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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1932
Page
1
Maynard postmaster faced a shipping problem when 400 day old chicks could not be delivered to the buyer. He held an auction at the Stockwell office and then visited local farms to solicit bids, selling to the highest bidder. The incident shows postal rules allowing sale by auction when mail shipments fail.
Residents attend a public hearing at the Kingston Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday to hear the State Board of Health and local officials about milk sale restrictions. Dr George E Bige will headline with experts including Dr Gay and Herbert A Brown. Farmers voice their stance as tensions rise over milk supply safety and new orders.
Concord High School debaters earned praise after a public interscholastic debate on world peace. Winning speakers were Maxtein, John Cogan, and Minta. visiting team members John, Sophie Matucieski, and Parke Viles argued for the affirmative.
Under Mrs Fred T Boyd the Harvey Wheeler School hall hosted a well attended bridge and whist event last Thursday. A fine array of useful prizes complemented the card games.
Concord reports six scarlet fever cases in a single schoolroom raising fears of an outbreak. School physicians and nurse Mae Dennis oversee isolation and home quarantine while daily inspections continue. parents urged to keep ill children home and avoid public gatherings.
A Thursday blaze of undetermined origin destroyed the three story Shaw Mansion on Garfield Road in Concord. Thomas Mott Shaw the Boston architect faced $50,000 in damage as firefighters battled the flames amid hydrant shortages and distant water supply. Nearby brush fires caused by embers kept risk to William Faversham Jr.’s residence.
Members of old Company I 6th Regiment Infantry Veteran Association will convene in Concord Massachusetts on May 28 at 6 30 pm to dedicate a tablet honoring 160 members who served in World War I. The ceremony includes a prayer by Rev Edward F Ryan a presentation by Major Michael J Dee and a one minute silence followed by taps. A banquet is planned with no tax.
The Stow Town Hall hosted a rural 4 H gathering with leaders Forest Hartin and Norbet Foisy overseeing activities. Awards went to Stow Poultry for attendance, Marlboro Rizo bit Klub for best exhibit, Stew Food Grub for song contest, and Marlboro Clothing Club for best identification and stunt. Marlboro led athletics 56.5 to 40.5 with winners Doris Russeau and others. Judges included Miss Emily Smith and George E Errickson.
Mr Jules served in the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion Yankee Division Overseas two years. He was blinded by mustard gas at Chateau Thierry and wounded six times in the Argonne. He spent fifteen months in an army hospital and already holds a Distinguished Service Cross citation two gallantry in action citations and the Verdun medal.
The former Paul Peterson property in Stow is purchased by a New York party including Mrs Lillian W Hoyt her daughter Miss Bobbie Hoyt and her son Dick Hoyt. They plan extensive improvements adding American and European curios shoppe and contract bridge service with aviation veteran Dick Hoyt who was once Rudy Vallee's secretary.
Elks held Mothers Day exercises led by Exalted Ruler Ivan D. Servais. Officers presided as a committee was formed to work with trustees on the lodge’s future home, after a recent fire damaged the building and salvage and renovation plans were discussed.
From Fitchburg on Saturday, Mrs. Ellen Mattson lost control on the Ashby road and crashed into a tree. Irene Maki, 12, died en route to Burbank hospital. Ruth Sjoberg, 12, injured. Charles Sjoberg treated at the hospital after the birthday ride accident.
Assessors turned over the poll tax lists to the collector of taxes. The list shows several persons or families with property in the town totaling 2316.
The sewer department started work on a common sewer along Simmer Street this week. A recent town meeting voted to extend the sewer from the junction of Concord Street to about 50 feet beyond the Bear corner, continuing the common sewer along the street.
A memorial note from Louise M. Sturtevant of Brookledge South Sudbury plants Morning Glory seeds in memory of the baby Lindbergh. The message asks the dear infant to grow beyond earthly woe with heavenly blue flowers.
John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk ship builder who confessed to faking negotiations in the Lindbergh kidnapping, attempted suicide twice while in custody. Governor Moore said Curtis sought death due to disgrace and grief, and a warrant was sworn for his arrest in Trenton. Investigators seek Curtis’s whereabouts on the kidnapping night and probe a box deposit access he maintained.
The Anchor Glee Club of Charles Town led by Gavin Taylor Jr placed honorably in the 1930s New England Federation of Men's Glee Clubs contest at Portsmouth New Hampshire. The 24 to 27 member group, organized in 1930, features Frank T Holland as president and a roster of tenors and basses, planning a May 25 26 benefit performance at Parker Street Hall with the Maynard Players performing Meet the Wife.
A lively Cub Scout rally gathered at the lower Town hall in Stow on Saturday. Rev Ivan Nowlan led the group and showcased modern scouting methods while Scout Executive Whitman spoke on camping and the 300000 in camp attendance last season. The Stow unit may be scheduled for the week of July 17 24.
Concord town meeting agenda centers on Article 14 asking voters to approve selling the Municipal Light Plant to Edison for 800000 dollars. A two thirds vote is required to sell. failure postpones action for two years. Opponents plan strong turnout while apathy may hinder supporters. Additional articles cover fire station needs, cemetery land, water system work, school repairs, and a flying field proposal at Lee Farm.
Maynard voters may prepay their 1982 tax assessments at 12 percent annual interest if they choose. The emergency measure allows towns to borrow a minimal amount to run current year operations and was passed last year.
Stow The Miret Christian Workers Institute began Monday morning at the Stow Golf Course under Providence Bible Institute. Attendees from Stow Marlboro Maynard Leominster West Acton Lowell Clinton and others participated in a devotional hour led by Howard W. Ferrin followed by a Bible hour with Dr. Harold P. Morgan and a Ways and Means conference chaired by Lawrence S. Ewigy on Promoting Laymen s Work. A twilight service at Gebay featured Rev V Brodetor and a song service led by F Jon Booth with Howard W Ferrin concluding the evening on The Great Declaration from Romans. The Ministers Club met at the Stow golf course Tuesday noon to connect with the institute.
The Emerson Hospital sale in Concord proved a great success with over $700 raised. Townspeople donated and volunteers from Acton Bedford and Jamaica helped, contributing articles and funds. The total was boosted by small expenses being covered locally.
An ing feature of a sale demonstration by the Household Nursing Association showcased bed marking and baby care methods to illustrate their work. The event illustrated nursing practices and caregiving techniques for observers.
A heavy frost chilled Middlesex County on Wednesday morning with Concord reporting 29 degrees at 5 45 am. The freezing air damaged asparagus and some tender crops that had escaped yesterday’s earlier warmth. The cold is the coldest May reading in a decade for the area.
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