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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1936
Page
5
Notice lists mailing rates and offices including Marlboro Concord Sunbury Acton Bedford. Mentions Second Class matter December 26 1903 and a Post Office address with rate details for subscriptions and postage across multiple towns.
The text argues that legalized lotteries harm low income earners and do not provide real state revenue. It claims racing and lottery gambling prey on modest earners, with illegal lottery agents profiting between occasional enforcement. It questions the supposed fiscal benefits and warns against public policy that promotes gambling.
A dated discussion notes that school schedules are designed to attract pupils, not force attendance. Truancy has fallen, aided by better instruction and later hours, though critics worry about excessive home study and the shift from rigid routines to more imaginative methods.
A Youngstown father gave his three year old a toy pistol for Christmas. The boy found a real pistol in the father's bureau and wounded the father in the hand. The incident provokes opinions on toy weapons and gun ownership for defense versus danger in the home.
A Boston woman lived simply and without modern conveniences while amassing debate over her will. Editors question why others pry into her choices, noting she valued privacy and lawful means even as she omitted names affecting her property.
The Mood Bible Institute of Chicago offers free training for young men and women to combat error through understanding the Word of God. Courses include Bible topics, administration, music, homemaking, and languages with open entry and annual terms, mail order catalogue available.
Four young men described in a Rhode Island tan coupe are wanted for assault on Edna Phalan, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Phalan of 22 Maple Street. She says she was lured into the car near Parker and Waltham streets, restrained, driven to Powder Mill woods, then to a spot near Nine Acre corner, Concord, before being returned home. State police teletype issued with descriptions.
Burton Coughlan announces installation of the Western Electric Wide Range sound system at the Peoples and Colonial theatres to bring lifelike, undistorted volume and greater intimacy in talking pictures. The upgrade follows Broadway standards and will occur at night to avoid shows’ disruption. The Sudbury Townsong Clip meeting is set for January 13 with speaker Mrs. Margaret Cummings.
The passage traces dice across civilizations from early Egyptian monuments to contemporary use. It notes Thebes finds resemble current dice and cites laws governing dice games in ancient Greece and Rome. Palamedes is credited with inventing dice around 1244 B C, though cube dice for gambling likely predate him.
Fragmentary note recalls the Battle Above the Clouds at Lookout Mountain with Union lines clashing against Confederates amid heavy mists over the ridges. The brief mentions high altitude and foggy terrain shaping the engagement.
Acton Garden club met at the Acton Woman's Club house with strong attendance. New president Mrs Walter Cook led routine business and program chair Mrs Elwyn Hollowell reported. Mrs W Stuart Allen showed a scrapbook of club activities. Photos of Acton High School project progress and parade float scenes will be kept for reference. Hostesses were Mrs T Charles Gallagher Mrs Harry Croft and Mrs O H Howe. Next meeting set for February 6 at the same venue.
Charles Whitcomb leads a W P A road beautification crew as pay issues improve with last week’s checks. Theron F Horton departs as moderator of the South Acton Universalist church after sixteen years of service. Elder Thereon A Lowden succeeds, and William T Merriam joins the board of trustees replacing Clare A Milbery.
Miss Carol Stone returned home from visiting Miss Evelyn Keyes in Providence Rhode Island. A church supper is planned for Wednesday at 6 30. Young people and Scouts meet Thursday evenings. The Woman's Association holds a program meeting Thursday at 2 30 at the home of Mrs Grace Hunt.
A meeting of the Public Health Association is set for Thursday night at 7 30 at the home of Guyer Fowler on Concord Street AA. Those interested are welcome to attend.
The Maynard Junior Democrat Crusaders chose John Driscoll as president Harold Johnston as vice president Albert B Crowley as treasurer William J Kane as secretary William Joyce as sergeant at arms and Raymond McCarthy as press at a meeting last night A county convention is planned in Framingham at month end.
In some regions a foot differs from the standard. Canada reportedly uses a 12.8 inch French foot in certain localities. Amsterdam and parts of South Africa reportedly employ an old measure of 11.147 inches.
A Collier's Weekly note says many cattle horses sheep dogs and certain plants and parasites show no degeneration from inbreeding. An experiment with albino rats mating siblings for 50 generations improved stock increasing average weight fertility and life span per individual.
The text notes Tulane University in New Orleans is named for Paul Tulane, a donor whose influence shaped the institution’s early history and purpose. It highlights the name origin as tied to philanthropy and local educational growth.
The President’s Birthday Dance and Whist Party is set for January 30 at the Maynard High School auditorium. Proceeds fund infantile paralysis care locally with 70 percent kept for community hospitals and the rest sent to the national committee for the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. The event is run by local officials including Frank McCarron as chairman and Harold Morgan as treasurer with a large volunteer committee.
The Shelbury Woman's Club hosted guests including Mrs. Walter T Stanton of Stow. Mrs. William Tufts presided as the club discussed Yesterday's In Sudbury with readings from The Early History of Sudbury. Mrs. Carston W Ellins shared from the Diary of Experience Richardson. The Glee Club performed in Colonial costume, piano by Mrs. Harvey N. Fairbank. New Year's tea followed under Mrs. Melvin Guptill's direction.
Sudbury notices honor roll recipients with 80 percent or higher across subjects. Grade 7 Bernard Cosear. Grade 8 Loring Smith Irving Richardson. Grade 9 Mary Bartlet Nancy Fairbank C Hoel B Nancy. Grade 10 Lucretia Richardson Evelyn Rand. Grade 11 Parker Bartlett Rose Jane Waymond Dibiase Isabel Proven. Grade 12 Nancy Dibiase Virginia Ellins Evelyn Flemming Theresa Fussi Doris Way.
Bert J. Adams, longtime resident of Concord Marlboro Albert, has died. Funeral arrangements are pending as the community mourns the loss of a local figure.
Frank Punch urges voters to evaluate candidates on records and policies not affiliations or appearances. He cites League of Women Voters motto on a parade float and argues for officials who aid homeowners and those in need, ahead of the town election.
The Christmas night dance sponsored by the Sudbury Women's Club drew wide town participation and a healthful, jolly crowd in the Town Hall. Music met expectations and was enjoyed until one, extended by director Mrs. Walter E. Piper.
Refreshments were served in the lower hall for an evening gathering. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harvey N Fairbank, Mr and Mrs John C Hall, Mr and Mrs Melvin Guptill, Mr and Mrs Richard Piper, and many others such as Cabot Devoll Samuel Reed William Reed Nancy Way Joy Tufts Ruth Fillebrowne and Chi C Way among the attendees and assorted guests.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. vin Guptill hosted a tea for Miss Isobel Musser of Port Ohio who is spending the holiday with her. Attendees included Mrs. Herbert L. New, Mrs. Charles R. Capon, Mrs. Walter B. Piper, Mrs. Charles H., Miss Buckingham, Miss Fish, Halloran, Mrs. Oates, Mrs. John Hall, and Mrs. Laurence L.
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