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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
9
A list of personnel from Acton in Precinct One and Precinct Two receiving Christmas greetings. Names cover branches including Army Navy Marine Coast Guard and Allied services plus affiliates such as A.A.C. and R.C.A.F. The roster includes soldiers, nurses, and cadets with many surnames and initials.
Soldiers from Acton receive updates on deployments and injuries. Sergeant James H. French Jr. returns home with severe illness from the South Pacific, the first Acton man disabled from wounds. Community efforts include a temporary Honor Roll for the town hall and local fund drives, while families relocate due to gas and tire shortages.
A narrative recalls a bear hunting party with a major and 30 doughboys near Nell and Acton. Hunting dogs were released to pursue bears, the bears and dogs both got loose, and the major spent hours locating the quartet, highlighting a rugged bears story amid U S infantry honor.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Bean of Acton Center announce the engagement of their daughter Priscilla Harriet Bean to Walter A Stevens son of a local school committee member The couple both graduated from Acton High School in recent years Stevens has served in the Coast Guard and is to report for duty at month end October
A list of Acton residents who donated a pint at the Red Cross Blood Donor Center in Boston includes Philip Goldthwaite South Acton Roger D Newell East Acton Mrs Edward Bursaw South Acton Mrs Howard Staples South Acton who has contributed twice RH Clayton Steeves Center Orson Miller Center three times Mrs Henry Chamberlain North Acton six times and seventh time Rev and Mrs Milnar Dunn South Acton three times each Mrs Allen G Moody East Acton Richard Deane South Acton Mrs Beatrice Parsons South Acton Mrs Ormal Laffin West Acton Mrs Waldo Flint West Acton Mrs Harry Fannin West Acton Mrs Thomas Kiley East Acton Miss Cecilia Callahan West Acton Mrs George Horton Acton Center Mrs David Barry Acton Center Mrs Kenneth Jewell Acton Center Charles J Farley Acton Center Mrs Robert Learmonth West Acton Inez Peterson Acton Center Mrs Alan Peterson Center Mrs Edwin Anderson Center Miss Carolyn Tuttle South Acton Edward A Schmitz West Acton Mrs Leo Quinn North Acton Mrs Harold Clapp North Acton Mrs Arthur Fraser South Acton and Mrs Elwin Hollowell North Acton Acton cars donated by Mrs Richard Deane South Acton Mrs Hal Newport South Acton Mrs David Barry Center Rev Lynne P Townsend Center and Mrs J Henry Engman Center
A brief quotation attributed to Berton Braley on the pride of those unsure of their social position. The line reflects social satire and individual vanity in a concise aphorism.
Acton High School boys in the Acton Company of the Massachusetts State Guard led by Captain Leslie Harris staged an exhibition drill at the October meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association. They demonstrated a wedge formation drill and were trained in guerilla tactics by officers from the Home Guard of England and U S Marines, preparing for possible paratroop invasion.
Miss Geraldine Clapp daughter of Waters Commissioner and Mrs George E Clapp West Acton married Wentworth Prentiss son of Mr and Mrs Frank S Prentiss Crescent Street Stow The couple will take a short wedding trip then the bride returns to Newport R I where the groom is a Naval Reservist
Acton High School girls field hockey teams defeated Maynard High School on October 14 at Acton. First team won 1 0 with goal by B. Howell. second team also won 2 0 with goals by A Weatherbee and B Backman. Referee H. Straut, Concord. Timers R. Durkin Acton and Mahoney Maynard.
Acton high school dismissed at 1 PM to watch Juniors vs Seniors. Juniors netted a second period touchdown on a pass to W Stuart with no PAT. Seniors answered in the third on a Collins to Wayne pass, PAT on Collins to Marble. Scoring by periods and penalties noted with listed lineups and substitutions.
Scrap drive funds go entirely to Acton men and women in service. A Christmas gift package with overseas edition is mailed October 24 containing cigarettes candy jam crackers cookies blades dental and shave cream cigars gum and more. Additional gifts will follow as the group returns home.
Acton residents form the Acton Scrappers Club led by James Connolly to collect scrap metal rubber and paper. On October 3–4 eleven then nineteen trucks gathered at houses, with volunteers loading a variety of materials including an ornate fence a road roller and old cars. The effort aims to raise funds for war bonds while supporting town volunteers in a spirited community drive.
Special overseas edition being sent to servicemen by the Enterprise publisher. The note lists locations including Trinidad, Sybia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Hawaii, Aleutian Islands and the United States, and expresses pride in using staff and equipment for this edition.
Acton Report Center published a volunteer roster for October listing key duty blocks. From midnight to 6:00 a.m. volunteers include A. W. Davis Jr and Walter Stevens among many others. Evening shifts 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. feature Mesdames Clapp and Bursaw with a long list of volunteers, and 8:00 to midnight duties cover a broader group led by A. P. Durkee and J. Ford with numerous helpers.
Acton schools observe Fire Prevention Week October 4 10 with War Stamps prizes from Clare A Milberry Insurance for original pictures posters or stories. Winners include Center School Frank Putnam Paul Post Janet Gould Julan Barry Doris Courville Bernice Yarkell Margaret Duggan David Sibel Richard Rhodes Myrna McKelvie Robert High Carol Spinney Mary Starbuck Betty Ann Gates Frank Sardinia Robert Durand Alfa Goldthwaite Nancy Feltus Margaret Cameron Edna Nichols Gordon Gravlin Betty Lee Herbert Schmitz.
At a joint meeting of the school committee and selectmen in October Mrs Margaret ser was chosen to join the committee succeeding Hazel Bundy who resigned to enlist in the WAACS. Fraser, wife of Arthur er, runs Fraser Ken and is a former matron of Ace Chapter C B S. Her daughter Margaret graduated Acton High last June and attends Becker College Worcester. son Wilfred attends Center School.
Lilian Rebecca Briggs, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse A Briggs of West Acton, wed Harold G Nickerson at a candlelight ceremony in West Acton Baptist Church, in a rites reported for the local community.
Acton women organize surgical dressing and sewing rooms in each town part due to fire and gas rationing. Meetings are held at Mead Block in West Acton on Wednesdays, South Acton Fire Station on Tuesdays, and Acton Woman's Club in Center on Tuesdays. A long list of volunteers from both centers participates weekly, with named individuals in Center, South Acton, and West Acton.
Mrs Henry Tobin offers her car to drive party ladies to the Veteran's Hospital in Bedford tonight. The group includes Mrs Raymond Durkee Mrs Kenneth Reid and Miss Mary Coughlin. Durkee thanks volunteers who respond to her appeal for cars every other Thursday night.
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