L at ite firet me ing of Concord
A fragmentary report notes an initial meeting in Concord with sparse readable details. The OCR text provides little to confirm the event type, participants, or date.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1938
Page
2
A fragmentary report notes an initial meeting in Concord with sparse readable details. The OCR text provides little to confirm the event type, participants, or date.
A list of prominent figures from education, government, and business appears in a Concord telegraph of local leaders. Names include Sarah R. Bartlett Concord Librarian Arthur Blanchard Postmaster Carlisle and several company heads and public servants.
A list of players and dates for tryouts for the Concord Twilight League squad appears. The names include William Herrmen Robert Field William Edmonds Hubert Hawes Henry Berlied Johnno Charles Thompson Joseph Sheehan and others, with practices and upcoming games noted in May and June at various towns.
A fragmentary OCR item names figures including Reverend Kenneth R Teed of West Concord Union Church and Rev John H Wilson, with references to Concord National Bank cashier Morace F Tuttle and Acton Town Clerk Morace F Tuttle in a local public notice.
A notice from the West Concord Union Church announces a Calendar Supper event. Organizers Mrs. Harry Hoer and Mrs. Alex Reid coordinate the gathering and related arrangements for next Wednesday.
Major and Mira, Michael J Dee, and Joseph Dee arrived in New York yesterday aboard a South American cruise that visited the Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Venezuela, and Caracas. Herbert A Brown has been selected by the East Cambridge Board of Selectmen to serve as a juror at the second division sessions.
Over 2 000 members of the Junior Intermediate and Christian Endeavor will meet in Waltham on March 10 for the county convention. A parade through the main streets precedes the session.
The Annursnac 4H group meets each Saturday afternoon at Mrs. Oscar Olsen’s home on Lowell Road. Members study tree parts age rings and conservation with a detailed focus on pines cedars maples birches hemlocks oaks walnuts buckthorns and fir balsams.
Miss Ruth Helsher hosted a shower at her Lowell road home for Miss Cornersart and Miss Harriet, two friends set to marry this summer. Harriet will wed Miss Helsher’s brother Henry O. Helsher Jr. was mentioned in connection with the event.
Before Tuesday night’s selectmen session the Board of Appeals will convene at 7 30 to hear Harold Oren dorff and Rothwell N MacRae seeking a use not in conformity to zoning for the Walden street property Rep Otis M WE was among principal speakers at a Tuesday night meeting of citizens organizing a group for the cause Grace Buckley presided at Neighbors Night ban Willow Lodge West Concord Monday afternoon Women’s Parish Association First Parish Church Rev William Peck of Groton spoke on Contemporaneous Living
Concord hosts Peoples Theatre Ushers Friday evening at the Hutt Memorial gym in a charity game. In their first meeting Maynard won 33 to 24. A Concord A A team return match with the Maynard Junior Rangers is planned to repeat a prior Mayfield outcome. Tickets sold by players or at the door for charity.
The Connord-Corncord badminton team won the league championship in Boston at the Badminton and Tennis Club by defeating Belmont in a playoff. Notable results include Marsh and McCullen defeating Clarence and Sumner Bodfish 15-9, 43-15, 17-15, and Wood pairing with Sumner Bodfish to beat Mansh and Wood 15-10, 46-2.
The Ladies Auxiliary of James J. Matesfield Post 158 schedules a March 26 event at Bedford Veterans Hospital with a 1 PM luncheon and a 77 PM meeting. Loretta Cullinane, Past Auxiliary president, missed the supper but recently welcomed a new member from Emerson Hospital. Helen Parsons seeks a citation for adding new members.
Mrs Edward H H Jamies extends a cordial invitation to Concord and West Concord residents to her home at 26 Lexington Read Friday March 8 at eight o clock to hear Mr Weltimeton of the National Recreation Association speak on Community Centre for the town.
A series of local notices include a Lutheran missionary work update in Massachusetts, a Rainbow Order cake sale at Mig Houghton’s store for Gira, and an American region Auxiliary County Council meeting at the Veterans Hospital Bedford with luncheon. Noe Davis of Carr Road hits his 87th birthday Sunday and the Concord Bird Group plans a Balbs on Bird Sanctuary walk in Wellesley Hills with ride coordination via Eleanor Whitcomb, Concord 464.
The Concord unit of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union met yesterday afternoon at Miss A Laura Batt’s home. Concord patrons for this morning’s Beek Falk in the First Parish Vestry are Mrs Alice Dixon Bond, sponsored by Kings Leap, and hosted by Mrs William Wheeler with a list of local sponsors including Mrs Stedman Buttrick, Shawnenee, Mrs Russell Robb Sr, Mrs Brooks Stevens Jr, Mrs Thomas Pada, Mrs Weslie Moore, and Mrs Charles G Edgarton.
Word reached here of the death in Clearwater of Mrs. William Garty. She resided at 43 Middlesex Street with her sister Mrs. William Gage and her brother Lewis Hinds. She attended Trinity Episcopal Church.
Concord iMid x School and Groton School debaters plan for the annual event meeting St. George's School in Newport Rhode Island on Tuesday April 26.
Six pupil attendants from the Household Nursing Association start duty at Emerson Hospital after completing six weeks of housekeeping training in Boston. The students Marion Kelley Katherine Currier Elizabeth Fisher Sarah Stephenson Aggemai Wilson and Mildred Taylor will begin ward training to care for chronic and convalescent patients in private homes after graduation.
A Bendix home appliance unit advertised a sale at public auction. The notice lists the event, date, and location details for interested buyers and collectors.
The newly formed Press Club elected officers to lead the Lincoln unit of the Boy Scouts of America. Edward Willie was named vice president and Thomas McBreen secretary-treasurer, with Dr Sachem Council serving as representative.
A brief item notes an evening show featuring entertainers and Mrs. John McWalter of Belknap as a guest. The text mentions Mr. McWalter and a friend attending, with music dates and attendees described in a fragmentary manner.
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