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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
23
County agent M G Fultz explains for home gardeners that choosing the right pesticide depends on pest type and timing. Reading the label is crucial to avoid harm and select materials for sucking insects, chewing pests, and root attackers, with notes on organophosphates, DDT alternatives, and fungicides.
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary hosts a Taste Party at Julia L. McCarthy School. Nashwit Valley Court of Amaranths holds monthly meeting Friday at 8 pm in Town Hall with Mrs. Ann Ogilvie presiding. Worcester delegates attend Eastern Star installation at Masonic Temple. Mrs Evelyn Sp is new advisor. A $25 plate dinner at Rose Hawthorne School April 19 honors Archbishop Cush ing. Midsex Central Pomona meets April 18 at Bedford Town Hall with H John Torkelsen as Pomona master. Acton Center Postoffice renovations continue near Dewey market.
Lincoln hosts an Arts and Letters Ball at Sumner School to aid the deCordova Museum building fund with Mrs. Robert E. White as masquerade chairperson. Lincoln’s population rose from 1175 in 1910 to 1998 in 1945 and 1949 last year. The town covers 14.6 square miles with a 1955 tax rate of 54 dollars, up from 28 in 1946. Audubon Society opens Louise Hatheway School of Conservation at Crumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Route 117 with a summer natural history day camp for youths.
Acton public schools suspend classes starting Friday for spring break with a return slated for Monday April 23. The notice appears in the period’s civic items and includes a call to contribute to the Cancer Crusade.
The Sky View Dining Room at the Bedford Hanscom Civilian Terminal unveils a seven nation menu and full airport views. Owners Anthony and James Vasilopoulos of Lexington lead the new facility with a 150-seat adjacent cafeteria and rooftop observation deck opening April 1. The restaurant, part of a one million dollar state project, serves employees, Air Force personnel, and the public daily 7 am to 9 pm, with access from Route 128 via Route 2A cloverleaf.
A burned-out journal on the axle of a railroad car caused the derailment of 32 freight cars in McKenzie North Dakota. The affected car carried new box car axles. Police and railroad crews investigated the incident and cleared the line after the derailed train was secured.
Willie Johnson 38 of Brookline Street Boston appeared before Judge Harry D. Penan in Fitchburg facing drunkenness and driving without a license charges after a turnpike crash. He received two concurrent House of Correction sentences for leaving the scene after property damage and personal injury, with bail set at 200 dollars for appeal.
Francis Barnard of Shelburne, head of the Massachusetts Farms Bureau Federation, urges farmers to file claims to receive the two cent federal gasoline tax rebate for off highway use. The rebate, combined with Massachusetts five cent farm gasoline credit, yields savings for many farmers who keep detailed purchase records and indicate fuel use.
Census Bureau data show 5.8 million U S marriages have lasted 25 years or more and 1.155 million divorced women remain in the United States.
Middlesex County Extension Service urges garden clubs and community groups to deploy milky disease spore powder to curb Japanese beetle grub populations. Broad-area application by volunteers supplements chemical lawn controls and has reduced beetle damage where used. Further details available at the Middlesex County Extension Service office in Concord.
Dean Erwin N Griswold announces three new assistant professors at Harvard Law School Robert E Keeton John T McNaughton and Donald T Trautman Each has notable background in torts evidence and contract law with World War II service and Harvard Law Review roles The piece notes American farmers use more petroleum power in farming equipment than all other industries combined.
Boston announces Victor A. Lutnicki of Lincoln is elected vice-president and general solicitor of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Lutnicki previously served as second vice-president and as counsel, and earlier worked with the American Life Convention in a legal capacity.
The Glass family observed the sixth birthday of triplet daughters Nancy Ellen Susan Elizabeth and Sallie Eileen born April 5 1950 with a home party after kindergarten. Twin cousins Carol and Sandra ages 8 and Linda age 4 joined the celebration.
In Groton Connecticut a motorist Lewis A. Ervos was fined $9 for carrying three different state registration plates to avoid risk. He admitted he did not want to take chances in the three states he traveled, leading to multiple plates on his car.
In Concord the hospital report shows medical and obstetric counts for multiple months with totals for inpatients and outpatients. It lists patient numbers by ward and sex, including stillbirths and newborns, plus regional patient origins such as Acton Carlisle Sudbury Boxboro Wayland.
West Concord Pack 33 held a Wednesday evening meeting at the Harvey Wheeler School Auditorium. Cubmaster Cyril Perkin presided as Sachem Council awarded a Certificate of Service to Melvin King. Mrs Gabrielle Hurley received an award for six years of service while dens performed skits and pins and badges were awarded to several scouts.
The Stow School Committee invites sealed bids for bus transportation of pupils on four routes plus educational trips. Buses must seat at least 47 and carry 1956 model safety compliant with the Massachusetts Registry. Contract runs Sept 1 1956 to June 30 1959 with price adjustments possible. Bids due by 5 P M April 30 1956 in care of Edwin J Harriman Superintendent of Schools.
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