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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1954

Page

4

Concord Enterprise publication details from 1908 issue

A historical notice lists the Marlboro and Concord offices of the Enterprise Press Inc and names editor R W Currier. It notes publication weekly on Thursdays and includes postal registration and agency addresses in Boston and New York.

Concord Enterprise The Enterprise Press Inc Liberty St. Marlboro Mass R. W. Currier Main St Concord Tel Marlboro Massachusetts Julius Mathews Newbury Street Boston Madison Avenue New York

Rubbish on Highways and Stamps Redesigns

Governor Herter and Public Works chief urge motorists to help keep Massachusetts roads free of litter. A highway cleanup plan highlights fire risk bottle hazards and dangers to pedestrians and motorists. Separate notes discuss redesigned postage stamps and upcoming first day sales in Chicago San Francisco and New York.

Herter John A. Volpe Department of Public Works Post Office Department Summerfield George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Washington Society of Philatelic Americans Chicago American Philatelic Society San Francisco American Stamp Dealers Association New York City

Letters to the Editor on Middlesex County Extension probe

A 1954 Concord Mass letter urges a public hearing on Middlesex County Extension Service investigations. The writer notes 28 ex-employees with testimony and says county boards refuse action. Members press for hearings, bipartisan support, and outreach to local and state officials, with a list of committee members and supporters across New England towns.

Golly, VM sees Pine Tree Hills party turn prank

Engaged couple Frank and Eleanor arrive at a grand Mrs. Curtin gala only to find the mansion empty and the house stripped. A loud voice from the trees declares an April Fool reveal as guests move to a redecorated barn for an old fashioned dance led by Maxine Curtin.

Pine Tree Hills Eleanor Frank Mrs. Curtin Europe Maxine Curtin

Wander ing albatross noted for massive wingspan

The largest flying bird observed is the wandering albatross with an immense wingspan reported as about forty feet, indicating extraordinary soaring capabilities.

Sunday on the Farm a TV feature and country life notes

From Duncannon Record and Lincoln Times a TV farm feature earns praise for showing country life with hands on milking and weather impacts on milk prices. A Hoover Commission study highlights massive federal paper waste and labor costs, urging a new Task Force to cut excess records.

Duncannon Record Duncannon Pennsylvania T.V Lincoln Times Lincolnton North Carolina Hoover Commission Commission

Sudbury News Briefs On Local Meetings And Elections

A Sudbury sewing group met at Mrs. John Dixon Copp’s home to make aprons for the Christmas Bazaar at Memorial Congregational Church. Local residents hosted visitors Mr. and Mrs. Jeffs Beede from Hudson, with Beede seeking the district’s Representative seat. Voter registration reminders note August 13 as last day for new residents to register. A French Family reunion was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spiker. Ebenez er French defendants gathered for a noon picnic at Sudbury Grange Hall with attendees from Tewksbury Malden Lowell Worcester and Island Pond St Priscilla Gebhardt plans painting and drawing classes for children over six. A Lincoln and Sudbury gathering at James DeNormandie’s home marked a notable event. Henry L. Nelson and family attended a Holden picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Havens. Mrs. Havens leads the Grange Home and Community Service Committee with members from seven districts and their families attending.

Memorial Congregational Church South Sudbury John Dixon Copp Charles Spiker Ebenezer French Sudbury Tewksbury Malden Lowell Worcester Island Pont St Henry L. Nelson Christine Buddy Stanley Havens Holden

Hadleys Vacation at Vineyard Haven Guests of Hosmer

Mr and Mrs Rodney Hadley enjoyed a vacation at Vineyard Haven where they were the guests of Albert Hosmer.

Rodney Hadley Vineyard Haven Albert Hosmer

Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post Holds Monthly Meeting

The Bedford meeting of the Anthony Hunt- Hamilton Post No 221 took place at the new legion home with Commander Frank Cloutier presiding. Officers were nominated and plans for the August 1921 carnival were outlined by Post Commander Henry Isner as general chairman.

Anthony Hunt- Hamilton Post A.S New Legion Home Frank Cloutier Henry €. Isner

Births in Sudbury and Norfolk this July

Mr and Mrs Donald Bacon of Nobscot welcome son Donald Arthur Bacon Jr born July 9 at Hudson Hospital. Former Jessie Lee of Wayland. Ensign and Mrs William Palmer Whitehouse welcome son William Palmer Whitehouse Jr born July 8 in Norfolk VA. Grandparents are Harold Johnson of Sudbury Merry Hill and Edwin A Whitehouse of Old Greenwich Conn. Great grandfather William James Whitehouse of Ridgewood NJ.

Sudbury Donald Bacon Nobscot Donald Arthur Bacon Jr Hudson Hospital Ensign William Palmer ‘Whitehouse Peggy Johnson William Palmer Whitehouse, Jr Norfolk Virginia Harold Johnson Merry Hill South Sudbury Edwin A. Whitehouse Old Greenwich Gonn William James White House Ridgewood New Jersey

Ink Clouds and Jet Propulsion in Squid and Octopus

The article notes that squids and octopuses mastered water jet propulsion and ink smoke screens long before humans imagined such devices. Water exiting funnels drives the animals and ink clouds confuse pursuing enemies.

Out on the Farm TV series profiles Illini farmer family hosts

The hourlong weekly program documents owner-operator Wilbert Landmeier and his family on a 160 acre Cloverdale Illinois farm. Host Eddy Arnold and the Mid-States Four guide viewers through farm life with weather, machinery, and demonstrations, while a music side features Rosemary Clooney and others.

Wilbert Landmeier Joyce Janet Judy Jimmy University of Ilinois Landmeres Mlinois Cloverdale Ill Eddy Arnold Mid-States Clint Youle Don Mr. Wizard Herbert

Carlisle notices set one day voter registration

Carlisle town clerk Margaret Heald announces a single registration day for new voters on Friday August 13 from noon to 10 pm in the Gleason Library selectmen's room. The meeting covered jury drawing, christening, and a family vacation plan in town.

Margaret Heald Selectmen’s Gleason Library

Healds Return From Two Week Vacation

Mr and Mrs Everett V Heald of Lowell Road have just come back after a two week vacation.

Mrs Everett V. Heald Lowell Road

Eisenhower Quote on Limits of Government in Free Enterprise

President Eisenhower states that while a government may try to keep an open economy for enterprise and ambition, those personal qualities cannot be supplied by any government. The remark emphasizes individual drive as essential to economic growth.

POWs in Korea Attend Religious Instruction Classes

More than 50 000 prisoners of war in Korea participated in religious instruction during captivity. Former missionaries led sessions and could speak the prisoners language to teach.

Korea

Two Rescued After Sailboat Capsizes Off Nantasket

Boston broker Lincolim Adams and his son in law G W King a Los Angeles physicist were rescued about two miles off Crescent Beach Nantasket after their 17 foot sailboat capsized in a sudden gust. They clung to the hull for over 30 minutes until swimmers and an unidentified man on the beach summoned aid. Adams heads a Boston firm and has a Summer home in Scituate.

Lincolim John Adams Boston Concord United States Los Angeles California Crescent Beach Nantasket Adams King Scituate

Bargains at Navy Auction in Newport

The Navy sold surplus materials at the Newport Naval Supply Depot including cranes, life boats, baseball bats, cranes, spools of thread, tennis balls, and a single pair of false teeth. The auction offered 7200 items across 1500 shirt lots with prices described as bargains for attendees with folding money.

Newport R.I Navy

Proposed Change Taxed States Income Gains

A fragmented note discusses tax changes and income gains, mentioning lifetime costs and comparisons to naval items. The text unclear references shoebrushes and weighing, with minor symbols like cent signs. No clear events, dates, or entities can be reliably identified.

West Acton real estate drive lists multiple building lots

Advertiser promotes eight acre tract on fra] street with six house lots one acre frontage and town water. Also lists Central street and Mass Ave parcels, several dwellings in Acton and Stow with recent sales, plus Depot Rd. and Liberty Square Rd. properties including a four acre lot, four rooms, modern amenities, and taxes of 52 per year.

West Acton Central Street Mass. Ave Acton Stow Red Acre Road Depot Rd Liberty Square Rd Bolton Blacktop Road Barnei House Littleton Harvard Saturdasboro Hudson East Main Street Berlin Road Clinton Street Pearl Street Ellis Ave Warren Ave

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Obeov Gal Fccese P. O. Box Association For Better County Government Middlesex County Extension Service Extension Service Trustees For County Aid To Agriculture Middlesex County Commissioners Board of Trustees MacDowell Dayton State House Executive Committee B. Olsen Steinman C. Arthur Dowse Shenborn John H. Duston Pope Road Roger Conant Littheton Common Gordon C. Genthner Boston Road Groton Willard Goldthwaite Dunstable Almon Huff Inez Locke Comets Ofudbury Little League Front Row J. Rrowe L. Cutting P. Bacon P. Wayback Row T. Kelly T. Meaney R. Hinds J. Bautze E. Brooks J. Ferolito R. Wilson D. Barton C. Siegars F. Wilson D. Davison Francis Wilson Herbert Hinds John F. McGovern L. Roy Hawes Merrie Meadow North Sudbury Jeffs Beede Beede Wayland Lincoln Jean. Fredey Sudbury Area James DeNormandie Priscilla .Gebhardt Vesper George School James DeNorman U. S Bedford James Richardson Carlisle Road Oxford Maine George D. Fraser Hillside Avenue Nova Scotia Church of Christ, Congregational Evan Boynton David Glenn Roy Rudolph Highland Avenue Richard T. Broeg Swampscott Sephen W. Smith Fitchdale Avenue Woburn Ueseat By Lyn Connelly Columbia Rosemary Clooney Johnnie Ray Jimmy Boyd Jerry Vale Bill Heyer Mary Small Johnny Johnny Carlisle David R. Bott East Cambridge Board of Selectmen Kenneth Winchester Carolyn Lee South Street Winchester Carl J. Swanson Alton Bay New Hampshire Eisenhower Sontal Law FOLKS Wes Maynard Ariboro Ponds Doug Langilie P. S
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