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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
16
A meeting for volunteers to sort and deliver books and magazines at Emerson Hospital will be held Friday morning at 10 30 at the home of Mrs. Connell Boardman Acton Center. Mrs. Boardman chairs the library committee and has acquired a book cart. volunteers are needed to assist in shelving and delivering reading material to patients.
A notice directs the reader to contact Mrs Boardman at Acton 237 for further information. The brief item identifies a single contact point without additional context or details.
A delightful silver tea was held last Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs Edward J. Bursaw Piper Road South Acton to benefit the Children’s Hospital Medical Center fund. Attending were Mrs Harry E Fannon Mrs Ormal Laffin Mrs Harold Banguer Mrs Benjamin Derby Sr and Jr Mrs L L Strong Mrs Prentice Blood Mrs Webster Blanchard Mrs Robert Reid Miss Clara Sawyer Mrs Thomas Motley Mrs Allen G Mobdy Mrs Walter B Stevens Mrs J Henry Engman Mrs Howard Billings Mrs John M Whittier and others.
A list of attendees at two charity bridge events appears, naming numerous Mrs. and Mr. participants such as Mrs. Stow, Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Steeves, Mrs. New man, and others. A separate gathering hosted by Mrs. Perry Marble is noted with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Banquet, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Fannon, and more.
Acton Mrs. George Newton presided at a luncheon for the executive board at the Acton Center Clubhouse. The annual meeting and officer elections will follow a luncheon at the Bull Run Club in Shirley next Wednesday. Nomination committee members include Mrs. W. Stuart Allen and others who will report at the meeting.
The Acton interior decorating group met Tuesday at Mrs. George Newton's home in North Acton. On Friday they will tour the Boston art museum to study furniture types and fabrics, expanding their collection of design ideas and techniques.
ALTADENA CALIF Two junior high students inspired by Jack London left notes for their parents saying they seek adventure and may stay away to work in a lumber camp. They combined about 38 dollars from deliveries and allowances and planned to return someday as they pursue writing and exploration.
Tokyo reports that 66 percent of Japanese families observe the Zodiac calendar and 60 year cycle Hinoyeuma belief. The education ministry survey notes many still view women born under the horse sign as unruly and unsuitable for marriage.
In Evesham England a publicly owned horse used for picnics attacked a fisherman Richard Blaney who was collecting sandwiches. Blaney won 149.50 in damages from the mayor and town after the animal bit his lunch basket and scattered the contents into the river. Witnesses testified to repeated incidents of the horse snatching sandwiches from picnickers.
Detroit reports a pig iron shortage may curb car production into the second quarter. W. Mason, president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association, asks Maj. Gen. Bele ming to end housing allocations he says exceed schedules. He urges a free market to distribute materials promptly.
A two zone search in Berlin and Frankfurt uncovered diamonds gold silver and platinum valued at 7 305 029 dollars. The find stems from a master list in Berlin guiding the hunt for looted valuables from occupied countries.
The Acton Garden Club holds an afternoon meeting with a 2:00 lunch catered by Mrs. F Williams Ribak from Country Kitchen. Officers preside as Mrs John Pettingell leads the business session. Guests include Mrs W Stuart Allen East Acton showing trip photos and Mrs Philip Vanderhoof Concore sharing Nantucket Gardens pictures. Members wear flower hats or corsages and prizes honor beauty and originality. Judges are Mrs Harriman Reardon and Mrs Stone.
A brief notice invites parents to register under fowl standard at the West Acton May 2 event. It notes time at six o clock and references entries for pre school children entering the first class.
Acton town hall hosted a Friday evening event organized by the Acton PTA to raise funds for the Acton High School scholarship. Prizes included a blanket to Mrs James Hire Jr and flour to Mrs Ric Deane. other winners received sugar and fresh vegetables. The event featured whist and bridge games with multiple prize winners, led by Patrick Sciofield and John M Whittier. Committee members included Mrs Ernest Simpson and Mrs James McAvena with refreshments by Mrs Newman and others.
A Concord church service featured an Essen sermon on Probation After Death at the First Church of Christ Scientist on Lowell Road last Sunday morning. In Middlesex school chapel Rev Whitney Hale of Boston spoke Sunday afternoon. Rev Edward Perry Daniels of the First Parish Unitarian Church delivered Religion and Self Deception at the morning service.
West Concord announces a May breakfast at the church hall inviting the public to attend and support the Helping Hand Society activities.
Delegates from Concord attend the Massachusetts State Elks Association at the New Ocean House in Swampscott. The event opened Saturday with registration, an evening banquet, and Sunday morning business sessions followed by a luncheon.
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