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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1929
Page
1
Town meeting recessed amid debate over sewerage assessments and financing. Voted items include hiring a sewer department clerk and superintendent, raising salaries, and funds for connection work while assessing how to charge abutters. Further session planned to decide assessment method and revenue needs.
Anne Jackman aged 86 died at her late home on .4 street after a long illness. A Newfoundland native, she came to the area 37 years ago and leaves a son George Jackman. Services are at 9 AM tomorrow at St. Bridget's Church with interment in St. Bridget's Cemetery.
Scholarships awarded August 14 under the terms of Mrs Anna M Holland Ward Stensly H 8 29 Massachusetts Agricultural College notes.
Brown graduate from Tufts College in New England has been appointed head of the information technology department at Hyannis School. A Sunday storm caused a Ford roadster collision in Concord with severe damage but no injuries reported.
Sidney Richardson, age 72, was found dead Sunday afternoon at his Central Street home in West Acton where he tended livestock. Dr Lawrence Clarke certified death on site and medical examiner Henry Walcott ruled natural causes. A longtime town resident, his funeral will be at his home with Rev Ralph Barker of the Congregational Church officiating, burial in Mt Pleasant cemetery.
Police report recovery of about £606 worth of items at a Boston station after a break in. Suspects Burgess of Pepperell and Ernest Cutler of Boston are held for Grand Jury on breaking and entering and larceny charges. Jewelry, watches, and clothing remain missing.
Aug 14 report says contractors have made good progress on the 1929 installation. They completed Parker street from Papermill corner to Walnut street and Walnut street from Parker to Bancroft. Bancroft Street Sudbury street from Main to Springs Lane Warren and Glendale streets and the Walnut street bridges construction began Tuesday with expectations the two water sections will be passed soon and the remaining digging will be straightforward.
Miss Margaret Warner formerly of Concord has sailed to Geneva to serve as vice consul. Her background includes attendance at the Foreign Service School and Radcliffe College courses, reflecting a strong interest in international affairs. Congresswoman Edith Nelle Rogers visited Concord Postoffice to discuss local needs tied to national matters. Peter Bulkeley School addition work advances for its opening on September 4.
Concord residents face a higher tax rate of 43 with a $409 947 91 town grant and increases across state county and special taxes. State tax rises to 10 795 County tax to 12 283 special tuberculusos tax grows to 18 839 88 highway levy up from 2 349 to 3 274 61 light tax up to 77 90 and auditing tax 6 443 05 paid from light department receipts.
Mrs Mary Waiukiewicz of Mill Street was injured when an automobile collided with a telephone pole Sunday night in Waltham. Lane suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized. Others in the crash were Mrs Nellie Trotsky and Antonio, and William Kulick who were treated and discharged. The car, driven by Felix Kulick of Calvary Street, was wrecked. The driver was arrested for drunken driving and faced a district court appearance with bail set at 500.
The Concord Board of Assessors led by Arthur A Maguin announces a tax rate of 43 dollars per thousand for 1929, down from 37.80 in 1928, with town valuation at 8,267,786 dollars. The loss stems from removing autos from personal property tax while excise on motor vehicles remains. The town grant totals 409,947.91 dollars, against 483,247 the prior year, and polls show 1927 versus 1928 counts. Also notes Marlboro resident Rosella West recovering from yesterday’s operation at Marlboro Hospital with surgeon Dr Al Fraser of Boston.
The Concord Veterans Association held its annual reunion and outing in the Lynn Woods. Under the direction of Adjutant Winthrop T Hodges the party explored a cave once linked to Captain Kidd then returned to Marblehead for a feast of fish or fowl. Coast guard and navy veterans attended with officers including Gardner W Lawrence and Everett C Thorpe, while Adjutant Hodges organized the event.
Town meeting set for Monday evening to discuss and settle payment methods for the remaining portion of the sewer system. The adjournment topics center on service connections and final funding, with many residents awaiting a settled plan before filling out connection cards or receiving reimbursements.
Maynard and Miss Laura Woodart with brother Arthur Woodart of Pennsylvania vacation at Atlantic City. Miss Gladys Sexton from Potter Press Roberts visits Old Orchard. Miss Evelyn Gould returns from a two week vacation with Mrs Earland Springer in Kingston. Léon Frye spends a few days in York with friends.
A large turnout from Boxboro and West Acton attended the centennial of the Boxboro Congregational Church founded in 1929. John P. Marshall played the inaugural pipe organ recital, Rev. A R Thompson led wrecked services and a 45 character play-pageant titled The Dream That Came True was staged, concluding with old home reunion speeches and a dedicatory address.
Rev Arthur Jeffries announces vacation address in Northfield Mass General Delivery. On August 18 Rev B Stanley Batstone of Boston, a former pastor, will preach August 25 morning services.
In Boxboro, Aug 14 the community mourns Burpee C Steele 63 after he died in a pasture while bringing in cattle. A lifetime public man and local official who helped lead Roxboro Church anniversary events, his death followed a day of duties around town and farm chores. Services are set and neighbors expect many attendees.
At Percy A Rideout Playground West Concord the Single Men defeated the Married Men 3 to 2 in a long exhibition game. O Grady on the Married Men staff was hit freely yet base runners faltered. Kendall homered twice for the Married Men. Coughlin made a notable one handed stab on a rising line drive.
A severe hail storm battered Northern New York and Vermont near Glen Falls Luzerne Omiggen and Middlebury. The storm damaged windows in cottages, drove bathers from beaches, forced car parking, and toppled telegraph lines during a 15 minute freak event with high winds.
Concord mourns George Albree longtime landowner and public figure who died August 4 at his brother’s home in Swampscott in his sixtieth year. born Boston 1860 he worked in leather and with AT&T before guiding Concord milk legislation and serving in local militias. survived by son and two brothers, funeral at Trinity church with burial Mt. Auburn.
Mrs Albion A Johnson came home on Tuesday after ten weeks in her birth land, ending a 35 year absence. The homecoming was tempered by changes in the old town and the loss of old friends she knew well.
In Sudbury Massachusetts a deadly crash on the new Henry Ford highway kills Captain Roy J Ducharme and two youths as a Worcester Boston bus collides with two other cars. Fire crews halt flames from an explosion while three others die or are seriously burned and multiple probes begin.
The Concord unit of Columbus Division AASCH held its annual outing at Vose Playground Sunday afternoon. About 50¢ members and families gathered for races baseball swimming contests and a tug of war with winners including R Loughlin Regina Byron Mary Hirsh and E Flannery. Committee chairs included James Christian Fred Lawton and James Flannagan with many volunteers assisting.
Three quarters of the Acton Agricultural Association members have paid 1929 dues unlocking gate privileges for the fair. The Edigon Company will erect a 20 by 35 tent for demonstrations. The fair is set for Friday and Saturday September 13 and 14 with a new acre added on Woodbury lane frontage for cattle pontry and horses entrance.
In a Thursday evening meet at Everett Gun Club, William J. Bulger Jr led with a high 49, edging Tyrone 46 and J Croxford 44 as Concord Foss 42 and other shooters posted scores. The massed team competition featured six starts, with notable performances across Virginia grounds.
Fragmentary text mentions West Acton residents Joseph Guino and the Riffords, Scout camp use, and local family movements. It hints at changes in property or occupancy and a social scene around Bald oil gaitivan and Mr and Mrs Guy canes, with limited readable names and places.
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