Yankees Edge Contord In Soggy Armory Tilt
The Yankees beat Contord 7 to 5 as Tompkins homered and Loftus drove in runs. McKenna started for Contord, gave up multiple hits, and Erisman finished with the win for New York in a damp Armory game.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1932
Page
30
The Yankees beat Contord 7 to 5 as Tompkins homered and Loftus drove in runs. McKenna started for Contord, gave up multiple hits, and Erisman finished with the win for New York in a damp Armory game.
Jimmy Haldwin a former Harvard star, shot 69 at Concord Country Club to beat par by two and break the old mark shared with Phillips Finlay. He played with Bill Faversham Jr, Russell Robb and John Buttrick as four birdies powered a 34 on the back nine after a 35 front nine. Later the Concord Yankees fell to FC Lewis of Everett in six innings at Emerson Playground Sunday.
West Concord and neighboring communities honor Rev. Edward F Ryan DD on leaving Our Lady Help of Christians parish after two years at Holy Name Tish West Roxbury. Speakers including Superintendent Charles Thacher and Judge Charles Thacher praise his ministry. A purse and reception recognize his service and bid him farewell with best wishes for his new assignment.
Funeral for Flora L Batchelder Keizer wife of Hor ace B Keizer of Paul Revere Farm held at home with over 300 attendees. Rev Edward P Daniels of First Parish officiated. flowers and music noted, pallbearers named, burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery Reading with a brief committal service.
Concord Board of Assessors led by chairman Arthur A. Martin announces a 1932 tax rate of 36.80 per thousand down from 38.20 last year. The town’s total valuation rises to 9,568,040 with 8,362,360 in real estate and 1,305,680 in personal property. The town grant drops to 420,829.10 versus 424,509.38 in 1931, while state and county taxes total 13,552.50 and 13,565 respectively. income tax receipts reach 26,143.22. Poll taxes are being paid by residents this year.
The text suggests taking a break and reading to refresh the mind, noting that some things never rest such as bank deposits with continuous interest. It mentions staying home to read and observes ongoing interest on deposits in the Concord Co-operative Bank, with mentions of August series on sale and shares in the Concord Co-Operative pid at a fixed percent composition.
Sunday August 7 at 9 30 Heely Communion and sermon by Rev Jacob C Kolb of Mattapan will be held at Trinity Church Concord Mass. The event notes a service led by an external pastor with a focus on communion.
Rev Harland Evans to deliver sermon at 7 30 pm Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal Church. The evening service features a sermon by the pastor following the 7 30 ruling.
The report notes an evening service Sunday August 7 at 7 30 pm led by Rev Olaf M Johnson. Mr and Mrs Thomas J M Gann and daughter Gertrude returned from a week at White Horse Beach. Miss Minny Findeisen of Peter Bulkeley school faculty visited Attleboro.
The schedule lists daily matchups among Allston Colored Giants Cambridge Waltham South Boston Concord Dorchester Newton Upper Falls and Newton Upper Falls again. Key ties include Dorchester versus Cambridge on Tuesday and Thursday’s Concord visit to Cambridge.
Mohawks and Belmon top Paul Revere Baseball League with seven wins and two losses each. Concord Yankees follow with seven and four, while Lexington Minutemen Boys sit fourth. Regular schedule ends this week with potential postponed games. games scheduled Wednesday to Friday and a Saturday finish. Arlington and Lexington reface Sunday thunderstorm delay.
Henry Walcott Jr. flew to Boston Sunday in a Hyannis Airport plane piloted by Alton B Sherman to bring back a trained nurse for Mrs Damon Valentine of Concord. They are at their father Dr Henry Walcott's summer residence in Englewood Beach West Yarmouth.
Concord defeated Manhattan Market of Cambridge 9 to 2 in four and a half innings at Percy A Rideout Playground West Concord Sunday afternoon. Concord moved into a tie with Waltham atop the Boston Two League second half standings with three wins four losses. Nine runs came on seven hits as Manhattan starter Johnson allowed four walks and three runs in the first four innings. Jackie McCabe led Concord with three hits amid a frequent free pass by Manhattan pitching.
Miss Ellen French of Nashaw the Hill spends August in New York volunteering at the Joint Diseases Hospital under Miss Rebecca Dunning, head of the Out Patient Department, aiding patients and medical staff.
Mr Frank J Googins and his wife with daughter are at Hollis Centre Maine for August. Henry H Huston of Barnes Hill road is convalescing after appendicitis surgery at Emerson Hospital where the appendix might have ruptured soon. Sam Kent had a car stolen on Brookline avenue but it was recovered by police. Mr and Mrs Donald Wood and daughter Donna visit Mr Wood's parents on Hubbard street. Concord Grange No 160 Patrons of Husbandry enjoyed its annual picnic at Whalom Park Fitchburg. Frederick Moreau and Arthur F Adams led the event.
Two trusties Earl Burrows and Joseph Lafountain fled Concord Reformatory on Friday afternoon and were caught at 5 30 Saturday morning by Officer Frank McCormick near Camp Devens in Ayer. Burrows 18 and Lafountain 22 faced auto theft and related charges. They hid in woods, were drenched by showers, and had little food since escaping. Burrows parole was denied immediate release for lack of work. Lafountain parole due Tuesday.
Augustine W Macone led both skeet events at West Concord with 24 in large bore and 23 in .410 gauge. In the large bore there was a three way tie at 23 among Percy R Foss Harry E Tuttle and Salvador A Macone, with Salvadore A Macone second in the .410 gauge shoot with 18 and Mary O Abbott third with 17.
The Legion Jamboree hosted by James J. Mansfield Post A.L. at the Veterans Building drew a large audience. Highlights included Miss Rita Hill’s rope tap dance, 8. Thompson Blood’s vaudeville sketch, Tommy Tombeno’s troupe, Billy Delaney’s blackface tap, and Joe Mara with vocal duets and selections. Attendance prizes went to Frances Moynihan, Charlotte Fletcher, O. C. Boyd, James Carey, and William Harney. The Legion Auxiliary canteen, led by Mrs David Hayes, complemented the event, with plans for another weekly program after Labor Day.
Lt Col Theodore K Spencer, brother of Dr Norman C Spencer, has been promoted in the United States Army. He has been serving as commander of the Second Battalion, 13th Infantry in Philadelphia.
Ladies footwear in stock at Jackson's Main Street with sizes and widths across a wide range. Prices listed from 67 cents to 3.95 dollars per pair, offering affordable options for varied needs this sale.
Elm street residents Mr and Mrs Seabury T Short take Seabury T Jr and Sylvia for August at a cottage in West Chatham. Sylvia, four, is noted as Walden pond Red Cross beginner test and fearless diver.
Foote posted the lowest net 538-3 and Cody Jr. the lowest gross 41-87 in the Best Selected 12 holes of 18 at Concord Country Club. Hayden Whitney, Samuel Shannon and Benjamin Wilson tied for third with net 339. Other top lines include Whit ney Cook and John Buttrick among the list of best selections.
The Concord Lodge of Elks held a meeting Tuesday evening July 26 in the Knights of Columbus rooms Monument hall with Exalted ruler Ivan D. Servais presiding. Past Exalted Ruler Harold I Wellington reported on his trip to Birmingham Alabama as a delegate to the Grand Lodge Convention.
Velma Hinman of West Concord gave an exquisite Handel Largo at the West Concord Union church morning service. Mrs. Lucy K Snyder and her son Robert plan August visit to Deer Island Maine. The Concord horseshoe team travels to Maynard Thursday for a Middlesex League match. Rev. Robert Walker and Mrs. Walker spend August at Jackson Falls House New Hampshire. John E Hannon and family stayed last week at the Mayflower Hotel in Dennig Cape.
Reverend Frederick Persons of the Congregational Library in Boston preached at West Concord Union Church on the modern viewpoint of Christianity. Miss Velma Hinman sang as soloist and Dennis Farrell from Maynard played the organ.
The Sheehan Family Association holds its sixteenth annual reunion at Acton Centre on August 7, 1932. Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians in West Concord begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by a basket lunch, business meeting, sports, and planned entertainment under President David G. Sheehan.
Rev. William J. Shaughnessy, previously assistant at East Weymouth’s Church of the Immaculate Conception, began duties as parish priest of Our Lady Help of Christians in West Concord. He succeeds Rev. Dr. Edward F. Ryan, transferred to the Church of the Holy Name in West Roxbury. Rev. Donahue remains as curate at West Concord Church.
Concord residents lent ancestral portraits for an exhibition at the Concord Art Center by the Concord Art Association this spring and early summer, closing Sunday afternoon. The galleries remain closed Monday as the center readies for the fall etchings show, with Miss Mary O. Abbott selecting the works.
The Mutual Protection Fire Insurance Company formerly at Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank Thompson Square has moved to the Middlesex Insurance Building in Concord with new directors elected Prescott Keyes Eliot R Howard Carlos P Faunce Harry F Marden James Y Noyes Theodore T Marsh James F Young Harvey Mac Arthur Keyes becomes president and treasurer Howard is vice president and manager Wardwell Jr oversees Automobile Department Whipple Leighton Hogan take on assistant roles.
The Concord church schedules a 10 45 Sunday service with a 10 46 Sunday School and a 7 48 Wednesday testimonial meeting. Reading room hours are 2 to 6 pm on weekdays and holidays. The August 7 lesson sermon centers on Spirit and includes Bible passages from I Corinthians 12 13 and Psalms 104 24 30 along with Mary Baker Eddy references.
Local notices record Rev. Joseph W. Healy touring Canada on vacation and numerous families planning extended trips to Europe England Nova Scotia and Scotland. Posts mention visits to Peaks Island Gloucester Indian Neck Beach Rockport Walden Pond and Vermont with travel by Brittanic and other vessels.
Miss Snelling of South Lincoln engaged to Professor Burton Wadsworth Jones son of Dr and Mrs Arthur J Jones of Swa-more Pennsylvania. Grace Snelling educated at Katharine Gibbs and secretary to Wells A Hall in town. Jones teaches at Co University Ithaca. Wedding set for September 10 at St Anne's church Lincoln.
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