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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1939
Page
3
Rideout Playground hosts two lively town games as Concord Center Celebration kicks off. Gardner Cook led the Amateur champions with strong pitching and timely hits, while Andersons-Herronville battles produced a high scoring duel.
The Maynard celebration marks the Centenary of the game with a stadium clash at Crowe Park at 2:80 afternoon. Veteran players Doc Gutreau Holy Cross and Braves stars join ex-Chicago Cubs names on the Old Timers roster facing youths led by manager Eddie Kitow and star Georgie Leh. Tom King umpiring believes the gathered veterans will provide a historic finale to Maynard’s centennial baseball jubilee.
Marthoro Thelmy of Pleasant sect returns to Dartmouth Hanover NH with ten baskets at a local auction. The event draws attention as buyers attend from nearby streets and communities to support the sale and see the summer activities in New Hampshire.
Fragmentary note indicates Monday events at a hospital with multiple patients showing progress and some positive interactions as staff monitor recovery. No clear names or locations are legible.
In the Centre Massachusetts Cup course from Pittsfield 100 miles, 348 birds from 32 lofts raced under cloudy skies and northwest wind. Maynard Acton club members shared top finishes with applicants from Hopkinton Framingham Natick Marlboro Acton and Maynard, led by Byrne Annett Saroka and Braman, who earned local cups for the first two birds in Sundays special race.
Hudson Cooperative bank officers and directors head to Swampscott for the Massachusetts Cooperative Bank League annual convention at the New Ocean House. Edward B D Sumpter, treasurer, departs today with President Harriman A Reardon and directors George F Matthews Frank B Sanderson Henry M Courtemanche Charles J Tower Lloyd L Parker Earl V Aldrich and Walter E Boyd joining tomorrow’s sessions. Governor Leverett Saltonstall and Mrs Saltonstall are invited to the banquet with Speaker Christian A Herter as evening speaker.
The bureau reports turkey production last year approached 70 million pounds at farm prices, with about 26 million birds produced in 1938. Texas and California led slaughter, while growth over the decade stems from better production and management, lower poults mortality, and larger independent flocks using improved sanitation and marketing.
A gentleman farmer named George Jenes of Fairfax County near Washington promoted a crop-variation system to reduce dependence on tobacco. He led meetings with neighboring farmers to discuss pay-crop agriculture and noted limited tobacco among Black workers who mostly grew other crops.
A. E. advises storing harvested potatoes in pits for the season. Place spuds in pits promptly and start with low temperatures to keep them dry and ventilated. Depth holds about 190 pounds per five feet of pit length.
A terse item notes the live geese being plucked to save or preserve something. The brief mentions the act in a rural or farming context with minimal details and no follow up actions.
The Farm Security Administration distributed 1 000 000 copies of a flexible lease form to improve rental arrangements between farm tenants and landlords. The form replaces oral agreements with a written contract and includes a suggested rental shares clause and an automatic renewal provision. Termination requires notice per the contract.
Approximately 10 tons of manure are produced annually per 1006 pounds of live stock on the farm. The manure contains plant feed elements and is worth about 2.50 dollars a ton at fertilizer prices. Its value depends on conservation and proper application to the soil, avoiding weather losses and nutrient drain.
The report cites the U S bureau of agricultural economics showing about 1 000 000 people left farms while 600 000 moved to farms from towns and cities. It mentions all farm land in Nominal areas and Iowa Oregon and notes the 1998 pig crop totaling around 1 000 000 head in spring litters and record production expectations.
The Ladies' Degree team plans an arrival event this year in Grange Hall during November with no conflict anticipated from other groups. Committees include Rood Mather Sims Grace Whitney Mary Aprons Veronica Ruth Woodworth Grace Towers Hya Smith Annie Floyd Eva Evers Hoodkerchiefs Sims Aldrich Josephine Pinocchi Ellen Sheridan Candy Grage Tucker Hazel Case Hilda Alving Ina Edwards Prowse Penny Sale Hazel Rumpus Eleanor Metriano Anne Dora Post Office Hazel Robinson Marie Murphy Margaret Archer Drawings Anne Duclos Fortune May Jones Entertainment Adelaide Sims Beatrice Parsons.
A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs William Hellaweill Jr at Waltham Street. Emexson Charles P Taylor, Peter White and John Moynihan will leave by weekend Friday to attend the reunion of the outfit he served with.
The Civil Service announces openings in the Agriculture and Federal agencies with a salary around 800 a year and 4200 in certain cases. Applicants must possess a year of college work and reasonable technical experience in plant trade and seabased research.
On Thursday evening the Women’s Church Aid invites all to a neighborhood Weenie roast by the church fireplace in the Chapel area. Public participation is encouraged as a fellowship event and fundraiser.
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