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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1940
Page
4
The article notes wife of Ken Neal on the Tufts College team aiding efforts after Howard W. Douglas. Ward, former Beverly High and Boston College miler, is mentioned in connection with upcoming practice calls and weekly sessions.
Public sale notice lists a clearance auction for Ridge Farm items at Mt St Concord. Items include a milk room, a one 1-horse sled, and other farming gear. (OCR text is garbled. principal lots identified are a milk room and a single horse sled.)
The report notes Concord’s first loss in two years of tragedy and mentions Ward and the Buikeley School baseball team achieving notable success. Preliminary work will be held in Hunt gymnasium until weather allows outdoor play, with Tuesday evening bowling results from the X girls and the Mill Dem league reporting high scorers and standings.
Fragmentary notes discuss writers for the final Torch edition. The text hints at endorsements or instructions but is incompletely legible, with several garbled phrases and unclear references.
The Maynard Gamera Circle held its second exhibition at Co op hall on Wednesday with strong attendance. Samuel Misciche won first prize for The Dreamer, William Brayden added three dollars to the prize, John Paakki took second for an owl portrait, and Aryin Stilbell earned third for a child portrait. Honorable mentions went to Walter Luoma, John Paakki, and Joseph Wasiuk. Judges included Posti Sherdan, Arthur Sullivan, William Brayden, and Charles Hekkala. Guido xtbone won multiple top placements with Sudbury scenes and portraits of Mr. Lombard. A camera was awarded to Alice Fearns and five dollars to H. W. Saab.
Mrs. Marthay Ware Emerson, widow of Willis Emerson and mother of Arthur H. Emerson, died at her brother Walter Ware's East Jaffrey New Hampshire home. She was 86 and had lived in Acton with her son on Nagog Hill Road. She leaves another son Leon and two grandchildren. Committal services were held at Woodlawn Cemetery vault with Rev. Lynne P. Townsend officiating.
Congregational and Methodist churches announce Holy Week events with midweek services on Wednesday and Good Friday. LW Fowler pastor will preach on Tuesday and Thursday while Rev Paton Marshall leads the Methodist service. Senior choirs provide music and a special Good Friday program is planned. Townsend of Ac Center spoke on Find Me the Man at the Men’s Fraternal League meeting. Philathea class met at Mrs Robert’s Copcord Street home.
The Board of Appeals approved Catherine Bancroft’s application for a bakery permit on Old Sudbury Road. The decision was reached in Lower Town on Friday amid limited opposition. Restrictions for operation were to be specified in the final permit.
The final evening of the recent whist series was hosted by the Home and Community Service committees of Acton Grange. Participants gathered for a social evening of cards and community fellowship at a local venue.
Acton residents gathered for the annual Town Meeting at Lawn Hall to discuss officer salaries and bus status. The Welfare Board’s usual salaries were approved, but debates over administration and funding fueled questions about outsourcing and tax impact.
Concord athletes enter New England open championships at the University Club March 16 and 17 led by married and single players from the area. Abbott Fenn from Monument Street earns Harvard hockey letter as a sophomore stepping in for injured goalie Vin Freedley. Hollis Beattie, state patrolman and pistol champion, placed fifth in the Bay State Rifle and Pistol match at Worcester with a prize for his 277 entry score.
Beginning Monday at 6 p m adults may join free classes to learn reading and writing English and prepare for Citizenship. Instructors include Mrs E B Tucker Miss Mary T Yehara and Walter Cheslak with sessions held at the High school building.
Acton Garden Club met last week with Mrs Sherman absent. Mrs W Stuart-Jsen spoke capably on a Florida trip. Hostess Mrs Joseph Lizette, assisted by several members, served refreshments. Mr and Mrs Joseph FitzGibbon return from Boston to join village activities.
Richard D. Elmo, president of the Young Men's Republican Club, is named chairman of the local Maynard A. Robert T. Bushnell for Attorney General Committee. The group plans affiliation with a statewide Republican organization to back the former Middlesex District Attorney.
A Cunhman remark praises the Neo artist for creating character in a child, calling the work highly important for all time and likening it to noble achievement.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a local matter with names Hopkins Milken and Bink. It lacks clear action, date, or place but indicates a civil or rental context needing confirmation from full record.
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