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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
5
March meetings and guest speakers across local groups including the Womens Union Zonta Club and Concord Lions Club. Highlights include Seaton Manning of the Urban League addressing the Womens Union, and Roger Carlisle Fenn chairing Concord High School events. Also noted are DAR speakers, Masonic lodge activities, and a charity dance fundraiser for servicemen.
In 1942 and 1943 the Arnold Arboretum funded seed and seedling programs to support local horticulture. The note mentions a short walk to the town and dialogue with residents about advancing planting initiatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George H Tower of Abington announce the engagement of their daughter Phy L Tower of Sudbury to Robert Merrill Hall son of Mr. and Mrs William B Hall of Chepachet Rhode Island. Miss Tower graduates of Massachusetts State Teachers College and is employed by Middlesex County Extension Service in Concord.
Hollywood writers Julius J Epstein and Philip G Epstein adapt Chicken Every Sunday from Rosemary Taylor's best seller for a Plymouth Theatre pre Broadway run two weeks beginning Monday. Edward Foss sponsors the comedy with a large cast led by Mary Philips and Rhys Williams and staged by Lester Vail with Howard Bay scenery. Rights bids from major film companies follow the Boston run before a New York opening April 5 at Henry Miller Theatre.
The Charles H Way and Philip McL Way along with Charles C Way attended a dinner at Captain Paul H Harrison and Mrs Harrison home in Reading on Wednesday honoring Captain Harrison on his furlough from Airborne Infantry duties. Mrs Melvin Guptill and Miss Gertrude M Halloran joined a luncheon at the Women’s City Club of Houston last Saturday for a Good Old Days Mexico tour reunion led by Halloran. News arrives of Mrs Robert Bowen’s safe arrival at Laniosa California where she visits relatives and will return to Peakham Road in spring. Mr Bowen’s dinner companion on the trip is reported in good health since arrival.
In Sudbury's town meeting last week the election produced notable shifts and tight races. McGettigan led the treasurer contest after the death of Harlan Rogers, Lloyd Lovering won the vault, Parker Oviatt retained the ward, and Abel Cutting failed to win a Planning Board seat amid a crowded field. Alfred Gardner upset long-time School Committee member George H. Gohlke, who serves at Rindge School in Cambridge.
The record notes a landslide outcome in favor of Mr Gardner after the vote. It highlights a decisive result and the clear public support for Gardner in the election.
Mrs Hazel M Rolling is spending a few days at the Melrose Sanatorium and is expected to return home to Candy Hill next week.
Concord patrolman and Mrs Robert P Fielding celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary. The couple married in Hartford Connecticut on December 15, 1897. They have two children and reside on Fielding Street.
Fragmentary report indicates a voter eligibility issue mentioning Arthur Cushing Hudson and a primaries context at SampsonNew York with incomplete lines about name inclusion and voting timing. The readable text shows names and locations but lacks full sentences or actions.
The Good moxn Society schedules its annual meeting for March with a session at the Lower Town Hall. Members are asked to attend, as extensive alterations are under way on the property of Mrs Wilfidin F Lloyd. Allison Williams and Son Co. of Hopkinson handles the work.
Mrs. Dewey Boatman visits Washington with her Marine husband while about fifty relatives bid farewell to Richard Peterson son of Mr and Mrs Inar Peterson of Nagog Hill road. Women Church Aid sets March 23 for all day sewing to benefit Cotton Valley School in Alabama with a covered dish lunch and devotion. Acton High School Scholarship Fund event planned for April 13 at Bice Hall with Military Whist fundraiser organized by Acton Parent and Teacher Association. tickets available from committee members and local children.
Acton high school, coached by Dick Bradford, lost its first bye game and was eliminated after a defeat by Conant high school of New Hampshire. This week the season closes as St. Bernard's C.Y.C. basketball team plays in Concord.
Mrs. Henry Chamberlin led Acton High School pupils on a field trip to Lowell General Hospital and Fort Devens for translation volunteering. About 50 students, including Nancy Lee and Hetty Lee, performed the operetta Patty Sue and Old Woman in the Shoe with colorful sets and notable singing.
A poem by Arnold B Leavitt celebrates the flag atop Mead's Hill in West Acton. It recalls patriotic history, local townsfolk, and distant battles, praising endurance and liberty as the flag remains aloft above the New England town.
Mrs Thomas Flint and Simon Willard appeal for blood donors with contact at Concord 666-2 to arrange appointments. A donor door roll at a local store shows inactive donations and unlisted contributors urged to notify Mrs Filst. Assistant District Attorney Maurice McWalter spoke at the Middlesex County Police Association meeting in Groton.
Concord Fourth Company notes praise for Ar chid L Bowse, commissioned March 2 as second lieutenant after three years as sergeant. Major Berg visited for exams approving noncommissioned candidates. unit held an Armory supper with venison stew and apple pandowdy, crediting Meas Sgt Sec aunt m and Rothwell Mac Rae for duties.
The event runs March 18 to 25 and features a garden designed by Peter J. Mezitt of Nurseries with Edin Mezitt drawing, aiming to reflect Russian horticultural style. The display includes Hyacinths, Acacias, azaleas, and flowering Cra slan Olive Wad among others, with a hedge and rustle fence setting and a featured Russian theme.
Robert Heery reports from Washington over the weekend. Mrs. Jefferson Feil, VI, visits, with Mrs. Fred Guertin reading. Henry Baxter of Springs is improving after a recent regent.
A Bedford athlete sustains an ankle injury during recent play. The exact game and player name are unclear in the fragment, but the report notes a likely impact to the ankle and mentions ongoing assessment. Further details are not provided in the text.
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