Air Base Plans and World News Amid Turbulent Era
A dispatch reports Hawaii to host a great airport near Fort Kam[e]ameha to field bombing planes for defense against Asian arrivals. Guam air base fortification is proposed as part of broader power projection. Venizelos flees Crete amid Greek turmoil. Dawes and Wells comment on recovery and New Deal ideas. The piece surveys taxation debates, old age plans, and shifts in public mood alongside boxing match hype between Max and Nordic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Dawes
Hawaii
Fort Kamehameha
Asia
East Acton Residents Arrive With Mrs Servens in Acton
East Acton and Mrs D D Servens of Acton Massachusetts arrived the scene with plans to attend a local event. The report notes their presence among attendees and their association with Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Servens
Acton, Mass
Eagles Edge Tarmos In Close Town Crown Clash
The Polish Eagle triumphed over the Tarmos 34 to 27 in a spring gym battle. Tarmos led 17-13 at halftime before Saint rivals roared back with a fierce attack and strong defense to seize the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Cowles
Tarmos
St. Casimir
Vimue
St. Casimir’s
Tatmos
Saints
Observe 15th Anniversary Membership Drive
The membership drive is under way with several applications on file. The committee includes Grand Knight James B Farrell and others. The Banquet and Ladies Night committee lists John Hannon Arley Lawrence William J Smith Sylvester Sullivan Francis Cleary Thomas Duggan and Michael Veleno. Lieutenant Governor Joseph Hurley will speak at the 16th anniversary banquet, reviving a popular annual council event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arley Lawrence
Grand Knight
James B Farrell
Sylvester Sullivan
John Hannon
William Smith
Ralph Sheridan
Harold Morgan
P H McGrath
Frank J McCarron
Stanley Sienkewicz
Michael Veleno
William J. Smith
Francis Cleary
Thomas Duggan
Joseph Hurley
Concord Zoning Amendment Public Hearing Set
The Concord Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m in the Veterans Building on Wednesday April 3 to consider a zoning amendment. The proposal would require 150 foot frontage and 40 foot setbacks along the Concord Turnpike from the Lincoln Line to the Sudbury River and 110 foot frontage with 40 foot setbacks along the river to the Assabet River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Planning Board of Concord
Veterans Building
Lincoln Line
Sudbury River
Im Street
Assabet River
Tommy's Brides staged by Christian Endeavor Society
The Congregational Church group presented Tommy's Brides in the vestry on Thursday and Friday evenings to large audiences. The fast moving romance was well acted by a skilled cast led by Mrs Essie Reynolds with stage effects by ajamin Rice, featuring Howard Whitney-Steele John Farrar William Whitney-Steele Ansel Smart Thomas Jones Lyte Reynolds Happy Halloran George Turnbull Paul Hayward William Holland Mrs Howard Whitney Steele Frances Smart Mary Brooks Bernice Downie Letha Whitney-Steele Mildred Ineson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouth Acton
Christian Endeavor Society of the Congregational Church
Tommy's
Essie Reynolds
Ajamin Rice
Howard Whitney-Steele
John Farrar
William Whitney-Steele
Ansel Smart
Thomas Jones
Lyte Reynolds
Happy Halloran
George Turnbull
Paul Hayward
William Holland
Howard Whitney- Steele
Frances Smart
Mary Brooks
Bernice Downie
Letha Whitney-Steele
Mildred Ineson
Supreme Court awaited on tied town election ballots
The town awaits a full Supreme Court ruling on whether a recount produced a tie for selectman, after a recount showed Howard M Goodnow with 48 votes and John C Hall with 245. Hall alleges miscast ballots. the case could set a precedent and trigger further costs if a tie is declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Howard M Goodnow
John C .Hall
Goodnow
Frank F Gerry
Hall
Board of Registrars
Concord Art Exhibit Opens at Public Library
An art exhibition opened last week at the Concord Free Public Library showcasing paintings and drawings from Concord schools and private studios. Under the Concord Woman's Club art committee led by Mrs. John P. Apthorp, the show runs through March 30 with works from Concord High School Peter Bulkeley Elementary School Concord Center Starvey Wheeler Elementary School West Concord Concord Academy Middlesex School Fenn School and Concord Nursery School plus an adult class taught by Miss Priscilla Ordway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Free Public Library
Concord Woman's Club
John P. Apthorp
Concord High School
Peter Bulkeley
Concord Center
Starvey Wheeler
West Concord
Concord Academy
Middlesex School
Fenn School
Concord Nursery School
Priscilla Ordway
WV F W Whist Awards Weekly Party Winners Recap
The weekly VF W whist party will be hosted this Friday night at VF W headquarters. Last week’s prize winners include John Hanson Margaret Claflin Mrs F Gilleney Qwen Frank land Ann Conway Mrs G Wood cock Pat Fonselle and John EB Baers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wv. F. W. Whist
VF W
John Hanson
Margaret Claflin
F. Gilleney
Qwen Frankland
Ann Conway
G. Woodcock
Pat Fonselle
John EB Baers
Bobby Cheery's Death Shocks West Acton Community
West Acton mourns Bobby Cheery a beloved child of the village taken ill recently and dying. A large funeral at Congregational church with Rev Arthur M Jeffries officiating and floral tributes from pupils and church classes. Burial at Woodlawn cemetery Acton with arrangements by Guyer Fowler Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
Little Rovert
Bobby
Congregational Church
Arthur M Jefries
Caroline Derby
West Concord
Wilson
Roy Jones
Last Rites for Widow of Dr F K Shaw in Concord
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian G. Shaw widow of Dr Frederick K. Shaw were held at the First Parish Meeting House in Concord. She died Tuesday after a long illness at her daughter’s home in Quincy. Burial followed at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Survivors include daughter Carolyn Gates of Quincy and sons Roger Shaw of South Dartmouth and Frederick K. Shaw Jr. of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Lillian G. Shaw
Frederick K. Shaw
Carolyn
G. Wesley Gates
Quincy
Roger Stew
South Dartmouth
Frederick K. Shaw, Jr
Mt. Vernon At Rest
Boston
Maynard Girl Wins Only Double Honor at Indoor Meet
Catherine Coughlan of Maynard, outstanding senior, received a silver cup and blazer as the only double honor at the Wo mans Athletic Association indoor meet at Boston University. She had previously won the Fall tennis tournament and has earned a class award for three years, exemplifying sportsmanship and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Athletic Association of
Boston University
College of Liberal Arte
Catherine Coughlan
Maynard
Miss Coughlan
Women's Athletic Association
False Alarm Involving Three High School Girls
A false fire alarm at Box 32 led police to detain a driver from Acton and three teenage girls from Maynard Hudson and Concord. The girls admitted one pulled the hook while giggling. Police plan to bring the cases to court as false alarms rise locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Johnston
Hudson
Maynard
Concord
Mary H Adams 92 longtime wife of Union Pacific chief dies
Concord remembers Mrs. Mary H Ogden Adams 92 widow of Charles Francis Adams president of the Union Pacific Railroad author and relative of John Quincy Adams. She leaves two daughters Mrs. Thomas Nelson Perkins of Westwood and Elizabeth O Adams of Lincoln and two sons Henry and John Adams of Lincoln. Eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Wollaston cemetery.
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Concord
Mary H. (Ogden) Adams
Charles Francis Adams
Union Pacific Roilroad
John Quincy Adams
Navy
Adame Y
Mt. Wollaston
Quincy
Adams
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Westwood
Baton & Maine Railroad
Elizabeth O. Adams
Lincoln
Henry Adams
John Adams
Robert Homans
Chestnut Street
Beacon Hill
Arthur Adams
Dover
New York
Charies Francis Adams
Newport
R. I
President’s Lane
Gloucester Street
Back Bay
Union Pacific Railroad
Washington
Maynard Cooperative Club Whist Night Prizes List
The Maynard Cooperative Club weekly whist session on Monday night featured many tables in play with prizes awarded to numerous participants. Winners included William Tobin William Parker Mr MacGregor M EK Kelley A Conway Sarah Bell James Curley Sylvia Ineson Marion Ashe Mrs Wolfe Mrs J Shea Arvo Maki Alice Joyce Minnie Campbell Mrs O Neil Mr William Watt Berethea Pawson Martin Olsen Carl Johnson A Ojalehto Owen Frankland Mrs Rhea King M Voylier A C Davis C M Swatt Dot Peterson Mark Ka Paura Frankland Mrs A W Kulevich Walter Lattkit and Dean Shea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ojalehto
Owen Frankland
Rhea King
M. Voylier
A. C. Davis
C. M. Swatt
Dot Peterson
Mark Ka Paura Frankland
A. W. Kulevich
Walter Latkit
Dean Shea
Spelling Bee Set For Maynard Students
Fourth to sixth graders will compete in a spelling match recalling old time bees. An elimination contest on March 9 selects two division representatives to join finalists at the high school auditorium on April 11. The champion is the last spelling standing, with class champions chosen by staying power. Caroline Herbert, Helen Westwood, and Elizabeth Colline lead the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Bais
Caroline Herbert
Wilson School
Helen Westwood
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Colline
Coolidge
Maynard Town Meeting April 8 sets special sessions
Maynard schedules a special town meeting for Monday night April 8. Warrant articles must be filed with the Selectmen by tonight. One article concerns restoring the teacher pay cut, and the lighting committee will seek authorization to survey Edison equipment and consider establishing a Board of Public Works or Commissioners for better town coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Edison Company
Board of Public Works
Board of Commissioners
Memory of first Legion Auxiliary President Honored
A Legion Auxiliary meeting at Legion Headquarters heard a $100 gift from Harry P Fowler of Washington in memory of his mother Nellie M Fowler the first president. Funds go to the Nellie M Fowler Building Fund. The group plans a food sale on April 20 with Nellie Wolcott chair.
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Nellie Wolcott
Anchor and Ark Glee Club Concert at Phillips Academy
The Anchor and Ark Glee Club joined six other groups for a concert in Phillips Academy George Washington auditorium Saturday. John Percival, famed radio soloist, performed as part of the program. Other clubs included Beverly Men’s Singing Club, Masonic Choir of Lowell, Temple Choir of Manchester N H, John Hancock Glee Club of Methuen, Wollaston Glee Club, and Andover Male Choir. Everett Collins, "the singing electrian," directed a 176-voice chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Anchor and Ark Glee Club
George Washington
Phillips Academy
John Percival
Radio Fame
Beverly Men's Singing Club
Masonic Choir of
Lowell
Temple Choir
Manchester
N. H
John Hancock Glee Club
Methuen
Wollaston Glee Club
Andover
Everett Collins
Hit and run driver in Maynard kills Finnish woman
Francis T. Alden of Hudson confessed to police that his car struck Mrs Anna Kunelius 49 and injured her husband Jalmer on Great Road Maynard. Two Hudson men with Alden were held as witnesses as search continued for the fleeing automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis T. Alden
Jalmar Kunehus
Maynard
Hudson
Alden
Cherry Street
Anna Kunelius
Jalmer Kunelius
Great Road
John J. Sullivan
William Cole
Finnerty
Henry M. Fahey
Concord District Court
Anna A. Kunelius
William O’brien
Edward Johnston
William Spratt
Margaret Brennan
Eunelius
5. B. Annis
Stow
Diudson
Eugene Loupret
Motor Registrars Department
Finland
Arthur
Otto
Lauri
Miriam Kunelus
Hannah Reino
Hilja Karkkainen
Lowell
Kunelius
Dome
Hadem
Sullivan
Cole
Hudson and Marlboro
Noble Grands Association to Meet Tomorrow Night
Florence William Jones and Leony a Whitney are noted in the report. A present noble meeting is scheduled for 6 oclock with degree work expected. The Pest Noble Grands Association will convene tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence William Jones
Leonya Whitney
Land Preacott
Noble
Exmer
Pest Noble Grands Association
Communion Services and Parish Activities at St George's
Holy service at 10 o clock today at St George's church with foston to preach tomorrow night. Men's Club meets 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Baked fish dinner in Parish Hall Friday noon. Service for boys and girls Friday at 4 pm with a story by Harold Taylor. St Hilda's Guild serves a supper Friday at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
St. George's Church
Olows Foston
Harold Taylor
St. Hilda's Guild
Concord High Girl Wins Highest Rank at Framingham State
Miss Dorothy S. Brown of Concord High School earned the highest scholastic rank at Framingham State Teachers College for the past semester. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George E Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord High
Concord High School
Dorothy S. Brown
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