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Newspaper

Acton Enterprise

Location

Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1931

Page

4

War on Unemployment Discourse by James W Hook in Lakewood

James W Hook of New Haven Connecticut, head of the New England Council Industrial committee, urges stable employment and corporate planning to shield workers from downturns. He classifies the unemployed into three groups and proposes public works and debt relief to end war-like unemployment. He calls for a national road building program as a fighting plan against unemployment.

James W. Hook New Haven Conn New England Council Concil Lakewood Hook Connecticut Commission On Employment Stabilization

Roads for all states to spur economy and jobs

A reader letter suggests every state begin immediate road construction with five hundred miles of concrete to employ idle workers and lift spirits. Other notes warn about ivy sensitivity, social pretenses, and a local business motto about avoiding criticism by inaction.

Maynard Plans Seminary Study After Farewell Party

Maynard Fairbanks son of Mr and Mrs Albert Fairbanks will enter St John's Seminary to study for the priesthood. A farewell party was held at the clubrooms with Miss Ruth Bradley, John Hannon, and Joseph Dineen among speakers. Vocal and piano solos were performed and refreshments served.

Albert Fairbanks Pleasant Street St John’s Seminary Ruth Bradley Wold John Hannon Rand Maynard Cornell K Joseph Dineen Maynard Legion Margaret Dineen Julia White Walter Fairbanks Deane Priest Delores Zaniewski Thomas Yerman Maynard High School Boston College

Legion Auxiliary Holds Meeting Monday Night

At Legion headquarters in the Odd Fellows Block Miss Elea nor Sheridan read a report of the State convention. An nominating committee was appointed to prepare a list of officers for election at the next regular meeting. Delegates and alternates were elected for the county council meeting in Wilmington. Grace Sweeney announced her plan to seek reelection to the county position. A joint installation with the Legion was voted for this year. Eva Evers named chair of the whist committee for the party on September 20 hosted next Wednesday evening.

The Legion Eva Evers

Legion Meeting Reports State Convention Highlights

Sudbury American Legion Auxiliary met September 1 at Mrs. Arvid Nelsons home. The president, a Somerset Boston delegate, reported on the state convention and officers were nominated for the coming year. Refreshments were served by the hostess group. Next meeting set for October 20 at Mrs. Roland Eatons. Maynard Spidell of Providence visited. Isobel Stone returns to Temple University. the Stone family welcomed a daughter. the Akroyd drum and bugle corps attended the Legion Convention. The first fall Woman's Association meeting of Memorial Congregational Church is on September 24 at Mrs. John Hall. Members from other churches invited. Japan articles for sale and missionary Mrs. Alice P. Adams will speak.

American Legion Arvid Nelson Somerset Boston Roland Eaton Maynard Spidell Providence R. T EL BP. Hood Co Isobel Stone Temple University Philadelphia Walter Vhrtfth Pred Stone Detrat Herbert I. Akroyd Maribor Legion Convention Woman's Association of Memorial Congregational Church John Hall Japan Alice P. Adams

South Acton Residents Return from England Visit

Mr and Mrs Alfred J Edward return home after months with friends in England. Mr and Mrs Hamilton and family come back from Stow and move into the house vacated by Mrs. and Mrs. He self at Pipers corner.

Alfred J. Edward England F.lamilton Stow Wir Filive Heself Piper’s Corner

Return Home After Summer in Dunn Center North Dakota

Standard and Miss Winifred Sylvia traveled home on Tuesday from Dunn Center North Dakota where they spent the summer. They made the trip both ways by age and enjoyed the time. Two Acton High School graduates, Charles P Howe and Lewis H Whitney, earned their degrees last June from Northeastern University College of Engineering. Howe, a sophomore on the class docks team and later a member of the ASME, Whitney was in the Miving clit for four years. Howe now works at Kwothe Firestone Footwear Company in Efudson.

Standard Miss Winifred Sylvia Dunn Center North Dakota Acton High Schoool Charles P Howe Lewis HH. Whitney Jane School of Engineering Northeastern University Howe American Society of Mechanical Engineers Whitney Miving Clit Kwothe Firestone Footwear Company Efudson

Acton A A Meet Builds Sports Drive at South Acton

Reports from the South Acton Athletic Association show enthusiasm for Community Field development and general sports promotion. Plans include forming a basketball team and a hockey squad with a scheduled double header on Columbus Day if weather allows.

South Acton Athletic Association Westford T South West Acton South Acton Wotnot Ale Waltham Waornot Watch Company Firemen

Local Notables Attend Detroit Legion Convention

Miss Alberta A Hodgen returns to Prov Conference Academy as teacher. Mrs Sarah J Barnsdale visits Swarthmore. Members from West Acton Edwards Quimby Post and Maynard Legion Post begin auto trip to Detroit to attend the American Legion convention. John Manning Frank Manning and two Maynard Legion members also depart for Detroit for the convention.

Alberta A. Hodgen Fourthen Sarah J. Barnsdale Swarthmors Pen George E. Greenough C. Lawlark Towell HW. Cram West Acton Edwards Quimby Post Ernest Rasmussin Maynard William Hayes South Acton Detroit Mich American Legion John Manning Frank Manning Maynard Legion Post

Merwin and Pratt win weekend handicap medal at Concora

John Merwin shot 79 75 and Burleigh Pratt 77 75 to win the weekend handicap medal play at Concora Country Club.

John Merwin Burleigh Pratt Concora

Maynard community groups plan events and meetings

Maynard Post to FLW initiates three members at a Monday meeting in VFW headquarters United Cooperative Society building. Whist parties begin next Friday at the headquarters as part of a social season. Also noted are priest Rev Bartholonew Killilea death and Maynard teachers club first fall meeting.

Maynard Post FLW V.F.W United Cooperative Society V. Flw Bartholonew K. Killilea Boston Brockton Hospital Wkillilea St Bridget’s Church Maynard Folie Brockton Chelsea PP. BE. Killilea Ble Montreal St Patrick's Church

Concord Quins Win Final Shoot of State League

Concord Quincy Gus Club wins the final shoot of the state league Sunday at Oxbow Club Saxonville. Concord High football coach Ehlert Seeckts schedules Colum bus Day date with Chelmsford High on Emerson Playground. Over 50 girls report to Mrs Roth Emmons for Concord High girls field hockey at Emerson Playground.

Quincy Gus Saxonville Ehlert Seeckts Concord High School Chelmsford High School Emerson Playground Roth BE. Emmons

Macone Swett Davis Tie in 410 Skeet Event

Salvadore A. Macone Glenwood C. Swett and Dr Wen dell F Davis tied at 19 in the 410 gauge skeet event Sunday at the Musketaquid Sportsman's Club. In the regular event Swett and Davis tied at 24.

Macone. Swett Davis Salvadore A. Macone Glenwood C. Swett Wendell F. Davis Musketaquid Sportsman's Club Sweet

Swett Wins Open 25 Bird Skeet at Musketaquid Meet

Glenwood C. Swett of Maynard broke 28 of 25 birds to win the open 25 bird skeet event staged Saturday at the Musketaquid Sportsman's Club West Concord grounds. In the 410 gauge special, Dr Wendell F. L. Davis of Acton and Swett both tallied 19 birds for high gun honors.

Glenwood C. Swett Maynard Musketaquid Sportsman's Club West Concord Wendell FL Davis Acton Mr Swett

West Concord Notes Highlights Visits Weddings and Local Sports

Mrs George Burns and three month old Billy Frawley visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Frawley of Commonwealth Ave. Joan Brown returns home after a visit to Swampscott. Chauncey Garland served as best man at Enid Steig and Harry Wintch wedding in Naugatuck Conn with Lorraine Finney as bridesmaid. Grace Jay vacationing in New York and Hartford. Cynthia Roberts to Port Clyde Maine as guest of Mr and Mrs Percy Foss. Mr and Mrs Michael J Clark celebrate 56th anniversary at Highland St. both 78 with four children. West Concord Athletic Association nine season ends. planned game vs Marlboro City Club canceled due to rain. B S Coading opens jewelry store at 32 Main St. forty years in business. former Waltham Watch Co. and Southern Pacific Rail­road inspector.

George Burns Rose Frawley Topside Tompkins Cove N. Y Billy Thomas Frawley Commonwealth Ave Joan Brown West Street West Concord Harry Wintch Naugatuck Conn Lorraine Finney Garland United States Rubber Co Grace Jay New York City Hartford Clark West Concord Athletic Association Marlboro City Club Coading Enterprise Main Street Concord Codding Waltham Watch Company Southern Pacific Railroad

What Lacks Yet What Lacks Yet

Sunday at West Concord Union Church features Rev Alfred W Stone’s sermon What Lacks Yet. The service includes a children’s address The Gorilla and the Chinmanzee The choir Miss Mildred Stone anc choir anthem Sing Aloud Unto God Organist Gertrude Rideout plays Sanctus and offertory pieces Costa Naaman March postlude. Church school attendance was strong. Church Family Nights begin Friday in the church banquet hall.

Harvest supper hosted by Ladies' Union chaired by Mrs Day

The notice announces a harvest supper organized by the Ladies' Union under the chairmanship of Mrs Herbert L Day. It emphasizes community participation and the hosting role of Mrs Day in coordinating the event.

Ladies’ Union Herbert L. Day

Rally Day Rally Day in all departments held Sunday

Rally Day in all departments will be held Sunday October 4 with activities across units. The event invites participation and outlines a day of department level gatherings and programs.

West Concord Union

Isaac R R Beharrell Celebrates Seventy-Eighth Birthday

The Enterprise extends hearty congratulations to Isaac R and Beharrell on his seventy eighth birthday. A longtime West Concord builder and contractor he remains active with at least one house under construction. Born in Nova Scotia on September 19 1853 he has spent 39 years building in Concord and vicinity. He has constructed over 400 houses valued at more than a half million dollars in the town.

Isaac R&r. Beharrell Ike West Concord Frank Pierce Concord Mr. Beharrell Nova Scotia

Women’s Parish Association Opens Season With Luncheon Talk

The Women’s Parish Association of the First Parish begins its season on Monday September 28 at 1 PM with a luncheon. Mrs Thomas Rees president of the General Alliance will greet attendees and Mrs Louis M Marks will discuss Off the Beaten Track.

Women's Parish Association of the First Thomas Rees General Alliance Louis M. Marks

Sudbury Home Makers Day and Local Club Meetings

Sudbury hosts Home Makers Day at Mrs. Walter Laberee’s home on October 1 at 2 pm with the topic Do your feet save time and money. Sudbury Men's Club starts its first Fall meeting at Memorial Congregational Church with supper at 6:50 and a guest speaker. Middlesex Extension Service begins Fall Winter film series at the Grange Hall tonight.

Middlesex County Extension Service Walter Laberee Sudbury Men's Club Memorial Congregational Church Fire Department Davison Grange Hall

Sudbury School Notes On New Faculty For Year

With the September 9 start, five new teachers join Sudbury schools. Mary Pernan of Ashby Massachusetts will lead third grade. Elizabeth Gilchrist of Foxboro moves to fifth and sixth. Louise Dudley from Milford will teach commercial subjects in high school. Alfred G. Whitney, Harvard 1930, teaches math and John A. Labree handles English and French. Whitney resides on Concord road. Labree, from Sudbury, attended Wesleyan.

Mary Pernan Asby Mass Fitchburg Normal School Elizabeth Gilchrist Boston University School of Keducation Gilchrist Foxboro Whitney Harvard Concord Road Powers House Mr. Labree Sudbury Wesleyan University

Bolton Fair Draws Crowd and Busy Midway

The Bolton Farmers and Mechanics Association hosts its 54th annual fair drawing large crowds. State troopers assist Chief Joseph Noel with visitors viewing garden products livestock poultry and canny exhibits. Music by Teddy Beers Groton band fills the day as horse parade and judging by Worcester County Extension Service conclude with a Federated church lunch.

Bolton Bolton Farmers and Mechanics Association Joseph Noel Eough Teddy Beers Groton Band Bis Worcester County Extension Service Federated Church Arthurs. Felton Albert c. Pardee Henry

St Casimir Youth Athletics Build From Polish Catholic Roots

Rev Fr Dziok started St Casimir's YPC program shaping Polish youths into baseball players. Frankie Ramesh led a green team to second place with strategic play and strong defense. Joe Ramesh and others, including Mike Vodoklys, Stanley Wasiuk, and Johnnie Poazarycki, showed promise, with Smiling Big Joe Pieewicz delivering 26 scoreless innings as a standout pitcher.

St. Casimir's YP. C Dziok St. Casimir’s Frankie Ramesh Frankie Mike Vodoklys Boston College Mike Adolph Chyzus Stonesack Stanley Wasiuk Joe Ramesh Joe St. Casimir Stanley Walukiewicz Big Boys

West Acton Community Notes Include Meetings and Alumi Demonstrations

Electrical storm damaged phones and radios in West Acton. Mrs Verne Scribner checked into Massachusetts General Hospital for a tonsil operation and is expected home midweek. The Neighborhood Club Executives met to approve aluminum demonstrations on Oct 20 at Mrs Belle Hall and Oct 27 to be announced. cards to members and prompt replies requested. Sept 30 brings bridge and whist at G A R hall to help fund the Christmas tree. club has given over $500 for sidewalk work. New members welcomed. Winnie Wamboldt ill with throat. West Acton Baptist Church activities reported. Roy Jones presides over the Young Peoples Society and Rut Feltus over the junior class.

Elec Verne Scribner Massachusetts General Hosal Belle Hall Lily Robbins Dia Eclub Sidewal Winnie Wamboldt West Acton Baptist Church Issu Roy Jones Young Pepples Society Rut Feltus

Marlboro Community Notes on Church, Outing and Weddings

Mrs Hird and daughter plan an outing with Spanish War Veterans of Marlboro at Camp Resolute next Sunday. Dr and Mrs Flaherty and Mr and Mrs Lynch attended the wedding of Miss Irma Wilder and Attorney Paul Shaughnessy of Marlboro. Congregational Church school progresses with 9 45 am sessions and recent large turnout despite rain. Union CYuren speaker Bradford Case led a talk on Building Friendships, with about 25 present. Union service at 7 30 pm featured Miss Helene Mosher in sacred music and Dr Mills on Mahatma Gandhi. Rehearsals for The Fool continue at Waltham Street Hall. Next week events include services at Union church with 10 45 am worship and 6 pm Young People. The pastor spoke to Worcester YMCAs Women’s Auxiliary and will address Worcester Mother’s Clubs and Central Church Mother’s Club.

Margaret Hird Spanish War Veterans Organization of Union Church Congregational Church Th Union Cyuren Bradford Case Helene Mosher Iiing Mills Mahatma Gandi Miss Mosher Miss Hooper Waltham Street Hall Worcester Mother’s Club Wesley Church Mother's Club Central Church

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the Weekly Enterprise Torn United States Van ST. John's Seminary Maynard—Albert Pairbanks, Son Legion Auxiliary SO. Sudbury A. A Watnot Helen Alice Marlboro Concord Street Arlene Priest William Priest Wolcott Street White Aing 3 Maynard Teachers Club Men’ Club St. George's Church Favors Harold Brown Charles Edney Louise Merrill William Newman Henry Tolman Middlesex Laundry Louis Boeske Floyd Palmer Nayford Maynard Legion Auxiliary Levion West Congord Union Church R. Beharrell Women’s Parish Association Bolton Fair Johnnie Po Azarycki Joe Kochnowicz Hawk Joe Wardzalu Ale Kuleviteh Big Joe’ Pieewicz Executi Board Pr Dent Mary Laffin Frigidaire General Motors Gruber Bros Main St. Concord Mast Austin D. MacRae Main St. Maynard, Maal
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