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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
20
Soil Conservation District advises planting a winter cover crop to protect soil and add nitrogen. Oats or barley planted now can grow before winter, reduce erosion, and improve organic matter, though some may die in winter affecting next spring tillage. The Extension Service or Soil Conservation Service can help select appropriate crops for individual needs.
The Greater Boston Air Force Public Relations Council formed in 1953 fosters interservice cooperation with Navy Army Coast Guard and Marines. Members from AF ARC Hanscom AFB WSH and others discuss marching units speakers and bands for Armed Forces Day and public events while ensuring monthly meetings and equal community representation.
An Air Force unit from Laurence Field Bedford along with marchers from the Marines and Coast Guard honored disabled veterans last week at Fenway. The maintenance group officer Capt John A Gerken led a staff review with representatives present.
Mrs. Leila M. Blake past master of Bedford Grange P. of H. No. 283 left over the weekend from 5 Great Road to join Lexington members at the New England Grange Lecturers Conference in Maine. Also traveling were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Stacey of Bedford accompanying the delegation.
Memphis observes Mrs. C. L. Holifield Sr noting a neighbor using an opened umbrella attached to a clothes line to shade and move along the line while hanging clothes, staying cool in the summer heat.
In Webster Massachusetts a light feature explores Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagog gchaubumagungamaugg with its many historic names. The narrator jokes about spelling and offers several translations while noting the lake as a boundary and fishing place.
Mr and Mrs Nelson Deveneau of Wichita Kansas celebrate the birth of son Jonathan Mark Deveneau on August 3. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Maxwell Eaton. The Deveneaus plan to return to Sudbury after Nelson’s Air Corps service. Mr and Mrs Willis B Ryder announce son Jeffrey born August 5 at Walt ham Hospital. Grandparents: Mr and Mrs Charles G Carothers.
A St. Louis motorist discovered why his tires repeatedly went flat while parked at home. His young son confessed to inflating the tires with toy balloons, explaining the method.
Town of Bethlehem in the White Mountains promotes relief for hay fever sufferers as the area hosts visitors seeking pollen free air. The National Hay Fever Relief Association, founded in 1873, notes four mountain ranges shield from wind pollination and cold snaps limit ragweed. Notable allergy sufferers include Presidents Taft Cleveland Roosevelt, Daniel Webster, Brigham Young, Henry Ward Beecher, Toscanini, and Bette Davis.
Miss Dorothy Lincoln, a Concord Academy graduate of 1951, became the bride of David R. Dods worth of Touissett on Saturday afternoon in Orleans. The ceremony united two families in a local postwar wedding.
Unemployment figures from Maynard show 753 total claims for the past week, up 71 from the prior week. There were 91 new and 591 continuing claims for the week ending August 7 with 45 job applications, 26 openings, and 19 non agricultural placements. Agricultural placements reached 130 with 178 prior, and 13 counseling interviews were recorded.
Plastics find wide automotive use from lightweight distributor caps to seat covers and tail light lenses. Early plastics aided ignition system insulation, with Bakelite and asbestos textiles improving brake linings and clutch facings by the 1920s. Vinyl upholstery and weather stripping use synthetic resins, while the production line employs plastic dies for body panels and polyethylene for spring liners.
Carlisle residents report visits among families with Roy V. Cann and others at Glendale New Hampshire while Richard Pride and three daughters travel to Pennsylvania. A Lowell office record shows Charles I Poole to Karl V Struss on Bellows Hill Road. Local Grange plans Tyngsborough meeting next Saturday night as Pvt Carl Andreassen visits on furlough. Car J Swanson returns from Alton Bay NH and resumes work.
Vice Principal Kenneth L. Creighton of 24 Hawthorne Lane completed a three week refresher course at Tufts College. He will start at Concord High School next month succeeding Russel Fitz and plans a short vacation in New Hampshire with his wife and children.
A quotation from Harold B. Weiss argues that only belief in limitation hinders progress and that inner strength is essential for a free people to sustain rising living standards.
Massachusetts launches a safety campaign with police departments enforcing Slow Down and Live. The plan begins late August through Labor Day with extra patrols for defective equipment and speeding. Parents and drivers are urged to cooperate for back to school safety of over 900000 children and toddlers.
The Middlesex County 4-H Club Fair features a Dress Revue on Saturday August 28 at the State Armory in Concord with dresses displayed all day and a 7 PM parade commentated by Mrs. Alfred Lincoln. The event includes judging contests, a horse show in Burlington, a dairy show in Shirley, and a square dance. Admission is free with door prizes and food for sale.
Attorney General George F. Fingold of Lowell was presented the seventh merit award in 66 years by the Army and Navy Union. Commander Joseph P. Burger of Akron, Ohio, awarded it last week. Rev. Frederick M. Brooks of Fall River will preach at Trinity Episcopal Church at 8 and 11 a.m. on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Bradford Robinson of 24 Hubbard Street are on vacation. he is a welfare agent for the town. They planned a trip to Rye Beach Maine Quebec the Laurentians New York and the Thousand Islands. Mr and Mrs Allison F Clark of 257 Main Street West Concord vacationing. Clark is custodian of the Harvey Wheeler School.
The steel frame of a new building is completed and a flagpole is erected at the highest point. Workers raise Old Glory to honor their achievement, a modern counterpart to ancient Scandinavian tower charms.
A simple shoe rack idea uses a curtain rod mounted on a closet door. Hang shoes by their heels to keep pairs organized and accessible with minimal effort.
A mid-Victorian doll once owned by Louisa May Alcott’s family sits in the Antiquarian Society Museum on Concord’s third floor from 10 to 5. Miss Beatrice H Gunn of Cambridge added the doll to the collection after Mrs Harford Powell donated it in memory of Miss Gunn. The doll, once worn by Marmee for Alcott birthdays, lacks only a name, sought by the museum.
Automobile collision insurance rates in Massachusetts will drop 9.1 percent with a 1.5 percent rise in fire and theft rates taking effect August 23. John OConnor for the companies said the new rates, approved after a National Underwriters Association recommendation, save the insured about five dollars on average. The change covers physical damage to automobiles only and does not affect compulsory liability or property damage. Collision rates for commercial vehicles within 50 miles of their garaging place will fall 5 percent.
The Concord Knights of Columbus No. 287 plan a fall meeting for Tuesday September 7 at Monument Hall. Cor inthian Lodge A F and A M holds its first fall meeting on Monday September 13 with annual officer elections. The Army recruiter will be at the Concord Post Office Thursday 9:30 AM to 12 noon for local youths seeking enlistment. Concord Lions Club boards meeting is September 7 at 7:30 PM in the Con cord Co-Operative Bank directors room. President Robert B Lortz presides and regular meetings resume September 14.
The Beardslee Telegraph, patented by George Beardslee in 1850, was the first electrical field signaling device adopted by the Army for battlefield communication.
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