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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1938
Page
5
The Maynard youth and high school scene centers on a planned annual M G A tournament this weekend. Local teams eye matches with Columbia Navy and Harvard amid summer recreation and a push to develop sportsmanship and work ethics among youths.
A revived chain letter spreads through town offering home cooks a chance to share their neighbor’s recipes. The circulating cards promise recipients a selection of the town’s best dishes, fueling renewed interest before fading again.
The church lists Rev Arthur and Rev Wilde taking turns in a vacation schedule over four weeks starting last Sunday. August 14 and 21 feature sermons by local ministers including Mrs Jessie Id and Gordon Tate, with Rev E Oxnara of Marlboro and Wilde returning by September 11 as the Wilde family enjoys vacation.
A Way fire department team including Lloyd Priest and Edward LeClerc took part in the muster at Southbo Week. The water polo match ended with an uncertain score as Jenen's Was represented by eight players.
State House signing formalizes participation of New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut for a shared New England exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The site features a 135 foot sailing vessel dock, a warehouse, and a second two story building reflecting Bul finch era design.
Boston ex-Congressman Richard M. Russell, seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, announced Patrick B. Carr as campaign manager. Carr will run the campaign from 68 Devonshire Street, Boston, ahead of the September 20 election, with Russell optimistic about victory.
Miss Doris Beane was honored with a farewell party at her Nason Street home by young friends. A Maynard High School graduate in June she plans to enter Tusculum College in Greenville Tennessee next month. The gathering featured dancing games vocal and instrumental solos and refreshments into the late evening.
Miss Elsa Elizabeth Laasanen daughter of Mr and Mrs David Laasanen of 14 Riverside Park married Martti B Makela son of Mr and Mrs Gabriel Makela of 20 Douglas Avenue at three o clock Sunday in Maynard. The Rev Antti Kuusisto officiated. The couple will reside at 20 Douglas Avenue after a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada.
Friends hosted a social evening at Mrs. Edmund Duggan's Park Street home to honor Miss Helen Wojtkiewicz on her engagement to Francis Fetiew of Oklahoma City. Guests included Mildred Mary Gertrude and others, with music games and refreshments.
Readable fragment lists individuals including Rose Whalen Helene Brayden Mrs Warre Cole Genevieve Hardy Sarah Wasuik Irene Crowley Mrs Peter Wojtkiewicz Jeannette Thompson Mrs Gordon Wolfe. Text appears as a partial name roster from a society or obituary notice.
Miss Genevieve J. Cleary spends her annual two week vacation in Bermuda traveling by the Furness Line.
Miss Elizabeth Schmitt of the Bronx and Anthony Vitkauskis of Powdermill Road Maynard were married Friday night. Rev Ha Marshall officiated with Anne Kazokas as matron of honor and Alfred Carey Jr as best man. They will live with the groom's parents. Vitkauskis works for the American Powder Company.
United States and competitors are rated on experience and fitness for heavy ordinance work. Applicants need four years apprenticeship or equivalent, plus one year journeyman experience. Forms available from the Secretary, Board of UK Civil Service Examiners or the Boston district office. Applications due by August 30, 1938.
Acton Mr and Mrs Joseph T Pits Gibbon enjoyed a motor trip to Lake Sunapee New Hampshire with 28 guests of Mrs FitzGibbon family over the week. Sunday school viges featured a mother and daughter picnic at Solomon's pond in Northboro. About twenty left the local church at ten o clock and spent a happy day swimming boating and games. Marguerite Taylor is on a three week vacation from Newton training. Mr and Mrs Ernest Washburn at Stoddard NH, and Mr and Mrs Charles Smith with Miss Jennie Reed returned from York Beach Maine. Spencer H Taylor and family will leave next Sunday for two weeks at York. Go road. A large tree opposite George Todd's residence on Main Street was shattered by last Monday evening's storm. James J Knight Tree Warden addressed the scene.
The storm cut telephones and lights in the Todd home for hours and created deep gullies in town streets. Several areas that had flooded two weeks earlier were again flooded, leaving many residents without telephone service into the next day.
George McGovern, severely injured in an auto accident at Waltham two weeks ago, is able to move about with a cane. Mrs. Charles EB Edney, confined at Meassa hut General Hospital for treatment, was visited during the day.
Mrs John G Maguire and Mrs Gertrude Stiles sent well wishes from many friends in the village for Mrs Eve's comfort and health. The Claflin couple of Ma street observed their 26th anniversary with an automobile trip and social greetings.
George Rifford Jr son of Mr and Mrs George Rifford of Central street West Acton enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and reported at the Charlestown Navy Yard on Thursday August 11. He will travel from Boston to Paris Island South Carolina for training.
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