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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
9
Local school plans an August 19 start with practice from 1 to 8 p m. Megin will greet candidates including freshman and servicemen as the squad aims for a war year roster of 33 men. Two freshmen and a junior will share schedule duties while other coaches divide duties for the season.
Sparse readable lines show teams and officials discussing rain affecting games. Mentions President Terry Mc, Depot managers, Jo e, Paul, Sleepy Hollow ville, Dea nville and East ings, with schedules listed for Monday to Friday as of August.
St. Bernard's Holy Name nine defeated the 82nd Company State Guard of Littleton 11 to 3 in Littleton last Wednesday. It was Holy Name's fourth straight win. Concord battery featured Stevie Flannery and Paul Moynihan. standouts included Tony Pagano Bill LaHiff Bob Macone and Freddie Giusti.
West Concord Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club held a regular meeting after a spaghetti supper at the clubhouse. Fred Nolan and his committee led the session with President Turner Kelley conducting the business portion and a social evening following. The next meeting is set for Thursday evening August 15 at 6 30 at the clubhouse off Harrington Avenue.
London audience member Linda Lavell a professional singer stepped in when the star fell ill at Collins Music Hall. With no understudy available she joined the performers and the opera performance continued as planned.
Concord reports a short week at the playgrounds with three of five days usable due to rain. Prize winners from Emerson and Rideout shows include dogs, kittens, a goat, a turtle, a guinea hen, rabbits, a sheep, and a goldfish. Younger groups focus on crafts and guided play under instructors, with detailed examples from Miss Priscilla Gleason's Emerson class.
Hubbardville faces East Quarter at Emerson Playground Friday 6 30 p m. Saturday hosts a Concord Country lub golf event. Sunday Middlesex County League game West Concord Town Team at Ayer 3 p m St Bernard s Holy Name to be named later plus a cyemord Country Club weekend golf tournament ends may. Monday Depot meets Clippers 6 30 p m at Concord ground. Tuesday Sleepy Hollow plays Herronville twilight league Emerson Playground Rideout Playground 6 30 p m.
West Concord Town Team defeated Pepperell 8-5 at Rideout Playground in a Middlesex County League game. Mayo pitched seven innings allowing seven hits, while Matt Sepe hit a homer and Richie McCarthy Roy Anderson had two hits each. Johnny Shea and Mayo doubled as the home team improved to regain momentum.
Bedford Air Reserve unit offers reserve flying with Form 5 orders and Form 64 exam requirements. 120 bases used this year for reserve training, with 40 already active. Several hundred former RAF pilots expected to participate in eastern Massachusetts.
The Maynard Eagles announce a Clam Bust on Sunday August 18 at Riverside Red and Gun Club Hudson. An all day family event features sports entertainment pony rides and refreshments with tickets urged to be bought now due to high demand. C Herbert LeMo leads the committee.
Albert L. Edson of West Roxbury, a former East Boston Airport manager and wartime Army Air Forces colonel, is appointed manager for Hanscom Field Bedford by chairman Edward J. Lynch of the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission.
The state of Wyoming passes a 60 day divorce law in 1935 setting a short court process for dissolution of marriage. The measure reflects reform era moves to speed familial legal actions.
Seattle prisoner Harold Horsch sues King County Sheriff Harlan S. Callahan for 5040 claiming his January 1943 arrest led to caustic acid delousing that burned his leg and that jail staff failed to summon a physician for treatment. The report notes broader use of silicon rubber in industry.
Wreckers uncovered a barely readable sign reading Rooms for rent 3 a week in the old Dunlac Hotel. The 1886 hotel once a fashionable city landmark was condemned by the city as a fire hazard and is being demolished.
Concord New Hampshire reports four Navy veterans Willis Pearson Jack O Grady Walter Wood and Dave Spooner plan to rejoin the Concord High School grid squad. They join co captains Eddie Dee Val Muscato and returning players as coach Bernie Megin prepares for an early fall jamboree at Fitchburg with an informal game at Sera to precede the September 21 opener versus Prichard at Emerson Playground.
Members of the Concord Rod and Gun Club invite attendance at a major sportsmen’s show and field day planned by the Maynard club for Sunday August 5. Activities include fishing reports from Lake Boone and Walden Pond plus local baseball and football notes.
By Al Cowles Maynard, a small town, has produced multiple sports figures including umpires and players. Notable names include Jack Sheridan and Tom King who mentored many officials, with Tom King becoming a top umpire in the Blackstone League and aiding Bill Sumners to reach the majors.
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