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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1935
Page
2
Maynard social and club notices cover meetings at Ws hall and Cooperatives hall, Midlands of Assabet area, and town events. Highlights include the Maynard Hist Society gathering, youth and church group activities, birthdays, a new mobile market "Market on Wheels," and upcoming fairs with parish and school events across Maynard and neighboring towns.
The second annual dance social of the L. D. Wilson Chapter of DeMolay will be held at the Stow Country Club on Friday evening October 11. Organizers forecast another successful gathering following prior parties.
Robert Goxalin a 1935 Maynard High graduate has entered Northeastern University as a freshman. Local 771 UTWA opens Beano parties at Cooperative Hall October 1 with William Greeley Thomas Maley and Harry Haskell as organizers. A racing pigeon owned by Joseph Deel of Mainstreet won a special trophy at Acton Fair. another pigeon previously won a blue ribbon at the Chicago World’s Fair.
The Fashion Shop at 0 Main St offers Silk Chiffon Ringless Hose on sale Friday and Saturday September 27 and 28. Consumers are invited to visit the store during the two day event for discounted hosiery.
Maynard High selects junior class officers for 1935 36 led by President Gerald Spratt and Vice President Velmi Tikkanen. Miss Ruth Bradley directs the girls field hockey squad with Joanna Aho captain Helen Wzosek manager and Jegonette Thompson assistant manager. Assemblies will discuss field hockey football and student council. A Hartwell Pool trophy winner is announced for a golf tournament at Maynard Country Club with 40 entries. Prize winners include Lola McGreen Agnes Driscoll and many others at the Wheat party and bingo events. Further events planned for Friday night.
Maynard Certificates were awarded in Hudson last week to recipients who passed the Red Cross life saving course last summer funded by the ERA. Mrs. Madge Nourse Ray of the Hudson Red Cross Chapter announced the awards and standard Life Saving certificates went to Edmund Albert Martin Garlick Paul Green Kattari and Ralph Ricker.
A regular Legion Auxiliary meeting was held Monday night at Legton headquarters with Miss Minnie Downey presiding. The County Council of the Auxiliary will meet at Somerville on Saturday. Delegates include Miss Downey and Miss Shrigin, with alternates Mrs. Kelley Nan Seeley and Mrs. Lawrence. Officers to be elected at the second Monday in October.
Mr and Mrs David Walker of Waltham marked their 35th wedding anniversary with sixty friends at Stow C and a program of games music and bridge after dinner. Maynard friends gave a linen lace tablecloth.
A Monday afternoon whist party under Ladies Auxiliary A. O. H. was held at the Maynard Cooperative Club. Prizes went to May Schwab Mildred Nixon Eleanor Slimond Elizabeth Reed Catherine Bariteau Ida Brooks Mabel Tobin Josephine Sheridan Margaret Cameron Nora Riley Gertrude Turker and Elizab et h Playart. Another party will be held next Monday afternoon with Mrs Josephine Sheridan.
Rev Matthew A Vance and Mrs Charles Tindson led a stimulating book review at the Young Women's Service Group meeting hosted by Miss Ruby Thomlin The group meets on the fourth Monday in October The choir rehearses at 6 45 pm on Thursdays and leads two anthems on Sundays Church services and school follow a 6 4 or 10 45 schedule All are welcome to attend the morning worship preached by the pastor.
Johanna Aho was unanimously elected captain of the Maynard High School girls hockey team for the forthcoming season. Assistant Ruth Bradley takes over as head coach after Ruth Finn’s resignation. The roster features nine veterans among sixty candidates with strong support from the second team and a scheduled slate against Ashland Lexington Shrewsbury Concord Malden. Helen Wzosek is manager and Margaret Thompson is assistant manager.
Eskimo husbands arrange most marriages for their sons and many a young native girl is taken by a distant suitor. The Eskimos are described as a happy people with wives who rapidly become busy cheerful members of the community.
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