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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1929
Page
4
A West Acton fisherman followed a friend to Harvard for big trout but the friend stole his car and fished the brook there. He returned bragging of trout while the original fisherman fared poorly. The deceit shattered a long friendship.
Dr Garland preached to a large audience including Concord Home members. A Mother s Wage was the morning theme and Epworth League officers were installed in the evening. Nearly 100 attended with plans for next week s sermons and prayer meeting, inviting all to join.
The funeral of Lewis N. Sawyer who died by suicide Monday at Gates Pond reservation was held this afternoon at 2 from the George Allen funeral parlor. Burial followed at Pleasant Street Cemetery in South Berlin.
Hudson J Arthur Wood, a civil service examiner, reports a shortage of tool and gauge makers at the Springfield Armory. Pay ranges from 4.60 to 6.08 dollars per day for tool makers and 5.60 to 6.08 dollars for gauge makers, highlighting recruiting needs.
A card party and tea took place at Trinity Parish House on Wednesday afternoon under Church Aid Society direction. Mrs. Robert E Goodwin chaired the event with assistance from Mrs Harry B Little Mrs Winthrop T Hodges and Mrs Henry H Fay. The tea was organized by Mrs Marion Taylor and Mrs William Buttrick.
Reverend William Bolcourt will preach on Shining Stars of Iron at 10:46 AM in the Union Congregational Church on the Square Maynard. Eastern Star members attend as guests. Hazel Hooper and Gavin A. Taylor lead music. church seats are free and open to all.
Mike Vodoklys hit a home run for Groton on Saturday afternoon. Joe Kamesh also played for Groton. Billy Morrill pitched for Ayer while Billy Johnston played for Ayer in the same Middlesex League event.
At Cooperative hall Maynard Grange staged a short play Taking the Third Degree with members Hamund Whitney and others taking parts. The Grange chorus sang while Mrs Grace Whitney spoke on Ants. Middlesex Central Grange visits Maynard Grange on May 15 with supper at 6 30 and evening program at 7 30 featuring An Evening in Scotland and an illustrated lecture by Professor Drum plus musical acts and Scottish impersonations.
Miss Caro Stanwood Cobb of Massachusetts spoke at Union Church Parlor on Law and Order. She tied laws governing distant celestial bodies to geology and physics, urged narcotics abstinence, and urged young people in athletic training to protect the body for near perfection. Tea was served afterward.
Maynard May 15 The Tax Collector mailed out the first 400 excise tax bills on automobiles. Bills are due by the first of the next calendar month, not more than sixty days after registration but after other taxes. Enclosed is a notice from the Assessors explaining the new excise tax on all cars and how two cars registered by one person affect exchanges. For help, visit the Assessors Offices Saturdays 2 to 3 PM until further notice.
Frank C. Sheridan Wilbur Clark and Herbert W. Martin are listed as key individuals in the notice.
The Concord High School girls’ softball team defeated Wellesley 24 to 22 at Wellesley Friday afternoon. Elizabeth Amerault and Ruth McWilliams pitched for Concord as they overcame a 19 to 10 deficit after four innings, scoring 14 runs in the final frame to seal the win.
Mrs. Smith O. Dexter Bert B. Smith and Mrs. Whitney served as delegates to the Middle Church Service League conference held in boro on Wednesday.
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