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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
3
Actionable sports note shows the track team competing at a meet called Leington and the baseball schedule listing Belmont today and Stoneham tomorrow.
The article recalls Prof Hirner Bailey of Cleveland and his career as a dean, editor, and arts advocate. It highlights his lecture style and family devotion, praising his guidance on honesty, orderly homes, and active parental involvement for children.
The Serennial of the weekighter was held at the K of O in the Cooperative building. Thomas Teren elected president, secretary James Cheney, and treasurer. John Hannon continues as secretary. The open season of the air will start Friday, May 29.
Exhibit of the Fullér Higa and School Work will be held next Thursday afternoon and evening at the auditorium. It shows the work of the two departments of the school system and invites citizens to inspect it.
Maynard Grange plans a joint gathering with Boxboro Grange on Thursday May 28 and invites members to attend. Mrs Adelaide Sime, lecturer, urges those needing transportation to contact the organizers for arrangements.
A reflective piece recalls the happy days of youth and school life amid a damp May week. The narrator speaks of teary rain and longing for June, mentioning a rosy smiled niece and an alumnus fondly recalling the best days at the old school.
Fragmentary notes recall junior Holy Name and Maynard teams trimming rivals while Concord and Shawmut squads feature in a muddled account of early season results. The text hints at football receipts, track debuts, and long-ago tensions around gendered teams and rivalries.
An old coach mocked a pupil for writing themes and the student grew into a local sport scribe. The author recalls a fiery golf-challenge and covering girls athletic events, reflecting on rivals, memory, and journalistic rise.
Reggie Sawyer coaches baseball with Don Lent and plans spring football, tennis courts, and a future cinder track. Al Lever drills the junior team as Maynard high boosts girls basketball and football readiness with Hillman in the box and upcoming weekend trips.
Oldman rain washed out many events including baseball and track meets. Lincoln High School, Maynard Junior High, and Fraiingham We Stao faced cancellations while two track meets and four ball games remained on the slate along with a road race and a benefit dance on the calendar.
The Main Street School eighth grade and a junior high battery led by John Flaherty and Joe Gig dowicz defeated Carlisle High School 2641 on local grounds. A return game is planned at Carlisle. The piece also notes roller polo as rougher and mentions a Maynard team beating the Sheiks 20 at Mayo's Point with players Pete, Snoozek, and John Andersen injured.
The Concord Female Charttable Society met at West Concord Union Church for a midweek gathering. President Mrs Henry B Smith reported over one thousand dollars spent by the society on relief efforts and hospital support. Membership is open to all women of Concord. Rev Alfred Wheeler Stone sent greetings to the group. Mrs Rowney B Pratt and Mrs Lanta Fought served refreshments.
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