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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1941
Page
2
The Maynard column lists holiday visits and guests from nearby towns, church events, library schedules, and civic outings. Notable items include a summer library open until 8 pm on weekends, a five scholarships offer for Amherst Co-operative Summer Institute, and various trips to Old Orchard Beach and Nantasket Beach. Local residents and families travel, marry, and celebrate milestones amid community activities and seasonal programs.
A fragment recalls service members on furlough and lists names tied to locations and towns such as Cah Bea r Fort Wright New York Portsmouth New Hampshire and individuals including Howard King Laniewicz Tony Treben Eva Cah Stark Swan John Morton and Leo Jones.
Congregational and Methodist congregations joined for union services last Sunday at the Congregational church. Rev. Herbert F. Fulton of the Methodist church preached on Independence of the World. Another union service is planned for next Sunday at 10:45 in the Congregational church with Fulton again officiating on Where is Your God.
Intentions of marriage were filed in Maynard between Mermi K Terro of Maynard and Malcolm Fullenton of South Acton Henry W Warrell of Boston and Louise B Lombard of Maynard John Roske of Maynard and Sophie Tyzko of Dover Wanda S Koracy of Maynard and William M Novick of Framingham.
Firefighters responded yesterday to a blaze in an unregistered automobile owned by Andrew Burge. The fire, likely started by children playing with matches, caused about 5 dollars in damage near Box 243 at Forest avenue and Stow court.
The text lists actors and their backgrounds from training to early careers. Joel McCrea and Robert Taylor are Pamena college graduates. Charles Ruggles profits from See Are kennels. Fred MacMurray runs stocks for hunting rifles. Eddie Bracken debuted in Our Gang comedies in New York. Brian Aherne studied ballet as a child. Charles Boyer holds a Sorbonne master's. Jon Hall avoids modern wardrobe in films. Binnie Barnes marks her tenth year in pictures.
The Maynard Grange held an annual Children’s Night with about fifty children and many adults attending. A program featured recitations, piano solos, guitar and accordion performances, songs, dances, and games supervised by Adelaide Sime. A housewarming surprise was given to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sims at their cottage with gifts and a reception. Attendees included families from Dorchester Lake Boon and surrounding towns, and a student recital by William Hicks at Cambridge’s YWCA hall followed.
Two hundred thousand cotton sacks sent with American Red Cross flour are being transformed into 500000 infant garments in unoccupied France. French unemployed women under Com Missariat a la Lutte pour le Chomage wash and sew the sacks into shirts and diapers for distribution at Toulouse Lyon Limoges and Marseille centers. Even the thread will be salvaged.
Maynard reports include Privates Arne Ahco Will Haage Leo Dagas Benny Packas Markunis and Corporal Min chea Ignachuk from Boston Harbors Camp Edwards Fort Devens visiting. Fred Johnson enjoyed a Hampton holiday. Edwin Laurila toured the White Mountains and New Hampshire. Miss Vieno Sneck substitutes as public health nurse during Miss Mary Ward’s August vacation.
Maynard William Denniston from Troy New York visits his brother Robert Denniston on Taft avenue. The Denniston family played a key role in the textile industry with their father an overseer in the 1890s and Robert currently serving as mill overseer. William designed the Assabet Mill and served as agent years ago. The family is noted for earning high regard from employees who called them fair and square.
In a single night the government conscripted an English town for national work. Every room and bed is under government control with the entire dormitory town mobilized for war effort and production.
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during a recent tragedy. They thank everyone for flowers and messages and acknowledge support shown in the past week following Felipe Rouimo’s death.
Card of thanks expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy during recent bereavement and notes appreciation for acts of kindness and funeral arrangements.
Maynard Men's Shop fought to a 7 6 win over the Framingham Aces on Wednesday. Matti Surganeau and Lennie Ollila starred for Maynard as they built a 17 2 record while manager George Ojalehto plans upcoming games against Stow and Paul Kendra's Independ ent Lock Company of Fitchburg.
Henry Sewall, age 93, celebrated his birthday with family including son Roy Sewall on Colbert Avenue. Born in Augusta, Maine on July 4, 1848, he has long been part of a prominent Maine Sewall lineage. He formerly acted as an agent at a Putnam mill before retirement and later moved to the area.
Mrs J Henry Engman of Acton Center spent the weekend with her mother in law Mrs Matilda Engman of Stowe Vermont. She was accompanied by her two sons David and Teddy. Miss Helen Laird of South Acton has accepted a position as telegraph assistant.
Miss Bernice Loumans dale of Wentworth y Portsmouth New Hampshire visits with Mrs L E Laird of Acton to attend a wedding. Miss Lowmans art to attend the ceremony. Mr and Mrs William P of South Acton recently spent a week visiting Belchertown. Mrs H G Nicola of Corner South Acton and Emerson hospital visitor. Mrs Frank Hillsboro New Hampshire visited with Mi Prowse of Fletcher. Mrs Thomas Mannion Acton returned from a visit with her parents.
In Sturgis Michigan a girl examined as a veterinary case years ago led to the death of Jean McCallum. The brief item recalls the old incident and associates the name with the locality.
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