Pigeon Club Holds First Show After Checks
The first pigeon club event reports 14 members contesting with three birds sent back for confirmation. Entries and times are listed in the order of submission.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1936
Page
5
The first pigeon club event reports 14 members contesting with three birds sent back for confirmation. Entries and times are listed in the order of submission.
The note invites all friends from their parish and neighboring towns to join in celebrating a couple’s 28th wedding anniversary with a gathering at their home and nearby community venues.
The record notes the forenoon return day set for October 2 1936 with John C Leggat as witness and Loring P Jordan as Register. It states the notice was issued in Cambridge and dated September 8 1936 with publication September 16 and 23 for three cents.
Public auction to foreclose a 1928 mortgage on 9.7 acres in Sudbury Middlesex County Massachusetts. Sale set for September 30 1936 at 1:30 PM with 100 cash due and balance in 15 days. Auction held by Waltham Co operative Bank represented by Oscar F Falling Treasurer. French Smith firm.
Notice states under law that Deposit Book No. a Concord Co operative Bank is involved with actions on September 2, 9, and 16. The readable text lists deposit book references and dates in a formal notice format.
The tally reports a winner with 314 votes, Otis Whit ney 98, and Charles Robinson 14. Lincoln and Wayland also supported the winner. The town endorsed Charles G. Murdock Townsend for representative. Secretary Fredric W. Cook 373 and Treasurer William E. Hurley 396 are listed among names, with other figures including Pred Jefferson Purrell and Richard Darby.
The Middlesex Union Association ministers met at the Evangelical Congregational Church for a conference on missionary work with Secretary Hugh Vernon White addressing the gathering. Local events include a luncheon, CCC camps, visits by Miss Sara Wood and others, and a group trip to Walden Pond led by Librarian Arthur F. Davis.
Charles A. Welch Lodge F and A M convened its annual meeting at Sacunts Hall with officers named including Morton Merrick as junior warden Gavin Taylor as treasurer and the secretary in attendance.
A Maynard Grange meeting at Grange hall featured entertainment with vocal duets by Hazel Bumpus and Hazel Cameron and solos by James B. Farrell. An old fashioned musical program was presented by Grace Whitney and others. Guests from Bolton Grange attended and future events include a September 24 cena night and a Home and Commonalty service program.
Plans announce Concord social circle wedding as Miss Rebekah Strode will marry St George Tucker Lee son of G Winthrop Lee of Concord and York Harbor Maine. Ceremony set next Saturday at Ascension Episcopal Amherst Virginia with reception at Kenmore.
Fashion notes highlight a revival of fur styles with wide variety and new looks. Swaggers dominate the scene praised for wear and comfort, ranging from hip to full length, with three quarter length most popular. Other silhouettes include fitted, princess, and tunic coats with occasional tuxedo fronts.
The Sudbury school system reports 309 pupils enrolled as the year opens under Superintendent F A Benedict. Elementary and grammar grades show steady numbers with Grade 1 at 14 and Grade 2 at 10 in South School and Grade 1 at 22, Grade 2 at 28 in another. New hires include Miss Alice May to lead the high school commercial department and Mr Buono to teach social studies and coach soccer, hockey, and baseball. both bring strong credentials.
The Maynard A regular meeting of P. O Biks honored two members with tributes after one resigned as trustee. A. 8. Crowe plans to visit Scotland this month and received a traveling bag. Thomas Maley exalted ruler paid tribute and presented the items. A social and entertainment followed.
Senator George G Moyse of Waltham addresses L D Wilson Chapter DeMolay on what DeMolay does for youth at Mason ic hall. Other speakers include Thomas W Spear of Melrose and Russell Abbott of Boston with program run by Austin D MacRae Jr Richard Elson and others. The chapter plans a social dance at the high school on September 18 with Elson MacRae Weaving Murphy Lester and Burnham in charge.
The speaker argues parchment surpassed papyrus and vellum, noting parchment from sheepskin or lambskin as the best writing surface. Calfskin vellum is common, while antelope skin marks one of the oldest Biblical texts.
The Boston Blue tune for $1,000 to a jockey club wager that no horse could trot a mile in three minutes.
In Marlboro 2912 votes were cast across seven wards with ward one in the double Eighth District tallying 547 and ward seven leading in the Ninth District. Former Mayor James M. Hurley led the state treasurer race locally with 1214 votes to Scanlan’s 306. Casey topped McManus by 127 in the Third DistrictCongressional race.
Townsendite candidates fared poorly in the New York primary with only one victory amid national interest. The action reflected broader contests including former Senator George H. Moses in New Hampshire where Eliot A. Carter conceded the Republican governor race to Major Francis Purphy.
A 16 year old Atlanta grocery helper Frank E. Stephens was arrested by Department of Justice Agents in Washington yesterday for an attempted extortion against the parents of child star Shirley Temple. The case centers on a coercive demand tied to the actor’s family.
The document notes a textile manufacturing company named in connection with Sept 8 events, highlighting its status as a major world producer. Specific names, places, and dates are unclear due to damaged OCR, but the reference indicates a significant textile industry player involved in recent activities.
The World Jewish Congress reported Hitler’s speech at the Nazi party congress in Nuremberg. He claimed Bolshevism and Judaism are synonymous and used the occasion to attack Jews and promote antisemitic rhetoric.
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