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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
15
The Registrar warns motorists that April inspection month ends and vehicles on Massachusetts highways must display valid inspection stickers. Starting Tuesday May 1 any vehicle without an official windshield sticker will be stopped and violators prosecuted in court.
Stuart reappoints aides and elevates chiefs as frost and Lloyd H Perkins join the new leadership lineup. fate of the reorganization remains to be seen in the coming weeks.
A note indicates the new forge post office building will be ready in July, marking completion of the ongoing construction project.
A fragmented report mentions Concord business law and Middlesex Dis with members including Mrs Mora and presiding figures Northrup and S. F. Rhodes Ryan. It references officers of the club and upcoming proceedings at B POE.
Marlboro resident Arthur T. Blaney of South Weymouth becomes manager of the New England Telephone business office in Boston, succeeding Harry F. Montgomery who moved to Hyannis. Blaney has 11 years with the company, previously as commercial assistant in the central division. He is a Jamaica Plain High School and Suffolk University Law School graduate, a World War II Navy veteran, and currently a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve serving as executive officer of the Anti-Submarine Patrol Squadron at South Weymouth Naval Air Base.
Bethlehem Connecticut voters faced a $300 setup bill for a machinery cost tied to a special referendum on legalizing fund raising raffles for the town firemen and the American Legion post. H Lameul Root proposed simply giving the Legion and firemen the money and dropping the measure.
Concord annual banquet honors boys and girls completing five years of 4 H Club work with 200 attendees at Wayland High School. Fayette Parvin discusses Indonesia agricultural program. Pins awarded to local members Charles Harrison Betty Elliott Susan Perry Abigail Senkler Ann Donaldson Carlton Huff Charles Glenn Philip Holmes Thelma Phalon Elizabeth Roach.
Concord will join Governor Herter in Arbor Day ceremonies on Friday April 27 at the Concord Town House common. Middlesex County Commissioners chair H Herbert Applin Concord Selectmen chair Charles W Allen Acting Town Manager H Whittemore Brown and Middlesex Extension Service leaders will attend. John F Brown Bedford chairman supplied a maple tree for Arbor Day planting at 10 a.m.
All homemakers in the state are invited to a two day program at the University of Massachusetts on April 26 and 27. Hosted by the School of Home Economics the event blends study and relaxation with workshops titled Food for Life Lets Live Design for Fabric and Citizen in a Democracy. Contact Middlesex County Extension Service Office Concord for details.
A U P report notes a sharp revival in religion studies at leading colleges and universities. Yale and Princeton expand undergraduate religion programs. Harvard and Smith see increased course enrollment. Oxford and Columbia see rising interest and discussions. Professors describe a shift to honest inquiry and renewed interest in Hebrew Christian heritage as a source of modern faith.
American Telephone and Telegraph, led by Cleo F. Craig, announced a record commitment surpassing two billion dollars for expansion. The Bell system aims to serve 50 million telephones in the United States by 1957, a gain of three million from the current total.
Concord John F Forte of Bedford, Middlesex County assistant district attorney, spoke Sunday at the First Parish Church vestry. A Harvard graduate and WWII veteran, he is son of Judge Felix Forte and has led the Waltham bank embezzlement case prosecution.
Concord fundraiser hosted by Rose Hawthorne Guild features whist progressives and other card games Monday May 7 at 8 pm in the school auditorium. Proceeds support the school health program with tickets at the door. Co chairs are Mrs Jerome Kelliher and Mrs Sylvester Farrell.
WAC Maj. Donna Niles and Capt. Katherine White began building a ranch home on Mt. Kearsarge slopes after leaving the Army in 1946. They formed Freedom Acres with partner Gini Nelson, turning wild mountain berries into jelly and jam sold in 48 states and 25 countries. They built the house themselves and run a thriving mail order business.
Sympathy extends to John E. Wetherbee of Acton center formerly of West Concord for the death of his brother Clarence A. Wetherbee aged 74 at Stow The Great Lakes support a commercial fishing industry with a yearly catch surpassing 26 million pounds
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