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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
8
Contord tied the inter-town contest with Wheeler of West during a Percy A. Rideout band event last Friday afternoon. The score showed 6-2 in favor of Wheeler of West, reflecting a tough loss for Contord’s team. Franklyn O. White was noted among participants.
During the regular board meeting last Wednesday at the town hall, acting officers appointed as special officers for the American Cyanamid and Chemical Company include John Punch of Maynard, Harold Anderson of West Concord, and anan of Concord.
William Merriam of South Acton was installed as master councillor of the L. D. Wilson chapter DeMolay at the Masonic Hall in Maynard. On June 24 Acton Grange will host five New Hampshire Granges at the town hall for a New Hampshire night with strawberry festival and dancing. Visiting gradges include Hast Jaffrey Hollis Brookline Narragansett of Bedford and Hudgon. Acton elementary schools close for summer Friday.
Rev John F Mulcahy curate and former Daily Catholic News editor Otto Michael Knab spoke at the Allston Council K of C banquet at Hotel Vendome Boston. District news notes include births and local club meetings with residents such as Joseph Ward and Ruth Thoresen.
Concord Saint Bernards C Y O tennis team lost 4 3 at Middlesex school on their courts last Sunday afternoon. Middlesex players Barron Stanton Cameron Lambert Wightman Bicker Freeman Parsons Reed faced Flannery players Frannie Horne Billy O Neill Jackie Wavin Fred Peach and Robert Antognoni. Horne Antognoni and Ain won singles for Flannery.
A Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Britain’s crisis after Crete falls to German forces and discusses Mediterranean strategy and Allied help. The column, dated during wartime, weighs the edge Britain gains from aid against the mounting German advance.
Seventy nine year old Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes retires from the U S Supreme Court on July 1 after a long career spanning governor and secretary of state roles. President Roosevelt accepted the retirement noting Hughes’s splendid service and the judge’s health and age as reasons for stepping away.
The article surveys how much aid reaches Britain under lease-lend, noting mixed progress and calls for a full report after the 90 day period. It cites Senator Byrd and Burns defending production delays, while critics question wartime output and neutrality policy amid labor unrest and limited presidential action.
Al Cowles lists Reading and Belmont players as the 1941 All Middlesex League diamond squad. Key selections include Provinanza and Titcomb in infield, Jakusik as catcher, Richardson as pitcher, Higgins in center field, Twoomey at third, Grant at short, with Rad Vilas guiding Reading to the state tournament.
Fragmentary sports note references a team named Shawsheen West Concord, with incomplete scores and a mention of 27 hits and 5 in 21-9. Mentions A C Of Arl diamond and a win over Lexington, plus a potential home game and a 6:30 start for late Friday progress.
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