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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1940

Page

4

Advertising Rates Legals 75c Per Inch

Rates listed for first insertion 75 cents per inch and second insertion at 6 cents per inch. No further context provided.

DIONNE SISTER STORY AND HUMOROUS VIGNETTES

A fragmentary column recalls the Dionne sisters and the rights of their guardians with notes on the Ontario government and a country doctor. Scattered anecdotes joke about learned children and a Brooklyn man jailed for kissing his wife after a canary tale.

Brooklyn

Maynard letter urges unity and civic renewal during war

Frank Wilder of Maynard Mass writes to the editor urging residents to pull together, restore Alumni Field for youth sports, and keep Maynard proud. He recalls boyhood games, praises local sportsmanship, and cites King George V and an Allied message to inspire unity as World War II rages.

Maynard Enterprise Europe Asia America Maynard Alumni Field No Man's Land France George V England 82Nd Division London Frank Wilder Mass. P. S

Tuesday Club Hears Mrs Reardon On Havana Trip

Hudson area notes show the Hudson Tuesday Club at 4 Brigham Street hosting Mrs A Reardon who gave an illustrated talk about her voyage to Havana. She described Charleston gardens, the Miami start, train and boat legs, a voyage across the Everglades to Florida’s west coast, St Petersburg Clearwater, Lake Wales, and Charleston with the season at its height. A tea followed on March 20 with Mrs Fred B Morris assisting.

Hudson

Warrant Opens for Hudson Town Meeting Period

Hudson selectmen voted to open the warrant for the March town meeting Friday January 19 and close it Friday February 9. Articles must be submitted within those dates to appear on the meeting warrant.

Hudson Selectmen Board of Selectmen Albert E.‘Haynes Cambridge John C. Hall Aubrey W. Borden Gordon Taylor Leonard D. Stiles Richard F. Piper Board of Assessors Elmer Methodist Church Kenneth McMurty Sudbury Woman's Club Alton Hall Blackington Planning Board E. Norman Bowry Richard Cutter Granville. Haley Loring Bruce. Smith John Batchelder Stuart Hagerly Algonquin Council Boy Scouts Memorial Hall Eee

Boy in Gold Rush: Now 100 Years Old

ST. LOUIS. James M. Shuey, who survived the 1849 gold rush, recalls driving west in a covered wagon with his father aims for California, then returning east after scarce gold. He now lives in St. Louis, worked for the railroad, and has 13 children, 12 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and a great great granddaughter.

ST. Louis James M. Shuey California Salt Lake City Plains Shuey

Homemade Auto Ordered Off the Street by Police

Berkeley California report of 14 year old Bruce Elliott who built an improvised vehicle from a frame four coaster wheels a plank seat and a four horsepower washing machine engine. Police officer C O Cornett halted the drive citing lack of lights permit license and brakes and ordered Bruce to stay off the street until proper authorization.

Berkeley Calif Bruce Elliott Bruce C. O. Cornett Cornett

Widow 91 Regains Sight After 15 Years

Mrs. Ann C. Milne of Salt Lake City, a Utah pioneer who came to the state in 1859, regained sight in both eyes after a cataract operation on her right eye. She had been blind for 15 years and required six days of stillness during recovery.

Tree Becomes Memorial In Furniture Conversion

In Lula Mississippi W L Barbee honored his mother by converting a cedar tree cut down by the state highway department into cedar chests a floor lamp a dining table and smaller pieces using simple tools including a pocket knife the project began after the cedar was felled 45 years ago.

Lula, Miss State Highway Department W. L. Barbee

Woman credits fear with saving her life

Mrs. E. L. Ackerman of Bingham Utah recalled sensing danger just before a rockslide struck her home. She leaped from bed and saved herself by moving to the kitchen chair as a two ton boulder rolled down the hill and smashed the bedroom roof and bed.

Bingham Utah E. L. Ackerman

Playwrights Plot Poison in Dinner Party Skit

A group including Mortimer and Burton discuss a theatrical plot to stage civilized revenge. A bottle of sherry is poisoned as a dramatic assistant suggests testing the idea, leading to a toast and a surprise death onstage during a rehearsal.

Burton Prunélla Mortimer Weig Choley Twerp-Gerald Horatio Steele Thas Didst Mortimer Frentrup Prunella Bix Burton Sprat

Maynard Dramatic Club Stages Finest Local Kind Lady

Maynard Maynard Teacher Club sponsors the Maynard Dramatic Club production of Kind Lady at Parker Street Hall. Mary Herries portrayed with convincing depth while Henry Tatler and Laura Lent lead strong supporting turns. The ensemble, including Rita Foley and Emylée Lever, received high praise for pacing and stagecraft.

Maynard Dramatic Club Parker Street Hall Maynard Teacher Club Mary Herties Montague Square London J. Leg -Comeau Samuel Miceicke Joseph Wasuik Swith Sirkka French Helen Ketola Frank Prentiss Stow Huldah’ Nelson Mary Herres Henry Tatler Mrs. Nelson Henry ‘Abbott Mr. Tatler Laura Lucy Weston Emylée Lever Miss Herries Peter Santard Richard D. Elson Edwards Leo F. Mallins Margaret Rtin Henry Abbott Rita Foley Abbott Helen Ketola Doris Miller

To Mark 32nd Anniversary Of Her Birth

Sudbury obituary notes Mrs. Frank Hadley one of the Center's oldest residents will celebrate her 92nd birthday today. She has been ill for weeks but hopeful friends will send congratulations.

Sudbury Frank Hadley Hadley Vhiele

Natick Theft Suspect Used Dead Man's Name

Natick police recovered 14 tons of stolen rails from a Boston and Worcester street railway segment. The rails were traced to a Chelsea junk yard where National Metal Company reported the theft. Dealers claimed payment of 112 dollars to a man who owned the land, using a dead man’s name to swipe the swindle.

Boston and Worcester Street Railway Natick Chelsea National Metal Company of Brighton Fifth Street

Marlboro Couple Files Marriage Intentions

John Collacchio of 122 Beach Street Marlboro and Miss Alice Damico of 69 Grant Street Marlboro filed marriage intentions at city hall.

Marlboro John Collacchio Beach Street Alice Damico Grant Street City Hall

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