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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1941
Page
6
Disjointed OCR fragment notes arrests over money and parcels amid totalitarian aims. Mentions prisoners released, relatives, school workers, and robbers or delinquents, with vague decrees and penalties including shooting.
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS Army officers credited Landry a 205 pound football guard from Rice University with dramatic weight loss to qualify for air corps training. Inducted as cage end, he vowed to become a pilot after shedding 83 pounds in four months by hard work. Landry had been a Rice Owls star from 1937 to 1958 and later coached at Rice and Marshall, Texas.
Harvard is running a posture campaign urging students to keep heads up chins in and chests out to prevent bulging curves common in middle age. Norman W Fradd says early corrective exercises fix body balance, noting rounded shoulders pull the chest in and abdomen outward causing a sway of the lower spine.
In London Sir John Ellerman aged 38 faces a drastic cut in income from 4 million dollars to about 120 thousand dollars after tax by the chancellor of the exchequer. The shipping heir doubled an inherited 73 million over seven years through careful management.
Fragmentary text references Box and Noemer and Mil-three as members of a group described as grown men and Sgt Roy. It hints at an order involving a son and son-in-law and a reluctance to be talked back. The snippet lacks clear events or dates.
A centuries old manor house thought to be Capt. William Blighs birthplace or home in Farningham England was destroyed by a direct bomb hit. The report notes Bligh as master of the Bounty and mentions mutiny and a shipboard escape among crew.
Grant confronts the end of three years of marriage with Charlotte as a bitter quarrel over money and publicity pushes them apart. Charlotte prepares to leave, then returns in a fragile reconciliation sparked by a shared memory and a book’s revealing page.
The Acton Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday July 10 at 1 o clock at the home of Mrs Herold Clapp A fireplace luncheon will feature the program followed by a round table on Success and Failure in Our Gardens Members invited by notification only
A group of Acton girls chaperoned by Mrs. Ormal Laffin and Mrs. Moody attended a soldiers dance at Fort Devens last Wednesday night. Attendees include Elizabeth Reed Marion McGuire Eleanor Morse Barbara McGuire Charlotte Tolman Cecilia Callanan Grace Callanan Kathleen Curley Margaret Whitcomb Madeline Curley Avis Hagen Muriel Connors Edna Downey Wilene Sheehan Anna Downey Martha Sheehan Alice Feehan Catherine Feehan Catherine Branley Merriam Smith of Braintree.
The Board of trustees of Acton Center Inter Congregational Church voted to repaint the exterior and renovate the interior. Work is scheduled for August. Robert J Bond serves as chairman with Ralph Marble as secretary.
In Sudbury a ball game between the Married Men and the Single Men drew attention as Missy Ford overlooked the Board of Selectmen while issuing invitations to visiting governors for a Daminet at the Wayside last week.
The town clerk reports 17 marriages in June, a new Concord record. By July 1, 54 intentions have been filed, also a record. Mr and Mrs Jackson R Garrett of Barretts Mill left for a week in Bar Harbor Maine. Dorothy R Garrett vacationing in Kittery Maine. The Garretts’ daughters Margaret Garrett and Mary visit in Ithaca and Concord respectively.
The Concord Legion band will host another summer community contest at the Monument Square bandstand Friday evening at 7 45 o clock.
Dr and Mrs John J Fallon and family of Ridge Road returned last weekend from a vacation spent visiting relatives in Wisconsin.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth MacPhee West of Acton announce the birth of their child at Emerson Hospital on Independence Day. The brief notice confirms the parents names and location.
The Philadelphia Zoo has acquired a rare albino frog found in the Pocono mountains. Biologists estimate such specimens occur about one in ten million, making this a unique addition to the zoo's holdings.
The line mulls over debt repayment framed by Carlyle, noting two paths: boosting industry through work and building thrift by prudent spending. It emphasizes labor and prudent finance as remedies in a moral economy.
Classically American snacks ideal for family picnics and Sunday suppers. Ham and cheese filling tucked into light flaky biscuit crust, seasoned to enhance flavor. Use pure vegetable Spry for tender dough and quick mixing. clip the recipe for easy use.
A vintage recipe outlines ham and cheese turnovers. Mix ham with mayonnaise mustard onion juice and pickle. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cut in Spry add milk to form a soft dough. Roll 1/4 inch thick cut squares, fill with ham mixture and cheese, fold into triangles, seal, bake at 425 F for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 10.
In a western fair spectacle jockeys exchange horses before race time hoping to push their own mount to victory. The unusual event ends with the last rider crossing first, claiming the win while the horses are the true focus.
State House reporters note the Congressional redistricting committee intends to strengthen Democrat Joseph B. Casey of Clinton by expanding the 14 district map to include Millbury Sutton Douglas Northbridge Astbridge Millville Blackstone Upton and Milford. A full report will be filed Thursday.
William O'Brien, a prominent young golfer from Bedford Court, Springfield, competes this week in the Massachusetts State Open at Longmeadow and plans to participate in the state juniors next month. Census figures show Middlesex County growth with Concord at 7972, up 495 from 1980.
Maynard James V. Sweeney Jr. of Lincoln Street dies at age one year eleven months after three weeks illness in Boston Children's Hospital. Funeral set for Thursday at ten o'clock from the family home.
Special demonstrations of the Westinghouse electric roaster will be held at the Maynard Edison Shop 8 Nason Street from July 14 through 18. Miss Julia Lynch will present all day demonstrations showing baking broiling roasting stewing and full oven dinners with the portable roaster. Edison Home Service staff promote electric cooking to homemakers in greater Boston as the electric range oven and roaster are showcased.
Bedford J Girl was named a recipient of a Metropolitan scholarship, awarded by Boston University departments. President Daniel L. Marsh announced the honors yesterday. The awards honor high scholastic averages and potential in arts disciplines at BU.
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