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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1939
Page
5
The article notes public schools shut Wednesday at noon for holiday time with Monday following as a return to classes. It mentions Screech Owl high school and Snyder on Friday plus freshmen numbers and new features in school sequels. High school pupils visit Peoples Theatre Monday to view the safety film Drunk Driving in cooperation with a national safety crusade.
The first meeting of the Class in Parent Education is set for Wednesday evening December 6. Organizing efforts anticipate a large attendance with Mrs. Burchell M. Johnson in charge.
David Buxton drives a new Ford sedan while Miss Gertrude Moynahan and Miss Anne Moynahan plan holidays in New York. Mr and Mrs Frederick Hawkins and daughter Lois head to East Orange New Jersey. Prof and Mrs Stuart Edgerly with sons Stuart and William visit Mrs Edgerlys father Hon William Skelton at Lewiston Maine for Thanksgiving.
O'Brien Stars lead Somerville All Stars to a 6-0 victory over Maynard Alumni on Sunday afternoon. Smith scored the only touchdown from the 3 yard line after an interception, as the Alumni defense repelled two late Somerville drives while injuries troubled the home team.
Members of the VFW Auxiliary plan to attend a Department meeting at the Hotel Bradford in Boston on Saturday December 7. A hospital benefit party will be held that evening. An Auxiliary district meeting is set for Marlboro on Saturday December 9, with Marion Murphy in charge. The weekly whist party at VFW headquarters is led by Margaret Boothroyd this week after a schedule shift due to St. Brigid's reunion. Winners at last week’s game included Lena Franklin and several others. The group eyes its annual Christmas party for children on December 17, with Mary Flannery chairing arrangements.
South Acton report notes Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Freeman purchased a home on Sylvia street and will occupy soon. Other items mention Mr. C. Cullinane and family planning Thanksgiving in Cambridge and Catherine Reed moving from West Acton to Mauro house apartment on Railroad avenue.
West Acton family day events marked by Thanksgiving services at the West sey oR. Sct de ciety led by Rev. Y. B. Millburn D D with participation from local congregants and attendees.
The Junior Class of Mayo and Hig High School held a successful social in the George Washington auditorium Friday night. Effective lighting and decorations framed the dancing with music by Tropical Serenaders. Committee members included William Leasy, Leona Arciszewski, June Carberry, Ward Higgins, Raymond Kane, John King, Fred Sarvella, Marie Flaherty and Gladys Boeske, with Miss Ruth Bradley as faculty advisor.
Maynard Frank Murray, football coach of the University of Virginia, spent the weekend in Maynard visiting his sisters the Misses Mary and Louise Murray after attending the Harvard Yale game. He reports a solid season and eyes the North Carolina game on Thanksgiving Day. He praises George Creighton a freshman who is showing spark and material for next year on the Virginia freshman team.
Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday there will be no Baby Clinic this Thursday. The next clinic in this series by the Board of Health will be held at the Health Centre in the afternoon of December 7, with Dr. Hari F. Ryan in charge and Miss Margaret, the public health nurse, assisting.
A community note reflects on service done for its own sake rather than for appreciation or reward, highlighting virtue in selfless acts and quiet contribution.
A sermon titled What Have We to Be Thankful For was preached at Millburn. The event drew a large audience and featured an age program, focusing on faith, thanksgiving, and community.
A fragmented note catalogues items such as art supplies and machinery, suggesting a magazine or materials list for courses. The text appears as garbled catalog headings and product mentions without complete sentences or clear context.
Miss Elisa bethj Irwin of New York's Little Red School House recommends gifts that spark imagination and develop skills. Favor durable, age appropriate toys like large blocks, tool chests, hand manipulated derricks, games of skill and athletic gear, avoiding fragile or purely decorative items.
South Africa restricts Christmas toys including toy soldiers pistols revolvers and tanks after violence by youths alarms lawmakers. Water toys and percussion caps are also banned reflecting a crackdown on weapon like playthings.
A brief quotation reflects on nations comparing them to enlarged schoolboys, attributed to Froude. The line critiques political maturity and responsibility with a witty analogy from the historian.
Mary Billard of La Salle Illinois recalls a 1913 incident when as a girl of twelve she helped save her mother after a horse and buggy plunged through a street chase. The mother fell unconscious, Mary steadied the reins and steered toward safety obtaining a doctor.
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