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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
2
In 1938 a Middlesex County agriculture contest crowned Rine R. e Aro as winner. The prize includes a trip to the ice arena in November and use of the entry in a national exhibit at the college headquarters on Everett Street.
Nameness of participants appears garbled but indicates a list of individuals who qualified and others who passed tests. Mentions include Rodney E Pratt and Helene Silverman among qualifiers with several other names in unclear sequence.
Concord beat Arlington 9 to 1 in a one sided game played Friday evening. Peterson doubled in the second with Cartulio misplaying a grounder and Johnson making a triple after a dropped ball. C Johnson and Dempsey delivered hits as Concord pulled ahead and stretched the lead through the sixth inning.
G Johnson opened the seventh with a left center homer to spark Concord past Arlington 5 0. Lonus Nea homered for Arlington in an otherwise quiet game while Jones tripled to start Arlington’s seventh and Clifton starred in the field for Concord pitching and defense.
Rev. Smith C. Dexter rector presides at morning prayer and sermon on Sunday August 1. Rev. Charles A. Clough Jr. of Vineyard Haven is supplying while the rector is on vacation in Westport Massachusetts.
Union service announced at First Parish Concord with ministers Ulkeley Faslinger Auer and Richards. Morning worship August 11 at 10 45 led by Rev Dr Richards in chapel on Hubbard and Walden streets with August services held at the Trinitarian Congregational church.
Local advertisement highlights aprons and house dresses selling for 98 cents at Lever's in Maynard. Includes pricing hints and store note.
Concord church lists Sunday service at 10 45 a m and Sunday School at 10 45 a m. Wednesday testimonial meeting at 7 45 p m. Reading room hours 2 to 5 p m on weekdays except holidays. Spirit theme for August 11 Bible lesson and passages from Mary Baker Eddy discuss Spirit cleansing and the pure in heart see God.
The So Acton Extension Service unit will host a food sale and social on Friday August 9 at the Improvement Rooms. Food sale begins at 2 30 with bridge and whist free for players. Refreshments on sale from 2 30 to 5 o'clock. Mrs H A Cartwright Mr and Mrs Russell Quimby and others visit local residents listed.
Store ad lists ladies undergarments including slips, bloomers, panties and lingerie priced at 98 cents with Maynard advertisement and Leverer's branding noted.
Friday schedule shows the Somerville Lincolns facing Concord at Winners Playground at 6 15 p m. Local teams clash in a Friday showdown with likely attendance and community interest.
Mr and Mrs Ralph W Stone announce the birth of a son at Marlboro Hospital. Mother and baby are reported as doing well. Mr and Mrs Chester L Perry and Mr and Mrs Louis D Perry took a Sunday trip through the western part of the state. Miss Marjorie Perry of Old Colony Trust Co is on a two week vacation.
Postmaster Fred A. Tower and observers at the United Weather Bureau report 1.1 inches of rain fell Saturday night into Sunday morning during an electrical storm. August totals reach 2 inches to date, more than half the 3.54 inch average for the month, ending July’s drought.
Miss Gertrude Si Rideout of the High School faculty and her parents plan a summer home visit in Ashburnham before returning to West Concord to prepare for a Colorado trip. Rideout departs August 17 for Colorado.
Reverend pre Stone from West Concord Union will preach next Sunday at All Souls Bangor Maine. His mother Mrs Rossie L Stone and Mildred Stone accompany him from their former parish. Alfred Wheeler Stone, minister of West Concord Union Church, officiated. Funeral services were held Monday for Mr Nickerson father of Mrs Raymond White of West Concord. he recently died in Washington and the services took place in Stoneham.
Mr and Mrs Stephen M. W. Gray are at home after spending the month of July at their camp at Lake Winnepesauk Atjis. The Bish way department reports the roads the center are in such good condition.
August 7 at Lexington, the Concord Yankees edged Lexington 6 to 4 in ten innings. McKenna limited Lexington to few hits as Concord erased an early deficit with a four run burst in the eighth. In the tenth, a rundown play at home plate allowed Parkes to score after Brown hit the runner with the ball.
Concord schools start the new term with four weeks of classes underway. Administrators report steady enrollment and varied schedules as students return to classrooms across district campuses.
The article lists shooting wins with Allen Marris and partner teams securing top spots. The Wellesley Skeet Club Weston Rod and Gun Club and Lynn Rise and Revolver Club contend for third place. Also notes Willow Rebekah Lodge officers elected next meeting, and Patrolman Lawson covering night shift during Nolan’s vacation. Mary Tobin to open tea room August 10 and Boston records mark August 6 as coolest day.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled names and items from a social page or notice column. It mentions a tie event on a field or lander, a picnic Saturday, a bagpipe for women, dress of Mr and Mrs, and references to a parade of bathing suits. Details are unreadable and inconsistent.
Morning worship led by Union N Ghurgh card and Rev Alfred Maas West C Rev. Olof M Johnson presides at free sermon. Star of the church, Tesbas, conducted August 13 at 7 30 pm. Midweek service announced.
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