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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
4
Advertising rates listed by inches and insertions for the Marlboro Massachusetts weekly newspaper. Mentions Samuel G. Kent and Jackson R. Garrett as managers. Indicates second class matter status and post office filing details.
A fragmented review discusses J B Priestley’s Midnight Desert as autobiographical in tone, tracing his feelings on England and America. It notes the essayistic, rambling style, with reflections on the American scene, critics’ views, and broader cultural commentary.
On Thursday evening April, the Concord Lodge of Odd Fellows in North Star Townsend and Willow Rebekah Lodge 109 hosted a social at the lodge rooms with friends in attendance.
The Concord Female Charitable Society will meet at 383 Main Street West Concord on Wednesday April 14 at two o clock. West Concord members will assist.
The Catholic Daughters of America sponsor a Penny Gale in Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday evening April 18 at eight. Many prizes include tables chairs dolls dishes and lamps. Admission is nominal and includes a door prize of a set of dishes.
Mrs Almy B Washburn hall director at Connecticut State College Storrs visits her mother Mrs Anson Wheeler of Nine Acre Corner in a family outing.
Theodore B. Currier age 23 of Church Street Carlisle, brother of Rady Currier and budding sports writer, filed wedding intentions this week with Irene V. Helenius, 18, of Nashawtac Road Concord who has worked for Dr Shedden.
The Con cord Musical Club will meet next Tuesday at Mrs. B L Pratt's home. The luncheon meeting will be hosted by assistants Mrs. David Hawkins and Mrs. Walter Staw.
A pleasant informal meeting of sewing and sociability was enjoyed by Concord Mothers Club members on Monday evening April 3 at Mrs. Helen Poland's home in Chelmeford. Instruction in various kinds of fancy work was given by Mrs. Maxwell Lawrence and Mrs. Prenk Rennie. Large attendance and a merry time were had.
The Concord Woman's Club will hold its annual meeting at the Unitarian Parish House on Monday April 12. Luncheon is served at 1 PM followed by a speaker at 2 PM. Miss Lydia White, noted Western authority on Hindu music, will discuss prose and music.
Bill Brisman, a former Concord High and Lawrence Academy baseball star, reported for a large turnout of Boston University baseball candidates. He is enrolled in the School of Physical Education.
At a Tuesday meeting of the executive board held at Mrs. G. Norman Albree’s Lexington road home, plans were completed for the annual club luncheon set for next Monday in the vestry of the First Parish Unitarian Church. Mrs. Edward Caiger served as assistant hostess.
Reverend Edward Perry Daniels leaves Friday for Lansing Michigan to visit his brother and then to Chicago to meet Mrs Daniels. They will take the City of Los Angeles streamlined train to Los Angeles for a few days, then proceed to Santa Barbara for about a month in Rattlesnake Canyon with friends for a relaxing vacation.
The Northeastern Battery Operators Association will be established under the Concord unit with nine directors and officers including president E W Morse Jr executive vice president Henry Chienber and secretary treasurer Hoyt. Monthly meetings are set for the first Tuesday at the extension service. annual meetings will unite with other units for exchange of ideas and information.
The Y. D. Cafe on Great Road in Bedford will host a large group of New England Letter Club and Field and Trial Clubs members on Sunday night, April 18. Drawings for the all-age class will take place and the cafe extends a cordial welcome to enthusiasts, noting wide interest linked to activities in Carlisle and Concord. The venue is a popular rendezvous for prominent Concord figures.
The 1889 transition to President Benjamin Harrison sparked debate over filling his cabinet with Ohio natives. Observers expected strong Ohio representation as the new administration began to set its cabinet composition and regional balance.
West Acton Baptist Church notes an Ambassadors class meeting at John Smith home with Gordon Tate as president Leonard Godfrey vice president Robert Montague secretary and John Smith treasurer A 70 attendee luncheon followed by a New England Fellowship program with Misses Elizabeth Evans Rose Phillips and Dorothy Avery as speakers An April 15 Snap Shots in Sepia talk by Mrs Hollis M Cobb Worcester is announced at Mrs Ben Smith home under Mrs Fred MacDonald and Rev A E Wheeler Framingham will speak at the April 14 midweek prayer meeting at the church.
Miss Julia McCarthy principal of South Acton School attended Amherst for the ninth annual conference of Principals of Elementary Schools. Miss Hlisie Bixby returned to classes after an absence due to her mother's illness and death in Woodsville Massachusetts.
On Friday last the Senior Class staged a model school paper meeting in the auditorium. Participants included Hubert Wamboldt Elizabeth Reed Rita Dunivan Lucille Hayward Ralph Piper John Fallon Olive Milbery Vesta Balsor and Russell Briggs. The program showed how pages are assembled written and ideas carried through with jokes short stories and poems. Calendar notes highlight April 13 Dr McGillicuddy talks to girl students April 15 State Teacher's College Speakers April 16 17 Senior Play It Pays to Advertise April 29 New England Conservatory Trio May 4 Horace Mann Day. Parents and friends are invited to attend.
Rev. Glenn W. Douglass delivered on Divine Addition and announced a new sermon series starting Sunday morning April titled Seven Golden Candle sticks. A luncheon and talk on Old Road of Acton will follow Friday at one o clock at the church. Lieut Edward Moran of Newton visited Acton last week with family.
Acton Garden Club members anticipate a Thursday meeting at 2 30 pm April 8 at the Acton Women’s Club house. Richard Stiles of Sudbury will speak on The Herb Garden, sharing notes from his Boston Flower Show silver medal and spring exhibits. Hostesses include Mrs J Sidney White and Mrs W Stuart Allen.
Members of the West Acton Women's Club will hear Rev John Nichols Mark at 2 30. The chairman of several committees will report on year activities and new officers will be chosen.
The Acton Grange plans a meeting at the town hall on Tuesday evening April 13 to confer the first and second degrees on a class of candidates. Mrs Laurel Gilman is master and Mrs Alice Perkins lecturer. they will also accept invites to Prescott Grange Pepperell on April 9.
The Concord Road Department acquires a Ford Coupe and a 1 12 ton truck from Middlesex Motor Company as equipment replacements. A 3 to 5 ton GMC truck from Viand Motor Company is ordered but not yet delivered.
A Concord voter urges readers to honor the library grounds and avoid trampling the grass. The writer laments careless foot traffic and the fence or signs that deter access, praising the library as a statewide landmark funded by the generosity of local seniors.
Sunday services include Sunday school at 11 a.m. and an evening service at 7 30 p.m. Lavers of Gordon College id lecturing. Midweek prayer and Bible study meet Wednesday evening. Ladies Missionary Society meets April 16 at the Anders Christofferson home on School Street South Acton. Secrist of Cambridge to preach April 25 May 2 and May 9 before returning May 16. Contact Elmer Joslin for pastoral needs during absence.
Sunday services at 10 45 with Sunday school and reading room hours 2 to 6. A Wednesday 7 45 testimonial meeting. The Lep son Sermon from the Churches of Christ Scientist worldwide on Are Sin Disease and Death Real includes Bible quotes from Jeremiah and II Timothy and a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy on harmonizing life and the kingdom of heaven.
Rev. William H Finnick and Rev. George F Mulcahy lead Sunday Masses at 7:00 8:15 and 10:00 a.m. Benediction after the last Mass. Sunday School after 8:15 Mass. Confessions Saturday 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. First Friday Mass 6:45 a.m. Holy Communion 7:30 a.m. First Friday Devotions 7:45 p.m. Weekday Masses 7:00 and 7:30 a.m.
Rev. William F. Shaughnessy presides at daily masses with morning schedules listed. Weekday and Sunday masses, benediction on Sunday at 5 p m are noted for parishioners.
The Second annual Christian Endeavor Alumni Reunion at West Concord church is set for Sunday April 11 at 6 p m with a social hour after. Rev Kenneth Teed pastor of Union Church leads morning worship at 10 45 with a sermon, and Tuesday April 13 7 30 p m midweek prayer with the text A Prophet Has no Honor in His Own Country.
Morning service at 11 a m with church school at 9 45 a m. April 11 features Rev Professor Johannes A C Fagginger Auer of Harvard Divinity School, formerly minister here. Emerson Society meets 5 30 p m in vestry with Carl B Wetherell speaking. On April 18 Rev Samuel A Blot Dy fills pulpit during minister’s California absence.
The Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord invites worshipers to Sunday service at 10 45 with guest soloist Elmer B Mode from Boston University and a sermon titled Beyond Obligation A children s sermon Sterling Silver or Plated and a kindergarten during the service Church school begins at 9 30 Young People Society meets Sunday at 7 pm The Woman s Union gathers Thursday at 3 Travel Talk and refreshments Mothers Club plans a play What Happened to Jones in the parish house Friday at 8pm.
Concord reports a spring dance on Friday April 2 for youths aged sixteen to twenty. Patrons included Mrs E Payson True and many local volunteers. Dinners preceded the event, a buffet supper followed, and a coffee party concluded the evening hosted by several local ladies.
Alfred Lufkin, previously sales manager at Twin State Gas and Electric of St Johnsbury, resigns to join Lawton and Lufkin Appliance company in Concord. The firm, located at 18 Belknap Street, plans a large sales room and service department. Lawton, formerly Municipal Appliance service man, is active in providing service for electrical equipment.
Invitations announce the marriage of Dorothy Gertrude Brisman to John Andrew Hutchinson on Wednesday April 14 at four o clock in St Bernard s Church Concord Rev William F Finnick presiding with Rev George F Mulcahy as assistant Thomas Hutchinson brother of the groom serves as best man Miss Sophie Matucieski will be maid of honor in an aqua net gown The bride will wear white satin and carry orange blossoms
At the vestry of the Unitarian Church the Women’s Parish Association elected officers led by Mrs. Raymond Wheeler as president and Mrs. Norman Spencer as secretary. A card party held in the vestry on April 3 featured refreshments and was reported a success.
The Senior Class of Acton High school presents a three act comedy on April 16 and 17 at the West Acton Woman's Club house. A rich soap maker and rival advertiser drive the plot through romance, scams, and high pressure sales as chaos and humor unfold starring Mary Grayson Lucille Hayward John Fallon Ruth Knoll Rodney Martinson Ralph Piper Stanley Bondelevitch Leo Thatcher Elizabeth Reed Ruth Noll and others.
The Maynard Magdalene Chapter of O E S observed its 47th anniversary with a program at Masonic hall. Grand lodge and district officers attended along with Roy Grey Ralph Burstead and Harry Bunchan among local guests. A 6 30 supper followed by business, entertainment and a social completed the evening.
The Sudbury Junior Senior high school sets its Junior Prom for Friday night April 9 with the junior class inviting all students to attend. Principal Alan F. Flynn attended a principals and superintendents conference at Amherst the prior Thursday and Friday.
Yesterday afternoon in the Assembly hall a junior high recitation contest featured students including Robert Hunt Robert Frost Carolyn Feltch Belay Forsyth Patricia Goodnow Rebekah Fairbank Eva Haynes Jean Haynes Lillian Hughes Jean Bowman Eileen Quinn Saran Rand Clarine Richardson G mille Smith Grace Wright Dominick Galluzzo Barbara Stenstrom Virginia Hazen Harold Lamburn Milton Bartlett Arthur Haynes Winthrop Fairbank Gertrude MacArthur Clifford Nelson John Sullivan Vincenzo Casella Barbara Ruth Skinner Priscilla Snow Priscilla Goodnow Betty Little Ruth Grannen judged by Mrs. Guernsey Frost Mrs. Sarah Johnson and Mrs. Jane Bennett.
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