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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1931
Page
6
Alfred Wiltons minister announces February 10 service and February 18 midweek event. Society of Endeavor invites members to rehearsal at 7 pm and public church services with cordial invitation extended.
Rear Admiral Montgomery Taylor Rear Admiral William B. Phelps and Major General Joseph Pendleton form the court with Vanderbilt Jr present at a luncheon in New York City.
Waldo MacWilliams has returned home from the hospital greatly improved. The Enterprise extends best wishes for a complete recovery.
D Wright sails on a Mediterranean cruise then plans visits to Paris and London before returning to the Concord area in early May. Mrs Roge Stone and Mildred Stone at the Parsonage on Main Street report a horse accident and congratulations to the Chittims on a son born January 26 at Patterson Hospital.
The Peter Burkeley Science Club elects several new members including Venti, Anna Trué, Mauried Pee, and Ma Squadrito. Longtime members Elizabeth Hanson Robin White and Jenkins remain in the club. Newly elected officers are Marret White as President and Mau ce Dee as Secretary.
The Trinitarian Church lists a morning service led by Pastor Leslie R Moore, a children's program, and a Young People's Club. A midweek service is scheduled for February 11 at 7 46 p.m. with details for attendees.
The Concord Board of Trade outlines town meeting procedures with discussion on warrant items and meeting date set for March 2.
Sudbury Mr and Mrs Gardner Poole of Pramingham Road are spending a short time at Atlantic City. Miss Loraine Perkins, Cushing Academy Ashburnham student at home on mid year vacation. Phil Way Worcester Tech was at home over the weekend. Old timers enjoyed listening to laughter at a nearby gathering Saturday night. Mrs Harland St. Rogers hosted a fort nightly dinner and drinks.
Maynard hosts the annual Old Folles Ball at the High School Auditorium under White Cross Guild. The evening features a Santa, a dance with Frank Sheridan’s orchestra, and a whist event in the gym to raise funds for welfare.
Under guild direction the grand march will showcase ye olden costumes as about thirty couples have arranged to appear. The Old Folks hall offers a dance program for all ages and the event aims to raise funds for those in need with attendance classified as a contribution to a worthy cause.
Lowell merchants announce semi annual Dollar Days on Friday and Saturday February 13 and 14. Shoppers will find amazing values with one dollar purchases highlighted by Dollar Day signs throughout the city.
Wise weather lore notes winter onset as Ground Hog Hown hives his hole hours before a subzero spell. Acton records show temperatures from 10 to 24 below zero with readings across Quimby square and nearby farms and homes. The note ends with a casual jab about friends wintering in Florida.
Mrs Emma Quimby presides as president with a slate for 1931 including Mrs Oscar H Howe as vice president and Mrs Gilbert M Hawkes as secretary. A talk on the Hoover Dam precedes tea. funeral services were held for William H Kingsley in Acton.
A Pennsylvania plate car on Concord road swerved to miss a truck on Candy Hill, toppled over onto a tree but the driver was not injured. The wrecker retrieved the vehicle and the driver resumed driving. In Boston, four armed men robbed Charles Simmons, a payroll clerk at Sullivan Square Station, of $1500.
Rev Preston R Crowell of Stow filled the morning pulpit at West Concord Union church in place of ill pastor Rev Alfred Wheeler Stone. An organ program featured Miss Ger H Ridsont with works by Léonard and Goungd. The choir presented Homer’s Thou Art the Way. Evening services were conducted by the Senior Society of Christian Endeavor in observance of Christian Endeavor Day with Edith M Bailey presiding.
Representatives of the Helping Hand Society mourn Effie Louise Jewett of West Concord Union Church. The cherished member is praised for Christian character loyalty and cheerfulness. She is mourned as the life and joy of the society, now entering into a happier land, with her memory shaping ongoing tribute by the society.
An inscription dated the twenty eighth day of January in nineteen hundred thirty one records resolutions by Ank ie M Butcher and Committees on Resolutions.
Marlboro prepares for a tough home game at St. Jean Hall as the Marlboro Bears host Natick in a Friday matchup described as one of the season’s best. Natick’s lineup features stars including Henryey and Motley with Dumas also noted for football fame. Local starters Bernot, Brusso, Kasper, Tisdell, and Reidy return, with Mike Jaworek highlighted as a standout. A preliminary contest starts the evening, followed by dancing.
Gloria Swanson headlines the talking and singing comedy What a Widow at the Maynard on February 9 and 10. The United Artists picture features modernistic sets by Paul Nelson and songs by Vincent Youmans. Cast includes Owen Moore Lew Cody Margaret Livingstone Gregory Gaye and William Holden. The story follows a romantic young madcap who suddenly inherits a million dollars and pursues new adventures.
Maynard Tuesday morning readings across town indicate the coldest day yet this year. Temperatures ranged from 10 to 18 degrees below zero with some railings and steaming radiators visible on automobiles.
The Maynard Acton Oil Company of South Acton Massachusetts offers heating fuel oils for various furnaces and guarantees truck delivery to keep customer tanks filled. They distribute range oil high test gasoline kerosene furnace oil and fuel greases and invite inquiries via Acton phone 77.
Mrs Paul H Barnes entertained her bridge club on Thursday in West Concord. Prizes were won by Mrs Wayne, Lawrence and Mrs George I Gardner. Miss Emily Hanton recuperating after her operation at the home of her sister Mrs John F Fitzgerald of Boston.
The Turkey Supper under auspice fet will be held at the hall of Tae Shren on February 11. An entertainment will follow. Mrs. Erwin L. Bumford Sr. is chairwoman of the committee in charge.
Wilson Lumber Company in Concord advertises reliable service and high quality lumber from trusted suppliers. The firm emphasizes durable materials including Red Birch Maple Hard Pine Mooring Sheetrock Upson boards lime Portland cement and roofing products. They highlight years of local operation serving property owners and contractors.
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