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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
3
The Nursing Association held a Tuesday evening meeting with Stanton Gar as president and Katherine R as treasurer. Wil Harold Smith joined the committee, and Miss Martha discussed staff roles and the committee’s value to the organization. A bed donation and a March discharge were noted as part of ongoing activities.
A fragmented notice references benefits for widows and families of deceased workers and retirees. It mentions benefit checks, insurance for December, and eligibility for those under 65 or under 18, with contact details for a unity office in Waltham.
Concord women plan the annual Emerson Hospital rummage sale to be held May 8 at the State Armory. Mrs. Prescott A. Smith chairs the event with Mrs. George H. Phillips Carlisle as vice chair. Numerous tables cover sorting clothing hats shoes bric a brac toys and more with collectors to assist buyers and article drop off on May 5.
Middlesex County Farm Bureau hosts the second of three public meetings in Groton and Sudbury with speakers Prof George W Westcott and Carleton I Pickett. Topic is Which Road Ahead as part of a regional series. The final meeting is set for May 2 in Lexington.
A turkey supper to aid the Acton Junior Baseball team is set for Saturday evening April 29 at the West Acton Woman's Clubhouse Central street with seatings at 5 30 6 30 and 7 30. The Ladies Circle of the South Acton Church plans a fundraising gathering this afternoon at Mrs Joseph P Day home in South Acton for Emerson Hospital.
Former Marlboro metal craftsman Lewis Whitney staged a one man sculpture show at Rockport Art Association. Peter Forsbergh praised Whitney's metal works including Corpus and a fountain with dolphins and a majestic peacock. Whitney and wife run the Pewter Shop on Bearskin Neck serving patrons nationwide.
Final results list teams and scores from a league season with Maynard Oil leading 77 43 and Murphy's Printers at 68 52. It then shows a long end of season individual averages led by E. Peterson at 100.36 and C. Colombo 99.90, followed by many players with scores mostly in the 90s to low 90s.
Maynard Finland native Maynard Christian Lehto aged 64 died suddenly at his home on Fowler Street last Friday. He lived in Maynard for 50 years and worked in the freight room of local mills before retirement. Survived by widow Hilga three daughters Mrs Tyyne Sironen Mrs Ida Wirtanen and Johanna Lutz two sons George of Maynard and John Lehto of West Acton and six grandchildren Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 30 pm at the Finnish Congregational church with Pastor Eino Hamalainen officiating Burial followed at Glenwood cemetery.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an engineers examination for positions paying 4600 to 6409 dollars in federal agencies in Washington and nationwide. Requirements include a four year engineering degree or four years progressive engineering experience plus two to four years of professional work. no written test. Applications must be received by May 9, 1950.
Mrs. Charles D. MacPherson chair of the Acton Boxboro Red Cross Blood Donor Committee announces a beltale mobile clinic in Concord on May 4. Assisting her are volunteers Mrs. Charles Vose Mrs. Cleon Phelps Mrs. Philip Sweetser Mrs. Clifford Armstrong Mrs. Roger Craft Mrs. Kenneth Blood Mrs. Roy Custance Mrs. W Gordon Woodington and Mrs. Burton Morriston.
Monroe Wisconsin reports Dr John A Schindler outlines a psychosomatic illness linked to tense minds and emotions. He says emotions trigger real sickness and offers simple rules to cure and prevent it. The talk at University of Wisconsin farm and home week spurred wide radio broadcasts and thousands of copies distributed.
Dr Garner told the southern medical association that chairs must fit the user to prevent coccyxism and health issues. He described chair design features including a curved back and a seat length that avoids knee contact, warning that slouching raises blood pressure and endangers posture.
In Brandon Wisconsin a cross on a bedroom wall appears only when a nearby dining room light is on. The two foot high cross seems formed by light reflection from a mirror edge. Mrs Clara Mulder and her son Jacot 21 report the odd sight emerged after William Mulder died on October 22.
Funeral rites were held for Mrs. Margaret Rita Flanagan of 8 Elsinore Street who died Sunday after a brief illness. A solemn high mass was celebrated at St Bernard's Church with burial in the family lot at St Bernard's Cemetery. Born in Galway Ireland she lived in Concord 35 years and was the widow of Thomas J Flanagan former custodian of Peter Bulkeley School.
The Concord Recreation Commission held a regular meeting at the Town House last Wednesday night under Chairman Roger C. Fenn. Plans were discussed for the coming summer playground season with four supervisors: John F. Donovan, Walter Carew, Miss Miriam C. Clark, and John O'Connell. Permission was granted for the 212 club to hold a donkey baseball game at Emerson playground on May 15 or 16.
Monahan Thornton had been active in the Ladies Con fraternity of the Most Holy Ros ary at St. Bernard's Church. Surviving are two sons John at home Thomas of West Newton four daughters Mary Rita Margaret at home and Veronica Jewell of Roxbury. Two grandchildren of West Newton and a sister Miss Mary Thornton of Concord.
Concord and West Concord firemen answered several grass alarms in recent days. Rev Morris R Rob inson, former rector of St Anne s Episcopal Church South Lincoln, returned from a trip to western Massachusetts. Mrs Sidney Beggs of Lincoln and her son Sidney Jr left for a Caribbean and South America cruise, with her active role in the Massachusetts chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis noted.
West Concord Wanderers hold their first annual banquet at Howard Johnson's on Monday night April 24 at 7. The team recently won the Nashoba Valley Basketball League championship and finished the season with 30 wins and 10 losses.
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