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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1941
Page
4
A long list of local names reports Maynard and surrounding residents on vacation or visiting relatives from Charlottesville Virginia to Rockport and Hamp ton Beach. The item mentions sports figures, church events, a fire department member on leave, and community social notes with multiple trips to Boston Worcester Washington and New York.
March of Time highlights how six New England states approach national defense as Exeter, New Hampshire, hosts a screening with local Legion Post and Public Safety Committee. The program frames regional readiness and community action for readers.
A Maynard outing and music program for the Finnish Relief Committee drew a large crowd at Fort Pond Littleton on Sunday afternoon. Over 260 attendees enjoyed a dinner and the Finn National Band performed selections while Rev Bernard Aulila recently named pastor of the Lutheran Church delivered the principal address.
The Monday Afternoon Whist Club in Elkshall awarded a special prize to Mrs Graham and whist prizes to Nellie Schwenke Mrs Lawrence Elizabeth Playart Mrs Tibbets Eve Morrill Elizabeth Reid Ma Brooks Catherine Bariteau Florence Hanson Madeline DeMars Abbie Sewall Sadie King and Mary Gilleney.
Willis Comber, 79, of Belmont New York began wearing a white Sam Browne belt studded with reflectors after a highway accident. He walks between his home and a 200 acre farm five miles east of Belmont seeking safer travel along the road.
Fragmentary notes recount Fred MacMurray as a studio laborer in a distant era. Claudette Colbert's first stage job reportedly stems from a wager. Olivia de Havilland earns a long acknowledged name in Hollywood. Ellen Drew favors a dish of stewed tomatoes with sugar. Vera Zorina declines dancing steps away from stage legitimacy. Harry Carey reportedly made four pictures in two weeks on his first assignment. Barbara Stanwyck is listed among three redheads from Brooklyn achieving film stardom. A Farmer essay contest hints at a Russia trip via college.
Donald A. Went announces eligibility rules for first grade in 1942. Children six by January 6, 1942 will take an August 4 examination at Roosevelt School to determine mental age and IQ aiding teachers. Notifications will go to registered families. Under age tests target five year olds with applications due by August 8, 1941. Parents will receive exam details and appointment notices.
The Maynard Garden Club will hold an outdoor picnic at the home of Mrs Har Ryan on Tandberg Avenue Monday at 2 o'clock with a rain date the next day. Plans for the Fall Flower Show are under way, set for Tuesday September 9.
A Maynard special committee of the Public Safety group met Monday to investigate and recommend appropriations for national defense purposes. They may call an early town meeting to authorize funding. James A. Coughlan chaired, Donald A. Lent presided, with members from the American Woolen Company and town department heads named to file requests by tonight.
A bridge project on Great Road over the canal begins this week. The sewer department completes Elmwood Street extension. The water department extends the North Street to Marlboro Street water system.
Mecal residents respond to a community aluminum drive by collecting 600 pounds. The effort sees Budbury oversubscription as participants push to meet the quota and support local recycling and waste reduction programs.
A 10 year old visitor from Vermont startled Postmaster Frank Sheridan at the General Delivery window with a quick witted question about where to mail letters. The exchange included a joke about a basket out front and a quip referencing Dimmocrats. The postmaster praised the cleverness of the Vermont lad.
The aluminum drive in Northboro will end today and is expected to exceed the 600 pound quota. Donations are still accepted at the vacant store in the Assabet Building on Main Street. The campaign is led by the Northboro Grange home and community service committee under Mrs. Eva M. White.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Maynard collector of taxes notifies owners of land in Maynard Middlesex that on August 14 2041 at 1600 hours the town will take parcels for nonpayment of taxes with interest and expenses. Parcels listed include land on Grant Street lot 69 shown in plan recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds book 5846 page 449 containing about 4690 square feet. Tax due 81.40.
The fragment references Loreto Angélosantoro heirs and land described as situated on second Street in Maynard. Mentions J. McNemaya and John Hi 0 and a Middlesex South District National Cooperative Association. Notes withbuildings on Maynard-Land site and related deed description.
The fragment lists deeds and real estate notes from Maynard involving Bart Coughlin Clark and Croft to Sherr of Maynard, with references to registry entries, balance real estate figures, parcels on the south side, and related dates around 1939 1941. It mentions sewer interests, measurements, and Cambridge Beeds records.
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