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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1930
Page
4
Fragmentary legal notice from Marlboro Massachusetts, The Weekly Withee appears with address 1 Liberty Street. Includes dates March 8 1879 and 1903, mentions Post Office and Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford. Unclear on exact action.
A historical note on Thanksgiving urging gratitude for New England pioneers and neighbors. It calls for sharing abundance, assisting those in need, and thanking the Giver of all good as a path to happiness and contentment this holiday.
The piece argues four bill will be opened in the next session of Benetin for road work. It warns thousands of farm families lacking livelihood would gain from roads as a valuable asset and cites federal aid and practical steps to build farm to market routes.
Mr Cushing of Hotel Statler and a New England Council committee member cites a Massachusetts survey showing 190 million total property invested for seasonal recreation with about 4.97 million in annual city and town taxes. He argues manufacturing dominates wealth production, noting 93.9 percent of Massachusetts wealth in 1927 came from manufacturing and highlighting markets, transportation, labor, power, and favorable climate as key location factors.
The Boston Herald notes definite signs of progress in New Hampshire textiles with employers and workers collaborating on improved conditions. A large cotton woolen plants guarantee steady full time work for months, while wage reductions of 10 to 20 percent are accepted. A shoe plant provides steady work for about five hundred employees at similar reduced wages.
Editor thanks parents and citizens of Maynard for sending unused or outgrown clothing to three schools. Nurses sort and distribute to those most in need, a cooperation greatly appreciated by school authorities and recipients.
A Sudbury Women’s Club met November 19 at the Unitarian church auditorium to mark the Tercentenary. President Miss Emily F Willis chaired with secretary Mrs J C Hall. Music by Mrs Harvey Fairbanks, Ruth Haton, and Albert Reynolds accompanied a program reflecting on early church life and the 1839 division.
Happiness Candy Stores Inc and The Childs Company credit newspaper space for rapid growth in dollar dinner sales. Campaigns began in September and October, boosting dinners sold by 62 percent by October and projected to reach a 100 percent gain in November with hopes of a million dollar dinners annually in major U S and Canadian cities.
A lively crowd enjoyed a scene with colored hats as favors were passed out, creating a festive and humorous atmosphere. The playful mood highlighted community spirit and lighthearted socializing.
Misa Norma Smith daughter of William and Mrs Smith of 17 Commonwealth Ave West Concord received a surprise miscellaneous shower hosted by 18 young women at 17 Commonwealth Ave Home of Frederick and Lawton with Misses Julia and Mary Lawton in charge. She will wed John Cooper of Hartford Conn on Thanksgiving afternoon.
Mrs Grafton Abbott speaks to the Concord Women's Club Child Guidance class on Culture in the Home. The meeting at 8 Main Street December 2 at 3 46 o clock attracts many attendees and lively discussion.
The Concord Tuberculosis Association launches the 1930 Christmas Health Seals drive to fund tuberculosis prevention and treatment efforts. Mrs C H Whitney, chairman, expresses thanks to the Concord Enterprise for printing and urges residents to buy seals to save lives.
Thanksgiving and Religious talks mark the week with Rev. Andrew J. Torslef delivering at the Congregational church and a future sermon at the Universalist church. The Acton Forum hosts a speaker from Boston as multiple church groups join for a shared evening. Chicken pie supper planned by Acton Grange with public attendance urged. Reading club features Mrs. Quimby’s France trip tales and tea. Town residents travel and recover from illnesses as Harvard Yale game delights observers.
The Bedford Athletic Club will form a bowling team and select five of six players to compete against U 2omers. The extension service met at Miss Jones's home to discuss "The family Goes a Marketing" as the evening's objective, with Mrs William Biern honored with a recipe shower and readers Mrs Merton Winchenbaugh and Miss Catherine McGrath noted.
A well attended 3 range whist party was held last Monday evening in the range hall. Mrs Katherine Livermore and Miss Rath Livermore led the event with prizes won by Daniel Perkins Lee and Howard Davis. Consolation prizes went to John English and Catherine McGrath. The next party is set for December 11 hosted by Mr and Mrs F Roby.
Bedford A C students held a dance in the gymnasium Wednesday evening well attended. Cushing's Orchestra of Arlington provided the music for the event.
The West Concord Mass church lists a November 30 morning service with a children's sermon and Sunday school, an evening service led by the Senior Society of Christian Endeavor with a missionary speaker from India, plus activities the first week of December including Boy Scouts, Ladies’ Union, a midweek service, Junior Society, and choir rehearsal.
Miss Norma Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs William Smith on Commonwealth avenue received a miscellaneous shower at the Lawtons home Saturday night. About twenty friends attended and enjoyed a mock marriage feature. She will wed John Cooper of Hartford Connecticut tomorrow.
Congregational Concord Mass lists events with Rev George L Thurlow leading a Thanksgiving Day Union service at 10 am and sermon by RevGlaf M Johnson. Also notes Sunday services Sunday school Men’s Bible Class Women’s Adult Class led by Mrs Ledne R Moore with morning service by the pastor and a children's Wednesday activity, plus a union fair in early December.
Members of the Concord Woman's Club met Monday at the new high school. Plimpton headmaster of Fitton High School spoke on Oberammergau and the Passion Play. He has visited Oberammergau four times and seen the Passion Play three times.
Local residents plan Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings across multiple towns. Maynard Usher and Myrna Goettler travel to Wells Maine while Margaret Claflin visits Newtonville. Families of Persons and Metcalf plan gatherings at Lincoln and Walnut streets. Viola Landry visits Mrs Sherman in Waltham.
Maynard students listed include John White Normie Siing Holy Cross Mrs Katherine Bariteau Bridgewater Normal Charles Manty Willie Fingard Maurice White John Bellows M A C Harold Glickman Laurie Lever Dartmouth Normari Johnston Wesleyan Richard Law Springfield Edward Fearns Veikko Harmer Harold Wilcox Tufts Howard King Colgate Misa Alice Fearns B A Mike Vodoklug BC A moving picture show for Elks Christmas Basket fund at Pep Dies Theatre on Sunday evening Dec 18.
The Cosmopolitan club held a dinner dance in Marlboro last night at the William Tavern. About 35 couples attended, the first social event since the club was formed a year ago and the affair was a decided success. Committee head William Roche was assisted by Arthur Burns, Charles Kenney, Gordon Cowern, and Charles Hibbert.
Marlboro Alderic Boudreau of 230 Lincoln Street appeared in district court before Judge J W McDonald charged with violating fish and game laws by possessing ferrets. Deputy James Bemis arrested him after a box addressed to Boudreau’s house contained the ferrets. The court found him not guilty and ordered the cage confiscated. Ferrets arriving by express must be reported to the Game Warden immediately.
A large capacity audience attended a charity whist party at the Immaculate Conception parochial school auditorium. Rev. Francis Keheher led the event with aid from the Young Ladies Sodality and Women's Confraternity. Proceeds benefit the St. Vincent De Paul Conference. Prize winners include Bridget Clark and many others. consolation prizes were awarded to several women and men.
The Northboro Baptist church Young People’s Union announced its new officers and committees. President Lewis Cross, vice president Frank Lilley, secretary Eleanor Buckley, treasurer Daisy Balcom, organist Ruth.
The First Baptist Church of Marlboro will observe the 300th anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony with a 7 PM service next Sunday featuring The Pilgrim and The Book, a pageant by Percy MacKaye directed by Mrs. Percy G. Beatty. The theme centers on truth’s power to free the human soul, tracing Pilgrim Fathers’ quest for religious liberty and the ascent toward liberty of soul. Cast includes Revelation, Old and New Testaments figures, Pilgrim, Satanas Davis Isaiah, Angel of the Star, St John, St Paul, Dormant Angel, Psalmists, Prophets, Shepherds, Disciples, Apostles and a women's chorus. All are invited.
Sixteen unemployed persons registered with the Mayor's unemployment bureau at City hall yesterday. Of that number one was a woman. Since registration began on Monday Nov 17 the total is 203 with thirty five women among registrants.
The Marlboro Kiwanis Club arranged with Publix Theatre to repeat the recent success Broken Dishes on Sunday afternoon. Proceeds will go to the Basket Fund to aid the city's unemployed and needy residents.
Marlboro Electric Co proposes a reduction of half a cent per kilowatt hour in Westboro Southboro Bolton Northboro and Berlin. The plan would lower the rate from 11 cents to 3 12 cents and requires a Public Utilities Commission approval by December 15 to take effect January 1.
The Marlboro and Southboro Red Cross chapters sponsor a 20 lesson program for older Girl Scouts covering first aid child care and home nursing. The first lesson is next Wednesday afternoon at 41 o'clock at the Southboro Parish House with instructor Frances Hill of Hopkinton a Red Cross graduate.
Marlboro and Dorchester meet at Prospect Park for a 2:30 pm kickoff in a high stakes rival game. Dorchester Millstreams, led by center Al Beveridge, seek to avenge a nine year loss to the Tigers as Clarence Giard of Manhattan College looms to star in the holiday showdown.
Marlboro Grange holds a regular meeting tonight in Odd Fellows Hall with Mrs. Lillian French as master presiding. A rehearsal for the minstrel show, set for Wednesday night December 10, will follow session adjournment.
Lorraine Bonin of 75 State Street underwent an appendectomy this morning. Surgeon Dr. Irvin Walker of Boston led the operation assisted by Dr. A LeMarbs and Dr. O Duhamel.
Ayr in Scotland offers a glimpse of the poet with the old inn on High Street now hosting Burns related exhibits. Visitors can reach the ancient Burns cottage built in 1757 by Burns' father and see the surroundings where the poet’s songs and memories began.
Marlboro Chief of Police Francis Bastien asks football fans attending the Marlboro Hudson game at Prospect Park to follow parking rules. Vehicles may park on the west side of Prospect and Highland streets with the right wheels to the curb. No parking on Lincoln Street.
The sixth of ten whist parties for the benefit of needy members of L Union Saint Jean Ba is held this evening with a dance to follow. Proceeds support the organization’s charitable efforts and community help.
The Girls Friend Society of Holy Trinity W Episcop church plans a comedy drama this evening at the Guild Hall. Cast includes Dorothy Baker as director and actors Lyn Brown Viola Weagle Venny Cheney Gertrude Nauglar Annie Pierce Ruth Orcutt and Meth Tourtellot.
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