MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY. ANDOVER. he ndover-nTwha-rr nn.l nl«.n>.. fir.l. In.t —llir m anly, •traluhtforw ar.l. ownsman T A alrlolleT Nrw tnulan.l T o»n-I'lll l.l.ll'S IlltOOkS ONE YEAR $2.00—SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST 12. 1932 VOLUME XLV NUMBER 4* Hope to Hold Drum Steinert Twins Chosen Most W hat's Going On News Exchange Corps Competition O Two Women Killed; Popular Babies at Playground from today until next Friday) Gets Underway Plans, indefinite as yet, arc at present Tonight This week the news exchange plan recently I being formulated by Andover post 8 , Ameri­ adopted by the Townsman gets und erway Charge Manslaughter Timothy Brennan Wins First Honors in One-Year Class can Legion, for a two-day festival to be held, Bicycle and stilt races at the local play­ grounds. with new momentum. The plan has created I —Patricia Smith Takes Fifth Prize in Four Years it is expected, near the end of September. a great deal of interest throughout the State | Further plans will be discussed at a meeting Whist party in Fraternal hall. Public invited. and it is exacted that soon it will become a i Bad Accident on Kcadinj' Uoad Claims Two Lives—One, —Katherine Burbine Wins Three-Year Group which will take place in the Legion rooms permanent fixture in the town weeklies. next Monday night. Town officials, interested A few minor difficulties were encountered Seriously Hurt, Recovering- -Ford P lo u g h s Andover’s most popular baby this year is citizens, and other organizations are invited. at the outset, but these have all been re into Rear of Parked Truck Town League Race two babies. At the playground last Friday Among the principal features being LOCAL NEWS NOTES moved. In Concord the Herald had to meet evening a pair of twins. Jean and June thought of at present is a bugle and drum the charge that it had surrendered its indc Nears Exciting End Steinert, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur corps competition similar to that held in pcndence to a newspaper chain, a complaint James H. Aker, 22, of 14 Henry street, E. Steinert of 1 Union street, carried away other towns this season. Great interest has Frank Sweeney of Summer street is vaca­ that was of course unjustified, since the Hold Whist Party Everett, will nppcnr before fudge Frederic N. first honors from a large group of contestants. been manifested in these contests, and the tioning for two weeks. paper had only in effect subscribed to a Chandler in Lawrence District court next Close ball games were the feature in the Ann Rita Burke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andover post hopes that many other units service. The plan has nothing to do with the in Fraternal Hall Tuesday morning us a result of an accident will come to show their wares. The local Mrs. Herbert E. Russell of Leominster on the Reading road last Monday evening, in Town League this week with two tic games M. A. Burke of North Main street, entered was in town on Tuesday. editorial policy of the various weeklies. and two one-run victories since last Friday. the twins in the contest. A ^old ribbon was corps has proved itself among the best in the Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, congress- which two women were killed, one seriously The Sherrill club again climbed to the top by awarded them for first place in the finals and state. Tuesday evening the corps paraded in Miss Anne Harnedy of Summer street woman from the 5th District Massachusetts, The ways and means committee of the injured, and two men slightly hurt. Miss defeating the Trojans Monday night, while they also won a blue ribbon for first place Lawrence and they will also march this eve spent Tuesday at Onset. recently sent the Townsman a letter in Fraternal Building association will sponsor LUlian Middleton, 19, of 582 Main street, the Hoods, after playing two tic games, find among children under two years. ning in the 40 and 8 parade. Their convention which she heartily endorsed the new idea. a public whist party this evening at eight Reading, and Mrs. Daniel Reed, 50, of 585 activities will cease with a third parade Thomas Thin of High street spent the o’clock in the Fraternal hall. Many prizes button street, Medford, died shortly after themselves in second, practically tied with In the new-coming class (children under week-end at Bridgton, Maine. Her letter follows: the third-place Trojans. one year of age), little Timothy Brennan, tomorrow afternoon. They will then travel to Lowell, Mass. will be received by the winning players. being admitted to the Lawrence General Revere to compete there. William Rcnny of Walnut avenue has been The committee extends a cordial invitation hospital. The life of Miss Dorothy Reed, 20, Only four games remain to be played in the entered by Elwood Brennan, took first prize, August 8 , 1952 daughter of one of the victims, was despaired second half. Two of these are play-offs of with William Harrison, Jr., second. Katherine enjoying the week at Beverly. Managing F2ditor to the public. The Andover Townsman Charles Fettes is in charge of this event of for a while, but Wednesday noon the games postponed because of rain, while the Burbine won first place in the three-year olds, Whist Party Held Miss Alice Wrigley of High street is spend­ hospital authorities were able to tell her other two are play-offs of the two tie games of and Patricia Smith first in the four year class. ing a week at Hampton Beach. Andover, Mass. He is assisted by a committee made up of Dear Sir: father that they saw no reason why she this week. Patricia by taking first honors wound up a members of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs should not recover. career in which she won a prize every year, on Tuesday Night Frank P. Markey of the Burns’ company is I have noticed recently that your paper The schedule for next week is a complicated away from his duties for a week. has initiated a new plan of exchanging news Aker was released under $1500 t>onds on affair. Tonight Ballardvale meets the Sherrill showing that popularity is not as fleeting in Andover as it is in Hollywood. When she Many prizes were taken home from the with other town weeklies in the state. I wish Life-Saving Tests two charges of manslaughter and operating club in a jiostponed game of the first half. If A week’s vacation is being enjoyed by to congratulate you and your new associates an automobile so as to endanger. He was the the Sherrill club wins, they become first half first entered the contests, she won first prize whist party held Tuesday night at the G.A.R. John F. Davis of Temple place. in her division and also first in the finals. on this step, which 1 feel will add greatly to driver of a Ford touring car which crashed champions, but if they lose they enter a tie Hall and sponsored by the l adies' auxiliary Conducted at Pond into the rear of a parked truck near Carter’s For the last two years she has won second to Walter L. Raymond tam p 1 11, sons of John Berry of the Addison Art Gallery is the interest of the weeklies as well as add to with the Trojans for first place and there will enjoying his annual vacatun. the services they perform for their respective corner. The party of five left Medford about be a play-olf between these two teams on place in her class. \ etcrans. Flight tables were constantly kept The newest development in baby contests towns. Unfortunately our town papers up to 4.50 and were enroutc to Cobbett’s pond, Monday night. On the same night, the It. A. in action with Mrs. Eleanor Hamel acting Miss Kathryn Martell of Concord spent Fourteen young people have been awarded Tellium, N. II. Aker and Miss Reed were in proved an interesting innovation. The idea chairman, in charge. Delightful refreshments now have limited themselves too much to A. and Hoods will play at the 'Vale. In the the week-end visiting friends here. strictly local news so that the townspeople Senior Red Cross Life Saving certificates as the front scat, and in the rear were Mrs. event of a Sherrill victory tonight, the was possibly taken from the schoolboy patrol were served after the party with Mrs. a result of tests completed last Tuesday night plan, with modern variations. No one can say Joseph Stewart of Moraine street has have not been able to discover just how the Reed on the right, Miss Middleton in the schedule will unravel itself very easily with a James N. McCord in charge. Those who won returned after a vacation h Canada. affairs of the other towns were being con­ at Pomps pond. In addition thirteen junior center, and Vincent Licciardi of Brooklyn, Sherrill llood game Monday. Hoods at that George Spinney, tricycle officer, did not prizes were as follows: awards were made. John A. Robertson and fulfill his duties well, for he did an excellent ducted. I am sure your plan will remove this N. Y., on the left. Aker swung his machine Ballardvale on Tuesday, Trojans at Hoods Miss Josephine Sullivan, hot plates; Mrs. Helen Goodwin of Ludlow is visiting at her localistic viewpoint, and will also show the George C.