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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
3
A group of leading telephone operators visited Concord to inspect the city’s exchange system. Officials outlined improvements and addressed service reliability, signaling a boost in local communications capacity.
Funeral held for Edward Potter Swift of Hellnap Street Boston with services by Joy Smith Dexter at Trinity Church and burial at Mount Auburn. A conference hosted by Miss Julia Mahoney brought together chief operators from Framingham Marlboro Hudson Walpole Milford Natick Franklin and Westboro with Dr Daniel L. Lyech addressing attendees. License grants noted for motor vehicle operators Russell Flynn and Edwin Martinsen.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Crittenden Smith of The Ledges Jerusalem Road Cohasset announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Helen Danforth Smith to Philip Gray Lovell of Cambridge son of Mrs Wallace P D Lovell of 33 Concord Avenue Cambridge Lovell a World War I veteran served 19 months overseas with Battery B 101st field artillery 26th division.
Last Friday at the play grounds the cannonaders under Manager Wilson won 12 to 3 over Concord. Me nvary starred for the locals as the game ended in a decisive victory at Camp Devens. Batteries were Duggan and Dee for Concord and Tatro and Peck for Solpiers. Miss Lois B. E. Dennison visits relatives in Niagara Falls and Erie.
Lou Hoong-Shen, once hailed as the most wonderful voice among 400 million Chinese, died in a Shanghai theater after contracting to be paid ten thousand dollars weekly. Born poor, he rose from obscurity to musical stardom ten years after being discovered in Shanghai, dying from a burst blood vessel in his throat as a similar fate loomed for Caruso.
A youthful pupil contemplates how to tell an elder that he failed to pass as the school year ends, reflecting on the awkward social moment and the search for tactful news delivery.
A quote by Bovee notes that a person’s character is shown by when and how he smiles and that some people never smile, only grin. It adds a wry dig at those who judge others by appearances.
Lost book 24052 is declared lost with payment stopped by The Middlesex Institution for Savings Concord Mass on July 11 1921. Also notices announce for sale or to let Garfield place Garfield road Nine Acre Corner and requests for a light go cart by Mrs L A Sohier Bassett's Mill Road Concord Mass with a single line rental notice.
The Boston Post Office team defeated Concord in a twilight game Monday night. Both teams had seven hits. Loftus and Duggan pitched for Boston while Walsh started for the VISILOTS.
A rancher reports many foxes sold last year to European buyers, mainly in Sweden Norway and Switzerland. He expects sales abroad to rise this year despite high feeding costs and unfavorable exchange rates, noting strong potential and growing interest in Europe for fox breeding stock.
A Hartford Courant dispatch reports a Noank fisherman sold 2700 pounds of lobster for over 300 dollars enabling him to cover spring start up costs for pots buoys and gear. The dealer who shipped them to a summer hotel and the hotel owner who funded renovations impliedly profited from the supply chain events.
Saturn is not quite as large as Jupiter but its rings and satellites make it the most stupendous object in the solar system. When near opposition it shines to the naked eye as a bright first magnitude star.
A Californian maintains a stocked lake where anglers pay a fee for each fish caught. The setup offers a cheaper convenient alternative to country trips, letting visitors fish to their heart's content.
Commissioner Foote announces a temporary state constabulary for Plymouth during the tercentenary pageant. Capt. George A. Parker Lt. George E. Burke and 13 privates will direct traffic on roads converging on Plymouth. They will be mounted on motorcycles for patrol duties.
A portable car camping outfit lets owners set up a full size bed and awning over a running board frame. The article details a 5 by 6½ foot bed built from 11 inch pipe, a foldable awning, a canvas mattress, and a removable grate for camp cooking. It notes easy storage on the car and capacity for four people.
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