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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
4
A historic notice notes Mayor breaks ground for a transit tunnel at City Hall New York in 1900. The fragment mentions Holden of North Sheen and A G Hamilton with vague reference to a 24 May date and a 1602 mileage figure.
The readable passages describe efforts behind new products driven by planning and initiative. It mentions fees and distributions affecting many people, but the broken text leaves the specifics unclear. The tone suggests cautious optimism about industrial or printing sector activity and potential dividends.
A damaged OCR fragment references a decree involving the house of Jeffer and a discard action. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or full identities, leaving the exact parties and outcome uncertain.
A fragmented exploration traces how phrases from early American pioneers and even cave dwelling days entered common speech. It notes enduring idioms like kill two birds with one stone and letting sleeping dogs lie, illustrating their rough origins and continuing vitality. Three men named Jones opened neighboring shops, each painting his surname prominently.
An unnamed doctor endorses a seating plan at meals where a child is served suitable foods at every meal and allowed to eat or decline. The child must finish the allotted 30 minute table time and leave regardless of intake, with relief for exhausted parents cited as the main benefit. The doctor claims no danger of the child aiding himself under these rules and says cure begins in two to three days.
The piece argues that a reduced library budget harms public access to books, especially for children. It deplores low per capita funding compared with other cities and urges private generosity to sustain library services and youth opportunities.
In Parker Street hall last night the Maynard Lions Tarmos and Y P C led the Intertown tournament round one. St Casimir’s with a bye join the semi finals set for Thursday March 24. West Ends fell apart to lose 46 29 while Sulkala Filppu and Fraser starred for the victors and Smith led the West Endchers. The Aces could not halt the Tarmos as they surged to an early 13 point lead.
The event featured Louise performing a penforma and Corinne Cutting placing third with tap and singing acts by The Su Allan Bowry, David Jon Burns, and Harrison Frances Bennett. Angiline M of East Sudbury and Jenaie McClure presented tap dances with Marie Nelson at piano, while Beulah and William Forsyth offered Cowboy Songs and Dorothy Cutting Blossom on Broadway.
Martin J. Halloran of Mayn Road Sudbury remains bedbound under Dr Dabin Wayland care for two days. James H Powers of the Boston Globe will attend the Irish Association dinner at Ney Plaza hotel Boston Thursday March 47. Merjorie Hunt and Mrs Kawin Hunt hosted a Tuesday noon Bridge club at Old Sudbury road home.
A list of performers and pieces including Chopin piano chorale introduction, Stiles Psalm 121, Heller piano tarantella, Mozart piano minuet, and other works. Names such as Warren Wright, Beulah Forsyth, Jean Haynes, Joanna Winship Fisher, Ruth Wright, Connie Smith, and June MacArthur appear alongside multiple titles and performers in a program-style tumble of classical selections and performers.
The notice names Hadson and Mr. Everett in a school announcement. Mies Beede is a senior at Skidmore College and Mr. Phillips received a degree from an unnamed institution.
Sudbury Grange observed its 63rd anniversary with a community dinner served by Mrs. Frederick I and committee. The event included installation of Mrs. Alfred Tallant as Master and Owen Pierce as Overseer, with Rev. John Shad Franklin giving a blessing and local and out of state guests attending. Gordon Hunter, Sudbury's new road commissioner, surveyed repairs after election, hiring most of the old pack.
The assembly notes March 21 Flower Show trip to Boston under Mr Hall supervision. The Junior Play The Whispering Room on March 26 at Acton High School. Sophomore Minstrels on April 8. Garden Club plans shrubbery restoration and tree replacement. Baseball likely uncertain due to athletic debt of $91. funds to be raised via AA dues and moving pictures by Mr Hall. Purdy of Boston to take Senior Class photos March 28. both boys and girls teams to be pictured. Staff changes include Miss Jones leaving Cranston Island and Miss Daven joining Acton faculty. reminders to observe school rules.
Eighteen named trustees and officers chosen at the Roslindale church conference include Jon O Drechsler Calvin J Moree Joshua Naylor Peter Schulz Ly Won Hollis G Barlow E Burnie Walter R Dennis M Herbert Wiliam J Hodges Hooper William Ht Seunelle Kenakid Jones S B Ma Thomas Marsden William Naylor Samuel Parker Hiram Parkin Frank Rowe Shattuck Manuel Taylor Alton White A D Holt and many women like Mrs Garrie Barlow Mrs Agnes Binks Mrs Mamie Cushman Mrs Elizabeth Gates Mrs Laura Mac Phernon. William Naylor noted as superintendent and Emma Greenhalge as superintendent of departments.
The regular Parent-Teachers Association session met in the school auditorium last Thursday evening. Members of the two Boy Scout troops attended as guests and presented a splendid demonstration of their work.
Snow White opens at the Peoples Theatre Sunday March 20 for a full week with three shows daily. Saturday adds a fourth show with Saturday morning at 10 15 for children and a 230 matinee Sunday.
Tommy Cotter and His Orchestra will perform at the Marlboro State Armory on Saturday night March 19. The band, noted as one of the era’s swing leaders, has played for Wesleyan Dartmouth Bowdoin Brown Cornell Yale and many New England ballrooms and recently at the Spanish Gables in Revere Mass. Originally led at Palais Royale in Montreal.
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