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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1954
Page
11
In a comical domestic exchange, Ed contemplates persuading Grace to share an interest in baseball. Bertha shifts talk to civic duty and reveals plans to raise budgies, three pair, at Grace's house. The couple jokes that a man can't win.
The Choral Society under Dr Edward F Gil presents a May program with 175 voices and 22 conductors performing works including Psalm Brevis, Magnificat, and Ernest Bloch Sacred Service. Soloists include Alice Farnsworth Eunice Alberts Raymond Smith and Cantor Alfred Resbash of Temple Chabei Shalom.
Mrs. R. B. Jones Jr. was granted a divorce by Judge F. T. Denney after testifying her husband liked her parents and they liked him, yet the couple could not get along. She said he even took her parents on a vacation three months after separation. An unrelated note notes that radiator heat can warm a six room house on a zero degree day.
Unemployment claims at the area office of the Massachusetts Division of Employment Security show a slight week to week rise. There were 1460 total claims for the week ending April 17 1954 and 1526 for the week ending April 10 1954 with prior year comparisons.
West Concord Concord Today records Brownie Troop No 13 actions. Members voted to screen Heidi using cookie sale proceeds. A softball team was organized with captains Marjorie Pierce and Susan Bascom and Lynn Cullinane as scorer. Easter cards were delivered to Emerson hospital by Susan Bascom and Roberta Moore.
Easter tea launches Lincoln bicentennial celebrations with a new exhibition in Lincoln. Main gallery features period portraits by Boston artists from 1754 including Peter Faneuil by Smibert, loaned from Vose Galleries. Upper rooms show contemporary portraits and items from local collections and town history exhibits.
A Salisbury area report promotes the Victorian era thriller Angel Street to Concord patrons. The piece touts a strong cast and stage crew, hints at a tense plot of gaslight fear, and urges ticket purchase for performances April 29 30 or May 1 at Richardson's.
In Champaign Illinois a university football player and a Navy man argued with a waitress over their order. She warned them to behave or she would douse them with maple syrup. They did not, and she carried out the warning.
The swastika, one of the world’s oldest symbols, is traced to Asia and used globally. It appeared among Semitic peoples and among early American Indians, valued as good luck in America but associated with death in Japan.
A year-old hen on Woodrow Lowe Farm near Hatfield Kentucky produced a record long egg measuring 3 3 4 inches in length and 7 1 2 inches in girth weighing about 8 1 2 ounces. Japan's Inland Sea spans 250 miles with more islands than any sea, totaling 700 to 3 000 depending on definitions.
Concord residents and garden clubs prepare for the Carden Club Flower Show on May 21 and 22 under the Garden Club. Theme is Period Flower Arrangements with eight classes from Colonial to Contemporary Traditional. Exhibitors may enter one item per class and may enter multiple classes. Further details from entries chairman Mrs Rexford Daniels at 935.
Hartford insurers defer payment on pockmarked windshields awaiting the cause. Most firms will investigate and pay only for drivers from affected areas. one firm would pay claims without knowing cause. Reports describe scattered windshield damage from alleged jet aircraft concussion and relate regional weather and historical Long Island cattle lore.
Memphis Tennessee United Press report notes Essie Wade’s back ailment relieved by a rubdown despite her father using toothpaste instead of ointment due to a mix up. The incident highlights a comic error in household remedies.
Concord residents are urged to donate rummage for the Emerson hospital sale. Items may be left at the Newbold barn on Lipwell road or picked up by calling Mrs. Kenneth Reynolds at Concord 1027. A marked station wagon will be in Concord square Thursday April 29 during business hours.
In Torrington Connecticut Wilber Jones used Everett Jones license to pose as him after a traffic stop. Everett arrived in court proving the identity ruse and both brothers were punched.
Sullivan Maine reports worms are a major industry with dog ging and worm selling ranking sixth among marine sectors. Oscar Greeley a leading operator pays diggers about $30 000 yearly for sandworms and blood worms prized by saltwater anglers.
Mrs. Ernest R. Spinney of 14 Assabet Avenue West Concord has been named Concords delegate to the League of Women Voters biennial national convention in Denver Colorado April 26 to 30. She has long served Concords LWV chapter including roles on education and nominating committees and helped with Know Your Town and school surveys. The convention adopts a membership format with individuals voting to shape the two year program.
Experts advise skin protection from paint splatters and prompt washing with soap and water. Remove lead paint surfaces outdoors or in well ventilated areas to avoid inhaling dust and bathe afterward.
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