors’ preparation and dedication.
The contest changes assign two teachers as advisors and three judges to pick the top ten entries, with three nonresidents of Acton to decide the final winner at a public reading. Students are urged to seek original material. Miss Marguerite Taylor of Concord road Acton Center won last year and first honors.
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