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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1936
Page
6
Concord outlines temporary health regulations for the Hunt Memorial Gymnasium. Rules cover cleanliness, floor maintenance, towel laundering, uniform hygiene, and entry restrictions until medical inspectors issue health certificates. Public entry requires street shoe washing and floors sterilization between uses.
Copperheads show hour glass dark patches on tan copper body with equal length fangs around a quarter inch. Rattlesnakes in the region reach six feet with three quarter inch fangs and black chevrons on gray, tail velvet black.
An advocacy note commends Puar Ruehard's aim at prevention as the best approach for protecting children. The piece argues prevention is better than remedy after damage and urges adoption of this stance.
Jewish New Year ushers in 5697 with two day observance as Rosh Hashanah marks divine judgment. The Shofar ram’s horn symbol remains central while prayer fasting and humility pace the Ten Days of Penitence leading to Yom Kippur.
Maynard native James Oscar Malcolm a seaman second class in the U S Navy has been moved from Newport Training Station Rhode Island to the U S S Strais for further transfer to battle cruisers based in Long Beach California. After recruit training he joined the training station baseball team where he was an outstanding member. Malcolm a Maynard High School graduate is son of Mr and Mrs Arthur W Malcolm of 2 Naylor Court Maynard.
The Ford Pond community closes the summer season with a Sunday afternoon gathering and fish dinner served at noon. Tickets are affordable and open to the public. afternoon offerings include hot coffee cake tonic and smokes. Committee members include Mr and Mrs Jacob Laurila Mr and Mrs Walfred Stien Mr and Mrs Veeti Taival Mr and Mrs John Koski Mrs M Keto Mrs Ida Pekkala Miss LL Keto Matti Nelson John Hintsa and Joan Luoma.
Marlboro Kenneth M. Tebo son of Mr and Mrs Joseph W L Tebo Howland street a student at the Admiral Farragut School Tom's River New Jersey is visiting his parents home Accompanied by schoolmate George Scott of Marion Arkansas Tebo recently returned from a cruise on a naval destroyer to the Virgin Islands They will return to their studies at Admiral Farragut School next Saturday
The Old Colony Shoe Company in Brockton announces the purchase of the Alden Shoe Company business of Addison, exclusive of the building, and will move it to the Old Colony location. The deal adds about 25 dozen pairs of shoes daily and moving work has begun.
Long column argues the federal payroll consists of about 817000 workers who, if lined up, would stretch from Washington to Chicago. It notes monthly payroll exceeds 126 million dollars and critiques taxpayer costs and process.
Historical note outlines 1871 North Carolina law making burglary a capital offense, later amended in 1889 to create first and second degree burglary. Judges gained discretion on initial imprisonment, marking a shift in punishment and legal framing.
Kansas Governor Alf Mandon pledged drought relief measures and called for swift state action after crop losses. He ordered emergency funds released and directed agencies to coordinate assistance for farmers facing drought conditions.
The article traces the term ruckerize to Andrew Jackson era politics. At the 1835 Baltimore Democratic convention Jackson allies packed the delegation by securing a Tennessee surrogate to cast 15 votes for Van Buren, enabling a single ballot nomination. Edward Rucker’s act gave rise to the term.
A social observer notes that a man’s charitable deeds often draw less response from his friends than the simple act of buying a new hat, highlighting social vanity over generosity.
The article notes a sixteen mile palm lined road segment from Savannah to Tybee. Palms alternate with oleander shrubs along both sides, forming the world’s longest noted stretch.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia declares the New Deal a mistake and a disgrace. A gas station protest erupts as descendants of Highland chiefs who fought at Culloden oppose building on the battlefield site.
West Concord resident and expert chairmaker Thomas B Lawler died last week at age sixty five. Born in Maynard he moved to Concord and worked fifteen years for Allen Chair Company. Funeral held Friday at 406 Main Street with high mass at Our Lady Help of Christians West Concord. Burial in Lowell at St Patricks cemetery.
A reader laments that one quarter of a worker's wages and a farmer's income are taken by federal taxes. The critique emphasizes hidden taxes that go unseen by the taxpayer.
The Triple Alliance formed in 1883 united Germany Austria Hungary and Italy as a defensive pact. In 1907 Britain France and Russia formed the Triple Entente reflecting shared interests.
Governor Landon served four years in Kansas and kept all promises and planks of the party platform. He fulfilled every commitment he made during his tenure as executive of the state.
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