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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1939
Page
7
A note by J W Ballon assistant references Michesex Institution Mier dated Sept 13 29. The fragment suggests archival or byline context rather than a full event. Further readable details are unavailable in the snippet.
Interested parties are informed of a probate matter in the county court. Filing an appearance by attorney or personally before the judge by ten o'clock in the morning on the specified dates is required. The notice lists names and indicates possible name changes and objections to the defined matter.
September services at Haven Connecticut list Holy Communion at 11 am, prayer and sermon, adult choir singing, and Easter Sunday events. A week of services includes 10 45 am Sunday school 4 pm open air services at John Anderson's Farm Acton 72 80 pm church services with multiple evening sessions Tuesday through Friday. Donations welcome.
Sunday services at 10 45 with Sunday school and a Wednesday evening meeting at 7 45. Reading room hours 2 to 5 p m on weekdays and holidays. Lesson subject Matter with a Sermon from the Bible and Science and Health commentary. Golden Text Psalm 78 26 and John 2 18 17 cited.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a church offering Sunday masses at 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. with Benediction after the service. Names like Rev. George Mulcahey appear, but the text is garbled and uncertain.
The church announces Sunday masses at 7 00 8 00 and 10 30 a m with Benediction at 5 00 p m in the afternoon. Rev Wim F Shaughnessy pastor and Rev Ernest L Ford curate listed.
Early Monday a brush fire was sounded in Box 47 on Wilson road with no damage reported. In local notices Miss Martha Rich returns home to Elm Street after a summer away. Miss Katherine Poleo returns to Mt Mary School in New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Thomas Murray welcome a daughter at Emerson Hospital Concord last Saturday morning.
Concord announces the birth of a daughter to Lieutenant Norman C Spencer Jr and Mrs Spencer of Brookfield. The previous child is named Norm and the couple also announce a third birth in Texas on Wednesday September.
Public auction set for October 6 1989 at four P M for the Concord Canoe Club parcel in Middlesex County as secured by a 1910 mortgage held by the institution. Sale subject to taxes, tax titles, and municipal liens with a $1000 cash deposit required. balance due at closing. Arthur Henry F Smith treasurer notes.
Rev. Arthur H. Wilde returns as pastor to lead a 9:45 a.m. Sunday School with over 100 registered. Next Sunday adds multiple classes in the senior school at 12 noon and a 10:45 a.m. church service with the pastor preaching.
Concord patrolman Sam Beattie returned from Camp Perry Ohio with multiple medals in the National Pistol Shoot. He placed eighth in one event among 305 entrants and fourth in another among 112 entries. He was runner up in the grand aggregate and won the National Sharp Shooting aggregate with a high score. He earned six second prizes and two fourths among his awards.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Neville Chamberlain and British mood before the war. The piece notes political shifts as France and Britain prepare for conflict, mentions Barbara Hutton and American media, and describes evacuations, censorship, and early wartime anxiety across Paris, London, and the Baltic region.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a discussion on eventual peace terms and the Versailles era, mentioning neutrality, justice, and the long life of the postwar order. The text appears as garbled reflection on Americans’ stance toward the peace treaty and its lasting impact.
The article recalls Roosevelt’s August Park speech criticizing Congress for adjournment and argues neutrality policy shifts. It notes polls showing 57 percent favored neutrality change in April, dropping by September, and public interest in a special session while signaling political tensions over arms embargo and cash and carry debates.
Fragmentary OCR reads with broken names and places. Mentions Russia, Adolf Hitler, Italy, Germany, Japan, and China with references to anti communist pacts and shifts in alliances. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent action or dates.
A sequence of negotiations and ultimatums in August 1939 shaped the outbreak of war. The German Soviet non aggression pact was announced August 21 followed by a trade pact. Hitler pressed Poland with demands on August 23 and outlined policy to French Premier Daladier on August 27. Britain urged firm negotiation on all points and notes shifted August 29-30. On August 31 Hitler invaded Poland without a war declaration as Britain and France prepared to respond.
The piece reports on critics urging restraint on government spending to curb inflation and wage pressures while praising planned production gains for the nation. It notes business leaders' greater risk and lower profits post depression and cites opponents of a Roosevelt backed candidate, with labor union leaders weighing in on spending as a political lever.
Witnesses named Kuhn and Starnes exchange heated words as fragments describe accusations of Nazi influence in the United States. The record notes a confrontation over a photograph and alleged German connections amid a chaotic hearing atmosphere.
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