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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1937

Page

4

Morgan Memorial Camps Mobilize Youths for Summer

June 2 plan forms con agent group of about 24 boys aged fifteen to twenty at Morgan Memorial 60 acre Fresh Air Farm Athol Massachusetts. They are sheltered at the goodwill Inn and will help prepare camps for about 100 campers arriving July 2. The project uses a new Morgan Memorial bus to shuttle youths, babies, and elderly residents, emphasizing prevention through guidance and environmental adjustment to curb crime.

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Island location urged for maximum security prison

The piece critiques Commissioner Arthur T. Lyman's plan to build a maximum security prison on Cape Cod. It argues residents oppose the Cape site and suggests placing the facility on one or more island locations in Boston harbor to prevent escapes and ease local anxiety.

Arthur T. Lyman Massachusetts Cape Cod Cape Bostog Harbor

Department of Commerce nixes New York Paris air race plan

The department declined a ninth_hour speed contest marking Lindbergh’s ten year milestone. The piece argues the race would not aid science and could push unsafe commercial air travel. It also notes Massachusetts motor vehicle inspectors will resume biannual equipment checks, urging compliance for safety.

Department of Commerce Lindbergh Registry of Motor Vehicles Registrar of Motor Vehicles Frank A. Goodwin Massachusetts

Risky balloon race sparking debate on Atlantic crossings

The James Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race highlights danger of overwater flight and landings in trees or varied terrain. It notes a pilot could miss a prize if his craft ends in the water beyond rescuers reach and questions the value of such long distance trials for engineering gains.

Atlantic

Words Tell The Story In A Job Interview

A personal manager says he judges fit from the first three or four sentences an applicant speaks. He believes ten words reveal much about a person and his or her life history, noting that words tell the story of the individual.

Baseball Follows The Flag Across The Globe

Across continents and seas baseball spread with American Marines and sailors. The game took root in Japan Cuba the Philippines and Nicaragua with native players rising to meet American tutelage. World tours began in 1889 visiting Australia Ceylon Egypt Italy France Scotland and Ireland.

Uncle Sam U. S China Phiippines Guam Cuba Nicaragua Waseda University Nine Tokyo Marines United States Japan Orient Republic of Nicaragua Republic Philippines Australia Ceylon Egypt Italy France Scotland Ireland Canada

Good Taste Mrs Post Advice on Invitations and Gifts

A reader asks how to respond to repeated invitations from a non intimate host. The adviser suggests reciprocal gestures such as flowers on a special day, or arranging to invite the hostess to theater events to balance obligations.

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Winners At Charity Whist At St Marys Church Marlboro

Mrs Louise Dupre of Paris street led the weekly charity whist party held Tuesday afternoon in the Assembly hall of St Marys Church. Prize winners included Mrs Frances Tighe Mrs L Dwyer Mrs Regina Sasseville Mrs George Crotty Mrs Dora Lapierre Mrs Alfred Sutherland Mrs Thomas Eneguess Mrs Marion Gaudette Mrs Harold Belmoe Mrs Sullivan Mrs Louis Buisson and Mrs George Lilledy. Attendance prize and special prize went to Mrs Amos Grennan. High School golf team lost to Worcester Trade Marlboro High School team was shut out by a score of 90 at Fox Country Club.

Sink Fever Sparks a Man’s Struggle at Home

Jim, a stubborn husband, argues with wife Belle over a white sink while juggling a failing car and expanding home repairs. He buys a brass sink against Belle’s wishes, then discovers she secretly earned the money, choosing the car over the sink and planning to install it herself.

Hughie White House Belle Jim Melford Pumbing & Steamfitting Boston Stringer Handley Main Street Turner Avenue Big Boss Handley’s

Hudson Terraplane and Sixes Highlight New Car Features

The brochure touts wheelbases of 117 inches for Terraplane and 122 to 129 inches for Hudson models, engine outputs of 96 and 101 to 122 horsepower, double carburetion, roomy 55 inch front seat, exclusive Selective Automatic Shift, Duo Automatic Hydraulic Brakes, all steel bodies, a double drop 2 X frame, and economy of 22 miles per gallon for the Terra model.

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