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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1948
Page
5
A decomposed body was discovered on a rocky ledge near the Boar's Head area in Igempton New Hampshire. Police and investigators cordoned the site as details emerged about the missing person and potential foul play.
Professor Richard Kirby of Yale Civil Engineering visits Sudbury as a house guest of Mr and Mrs Albert Hosmer before traveling to North Carolina. The St Elizabeth Players directed by Miss Helen Tilden discuss selecting a play for a late summer or fall benefit reading, while Easter services draw large Sudbury-Wayland church crowds and St Elizabeth Mission reports a packed Norman Chapel Easter service with Dr Willidra Wolff delivering the message.
Over 25 years about 12 000 people died in Minnesota auto crashes and an estimated 10 000 desert plants are thriving on 306 acres set aside for the desert botanical garden east of Phoenix. The garden stands as a unique global institution for its kind.
Women consider saving used kitchen fat when abundant. They dry bacon and other meats yield fat as scraps are heated. Every drop is scraped into a fat salvage container for reuse.
At a Concord Independent Battery breakfast on April 19 1947 a committee formed to create Concord Independent Battery Association with classes for current past and associate members officers and a $2 annual due. A 1948 plan lists president Roger Swain secretary Harold Orendorff and battery commander Ralph A Macone with talks on drills uniforms and firing safety. Concord town officials also respond to World Federalist resolutions urging UN strength and world governance.
Reverend Lawrence E. Tee of First Congregational Carlisle will end his Carlisle ministry mid April and take a new pastorate in Lincoln New Hampshire. He served as Army Chaplain in Germany during World War II and has a young daughter. In a separate note, U S grain storage losses reach about 300 million bushels annually due to insects.
Cynthia Fletcher of Mille Fleurs announces her engagement to Peter B. Robison of Long Island. Cynthia attended Concord Academy and Harvard Class of 1943. Robison served as a Marine Corps officer in the Pacific during World War II.
Whist party hosted by Acton V 6258 and its F W post auxiliary tonight at 8 PM in town hall. Prizes and refreshments provided. Committee headed by Mrs Sonia Bartlett auxiliary president and Michael Cufley. All interested encouraged to attend. Proceeds cover expenses of the post and support the minstrel dated April 23.
Rehearsals continue for St Bernard’s parish C Y O minstrel show to be staged April 5 6 7 8 at Monument Hall. Basil Maguire again coaches a cast of about 100 with solo numbers highlight by Joan Gower and past standouts like John Varley.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dee of Maynard announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, at Emerson Hospital in Concord on March 26. Nancy Sealey is the mother, with grandparents in Maynard and Concord. Dr. and Mrs. Russell H. Peck of Cambridge announce Sabrina Peck, their third child and first daughter, born March 23 at Richardson House in Boston. Grandparents include Rev. and Mrs. Charles R. Peck of Boston and Mrs. William A. Crosby of Boston.
Acton A card party to benefit Elizabeth’s parish will be held Saturday evening in the center under the direction of Daniel Shea. Everyone is warmly invited. There are many attractive prizes and refreshments will be served.
Michele G. Lombardo of Davis court will again act as the interlocutor following a magnifi cent job last year. The statement signals continued leadership in the court’s proceedings and public-facing roles.
A dense list of Acton activities for April includes meetings and socials across town halls churches and clubs. Highlights cover Garden Club gatherings, card parties, youth meetings, and Grange degrees at Town Hall and local clubhouses through April 27.
Public auction at the corner of Apsley and Cottage Sis Hudson on Saturday April 3 at noon. Florencio F. Justo auctioneer notes contents from a moved California home include Westinghouse refrigerator Glenwood gas range dining sets rugs Philco radio sewing machines and many household items all nearly new from the past year and a half.
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