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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
2
A fragment notes Mrs Ivan D Se vels and Servais family planning a month long trip to the West Indies. The item hints at travel plans and household arrangements during their absence.
Routine street inspection work in Concord focuses on Main and Beaford avenues with springtime road work planned. Notice of a local property transaction reports Mr and Mrs Francis Paine buying the Johnson estate on Westford Road.
Mrs J J Buckley of 37 Central Street Weet Concord returned last week from California where she visited her nephew during a trip begun in November.
Miss Rita Bent remains at her place of employment under quarantine. The notice notes her quarantine status and current location as the workplace.
Several Allen Chair Factory employees are laid off for a few days while activity remains steady at the plant. Miss Ruth Thurlow and Miss Timbrlow are mentioned in local notes with plans tied to family and school roles.
Miss Marjorie Tautlow spent last weekend with her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morte in Newton. A dinner party and a theatre outing were held in her honor there.
The Scandinavian Sick Benefits Association will hold its annual banquet on May 16 this year, postponing the event from its usual date on the last Friday in March.
Soren Mekkelson, who cut his foot with an axe while clearing a pine grove six weeks ago, is nearly recovered but still relies on crutches. At a Contdra Rotary Club luncheon on Thursday March 18 at the Colonial duin, Lt. Col. James M. Moore of the 13th Infantry spoke on the President's armament limits.
Mr and Mrs Charles G Edgar ton of Nashawtuc Hill traveled to Bermuda for a short vacation and are expected to return to Concord on April seventh.
Mr and Mrs Mason Foss of Arrett s Mill Pond Road celebrate the birth of a boy named Robert Mason Foss early Sunday morning at Hmerson Hospital It is their first child and Mason Foss is employed by Macone Brothers The note praises the new arrival as a fine child
Victor Heyliger aged 15, son of Theodore G. Heyliger of Cambridge Turnpike, is chosen Honorary Captain and center of the All Star hockey team for Michigan University and Minneapolis and Minnesota Colleges. Miss Pauline Heyliger of Cambridge Turnpike visits Mrs. Ernest Lawrence of Grove Street Melrose and will return after Easter.
Pelms were blessed and distributed before High Mass. Holy Thursday Mass with procession. Pre Sanctified Mass on Good Friday morning. Way of the Cross at 4 and 7 PM. Holy Saturday services start seven with blessings and baptisms. Easter Sunday Masses at six, nine, and eleven with procession and benediction.
Dicky Grondahl receives his varsity letter as a Harvard basketball team member this season. He is noted for clever passing and strong attacks, and is also playing outfield for Harvard baseball under coach Kohell. Grondahl ranks as a top athlete with local high school recognition from Andover.
Maynard will hold a 4A special town meeting at Parker Street Hall Monday March 29 at 7:30 PM with ten articles. Major measures seek $8000 to rebuild Great Road from the Sudbury line to Parker Street and sewer projects on Charles and King streets, plus an intercepting line funding. Water mains $5000, plus $12,000 to reduce net tax levy. Acceptance of Parmenter Avenue and Sheridan Streets as public ways.
Maynard High School will host an exhibit of 150 reproductions of renowned artworks for students and the public. Miss Ann Pasakarnis, art supervisor, says color photography and printing make world masterpieces accessible in smaller towns. Exact date and venue to be announced soon.
About 150 members and friends of the West Acton Woman's Club enjoyed a chicken pie supper last Thursday. Mrs. George Clapp led the Whritt committee in serving. The entertainment featured a skit titled The District School written and coached by Mrs. Sue Newport.
The Main Street service station in Maynard now handles Blue Sunoco gas after agreeing to the agency. Walter Sheridan, proprietor, notes strong local demand from car owners and aims to supply the brand promptly.
Elma Maria Laurila and L Emil Rawman wed Saturday in Maynard in a ceremony led by Rev. A O Kuusisto. The couple, from locally prominent Finnish families, celebrated at the bride’s home with relatives from Boston Maynard Peabody and Harvard. The groom works at Allen Chair company in Wooster Concord and is active in Finnish social circles. A New York wedding trip will be followed by a home at 11 Sherman Street.
Palm Sunday services were held at the Acton church with special music by the vested choir led by organist and director Mrs Hope C Holland. Misa Evelyn Blanchard sang City Divine. Pastor Rev Glenn W Douglass preached on Christy Regnant. A candle light service followed at seven with The Light of Life presented by young people and others.
A St Patrick's Day supper was served by the ladies of the Circle of the South Acton Congregational church on Wednesday evening. Mrs Hope Parsons, president, was in charge. Pretty decorations appropriate to the occasion were a pleasing feature.
Friday evening services at St Elizabeths Church were well attended with a Wayne of the ross and sermon by Rev Charles Hennihan. Rev Glenn W Douglass and Sunday school members attended and were invited to return. Easter services are set for 9 AM. Miss Agnes Butler recently joined Waltham Watch Co. Miss Alice Severoni named one of two Junior class members at Burdett College to perform in a sketch before the Honorary Sorority.
An anonymous Concord poet lampoons local taste for gadgets over literature. He parodies Poe and Hemingway while noting Emerson is rarely read in a community driven by speed and consumer items. The verse urges better reading to sustain good writing.
Opening for the season Fergy's Inn in East Acton on Route 2 after extensive winter work. Mr and Mrs Robert Penguson proprietors will host April 1 for the expanded kitchen and modern improvements. An addition last season enlarged seating to accommodate growing patronage.
Raymond and Lawrence Heyliger, a sophomore and senior at Lawrence Academy Groton, are at home for their Paster holidays. Fred Wood of Brookline has been a house guest of Mrs Henry Coolidge during the past week. Louise Coolidge spent the weekend with her father and ski trip to North Conway New Hampshire before her Worcester school term. Charlies Edgarton depart for Bermuda for a two week pleasure trip. Dartmouth notes report Robert Roddy won the Dartmouth Slalom championship. Horace Williams and son David G. depart Monument Street for a six week trip to California via Montreal Vancouver and Seattle.
The noted English painter Watts adheres to a strict routine to rise early for sunrise painting. He disciplines himself to avoid oversleeping and ensure he starts work promptly each day.
The article notes the Earth is closest to the Sun in winter for the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. It explains the small difference in solar distance has little effect on the seasons in opposite hemispheres.
Acton town team defeated Fitchburg last Saturday at the Fitchburg YMCA by 22 to 20 in the statewide tournament. It marks their first tournament game and a chance to advance in eliminations. Upcoming games include a matchup with the Swedish Americans and a prior win over Concord Reformatory boys.
A committee formed by Acton residents urges citizens to save the Jones Memorial Field and keep athletics alive for high school and community games. A meeting is set for March 25 at 7 p.m. at Acton High School to discuss organizing the effort and enlisting about thirty men to participate.
After about ten years a so called French phone once a luxury becomes cheaper. Early leasing or purchase schemes were common as the device remained expensive. Monthly charges rose from 11 to 25 cents nationwide then settled at 15 cents in New England for a three year term. This month the price drops to 18 months at fifteen cents per month with no further payments, applying across New England.
At Hobart Italia a charity drive uses waist measurements to raise funds. Club members agree to subscribe per inch measured, finishing with about 33 inches total and roughly $33 raised by the method.
A fragment notes a linguistic link across Northern European languages where the same word expresses both flattery and a wagging tail. The observation links rhetoric and animal gesture, suggesting cross language parallels in expression.
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