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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1928
Page
4
Framingham reports the Massachusetts State Police HQ, once in the town farm building, has been sold and will be converted into a fox ranch. The squad will move to temporary quarters in Framingham while a new site, possibly in Sudbury, is arranged.
Mrs. Anna M. Bitknell Holland, widow of Rev. Federic May Holland, died Thursday evening at The Block House Concord in her 91st year. Born July 28, 1838 in Rock Island, she taught at Normal and public schools and modeled works praised by the Concord Free Public Library. She authored Clay Modeling for Schools and Classes and was a member of First Parish. Funeral services were held at her home, with burial at Mt Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, and ashes to be interred at Mt. Auburn.
The annual Concord Grange No. 150 meeting at Hills Hall re-elected Benjamin Clark of Lowell Road as Master. Other officers named include Nettie Wells overseer Miss Nellie A Wells lecturer Frederick Moreau steward Harold Hansen assistant steward Agnes Clark chaplain Elizabeth Adams treasurer Hattie L. Clark secretary Edgar Clark Safekeeper Marguerite Moreau Ceress Dorothy Armstrong Pomona Marion Alans Flora Sylvia Moreau lady assistant steward Helen Loftus pianist Freelan J Tuttle executive committee member for three years The next meeting Tuesday Dec 4 plans a dramatic entertainment instead of the minstrel show Refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Fred Powers.
Mrs. Reynard Maynard, wife of Aquilla Reynard, died at her home on Brown Street after a long illness. She was 59, born in York Maine, and lived in town 38 years. Survived by husband, five daughters and three sons, plus 21 grandchildren. Funeral held at home with Pastor B. Carroll officiating, burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Tauho Fingard Capt. King Jog Sczerzen and Al Connors will play their final game for the school at Westboro Hill Field marking the end of an era for the team and fans.
Marlboro Press reports that the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in Constantinople, famed as the Blue Mosque, is to be converted into a vast public library. The change marks a shift from a sacred Sultan’s prayers to housing rare Turkish manuscripts and literature from across the empire under Mustafa Kemal’s modernization drive.
A nostalgic poem recounts a mother taught bedtime prayer. The speaker recalls reciting It with his children and finds comfort in the lines about keeping the soul safe. The verse closes with a signature line and a final attribution to WILLLE DOOLITTLE.
Southboro receives a $15,462.84 check from the Commonwealth as the town’s share of state revenue from corporation tax, income tax and related sources. The amount is $1,599.73 higher than 1927, with gains in income tax and other items offset by lower Buss. tax and business levies.
In a brief Northwestern Purple Parrot item a reader notes Mrs. Jones was admitted to the hospital due to her leg. The exchange reflects mock news style about her prosthetic history and corn borers as the odd punchline.
In Marlboro yesterday the Unitarian Ladies Alliance gathered in the church parlor for an all day sewing session. Under the Work committee led by Mrs. Benjamin Johnson members made garments for the Red Cross. Basket lunches were carried and eaten at noon.
The note references Mr Hoover and a question about whether the South American vote should be considered. It also suggests that forty states could be sufficient for some purpose.
A Department of Agriculture survey finds 182 of 191 roadside stands satisfactory with rising business, while Middlesex reports more complaints about competition. Consumers prefer autonomy, though some patrons support supervision to boost trust and curb issues. Auto travelers back stands 20 to 30 miles from cities, aiding distant markets.
State assessors receive guidance on 1929 motor excise tax law. Cars become taxed upon registration, not as property. unregistered vehicles taxed at local rates. Abatement allowed if valuation excessive. late payment incurs 6 percent interest.
Concord November 28 a sidesplitting biennial district school theatrical staged Friday and Saturday under Edward Lamb. Citizens portray schoolboy and schoolgirl mischief with stern teacher and grim committee. Cast includes Peveril Peterson Smith Crosby H D Crosby Everily Thorpe Bradford Kingman and others with Mrs. Leslie R Moore and Mrs. Joseph Smith as organizers. The event featured a display of international scenes with chairs for each country in the program.
New York Nov 27 George McManus, a key witness in the Arnold Roth murder case, was arrested near 245th Street and B Avenue and taken to the office of District Attorney Sam. No divorce records have been noted and marriages remain unsettled.
The document states assessors must use state-determined valuation figures for all motor vehicles and cannot alter them. It notes a 12 percent recovery term and requires listing each car with its manufacturer’s list price as of record, with no allowance for increases by assessors unless abatement reduces a value deemed fair.
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