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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1940
Page
2
Classified note lists rates for advertising and legal notices with per inch charges. Mentions Main Street Concord Massachusetts and weekly publication schedule with a Wednesday insertion for 1.80 dollars.
A reflectivepiece cites Allied and Axis actions from Poland to Ethiopia and Spain, critiques democratic governments for early wartime failures, and notes a 1931 City College speech report by Victor A. ds on speech trends in New York schools.
A letter from Amy S Bridgman of the Boston Author's Club praises the Anchor and Ark Glee Club for its Sibelius based performance on WAAB. The Glee Club will present its annual concert on April 27 at the high school auditorium with Zarahi Elmesian as guest artist. The New England Federation of Men's Glee Clubs spring festival will be held in Melrose in May, where the York City public schools are criticized for weak instruction amid immigrant enrollments.
The community of South Acton mourns Christian Monsen Jr aged 28 who died at Charlesgate Hospital Boston after pneumonia. He returned from Florida with his parents on March 13 and fell ill. funeral held Monday at 2 p.m. at Langstreet Evangelical Free church Concord with Rev Otto Rattis officiating. burial in Sloppy Hollow Cemetery. He is survived by parents and two sisters Lidvig Holm Carlisle and Olaf Anderson Concord.
Wayside Inn D A R Chapter meets at the home of the McLeans in Bedford with Miss Ruth Wright and Miss Louise Toddayland representing schools. New members Mrs George H Wilson of Sudbury and Mrs Harold Spielvogel of Weston attend. Gov Saltonstall addresses the Pilgrims and a state house tour follows.
The Woman's Alliance hosts a sale at Memorial Congregational Vestry on Friday April 26. Social updates note Miss Moynihan visiting relatives, entertainment planned at Wayside Inn schools, and dog license renewals due April 1. Obituary reports Arthur Dakin of Detroit, ex-resident of North Sudbury.
Mrs Maxwell Eaton, attending the Sudbury institute, was named president of the Sudbury we fara Club with Mrs Irving A in attendance.
Maynard High School will host the Junior Prom for the Class of 1941 on Friday evening May 24 in the George Washington Auditorium. Faculty advisor Ruth Bradley leads the planning with class officers William Lesage president Leona Arciszewski vice president June Carbary secretary Edward Higgins treasurer and committee members Gladys Boeske Helen Cutter Jean Davis Raymond Kane John King and Albert Brown coordinating the event.
The Owlet is produced by Meynard Junior High pupils with editor Raymond Wuorio and editors August Rogers and Richard White. Seventh grade leads Louise Pwinell, eighth grade Anne White and Joseph Segal, with staff in sports Doris Seder and others. Faculty advisors include Miss Mary Doyle and Mrs. Mary Coughlan.
The March 1940 health activities report lists school nurse duties 6 hours daily, 853 visits to schools, 46 home visits, 89 examinations, 192 in-school treatments, 6 home treatments, 3 communicable disease exclusions, 3 readmissions, 5 pupil referrals to the school physician, 1 to an oculist. School physician E. J. Flaherty, M.D. and nurse Edith B. Foster, R.N. sign the report.
A regular Mispah Rebekah lodge meeting at Odd Fellow Hall was held Thursday night. The degree was exemplified by the noble grands. Delegates from Dorchester Waltham West Acton West Concord Berlin Holliston Framingham Saxonville attended. A catered supper preceded the gathering.
After weeks of coaching led by Miss Helen Pederson of Acton Center Christian Endeavor Society, the comedy in three acts And Mary Did is scheduled for April 17 at Town Hall. The cast, all members, is rehearsing diligently to assure a full house and strong patronage for a financially and socially successful event.
The Maynard Inter-town Bowling League finishes its 26 week schedule this Thursday night at Lynch Alleys. Jemmy Ge team appears winner with Watts 0-Gas third, a close finish to the seventh season. The first will feature hockey roll next Monday. Wigs Littlefield leads with 103 average and will win the cup for high individual average. The league banquet is set for Monday April 22 at the Laurier Club in Lowell to announce awards.
Maynard Parker and Dan Hardesty tested the Johnson semi automatic rifle at Concord National Guard range. They fired 200 300 and 600 yard limits with 800 to 1000 rounds and the rifle did not fail. Both observers found the rifle accurate with balanced ammunition and noted consistent performance across all three ranges.
Maynard Charles Primiano was installed as president of Roma Lodge No. Lode of Italy at a ceremony at the Elks hall. District deputy Gaetano Corcia conducted the installation. Further inductions planned include Finecchi as vice president and Giuseppe Graceffa, Michael Velen, Vincenzo Perrazzo, Frank Finocchi, and Pauline DeGrappe among others.
Members of the West Acton Neighborhood Club plan an annual meeting at the G. A. R. hall on April 16 at 2 p.m. Officers seek strong attendance and invite friends for an entertainment featuring readings and vocal selections by Kingston Blakely and Miss Barbara Tibbets, with past performer Miss Blakely praised for her talents.
A fragment indicates a meeting where tea will be served and hopes are expressed that every member will be present. No further details on date or organizer are readable.
A four session sewing program sponsored by the Middlesex County Extension Service under Miss Ellen Warham will be held at the West Acton Baptist church parish house on April 23 and 30, and May 7 and 14 from 10 30 a.m. to 9 30 p.m. Enrollment is encouraged to prepare and attend the open day with the described preparations.
A fragmentary excerpt cites Longfellow and Poe on talent and effort. The garbled text hints at doing what you can and doing it well, but the source is incomplete and lacks clear context or events.
A fragmented text item notes a mysterious phrase or name sequence. Readable elements point to an undefined subject possibly a title or clue within a historical column. Details remain unclear but curiosity centers on the unusual wording.
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