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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1926
Page
5
Fred Hart, superintendent at Walden State Reservation, dived into the water to save Lindsay Logan after a diving accident at a tower. Logan was pulled to the surface after minutes of effort, with Hart reviving the boy and returning him home. Hart has overseen 69 rescues, all but one surviving, earning praise from Concord residents. he is a favorite with children.
United Press reports preservation of hair relics found during excavation for a new road near London Bridge. The hoard includes a lady's carved wooden comb, an iron stylus with sharp point, Samian ware from late first century AD, and a small Venus figurine in pipe clay, all remarkably intact.
Mrs Edith Nourse Rogers visited Concord to consult with residents about matters she could assist with. She spent 12:15 to 2:00 at the Concord Post Office and 2:15 to 3:45 at the Concord Junction Post Office.
A Boston builder Roop with 150 plus homes endorses simple math for home ownership. Statutes permit savings banks to lend up to 60 percent for short terms. The Concord Co operative Bank, five years old, has lent over four hundred thousand dollars to local home seekers and pays five percent interest compounded quarterly starting August 18.
George W. Hopkins once of Concord leads a $200,000,000 property sale for Coral Gables Corporation. The ten year contract aims to be the nation’s largest. Hopkins’ mother Mrs. G. H. Hopkins and sister Mrs. John K. Lawrence now live in Concord. In sports, the Union Club’s Reading game was postponed for the third time due to rain. a rescheduled match will be played Thursday at the Percy A Rideout Playgrounds.
Ithaca New York August 12 two master scholarships will be awarded by the Ithaca Institution of Public School Music. The Walter Damrosch Scholarship will provide full tuition in honor of the Dean of American Musicians.
Eimer Duggan pitched for Salem and held Manchester to six hits and one run last Tuesday at Salem. The report mentions ongoing local events including a field day committee led by Edward Flannery, a vacationing family at Hampton Beach, and church services at the First Parish in Concord with Rev Frank W. Merrick as preacher. The King’s Daughters held a weekly flower mission at the Town Hall Monday afternoon.
MARK M LOFTUS 91 longtime Concord resident and former Fire Department captain who retired fifteen years ago died recently. He lived with his son Arthur E Loftus, was born at sea on August 15 1835 and moved to Concord March 9 1864. He served on the Fire Engineers board for six years and was Master of Harmony Lodge ACUW for three terms. He married Catherine Carroll in Watertown January 28 1862. she died in 1912. He recently returned from a month’s visit to New York alone with relatives. He was an ardent baseball fan and linked to noted Loftus players including his grandsons and John Chick Loftus of Concord High.
The Middlesex County Baseball League releases a dense August schedule listing games across towns including West Groton, Kelmeford, Ayer, Graniteville, Shirley, Littleton, Concord, Chelmsford, Silesia and North Chelmsford. The period runs from Aug 19 through Sept 17 with multiple matchups each day.
The West Concord Union Church invites worshipers with a 10:30 sermon by Rev Alfred W. Stone. A Midweek service is scheduled for Tuesday August 24 at 7 30 PM.
Miss Alice B. Peterson, Red Cross District Nurse for two years in Concord, resigns for a year’s rest and sails from Quebec to France. August substitute Mrs. Brown of Lincoln. Sept 1 Miss Rossman from Boston takes charge. A Concord party including Miss Martha Chase and Miss Mullock accompanies Peterson to Montre.
In Concord Massachusetts Trinity Church led by Rev Smith Dexter Rector holds Morning Prayer and Sermon on Sunday August 22 at 11 A M.
A farm ad lists 2 new milk cows expected to yield 16 to 20 quarts after freshening. Includes a 4 room house, barn 70 by 38, slaughter barn, garage, electric lights, running water, and 150 personal ash. Deposit details on real estate and real estate sale notes.
A historic recipe fragment discusses apple season preservation and making jellies from juice. It outlines mixing sugar into juice to form jelly, chilling in a dark place, and notes jellies fade in light. Variations include Gooseberry and Raspberry blends with rhubarb and grape additions.
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