This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1931
Page
5
W B Case and Sons, at 26 Nason street Maynard, offers a well stocked store with modern merchandise and friendly service. The management under W B Case is described as competent and public spirited, earning the store a valued place in local commerce.
President Gaspar G Bacon warned the Senate of pressure from reformers and the risk of timid action as the 47th session began. Speaker Leverett Saltonstall urged fiscal restraint, noting debt reduction from 1919 to 1938 and the need to pay for new appropriations.
The 52nd governor Joseph B Ely begins the first Democratic administration since 1914. Legislature remains Republican with narrow margins. Beacon Hill holds organization day as new members and appointments take effect.
In Maynard at 68 Main St the Louis Rickles shoe store presents modern retailing with a focus on better fitting shoes. The advert claims top manufacturers supply stock and promises expert fitting to match feet with the right model and size for comfort and style. It praises Rickles as a leading, progressive local retailer.
Rumors say promoter Bill Farrell will stage a Pastime Hall boxing show next month in Marlboro featuring Vic Lotti and Eddie Sullivan in the main bout. Both fighters, now pros, previously met in Pastime Hall with Lotti winning by hairline decision, prompting Farrell to arrange a rematch to settle who is superior.
Marlboro A costume party an old fashioned spelling bee and entertainment followed the first meeting and supper of 1931 for the Unitarian Ladies Alliance in the vestry. Three fourths wore costumes as the Rachel Works Orchestra performed. Grace Stevens won best costume duetist, Anita Jackwell as Peck's Bad Boy took funnest, Laura Courte manche Folly prettiest, Philip Biderkin Chief of Police funniest child. Favors given by Mrs Bred B. Fletcher. Judges were Mrs Lawrence Mrs Lamson and Mrs Hamilton. Dorothy B Elderkin arranged readings dances vocals and instrumentals in period style. Eleanor Davis Japanese novelty Dorothy Doane ill Dor Moore readings Nellie Bradley Godeys fashion plate past century. Philip Biderkin 4 12 sang and tapped his own school days.
Emerson on resisting repose and chasing radicalism, urging openness to new truth. The piece warns against clinging to custom and tradition that hide truth and urges lifting the horizon to include new discoveries.
Mrs W. Percy McWilliams of Central Street is at Emerson Hospital. The Tuesday-Wednesday club met with Mr and Mrs Howard G Hawks at 499 Main Street. Parish services at Our Lady Help of Christians church marked New Year's Day for the Feast of the Circumcision at 7 8 30 and 10 80 clock. Carroll D White of Pittsfield, formerly American Express agent in Concord, and Mrs White attended the Eastern Star meeting with former West Concord residents.
A fragment states an event at Masonic Temple on a Saturday December 27 and notes time spent with Mrs. Grace Hunter. The text provides limited details and lacks clear outcomes or broader context.
Property listing for a low rent unit at 16 Circuit Street West Medford near Hall 10 of Hall and Littlefield. Describes 5 rooms and a bath with a cement basement. Contact Ed for details at AR 2039.
The Maynard Monumental Co at 139 Main St Maynard offers marble and granite markers memorials and custom designs. Proprietor Robert Hartin highlights modern equipment thorough craft and reasonable prices with public display of testimonials and completed cemetery work.
The Ladies Social Circle of the South Acton Universalist Church meets at Mrs Henry Tolman’s home next Thursday at 2 PM with a card party after a brief business meeting. Members from all Actons are urged to attend. A baked beans and salad supper with entertainment is planned for Thursday the 22nd in the church vestry.
Sudbury residents Walter E Piper and wife travel to New York for a few days. Miss Beatrice Bowry of Alliston visits with her brother E Norman Bowry of King Phillip Road. Mrs Stephen M W Gray hosts the Friday afternoon club at her Hudson Road home. A Herald piece on Mayor James M Curley and Sere Cram mentions the mayor’s intimacy but omits Mr Cram’s pipe. A Bridge and Whist fundraiser for the Women’s Overseas League is planned at the Women’s Republican Club in Boston on January 28 with committee members Mary Stuart Blanche Walsh Helen McCaffery Elizabeth McCarthy and other WWI American Forces veterans.
Tate and Company of West Acton Massachusetts is highlighted as experienced plumbers. The article stresses the importance of good materials and workmanship, noting poor materials or bungling work cause most plumbing troubles. It mentions many local buildings and homes have Tate & Company plumbing and recommends them for new homes. Contact Acton 70 by phone.
Miss Lorraine Kennedy of Needham and Miss Mary Thompson of Swampscott, former high school teachers, renewed old friendships during a holiday visit to the school.
The Wilson Lumber Company has built its reputation by stressing two core strengths, quality and service. They supply lumber for home and construction needs in Concord and nearby areas, handling orders large and small with prompt delivery.
The funeral for Joseph Warren will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock at 61 Prospect Street. Rev. Albert B. Beaumont of the First Church Congregational will conduct the service, with Sumner C. Gage in charge of arrangements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.