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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1939
Page
4
A fragment from a weekly Concord publication recalls a 1908 notice about newspaper mailing duties and a reference to the wreck of the emigrant ship Ed a. The item also notes historical events such as Guiteau’s trial and Sherman’s march to the sea, with dates spanning the 1800s.
A fragment describes Belgian use of steel gates and rollers to block tanks, noting obstacles that could slow or stop armored advances. It discusses the potential effectiveness of gates against rapid tank movement and the uncertain impact on frontline breakthroughs.
A commentary on Broadway theatre declines with darkened houses and mixed causes. It highlights George Abbott's Hamburg roots and his upcoming productions in New York, praising his influence and the era’s shift toward lighter, cleaner entertainment. It ends with a sharp note on local Chicago judges and courtroom contempt.
Fragmentary note discusses rapid advances in motor car output and the growing ownership trend. Observers foresee broad uptake in the near future, with opinions on potential limits to car ownership and market saturation.
Mid week service Thursday night precedes a miscellaneous sale led by Mrs Edna Kansanoja Mrs Amanda Bulette and Miss Annie Bulette The Maynard Hill boys sponsor the coffee table Sunday School at 10 am and 7 30 pm service Deaconness committee meets at Mrs Charles Holton home Thursday Rev Ralph H Timberlake head of Massachusetts Congregational Conference will speak May 23 Mrs Alvna Hendrickson chairs the program committee and Mr and Mrs Albert Hendrickson sponsor the coffee table
Sunday services at 10 45 with Sunday School and a Wednesday testimonial meeting at 7 456 pm. Reading Room hours 2 to 6 weekdays. The Lesson Sermon titled Soul and Body discusses body as temple of the Holy Ghost with citations from Bible and Science and Health. Masses at 8 and 10 4 with Benediction after the late Mass at Bernard's Church.
Rev Wm F Shaughnessy and Rev Ernest L Ford lead Masses at 7 8 20 and 10 30 A M with Benediction Sundays at 5 30 P M at Catholic West Co parish in the city.
Sunday schedule lists Church School at 9 45 A M and morning service at 11 with the sermon The Everlasting Support The Woman s Parish Association meets Monday November 20 at 3 P M Miss Elizabeth Lowell Everett of Concord speaks on Boston the City of Homes
The Trinity Church on Elm Street lists Rev. Charles Russell Peck as pastor. Sunday services include Holy Communion at 8 A. M. and 9:30 A. M. Morning Prayer with biography of Jonathan Edwards. Junior Church and Lower School are also noted.
Sunday includes church school for primary junior and senior departments and a morning worship at 8 00 PM. The junior choir under Mrs E C De will lead a devotion for the Deaconess Home. Mr Teed will speak briefly. A senior Young People group meets Sunday evening and a Pie Supper is hosted by the Men s Club with Representative Philip G Bowling of Brookline as speaker on Pardons and Paroles. Tuesday features Praise and Prayer service and a Ladies Union meeting in the church parlor. Friday hosts Junior Endeavor Junior and Senior Choir rehearsals. Members attended the Massachusetts Council of Churches annual meeting in Lowell with several officers and staff named.
Acton Alan B. Frost of Newburyport, CCC Trailer Camp project official at Salisbury Beach, addresses the West Acton Woman's Club House gathering. He discusses camp operations, the scope of CCC work, forest reclamation, park building, tree planting and insect control, and praises the boys in the camps.
A schedule lists a regular Frank J. DeMars Post meeting in Legion Headquarters at 8 P M on Thursday with invitations for veterans. The Camera Circle plans its second annual exhibition in March with prize awards. The body of Richard Fay was interred at Glenwood Cemetery after a funeral in Wassaic New York. Junior Legion Auxiliary meets weekly with plans to attend a conference November 18 in Somerville. next Junior meeting is November 27. A whist party at Co op hall awarded prizes to Susie Sheehan and others. Clinton Woman's Club will host sessions at 10 30 am and 2 pm.
The article describes a student pilot’s early flight sessions with Bob Carey at Utica airfield. It covers rudder use on ground and air, throttling technique, takeoff, climb to 1000 feet, turns, and a landing with side slips. It notes plans for a personal soarer, updraft hunting, and a family scene with Roy Berube and his son Junior at the hangar.
This week’s bonehead prize goes to Edward Anderson of Framingham a Privateer member who tried to fly to New York last week but got lost after 90 minutes seeing what he thought was the New Haven port and landing in Springfield about .50 air miles away. Tony Catterall Westboro’s egg man also sprang into action rescuing a neighbor’s cat from a cesspool after a plane lesson day turning soggy, then drying out and finishing his flight. Four visiting planes dropped.
At Grange Hall Maynard the annual sale drew strong support with decorated supper tables and a fast selling Post Office table led by Master Hazel Robinson. Hazel Bumpus ran the Penny Sale, Grace Tucker earned the largest receipts at the candy table, and multiple members assisted. Adelaide Sims and Beatrice Parsons organized six ten minute entertainments with prizes to Acton, Lincoln, Sudbury Grange, Waltham, Lexington, and Concord. Prizes included sketches, a human xylophone act, and an accordion performance plus door prizes and donated goods.
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