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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1937
Page
8
The Rock Easter pageant rehearsed Monday night at Union Congregational church. The senior choir will present a cantata Olivette to Calvary at Palm Sunday night. Midweek services and a church membership class are scheduled for tonight, with Holy Week services Tuesday through Friday evenings. The Young People attended a service at Stow church last Sunday.
Leach Motor Sales in Marlboro displays a large selection of quality used cars at unusually low prices. Shortages in new car output drive strong demand for dependable pre owned vehicles. George Packard, longtime salesman, coordinates the display with Wilfred Leach. sales activity continues through the day and into evenings.
The Peoples Theatre Ushers defeated the Card Room Five 33 32 in a close early afternoon matchup at Pastime Hall. Jimmy Creighton led the winners with 16 points while Fras er starred for the Card Room.
A Purina era style advice blurb urges wives to avoid becoming a three quarter wife. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female discomfort during womanhood motherhood and middle age. The ad emphasizes marital harmony and urges readers to take the tonic to "smiling through" life.
Town officials met at the Town House to discuss the warrant for the annual town meeting to be held next Monday night. The Maynard Taxpayers Association attended. The Selectmen and Finance committee led by Donald Lent and Joseph Byrne announced plans to pass over the Waltham street rebuilding article due to ongoing sewer work and pending state highway input. Harold Morgan spoke for the Finance committee.
The Middlesex County Sanatorium staff led by Dr. W. R. Martin will conduct a tuberculosis clinic for 7th 9th and 11th graders on Wednesday March 17 in cooperation with the Maynard Board of Health. Parents must sign pledge slips and provide written consent as testing requires parental authorization. The simple tuberculin skin test may be followed by further exams or X rays and the service is free of charge.
Mrs Margaret Hall of Newtown Connecticut visits her parents Mr and Mrs Eugene L Hall on Willow Street. She brings a recently completed book dedicated to her mother. The Genealogy of the Cowden and Howard families is arranged from Ada L. Howard's compiled facts after her retirement from Wellesley College presidency.
Auctioneer Arthur A Magurn Concord Mass lists sale for Mrs Josephine Batakis at South Road corner Wood Street Bedford on Thursday March 11 1937 at 10 am. Items include one farm horse about 1400 pounds eleven cows with four fresh two springers many farm implements including a Ford truck long wheel base two horse mowing machines plows cultivators and harnesses. Cash terms. Caterer provided. Per order of Josephine Batakis.
Sunny six room flat with natural finish in A1 center West Acton 9 Hillside St. Includes gas and electric lights and heated garage. Call Mr. Littlefield 30 Irving Medford Mystic area for details.
Sudbury voters chose town officers with 425 ballots cast from about 800 registered. L Roy Hawes defeated John C Hall for moderator 226 to 189. Harvey N Mainbank reelected selectman for three years. Budget adopted at town meeting with audience present. results include detailed appropriations totaling 76 681.27.
Maynard High School announces its annual inter class basketball tournament directed by Reg Sawyer after vacation. Captains include Lou Columbo and George Downey for seniors and juniors. sophomores George Creighton and George Whalen. girls leaders Catherine Hoffman Sophie Denisewiscz Irene Morrill and Margaret Crowe. Players will be chosen next week and will face a faculty team in the school gym Thursday after the selection.
At the weekly whist gathering by the L A A C H on Monday afternoon prizes went to M. Taylor Margaret Moore Laina Walsh Catherine Murray Beatrice Jordan Ellen Sullivan A Wolfe M Boothroyd KE Mor rill Mary Sims L Holmes L McGarry W Elizabeth Playatt Elizabeth Reid Ida Brooks Susie Sheehan A Flaherty I Kenney Sadie King and Mrs Graham.
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