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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
2
Miss Doris Newman of the Edison Company visits Mr and Mrs Wilfred Saxon in Rumford Rhode Island for the week. Miss Elizabeth Jones spends the week at Yar mouth Court on the Cape.
Al Krysieniel John Zance wicz and Raymond Van Vorse vacation at Old Orchard Beach Maine. Mr and Mrs Arthur Tourville weekend visitors to Salem New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Burton Still are parents of a daughter born at the Boston Lying-In hospital. The mother is the former Dorothy Hanson of this town.
Mr and Mrs John Popieniuk return to Bellefont Pennsylvania after visiting relatives. Chief of Police Henry F Piecewicz is on his annual vacation. Mr and Mrs Michael Szerzen of Main Street welcome their second son born recently at Emerson Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Sheridan and family returned from a Cape vacation. Mr and Mrs Joseph Tourville from Parker Street were visitors to Maine. Miss Mary Maskiewicz of Main Street vacationed at Old Orchard Beach.
A brief item notes Tony Watts and his wife enjoying a vacation motor escape. The fragment hints at travel by car and leisure time together.
Maynard-Joseph E. Booth of 166 Great Road resigns from the Sudbury School Department to join Boston College as faculty in History and Government. A Maynard High School graduate, he holds a BA and an MA from Boston College, studied at Harvard and Boston University, and served four years as vice-principal and math science teacher at Sudbury High. He begins his new duties in September.
Johnny Veracka has returned from a visit to Dover-Foxcroft Maine, where he spent time visiting local residents and exploring community life.
Anthony Marian is at his parents home on Arthur Street following his terminal discharge from the Army in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
The Maynard Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Frank Grieve on Monday afternoon, September 2. The gathering is hosted by Grieve as members discuss club activities and plans.
Francis J. Murray the Marquette football coach, his son Jack, and George E. White with Mary MacCormack of Gleasondale and Doris White were seen at a Braves Field double header last Sunday.
Stanley Bondeleviten has returned after visiting friends in Kentucky.
Mr and Mrs Eric Nelson and their son Paul spent last week at the Cape and are now staying at Hampton Beach. Mrs Nelsons brother Chuck Hill is the bandmaster at this popular seashore resort this year.
Mr and Mrs Benny Sofka rejoice in the birth of twins a boy and a girl last week at Emerson Hospital Concord The Knights of Columbus held a highly successful jamboree at John H Crowe Park The committee thanks all for cooperation Head Football Coach Frank J Murray of Marquette University has returned to Milwaukee after visiting local relatives He was joined by his wife son Dr John Murray and Miss Ethel Lowney Masses for the Feast of the Assumption drew large congregations at St Bridget s and St Casimir s churches Friday morning
Gordon A. Taylor of Maynard has been admitted to the freshman class at Trinity College Hartford. A Lenox School graduate, he will pursue a pre divinity course and is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Taylor of 50 Mill Street Maynard.
A surprise greenback shower was tendered to Miss Barbara Grigas by relatives and friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Tobin on Thompson Street Tuesday evening. The gathering included games refreshments and a social hour. Miss Grigas soon will marry John Tobin.
Maynard Rotary club leader Maynard Harold Goodwin announced that District Governor Thompson will officially visit on September 8. He urged all members to attend and aim for full attendance at the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Les lie Parke at 192 Main Street welcome their daughter Jean Frances born Friday August 8 at Emerson Hospital.
A libel for divorce and alimony is filed in Middlesex Probate Court Cambridge by Jo sephine Mary Lucia against William George Lucia. The petition seeks dissolution of mar riage, custody of minor children, and support. Objections may be filed within 21 days from January 19 1948. the notice dated August 12 1947.
In Hyrum Utah Jerry Nielsen 16 and Dean Baxter 17 rode along the dam when the bank collapsed. Nielsen who cannot swim rode her horse into the water to reach Baxter. The horse swam to him as he struggled in heavy riding clothes. Nielsen pulled him from the water before his second submersion and both were brought safely to shore by the horse.
Mrs. Helen P. Berlage, 45, slipped from her son Thomas N. Berlage Jr.'s grasp during a struggle in an apartment near the White House and plunged eight floors to the sidewalk. Her husband, Thomas N. Berlage Sr., said she had been depressed after a recent operation.
In Los Angeles Lester Burnett 46 is named father of two children born to Angelina Pizzuto while she was married to his son. The elder Burnett and Angelina later married after a prior breakup with the younger Burnett. The suit claims the elder Burnett admitted paternity and the younger Burnett did not claim the children.
In Boston 18 month old identical twins David and Daniel Renda were rushed to Beth Israel hospital in comas. Doctors say David’s coma came from blood dyscrasia while Daniel entered due to a sympathetic reaction. Daniel later recovered but David remained hospitalized.
Philadelphia report says Cornelia Vitoreli a six year old storekeeper swooned at intruders who attempted a cash register theft. She recovered to find the shop’s money remained in her pocket as the two youths fled.
Mary A. Doyle the Maynard School Superintendent champions renovation and efficiency in the district. She advocates liberal salaries to attract and retain teachers and supports individualized learning and strong educational training for staff. Born in North Brookfield, she trained at Worcester Normal, later earned a BS in Ed, an MA, and rose from principal to superintendent.
The local Grange will meet Thursday evening August 28 at the Grange Hall. After a short youth-led business session at 7 p m members will be taken on a Mystery Ride. Attendees are asked to bring change.
Notice of a public hearing by the Board of Selectmen under Chapter 148 to consider Carl M. Haskins’s application to install two underground gasoline tanks with a total capacity of 5 000 gallons at 78 Great Road on land owned by Carl and Phyllis Haskins. The session is set for Tuesday September 2, 1947 at 8 p m in the Town Building.
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