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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
4
Marlboro Mass publication details show the Enterprise rated mail on Iberry Street with Second Class Matter status since 1903. Post office distribution includes Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford area services and postage indicated.
The New York Herald Tribune notes the long planned highway from Laredo to Mexico City expands routes between the United States and Mexico. It argues the road will boost mobility and cultural exchange, inviting Americans to explore Mexican art, history, and landscapes while offering Mexicans new access to the north.
A fragmented column debates labor class tension and identity in American society. It cites Abraham Jacob and Lincoln era ideas, noting shifting hired labor dynamics and warnings about arousing class conflict among citizens.
The excerpt contrasts European class structures with American individualism. It argues Europeans see Labor as a social category while in America workers remain individuals with diverse backgrounds and ambitions. The author notes stark differences in Paris London Rome and Venice before highlighting American plurality.
The piece argues Republican and Democratic plans to restore erosion–damaged land, citing a U S Soil Conservation Service survey showing 735 million acres degraded and $10 billion in losses. It notes Piedmont topsoil loss, abandoned coastal farming, Oklahoma costs, and calls soil conservation central to next election efforts. Senator Byrd is quoted on government spending.
The 1935 tax bill from federal state and local governments amounted to nearly 73 million dollars, equal to about one year’s earnings for 57,360 steel industry employees.
A conversation about a golden wedding next week leads one person to reveal an engagement to Miss Goldrox, surprising the other and turning a presumed event into mixed plans.
In a playful exchange, a customer asks who Titian was and a barber answers by jokingly saying he was the man who invented that famous hair dye. The light banter highlights a nod to Titian as an artist and a wink at barber lore.
In Crimson Gulch Three-Finger Sam explains an anti-gambling law exists to break up games when a tenderfoot wins too much money. The exchange shows jurisdictional controls aimed at curbing gambling excesses.
An old lady asks a boy scanning for shells if he seeks treasure. The boy answers he is searching for his father, who he says was buried long ago, leaving a haunting family riddle.
The fragment reads as a cryptic line about distance and muddle, offering no clear event, person, or place. It appears to be an isolated quotation or note without broader context or identifiable entities.
A writer surveys multiple origins for the term OK including a Van Buren slogan on a banner, Choctaw use of Okeh for goods, and a customs inspector with initials O K stamping bales. The piece weighs competing historical explanations and notes lack of consensus.
Fashion notes from Paris describe glamorous daytime and evening wears. Sheer fabrics like organdie create feminine frocks with sweeping skirts, while hats feature wide brims. Tailored evening costumes with jackets remain essential for five o'clock parties as daylight dining grows.
A Maynard reader urges forming a local mill league or joint league with outside factories after West Concord and Hudson teams leave the Ascabet Valley race. The AW Co team from American Woolen Mill proposes more practice and games, asking for chance to prove their worth and noting past factory success.
Maynard Elks defeated Concord Elks in a golf tournament at Maynard Country Club last Sunday. A large turnout enjoyed a fine day and a post event supper at the clubhouse. Prizes honored players in the Kickers tournament and various low and high score categories. A visiting group from Maynard played a match at the Woburn Club with a return contest planned.
Joseph A. Lombard, 24, of 46 Thompson Street Maynard, had a fine reduced from 85 to 50 for tipsy driving and 10 for drunkenness by Judge James W McDonald in Marlboro District Court after pleading guilty. He was arrested Sunday night on Lower Main Street by Hudson police.
Past Grand Knight Arley Lawrence of Maynard Lodge, Knights of Columbus, defeated Grand Knight Edward Murphy of Hudson lodge in a Lake Boon horseshoe pitching tilt. Lawrence swept all eight games with scores 25 14 24 9 42 94 21 2 26 6 21 10 24 2 and 21 3. Barbara Murphy served as score keeper.
The text explains that each clan has a guardian animal or totem believed to be its ancestor. Totems define clan names and symbols, appearing on tents, posts, or bodies. When a totem dies, it is buried with rites similar to those given to clan members.
A lightweight dress pattern promotes a pockets rich sports frock with raglan shoulders no sleeves and a flattering neckline. Barbara Bell Pattern No 1857 B comes in sizes 14 to 42 with busts 32 to 42 and requires fabric pieces. order by mail with 15 cents per pattern and 15 cents for the Summer Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
A brief note urges readers to select worthy books and skip poor ones as life is short and energy limited. The fragment highlights the value of discernment in literature and personal growth.
The Board of Selectmen of Maynard released the 1986 juror list with names and addresses including Francis B. Alving 18 Walcott St and William Annett 4 Maple St among many others. The roster continues with Frank G. Archer 46 Concord St and Arthur Ayotte 26 Sudbury Court, reflecting a broad local pool.
West Acton Waldo Flint enjoys his annual vacation from the Massachusetts General Hospital Apothicary department with his family on short motor trips. Miss Ruth Noll visits relatives in New York and Miss Mildred Moore returns from a visit with friends in Malden. Mr and Mrs A N Roberts return from New Hampshire while Mr and Mrs R B Moore host friends. Ernest Banks and wife still recovering after an auto accident in Concord a week ago. The town cleanup after last Friday’s storm proceeds with more than fifty telephone lines out. Building activity rises with extensive property repairs and plans for new structures. Massachusetts avenue route 111 sidewalk project advances as John J Bradley and crew prepare surface grading.
About 4000 men on relief must work nearly double time for the same pay, lowering the daily wage to 32. Welfare Director Dowling says the unanimous ruling aims to discourage relief rolls, with 25 welfare workers protesting in Rep. Wenzler’s office. Women relief workers are exempt.
The Newfoundland is a rare yet admired working breed used as a sled dog and as a pack carrier in the North country. It can haul carts similar to the St Bernard's milk carts in Swiss farming, showing its adaptability to many tasks.
Blondie the nineteen foot python at the St. Louis zoo resists feeding and is removed from its jungle scene once a month for forcible feeding by eight staff. Keeper M. J. Lantz enters the cage and, with a towel over the head, pulls the snake through the door while attendants pin the body. After feeding, the snake’s teeth are checked and sometimes dental work is done with forceps and antiseptics.
The census shows slowing growth and forecasts a peak near 135 million by 1950 with a stationary period and eventual decline. Immigration limits and a long term birthrate drop drive the trend, births rising slightly only as a temporary rebound. The 1890 to 1935 period saw population more than double to 127 million, with current estimates over 123 million.
The ti plant of Hawaii has long shaped island life. Leaves made whistles raincoats and hula skirts and served as plates for native foods. From the tuberous root is made okolehao the historic Hawaiian liquor.
Miss Alice E B Sullivan daughter of Mrs Rebecca Sullivan and the late ex Mayor Patrick A Sullivan married John D Provasoli at Immaculate Conception Church Marlboro. The couple will reside in Maynard at Acton Street after a wedding trip and reception for immediate family. The bride is a nurse and the groom a longtime teacher recently named assistant principal at Maynard Junior High.
The second in a series by the Concord Women's Club featured Mrs Robert Bowen presenting a current season play read by Mrs Charles Farnsworth at Grace B Keyes home on Barnes Hill road. Mrs Moulton and daughter Mary sailed for France on the Ile de France July 3, and Mrs Moulton with Constance visited relatives in New York before joining Robret Christie indoors at Flushing. The Concord Home for the Aged on Walden Street received a large American flag from James K. Baker of Lexington Road. The Evange lical Free Church held a Monday business meeting.
Maynard residents enjoyed a busy week with weekend trips to York Beach Maine and Wells Maine. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Graham Forgle Miss Myrtle Kimball and Mrs Frank Sanderson others toured Hamp ton beach and Lake Winnepesaukee while a Grange meeting and golf club events capped a busy period.
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