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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1940
Page
3
Maynard residents report visits by neighbors and relatives from Lowell, Boston, and New York. Births occur at Emerson Hospital and relatives travel to Oak Bluffs and Hampton Beach as community events unfold with Grange meetings and local club activities ongoing.
Banns for the marriage of Miss Corinne De Grappo of Glendale Street and George Spencer of Murphy North Acton were published for the second time in St Bridget’s on Sunday morning. They will be married next Sunday.
Acton parents citizens and camp workers gathered at Fort Pond for a health camp social. Miss Whitten and Miss Marjorie Brown led the event with Woodcraft entomology and progressive subjects on display. The Maynard Acton Kiwanis Club sponsors praised the program and will visit for a noon luncheon.
A large Finnisher festa delegation attended the event at asa Tae weekend. The National band directed by Hubo Kajander gave a well received concert. Local officials helped arrange the program. Charlie Sulkalg was the only local athlete in the championship track meet.
Miss Johnston of Ridbury near Sudbury was surprised with a shower at her home on Thursday. Friends presented many beautiful gifts as a special program featuring games refreshments and vocal solos accompanied the occasion. She will soon become the bride of Chester Carson of Ridbury.
St Casimir's defeated Immaculate Conception 9 to 0 in a lopsided outing on Crowe Park. Wasiuk led with two hits including a double, while C Karpiechik and S Karpiechik contributed multiple safeties as the winners broke open the game with a big third inning.
At a Middlesex County Legion Auxiliary Council session in Water Town this Saturday afternoon new officers will be installed. Eva Evers of Maynard Auxiliary will again be County Chairman of the Middlesex hospital committee. Delegates include Ada Downey president Mabel Tobin senior vice president Eleanor Sheridan secretary and alternates Minnie Downey Ther Smith and Hvn Evers. The weekly whist party Saturday at the Town House awarded prizes to Addie Wolfe Gertrude Tucker Elizabeth Kopp Mary Tobin Annie Scully Ida Brooks Mrs. C Perking Mrs. Florence Hankon Eva Evers and Miss Isa Kelley. A party will be sponsored each Saturday night by the Auxiliary.
Funeral services for Alfred Lacouture Sr were held today after a morning service from A H Harpin Funeral Home on Broad Street. A requiem high mass followed at 9 o clock at St Marys Church officiated by Rev Sylvester Barrette. Delegates from the Marlboro Order of Moone and Aerie of Eagles attended the services reflecting the deceaseds affiliations.
The item notes Joan Crawford’s home is orchid themed and recounts a recent social appearance with photographers noting a corsage of orchids. It also mentions director George Cukor and commentary on Crawford’s public image amid gossip.
Fred MacMurray supplies a wartime tablecloth map as inspiration for a Henry Aldrich comedy on location in the Great Smoky Mountains. Jackie Cooper and Leila Ernst star as romantic leads with Rand Brooks as a disruptive foil. Colonna appears in a revised balloon sequence. Sven-Hugo Borg also joins the cast in Mystery Sea-Raider.
Miss Bernice Hinds 19 was found dead in her Newport garage from carbon monoxide after a dance night incident. Her companion was discovered with injuries suggesting a car crash. Investigators suspect a quarrel preceded the tragedy.
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