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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
2
The town records a flurry of real estate transfers on General Road involving Hartley Johnson, Nellie Hunt, and Bodwell to Herman, with bids for cash or labor to repair Memorial church parsonage. A Reading Club meeting at Mrs. Louis Lavigne’s Lake Boon home featured a courtesy motorboat trip after refreshments.
Acton High School closed on Thursday for final records and year assignments. The senior class held a class picnic at Canoble Lake New Hampshire after completing last morning activities.
A partial, garbled text fragment lists regions of the Near East including Asia Minor, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Bess Republic, and Persia. The passage appears as a stray learner’s note with unclear meaning and missing context.
The Concord Woman's Club sponsors a reading series in the D A area. The first program Monday afternoon featured Mrs Albert M Harlow reading from Something of Myself by Rudyard Kipling. The pomp igene Band began the season’s concerts directed by hon on Friday. The week’s concert will be in Meatmeord.
A church gathering is planned for Wednesday at 8:00 PM under the direction of the pastor Rafos. The event invites local parishioners to join in fellowship and discussion.
Tomorrow July 2 the Evangelical Free Church will meet at Mrs Semier's Grove Street home at 8 00 o clock. The Evangelical Preaching Service will be held at the church on Laing Street at 7 30. The Strawberry Festival by the Sewing Circle of John Anderson in South Acton last Sunday was a great success with plenty of strawberries and good times. Rev Otto Rato held an outdoor service at 6 30 in nearby pine yard. Concord Summer School of Music opened for the season on Monday morning.
Beharrell Brothers are busied with building three new hot water plants in Lexington and one in Concord. The Concord plant is noted as having Dutch origins linked to Romeo Dicicco on Fair Street.
Mr and Mrs Horace HD Williams traveled to Gloucester over the weekend to ready their summer residence for occupancy.
Riverside transit reports the 4 pm Maynard bus broke down near the town line causing lengthy waits for passengers in Arlington and Maynard as rain and wind blew. Engine trouble forced the return to depot, leaving riders stranded on the street for about an hour.
Miss Sarah Bartlett, librarian at Concord Public Library, has returned from a trip to New York on Monday. She planned to review new cataloging methods and update local archives.
A girl was hit by a car and taken to Marlboro hospital for a light concussion and abrasions. Dr. N. John Colombo treated her. her condition was reported favorable. The incident involved George Raridean of 8% Car Street, Micvehera, and occurred as the girl rode a bicycle near 438 W-28rd Street, New York City, with school ceremonies and graduations listed in the surrounding text.
A report notes she traveled on a day to attend the convention of librarians, marking her participation in the professional gathering and related activities.
Peter T Brooks of Simon Willard Road rowed in the Harvard Junior Varsity eight in the annual regatta against Yale. The Harvard JV boat was defeated but finished strong, outrowing Yale in the second mile of the two mile race.
The Sudbury Kiwanis held a meeting and dinner Monday evening at the Davis Turkey Farm Inn. The Sudbury Grange plans a Lake Boon Food Sale Saturday with proceeds to the Health Nursing Association. District Deputy L Roy Hawes traveled to Mason New Hampshire Saturday to gather laurel for Acton church decorations where a large Grange meeting occurred Sunday. Hawes caught a cold gathering décor and could not attend. Charles C Way of Candy Hill visited Woods Hole over the weekend. A Townsend clubs delegation attended Gardner Sunday for its third Congressional Convention, reporting strong turnout.
Bedford pupils graduate in a crowded school auditorium as 81 students receive diplomas. Merton L. Winchenbaugh, chair of the school committee, presides. Students give brief orations and songs while Reverend M A N Foster offers the invocation.
Clarence Baldwin reports a theft of 25 laying hens from his Center farm. Police have taken the case, indicating active investigation into the loss.
Maynard The Alica Temperance Society plans a field day at Hayward Pond in Concord next Sunday. The National Band led by Hugo Kelander will give a concert and Miss Mariam Makinen of Finland will speak at 4 o'clock. A sports program, run by the Kanto A. C., aims to draw the town’s best crowds.
Miss Frances Albani of South Boston is spending a vacation with her grandmother Mrs. Cosma Albani on School Avenue. Mrs. Paul B. Webber and her daughter Marcia of Hillside Avenue are enjoying a few days at Keene New Hampshire. Daniel Perkins chairman of the Bedford Board of Selectmen has entered Arlington Symmes Hospital for Wednesday morning surgery and many friends wish him a speedy recovery.
The Northboro Woman's Club held its annual lawn party at the Unitarian church grounds. A committee led by president Mrs. Wred A. Stevens organized food and ice cream sales and a 2 45 program for children after the afternoon business meeting.
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