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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1928
Page
4
Public notice lists Marlboro Mass weekly publication details. Rates shown include six and twelve month advances with postage. mentions Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton Bod' ora and a four cent local rate. The item reflects historical newspaper circulation terms and postal classification.
A series of grass fires reported in Concord Junction area burned several acres. One fire on Thoreau Street affected land owned by Jan ey, another on Bedford Court near Mrs Elton’s home caused no damage, and a third on Old Road owned by William J. Crossley burned over three acres. Fire crews responded from Box 36 and Concord firemen worked to contain the blazes.
Members of the Side Woman's Club of Denver debated whether women should serve on juries. The negative won 69 to 0, arguing women belong at home and would face long hours and harmful testimony, while supporters claimed jury service offered new opportunities and civic value.
The Sudbury Parent-Teachers Association at Center School, led by Mrs. Bartlett, held an afternoon session with no regular speaker. North Sudbury children entertained with drill work while teachers discussed topics like Extra Curricular Activities, Supervised Study, Conservation of Pup Energy, and What Parents Should Look For in Schools. Parents then conferred in the school rooms.
The Center School indoor baseball league, hotly contested for a month, features the Grade T team led by Patsy Mercury. Five seventh and eighth grade teams compete as several young stars develop. The boys look forward to advancement during the recess.
During a visit to the British Industries Fair the King stepped onto scales and weighed 150 pounds while the Queen declined the same, with onlookers noting her remark that her weight is nobody's business.
A simple dessert recipe calls for heat milk with sugar until dissolved. Melt chocolate in warm milk, mix in vanilla and chocolate tablet, then combine with remaining milk and serve with cream or custard.
A recipe for orange meringue pie. It lists sugar flour salt grated orange rind orange juice lemon juice butter eggs and two stages of cooking in a double boiler and oven to finish the pie with a fluffy meringue topping.
A photo electric cell said to be 12 times more sensitive than prior units is expected to boost talking motion pictures. The new cells convert light vibrations into sound and are touted as more durable than older models with lifetimes around 3,000 hours.
The Massachusetts Agricultural College hosts High School Day on May 5 in Amherst with prize literary contests in essay and verse. Essay prizes are 25.00 first and 15.00 second. verse prizes 15.00 first and ? second. Submissions due by April 25. manuscripts must be typewritten and authenticated.
Paris designers showcase a comeback of cotton and linen frocks for summer wear. Marjorie Lov blends American needs with French workmanship in pastel linen dresses trimmed with contrasting piping and box-pleated skirts. Suzanne Talbot features white pique with navy jackets, while Marcel Rochas debuts linen frocks with sport blouses and encrusted bodices.
Pea planting season doubles as bug hunting time. Garden pests like plant lice and aphids threaten crops, so use tobacco-based sprays or nicotine solutions. Currant bushes host lice spreading to plants. tobacco dust and bellows spray help. For caterpillars and beetles arsenic compounds or arsenate of lead are common controls, sold as patent mixes at seed dealers.
A writer in Your Home Magazine claims suburban homeowners with small plots can become bird city masters. Even dense housing blocks in New York foster spring nesting by thrushes, nuthatches, robins, phoebes, catbirds, and brown thrushes in high tree crotches. If naturalite areas are scarce, birds avoid basic nesting platforms but house finches, bluebirds, jays, woodpeckers, and others will still nest in typical bird houses.
The article explains that birds can be helped by提供 nesting supplies like rags clay hay and feathers and warns against long fibers that cause tangling A simple bird food shelter with two shelves provides access to materials and shade. Regular daily food can encourage many birds to stay through winter.
The Daniel Guggenheim Foundation plans a 150 000 prize program for aircraft meeting specified safety criteria. Tests require level flight at up to 35 mph, a three minute glide with power off at speeds under 38 mph, and landing within 109 feet of touchdown. Planes must glide over a 30 foot obstruction and stop within 300 feet of its base, and clear a 35 foot obstacle.
Researchers report a fuel for high compression motors that reduces poisonous combustion gases. The new chemical process alters the fuel’s odor and a new combustible compound influences performance. Some investigators say 60 percent porous gas in auto exhaust harms health and may contribute to accidents.
At the meeting of Corp. Ralph P. Hosmer Camp United Spanish War Veterans at Veterans Building delegates were chosen to attend a Marlboro meeting on Sunday March 18 to form a vicinity council including camps in Marlboro Clinton Hudson and Lowell. Delegates named were James N Herbert B Berry Herbert Ise Joke Asaareon and Tos
Sudbury March notice asks landowners to contribute to fund covering lawyers and court expenses from recent land titles proceedings. Frank W. Goodnow is acting treasurer for the committee soliciting help.
After a week at home due to illness Mrs James M Tufts resumes duties coaching Nashua players in Erminne and the Dover Road for the Sudbury Womans Club.
The Woman's Club held its annual open meeting in the town hall last week with Robert McLaughlin, a well known lecturer, as speaker on the subject Education by people. He shared instances of learning through contact with people. Mrs Irving Priest sang two songs, English and German, accompanied by Mrs Carlton Ellins on piano. Mrs Earl Stone played selections on the piano before the lecture.
Mrs Frank F Gerry Mrs Frank C Perkins Mrs George Gholke Mrs Lydia Raymond Mrs Walter E Piper Mrs Charles H Way Mrs Marion Eaton and Miss Nesta Piper all of Sudbury attended the Bridge and tea given by the Pilgrim Club at the Horace Sears House in Weston.
Mrs. Maude Clark leads a committee of high school girls to host a costume party at Sudbury Town Hall on March 3. Proceeds go to Mrs. Haskell who is ill and widely missed. The event features special dances and novelty prizes with a promise of good fun for all ages.
Middlesex School releases its Fall football schedule with Groton Groton and Groton listed as opponents. St Mark's St George's and Tabor Academy are among the opponents. Captain elect Leatherbee will graduate in June.
Added to the long list of high school graduates, pupils at college include John Whipple 27 with two B's at Dartmouth, Mrs Brighem 26 with four B's in her third series Colby, Miss Esther Wamong first ten, and Miss Frances Sherri at Massachusetts State Go.
The note lists Sunday worship at 9 30 a m and 10 45 a m with a morning sermon and choir, plus evening services at 6 30 p m and 7 00 p m, including union services with Congregational Church. It mentions a Stream of Molay Boys devotional, Scout activities, choir rehearsals, lent and church notes, and a birthday offering reinstallation with a charity drive and card canvass targeting April 21.
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