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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
3
The next meeting and supper of the Concord Lions Club will be held at the Old Mill Dam Tea Room on Tuesday evening. The Sportsmen's club house event was a success with more than fifty attendees including guests from Lexington Waltham and Lincoln.
In West Concord at Musketaquid Rod and Gun Club Region IV MWDC held a four hour drill with all four services. Cadet Elkerton led semaphore instruction while Sgt Riley oversaw tire changing and auto mechanics. Cadet Symes directed disaster bandaging and stretcher work with two Boy Scouts Warren Wheeler and John Macone demonstrating semaphore. Meals were provided by Corp Bannuzzo. Plans for Memorial Sunday and Memorial Day exercises were discussed at a later home nursing meeting hosted by Mrs John Robinson. A staff meeting followed at the Armory on May 29th.
Maynard Grange showcased a Home and Community Service program led by Mrs. Florence Staton of Dedham. Letters from six of eight armed forces members were read, with songs performed and a penny sale raising funds to aid service members. Middlesex Central Pomona Grange plans a June meeting in Bedford.
Miss Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Williams Marlboro graduates from Garland School Boston this afternoon. She completes a two year home baking course and will receive a diploma amid 80 graduates.
A short note describes certain African tribes where women pull hair from the head and wear large wire festoons as earrings, highlighting cultural styling choices.
A historical note records a war bonds buy drive led by local volunteers in ST. Residents encouraged to purchase bonds to support national defense with a push featuring community leaders and ongoing fundraising efforts.
National commentary finds Governor Saltonstall amid Republican talks at the Chicago convention ahead of the presidential race. Royal Arch Gunnison, noted radio analyst and former prisoner of war, discusses Saltonstall's potential role while noting wartime public interest in foreign and domestic affairs. The piece also notes Massachusetts politics, the July 11 primary, and the rising significance of soldier absentee ballots for the November election.
Captain David Liebman has been promoted to Flight Commander in the combat branch of the Air Force. He is stationed at the same camp as Don Roberts and they see each other occasionally, though they are seven miles apart.
Professor and Mrs. Stuart Edgerly of Maynard attended Mt Herman on May 27 to celebrate their son William S Edgerly graduating with high honors and seven awards. He will enter MIT on July 10.
On May 23 the Sudbury Grange observed Memorial Day with Master Albert Tallent in charge. American Legion members, the Woman's Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and one Spanish War veteran attended. Forty Girl Scouts demonstrated their work and a social hour followed. A whist party is planned for June 13 to raise funds for Cushing Hospital. Corporal Harold McMurtry recently visited his parents, and word from England says Wilfrey Spiller has been made corporal.
Sudbury volunteers from the Red Cross served coffee and sandwiches to fire fighters after a government property fire and again after a second flare up. Mrs Reuben Dunsford led a group including Mrs Stephen M. W. Gray and others assisted by Roland Eaton and Vivian A. Fletcher of the Sudbury Legion Post.
Sudbury high school pupils passed the highway safety test issued by the Massachusetts State Council in cooperation with the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Names listed include Robert Hastman Corradena Florida Nancy McCulloch Gloria Moore Bernard Titus Muriel Sunbury Elanor Wallis. Certificates signed by the Registrar will be sent to the above. Upon presenting this certificate, the oral part of the driver’s license exam will be waived. Pre-induction credit for the course is allowed by the armed forces. The course was taught by Principal Alan F Flynn.
A bridge and tea event at Mrs Richard F Piper’s home last Wednesday netted 53 for the Girl Scouts. Eight bridge tables plus visiting non-players increased attendance to about sixty. Tea hosted by Mrs Walter Piper and Mrs Martha Forbes featured snap dragons donated by Harding Green House. Prizes included a bouquet for each table crafted by Mrs Alfred Gardner and Mrs Theodore Harding.
Mrs WM Ferden of Sudbury enjoyed last week visits with her daughter in law and family in Louth Walpole. She shared a Mother's Day dinner with three great granddaughters and a granddaughter. She also visited her grandson Ellsworth Ferden and family in Foxboro where four generations gathered.
The readable fragments hint at a brief item with fear or distress themes. Names, places, or dates are not clearly legible, preventing precise identification or attribution.
Massachusets Civil Air Patrol will drop almost a quarté one million paper bombs Sunday June 11 in the state’s largest air raid test. The event opens the Fifth War Loan drive and involves Boy Scouts salvaging missiles after civilian defense drills. Major Arthur H. Tully leads the patrol. tests cover 43 cities including Brockton Taunton Belchertown Framingham and Pittsfield.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate 1944 45 rationing renewal processes. References mention sending forms for apples, fuel, and residence proofs to the local rationing office. Details are unclear due to text damage.
In a brief game report, Concord fell 14 to 9 as Chester defeated locals on the mound. Errors and scattered hits shaped the scoring while Chester outp acted Concord with timely hits and strong defense.
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