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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
3
A water commission report from Sudbury is issued and studied by district board members. The ticket is set for February with moderator, police, clerk and other officials named. Fairbanks, commissioner for three years, has no opposition.
The Maynard Finnish Church announces its monthly business meeting. The session will be held Saturday afternoon at a specified time after the Sunday service, with the next day’s service following in the afternoon.
A fragmented note from Sudbury describes workers failing to finish foundation work at a stone house. The text mentions men on site and a morning schedule but is incomplete and hard to parse.
The report notes WPA league actions with two game results. The Wings defeated the Aces 28 to 0 and the General Tannery match ended 43 to 43, as league officials announced.
Acton and North Andover clashed in a high school boys basketball game with Acton prevailing as Donnelly Evangelos and MacDougall led the scoring for Acton while the Apdo ver squad relied on its core players to mount a comeback. The final margin reflected a late surge by Acton’s bench and strong defense by its seconds to seal the win.
West Acton Woman's Club House hosts a two evening ministrel show rehearsed under Mrs. George Loulburts coaching to benefit West Acton Baptist Church. Roy Jones leads program with Leonora Godfrey and Mildred Gallant on music. Eight end men including George Turner and Albert C. Jones perform with Herbie from Vermontie promised as a highlight featuring acrobatics tap dancing and novelty acts.
A meeting at the Masonic hall tonight will install officers for the Knights of Pythias Progressive Lodge. Deputy Grand Chancellor Ralandeh of Webster Reston Lodge will supervise the ceremony with Vice Commander Twombly and other lodge members in attendance.
Acton High’s basketball team edged the visitors 22 to 20 in a tight game. The second string pulled ahead late to secure the win for Acton.
Intentiona of marriage have been filed at the office of the town clerk Ba Bie Faghboln 19 Fair ely street and Olavi Waananen avi N Y They will be married on April 16 The first Ladies Night of the Maynard Acton Kiwanis club will be held tonight at Nashoba Inn A banquet and entertainment will feature State and district officers of the Kiwanis Club Marlboro Kiwanis club members and Dr G L Clark of South Acton as master of ceremonies
Maynard resident Maynard Ilmari Katvala and Miss Helen Johanna Dakkila of Stow united in marriage on a Saturday evening February 19 at the bride’s home. Rev. George A. Koponen officiated for the Finnish Congregational Church with relatives and close friends in attendance and a reception followed.
Mrs Maria Rankin and Janet Tufte are named in Boston area notices with Arthur V Howland and the school committee linked to a business appointment. Last week’s home event deepens relevance as the final registration window for the March 7 election nears. Remodeling and gar age work are noted as ongoing prior to the vote.
The Ladies of Memorial Church organize a chicken sale with committee members named, aiming for a sale likely this coming Sunday. The text notes the absence of the chair or leader at worship that day.
A report notes Acton resident Harry C Kulberg spoke on radio station Work describing a micro wave system. The piece mentions Arthur F Davis librarian at the Library has been in poor health recently. A planned street light improvement near the drinking fountain on the Common is reported and a church aid dinner is announced to be held in the local church hall.
A reflective line quotes Grace Arundel on burdens as self-imposed weights. The terse note frames inner struggle as domestic or personal trial.
In a tight event the score by Oates 326 leads the field while Tour Ville team edges rivals. Details show a high total with key performances from Wee Aa 658 638 545 1681 across multiple bouts.
Maynard Hockey Club receives a bye in the opening round of the eastern tournament at the Arena this weekend. The schedule lists Sigurd as host and the event runs for three days. Opponents include Sos and Verolas Club of Nor Hank, with Cashing Academy noted as a visiting team and local figures Dr and Mrs Flaherty mentioned in the piece.
A marriage notice appears for Lagroix daughter and Kenneth J with the identifiers Agu Mendes? Artur and 185 Main Street mentioned in the fragment. The readable portion confirms a marriage announcement though details are incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an auxiliary group weekly whist event titled at Maynard. The brief mentions a tie or close result among players, with attention to timing and water or tea breaks. Exact names, dates, and locations are unreadable.
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