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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
5
Residents mark the invasion of Europe with morning prayers as churches open their doors for solace and support. Schools pause, bells and sirens sound a moment of silence, and families with loved ones overseas join in communal reflection and prayer for safety.
An A.A.A. survey from 1944 shows Middleboro area farmers plan to raise hayland, silage, cattle, and hens, with Turkey and sheep goat production expected to rise. Orchardists foresee 2.5 percent more cultivated acreage, and vegetable output may grow 5 percent if labor is available, while potato acreage could fall 7 percent.
Sudbury reports the Henry Rice property on Goodman Hill road sold to Florence Chapin of Belmont. Arthur White, contractor, handled the sale and will perform repairs for the new owner.
Leon Marsh of South Acton writes of Easter Sunday at Mt Forest Lawn in Glendale California. He describes the dawn procession and the great white cross formed by lights atop the tower, the choir and Philharmonic orchestra on the plateau, thousands of Easter lilies, and the reverent crowd awaiting sunrise as the flag of the United States and stars shine over the ceremony.
Leon Marsh recalls the 1944 Easter sunrise service at Mount Forest Lawn. The scene blends moonlit mountain light, a white cross among black robed choir members, white doves, and Easter music led by a large orchestra. Attendees include many relatives of Bataan casualties, with Kipling and The Master Is Coming referenced.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Clerk C AF-2 and Clerk CAF-3 at Fort Devens Massachusetts. Salaries range from 1440 to 1620 plus overtime bringing total to 1752 and 1871 with 5 percent retirement deduction. Applications accepted until needs are met via local secretary or regional office in Boston.
More than a quarter of America’s 8,000,000 fighting men cannot vote this year as the minimum voting age is 21 in all states except Georgia where 18-year-olds may vote in all elections.
Campaign reporting from Cambridge highlights Middlesex District Attorney Robert F. Bradford as the most active candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. Supporters cite his record as chief law enforcement officer of Middlesex County, his large GOP base, and his economy in refunding over $166,900 to the county treasury.
Sudbury High School thanks Miss Alice Parmenter for complete volumes of National Geographic for 1942 and 1943. Typewriting speed tests awarded at a regular assembly include Ruth Mitchell 42 wpm, Walter Phelps 41, Carol Sunbury 40, Nancy Morse 33. Schools close June 16 for grades 1–8 and June 23 for grades 9–12. high school events run June 17 reception, June 18 baccalaureate, June 20 graduation, with senior trip June 23–25.
Acton short item notes the grammar schools closing this week for summer break. It lists local residents including Seaman Edgar Peterson now bound for California, Eleanor Stevens hosting Ruth Vogtle, Barbara Horton returning from Maine, and various families traveling, visiting, or relocating for the season.
The Christian Science Board of Directors told The Mother Church annual meeting in Boston that freedom is a spiritual gift realized through understanding. The group announced Paul Stark Seeley as next president and noted military chaplains and welfare activities aiding churches in the United States and Canada during wartime.
Britain, Russia, Malta and Greece form a broad movement with 146 wartime ministers at work in the field along with 428 volunteer Christian Science wartime workers aiding the effort.
Weekend church events include children entertainment at Parish House Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. On Sunday Saint Barnabas Day features Holy Communion at 8 p.m. Morning prayer with a sermon is planned with violin and organ music preceding the service.
Sunday services at 10 45 and Sunday School at 10 45 with a testimonial meeting each Wednesday at 7 46. Reading Room hours 12 to 4 daily except holidays. Sermon subject God the Preserv er and lesson and Health with Key to Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy included.
Rev Edward P Daniels to lead morning service at eleven with sermon The Opened Road. Robert B Harris to be soloist. Communion service scheduled for twelve noon.
A fragment notes vessels of gold and earth in a great house with a moral contrast. Scriptural reference cites St Paul and themes of honour among vessels, suggesting a sermon-like meditation on value and purpose.
Mary Baker Eddy states that true Christianity rests in the Bible rather than sects or human societies, asserting that the Word of God endures while divisions fade. The quote emphasizes spiritual completeness through divine scripture.
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