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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1938
Page
4
In a mid 19th century dispatch, General Fremont issues an order to free amar es in Missouri. The directive signals Union policy aimed at halting Confederate influence and enforcing emancipation within occupied territories.
The debated issues between Moscow and Tokyo are described as a fragile pause with blame trading and no clear initiator. The piece notes China as a possible clue, doubts a wide conflict, and says settlement would be a minor triumph in rationed international dealing despite deep rivalries.
The Maine court case closes a grim chapter confirming a doctor and his wife murdered by a youth and a man. The piece argues capital punishment may be flawed and urges caution, noting the danger of irrevocable justice and the need for prudent state action. It then shifts to Mexico's expropriation crisis and its broad economic impact.
The piece notes changes in postage stamps from two-cent to three-cent designs in Washington with engravers altering appearances weekly. It also mentions Alameda California considering air cooling the city with underground pipes and a quip about editors misspelling names. It concludes with a bakery chain reporting 12 percent of sales as unsliced bread.
Maynard Richard Engerbretsen 46 of 19 Roosevelt street died early today from head injuries suffered when struck with a hatchet during an August 14 altercation at 19 River Street. Suspect Andrew Sidelnick 14 River Street held on bail and charged with manslaughter and assault and battery. case adjourned to Sept 9. Burial planned in Concord after funeral Friday at 2 PM.
The memorial tribute honors Leonard C. Robinson for thirty two years of service to the Town of Concord. It lauds his integrity, public spirit, and dedication to the welfare of the community and his department.
Residents report a second blaze in the Faulkner estate barn in South Acton, occurring around 1:45 am with West Acton firefighters responding. The fire mirrors prior incidents at the ice house and George Clapp’s Quimby Square barn, sparking a village-wide sense of insecurity as police maintain vigilance.
The Concord Free Public Library announces new acquisitions across fiction and non fiction. Highlights include works by Charteris Davis Deming Maurois Moody Nathan Norris Fowler Harris Nichols and Pryor among others.
A special town meeting in Bedford is set for Thursday evening August 25 to appropriate funds for a fire and police station with PWA aid. It will also elect to acquire by eminent domain part or all of land from the Jenks estate for school use and includes four additional articles.
Mary Reynolds returned to her Amesbury home from two weeks with Mary Bartlett. Lewis Richardson and family moved from Whiting Hall tenement to Ralph Stone’s farm. Bartlett relatives attended the Salisbury Tercentenary celebration. Bartlett’s Salisbury ties noted. School houses being prepared for opening on September 7.
Fire investigators believe a south side ignition caused the three fires on barns at Faulkner Hill intended to let culprits escape through fields and woods. Firefighters quickly controlled the blaze as motorists gathered, while Chief Michael Foley and Fire Chief H Stuart MacGregor lead the inquiry.
A public hearing Monday evening on Thomas F. Reillys plan to lay out 50 by 100 foot lots on his land near Puffers Pond at the Sudbury Maynard border drew a crowded, hostile audience. The meeting ended with a vote against granting the request amid tense exchanges and questions about tax value increases in the Pine Lake area.
Mrs. Ann Theresa Hack 59 of Maynard and West Concord died at 7 Acton Court on Saturday night. She was born in Manchester New Hampshire and survived by husband George Hack and three Lowell nieces. Active in social and civic movements, funeral held Monday with a high mass at St. Bridget's Church and burial in Pennacook New Hampshire.
Sudbury school board accepted the resignation of Edward B VanDusen as high school teacher and appointed Charles Holbrook of Framingham to fill the vacancy. VanDusen resigned to take a similar position in Quincy. At the Maynard Post VFW weekly whist party prizes were awarded to several members including Mrs Graham George Suprent Mrs Anderson and others. another whist party is planned for next Tuesday night at Post headquarters.
Miss Grace Bunce Miller daughter of Mrs Walter B Miller of West Concord plans to wed Wayne M Pierce of Hartford Connecticut on a Saturday at eight in the West Concord Union Church. Gwendolyn Hunter reads as maid of honor with bridesmaids Pauline Heyliger Mary McCauley Virginia Brown Margery Jacob Phyllis Jacob and Mrs Merle Morse. Best man Harry Kohl. After a honeymoon the couple will reside in Manchester Connecticut where Pierce works and Miller will complete law studies at Northeastern University Law School.
Northern New England air travel set records as Boston Maine Central Vermont Airways reported a 24.3 percent rise in Friday passengers and an 80.7 percent lift on Saturday from last year. President Paul F. Collins noted capacity limits and an extra Boston Bangor leg could not meet demand.
Mrs Harry Cole Miss Olive Cole and Quincy Cole of Fletcher road left Friday for a vacation at Orleans. Barbara Christie of Crescent avenue, nursing student at Simmong College, finished a six week course at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital as part of a two year college and three year nursing program. Chief Frederick H Sullivan of Bedford Police Department and Mrs Sullivan with their three daughters enjoy a vacation at Rye Beach New Hampshire. Wedding plans focus on September 4 at St Jerome church Arlington for Ruth Gallagher daughter of Mr.
Funeral services for Woodward Hudson were held Friday afternoon at his late home in Concord. Rev. Perry Daniels officiated. Burial followed in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Hudson, 80, born 26 1858 in New York, moved to Concord in 1866 and attended local schools before Harvard College. He joined Parker Hudson, later serving as president counsel of the Boston Railroad, and held many civic roles including School Committee member, library treasurer, water commissioner, and Board of Health member. He married M Van Nater Keyes, and left surviving children.
A San Francisco gathering of the Sixty-fourth National Convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union discusses growing influence of radio and movies. The letter cites juvenile court concerns and widespread newspaper ads for beverages as evidence of societal impact.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Gallagher will name their child Palmeri the bird land o after Tony Palmeri of Hartt. The announcement notes the newborn is the son of Mr Tony Palmeri and is linked to Hartt.
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