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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1934
Page
4
The Weekly Enterprise from Marlboro Massachusetts lists its address at 16 Liberty Street and notes publication every Wednesday by Enterprise Press, Incorporated. It shows post office second class matter status and dates to 1908, with subscription rates listed as $1.50.
The article assesses the deficit outlook with a June 30 target and explains how over one third of allocated funds are diverted to non public works programs. It contrasts public works spending with private construction and notes a sharp drop in overall economic activity since 1928.
Government revenue from alcoholic beverages falls short of expectations after repeal. Estimates overestimated demand and dry and wet statisticians clashed over consumption declines. Barter between Brazil and Russia emerges as a practical trade method with wool and hides as main exports. Seminole sun and alligator dances resurface in Florida. Dr Wirt’s brain trust plot hints at burlesque material for the Gridiron Club dinner and political shifts in California.
The governor supports Superintendent Gill while faulting Auditor Hurley on the Norfolk colony probe. The issue centers on administrative competence and discipline, with urged search for a qualified permanent successor and caution against political influence in prison reform.
Governor Lehman signs a bill creating a judicial council to study court structure and speed justice. Justice Cardozo helped frame it, with ex officio members from the Court of Appeals and legislative leadership. The council will include bar members and two citizens to oversee reform.
The text states that since January 1 an amount totaling 250 million dollars has been repaid to RFC, equating to a rate of about one billion dollars per year.
A partial text discusses prisoners and a comment on artists. It mentions the quantity and quality of art and hints at a comparison between numbers and work. The legible parts suggest reflection rather than a concrete event.
A 1934 letter pile from Maynard Massachusetts advocates reviving local baseball. Fans push a Bancroft Street Stadium program with twilight games, four-team league, and community support for youth and ballpark reuse. Dent and others urge organizers, managers, and umpires to form a town league and schedule.
A guide to planning stylish announcement parties with attention to color schemes and decorations. Includes luncheon menu ideas such as Cupid's Cup strawberries and Dresden Heart Croustades, plus gelatin molds with cauliflower and strawberry desserts, all designed for convenient home preparation using a gas oven and refrigerator.
Readers are invited to send cookery problems or recipe requests to Miss Feeney via the newspaper. She will answer questions in this column or by personal letter.
A reader recalls playing in sand lot baseball nights while working night shifts at a mill. He singles out Rabbit Twembley and George Graham for starting the teams and lists fellow players like Brayden, Marsden, Nee, White, Flaherty, Johnston, Columbo, Connors, Spratt, Morgan, Sims, Lehto, and Prenti as part of the fond memories and calls for others to join in reviving the effort.
April 1 reports note Lt Governor Bacon supporters in Boston plan to avoid fighting over a Republican State Committee chair to replace Carl A. Fall River who resigned recently. Fall River source mentions Rep George Tarbell of Lincoln as connected to the event.
At the 68th Grand Army of the Republic campment in Faneuil Hall 68 of 432 members attended. Erick H. Bishop led the meeting. George A. from Massachusetts, living in Nashua New Hampshire, a Parker Post member, was elected Co.
A report states Hurley and Bartlett were not blamed. It claims millions of dollars were spent without proper accounting. A Senate committee hearing next Tuesday will cover Dr. William A. Wirt and a supposed brain trust plot to undermine the Constitution.
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