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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
4
Marlboro Massachusetts edition of Seats Concord Enterprise lists editor Runcon W Currier and contact details. Includes publication facts from 1908 with postage and printing disclaimers and eastern ad agency subsidies.
The piece discusses rising wholesale meat prices and consumer resistance at the grocery counter. Households cut meat purchases, favor vegetables, and debate policies, while debates over debt, censorship, and wartime policy surface in a broad, opinionated reflection.
Concord Road Commissioners will require permits for anyone using town dumps. Residents can obtain free permits at the commissioners’ office on Lowell road during weekdays 8 30 a m to 5 p m. Outside contractors may get temporary permits per job. The rule takes effect May 1. West Concord dump has been closed Sundays for over a year and the Concord dump will remain open Sundays with a man on duty for the time being.
Many local families welcome babies in a week at Emerson Hospital. Couples listed include Curro of Concord a son born April 9. Fowle of Littleton a daughter April 11. Woodhull of South Lincoln a son April 12. Chisim of South Acton a daughter April 12. Swain of Maynard a daughter April 12. West of Bedford a daughter April 13. Prentiss of West Acton a son April 14. McInnes of West Concord a daughter April 15. Gilfeather of Concord a son April 15.
Concord area auxiliaries from Concord Acton Bedford Lincoln and Maynard will meet Wednesday April 25 at 2 30 PM at the D A R Chapter House Lexington Road for a talk by Dr Raymond A Dillon on What Your Radiologist Sees in You The event will feature X ray images and tea served by the entertainment committee Members are urged to attend with friends.
Sergt. William T. McCarthy on a two week furlough from Fort Bragg visits West Concord relatives with his wife a former WWII veteran who married a German girl after the war. Donald Wilson Concord District Court probation officer enjoys a week’s vacation with his Coast Guard son. John J. Sheehan Jr. fills in at court. Mrs Ruth E MacRae of 9 Thorwau Street returns Friday from a nine day Florida visit with her parents and her daughter Laurie now employed in St. Petersburg.
Ms. Paul Post and her son Paul of East Acton are spending the week in Port Clyde Maine, enjoying a seaside visit and local sights while on vacation.
The Acton Catholic Women's Guild gathers after 7:30 mass at St. Elizabeth's West Acton for a communion breakfast at Kaffee Stuga Sudbury. Guest speaker Rt Rev Daniel J Donovan of Milton will discuss The Story of Fatima. Officers and committee members are named.
The production drew praise for performances by cousins and aunts and an active orchestra and music department. Credits name numerous contributors including Cyn thia Heald Carol Jaques June Cowel Adeline Rando Ruth Hayward Sheila Mailey Mari on Harrison and many others.
Concord couple Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer Shaw announce the birth of their son John Dyer Jr born April 10 at Emerson hospital Concord. Mrs Shaw is formerly Mabel Ritchie. Grandparents are Mrs Carleton A Shaw of Concord and Mrs Andrew E Ritchie of Chesham New Hampshire.
Rev. Carl A. Hemper will preach on Little Joys this coming Sunday at the South Acton Universalist church. Mrs. Walter B. Stew of Acton Center is in Indianapolis visiting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson near Stevens.
Acton High students receive college and program notices. Miss Joanne Marie Fierra and Dianne Manter gain admissions to Boston and Mount Ida programs respectively. Art trips and an open house showcase Rhode Island School of Design facilities. New third grade teacher Joan T. Dwane selected and slated for Acton Center next year.
Springtime at Wayside Inn in South Sudbury brings school tours and club luncheon meetings. The West Roxbury Woman's Club visited for lunch and bridge in the ballroom while Miss Adams led third grade pupils through the house. Local travelers like Rev. Huffman and Louis Fontaine share writing plans and travels near the Iron Curtain. Marjorie Pomparey, a hostess, suffers a crushed finger yet handles flowers and wedding notices. A bridal reception for Miss Irene Pendelline and James McCarthy at St Stephens Framingham follows.
South Sudbury hosts the Middlesex Men don District Meeting at Memorial Congregational church on Wednesday April 25. Rev. Margaret Blair Johnstone will speak in the morning and Ruthbel Seabury will share experiences in the afternoon. Luncheon reservations are directed to Mrs. Bernard Joss.
Sudbury residents attend a Lincoln Players show, plan rug exhibit at First Parish in Wat ham, and enjoy dinners and trips. Highlights include Mrs Elwin C Williams hosting rug exhibit book in Sudbury from April 19 to 20, and neighbors visiting Bermuda and Atlantic City.
The second bride, Miss Elizabeth Day of Wellesley, married Lester Sherrill of New York at Martha Mary Chapel at 3 30. A reception followed in the large bar room with 150 guests enjoying a buffet tea and dancing to a three piece orchestra. The couple then left for their wedding trip.
Sudbury children from Redcote School toured Burlands to see newborn lambs and observed farm life with ducks chicks and Duchess the horse. A radio segment featured Mrs Bennett and the pupils reciting Mary Had A Little Lamb, as violets and tulips bloomed around homes on Hudson and Maynard roads.
The Boosters Club held a two day paper drive on Monday and Tuesday to raise funds for jackets for the high school athletic teams. Proceeds support equipment and apparel for the teams.
Cambridge officials and Harvard University officials search for a renowned skeleton linked to Paris and famed by Da Silva. The bones, valued for aesthetics, are believed to be the world’s most beautiful, with researchers eyeing a New England transfer.
Cities in 31 states test drivers for alcohol levels as part of a growing program. Officials report higher enforcement and use of chemical tests by patrols, while the penny incident in Greenfield Massachusetts highlights unfamiliar enforcement details.
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