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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
7
An analysis notes sermons once seen as obscure now use lucid English and direct address to rouse listeners. It highlights a shift in church preaching styles toward straightforward, engaging delivery.
A village meeting discusses the coldest winter yet as weather halts trolleys and trains. Sage the elder declares the season severe while Thompson blames the street railway and a stubborn crowd agrees the trouble flares from the elements.
A sprawling reminiscence extols bread and the sandwich as a nutritious staple. It traces the sandwich to an English Earl and notes its value in workmen’s lunches, then shifts to a village scene where scales fail and local characters joke about hay and scales while Ike Marvel and Pill lead a comic repair effort.
An advertising piece extols Maxwell cars for using the finest steels to balance strength and lightness. It notes better mileage and tire wear, claims metallurgists cite the steel as essential, and asserts engines are unburdened. It mentions 400000 Maxwell cars globally and a 60 percent supply shortage this year.
A capacity Maynard audience heard John E. Riley of Boston recount his overseas experiences as Sylvester Sullivan presided. Maynard council closes with 215 enrolled members, new council to be instituted with first degree April 1 and degrees scheduled for April 15 and 25.
At the Frank J. Demars Post A O meeting in the Masonic hall Thomas Ff Murphy of Boston spoke as a special representative of the U S War Risk Bureau urging all service men to retain insurance. Lapsed policies may be reinstated by two months' assessments and war risk insurance may be converted to standard form like that issued by old line companies. He urged ex service men to renew and said detailed information would be with secretary John J Mann ing who would mail it.
The Liberty Girls held a social at Mrs. Charles Wilcox Brooks sr. Saturday with popular dances songs and a gypsy dance in costume by Helen Wilcox and Pauline Newton. Members present included Helen Gardner Pauline Newton Alice Newton Edith Laubenstein Helen Wilcox Dorothy Spence and Olive Webster.
A new automatic feeder and press from Murphy and Snyder was installed last week, nearing completion. The project entered final setup stages with equipment arriving and installation progress continuing.
An invention combines marvels of efficiency and labor savings to increase output twofold. The description emphasizes improved operations and productivity gains. The fragment notes a focus on streamlined processes and enhanced performance.
A regular White Cross Guild gathering at Riverside hall Sunday afternoon drew a large crowd. John E. Riley of Boston, overseas director of the Knights of Columbus, spoke on his wartime experiences abroad. Richard McSweeney, Concord council grand knight, discussed the local K of C council. A brief music program followed with vocal solos by Mrs. Louis Sullivan, a violin solo by Mrs. Joseph Donahue, and piano solos by Miss Gladys Howe. Frank J. McCarron presided.
Rehearsals for The City Beautiful pageant began Sunday afternoon at the Congregational church under the Methodist and Congregational churches. Mrs. Howard A. Wilson is in charge of the production with more than 70 characters in the cast. A rehearsal will be held each Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Milen Madden of Hudson died Thursday night after a week long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at St Michael's Church in Hudson with many attendees from the area. She was mother of Frederick Madden, who ran for representative in this district last fall.
A boy quips a passerby about her overshoe on Main Street. At a Grange meeting Tuesday evening the first and second degrees were conferred on a class of 36 candidates.
John Edwards proprietor at 126 Butler Ave offers welding and brazing services with gas oil accessories storage batteries recharged and parts for Fords available. Tel. 14.
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