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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
2
A canary on the Night Must Fall film set mocked Montgomery's whistling, singing along to the tune so loudly that the director Richard Thorpe halted filming to guard the scene. The bird was kept in a dark cage during the shot to avoid distraction.
Nae Herb Brown and Arthur Freed finish the third Broadway Melody edition from 1937. They have written six songs for the new musical with Eleanor Powell and Robrt aytore. The cast includes Eleanor Powell Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker and others in Singers and supporting roles.
Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor appear together for the first time in Personal Property, screened for preview audiences in Santa Ana. Harlow plays a beautiful young widow while Taylor portrays a suave butler in a romantic tale lauded by attendees as a positive inspiration.
Oral tributes filled the room as longtime gate keeper John Captain Harok, a landmark to town elders, was recalled for his years of service at the Assabet mill gate before retirement. Relatives and friends attested to his kind nature and steady presence in the community.
Concord postpones the Emerson Hospital rummage sale due to needed repairs to the binding. The event had been set for May at the Armory, and officials say the delay is necessary to complete the repairs.
Incoherent lines reference natural products and fighting terms with unclear names. The fragment mentions "meiatsined" and "tense" phrases, offering no verifiable event, date, or identifiable entities for a full card.
The Concord Antiquarian Society announces an informal show April 17 and 18 featuring silver, papers, manuscripts and other treasures with a holiday tea to celebrate the opening. The house committee includes Mrs. Edward Motley as chair and other members, with Allan French as president and officers Harry Smith Russell Keter as vice presidents, David A. Baldwin secretary and Frederick A. Tower treasurer. The board of governors lists additional members Mrs. Hobart Mrs. Stedman Buttrick Sr Mrs. Trumbull and others.
The King's Daughters met Tuesday at Mrs Henry Smiths home and elected officers for the coming year. President is Mrs A C Peters, vice president Mrs John Clarkson, treasurer Mrs E R Howard, secretary Mrs C L Rocks. Directors include Mrs Lotis A Sohier and Mrs Walter Howe. Cutting and transportation committees named with several active members.
The Concord Antiquarian Society to display a recently acquired archive of early town broadsides and posters on April 17. Items include the Last Words of Samuel Smith from 1799, 1823 town expenses, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery dedications, Emerson reception posters, and a 1860s Lincoln era Union recruitment broadside.
A long reader recipe column lists orange biscuits with shortening and grated rind, then moves through pecan tea sticks and dessert cup cakes with methods. It includes glossy chocolate icing, pecan graham muffins, coconut tea straws, apricot almond bread, grape nut bread, and invites readers to send questions to Miss Fossett.
County Commissioner Thomas B Brennan could not be reached for comment as Concord Enterprise notes ongoing unfinished business at the Walden Pond Supt. office and Brennan was reportedly at the State House on important matters.
A teenaged girl party ended with an accident though the evening remained joyful. Misses Root and Morton escaped with bruises while Miss Sanborn and Miss Joslin required X rays for facial injuries and fractures. Sanborn suffered a fractured wrist.
A fragmentary note describes Jones losing a goat tail and finding a girlfriend amid a chaotic scene with ice packs handcuffs and the India warhoops. It mentions a Mothers Club event and urges patrons to buy tickets from Richardson's or club members, hinting at a cheeky fundraiser.
News notes a fire that damaged the barn belonging to Ebenezer How ard in 1671 and mentions engravings and invitations connected to the event.
The Badminton Club competes in the Milg ham invitation tournament continuing through the week with several Concord players posting solid results. Notable singles showings include Leonard Smith and Clarence Bodfish advancing and Bodfish pairing in doubles forcing close matches. Mixed doubles saw Eleanor Whitney and Clarence Bodfish win their first round.
Concord Willimas Files Jr to co-host the New England Setter Club event at his Carlisle farm on April 17 18 and 19. He owns a setter known for its outstanding母 history as a mother. Carlisle Cape Kelly seven has produced six witting puppies and is expected to have more. Foss hopes Cape Kelly may beat the current record of twelve puppies.
Concord High School outlines this spring track schedule with meets at Concord and nearby towns. Coach Hawkes notes four veterans remain and hopes new talent may emerge as the team competes April through June against Winchester Belmont Woburn Marlboro Lexington Maynard and Leominster.
The Middlesex County League unveils a 42 game season led by Belmont secretary Polly Harris. The schedule lists matchups across Belmont Lexington Reading Stoneham Concord Winchester Maynard and others with dates from April through May and early June.
The Assoc of New England Field Trial Cubs stages its Spring trial at Poss Farm Carlisle on April 17 to 19 with 100 plus contestants from the region. Events include Puppy Stake Junior All Age Amateur and All Age divisions, with drawings at Colonial Inn and Y D Cafe Beliford and a 6 50 dinner planned.
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Ira E. Henderson, 56, lost control of his car on a street and rammed a curbing entering a gas funeral parlor where his body was later found. Sheriff reports a gun battle nearby with two assailants.
Reported in Se Does eas Ha fershey Pa a factory dispute led workers to stage sit-down protests after a big corporation cut milk deliveries. Police and officials noted tensions as authorities sought to resolve the walkout and restore operations.
Fire swept a Tondo Manila tenement leaving thousands homeless as flames raged through the building. Fire crews brought the blaze under control after hours of effort in the business district area.
A tumultuous session involving Lt. G Kelley Councillor de Boston and others led to a violent dispute over the power to compel the works commissioner William F Callahan. Insults were exchanged behind closed doors and overheard in the executive suite as accusations of lying circulated.
Fragmentary note references a commissioner of agriculture and a removal last week by a governing body. Mentions Governor Hurley and a possible regional context, but details are incomplete and names vary.
An incomplete report describes a chaotic fight with a dynamite incident and injuries to a person, mentioning a doorway and a separated front as the scene of action. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A fragmented report notes several people burned and missing after a storm event in the mountains. Details are garbled but indicate a helicopter or pilot issue with at least eight individuals affected.
The California Senate considered a pardon request from officials in Sacramento on April 6 regarding Thorhias J. The Assembly is involved in the review as part of the process to grant clemency.
The text appears as fragmented notes noting valuable raw materials and their relation to paint making. It references a scarce resource and potential industrial context but lacks coherent details or identifiable names, places, dates, or organizations. The readable portions suggest an old trade or material-processing topic.
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