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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1931
Page
2
Early education notes show pre school children entering first grade soon with families cautious about potential defects. Public schools schedule intake events including May dates at Bancroft street and other sites to assess readiness and begin corrective steps before September.
Lincoln Junior High School avenges prior loss by defeating Maynard Junior High to capture the Minuet Man League championship. The game featured sharp defense from Lincoln and decisive scoring runs in the final period. Maynard fought hard but could not overcome the late rally.
The locals earned a win at Lincoln with strong play from Hows and Duggan. Maynard Junior High will meet Bedford Junior in a Minute Man League game Wednesday afternoon at Bedford.
An OCR fragment references WilPlay Winchester High School and a May date. It notes neither team has shown much to date, with limited readable context about matchups or outcomes. Key names and specifics are unreadable in the passage.
The May 5 1931 Amherst session gathers about 25 specialists from Massachusetts and beyond to discuss poultry health standards and mutual confidence in flock status. Host Massachusetts State College leads the event with focus on Gvedse methods and disease topics.
William J Potter of School Street returns from a motor trip to the Cape. Mrs Junius Haigh, recently treated at Torch hospital, has returned home greatly improved. Mr and Mrs Stanley Sullivan of Whitney Gap enter a tenement on See Street. High school students present the campus comic operetta Crossbones directed by Miss Mary Hayden of Wentboro with about 60 students in the cast.
Richard R. Flynn commissioner alleges misused relief funds in Fall River after reviewing 588 cases. He cites inadequate support for worthy veterans and improper aid to those with bank accounts and assets. Flynn urges stronger checks, notes reduced pensions, and calls for refunds to the city coffers.
A report criticizes wartime aid through orders for groceries rent and clothing as rife with irregularities. It notes veterans and dependents often did not receive goods or were not connected to the firms listed. The text urges tighter scrutiny and an overhaul of relief distribution to prevent wastage and aid the truly needy.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a sports or event note. Names like Dideon White appear with a phrase about success and a time or score. Readable elements suggest a brief report on a victory or milestone.
Morning services and Sunday school held May 10 at 10 30. Five new members received May 3 by confession and baptism including Ethel and Ruth Finn, Carolin Uitle, and Garo Cross. Mrs James Trump received from Swedish Congregational church Lowell. Melissa Young returns home after visit to East Boston. Mothers Day dance planned by American Edwards Quinn Legion at the hall on May 9 10 with carnations for mothers. L S C of the Congregational church visited West Groton for Six acs benefit. reception and lunch followed. Clarence N Goward to move to Lake Nagog Saturday May 9.
Maynard high school will send twelve men to the Harvard interscholastics this Saturday afternoon. Captain Oli Wayila and manager Denis Farnell lead a squad tuned by Reggie Sawyer for top honors against the state’s best. The team also plans meets with Lexington on May 24 Concord on May 28 and Marlboro on June 4 plus a Middlesex County Championship at Belmont on May 14.
The hospital invites the public to inspect its improvements additions and annex expansion with hours from ae o'clock to 6. The new accident room in the basement will care for emergencies without using the operating room. A metabolism room and other facilities are highlighted on the second floor.
A historic open house promotes a fully equipped laboratory and a luxurious doctors room on the top floor with a shower, plus a demonstration of classwork in the Home for Your Benefit. Tea in the Nurses' Home runs 3 to 5 with a hospital aid musical program and gifts for baby visitors born at the hospital. Tuesday's cordial invitation encourages attendance.
Hudson St Luke's church hosted a guild meeting yesterday afternoon in the hall chaired by Mrs John of Priest Street. Discussion covered plans for entertaining delegates to the quarterly conference at St Luke's Episcopal church on Wednesday May 3.
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