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RiNIDeVIER ects hich be Andover's Own Weekly Newsmagazine ieri- Volume 57, No. 4 Andover, Massachusetts November 2, 1944 and Sen- Women Voters To Have end Andover Over Heavy Vote Forecast Here for nise Election Booth that The Andover League of Women Top in United Presidential Election Tuesday for Voters will conduct a Voting Booth per- (luring Election time at which will War Fund Drive be available non-partisan informa- Ipswich To Play The once-somnolent interest in tion about candidates and offices in Andover has once again, suc- the Biennial election has mounted which the voters are interested. ceeded in meeting a challenge to Punchard Saturday steadily within the past few weeks, ion. and it is now expected that on next elcs The booth will be open on Fri- its generosity by more than reach- Ipswich High School, 1941 Class ing its goal of $20,500 in the United Tuesday, if weather conditions are yew- day from 11:30-1:30 p. in., with D Champions, will attempt to set right, Andover will turn out a rec- Mrs. Francis McCarthy and Mrs. War Fund drive. Thursday morn- back a crippled Punchard team at ing, Andover's figure was just over ord vote. All six precincts will be Harold Kiefer in charge; Friday, the Playstead on Saturday, at 2 open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 4.6, Mrs. Reginald Holt and Mrs. $21,100. .Go-chairman Mrs. Eliza- p. m. beth C. Rich and Chairman Roy E. The chief local interest is in the George Brakey; Saturday, 11:30- The two hard games of last week contest for Representative, where 1:30, Mrs. A. Graham Baldwin and Hardy have issued the following statement: in which Punchard defeated Chelms- the incumbents, J. Everett Collins. Mrs. Cleveland Gilcreast; Saturday, ford 12-0 on Monday and lost 19-6 "We wish to extend our heart- Alyce L. Schlapp and Ralph H. Hill. 4-6, Mrs. James Gould. On Monday, to Stoneham on Saturday, injured all Republicans, are being opposed the booth will open at 12:00 and will felt thanks to each one who has several local players. Bud Johnson contributed of his time and money. by Carl A. Woekel, Herbert B. remain, open until 6:00. Mrs. Horace is lost for the season due to a bad Bower and Samuel W. Brainerd, all M. Poynter will be in charge from Particularly do we extend our con- knee. His loss may be severely felt, of Methuen and all Democrats. It 12-2, assisted by Mrs. Bertil Ryberg gratulations to the house-to-house but Phil Markey and Bill Lowe are is expected that if Andover voters and Mrs. Hart Leavitt. From 2-4. campaigners for their tireless and capable fullbacks. Norm Bendroth, turn out, the three Republicans will the North Andover Group, under the productive efforts. Every part of tackle, also has a leg injury, but he re-elected, although Mr. Woekel direction of Mrs. G. C. Waterston, the town of Andover has been may be ready for action. Guard may run strong. He had entered will man the booth, and from 4-6, united in the great community cam- Charley Waterman is low scholas- his name in both the Republican Mrs. Alan Blackmer and Mrs. James paign. We thank each one for his tically and is lost for the balance of and Democratic primaries and Adriance will be on duty. On Tues- cooperation. the season. though normally a Republican he day Election day, the opening time Coach "Al" Robinson sees some was defeated for that nomination will again be 12:00 closing at 6:00. promise for the big games to come and managed to get considerable The following members of the KEEP ANDOVER'S in the return of Fred Anderson, 1943 votes on the Democratic ticket and League will assist: Mrs. Douglas REPRESENTATION end. had his name entered on the ballot.. Pitman, Mrs. W. Wilfred Groves, Ipswich's Coach Frederico is a There is also considerable inter- Be Sure To Vote Tues., 7 to 7 est in the race for Councillor, in (Continued on Page 7) former R. I. State football and bas- ketball star under the Ram's na- which Attorney Robert V. O'Sulli- tionally known coach, Frank Kear- van of Lawrence is favored over ney. His team features a weird as- Washington Cook of Haverhill. In National Art Week in Andover sortment of passes, spread forma- the race for County Commissioner, tions and laterals with which they Andover is expected again to put a Features Work of Local Artists hope to confuse and defeat Punch- "monkey-wrench" into the cam- ard. It should be a battle between paign of C. F. Nelson Pratt. Fur the first lime, under the aegis Alice Bell, Wayne Grover, Alida orthodox and unorthodox football The town will undoubtedly cast of the American Artists Profes- Oberlin, H. A. Coon, Abbot Cheever, worth seeing. a large majority for Dewey, Cahill sional League, National Art Week Ernest Walen, Clara Knox and and Saltonstall. has come to Andover, and our local Hilda Wylie are among those who ------ --- artists have given a splendid have made the art of painting their POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT account of their work in this ex- inspiration, if not their profession. hibition, showing what an astonish- For the layman it would be impos- ing amount of talent a small Ameri- sible to make that distinction when can community can produce. The he is confronted with the work PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION idea of transforming the business achieved. center of the town into a kind of Since the number of paintings continuous gallery is as novel as it and drawings runs well over a Tuesday, November 7, 1944 is pleasant; the sudden amalgama- hundred, it is impossible to give tion of the mercantile and the more than a general idea of what artistic interests of the town is as is offered, and we must limit our- Polls Open 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. :iimulating as it is surprising. selves to a general indication of the Fifteen artists have exhibited niost striking exhibits of the show. their works: Frances Dalton, Harry Among the landscapes Sutton's VOTE THE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN TICKET Sutton, Patrick and Maud Morgan, three water-colours are outstanding Alica Atkinson, and Lev Gorianski both in colorit as in conception, If transportation is absolutely necessary to the polls represent the group that have made but they suffer from the close view, art their life's work; Clair Hayes, as does his exceedingly fine picture call these numbers Hof the peonies (Playdon's). Gori- :,nski's exciting "Dog Fight" and his Precinct One — (Headquarters) Telephone 1739 or 775 •olourful I t a .1 i a n Landscapes Precinct Two 125 Clearance Sale mple s, And. 'Coal, G &c. E) of Precinct Three 119 what might be called modernistic- Precinct Four 578M inspirational interpretation, say as Lznding Library much of the artist as of the subject. Precinct Five 587 (:organ's "Landscape With the Precinct Six 1826 BOOKS Sowers" (Andover Cleaners) shows a nice unity of colour, atmosphere. -BE SURE AND VOTE- 15c subleet, and his "Watercolours of Algiers" (Joyce) are fresh and clear. Atkinson's Parisian series Every eligible voter should deem it a sacred privilege. ANDOVER BOOKSTORE (Hartigan a), presents the spirit of Andover Republican Town Committee—by Harry Sellars, 5 Avon Street, Andover To Make Room for Christmas the city as a group better than in- Stock -- All in Good Condition (Continued on Page 4) 1 filai wIl Gorgeous Furred CANAD QUA' COATS 44•41 — STRIKING FUR COLLARS OF Stan SILVER FOX, PERSIAN, DYED SQUIRREL, MOUTON LAMB, MUSKRAT, WOLF, LYNX, and oi KIT FOX. — FLATTERING FULL - LENGTH Excc FUR TUXEDOS OF MOUTON, SKUNK, MUSKRAT, LYNX, and OCELOT. ALTO PRESS Now it TOME Service W. SHIRE Real Estate Main and B Telep WE OF FREE TE SER Call Ent. 578 Such gorgeous beauties ! Superbly tailored from 100'A MACA1 wool fabrics in boxy and semi-fitted styles. Trimmed with the finest furs obtainable—at prices to suit your individual budget. Every coat carries the famous SUTH- "IT'S T ERLAND label—your GUARANTEE of superior fabric, Where there's the workmanship and quality. atmosphere and 9 pared and In sizal —Specializing in I Coat Shop — Second Floor Little Red Route 125 THE ANDOVER TOWNSMAN, November 2, 1944 asonessmsamze THE ANDOW Congresswoman Rogers, who has spent some twenty years in the House of Representatives, most of which time she represented Andov- er, dropped in the office the other day, fresh from her seven weeks trip abroad. The seven weeks by airplane, army jeep or whatever conveyance was handy, took Congressman Rogers through base hospitals in England, - advance hospitals in France, to the fighting fronts now reaching into Germany and into the mountains a few miles from the battle lines in Italy. Her only re- gret is that she could not have reached the Pacific on this trip, but hopes very much to get to that area later. "I can think of no more worth- while way I could spend the recess that Congress decided on," Mrs. Rogers said, despite the fact that her re-election was before the vot- ers this fall. "I have obtained a first-hand view of the conditions under which our men are now fighting, of the needs I feel that Congress can supply, and of the problems that are bing created for so how can a cut and dried Home Loan service fit everyone? the future.