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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1940
Page
2
Public notice fragment shows a newspaper classified insertion rate and contact line. It lists price per inch and an insertion fee, with editor attribution and location in Concord Massachusetts, suggesting a commercial ad specification.
The fragment discusses fear and hope about present war, urging unity under government and allies Britain and France. It criticizes authorities for permitting political criticism and questions the state's handling of public opinion and national unity. The text reflects cautious debate on wartime control and democratic norms.
A jumbled airfield report notes pilots and crews at the scene with limited formal plans. Mentions Jack Boucher Robert Carey and Bobby with attempts to film and test landings. Plans for summer cooking and lodging appear unsettled amid chatter and activity.
The note expresses gratitude to Robert Carey for organizing and guiding student work. It mentions end of course tonight and acknowledges Dwyer and Waldo Jones for their help, noting the class earned the title of Pro. It hints at a final gathering at the Gelling Zero club Pony.
The schedule outlines the first half of the Central Maspachn Betts league with teams including Marlboro Lancaster Bolton Sterling Huilson and others. Each team will be assessed penalties if a game is not played with prior notice to the opposing manager.
A concise quotation attributed to Carlyle declares that the gravest fault lies in lacking self awareness and ignores the value of recognizing one’s own errors and limitations.
The United States agriculture department operates a fleet of planes to monitor and trap crop pests. Entomologist P A Glick reports captures of boll weevils at 2000 feet and cucumber beetles at 9000 feet, with locusts and mosquitoes found at higher altitudes. Traps are deployed from planes and samples taken from cabins.
A party of historical experts begins a cross border expedition to locate Coronado's first footstep on American soil. The project, funded by the Coronado memorial commission, plans a rugged route with pack mules through near impassable trails. Douglas and Nogales residents debate which Santa Cruz or San Pedro valley Coronado followed.
Professor Chester M. Jones of Harvard Medical School argues that stomach hyperacidity is largely a myth and a result of diet and living habits. He says gas stems from swallowed air and many digestive troubles stem from alcohol or tobacco use rather than organic disease.
Cambridge pastor Arn Beers, an ordained minister with the United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God, reports reading the New Testament seventy times in ten years and the entire Bible seventy times more. He says the Bible is the only book he cares to read and it brings him comfort and release from worry as he pursues evangelism.
A terse courtroom exchange asks whether the defendant knew the man just discussed. The session centers on identification and prior conversations amid ongoing proceedings.
A whist party hosted by Maynard A in De Sponsored by De Post AL supports the Cape and Hat Fund for the High mol Band. The event, in the school auditorium on Easter day night March 25, features valuable awards and door prizes. Music by Joseph Schnab Jr and his orchestra. proceeds aim to outfit the band for Memorial Day.
The March 15 edition of The Screech Owl will publish with new features including photographs and student activities. George Whalen and Virginia Taylor are chosen to represent typical students. The Calvacade highlights the periodical's progress since its 1927 start, with Leo Mullin noted as faculty advisor.
A Leap Year dance to aid the Finnish Relief Fund will be held in Parker Street Hall on Saturday evening March 15 at 8 o'clock. Hakala's Orchestra of Gardner will provide music. Three door prizes and a best dancer prize for the waltz will be awarded. Refreshments will be served.
Accident during skiing leaves one injured while Miss Doris Hartwell shows steady improvement from illness. Miss Gladys Bancroft remains ill with pneumonia as friends wish her a speedy recovery and He to sit in for short periods.
Winners of a local High Schedloration contest include Emma Batchelder Priscilla Goodnew Lucille Haynee Gauxhan Jean Mitchell Helen Fay Gloria Bonnazzoli Eddie Stiles Stuart Edgerly June MacArthur. They advance to a final contest at the Town Hall later in the year. Shirley Wesneakene and Shirley Morrison plan to write and perform for the next event.
Selectmen Maynard Donald aA lent was elected chairman and Walter Cheslak secretary as the Board of Selectmen organized. John Driscoll, streets superintendent, was given leave, Edward Kelley named acting superintendent. The board aims to lure new industries to Maynard to relieve unemployment, with talks already underway with the American Woolen Company to use floor space for tenants and data on available space.
A raid on the local union hall gathered numerous members and guests for a March 12 event. Attendees included Migs C Omtoole Alice Murphy Gentrade mee Mrs O'Donnell and several listed locals. the gathering followed last week's prize decisions and names like August Rogers and Helen Carbone appear in the guest list.
Sudbury Warren Hunt and Albert N Young resign from the Finance Committee after appointments. resignations filed with the Board of Selectmen the day after Town Meeting actions. vacancies to fill include one from John C Sali’s election to Selectman and two due to resignations. rumors of a police department shakeup circulate with talk of a new badge holder.
Serve 157 diners at the Sudbury Henry Horton pot roast dinner held in the Methodist church vestry on Friday. About 16 percent of attendees placed bets on the meal and rated it among the finest suppers. Afterward guests watched films from the Registry of Motor Vehicles while the organizing committee thanked Paul Ecke for free cooking services.
At a weekly whist event held Saturday night at Mrs. Fred Palmér’s Garfield street home, prizes were awarded to Minnie Campbell Edith Chandler Ida Séder Ma bel Jamieson Margaret McCarthy Kopp Miss Spence Emmanuëlson Amy Ryan O'Donnell Florence Hanson Albert Murphy and a special to Mrs William McGarry. A birthday cake was presented to Minnie Campbell by Cecelia O'Toole.
Mrs. Martha Ware Emerson widow of Willis Emerson and mother of Arthur H. Emerson died at her brother Walter H. Ware’s home in East Jaffrey last Saturday at age eighty. She had been visiting her son and family in Bend recently.
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