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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1936
Page
4
Street Marlboro Mass Post Office notice details include second class matter 1903 rate and postal route information. Indicates distribution areas including Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford and mentions post postage and March 8 1879 date.
A Retail Dry Goods Association analysis reviews state sales taxes in 23 states, noting receipts near 239 million dollars in one year and per person taxes ranging from 2.48 to 9.54 dollars. It argues even a family of five pays about 25.65 dollars yearly in sales taxes on essentials, highlighting public support for direct taxes as awareness grows of total government costs.
A Honolulu dispatch notes great schools of whales seen again in Hawaiian waters for the first time in generations. The author links the whale to the broader story of American exploration and national identity, contrasting it with the eagle as a symbol and highlighting its romantic significance in U.S. maritime history.
A nostalgic look at New England whalers who fueled lamps and industry with whale oil. Once bold traders of the Pacific, they funded commerce and exploration, lighting homes and powering watches. The piece recalls their decline and urges readers to explore more in libraries.
Sudbury Grange members present Gilbert and Sullivan selections from Pinafore then dance and refreshments. Townsend Old Age Pension Plan group held a mass meeting at the Junior high school hall in Waitham. Washington news does not curb local enthusiasm as Men's Club met well last week. Mrs Anne Buxton hosted Saturday evening card club at Old Sudbury Road. Mrs Edwin Phipps visited friends on Chestnut Street Boston Friday.
June 14 services mark baccalaureate Sunday at Memorial church with Rev. Payson Miller of First Church delivering the address. Church and Sunday School plan Children's Sunday for June 21. Visitors Ralph Richard son and Mrs. Waldo Chamberlain stop by. Mrs. Florence Ray mentioned in town social notes.
Mrs. Marion Fairbanks entertained her bridge club with prize winners Mrs. John H. Adams and Mrs. Harold M. Gale. A lamp was presented to Mrs. Fairbanks for her birthday. The Ladies Missionary Society plans a social meeting Thursday evening to wrap the season with refreshments. The society also met Sunday with President Mrs. Dorothy Santora and heard P. J. Trevethan discuss Fresh Air Camps and City Rescue work. Roy Kay of West Acton performed.
Whitsunday observances featured special music and sermon on Pentecost and the church birth after Christ's resurrection. Next Sunday the Lord's Supper will be observed. No evening service. Acton Grange sponsors a special service at Acton Center. Children's Day set for Sunday June 4 with a school program. Pastor Jeffries and wife attended Gordon College alumni events on June 2 at Park Street Church. Wachusett Church School Convention attendees join Westminster on June 9.
The Tolosa crew discovers a man resembling Robinson Crusoe on Rinca Island 100 miles north of the Strait of Magellan. Clothed in goat skins he utters guttural cries and guides them to a spring. They think he is a speechless shipwrecked sailor of Nordic stock, possibly British, Scandinavian, or German.
London fogs have decreased in recent years due to increased use of electricity and gas for heating, resulting in less soot and smoke in the air.
Buggy whip production remains sizable at over 300000 per year while snuff use tops 40000000000 pounds annually, highlighting continued traditional goods demand despite changes in transport and lifestyle.
The Supreme Court has historically seen its justices live longer than men in other professions, averaging about a year longer since the court’s founding, reflecting a healthier status among senior jurists.
Miss Florence Smith of Rutland Vermont is visiting relatives and friends in this area.
Ted loses his dog Jerry to the pound after failing to pay fees. A stranger pays the two dollar license and helps recover the dog, then declines a payment and leaves with Ted sharing a final note about an arranged future.
A compact reflection on time as a priceless resource urging diligent, purposeful action. Franklin's adage emphasizes efficient effort to accomplish more while avoiding wasted hours and confusion.
Gino Benedetti, famed for whistling, mimicked song birds near Viareggio Italy. Matrigalo di Leonida shot him twice during a hunt. Benedetti survived after hospital treatment while Leonida was jailed.
A historic proverb contrasts wealth fame and appearance with the greater joy of possessing good sense. It highlights inner judgment as a source of true contentment.
Maynard merchants plan a town wide Gift Days Sale on June 19 and 20 to boost local shopping. They will contact all merchants to participate, aiming to stimulate business and remind residents of home store prices. Free gifts will be offered during the sales days to attract shoppers.
Rev Roland Johnson and family were seen at their River Street home last week. He is pastor of the Congregational Church in Dennisville Maine. He toured Newton and the New England Conservatory of Music with relatives, while his wife plans study at Middlebury College.
A May sale at New Idea Store features beach shirts in whites blues browns checks and plaids priced at $1.00 each.
The West Acton Neighborhood Club hosts a garden party at the Haynes home on Summer Street next Monday June 8. Strawberry short cake will be served in the afternoon and proceeds fund village improvements including new sidewalks on Arlington Street to complement earlier sidewalk work praised as a public-spirited effort by the members.
Atty Gen Dever pledged to prevent sweat shops from reestablishing in Massachusetts by strict enforcement of health and safety laws. He said over 100000 women in the state’s mills and factories need protection from exploitation and that existing or further enacted laws can be effective and constitutional.
Dr Joseph A Dupuis Lewiston child specialist missing since Thursday wandered from a fishing camp near Jackman and staggered into Nash camps at Penobscot Lake exhausted and unable to speak. Posses had searched daily. Black Legion assailed by labor State and county seek trial for 13 members on murder charges. AF of L president testified to Attorney General about suspected Black Legion labor spy links.
Dr. Duren Ward proposes sealing two copper boxed vaults in Denver containing books maps periodicals letters histories and photos to preserve Twentieth century civilization. For 200 years researchers will open study reprint or rephoto decayed material and reseal for another century.
An advertisement-style note from Havre de Grace Maryland touts Kruschen Salts as a safe way to lose fat without drastic laxatives. It claims a reader shed pounds and improved clothes fit by taking a half teaspoon in hot water each morning while dieting lightly on fatty foods and sweets.
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