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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1955
Page
7
Fashion notes preview Easter outfits across ages with new fabrics wools tweeds and pastels. Women and misses seek hats handbags gloves and coordinated sets while children ages seven to twelve embrace smart fabrics and laundry friendly textiles. Men feature pastel shirts and sports jackets as the season advances.
A partial OCR fragment mentions an individual named Wright and references a service aid tied to a 75 unit metric. Details are unclear due to damaged text and missing context.
Partial OCR text mentions Massachusetts, 1955 dates, Chapter 85, general laws, and a streets and building permit context. It references the selectmen, a commissioner, and directions about conforming to rules, but details are unclear and many fragments remain unreadable.
Concord Leonard Macgillivray of the New England Coal and Coke Co. presented a film titled Powering Americas Progress at the Concord Rotary Club meeting. He argued coal production may rebound as natural gas and oil grow scarce, with atomic energy unlikely for two decades.
Sudbury residents praise the Morgan Memorial work by the Methodist women who sew and collect clothing books and items for Goodwill Industries. The fundraiser aims to replace worn equipment with new machines to expand services and create more jobs for physically handicapped workers. Mrs Herter, Massachusetts first lady, received the first new Goodwill bag as the program launches a citywide distribution.
David Greenawalt, son of Mr and Mrs James Greenawalt of Concand road, celebrated his birthday at a lively party Tuesday. Guests included Debbie Townsend Becky Ritchey Green Rice Freddy Macerthy Christopher Loud and his brother Jonathan.
Sudbury Town Hall hosts a two night play April 15 and 16 for the Sudbury Community Council and the Sudbury Players Scholarship Fund. The comedy stars Wilbur Pritchard and Mrs Thomas V Cahill with a large local cast under director William Perry of Auburndale. Tickets available at the door or in advance from local club members.
Alexander Ellis Jr of Concord was selected as one of six in Massachusetts to give a five minute address on Town Affairs at the 23rd annual meeting of the Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations in Boston. Attending were president C. Lloyd Thomas and guests U S Senator John L McClellan and Governor Christian A Herter. The Concord association will meet again Monday April 25.
The article notes Washington Senators last reached the first division in 1946, finishing fourth. It recalls the team’s standing as a historical marker in the club’s timeline.
Sudbury notes report members of the Woman's Association of Memorial Congregational Church attending a Maynard meeting at 2 30 p m with Edith Canbone to speak on California. Dogs destroyed the Hardings sheep herd on Post road and two dogs were shot. Sudbury Co Operative Pre School children enjoyed a train ride from Sudbury Station to Weston with 23 youngsters and grateful travelers enjoying the scene.
A colorful parade of hundreds of crocus blooms in the Griswold yard opposite the Sudbury Post Office marks the approach of spring amid a lingering cold spell.
The Thursday Garden Club meets April 14 at 3 p.m. at Mrs. Alfred N. Crowley's Peakham Road home with Mrs. Allen of Concord speaking on Landscaping. A work meeting follows April 28 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Esmond S. Bailey's Blueberry Hill Lane home.
The Massachusetts Division of Employment Security will open an itinerant office at the Middlesex County Extension Service Building in Concord starting Monday April 11. The Lowell Division manager said the office will serve Acton Bedford Carlisle and Concord for employment purposes only and will not handle unemployment claims. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Maynard Senior Girl Scouts held their weekly meeting at the Methodist Church last Thursday. Mrs. Helen Ketola assisted with a play to be presented later at the Whitney Homestead in Stew. They discussed the Mother and Daughter Banquet planned for May. After the meeting Mr. McGann's Explorer Scout Troop joined the girls for ballroom and square dancing.
A joint Communion Breakfast of St. Bridget's Holy Name Society and the Knights of Columbus was held at the K of C Hall after the 9 o'clock Mass. Grand Knight James Tierney and Holy Name president Walter Moynihan presided. Rev Fr Michael Sullivan spoke, with William Kerrish as guest speaker. Kerrish urged Christian economic unity of capital and labor under moral law and religious guidance.
Moderator Hubert M. Wardwell appoints a committee to study and recommend creating archives for town records. Members include Mrs. Gladys E. H. Hosmer Mrs. Elizabeth Borden and George T. Goodspeed.
Homemakers rotate towels by placing clean ones at the bottom of the storage stack and drawing from the top as needed to ensure fresh supply.
Sudbury and Lexington Red Cross leaders attended a regional conference in Lexington with fifteen Home Service workers from Cambridge Winthrop Winchester Concord Lowell Lexington Clinton Acton Sudbury and Billerica. Speakers described wartime POW case handling and Army Civilian liaison through National Government oversight, plus disaster relief and veteran support programs.
The text explains that ceded Indian lands are public lands with tribal title relinquished to the United States. Proceeds from sale or disposal would be held by the U S Treasury in trust for the Indians.
At a March 30 school meeting the committee approved naming the new gymnasium The Maynard Memorial Gymnasium to honor veterans of all wars. The P T A plans a performance by the Senior High Glee Club and an exhibit of clothing from Household Arts. A local Elks offer supplies the outside flag. first through sixth graders will vote on the elementary building name.
The Concord Patriots Day ball takes place April 18 at the state armory. Tickets are sold by National Guard members or at the door. Ray Dorey’s Boston orchestra will provide music and organizers expect another successful event.
Concord High School plans an exchange trip to Cambridge High and Latin School next Monday in April for a group of students. On March 14 Cambridge students toured Concord sites and attended a town meeting. Concord participants include Gail House and others. Cambridge hosts list names and faculty advisors.
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