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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1933
Page
6
Mrs Helen Cummings Rand of Warner New Hampshire sends a note and poem praising Frank W Hoit of South Acton for five years of friendship and service. The tribute recalls Hoit’s kindness, public spirit and guidance, noting his loss brings shock and grief to his family and community.
The Seth Parker service will be presented at Memorial Congregational Church in South Sudbury on Sunday evening March 12 at 8 o'clock. It is the last of four winter services with an all request program. Soloists are Mrs De Raton William Curtis and Albert Tallant. Antique costumes and furnishings from Goulding's Antique Shop are used and the melodeon is loaned by Mrs Norman.
Town meeting overruns prompt rescheduling as Concord Artillery holds drill Thursday night along with the non commissioned officers school. Captain Dolan teaches riot duty while Sergeant Saunders covers advanced guard duty. Promotions advance Scherer to sergeant and Finan to corporal. A return rifle match at the Concord Armory spots Company H beating Company D with scores led by Pvi l Heyliger 236 Hansen 183 Booth 246 Culkins 236 Conquest 172 Frawley 175 Piethes 169 Kary 228 Retain 204 Whitney 237 Winn 2%.
Maynard club’s whist party at the United Cooperative building awarded Walter Fairbanks first prize of 5. Other prizewinners included Mrs William O Donnell Helen Mahoney and many others. Next party set for Monday night. South Acton Florists School exhibition at Cedar Hill Waverley featured a contest for best basket of flowers won by Mrs Madeline Howe of South Acton.
West Concord The West Concord Woman's Club met despite bad weather in Odd Fellows hall. Mrs T G Abbott from Boston spoke on Understanding Ourselves and Others, with Freud Adler and Jung cited. Tea followed. next meeting March 7 will feature a Wonder Bread sandwich demo and Florence Crittenden Home talk.
Hudson Mr and Mrs Charles FE Cronin and family have returned to Foest Avenue after a two week stay in New Hampshire. Nene Bureau, employed in western New Hampshire, spends this week with relatives on Grove Street. Ruth Duggan returns to nursing duties at St Vincent's Worcester after visiting her parents on Broad Street. Anna Myrick enjoys a respite from duties in Saxonville. Thomas McNally confined to his Manning Street home due to illness.
The funeral of Mrs Hannah Harper who died in Arlington last Sunday was held at 9 o clock from the home of her nephew William Beaulac 184 Broad Street with requiem high mass at Immaculate Conception Church Rev Francis McNeil officiating Burial was in the St Marys parish cemetery under the care of undertaker William M Tighe Bearers were Thomas Naves Sr Thomas Naves Gerald Naves Henry Langevin Louis Asselin and Frank Kelley of Arlington
The W E P Case store in Maynard drew large crowds daily after opening last week. Shoppers from nearby towns filled the store Monday despite the bank situation, with W. B. Case actively conducting business as he has for over fifty years.
Maynard Lesage led the Wildcats to challenge the Postoffice Champs on Lynch alleys. The P O. Champs were not at their best and need stronger play to vanquish the Wildcats who can roll a larger total. Captain Lesage was high roller. Jim Farrell, captain of the P O. team, has challenged the Wildcats to another session.
East Cambridge Ernest Rasmussen a Maynard police officer is indicted by the Middlesex Grand Jury for a serious offense involving his 13 year old niece. He was held for arraignment after a February 24 incident in Meynard. Assistant District Attorney William G. Andrew represented the government. Chief John Connors prosecutes for the town.
H Dennison president of Dennison Manufacturing Co sends financials for 1932 to stockholders. The report notes sales decline with price cuts offset by costs reductions. End 1932 cash exceeds current liabilities, assets exceed liabilities twelve and a half times. Net worth about 9.95 million. total assets 10.47 million. liabilities 517 thousand. Depreciation totals 488 thousand. year end loss 481 thousand.
The Congregational church hosted a supper and program on Wednesday March 1 in Acton The event drew over one hundred attendees and featured Rev Hinerman of Rindge Rev Culpepper of Lynn and Rev Mullins with Becket visiting from West Virginia. The group performed songs like West Virginia Hills Heavn and Gona Lay My Burdens Down Old Black Joe and Juanita with banjo and dialect features. The finale included movie pictures in the vestry. The committee included Elwyn L Young and Harold Merriam with several waiters helping.
George C. Tarbell, chairman of the Lincoln Board of Selectmen, nearly secured the representation for the 18th Middlesex district in a special primary held in Concord, Sudbury, Lincoln, Weston and Wayland to fill the late B. Smith's vacancy. With no Democrat opposing, Tarbell was virtually assured of election on March 21.
In a town election with 877 votes cast two contests occurred. William Henry Soar beat James B. Kingsley for town treasurer 475 to 385, while James J. Knight defeated Richard ONeil 427 to 440 for free warden. Albert P. Durkee was moderator, with Horace F. Tuttle town clerk and Waldo E. Whit elected unopposed.
A small group from the angle class of First nigh gathered at a Main Street home to hear Miss Phy assisted by Miss Evelyn. Press Howe presided and Margaret Heeley introduced tapes on opera Cymbhia light opera and books. Mrs Raymond C. Blake attended and refreshments followed.
Readable fragments show names of town figures including selectman Henry Nes Assessor Howard J Wendell F Davis Durkee collector Atlberta Lear dall N Woodworth committee Michael Roley Frost John McNiff Durkee constables W Davis cemetery cor Frank E Tasker Board of Frank A Merriam trustee memorial Library and other civic roles.
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