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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1934
Page
5
Maynard residents reunite for school and church events as Mrs. Murphy’s family visits and the ERA payroll details are reported. Local socials include showers for Miss Mary Derkas and whist parties at St Hildas Guild with prizes for numerous attendees.
Mizpah Rebekah lodge to install officers at a semi public meeting this Thursday. A 6 o'clock business session precedes a 6 50 supper and an 8 oclock installation led by Florence M. Small district deputy Adele Mc Leod marshal and staff. Elected officers: Marion Whitney Flora Babb Marion Butterworth Bertha Whitney Elsie Brayden.
Speedy worker Sir Guy Standing can imitate landscapes in fifteen minutes and finish oil copies in under three hours. Lee Tracy memorized theatre people to secure a stage contract, while Cecil B. DeMille received a papal honor for biblical painting. Marlene Dietrich spoke three languages by age twelve. Sylvia Sidney and Vina Demer have long friendship ties. George Raft served as a Yankees mascot and played pro baseball.
Delegates from Maynard and surrounding towns attended a state women’s conference in Northampton with Mrs Esther Case and Mrs Sidney McCleary among the speakers. At Lancaster, delegates from the Middlesex Association met for its 103rd annual gathering, with Rev Mathew A Vance and others in attendance. A Harvest supper was planned for October 25 in the church vestry, chaired by Mrs Gertrude Keene.
The Overseers of the Assabet Mill defeated the Maynard Business Men 21 to 15 in the annual golf tourney at Maynard Country Club. George Lynch and Leo Roche tied for low net with 64, while H Stevens and Frank Greive were second low with 68. The Overseers team included Johnson Carlton Good Grieve Merricks Downey Stevens Coggswell Brayden Nelson Merricks Stockbridge Morse DeRosier Burwood Violet Lesage Johnstone Heaton.
Marlboro Knights of Columbus cribbage tournament at Main Street hall produced scores noting F A McGill and John Flaherty, 960s for Patrick Lofvus and Joseph Mc with Bracken and other players in last night’s match.
Cook and Robert Callahan and others listed for a whist game next Tuesday under same committee charge. Names include Kellener Movert bias 400i, Jereluian Isvlall, Wile iam Kelleher 1001, Hurney May Yoo, Handley von Grangeravul, Kee Raipan McCabe 910, iyrne Huneylova, Lynch Cavan augh 90, Forrest vu Gamaloa, Flai erty Palaidy You.
Nine tables were in play at the Veterans Hall on Main Street for a whist event. Winners included Raymond Hill, Thomas Smith, Miss Rose Colins, and several others with door prizes and attendance prizes awarded. The organizing committee featured Mrs Eunice Madden and Miss Margaret Kearney with Lou's Linkwine and Elwood Evers assisting.
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