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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1940
Page
5
A compact quotation note attributes the line to Byron, reflecting on happiness as a twin born from shared joy. The fragment presents a concise literary thought without broader context.
Public auction to foreclose a 1934 mortgage on Adelbert H. Perkins property in Bedford Middlesex County Massachusetts. The parcel covers about 1.5 acres on the Bedford to Concord road with buildings and fixtures to be sold December 20 1940 at 3 PM. Terms require $250 cash. balance due at sale. Mortgagee James J. Brennan Boston notices dates November 16 1940 with schedules November 20 27 December.
The ERSvine Fund drive continues with a Plymouth sedan as first prize on display at Main and Nason streets. An official seller is on duty. The annual party December 13 at Parker Street hall awards the car and three $50 prizes. Julius Gruber chairs the fund drive committee with Arthur King George Priest and Herbert Martin at Nasen street headquarters.
Dr Orman Clark will be a patient at New England Baptist Hospital in Brookline for three weeks. Friends await his return in improved health.
Probate Court cites Maynard residents Barbara L Miller and Agnes C Howe estates. Doris L Miller requested administratrix without bond. Forrest K Howe sought to be appointed executor without bond. Objections due December 13 1940. John C Leggat Esquire and Loring P Jordan Register. Nov 27 Dec 4 11 1940.
Boston Edison Company invites proposals to purchase as a whole 53,000,000 First Mortgage Bonds Series A due 1970. Proposals due December 2, 1940, 11 am EST at the Treasurer's Office 182 Tremont Street Boston. Bonds dated Dec 1 1940, interest 2 34% or 3% semiannually, issued under trust indenture with State Street Trust Company.
Maynard resident Maynard McNamara aged about years died Wednesday at Marlboro hospital. Born in Ireland he came to the United States as a child and lived in Maynard for over 25 years. Survived by wife Annie two sons William and Leo a daughter Mary a brother in Collinsville and four sisters in Lowell. Funeral held at St Bridget's Church with a solemn high mass. Burial in the family lot at the parish cemetery.
An enthusiastic 36 member Acton Men’s Club met at the Women’s Clubhouse on Tuesday evening for a business session led by President W Burton Harvey. The group aims to meet monthly for town affairs discussion and better town understanding, with a Red Cross donation recorded and three new members admitted. Joseph Dee of Concord showed motion pictures of the New York World’s Fair and the Canadian Rockies.
Harvey School under coach Franklin O White earned two 2-0 soccer wins last week. Angelo Rogers and Richard McCarthy scored at Rideout Field on Tuesday, while Joe Fitzpatrick and Norman Christian netted the goals at Bedford Thursday. The two wins cap a season where Harvey went four wins, one loss and two ties.
Sudbury Center residents travel to Florida for the season while others host visitors in Hingham. The Wit ham estate on Concord road sells to a Brookline couple for residence. Sudbury youths Philip Cutler and Ralph W Stone Jr. advance to Corporal in the 211th Anti Aircraft unit at Camp Hale. A Northeastern University president is hosted by Tongwood Towers faculty. Sudbury Art Center receives statues from Dr. Evangeline Young. Tag Day by Sudbury 4-H Clubs draws strong support as members travel the town.
Maynard hosts the annual St. Bridgets parish reunion on Thanksgiving Eve November 27 at the High School Auditorium. Entertainment and dancing follow a whist game in the gym with Tolmans orchestra providing music. Numerous prizes will be awarded in the whist event and a master of ceremonies oversees activities.
Maynard George H. Gohlke of Sudbury was installed Worshipful Master of Charles A. Welch Lodge AT A M of this town at a largely attended ceremony in the Masonic Hall. Rt Wor Gavin Taylor was installing officer with Wor William Naylor and Rev Preston R Crowell assisting. Additional officers named include Soar, Smith, Merriam, Tallant, Laird, Kennedy, Duckworth, Raron, Allison Smith, Walters, Hamlin and Wilbur Hamlin.
The annual Thanks giving Turkey whist, sponsored by Maynard Council Knights of Columbus, drew a large crowd Monday night at the K of C hall. Door prize went to Carl Berggern. turkeys awarded to multiple winners including F Duggan, Robert Mullin, Mrs Ar ur Barbteau, Arthur Morrill, and others. Whist prizes awarded to a long list of recipients such as Mabel Tobin, Elizabeth Kopp, Nellie Schwenke, Frank Primiano, and many more.
Traffic has been heavy on Route 111 due to the Fort Devens building program. Chief Michael Foley watches for violations as motorists are hauled into court or warned, and the highway is no longer a speedway for contract workers.
Mr DeWitt of 10 Concord street Maynard died at home after a months long illness. He was 57, born Harmony New Jersey and lived in Maynard 84 years. Survived by wife Mahel and two sons Edgar and Stanley, with a brother in Phillipsburg. Funeral Tuesday at Union Congregational Church with Rev Leonard W Fowler officiating. burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
A Thanksgiving Social hosted by the Junior Class drew many youths to the school auditorium Friday night. Will Tolma and his orchestra provided dancing music while refreshments and other features complemented the event. Class officers Francis Crowley president Mary Punch vice president Beth Garside secretary Walter Higgins treasurer and advisor Miss Vena Wield led the committee in charge.
Dorothy Alvine elected master of Maynard Grange at Grange Hall in Maynard. New officers include William Hayward overseer Adelaide Sims lecturer Irma Aldrich steward Donald Jones assistant steward Mary Powers chaplain Eric Farnell treasurer Mary G Jones secretary Anne Duclos gate keeper Sheridan Ceres Lillian Holmes Pomona Myrna Palmer Flora Hazel Bumpus lady assistant steward Isse Howard pianist Margaret King assistant pianist Raymond Jones executive committee member three years Leslie Sims executive committee Pomona. Adelaide Sims elected Middlesex Central Pomona overseer. Eric Farnell treasurer and Leslie Sims executive committee member confirmed.
A ten pound son was born November 19 at Baker Memorial Hospital Boston to Mr and Mrs Waldo J Flint of Church street. Mother and child are reported doing well.
A historical reflection argues that a general’s prestige rests on the sacrifices of soldiers. The piece links battlefield sacrifices to leadership legend, suggesting war’s toll defines authority and moral standing.
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