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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1931
Page
4
The Weekly Enterprise publication details its office at 1 Liberty Street Marlboro Massachusetts and states it is a second class matter post office entry dated August 25, 1908 along with a note about incorporation subscription rates and postal registration.
The piece contrasts science and ethics, arguing science advances while honesty lags. It cites electricians, mechanics, and builders as progress, warns of graft and crime, and urges the public to value study and honest work over comfortable but shallow topics. It calls for a force to make character a heroic national pursuit.
The article argues motorists can block higher gasoline taxes. It traces tax history from 1919 in Oregon to recent 6 cent rates, notes proposals to raise to ten cents, and urges public action to influence legislators. It claims motorists accept taxes and urges voters to speak out.
Fragmented editorial notes discuss Americans and money, youth learning dates, and social remarks. The piece references government berths, sleeping cars, and speculation, suggesting repeated attempts to fail or succeed.
The article notes Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. or Jr. reaching ninety on Sunday and laments the rarity of a top Supreme Court judge serving actively at that age. It highlights a commemorative volume by Felix Frankfurter, with introductions by Judge Cardozo, praising Holmes as philosopher and judge with a humane, revered persona.
The analysis shows 81 deaths from drunken driving last year, up 55 percent from the prior year, with 76 cases causing 81 deaths. National Safety Council notes statistics guide highway safety efforts using spot maps and collision diagrams to identify danger spots and prevent future crashes. The piece also notes six women in the 72d Congress and reflects on attitudes toward women in politics and leadership.
Mrs Rachel Rickles Rives wife of Jacob Rives Marlboro progresses from noted local figures in a sweeping obituary feature. The item lists several residents and references a major community event described as a large housecleaning effort linked to censorship debates.
Greta Garbo appears as an artist’s model who becomes Paris’ toast in Inspiration. Robert Montgomery leads with a strong supporting cast including Lewis Stone and Marjorie Rambeau. The modern drama follows her loving pursuit of a provincial student amid chic bohemian settings.
Sudbury Mrs Ralph Febbone returned Sunday from Providence Rhode Island where she visited Mrs H Little. A wrestling match at Framingham Monday night drew a good crowd with Sonenberg aiding profits for disabled veterans. Cochituate gains a new lunch room run by Mrs Berbice Forsythe formerly on the State road Sudbury. Annie Moore and daughter Grace spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Fred Stone.
Francis F Ames of Cochituate died Saturday March 7 after a life in the town. He was born in Sudbury and survived by his wife and two sons with further details remaining to be reported.
On Friday evening Acton High School hosts an inter est program featuring the school orchestra. Welcome by Mr Hough with a duet by Helen Mekkelsen and Widnam Thompson. A tableau and piano selections by Grace Callanan. Reading by Mrs Robert Bowen. Boys chorus with piano by Alden Johnson. Duet byoe Wim and Ruth.
A resident of 73 Highland Street died after being overcome by illuminating gas shortly after 12:30 PM Monday. She is survived by her husband brothers Maurice Rickles Jr. of Worcester Louis Rickles of Maynard and Maurice Rickles of Maynard in addition to a local survivor.
Marion Barker of Concord will sit second violin with the Adeline Tolleson String Quartet for a Longy School of Music open house concert at 44 Church Street Cambridge tomorrow evening at 8. The event is part of Longy School Thursday evenings and free to the public.
Natick five, led by Henry Kiley and Fox, comes to Marlboro for a return contest against the Bears. The visitors, noted for height and speed, clash with Marlboro’s lineup featuring Kasper Brusso Tisdell and guard pair. Harry Armour’s orchestra follows the games.
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