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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1929
Page
3
A nutrition focused piece extols flavor and health value of molasses in new recipes. It highlights iron rich foods and urges variety to stimulate appetite while presenting a date bread and tropical gingerbread recipe using molasses, bran, and spices. The text blends diet claims with home baking tips and ingredient substitutions.
A garbled set of old recipes describes a coconut frosting method and a rich pie style batter with molasses and lemon. It also outlines a Christmas pudding with a hard sauce and a spiced fruit mixture, plus a general cake batter with butter sugar eggs and nuts.
Brockton guests include Mr and Mrs Allan Perry and three children visiting Mrs Perry’s parents Mr and Mrs George Elson. Sylvia Ahola from Bridgewater Normal is home for holidays. Eric Nyholm returns to ring warfare with three knockouts to win the 160 pound class in a Providence amateur tournament. Dartmouth’s Aarne Fingard remains with the Green on its New York trip. Duke’s Collegians face Hamilton Club in Southbridge and plan a January 7 game in Waltham street hall. New York Collegians delay their New England tour until after holidays. Don Lent keeps players conditioned with basketball drills, noting court play builds speed and accuracy.
Relief Corps ladies prepare baskets for G A R members and shut ins. Mrs Dée substitutes in Carlisle as Mrs Davis dies. A baby boy arrives for the Gravlins. Hall Brothers Co closes for boiler inspection and repairs. Mary Whitcomb plans to travel to St Petersburg after Christmas. West Acton residents Gould and Knowlton visitants expected. Elizabeth Hall to Gould home. John Nichols quarantined with measles. Christmas plans canceled. Neighborhood Club reports a successful food sale. Miss Kinsey’s cake wins. Joseph Coughlin nearly matches beans count of 582.
The 1929 slate yields Bronko Nagurski of Minnesota and Donchess of Pittsburgh as near universal selections with Cannon of Notre Dame hailed as a standout tackle. Spears praises Nagurski as the greatest all around player seen, and Donchess earns near unanimous end status while Cannon dominates at left guard.
A Christmas party was held Saturday night at Odd Fellows hall under Earl Kitchiner Lodge Sons of St. George and Lady Warwick Lodge. Daughters of St. George attended with many children as guests. Santa Claus distributed gifts. Mrs. Eason Cross entertained. A joint committee led by Fred Stokes and John Trench organized arrangements.
Maynard High School hosts an alumni social honoring the class of 1929 at the school auditorium on December 30. Alumni are invited to attend and reconnect with former classmates and teachers.
Miss Thelma MacGregor returns home for holidays as Harry Holt concludes Cape duties with J P Squires Co and eyes Boston Market as future home. Beach's Cafe hosts Christmas dinner for twenty three. Winona Rebekah Lodge plans January 10 entertainment "Marrying Off Father" with candy sales. Walter Chisholm ill with scarlet fever at Manchester hospital NH.
Maynard Mass Rev William Bolcourt preaches on Religion under Day light next Sunday marking the end of the second decade of this century. Services start after 9 45 am with a 10 45 am church school and a 6 am New Years meeting. Members urged to collect envelopes for the 1930 offerings ahead of the annual sport near January 15.
A fragment reports a ship named Wii with Miss Toresy Winsor aboard arriving in New York on December 12 from Atlantis. The vessel plans another sailing on January 11, resuming the regular route.
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