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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1930
Page
7
The Wo s Club of Concord will hold its December meeting on Tuesday December 9 with a supper at 6 30. The Men club of the Calvary Baptist church of Lowell will be guest of honor and provide a musical program with a quartet. Rev Alexander Henderson of Lowell will speak.
Tomorrow through Saturday the Concord Players stage The Bad Man at Veterans Building with Raymond P. Baldwin John C Clarkson Mrs Charles W Farnsworth D Ripley and others. The play set by the Mexican border Arizona and adobe hut frames the exploits on stage.
Corinthian Lodge A F and A M will meet in the Masonic Temple Monday evening with a supper at 7 under the direction of Mrs Duncan G Chapman.
The Concord Branch New England Grenfell Association holds its annual meeting at the Unitarian Vestry on Friday evening December 12. Miss Shirley Smith, new secretary and Smith College graduate, discusses her Labrador trip, while Edwin D. Brooks Jr. recounts life as a "Wop" aboard the radio ship near St. Anthony last summer. The Mission seeks support after the Battle Hospital fire.
Labrador Industries Christmas cards designed by Sir Wilfred Grenfell will fund the Grenfell Mission. A posthumous sale of books by Sir Wilfred’s is planned. The Concord Woman's Club meets Monday December 8 at the new high school auditorium with speaker Harry F. Burroughs and a Newsboys concert. Ice cream will be served.
Congregational church in Trinitarian Concord Mass lists holiday fair on Dec 5 3 to 9 pm Dec 6 8 am Dec 7 9 30 am with Sunday school men and women classes 10 45 am morning sermon youth club and services. Calvary Baptist Lowell guests for Dec 10 7 45 pm midweek service with Rev Alexander Henderson.
Firemen from West Concord station answered an 8.45 Monday call to a chimney fire at 9 Highland Park, Mary Kelley’s residence. They extinguished it with no damage. Alden Parker, Hugh Miller, Robert McAuley and Wendell Hey to represent West Concord Union Church at the M A C State Conference for elder boys in Lynn. The Union Church has long attended these conferences. An elder meeting Monday evening saw Edwin O. Childs address West Concord members of the Woman's Club in Odd Fellows Hall on Good Citizenship. Ben Macomber provided piano and baritone entertainment. Willow Rebekah Lodge gathered at Odd Fellows Hall with Mrs. Cora MacLeod presiding. Most members later joined Arlington neighbors for an outing with F Butler.
The Protestant Church of Christ in the Community led by Rev. Alfred Wheeler Stone posts a December program. Morning service at 10:30 with a sermon on The Grace of Loyalty, church school at noon, Senior, Junior and Intermediate Christian Endeavor groups meet, and a midweek service on Tuesday. An annual canvass is announced for Sunday.
A Wednesday morning assembly at the Harvey Wheeler School featured a program with Reading Governor Proclamation Short devotional and Flag Salute. Grades performed Pilgrims Landing of the Pilgrims A Serious Handicap The Pumpkin Ran Away Thanksgiving Play and Hymns of Praise with varied grade contributions.
The article notes H. A. Ritchie and R. W. Stone as members of a hunting party that began Sunday night in the western part of the state. It also mentions Thelma and a memorial church update, and Mrs A L Parker visiting her daughter in Chelmsford.
A general alarm fire at a farm house on the Anson Wheeler estate near Nine Acre Corner drove six residents, including a 10 year old girl, into the cold. Fire crews from Central and West Concord battled the blaze two plus hours, using private hydrants as town water was unavailable, with losses around 2000 dollars.
In South Acton on Nov 29, Dorothy Mabel Jones wed Lloyd William Priest of Maynard in a Laurel and evergreen arch ceremony led by Rev. Ernest Mills. Attendants included bridesmaid Marjorie Jones and best man Kenneth Priest. about 100 guests attended before a Washington honeymoon. The couple will reside in Maynard, later returning to Acton. A pocketbook was lost in Concord or Maynard with reward offered.
Readable text notes a broad assortment of slippers and related items at a new idea store opening in May. The fragment references a large variety and promotional language typical of a local retail notice.
Mary Garfield reports about two inches of snow and very cold conditions spent Thanksgiving with her parents in East Jaffrey New Hampshire. Mr EM Stone is spending a few days with friends in Bridgewater.
The piece notes Gordon Hunter of Ridgewood New Jersey Dorothy Hunter of Nashua New Hampshire and Robert Hunter Worcester Tech spent holidays with their mother Mrs Hunter Also mentioned are H N Burbank of Melrose Daisy Simonds of Worcester and Daniel Ritson of Elizabeth New Jersey The Boston Herald reader learns the Rover is Mrs Hunters nephew Edward Allen at 25 and likely among Boston's youngest front-page reporters His recent interview with Tagore and Ely's Westfield victory report appear under his own name.
Mrs Mary Devane long resident of West Acton died on November in Dorchester. She survived by a sister Miss Mary Mulldine of South Acton. The body was taken to Concord for burial.
Ernest Baritone of 34 Sutler Avenue Maynard specializes in cement blocks for durable fire resistant homes. He also sells sand stone and gravel and offers grading and excavating. Through honest dealing he has built a solid local business. telephone Maynard 31.
Relatives and friends in the O'Toole family attended the funeral of M L O'Toole who died suddenly of heart failure Friday afternoon. He was son in law of James Kinsley of this town and married Mary Sley. He collapsed in Littleton while driving home from Wellesley with his daughter after returning her to college.
Acton Massachusetts invites those seeking a Christmas gift to visit for careful comparison of radios. Majestic Electric Radio is offered at 11.50 with home demonstrations and expert explanations available. Call Acton 3 for details.
Funeral services were held on Saturday morning at St Elizabeths Catholic Church for Mrs. Mary McCarthy of South Acton.
A catalog note lists gift items including scarves, hose, baby slippers, and related assortments. The entry emphasizes large selections, with varied sizes and colors, suited for diverse shoppers and occasions.
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