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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1934
Page
4
Postal notice indicates Second Class matter handling at Iboro Massachusetts under Congress of March 18 1879 with subscription rates for nearby towns including Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford and postage terms.
The article discusses how parents differ in selecting books for children and the futility of assuming all youngsters share the same preferences. It argues children pick reads they enjoy, and adults should provide good options while avoiding overdirected guidance.
National Housing Act moves industry and reduces idle labor as Johns Manville and American Radiator report upturns in activity. Industrial leaders expect a broad recovery with Congress aligning with President’s reform agenda and banks ready to cooperate. Some lawmakers face pressure from district interest groups and political pledges.
The Tenth New England Conference offers a direct exchange between Government and Business to aid wholesale economic recovery. To be effective, every section and interest in New England must be represented. Registration is open to all business executives, though delegates come from business associations and the New England Council.
The text declares Newport as the birthplace of the United States Navy noting that the first ships of the colonies and the nation operated from Newport.
Archaeologists report a theater on Crete identified as the oldest in the region, dating at least ten years earlier than the theater of Dionysius in Athens, which was built around 340 B.C. The discovery sheds new light on ancient Greek performance spaces and urban life in the island’s past.
South Acton Mrs Charles F Edney a Literary Associate read a story at a Girls Friendly Society meeting at St George's Church Maynard last week. Major Sidney Coulter USA retired is at Fort Banks hospital in Winthrop after illness and surgery.
The Past Noble Grands Club of Winona Rebekahe held a successful whist party at Mrs. Winnifred Wells home in South Acton. Women’s high scorer was Mrs Louise MacDougal and men’s high scorer was M Sullivan of Littleton. Other awardees included Mrs Annie Smiley, George Garfield, and Mrs Lillie Morison. The next meeting will be at Mrs Rachael Haynes home in West Acton with date to be announced.
Acton Congregational Church plans Thanksgiving Sunday with music and a sermon. Neighbors invited to bring fruit jellies vegetables groceries and clothing for the needy. A Holland Spa fire caused minor damage. West Acton Women’s Club hosted by Acton Women’s Club with 100 attendees. Alta Nicholson entertained with songs and impersonations. Mrs Henry K Doyle hosted.
Concord adult evening courses resume with strong turnout across subjects including Concord History readings by Mrs Caleb H Wheeler and classes in Greek drama art writing and democracy. Practical lessons cover typewriting stenography bookkeeping and electric cooking with broad participation from local residents.
Collier's Weekly notes moxibustion as a panacea for many ailments from rheumatism to headaches. A doctor applies burning moxa leaves to the affected area, claiming the spot burns and recovery follows.
Originating in Australia are a mechanical device for starting horses a sliding seat used in rowing the left hook in boxing and a totalization system of betting noted for efficiency and fairness in wagering markets.
Bedford Box 38 sounded for a Lexington Park brush fire with no damage. Box 34 reported Hayden estate blaze. Bedford Grange members traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, for the 7th degree. Junior High hosted a charity bridge whist for St Vincent de Paul Society. Mrs William Meyers chaired the event with a strong committee. Mrs Edwin Jones and Mrs Mary Carson visited Montpelier Vermont. Connie Violeao of School avenue is ill with the grippe. James Chase returns home from illness on Springs Road.
Agnes H Watson hosted by Mrs Ralp Stone in Sudbury Center. Percival Dove family moves to Framingham. B R Herring and Lillian Jewett visit Stone Farm. Thanksgiving services planned at Sudbury Center Methodist Church with Rev Brown to preach. Memorial Church may have no services. Hazel Bailey and Earl Adams visit relatives. Boy Scouts shared wood from Hoyle land, half to Hoyle and half to church. Seth Parker program slated at Memorial Church on December 2.
Concord High defeated Needham 14 0 to boost its stance in the Middlesex County Interscholastic Football League race. A Thanksgiving showdown at Emerson Playground pits Concord against Lexington with top honors on the line as Lexington, Winchester and Concord contend for the championship.
Noah Webster published the Grammatical Institute of the English Language in three parts spelling book grammar and a reader. The first American bestseller sold over a million copies yearly before the Civil War. Webster began the famous dictionary in 1807, published 1828 with 12000 words and 30000 definitions not in other works.
The Mount Athos monastic republic in Greece remains a male only sanctuary after nine centuries with a perimeter about ty miles long and five miles wide housing 20 monasteries and 9 000 monks. the text notes a common excuse and briefly cites a casual remark by an uncle.
Old wa rtage sheds at the Congregational church are slated for demolition this week to finish before bad weather. Christian Endeavor at the parsonage planned meetings for coming months. Annual church meeting with a covered dish supper on December 6. Acton Grange officers to be elected November 27. Whist party on November 26 with many prizes. Misses Hagen and Wood to lead Federated church service on November 26. Members of Acton Grange noted, and several locals mentioned for visits, education, and social events.
In last week's Acton Town bowling league action John Cobleigh of the Beach Nuts rolled a high single of 131 and the Beach Nuts along with the Bears posted a team total of 1426. Standings after week four show the Cubs and Woolen Mill tied at top with strong records through midseason in a tight field including Gangsters Business Men Beachnuts Wall Street Old Timers Boosters Merchants and others.
Miss Cordena McClellan and Miss Ruth Urew visited IncuwGsi wne on Friday. Miss Suzanne Gordon and Katarina Graverson of Waltham were guests Sunday. Mrs Gertude Halloran hosted Armistice Day visitors with Miss Mary Bb Jenkins of Wellesley and Natchez, Miss. The editor reports Leon E. Hawes resting comfortably at Pete Bent Brigham Hospital. E. W. Bowser shows rapid recovery after injuries. Mrs Anne Buxton visited Worcester with Mr and Mrs Philip Buxton. Frank C. Perkins hosted the Saturday Evening Club at Framingham Road. The Highway Department completed drainage work on Concord Road from the brow to Post Road. Henry Garfield of Old Marlboro is able to be around again after illness.
The Women's Parish Association of First Parish Church held its monthly meeting in the vestry to dedicate the Anna M Holland memorial grand piano. Mrs Caleb Wheeler read a tribute to Mrs Holland while Giuseppe DeLellis performed selections. Rev Frank O Holmes of the Unitarian Church Jamaica Plain spoke on the religious influence of the Vikings and their descendants.
The Kansas City Times cites Erasmus to explain the phrase wild as a marsh hare, noting he linked nares and marshes lack of hedges. The piece argues March is a corruption of marsh, tracing the expression to Renaissance scholarship.
The term hoosier, used for a rough-countryman in the Carolinas Virginia Kentucky and Missouri, may have earlier origins than the Northwest Territory opening. The etymology is debated with several theories and regional usage noted.
The text argues narrow roads force fast traffic onto the wrong side for passing, notes multi lane highways reduce hazards, cites Turkey as having the most persons per vehicle and the U S rate at 65 percent, explains trucks supplement railroads with limited public carrier share, criticizes using license and gas tax revenues for unemployment, states first US auto registrations occurred in 1895, mentions steamship lines offer auto carriage, and claims motorists funded over 80 percent of state highway development.
Concord honors Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hodgman on their golden wedding anniversary. An informal 2 to 5:30 p.m. reception on Monument Street drew 100 friends and relatives. They married in Boston November 19, 1884 and live on the historic Hodgman homestead site. Family members assisting include daughter Harriet I. Burbank and son Roy B. Hodgman, plus grandchildren Barbara Hodgman and Roy B. Hodgman Jr. The couple’s roots span Revolutionary stock and international origins, with Mrs. Hodgman born Lavina L. Shaw in Sid ney Australia after her Sheffield England parents moved to Concord via age 16.
Mr and Mrs George Penney announce the birth of a baby girl born Monday morning November 19. Edgar J Banks is seriously ill at Emerson Hospital in Concord.
The Detroit News quotes a writer noting tests of emotions show some women are expressive, especially in sorrow, while others vent about their troubles. It observes some men share this trait and that actresses, though skilled at portraying others, are often introverted in personal life.
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