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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
8
Fragmentary notice notes Fitchburg on July 3 hosts the New England festival of socialist organizations. Local athletes plan athletic contests as part of the event.
A string of brief notices lists local residents travelers and events. Atty and Mrs Leslie Sims plan a Cape Cod trip this week with Mrs Sims away for a month. The piece mentions Roy B. Marsden's injury recovery, weddings and engagements, temple and club activities, and several residents visiting or vacationing in Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and Canada.
The Gutteridge family express heartfelt thanks to all who sent flowers and offered services during their bereavement.
Monday afternoon whist club awards honored Sadie King Josephine and Mrs Albert Murphy Grace Tunker Minnie Campbell Amy Rayden Elizabeth White Mrs Fitzgerald Alice Murphy May Schnab Lena Franklin Gertrude Tucker and Bariteau. The party will be held next Tuesday afternoon.
The Frank J. Demare Post A L opens a week long carnival at Crowe Park through July 6 featuring The Flying Sea Water Circus and Gordon's Water Cirque with aquatic stars, a flaming dive, daring stunts, and a colorful wardrobe. Fireworks cap the show as Legion members promise a lively Independence Day event for all ages.
Maynard Grange held a recent gathering after a scavenger hunt won by Hazel Bumpus Bimund Whitney and Ina Edwards. Consolation prize went to Alton Sims Mary Powers and Josephine Finocchi. Games followed at Grange Hall led by Irma Aldrich. A summer frolic is set for July 18 with Hestel Cameron in charge.
Maynard Good Sport Club with twenty five members held its sixth annual picnic at Summer Hill on a Wednesday. Members voted Nathalie etay Dorothy Payton Duzabeing Barbara Murphy and others as outstanding good sports for 1987 by the director.
The quiz lists twelve questions on topics from government funds to geography and science. Answers touch on the conscience fund sum now over 650000, distances to the moon, the Liberty Bell inscription, geyser etymology, Yellow Stone Park size, holly varieties, national forest area, Lynchburg Virginia as City of Hills, condors at 22000 feet, world coal total about 7.8 trillion metric tons, the earthworm’s British name, and differences between a surfboard and an aquaplane.
The fragment notes Mark Twain as a top American author with Harper’s as sole publisher since 1696. It mentions early revenues were lacking after the author’s death in 1910 and hints at financial arrangements surrounding his works and posthumous earnings.
A piano recital featuring the pupils of Ruby M Hamlin was held last night at the Congregational church. Performers included Irma Osmo Kalander Killinen Palenine Roberta McLean Marion Smith Jean Tucker Janet Poulson and many others with a reading titled The Story of MacDowell Life presented by Mrs Mathew A Vance.
The Maynard Rainbow Girls closed their meeting at the Masonic hall with an initiatory degree conferred on three candidates and prizes awarded. Amelia Kuleisus received a permanent wave, as did M. T. Cullinane and V. Wankata. Refreshments followed in the banquet hall. The group later traveled to Boston for services at Trinity Church with Rainbow sisters from around the world.
A two day temperance festival was held between the State Armory and Merry Mount Park in Quincy. Delegates from the Alka Society attended the business session while a large crowd enjoyed a concert by local and regional bands. Notable speakers included Mayor Thomas S. Burgin and Speaker Horace T. Cahill. events featured athletics, an Old Folks dance, and a Miss Miriam Makinen appearance.
The article catalogs a flurry of star moves as Marlene Dietrich heads to Lake Axton with daughter Maria, Gail Patrick employs a secretary to handle fan mail, Ida Lupino and Louis Howard resume dates, Helen Mack relocates to a Sunset Strip penthouse, Carole Lombard dyes her hair gold, Frances Fanmer acquires an airedale named Hogy, Fred MacMurray swims despite cold weather, Gracie Allen returns with daughter Sandra from San Francisco, George Raft buys Coldwater Canyon property, Lloyd Nolan sports a goatee for Ebb Tide, and Barnsi enjoys a long vacation between Mountain Music previews.
The Friday night event awarded whist prizes to Ed Kanielski and Jake Swartz among a long list of winners including Mrs B Reid Ann Conway Mrs Sweet Mrs R White Sophie Anderson Mrs Perkins Mrs John Dora and others. Bingo prizes went to several players and a high scorer earned $10 in the series. A note on historical spectacles mentions Roger Bacon and Salviano d Amati with a brief aside on Franklin’s bifocals.
The report notes Charles A. Welch's attendance at a Maynerd service. Leroy Sray led Welch lodge as worshipful master. Magdalene Chapter was led by Mary Jones with Missary Hodges and Ada Hodges’ daughter away for summer vacation.
Fragmented text describes a new geamour or design in a shower curtain with a green and bright rayon yarn motif. It evokes streams among lotus blooms, using a dull ground to highlight the vivid pattern and color contrasts.
Pupils of Willam Hicks performed at a Monday night recital featuring Virginia bound students and attendees Mr and Mrs ton Mrs James Smith ibbocchi and Mrs Irma A in a small-town program showcasing local talent.
A fragmentary wedding notice reports Miss Lester set to wed in September. Names and surrounding details are unclear due to damaged text.
A fragment notes lessons offered in the evening hours, with unclear wording and missing names. The readable portion suggests an instructional or devotional context but lacks specific dates, instructors, or locations for precise reporting.
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