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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1936
Page
3
The Jets have averaged 100 or more per game this season, a record pace for the league. Large crowds attend all matches as the team continues to smash records and display outstanding form.
Alegnore Whitney known as the world's fastest dancer performs her Tap Happy routine from Paramount's Millions in the Air. The article notes rapid bacterial growth rates and tests by the American Institute of Sanitation describing how disinfectants are rated by kill speed and quantity.
The United States operates a single leprosy hospital at Carville Louisiana under its public health service. Visitors are permitted to the facility serving as the national leprosy settlement.
Two new entrants in the Inter-town basketball league lost their openings yet showed strong power. Coop quintet defeated the R Club 27 to 22 led by Swat Warila and Kiki Kangas, while West End beat Jewish Council 36 to 26 with Joe Girdziewski scoring 19 and Joe Sezerzen 10.
Groton High led the district debate results with Arlington Cambridge Latin Concord groups all competing for state representation. Cambridge Latin and Concord High produced marked performances in affirmative and negative teams led by Maurice Burke John Madden and others. Supper and a humorous declamation followed with awards to Pris cilla Pratt Carol Orr and Ruth Grey among participants.
Great French mathematician Etienne Bezout (1730 1793) ranks as a foremost figure of his era. His chief work is the Theorie Generale des Equations Algebriques and he authored widely used textbooks in mathematics.
A Marlboro delegation attended a State House hearing on Representative Manning's bill to rebuild the Post Road in Sudbury and Wayland. Attorney John E. Rice led the Marlboro group and a Rice car was struck head on in Wayland but no one injured. the party traveled to Boston.
The Screech Owl staff of George Washington High School hosted a Valentine Day dance in the auditorium Friday night. Ralph Wesktrum's orchestra provided music and Miss Vena Fields supervised the event with matrons and patrons including Mrs. James P. King and Miss Honor McCain. This marks the second successful guest fence conducted by the Ser Owl.
Herbert Hilmer of Cincinnati writes in Collier's Weekly that Tasmanian natives, until their extinction in 1876, were viewed as the most primitive people historians recall. He claims they never surpassed a level akin to Central European cave men from over 25,000 years ago.
Carl Hill reports Finland's heavyweight champion Gunnar Barlund may fight in Boston within months as efforts by Maynard locals push the visit. Hill notes Barlund is a savage puncher and a strong boxer, previously a member of Finland's Olympic team in 1932.
The Concord community showcases a pageant of acts and a long list of local participants in a Follies style production. The program includes a large cast of named performers in musical and comic pieces with a production team coordinating make up costumes stage crew and publicity efforts. The event also features a reminiscence with the Concord Hymn commemorating the 1886 Gusher Monument completion.
A sudden cold wave hit Hudson turning highways and sidewalks to glassy ice. Thermometers dropped 30 degrees in 12 hours as cars froze and brakes would not work while trains and power services operated with minor delays. Taxi companies couldn't meet demand. garages stayed busy as crews cleared hazards.
The Corinthian Chapter OEF 58 sponsored a Hudson-A cabaret program at Masonic Hall with Miss Vinny Holmes supervising. Performers included Pearl Plouffe Lucille Reardon Morris Norma Bissonnette Grendon Enid Blenkhorn Nelle Pierozzi and Miss Lillie ae blind offered selections. Refreshments were served and town officials noted thaw pauses.
Mrs Ruth Perrault of 63 Warner Street, wife of Dr Oscar J Perrault, died this morning at Deaconess Hospital Boston after two weeks confinement. She was 51 and survived by her husband and two daughters Miss Perrault and Mrs Cour of Newport Rhode Island. A former Magnolia Rebekah and member of the Corinthian Chapter O B S and the Woman's Club she belonged to Hudson Unitarian church. Funeral director George F Is in charge of arrangements are incomplete.
The Amateur Party for grade pupils will be held in the Grammar School hall under supervision of R. McNiff. Invited guests include Louis Lanchino Miss Desautel Mrs Henrietta and Jerome Meats, with entertainment by Enid Blenkhorn and Lively.
A brisk cold snap continues on Thursday with fair skies and much colder temperatures. Winds lighten but chill persists across the region. Highs struggle, tonight's lows drop below freezing in many areas.
Maynard hosts a Sunday afternoon basketball clash at Pastime Hall at 2 30 featuring the Georgia Chain Gang prison quintet against the West End Big Five. The West End lineup includes Mud Johnson Pick and Jeffries from Worcester Norton Clinton Germans Milford N H Pros and more. Tickets are on sale through West End A A members as fans expect a high intensity game and potential future signings if successful.
Clinton High School will sponsor a one act play competition after Easter as part of the Midland League activity. Raymond Dyer leads the event with five league schools expected to enter. A cup trophy will be awarded to the winning school, aiming to boost student interest.
The article notes that Jews spread widely across Africa before and after Jerusalem fell in 70 AD, establishing numerous communities and settlements across the continent.
The May nard Tampayera' Association lists Tax Payers Association directors and department heads for 1936. They urge residents to support cost cuts and budget reductions to lower property taxes, inviting participation at the March town meeting.
An espalier is a trellis trained tree or vine to fit a space and provide easy reach. It allows shaping into fan or other forms and is used to maximize sun exposure and mass reach in small spaces.
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