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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1936
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows property and street references in Marlboro Massachusetts and surrounding towns. Mentions postal service terms, post office classification, and generic address fragments without a coherent news event or identifiable individuals.
Discussion in Washington on how editors and publishers should present news, with fear of government guidance and the idea of a controlled press echoed in remarks attributed to a prominent editor. Remarks compare American press freedom to totalitarian regimes and stress the need to defend liberty. Also snippets touch on politics, taxation, and odd local anecdotes.
The essay urges readers to study current events in newspapers as today’s headlines write history. Senator Holt advocates college and high school subscriptions to multiple papers to learn current history, stressing local events like our community’s shoe industry centennial.
The Clarksburg West Virginia Exponent argues against taxing undistributed corporate income, saying reserves saved for a rainy day keep industries running and support employment and dividends. It questions who can define a “reasonable” reserve in America’s diverse industrial landscape. It cites American Telephone and Telegraph as an example.
The text notes average stockholders hold about 25 shares and received dividends during a downturn though profits were not earned. It questions whether the old advice to save for a rainy day still applies, arguing that prudent saving helped weather past depressions and warning against overextending corporate funds now.
A bill introduced by Representative William Stockwell to reimburse Hudson town for school funds totaling 2200 passed the House and is expected to receive favorable Senate action.
South Acton residents gathered at the fire station for a well attended meeting of the South Acton Athletic Association. New officers include Thomas Yetman president Theron A Lowden vice president Charles M Callanen secretary Alfred K B Gilbert treasurer Walter B Hall named to fill the superintendent of schools John F L Who ths unexpired term. New three year board members are William T Merriam David E Clayton Ralph W Piper reelected James A Farrar Carl K Backman. John J Enneguess appointed manager of the baseball team which received strong moral and financial backing. The Middlesex Laundry team champions of last year will be supported and use Jones Community Field jointly. A promising season is anticipated with the athletic park and ample baseball for fans.
The phrase giving the cold shoulder means to welcome someone poorly or withdraw friendly advances. A disputed medieval French theory cites serving a cold shoulder of mutton when guests overstay, but most agree cold signifies unfriendly intent or a distant manner to cut acquaintance.
A weather bureau expert states forecasting is not an exact science due to variable air causes. Sun, lakes, mountains, and deserts affect conditions as trained forecasters practice and improve through graded assignments guiding future observers.
Suzanne Wright quits Valley Falls to chase a Hollywood break after a misleading telegram. Jack Lane exposes the mix up by Warren brothers that prevents her departure. He comforts her and proposes a life together as she decides to stay. Lank Sowers gets a note of apology for the false alerts.
In a domestic scene a speaker complains about lacking butter and jam on bread and directs their mother to adjust the portions, adding a demand to return part of the bread. The exchange highlights a family moment of kitchen miscommunication.
The British Congo region is rich in minerals with copper as the leading source followed by gold radium and tin. This report notes the area's substantial mineral wealth and its potential for mining development.
Maynard George EB Lynch, veteran bowler and former star athlete, displays a new trophy at his bowling alleys. The Middlesex Laundry Bowling team, with Tolman presenting, honors his 27 week season league title with an average of 104, a record in the region.
Maynard Assabet Aerie F O E will elect officers at a meeting in Eagles hall next Tuesday evening. John Moynihan of Brockton visited relatives during the week. Mrs Louis Emerson of Mill street is a patient at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ladies Auxiliary A O H observed its 51st anniversary with a chicken pie supper and social at Odd Fellows hall. Mrs Della Moore will lead a delegation to the 160th anniversary banquet of the A O H at Copley Plaza Boston Saturday night. Maynard Council K of C will hold its annual communion breakfast on Sunday May 17 after the 8 o'clock mass at St Bridget's church. The Council assembles at the K of C rooms on Main street at 7 o'clock and marches to the service then to Odd Fellows Hall for breakfast.
Color blindness, also called achromatopsia and daltonism, is the inability to distinguish certain colors. It can be congenital or acquired, more common in males, with tests developed for mariners and railway workers since the 18th and 19th centuries.
Edward Johnston directs the program for Memorial Day services by the Maynard Legion Post. The parade begins at the Town House with units forming in the Assabet Mill yard, courtesy of Harry C. Templeton, who purchased 21 new bronze markers to replace old markers on Spanish American War veterans graves.
Maynard Hl Ss routed Belmont 8-0 at Crowe Park in Middlesex League action. Ed Flaherty pitched seven shutout innings with four hits, while contributing three hits himself. Marinoa had a triple and a single, Fraser and Liverman added two hits each as Maynard built early leads and cruised home. Belmont used three pitchers, Bella and Thomas each had two safeties.
Maynard The funeral of Mrs Katherine Fitzgerald of Stow was held this morning at nine o clock with a requiem mass by Rev Fr McCarthy of St Bridget s church Burial followed at the parish cemetery Bearers were Francis Walsh Justin McCarthy Maurice Walsh Gleasondale Patrick Patten James Kelly and Harry Lang She leaves her husband Daniel J Fitzgerald four daughters Mrs Margaret Macomber Allston Mrs Elizabeth Fitzgerald New York City Miss Katherine and Helen Fitzgerald both of Stow Funeral Director Michail F McNiff was in charge of arrangements
Ten years were required to complete the Indiana statehouse begun in 1878 and finished a decade later at a cost near two million dollars. The oolitic limestone exterior and marble interior reflect its grandeur. The structure sits near the city heart with grounds spanning over eight acres.
The text explains two varieties of lava named aca and pachoe-hoe by the Hiawakans. Aca is a rough, blite form while pachoe-hoe is flat, unbroken, and smooth.
Rhodes sits at the entrance to the Aegean, famed as the City of the Knights with medieval walls. Ancient Mycenaean Phoenician origins followed by Dorian colonization around 1000 B C and Roman influence. Crusaders entered in 1908 and the Knights built fortresses making Rhodes a Christian bulwark.
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