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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
4
The piece notes postal workers face staffing limits and weather that may delay Christmas packages beyond December 25. Officials warn service reductions in parts of the country as demand peaks, urging the public to plan ahead.
A young boy named Tommy wakes before Christmas with hope for Santa. His mother explains his father is absent and plans for a healthy future. In the hospital, nurses and doctors prepare a Santa surprise, presenting gifts and an apple to help him recover while he imagines delivering joy.
A fragment describes medieval Persians playing a game with a painting of a singer. The loser faced a harsh ritual involving cauterization as a consequence of the outcome.
Concord residents learn of hockey candidate preparations at Middlesex School with Johnny Winsor as captain. Community notices include the Concord Mothers Club meeting led by Mrs Hart and upcoming Boston Poultry Show judging by Rep Tompkins. Also mentioned are furloughs for Army men Henry Murray and Edward Flannery and Red Cross surgical dressings room reopening at the old high school building for volunteers.
Draft board activities opened at 8 o'clock with James Mansfield assisting physicians. At the Advent service at Trinitarian Congregational church the music program directed by Miss Marguerite L Barnes featured Negro spirituals carols and anthems sung by the choir. Pvt John J Sheepan of the U S Army Air Corps recently transferred from a Colorado cantonment to Florida after a 10 day furlough.
A report notes 184 alarms answered this year by the combined fire units of Central and West Concord, higher than 1942. Next Sunday parishioners of the Confraternity of the Most Holy at St Bernard's plan to attend the 7 oclock Mass in a body. First Friday masses in December will be celebrated at Our Lady of Christians, West Gonebem, at 5 30 7 and 8 oclock. Confessions will be heard at both churches Thursday afternoon and evening.
Data show 786,779 motor vehicles in October with a 7 percent drop from last year and 15 percent from 1941. highway traffic declines 46 percent since 1941 hinting at reduced mileage and more local travel. Municipal taxes rose 22 percent 1918 to 1920, while 68 towns spent 9 million on property repairs in ten months, and new construction fell 23 percent versus 1941 permit levels. A New Hampshire dam dedication promises river relief for Merrimack Valley cities, and Lenox zoning faces a private school ban in a residence district.
Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles announces Fort Devens induction center will close December 31 as an economy move. The reception center remains open and selectees from Central Massachusetts will be inducted at 1065 Commonwealth Avenue Boston before reporting for duty at Fort Devens. The Fort Devens facility opened in November 1940 and serves Hudson Marlboro area inductees.
Concord highlights a return to classes this week with a rest period before winter schedules. The football team is praised as one of the best in recent years and winter sports include girls and boys basketball with possible boys hockey and track. Notable local figures are named among university and military affiliates.
Seaman Dick Breckenridge on a U S submarine during a dive off Japan refused to abandon the coning hatch when jammed. He closed the hatch under water with death near, saving the ship and enabling it to later sink 29,600 tons of Japanese shipping. He became the first enlisted man in the submarine service to receive the award.
The bank reports a rise in Guaranty Fund and Surplus, aided by a $10,494.88 transfer from depreciation reserves. Capital also increases by $58,662.40, boosting overall net worth. Serial shares rise to 13,435 with 3,000 pledged, 271 unpledged, and 60 matured. Membership reaches 2,199 with 796 borrowers. exams and annual reports filed with the Bank Commissioner and Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston.
The Emerson hospital seventh class of nurse’s aides will be awarded certificates at 8 p.m. Friday. Graduates include Maureen Schaal Anna Gudzinowicz Mrs Edgar Ww j oor Mrs Stanley Wilson Bertord rthur F March Its Mrs Rex Daniels Mary Ryan garet Hill and Stella Subick. The event follows the class exercises in the nurse’s home at Emerson. The King’s Daughters of the First Parish Unitarian church met in the vestry on Tuesday afternoon November 30 at 2 o'clock with Mrs Frederick W Age ieue and Mrs Howard G Hawkes as hostesses.
Dr Vincent J Pollina Jr operates a pediatric chiropody clinic with Wednesday all day appointments. Contact Maynard Massachusetts at 147 Main St or phone 7651 for scheduling and hours.
A garbled prompt presents multiple choice fragments about theft honesty and a bonus question about Greek meets and restaurant naming. The text is inconsistent and incomplete.
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