This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1923
Page
6
Maynard residents hear of social calls, school events, and new jobs as residents host guests and plan activities. A radio interest grows with a school meeting to discuss a radio club. Local clubs host whist, theater talks, and Easter visitors while officials prepare tax assessments and bridge work ahead.
Clinton High School beat May High School 18 to 0 on Saturday night in the last game of the season for both teams. Hellawell and Saarinen played well for Clinton, and Keuttner sank a free throw after scoring five fouls. Maynard said the better team won.
Joseph Dineen of Cambridge a former resident of this town received multiple cuts and bruises when a Ford coupe he was driving turned turtle in Stow lower village and pinned him underneath it. Edward Roberge of Worcester who rode with him was also pinned and bruised with a cut on his knee. The car struck a street car rail and skidded. The Hudson bus arrived and helped remove the men. They were treated at Mrs. Fred Whittaker’s home and sent home later.
The Easter Sunday concert by violinist Ernest Paananen and his wife vocalist Ms Fannie Paananen was postponed and will be held Sunday at 3 30 PM near Sun Day. The violin, one of four gifted to the Finnish Guard by Alexander II of Russia, is priceless. The Finance committee for the year met at Creighton's block on Monday night with Thomas Parker as chairman and H H Young as secretary.
Weather turned cold early Easter morning but sunshine followed and crowds filled churches. People wore spring finery and new bonnets, with many attending multiple services despite frigid dawn conditions.
St Bridget's Church hosted a solemn high Mass at 1 AM celebrated by Rev Edward F Crowley with Rev Edwin Walsh deacon and Fr Mahoney sub deacon. The afternoon featured Easter music by the full choir under A A Halferty and Mrs Genevieve Lynch sang Hac Dies. The church was lit with electric ruby lights and decorated with lilies and cut flowers.
Easter observances at St Georges church featured services at 7 10 30 morning and 7 evening with large congregations. The 10 30 sermon was by Rev Arthur B Papineau. Lily decorations, plants and flowers enhanced the sanctuary while a special musical program and songs by Eva Jamieson and Albert Hast hope complemented the day. George Cuttell served as organist and choir leader.
Easter Sunday drew capacity crowds at the Methodist church and the Congregational church. The Methodist morning sermon by Rev David M A Angell and an evening program by the Sunday school highlighted the day with multiple student performances and a closing Easter pageant featuring several named participants. The Congregational church offered morning and evening services with a special Easter Cantata The Garden of Joseph performed by the vested choir and Sunday school, directed by George E Lawton with vocal solos by Mrs Benjamin Derby.
Special Easter services were held at the Finnish Congregational church on Walnut Street. The church was decorated with cut flowers lilies and potted plants. At the morning service flowers were given to the children and the Sunday school teachers.
A section of the old Paper mill dam gave way this week releasing floodwaters that inundated cellars and lowlands along the river below the falls. The breach formed at the gates after they were opened to relieve spring floods, widening the river bank erosion.
The family of the late Joseph Hird thank relatives and friends for floral tributes and kind sympathy shown during their bereavement.
Advertisement notes hats priced at five dollars at Fullenton Hat Shop located at 66 Main Street in Maynard. The message urges customers to inspect the selection.
An old landmark dam, worn by time, is slated for repairs. The Woolen Company plans to fix the gaps as soon as feasible.
Reproductions of master artworks now adorn grade room walls at Roosevelt and Main streets schools. Pieces include Watts Galahad and Bonheur The Horse Fair among others, framed and hung in sixth grade, with interest spreading to third grade and to Stow. Superintendent Mine Etta Graves guides selections in art appreciation across grades.
Maynard Lodge OF begins a trio of meetings with special degree work for six Maynard and three Concord candidates. April 11 will cover the second degree. April 18 the third degree with Acton lodge assisting. A chicken pie supper precedes each session, with guests from nearby towns expected. Connors Melody Boys performed Easter entertainment for the Odd Fellows Social Club.
John Keegan president of Just Us club escaped serious harm after a dog attached to a spinning frame bit him at work in a woolen mill. Dr Flaherty provided medical aid and he is expected to fully recover. The item also notes a housing request from a family seeking a small house or rooms for light housekeeping and a separate notice about Harold Archer visiting relatives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.