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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1941
Page
6
Home decor advice on arranging furniture around a fireplace with a long wall. Suggests placing sofa and chairs in a balanced grouping, using lamps and pictures for height, and centering desks or pianos near windows. Recommends pairings and symmetry, and promises dining room guidance next week.
Preparations completed for today arrival of 10000 selective service recruits to fill the Yankee Division to a wartime strength of 18000. they are expected to arrive over the next month.
Cairo dispatch reports London Great Britain reached an excellent understanding with Turkey and Greece on mutual defense in the Balkan Mediterranean zone. In Washington, President Roosevelt favors wire tapping aliens and traitors involved in subversive activities. Echo Lake, N J notes two 44 year old men sued for fringe crimes during a siege of a bungalow.
Miss Annie Joyce age 76 dies at home in Maynard after a long life as a town resident. Born in Maynard she was the last of her family, survived by two sisters and several relatives in Cambridge and New York City. Funeral services were held this morning at Bridget’s church, burial in the parish cemetery.
Lenten services are listed across Maynard area churches starting with Ash Wednesday at St. George's Episcopal Church with Holy Communion and litany. Speakers include Rev. Leslie Pairhedak of Chita and Rev. Donald Paige of the Methodist church in Oakdale. The Union Congregational church plans 4:00 pm services with church choir and organ music by Charles Manty.
Maynard William O'Deannell of Carfield Street left Thursday to join the Panama Canal Zone government service. His wife will join him later after a farewell party at his home where he received a gold watch and other gifts, including a turkey dinner. Relatives from Rockland Maine Concord and local friends attended. His coworkers at Assabet Mill presented a luggage bag a camera and cigarettes.
Mrs Amelia Davis wife of Nathaniel Davis of 4 McKinley Street died this morning after a long illness. She aged 65 and was born in Newfoundland. She served as president of Maynard Ladies and Daughters of St George and leaves her husband and one son Irving. Funeral services at home this afternoon conducted by Rev Herbert Fulton of the Methodist church.
Fragmentary notes show a health department semi monthly baby clinic event with unclear staffing details and a mention that Mr O'Donnell was tendered something. Further context is not legible to confirm the actions or participants involved.
Francis B Whouley, Cambridge public sector member and World War veteran, seeks one of two Acton School Board seats. He is a college graduate with State Education evidence, active in the New Inland Boys Club of Boston, past Boy Scout organizer, and has long ties to Acton Center parish and local civic life.
The third annual Young Men’s Republican club banquet in Maynard drew Republicans from Maynard and nearby towns. Attendees included Richard D. Filsop, Governor Saltonstall as greetings were read, and Attorney General Frank G. Volpe spoke on crime and law enforcement. A turkey dinner followed with music by Wil Totman’s Orchestra.
A large audience attended the Kaleva Finnish Day event at the Temperance Hall in Maynard on Sunday evening February 23. The program featured Agda Rienta and Sirkka Koskinen ribbot girls in national costumes, Finnish and American tunes by the Maynard National Band, and tributes to Kyosti KalHo. Mrs. Lilian Wick presented Hanna Kitusam, followed by a poem recitation by Alina Hintsa, and ongoing Finnish relief fund appeals routed through Kaleva members and New York headquarters.
The Methodist church opens a Lent series with Rev. Herbert Fulton starting the first session on Sunday morning titled The Fame of Jesus. Music and a hymn are planned. An Epworth League service follows at 6 and a Forum led by Miss Frances D Agata occurs. A box party is set for Monday evening at the Burgess home. A midweek service led by Rev Oxnard is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 p m the Men s Club meets Thursday at 7 30 p m All men invited.
In Medford Superior Court Judge fined Mar there Wilfred A Gall for operating a car while intoxicated after an accident on Broad Street January 12. Co defendant Joséah Wine noted as operator in the incident. Gall received a $25 fine and was ordered to remain in custody during the proceedings. The case highlights ongoing demands for safe driving reforms.
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