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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1929
Page
1
No scarlet fever cases reported in Sudbury this week. Frances Christenson was sent to a war hospital after illness on Sunday January 6. Carol Stone was taken to hospital on Thursday January 10. Both are in the Primary and 7th grade respectively and cared for at home by their mother.
Local ad describes a two for one sale at Lerga’s featuring men’s women’s and children’s clothing with ten day clearance. Shoppers urged to visit to take advantage of the discounted stock and wide selection.
The document presents a partial 1928 financial report for the Trust Co Waterbury including assets and liabilities with real estate, loans, and collateral figures. It lists deposits, reserve balances, and notes from savings department assets and marked by typographical errors and obscured figures.
Concord January 16 The 25 member committee backing Concord High School sports held a meeting to map plans for the annual event. Harold Tompkins chairs the committee with Richard McCabe and John My Bruce as officers. Speakers expected include Al Weston from the College eleven and Harvard athletics director Bi Bingham.
Maynard hosts the White Cross Guild meeting at the operatives hall with Mrs. A Hew as president. Joseph Dineen entertained with songs. Plans are for the annual ball on Jan 24 at Ge fal hall with music from an orchestra. Proceeds support welfare work in town. Tickets available at the door through guild members.
Mrs. Harry Dye is ill at the Bar on. The teledepartment was ar ved. Only noon for a chimney fire at the home of Chester Kelly on Commonwealth Avenue.
Fragmentary OCR text records a social or personal event mentioning Rae Arnold Sodoren and a Saturday occasion with friends. The legible parts reference a gathering or attainment but lack clear details or outcome.
George W Witk, 18, of Mason NH but living with relatives in Acton, was arrested after pleading guilty to attempted forged checks. He faced $1000 bonds and grand jury review for passing checks with forged endorsements at Maynard Trust Co and other firms, with linked thefts from James Hesian Company in Fitchburg and related suspects.
The Danté West concert in Concord featured Bray's orchestra providing music and dancing. Miss Eliga beth Hi sang with Miss Mary Christian and Miss Alice Buxto accompanying. Mr JH D Chittim played violin solos. organizers included Lewis J McCaffrey Carter Hod O Grady and F H Hewitt.
Season opener on January 16 introduces Everett de Weygant as physical director and track coach. The plan adds five scoring places per event with points for winners and class standings to boost equal opportunity. Events include 300 yard dash 1000 yard run hurdles high jump broad jump shot put and relay. Concord track team to schedule meets with Higginsine facility and new arrangement details.
The church announces a renewal drive led by Rev. Charles D with Judge Hy presiding over the Board of Trustees. The choir of twenty five voices will perform as part of the outreach efforts.
John Ranasey, a 3 year old from Brooklyn, builds a model aircraft intended to show all parts plainly and be operable without a pilot. He uses ordinary house current for the motor and envisions radio command by voice over telephone. He plans to demonstrate at the New York Aviation Show in February.
The Knights of Columbus stage group presents the comedy drama Square Crooks at the High School Auditorium on February 11 and 12. Rehearsals are underway with cast including Miss Aliceley Miss Loret Mullin Miss Helen Boylé Mrs Joseph Dineen and John J Donahue under director Rev McCabe.
A fragment describes clearing the ice in the cove at Mill Pond to permit skating and occasional hockey games. The note emphasizes scraping snow from the pond to allow enjoyable winter recreation locally.
John Connors of Sudbury surrendered to the police after a recent auto accident. He was arraigned in Concord district court on a charge of driving so as to endanger the public. The case was continued to March 12 with bonds set at 200 dollars. Mrs Charles Upton and Mrs George Lakeman were seriously injured in the same collision near Cutting's Corner, taken to Morse hospital in serious condition.
We extend our thanks for the thoughtful tribute after our bereavement. Thank you to those who placed a marker on her resting place and offered floral gifts and kind words. Mrs. Thomas R. Murray and family express their gratitude.
The readable parts show no clear person, organization, or location, making a definite summary impossible. The text appears as garbled OCR with stray letters and nonstandard punctuation, lacking coherent facts to describe a news item or notice.
Arthur B Brooks longtime Dedham resident and former cashier of the National Bank, later vice president and director, died recently after a life spent in Dedham. He was aged about seventy and had been honored by the Grand Lodge as a distinguished Mason, with past master honors in Percy Lodge. He married Frances Deering in 1874.
Jan 16 verdicts in Maxwho district court dismiss a Roy Ben affair as Thrasher is acquitted. The case details remain unclear due to OCR errors but show a notable local legal outcome with court proceedings and associated parties mentioned.
John J Donahue of Maynard and John Rice of Marlboro appear as council for Kine and Thraahet. President Elizabeth Porter leads the Vo ihe ple's Club of the Trinitarian Con ne church. The annual event of the goneen f and Gun Club is planned for tonight.
An advertisement touts Prescriptic For Rheumatism with a money back guarantee if it fails to help rheumatic pain sciatica lumbago and neuralgia. It urges readers to try a pack at local drug stores including Burke Shee Co Canton McEnelly Drug Co and others. The copy claims rapid relief and endorses the product across multiple area pharmacies.
Acton County Massachusetts appoints Henry W. Montague as administrator to settle a state estate. The notice lists creditors and demands for claims, with the administrator handling bonds and indebtedness. Filed January 7, 1929.
A classified notice from Concord Massachusetts advertises five room rental with bath and conveniences on a middle tree street. applicants directed to Philip McManus at 16 Middle Street, Concord. The notice appears in the Middlesex Institution listings with a December 20 1928 date and January 2 9 publication notes.
Taw Insurance details a lost Deposit Book 27869 with payment stoppage noted. Asst Treasurer signs the notice dated December 12 1928 and lists subsequent dates December 26 January 2.
In this financial snippet, capital stock and paid in capital are noted alongside liabilities such as due to banks and drafts outstanding. The document references demand deposits and a total liability figure, with a sworn statement by C. Fay Heywood and notary Maurice McWalter, dated January 7.
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