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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1924
Page
4
Powerful American radio stations and enthusiasts listen for signals from Mars hoping for intelligent messages or faint music drifting from space. Some report questionable snatches of code or sounds, sparking speculation about celestial harmony and the idea that each planet may have a distinct musical note.
An German food research institute compared tea and Munich beer. Beer raised mental activity for about 20 minutes then caused a mood dip lasting twice as long, yielding less than zero net gain. Tea increased mental capacity by roughly 10 percent for about 45 minutes with no later downsides. Roosevelt notes tea's superior stimulation in early life.
The National Child Labor Committee urges open debate on the proposed Child Labor Amendment. Citizens should discuss in clubs associations and press whether to support or oppose the measure. Honest discussion is needed while dishonest or ignorant voices should not sway forward progress.
Owen D Young, instrumental in the Dawes plan, will head a transfer commission to receive German reparation payments and place them to Allied accounts. He may also participate in the reparations committee and help arrange the international loan intended to sustain reparations, a move welcomed as Americans assume a more active European role.
The article lauds Moyse for proposing state takeover of Walden Pond and shores, leading to land donation for reservation and a state police substation to maintain order. It urges Republican support for Lieut Colonel Moyse to ensure continued representation and standards in the Fifth Middlesex district.
A Sunday report lists a morning sermon How to Deal with the Irremediate with Margery Stearns soloist. Evening delegates from Ocean Park speak on What I Got Out of the Conference. Church activities include a covenant meeting, Women’s Mission Circle, sidewalk efforts, Communion meditation, and a capital and labor discussion. A local camper note from Jack Taylor closes.
In camp Oswego New York August 22 1924 the writer recalls wintering in Washington D C departing from West Virginia and the Susquehanna trail for Rochester New York last April then continuing to Florida via the Shenandoah Valley.
The annual Lake Boon Carnival on the lake featured land sports in the morning and aquatic events in the afternoon. Maynard participants excelled in both, with Catherine Mer of South Boston winning multiple prizes and the Twilight club praised for organizing strong swimming events with crews from Maynard and nearby towns.
The Fall Rally and outing of the Worcester District Ministers and Ministers Wives Association of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held at Henry Ford's Wayside Inn Sudbury on Monday September 8 1924. The program includes parking inspection and a Longfellow program with a basket lunch and tours of colonial relics.
Southboro residents discuss the Boston and Worcester Street Railway plan to end the half hourly service between White's Corner Southboro and Wood's Square Hudson, affecting a large number of riders and daily commutes.
Residents who commute to Marlboro via the main road face a timetable change as the 6:50 morning car will be discontinued from Sept 15 forcing travelers to use the 6:20 departure. Rumors swirl about a jitney link and at least one local plans to seek a permit. Daytime traffic remains light though peak hours stay crowded for early and evening trips.
More than 300 Ku Klux Klan members held a mass meeting by a flaming cross in East Sudbury last night with autos from Waretown Waltham Needham and Concord. About 25 wore night shirt regalia as guards. "America" was sung and speakers addressed the crowd as police kept order. Meeting ended at 10 30.
Ida M. Clapp bequeaths to her husband Eugene M. Clapp the nominal sum of one dollar after forty three years of marriage. The remaining estate goes to her son Leon M. Clapp of Westboro. Probate filing made in Worcester.
In the St Middlesex district a Waltham candidate, George G Moyse, seeks the senate seat to succeed Judge Gibbs. A World War veteran and veteran advocate, Moyse is praised for supporting measures aiding the public and veteran organizations while pushing practical, nonpartisan legislation.
Preparations for the second annual Community Fair of Annursnac Grange in cooperation with Middlesex Extension Service on Friday afternoon and evening September 12 in Association Hall. Exhibits must be in by noon. Prizes include over 300 ribbons and many donated war articles plus cash prizes from the Grange and State Department of Agriculture. Boys and girls exhibits get special prizes and ribbons. The committee aims for a successful event and invites all to exhibit or view the varied displays of vegetables, flowers, preserves and handiwork.
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