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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1935
Page
4
A small period notice outlines subscription pricing for The Weekly Enterprise at one year for $1.50 and six months, with mentions of various locales including Meena, Gonwenes, Odiney, jam Maycord, ury, Acton, edford, and postage included.
The Passaic director of public safety mandates police officers attend church each Sunday and report on Mondays, with applicants for police jobs needing a minister's recommendation. Critics question enforcing religious participation as a job qualification and its fairness.
A columnist laments weekend water and road accidents during warm months. They attribute these to reckless travel and overcrowded boats, noting avoidable crashes on county highways and a near fatal boat incident at Lake Quinsigmond. The piece predicts ongoing dangers and references the Gloria Vanderbilt case.
Doctors from America and Canada met at At-City for the joint convention of the American and Canadian Medical Associations. They discussed research results, study findings, and experimental methods to address human illnesses and advance medical knowledge beyond public awareness.
Medical bulletin describes an oral form of a new crystal isolated vitamin B1, named the nerve vitamin, as an effective method to treat neuritis. It notes prior conditions like infantile paralysis and St Vitus dance as examples of neural issues potentially addressed by this therapy.
The Grand National at Aintree saw 21 of 27 horses fall at barriers while riders avoided injury. The piece argues humans owe humane treatment to horses as intelligent, willing animals and calls steeplechase a test of civilized sport.
Middlesex Laundry hands Cambridge Cubs a 3 to 2 defeat in Cambridge after a late ninth inning rally. Cooper and Grady drove runs, Grondahl excelled in the field, and Fagg faced four Laundry batters in the sixth before the decisive late inning.
The Berlin street Unter den Linden features four rows of lime trees, also called linden trees, lining its length.
The article reports President Roosevelt proposing a broad tax plan to raise about one billion dollars yearly by taxing inheritances gifts and wealth. It details higher rates for incomes over one million dollars and a graduated corporate tax, plus political reactions from Long, Byrnes, Robinson and others. It notes opposition from Republicans and ongoing public debate and strategic messaging ahead of elections.
A report notes 213 anti slavery societies in Ohio with about 17 000 members as part of a broader abolitionist movement.
Village families plan visits and trips with grandchildren and friends summering in Maine New Hampshire and Canada. Local groups host a Grange food sale St Michael church field day and July events. Civic club elects officers as the Bedford band begins free summer concerts downtown.
Emma D. Leon has returned from a visit to relatives in New York and Greenfield Mass. The town plans July projects including grading the rear grounds of the High School and repairs to Concord street from the Maynard line to Parker street. All town organizations are invited to participate and enter floats in the Military and Civic parade marking the Bi-Centennial celebration opening on Saturday July 20.
William A Kendall aged 75 died suddenly at his son’s home on Harris Street North Acton Monday evening. He had been living with his son’s family and was seen to fall while working in the yard. Funeral services were held at 2 PM in the A A Marshall Chapel Lexington.
At 10 45 oclock service next Sunday will include the sacrament of the Lord s Supper with a brief address by the pastor and music by the Young People s Choir led by organist and director Mrs Hope C Holland The annual Wo man s Church Aid meeting was a pleasant gathering June 27 in Miss Charlotte Conant s barn presided over by new president Mrs Emma Raymond Refreshments were served Mr Douglass gave a reading The Ballad of Dr Pluff by Holman F Dy a.
Out of town worshippers attended the service led by their former pastor after traveling about 100 miles. Attendees included Sophia Wood Sadie Wood Mrs Weare Gould Weare Emerson and J Clyde Buam with family from Acton and Woronoco. Mid week studies in Revelation and a young peoples service were announced. Trustees reorganized with Spencer H Taylor as president. Horace F Tuttle resigned as president but remains on the board.
Nathan Meyer Rothschild of London arranged government drafts for Wellington’s campaigns against Napoleon and organized subsidies to allies including Prussia, offsetting Britain’s inability to meet large troop costs.
A Pearson's Weekly note recalls the acorn as a long held charm against lightning since Druid times. It cites airmen carrying acorns, and mentions acorn shapes on blind cords curtain poles and umbrella tassels as modern echoes of the belief.
Lawrence led South Acton to a 5 2 win over West Concord Cardinals at Percy A Rideout Playground. He homered in the first and again in the eighth while teammates backed him with key hits as Acton broke the game open. Osen and Johnson contributed for the Cardinals, but South Acton shaded the opponents with timely hitting and solid defense.
The Haagenbeck-Wallace and Forepaugh-Sells Brothers Combined Circus comes to Framingham on Friday with 2 and 8 pm performances. The 1940 program features Maria Hasputin, Bert Nelson, John Heliot, the Codonas, Rudynoff, the Merkels, and a large troupe of aerialists, elephants, clowns, equestriennes, and Indians from Pawnee Bill Ranch.
A peasant belief in Poland holds that the pink spring flowers along roadsides grew from the nails that fastened Christ to the Cross. The nails were carried by sparrows from Mount Calvary and buried in Poland to shield them from disrespect, giving rise to nail-shaped blooms.
Morse and Wright both struck out twice with Lawrence and Tompkins fanning seven total as the game stretched to two hours and five minutes. Umpire Little presided.
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