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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
5
A humorous meditation on why grooms do not marry in ancestral attire contrasts with a Spain housing crisis. The piece notes Madrid’s population up 80 percent since the war, with one million residents and extreme building density, surpassing Paris and London per hectare.
A clipped syndicated item from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate centers on Molly Badotecodecods Gado with brief notes on the 1920 release or feature. The fragment provides limited context and names a single person connected to a historical publication.
In a 1920 tale Molly Curtis foils a pale future with gum chewing and whistling as grandma Curtis discovers Molly’s true identity. The two reconcile after a girl posing as Molly seeks a loving grandmother, and the real Molly returns to embrace family.
Nottingham inventor introduces an attachment to a standard Levers lace machine claimed to revolutionize lace making. The device enables producing lace across the full width or in multiple breadths from a single machine. Two jacquard sets control warp and bobbin threads for varied widths.
A clipped dialogue references a Colonel Jagsby claiming the Capacity of a southern gentleman to endure whisky and balance a temper. The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a mystery of golf with a wife asking how her husband enjoys a game that angers him, while a caller questions the head's tolerance.
A large community fair organized by Waltham business leaders and the Waltham Grange will be held in Waltham September 9 10 and 11. The event features cattle and horse shows farm products home economics exhibits and open air vaudeville with airplane stunts and a long midway. Train travel from nearby towns is convenient with low fares, drawing farmers housewives and youth to showcase and compare regional produce and crafts.
The South Acton schools plan a fall term start on Tuesday September 7. Miss Florence Moore of Leominster to replace Miss Gladys Farnsworth of Fitchburg. Mr and Mrs Jonathan P. Fletcher and Misses Genie and Lyde Fletcher returned from a three week visit in South Eliot, Maine. Betty Barnard of Brighton visiting aunt Mrs James B. Packard at Fletcher Corner. Nelson J. Cole and family departed Saturday for a Mohawk Trail auto trip, spending a night at Hoosac Mountain before returning Sunday.
A long letter from a former Acton resident in Missouri to South Acton Massachusetts asks old neighbors to write back. He recalls local names and places from 18th and 19th century ties, mentions relatives, and notes life changes and lost fruit harvests. He signs as W W G Allen of Aurors Arkansas.
A severe Sunday afternoon storm caused heavy property damage in this town. A lightning bolt struck the flagpole at Emry D. Lothrop's residence splitting it entirely. Frank A. Merriam's house lost clapboard, while Merriam and family were away. Telephones, telegraph, and electric lights were disrupted. roads and gardens suffered. The School street to depot route near the barber shop was gouged 16 inches deep.
The Aug 20 meeting drew 51 members with high interest and many more promising to join. Chairmen report 25 committee updates and urge that Acton’s largest fair arrives Oct 2 with strong enthusiasm from officers and members.
Harvey Young of Cleveland Ohio arrived Saturday and accepted a position in A Merriam and Sons plano factory. He is brother of the late Walter Young and formerly resided in this town, glad to reestablish his residence here.
Rev Hugo A Perdelwitz will resume services at the First Universalist Church on Sunday September 5. Morning service at 11 20 with a sermon by the pastor and Sunday school at 11 45.
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