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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
6
Gofkauf's Automotive Stores Inc opens a new Maynard store at Main Street in the Aiuber Bros building Friday at noon. The brochure emphasizes savings, broad assortments, clean orderly displays, and experienced staff, contrasting with small town purchasing limits before chains arrived.
The article profiles Gorkauf's eight year rise from Lowell Massachusetts to a regional auto parts powerhouse. Herman Gorman and Murray Kaufman lead a 800 employee chain with huge warehouses, fast delivery, and a policy of cash-and-carry pricing. They stock radios and auto parts, offer free radio tube testing, and claim savings passed to customers.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that despite being adept hunters and fishermen, Indians often died of starvation. The piece attributes this to a belief in living for today and neglecting tomorrow, illustrating a troubling paradox in survival among native forest peoples.
Concord Mrs Shedden and Len Smith exit semifinals as Seevy and Nichols win 11 15 16 9 16 9. The season closes with five top finishers led by Miss Leon Foss who played 1615 points, scoring 868 for 59.8 percent. Mrs Henry S Thompson places second with 294 of 495 or 59.4 percent. Third goes to Mrs William F Kussin with 250 of 495 or 50.5 percent. Other place getters include several named players in the final standings.
The Concord Cardinals prep for a new season in the Paul Revere Baseball League. Manager Johnny Bart Clomeo leads practices at Penny A Rideout playground diamond after successful runs in the Assabet Valley League where they twice claimed the championship. The league opener is set for May.
The Concord town baseball team held its work on Sunday afternoon at Peterson Playground Rady. Manager and veteran hurler George to coach the outfit which plans to open its season with an exhibition game here against Bellant Town Jean Sunday after a date April 25.
Concord women sponsor a Scout fundraiser at the Scout House on Saturday April 24 from 10:30 AM all day. The sale features home baked beans steamed brown bread meat loaves chicken moulds spicy roasts mayonnaise cottage cheese cream puffs and the regular Girl Scout cookies jams jellies Conserves preserved citrus peels and other delicacies to aid eighty or more Concord Girl Scouts.
The Concord Mothers' Club stages What Happened to Jones by George H Broadhurst at the Trinitarian Congregational Parish House Friday April 16 at eight p m Tickets are from members or Richardson's The cast includes Russell Laclure Ebenézer Goodly Ralph Howe Rev George L Thurlow and George Erickson among others The show is coached by Mrs Albert Hussey assisted by Mrs Russell MacClure with Frank Goongins as general manager and Norman Shearer stage manager Committees handle publicity properties costumes tickets entr'acte entertainment and more
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