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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1932
Page
21
The Weekly Enterprise lists its office at 16 Wherry Street Marlboro Massachusetts and notes publication details and postal classifications. It mentions subscriptions and distribution including towns Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford with postage.
About 20 000 homes in the United States constitute two thirds of the total wired for electricity. The privately owned American electric industry expands service despite obstacles, spreading to other countries and lifting living standards. The text notes growing home use and labor-saving benefits, forecasting a future home far ahead of today.
A motion to hold McKnight in contempt will be heard tomorrow by Judge Freder Field. The filing cites a preliminary report by Charles W. Blood seeking liability of McKnight his wife and bank directors for the bank losses. Attorney Joseph G Bryer represents Bank Commissioner Arthur Guy in the matter.
Hudson-Alexander Bruen aged 59 a longtime town resident died yesterday forenoon at his home 612 Main Street near Bake Boon He conducted a farm during his residence here He came from Cambridge after seven years in that city and before that from his native land His wife Emma is at home two sons and a daughter survive The funeral will be at 2 o clock at the home conducted by Rev of St Church Burial at Brookside cemetery Arrangements are in charge of Edward L.
Lawrence prepares to host the State Department of the American Legion convention with guests from Washington Boston and local officers. Stephen Garrity of Lowell will open the meeting at 9 80 am with a parade planned Saturday and a broadcast on WBZ. Candidates fill key posts and debates loom over bonus pensions and retirement acts.
The West Acton Thrift Committee announces a season of activities for the club members. A Progressive Luncheon is set for September 28 at 1 pm with hostesses Mrs Arthur Blanchard Mrs John Hoar and Mrs Webster Blanchard of Windsor Avenue. A card party follows at the clubhouse. An October 21 Colonial Supper is planned with an event titled Im An Antique Shop featuring local talent. A November 30 nothing over a dollar sale is scheduled.
From Monte Carlo a visit to La Turbie reveals the famed old town and a ruined monument perched on the Alpine pass. The tower, Augustus’s trophy, marked victories over Alpine tribes and commanded the Aurelian Way, though only fragments remain today as locals used the stones for homes.
Boston August 9. Business leaders in New England split on whether prosperity would return soon. Group one points to rising schedules and night shifts in mills as evidence of a true upturn, while group two sees uneven demand and only spotty gains in orders. Both note the recent stock market rise as likely temporary. Frederick Sanyéer cites rising payrolls in New Hampshire and predicts an upward general trend, though others remain cautious. Dr. Harvey A Wooster warns activity is uneven and tied to seasonal patterns with steel and auto still weak. August is viewed as a turning point for employment.
In Gloucester, Captain Mosquita recalls old sail ships and the perilous Banks. Sailors once lashed to rigging to avoid being washed overboard during rough seas. Swordfish rise ten feet long with a 600 pound frame and a deadly long nose used to hunt and defend.
Jobless residents from Clinton, Boylston, West Boylston, and Sterling may fish Wachusett Reservoir with special MDC permits. About 200 unemployed took advantage of the grant as of the report from the Metropolitan District Commission. Plymouth, Aug 9. Betty Gow, nursemaid to the Lindbergh baby, arrived in the British Isles for the first time since a reunion with her mother aboard the liner. She walked the gang plank in tears, with no comment on Lindbergh plans to return to the United States in September.
The revised third congressional district covers four cities and 52 towns across Worcester, Hampden, and Middlesex counties. Marlboro area candidates include former Mayor Charles F McCarthy and Joseph Sasseville. Communities listed span Ashburnham to Winchendon, including Framingham and Sudbury with multiple towns in between.
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