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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
5
Maynard gossip notes the postponement of the three act comedy Your Uncle Dudley planned for May 20 and 21 at St George's Church due to local industrial conditions. Pirates of Pengance will be staged April 27 at Woburn High School Auditorium under Victor and Grace Salloway.
During Holy Week Reverend Arthur H. Wilde leads services on Thursday and Friday nights with Holy Communion to follow Thursday evening. A children's hour is at 3:30 PM Friday. The church joins Acton Center Congregational Church for a three hour devotional Friday from 12 to 3. Sunday morning at 9:30 a children's program is in charge of Mrs. Wilde with assistants Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Jones. The Men’s Class is omitted to allow men to attend the Easter service at 9:45.
An exclusive summer prom will be held in a decorated auditorium with green and gold the theme. Tickets must be reserved in advance with Miss Ruth J Wilson or listed committee members, as no doors sales will be permitted.
The board of selectmen plans to issue rules governing town halls under their jurisdiction to curb loitering and prevent offices from becoming club rooms. The measures will be drawn up soon with instructions to all department heads and staff.
Fred A. Tower, Concord's weather observer, reported an official maximum reading of 69 degrees Tuesday afternoon, while a low of almost 50 degrees followed from an unseasonably low 19.7 on Monday morning.
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Maynard Country Club announces the nine hole course is open daily for play this season. Stan den gm-year notes equipment ready for the season and George Nauiteau greens keeper says fairways and greens are in fine condition. Noble Morton president says membership fees are 30 dollars with all day and 18 hole rates available. The club invites golfers to try the home course and enjoy social features during the season.
Marlboro district Superintendent Marlboro district for Unemployed Registration under the Social Security Act was in town Friday to discuss compensation delays. He met with the local textile union committee which was told technicalities largely caused the holdup. About 1600 unemployed Maynard registered for compensation under the Act and will receive due payments once eligible.
Several weddings of local interest are set after Easter. Hibbert M Gill of Billerica will wed Miss Malvina A Kulevich of McKinley Street at St Bridgets Church. Albert D Cowles, sportswriter, will marry Miss Malvina A Kulevich in a mass at St Casimirs. Miss Isabelle Donohue will marry Edmund J Stone at St Casimirs with a Grange Hall reception.
DeMolay LDF Wilson Chapter holds meeting at Masonic Hall next night. First Degree to be conferred on new candidates. Plan for a local DeMolay baseball team to be completed at the gathering.
Acton District Court in Concord heard Hillian M. Prouty of Little toe charged with operating a motor vehicle and failure to slow for pedestrians. A not guilty verdict was returned on the pedestrians charge while a day sentencing and a fine were imposed on the other charge. Chief Michael W. Foley prosecuted the case.
A general alarm Wednesday near the Powder Mills South Acton area reported a gh fire along the Boston and Maine tracks below Parker's crossing. The blaze covered about 75 acres before crews contained it with no buildings damaged. Weather hampered early efforts but firefighters stopped the spread quickly.
Readable fragments indicate a fire in the rear area of the Agricultural Association with ongoing uncertainty about extent and cause. Names and precise locations are unclear but the event prompted a response from local authorities.
The obituary notes the sudden death of Mrs Anna Manion after a period of illness. She leaves a large family including Rose Walsh of Halifax and sons Thomas J., Charles, and Francis Manion, plus daughters Miss Manion and Mrs Florence Piper. A funeral service was held at Our Church in New York and a requiem mass observed.
April 6 Warren report notes Entomologist Warren Whitcomb from Waltham Field Station spoke to the Agricultural club on The Economic of Insects. A Democracy Class project featured a court trial on a first degree murder charge against Edward MacDougall with Dexter Kelley defending and Vincent Sheehan prosecuting before Judge 709 witnesses including Harold Knight Viola Thatcher Frances Stu.
Fragmentary text cites Florence Harriman and Robert Taylor among participants in a court trial led by Morton Locke, with Elizabeth Davis and others judged not guilty by a jury. It notes amnesia testimony, classroom reading aims, and praise for a project described as educational.
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