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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1935
Page
2
The Acton Fair will be held September 20 and 21 with an animal circus featuring two trainers, two clowns and a bucking mule rider plus ponies and monkeys. A side show with a magician ventriloquist Punch and Judy and the Lady of the Flame opens for the younger crowd, with other new features promised for this year.
Maynard leads preparations for the first annual Acton Minute Man event with town figures including John Nokolaien shaping the program. The gathering aims to recognize local innovation and will award prizes to outstanding efforts.
Henry Tolman spearheaded an original event sanctioned by the New England AAU for registered athletes. The race offers a team prize for three men per team under AAU rules, with entries closing September 16 handled by Herbert Merriam in South Hadley Massachusetts.
The canning and sewing projects once sponsored by ERA will shift to Welfare Department control. About 10,000 cans of produce have been completed to date. PRA administrator James Coughlan was told ERA projects for next year must be submitted by September 15. Intentions of marriage filed at town clerk for Stanley J. Sienkiewicz and Sophie M. Sakovicz.
The United States saw a 146 percent population increase from 1880 to 1930 while those over sixty five grew about 600 percent. A Capper's Weekly writer notes not all gains are medical or sanitary. restricted immigration and lower birth rates also contribute. About 7 million people were over 65 in 1930 from a total population of 122.8 million.
Laborers at an excavation site near Szentes Hungary uncovered a kiss inscription or artifact believed to date back to the last century BCE in an ancient Celtic grave. The discovery highlights long lasting affection depicted in historic burial remains.
Harold W Fisher Jr provision grocer of Washington spoke at the Rotary dinner in Sharon's about pressures on independent grocers in the capital. He noted transients driving service needs, daily fresh produce from the south, and Washington's cosmopolitan mix of one third colored residents one third transient and one third year round residents.
Mary A. Utecht of Waterville Maine writes in Collier's Weekly about Africa's telegraphic drums. A huge 12 foot long 15 foot circumference wooden drum in Nigeria can be heard over more than 1 250 square miles, illustrating how sound travels across vast areas.
The Bahamas show sparse farm life with many plantations lacking houses and huts of palmetto. Most farms have little or no buildings, and agriculture is not a major industry except on Eleuthera.
A mysterious old saying warns that any woman who drinks even a thimbleful of tin water will marry within a year, reflecting superstition about unusual beverages and luck in marriage.
Company K of the 181st Infantry M N G and Marloro Unit took part as the Blue Army pierced Red lines along a ten mile front at Pine Camp New York. Secretary Dern Major General Nolan and General Simonds observed the final phase from aircraft as rain drenched troops and forced a retreat to camp.
The chimpanzee tops a list of the ten most intelligent animals compiled by Dr. W. Reid Blair of the New York zoological park. Orangutan is second, followed by elephant, gorilla, dog, beaver, horse, sealion, bear, and cat.
The article notes that slower flying birds such as woodpeckers finches thrushes and flying in a crowd cannot keep pace with a car traveling 20 miles an hour. In contrast jays and orioles move unevenly ahead of a 40 mile per hour vehicle for at least 50 yards.
Washington notes radium, precious and potentially dangerous, seen as Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde among metals. The National Geographic bulletin describes its cancer treatment value, risks, high market price, and major production sites including Great Bear Lake, Belgian Congo, and U.S. deposits in Colorado and Utah.
Workmen on a highway project in Medicine Park Oklahoma killed more than 700 rattlesnakes in one day after a power shovel uncovered their den on Mount Scott in the Wichita Mountains. Snakes varied from five inches to several feet as blasting forced them to the surface.
A thief in Waterbury took 55 right foot shoe samples belonging to William Lipson of Providence. The goods were intended for exhibition purposes and left Lipson puzzled by the all right foot collection.
West Enders snapped a losing skid by defeating Stow 8 3 at Crowe Park Sunday afternoon. The oilmen seized early control, with Tierney and Wottkiewicz driving in runs as Graceffa and Costanza contributed key hits. Stow rallied briefly but West Enders extended the lead, earning a spot to meet the West Concord-Tittleton winner for the league title.
The pituitary gland located near the brain base regulates vitality and governs the mental and emotional aspects of the body's activities.
A fragment recalls an old tale that a road once paved with human and animal bones lies in local memory, linking the legend to the long history of the Gold Road and its perilous routes.
Mr and Mrs Martin DeWitt and family return from Salisbury Beach vacation while Joseph Schwab enjoys Spring Lake New Jersey. Mary Mellody visits from Pittsfield with Mr and Mrs Lynch. Middlesex Laundry faces CM A C Lowell in a Labor Day championship at Lowell with a 3 pm start and Maynard Terminal bus for riders. Charlotte King returns from Camp Amaro New Found Lake New Hampshire for camp activities and Mike King earns silver Spurs at the Horse show with exhibition jumping and tandem driving.
South Acton Middlesex Laundry, winners of the second half, meet CMAC first half champs in a three game series for the league title. Labor Day games at Lowell and Jones Community Field feature Dick Lawson as manager, with Johnny Natoli and George Johnson on pitching duties and a full lineup ready for the high profile matchup. Transportation to Lowell will be provided by Lovell Bus Company, with a 1 30 afternoon departure.
The notice explains that only female mosquitoes bite and suck blood while males do not bite. It cites the United States Bureau of Entomology confirming no mosquito species where males feed on blood.
The sage of Chinatown, Hi Ho, laments the use of his honor able name by others who hitch-hike to nocturnal gatherings and organize what they term a Hikum Hokum elah.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex probate court notices Delia Ann Clark of Concord. Alpha C. Very of Providence Rhode Island is petitioned as administrator with the will annexed without bond. Appearance required in Cambridge by ten in the morning on September 13 1935. Witness John C. Leggat First Judge and Loring P. Jordan Register August 21 1935 published August 28 September 4 11.
Stanford University asserts its prominence as the largest educational institution. The claim centers on size and scope among American universities, reflecting its extensive programs, faculties, and student body.
A law notice states that Depos. 1365 has been stopped. The notice mentions Concord Co-Operative Au and date August 28.
Notice of mortgage sale by Middlesex Mutual Fire Company trustee Prescott Reyes in Concord Massachusetts. Land in Acton described as 45 120 square feet with 144 foot frontage, 248.5 foot depth, held by Armstrong and others. Sale set for August 21 1935 at the forenoon on premises, cash $300.
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