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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
16
Middlesex Soil Conservation District urges farmers to plant rye cover crops and grass legume seedings to prevent erosion and build soil organic matter. Experiments show higher income from retiring part of land to cover crops. advice available from Soil Conservation Service technicians and county agents.
Michigan leads with 54 state parks the most in the nation. The Porcupine Mountains State Park covers about 47 000 acres, making it the largest in the state.
The Acton School Committee, on Supt. William L. O Connell s recommendation, appointed Mora C Rawlings and Helen Detsch to the local faculty. Rawlings of Concord holds Brooklyn College AB and NYU MA degrees teaches social studies. Detsch, a Boston University graduate and Carlisle resident, will teach English at Acton Junior High after three years in Maynard schools.
Carlisle firemen will hold another drill at Central Station on Wednesday August 24 at 7 o'clock led by Chief Waldo D. Wilson and Mrs. George W. Foss of Rutland Street. The Fosses were hurried home from a vacation to beat hurricane Connie after a stay at a summer camp on Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire.
Mr and Mrs Paul R Campbell of East Street have moved to 407 Central Street West Acton with daughter Sheila. Mrs Campbell formerly Marie Dagenais from Acton.
Harold M Richardson of West Acton led the midweek prayer meeting at Carlisle Isle Congregational Church on Thursday night. Under highway surveyor Edward J Clark, a large portion of Carlisle Square including entrances was resurfaced with macadam.
The board of selectmen convened at Gleason Library Monday evening with Chairman Roy V. Cann presiding over the session.
Middlesex County 4-H clubs prepare to enter the annual flair at Concord on August 26 and 27. Francis J. Roderick serves as town 4-H chairman coordinating with local entrants.
Brig Gen E B Finley of Nagog Hill Road Acton assists the 21st annual dog show to be held this coming Saturday August 20. Miss Bette Putnam of South Acton to enter her second year at Lasell Junior College in Newton has substituted for Mrs Priscilla Felt Acton school secretary the past week.
The Feast of the Assumption was observed at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in West Acton with Holy Day masses on August 15. Sunday morning parish men received Holy Communion during the services.
Robert L. Moore of Boston, executive VP and treasurer of the Sheraton Corp of America, sold his 12 room Concord residence to William Malcolm of Wilton Connecticut. The three story Colonial home features six master bedrooms four baths two servant rooms and a two story studio with sun porch and balcony. Grounds cover two acres with gardens and a Japanese garden plus twin summer houses and a three car barn garage.
Master Sergeant and Mrs Harry W Jacobs and son Thomas flew to Newfoundland after a 10 day visit with Mrs Jacobs parents Mr and Mrs George D Fraser of Hillside Avenue. Sgt Jacobs is stationed at the base. Mr and Mrs Warren W Morris of Hartwell Road and their three youngest children Brian Carol Wendy visited in Connecticut over the weekend. Brian stayed for a week with his uncle and aunt. The couple's son Warren Jr is spending his fourth week at a Boy Scout camp in Antrim NH.
Sergi. David Dodd of the U S Army is home for a three week furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank B Dodd on Springs road.
Members gathered last Wednesday at Mrs. John S. Giudici’s home 272 Great Road for an afternoon social. Mrs. Richard Stout chaired the refreshments committee.
The Woman's Club schedules an auction to be called Country Store on November 19. Mrs. Fred Greenwood of Concord Road serves as general chairman.
Mr and Mrs Harold S Well ington and their son Norman 144 North road recently returned home from a trip through parts of Canada.
The summary notes the typical infant reaches 20 inches at birth and progresses milestones such as smiling by four weeks, first tooth at seven months, and first word by ten months, reflecting standard child development expectations.
A 70-year-old Belmont blueberry picker sparked a large search last Thursday afternoon. Firemen, volunteers, and state police joined the manhunt, which ended with the man found waist deep in a swamp and taken to Emerson Hospital.
At the close of fiscal year 1955 on July 1 the Air Force Cambridge Research Center administered 479 contracts totaling 130,338,549.05 dollars. Contractors were in 30 of 48 states plus eight in Canada, four in Alaska and one in Puerto Rico. Commercial groups held 208 contracts totaling nearly 15 million dollars and non profits 271 contracts over 15 million.
At West Concord Union Church on Sunday morning the minister Rev. Ed win B Nylen preached on A Universal Language. Holy Day masses were noted at St Bernard s and Our Lady Help of Christians on Monday August 15 for the Feast of the Assumption with evening masses listed at both churches.
Saturday marks the annual feast day of St Bernard, the patron saint of St Bernard's Church in Concord. The observance honors the saint with church activities and community prayers in Concord.
Mrs Mary Megin and her children of 207 Elm Street West Concord are spending this month at the beach on the South Shore for a vacation.
A witty line asserts sleep needs vary yet each person requires five minutes more. The author Ima Washout delivers a playful takeaway on personal routines and time management.
Concord Grand Knight John F Donovan names committees for the new year with William H Healey as general program chairman. The lists include lecturer and Catholic activities committees, fraternal and publicity chairs, membership, and youth activity leadership with multiple named members.
Superintendent O Connell thanks Mrs Joseph Zakarynski of West Acton for donating books for the high school library. Whitman Pearson, former superintendent, visited Acton to renew ties before departing for a new Air Force assignment in Europe near Paris, about 60 miles away.
The second year of the summer reading program concluded last Friday with nearly 100 pupils attending. Organizers Mrs. Doris Santamour and Mrs. Carolyn Douglas thank parents for their cooperation during the five week session.
ConcordMiss Annie C Murphy will begin professional training September 16 as a freshman at Bouve Boston School affiliated with Tufts University Medford to pursue physical education and physical therapy. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel J Murphy of Cambridge Turnpike Concord and a Concord High School graduate.
A writer compares the demand for candles with the advent of electric power, estimating a monthly 5 778 candles would be needed to equal the light a typical home receives from electricity. The piece highlights the shift from candle to electric illumination and its societal impact.
Airman First Class Joseph Hess, 23, of the Air Force Cambridge Research Center, rejoined his father Max Hess after 17 years apart. Max Hess survived Nazi and Soviet labor camps, endured typhus and malaria, and was released in 1955. They plan to come to the United States by fall.
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