Wheat crop blight blamed on midges across Cork county
Farmers in Fallyduff and surrounding areas report heavy losses as a wheat disease linked to midges devastates Acreage. Officials cite frost doubt and cycles, noting 10 to 50 percent damages in worst cases while seeking effective sprays and research. The Albert Agricultural College weighs in with frost uncertainty, prompting farmers to demand official answers.
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Cork
Fallyduff
Bailyduff
Albert Agricultural College
Dublin
Department of Agriculture
Ireland
Guar Card Benefits Race Program at Lake Boon
Outdoor card party to aid Stow School Lunch Program drew a sunlit crowd on a pine shaded terrace at Lake Boon. Hostesses Mrs. Eugene O'Rey and assistants presided as attendees enjoyed games and draws with multiple winners named. A follow up event is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Lake Boon
Eugene O’rey
Roger Witherbee
Otto Kunelius
Wilfrid Woodhead
Anna &. King
Raymond Witherbee
Ralph Whitcomb
Robert Derby
Arthur Kendall
Edwin’ Howard
O’connell
Anna’ ‘Finlay
Walter Nelson
Barbara Frost
Anna Finlay
Dorothy Strong
Evelyn Clausen
Peg Leary
Eleanor Derby
Stow Lads Lead Campout in White Mountains
Four Stow Explorer Scouts William Whitney David Goss Daniel Woodhead and William Woodhead join peers from Milton Dorchester Hopedale Natick Framingham for a Lake Chocorua base camp. Expedition led by Sumner Morse Algonquin Council Field Executive with Everett Spear to join later this week for outdoor skills instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Explorer
Framingham
Milton
Dorchester
Hopedale
Natick
White Mountains
William Whitney
David Goss
Daniel
William Woodhead
Stowgroup
Lake
Chocorua
Sumner Morse
Algonquin Council
Boys Scouts of America
Everett Spear
Stow Explorer
West Acton Whist Party Set At St Elizabeth Hall
The West Acton whist party will be held Saturday night at St Elizabeth Hall under the direction of Mr and Mrs Elliott Piper. Last week's event awarded prizes to Daniel Shea of Boxboro Mrs C Richards of Ayer and Lois McClellan of South Acton. High scorers included Mrs Tibbetts Harry Clark Bob Windheim Mrs Alice Murphy M Clapp Mary Reardon John Guiney Theresa Landry Albert Chauvin Elliott Piper Catherine Dee BE Reid and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
St. Elizabeth’s Hall
Elliott Piper
E. LeClerc
Daniel Shea
Boxboro
C. Richards
Ayer
Lois McClellan
South Acton
Tibbetts
Harry Clark
Bob Wind
Russell Parsons
S. E. Blodgett
G. Waite
BE. Reid
B. Gweeney
Hour of Power services and Youth Fellowship held weekly
The Evangelical Free Church at Long Street continues the Hour of Power on Wednesdays at 8 o clock each week. The Youth Fellowship also holds regular meetings on Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Evangelical Free Church
Long Street
Youth Fellowship
Concord Soldier Reassigned to Weisbaden
Concord resident Sgt. George E. Pearson is reassigned to Weisbaden Germany after processing at Camp Kilmer New Jersey by the 2225th Personnel Processing Group The Concord High School graduate served as a ground control approach operator and captained the 1947 48 basketball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Pearson
Weisbaden
Concord
George. E. Pearson
Celeste M. Pearson
Walden Street
2225Th
Air Force
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Germany
Concord High School
Sgt
Pearson
Sister Patrice Nun Celebrates 25 Years in Waltham
Sister Patrice of the Order of St. Joseph in Waltham marked 25 years as a Catholic nun with a party at Our Lady of... convent in St. Charles parish on Tuesday August 14. She awarded medals to guests and received a solemn benediction from Rev. Timothy M. Howard, curate. Fr. Howard is a brother of Mrs. Rudolph W. Currier.
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West Concord
Patrice
Order of St. Joseph
Waltham
Our. Lady Allons
Hosey Family Takes Autumn Trip to Falls and Montrea
Concord residents John E. Hosey Jr and his wife and children completed a two week vacation with a driving tour from Concord to Niagara Falls New York Montreal Quebec and the White Mountains. Also Mr and Mrs Allison Clark of 257 Main Street returned from the New England Grange lecturer conference at Amherst with Owen Brewster as guest speaker and plan a stay at Braintree. Mr Clark resumes duties as custodian at Harvey Wheeler school West Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Hosey, Jr
Belknap Street
Ready’s
Lexington
Allison F. Clark
257
Main Street
New England Grange
Amherst
Owen Brewster
United States
Maine
Clark
Edgar
Barbara
Braintree
Harvey Wheeler School
West Concord
William Buttrick to Attend Princeton After Middlesex Graduation
William Buttrick, a Middlesex School graduate in June, plans to enroll at Princeton University this fall. He earned honors during his time at Middlesex and will join Princeton as a freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buttrick
Middlesex School
Princeton University
Fire alarm copies available at West Concord or Central stations
Chief Harry E. Tuttle reports revised fire alarm copies can be obtained at both the West Concord and Central Fire Stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Central
Harry E. Tuttle
Hale High School Food Sale Aids School Lunch Program
A food sale will be held Saturday afternoon on Hale high school grounds from 2 to 4 to benefit the Stow School Lunch Program. Edwin Howard and Mrs. Kur Roach will oversee home cooked foods and garden products, while Mrs. John Wenhatalo directs coffee and Finnish coffee cake. Call local volunteers for transport aid.
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Stow
Hale High School
Edwin Howard
Kur Roach
John Wenhatalo
Roger Witherbee
Hudson
Otto Kunelius
Maynard
Wilfrid Woodhead
Acton
Half of 25 Million Golf Balls Lost Each Year
The American Magazine reports that about half of the 25,000,000 golf balls produced annually go missing. The statistic highlights widespread loss and the challenge of maintaining ball inventories for players and clubs.
Picking Procedure Vital in Apple Harvest
County Agricultural Agent M G Fultz urges careful McIntosh harvest mechanics to protect fruit quality. He warns against bruising from ladders and improper spur removal, stresses correct ladder placement and bottom segment picking, and notes high picker wages justify meticulous handling to prevent losses.
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M. G. Fultz
Barry McIntosh
Gravenstein
Firemen and Apiarist Remove Beehive From Home
Concord firemen answered a still alarm when a Lowell road resident reported a swarm of bees inside a home. Chief Harry E. Tutt le and Fireman Laurence D. Hennessy used the 65 foot aerial ladder truck. Apiarist Alfred J. Baptiste assisted in removal of the bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Central Station
Lowell Road
Harry E. Tuttle
Laurence D. Hennessy
Alfred J. Baptiste
Lexington Road
Mansons Welcome Birth Of Daughter
Concord announces the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Manson. Cynthia Ross Manson arrived August 13 at the Richardson House in Boston. Grandparents are Harold J. Manson of Brooklyn and Ly man Richards of Wellesley Hills. Great grandparents include David A. Howell of Brooklyn and Edward M. Ross of Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
James E. Manson
Nancy Richards
Cynthia Ross Manson
Richardson House
Boston
Harold J. Manson
Brooklyn
New York
Lyman Richards
Wellesley Hills
David A. Howell
Edward M. Ross
Huntington
Long Island
Dea Family Welcomes New Members in Concord
In Concord, the Dea family announces growth with the birth of two daughters to Mr and Mrs James H Dea, joining their son as part of the Deacog lineage in the community.
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Concord
James
H. Deaone
Deacog
Funeral Service For Miss Elvira S Curry 77
West Concord funeral services were held for Miss Elvira S Curry 77 who died Thursday at Emerson hospital after over 60 years in West Concord. Rev Edwin B Nylen led the service and burial was in Edgell Grove Cemetery Framingham. She was born December 2 1873 in Natick and lived at 12 Assabet Avenue former home on Commonwealth Avenue. She was a member of the Ladies Union of the West Concord church and formerly Hawthorne Chapter Order of Eastern Star. A cousin Jesse Curry of Framingham survives.
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West Concord
MacRae
Concord
Elvira’ S. Curry
Emerson Hospital
Edwin B. Nylen
Concord-St Bernard Parish Plans Monster Auction
Concord parish in Monument Hall plans a monster auction to be held early in September at the parish hall. The exact date will be announced soon.
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Concord
Monument Hall
Concord Girl and Medford Man Are Married
Greta Eleanor Andrews of Concord wed Parker Lord Spofford of West Medford at Trinitarian Congregational Church Concord. The ceremony featured a candlelight service and reception at Concord Country Club. The couple will reside at 1850 Commonwealth Avenue Boston after September 1.
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Concord
Greta Eleanor Andrews
Nelson Andrews
Hubbard Street
Parker Lord Spofford
Robert N. Spofford
West Medford
Robert H. Barber
Concord Country Club
Frank C. Nelson
Lexington
Mary Lyon
Holyoke
Virginia Forrest
Norwood
Nancy Maher
Killingworth
Connecticut
Norma Simmons
Newtonvill
Mrs. Andrews
Mrs. Spofford
Spofford
Robert W. Spofford Jr
Somerville
Cyde Plummer
Robert Blomquist
Norman F. Barrett, Jr
George W. MacCarthy, Jr
Medford
Northfield School For Girls
Boston University
Mount Herman School
Oxford School of Business Administration
Northeastern University
Boston
U. S. Navy
Europe
Commonwealth Biren
Miriam Ross Celebrates Fifth Birthday With Friends
Bedford Little Miriam Ross daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ross of Perham street marked her fifth birthday on August 11 with a party for friends. Play games, ice cream and cake were enjoyed by many guests including Diane Cylik Linda Cylik Richard Cylik Cheryl Neville Leslie Neville Stephen Davis Barbara Wilder Dorothy Shea David Tucker Leonard Tucker Gail fe Sandra Hunt Ellen Collins Inda Genetti Judith Genetti Karen Maki and Susan Sormunen and Miriam's brother Frederick Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Sormunen
Miriam
Frederick Ross
First Lieut Raymond M. Paul Deployed Overseas
Word arrives that First Lieut Raymond M. Paul of 41 Sudbury Road is serving with a U S Army medical unit in the Pacific Theatre overseas. He is a brother of Mrs. John S. Tombeno of 174.
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Maynard
Raymond M. Paul
Sudbury Road
U.S. Army
John S. Tombeno
Commonwealth Avenue
West
Concord
OPS seeks filing of price ceiling charts by retailers
Officials report wide noncompliance with price ceiling rules and warn that defendants face lawsuits if charts are not filed after warning letters. Massachusetts dealers were to submit charts by May 31. Under Defense Production Act amendments, OPS aims to curb inflation and defend national economy while preserving the dollar.
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OPS
Massachusetts
Department of Justice
U. S
Costello
Office of Price Stabilization
John M. O’rourke
New England
O'Rourke
Congress
Church Fair Names Workers For September 15 Event Here
Bedford reporters note the Church of Christ committee met Friday evening to assign fair workers for September 15. chairmen include Sidney Ingalls for fancywork and hand ker chief s and Miss Julia Laws for doughnuts. Robert E. Pitt will chair the supper committee with Backes as co chair. Proceeds fund church building.
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Bedford
Church of Christ
Charles 8. Hume
Sidney W. Ingalls
Mildred P. Arnold
Ethel I. Thresher
Howard
Ryan
Earl
S. Atwood
Robert D. Macdonald
Henry C. Isner
Bernard Pond
Julia E. Laws
Edward F. Pike
John Breland
John Nidermayer
Earl Sparks
Thomas Johnston
Charles Cole
Walter B. Brolin
Robert E. Pitt
Frederick W. Backes
Ruth M. Livermore
Earl S. Atwood, Jr
Decline in Middlesex Farms Cleared by 1950 Census
Middlesex County shows rapid farming drop from 4,694 farms in 1945 to 3,160 in 1950. Land in farms falls by 43,490 acres as 210,237 acres shift to 166,747. Real estate development drives the decline per Bureau of Census data.
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Concord
Middlesex
Bureau of Census
Jana
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Patrice Nun
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Leila Blake
Marvin B
Derby
Ric Aertling
Hi Aenry
Isner
Mins
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Abbott Reed Webber
Unty
RED Barn Theatre
Westboro
Mass
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Brandt
Fountain
Stock Boys Credit Intowrs
Division OF Employment Security
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