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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1945
Page
5
The Luther Church invites congregants to Finnish and English services led by Pastor Niskanen on November 22 25 and 28. Activities include choir singing Holy Communion and Boy Scout Troop 130 event with church school programs.
The Union Congregational Church will hold worship at 10 45 conducted by Pastor Rev C MacLean with a choir directed by Id Merriam and Miss L Jones as organist. Sunday school starts 9 30 with classes for all. Endeavor and Fellowship meet with leaders Bry Matthewman and Miss Jones in charge.
The Universalist Church announces November services led by Music Director Lothrop with organist Merriam. Sunday worship begins at 10 45 a.m. and Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. Details reference the Congregational Church and Universalist affiliation.
Sunday services at 10 45 with Sunday school and Wednesday 7 45 prayer reading room hours 12 to 4 daily. Golden Text from II Corinthians 5 1 read in Boston and branches on November 25 with lesson soul and body and Roman 12 1 cited. Mary Baker Eddy text excerpt to be included in the Lesson Sermon.
Rev Herbert F. Fulton leads morning worship at 10 20 A M with a sermon on Spiritual veils covering our World. Choir selections accompany the service. Church School follows worship. Youth Fellowship meets Wednesday at 7 30 P M in the chapel under the Pastor.
Reverend John H Morgan leads morning worship and Jean or junior devotion. Evening program includes Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m.
The piece notes that true happiness and wealth are not identical and cautions that seeking riches may not yield happiness. It contrasts wealth with contentment and quotes poets to illustrate the idea that money cannot guarantee fulfillment.
The Bedford Church of Christ held its annual meeting with Harold S. Wellington moderating. Mrs. Joseph LeConey detailed moving the organ costs and fundraising, and Mrs. Henry C. Isner was chosen to raise funds. New 1946 officers include Walter B. Brolin as deacon and treasurer, with Ruth M. Livermore and others elected to multiple posts. A merger proposal with the Congregational churches was discussed but not endorsed at this stage.
The Bedford Holy Name Society met at the rectory and outlined a calendar with at least one big social event each month. A December 9 communion breakfast welcomes new members with Rev. Father Alliston speaking and music by the Maryknoll orchestra.
The passage presents moral and spiritual notes on happiness, linking joy to virtue and divine guidance. It quotes Mary Baker Eddy, Newman, and Geo George Herbert, contrasting inner fulfillment with external success.
The text suggests uncertainty about Earth's core composition, noting that science indicates a mostly metallic interior with iron and nickel and a molten outer core, but the exact proportions and structure are debated.
A brief religious message released by the War Department through the Office of Public Relations. It features Chaplain Brig. Gen. Luther D. Miller as chief of chaplains and conveys Thanksgiving reflections for readers.
Postmaster Frank Sheridan warns of heaviest Christmas mailing season in history due to 15 percent higher mail loads and 20 percent rise in pre Christmas sales. He urges early mailing with specific closing dates for parcels and holiday cards across states to avoid delays.
Fire Chief Richard Allen announces Department of Public Safety rules to reduce fire hazards, especially with holidays near. Advise against using evergreen decorations on combustible frames and require fresh natural trees or plants with inspector approval. inflammable decorations are forbidden in stores and halls per General Laws.
Old and new members of Holy Name Societies at St Bernard's Concord and Our Lady Help of Christians West Concord will renew their pledge at 3 PM on Sunday December 9. The nationwide Catholic archdiocese program will be broadcast by Archbishop Richard J. Cushing from the Cathedral Boston.
Fragmentary report notes a Civil War era chain crossing the Mississippi River during a Union movement. The article hints at a historic relic referenced as m1 chain and the broader wartime activity but lacks full details.
Massachusetts Republicans and allied groups urge legislation to let party committees choose delegates to state and national conventions, remove inactive members, and end costly primaries. Democrats did not attend the hearing as proponents argue primaries disenfranchise voters while opponents warn of central party control.
Six state governors meet in Boston to push education officials to start school the week after Labor Day to extend the summer vacation and boost recreation. The report notes Pennsylvania recorded 367 hunting deaths and 3,092 injuries over a decade.
Bill Cunningham has been named Massachusetts State Chairman of the 1946 March of Dimes to be conducted January 14 by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Basil O'Connor, president, announced the appointment.
Pontiac Motor Division began distributing its 1946 models to about 3,000 dealers nationwide with first cars sent to Los Angeles San Francisco and Portland Oregon for display within ten days. Production focuses on two door Streamliner sedans with four door sedans and station wagons to follow. Prices and OPA priority rules will affect immediate bookings and deliveries. Military training at the University of Nebraska is noted from 1876 to 1891 with Gen John J Pershing as a commander.
South Sioux City Nebraska a town of about 1200 people has no cemetery and will need to plan burial space. Local officials note the lack of a municipal burial ground affects residents and may prompt future action.
Roy E. Moser notes the 1945 tax changes give farmers a choice of two methods to estimate income tax. The law allows delaying the estimated tax until year end and paying the final tax by mid January, with timing varying by fiscal year and farm incorporation dates.
Paul Stenson raised the hands of a frantic winner after a week of bouts with all knockouts. No official winner announced yet as the scene captured fans cheering.
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