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Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1932

Page

6

Unemployed Cultivate 125 Maynard Gardens

The Maynard Citizens committee sponsors 125 unemployed gardens with land, ploughing, seed, and fertilizer. About $500 has been spent to date. Plot locations include near Alumni Field and Fowler lot on Charles Street. An exhibition with prizes will be held later. judges will come from out of town. Donations may be sent to James A. Coughlin, Rev. Matthew Vance, or Harold Morvon.

Maynard Maynard Citizens Committee Alumni Field Fowler Lot Charles Street James A. Coughlin Matthew Vance Harold Morvon

Sudbury Woman Graduates From Domestic Science School

Mrs Isadore R Belyea of South Sudbury graduated from the School of Domestic Science in Boston. The commencement program was held at the Girls Residence located at 40 Berkeley Street on Wednesday.

Isadore R. Belyea South Sudbury School of Domestic Science Boston Berkeley Street

Indian Housewife of El Salvador Grinds Daily Corn

A travelogue describes an El Salvador home where an Indian housewife sustains her family by grinding corn by hand. Living remote from modern aids, she gathers water carefully, uses a leaf-bower kitchen, vine-woven wardrobes, and a pig near the fire. The scene contrasts with Western mechanical conveniences.

el Salvador New York California

Midwesterners Return to Farms From The Cities

Hollister Missouri reports a migration as families from Chicago Detroit St. Louis and Kansas City move back to farm life. Small 40 acre tracts are used for money crops marketed via cooperative, reviving rural wages after urban earnings fell.

Hollister Chicago Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Kansas City

Maynard Miss Coughlan Wins BU Spring Singles Title

Miss Coughlan B U Champion wins the women’s singles tennis title at Boston University Spring Championship. She trained on Brooks street court, won Fallnet at the University, and dominated spring opposition. Local experts rate her the best girl athlete from the area. she combines athletic and academic excellence and social prominence.

Maynard Catherine Coughlan Boston University

Death of Mme Elizabeth Cook in Spencer Massachusetts

Stow Word reports the death of Mme Elizabeth Cook in Spencer Massachusetts. She was a member of Hale High School's first graduating class along with Lacey Warren Smith Marion Folsom Addie Reed Harmon and Lizzie Wetherbee Oliver.

Marketing Associations Outline Fruit Crop Acreage

The plan notes that marketing associations will focus mainly on strawberries, tomatoes, and beans with grapes also receiving a share of acreage. The statement highlights crop emphasis and distribution among these fruits in the marketing program.

Fleets lead safety contest with low accident rate

Eighty one percent of twelve thousand one hundred fifteen commercial vehicles have four months with no accidents in the fourth state wide safety contest. Over one hundred of 366 fleets also reported accident free records, totaling 108 or 27.3 percent. Leaders span Haverhill Electric Co, Electric Light Power Co, Cloverleaf Baking, Worcester Baking, General Electric, Chase Express, Railway Express Agency, Brockton Transportation, C E Hall & Sons, City of Malden, Yellow Cab, and Marinel Bus Lines across seven groups.

Ultimat Haverhill Electric Co Haverhill Electric Light & Power Company Abington and Rockland Cloverleaf Baking Co Woburn Worcester Baking Company Worcester General Electric Co Pittsfield Chase Express Co Brookline Railway Express Agency, Inc Boston Brockton Transportation Co Brockton C. E. Hall & Sons, Inc Somerville City of

Death by accident in Boston honors long life of Mrs Eliot

Stow Mary Denegrs Eliot died Monday afternoon June 6 after an accident on June 4 at Mt Pleasant Home South Huntington Ave Boston. Born in 1844 in West Philadelphia she lived in Philadelphia New York City the Middle West and New England. An accomplished church singer in New York Chicago a concert performer. Funeral Wednesday 10 am Walk Hill Street Crematory ashes to Philadelphia to burial with her father Joseph Denayre. Survived by daughter Theodora Denayre Whitney of Stow Tower Common who cared for her thirty years.

Philadelphia Joseph Denayre Corsica Eliot Arthur Newell Elliot Keene, N. H Theodora Denayre Whitney Stow Tower Elliot

Chase entertains mother back home this week

Berlin reports Frank E. Chase of Randall Road has been entertaining his mother who lives at Spencer during the past week.

Frank E. Chase Randall Road Spencer

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