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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1926
Page
7
Wartboro residents and families from Ames Place to Newton Street plan summer visits and camps in North Conway Bolton and Gray Bourne. Local clubs meet at Hatch Road while Mrs McHugh and Mrs O Connell visit relatives in New York City and Brooklyn. The town celebrates school sports with the M Hurley Cup won by Irving and Dyer and Sellers, as the community gears toward June 20 gatherings and weekend trips.
Major James H. Smythe of Boston Kiwanis spoke in place of Capt. John Bordman who was ill. He praised Bordman’s wartime service and discussed intelligence work, warning that modern war hinges on forehand information and preparedness.
In a tense third game Ashland pitcher Miller and Booth battled Troop 2 A2011 Ao Qn. Wellen hit a solo homer and drove in runs while Parley in right and Rickles at short contributed solid defense. Ashland tied it once in the fifth on a long shot into left. Wilcox covered left field and Wilcox interference affected the play as Ashland tried to rally.
The Walter L Main Circus visits Clinton on Saturday July 3 featuring Lyle and Irma Conner on a high wire act and Irma Conner as a skilled equestrian. The show touts a French artist Madam Julia Rebras and many international acts including the Hollis riding troupe and Belgians De Long Sisters.
President Robert E. Marshall announced a delegation would attend the charter night observance of the Wellesley Club. District Trustee Richard M. Evans is in charge of arrangements. Arrangements for an afternoon and evening event on July 14 at the Inter a Club cottage Fort Meade are also progressing. An invitation from the Boy Scouts of All Council invites attendance at the Governor's Day ceremonies.
The article outlines Dr. Alexander Graham Bell’s lifelong study of acoustics and speech. It details his 1871 Boston experiments with deaf pupils, his idea to transmit speech using varying electric currents, and his use of the ear model to test vibrations.
Miss Marion Fredericks closed her piano lessons for fall with a Saturday recital in Concord Junction Congregational Church Vestry. A large audience enjoyed diverse pieces by Priscilla Pratt Porter Goodwin Edith Hansen John Adams and others. Funeral services for a devout St Bridget’s parishioner were held at St Bridget’s Church with a requiem high mass conducted by Rev Edward F Crowley and interment in St Bridget’s Cemetery. Buckley belonged to Division 44 AOH and Holy Name Society.
Dennis Buckley longtime resident near Maynard dies at his sister Mrs John White's home after a long life with Maynard roots spanning sixty years. Born in Ireland he supported the Irish cause in youth and admired the Fenian movement. later he embraced loyalty to the Free State government. He remained a prominent figure among local elders and his passing is noted with tribute.
Tickets for the Maynard Chautauqua were distributed at a high school meeting. Season tickets cost 3 dollars, evening tickets 2 dollars, and student tickets 1 dollar. Guarantors listed include Albert Batley Irene Batley Ethel Butterworth Amory Maynard and many others.
A group identified as Mane 4 went on a hike to Birch Rock last evening with Mr Whitman O'Connor in charge. Washington Street was noted as the route.
The fragment notes a school setting at 5 30 with attendees hiking to the grounds where supper was cooked, suggesting a rustic outdoor meal during a school event.
A high class Chautauqua program will open on Brigham lot in Hudson on July 1. Louis Peel, chairman, promises five days of entertainment with Lady performers from New York and Chicago, two comedy dramas, lectures by Dr. Nen Chew and Dr. Harry man, a Scout Day camp craft demonstration, and a pageant marking the Declaration of Independence anniversary.
Marlboro Grain Co at Lincoln and Concord streets sold to H. W. Betabrook for Sedar and Gruber grain dealers of Maynard. The transfer includes the grain elevator, headquarters, trucks, and equipment. The new ownership will continue using the Marlboro Grain Co name.
Under guidance of Poromag Patrick Slattery the highway department cleared and leveled the grounds between the memorial gateway and the ova in preparation for the main Fourth of July events in the parkway. A list of local youths accompanied the cleanup and the troop plans a Tuesday evening gathering at Washington School at 6 40.
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