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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
7
A fragmented OCR item notes a local effort to support social services in a Massachusetts town. It mentions prevention of fire, feather services, and fundraising activities in Gay and nearby areas. The text lists a naval reserve, an A B degree, and college ties, but details are unclear.
Fragmentary notes list names Don Mathers Edgar Hederstedt and others tied to a September event or meeting. Distinct roles or outcomes are unclear from the shard. The text resembles a meeting ledger or local notice with personal names and a date reference.
Pfc Richard H Stow returns home for the day from Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland. Mrs Jenny MacLeod and daughter Johanna visit Red Acre Road for August vacation at a lake. Hale High School food sale raises funds for the school lunch program. Lex Gray Dick Salmon Wil Niet Wickit Bsan Hartley vacation at Hartleys cottage Old Orchard Beach Maine. Irma DeHartys guest W Wilson Barton Vermont during Labor Day weekend. Joanne Hartley and William Hartley head to Hartley cottage Maine. Lieut Frank Bonansinga home from naval duty at Atlantic City New Jersey. Rev Robert B Dempsey and Camp Fireside group from Union Evangelical Church to attend two weeks at Camp Fireside Altre Nine.
Stow Major and Mrs John F Harth and son Stephen formerly of Red Acre Road have returned from Lake Monsam Maine after spending August there. Major Harth arrived in the United States July 14 after ten months in Korea. The family left August 24 for Fort Benning Georgia where he is to be stationed.
Stow man announces engagement to Winchester girl. Bride-to-be is a Tufts College senior due to graduate in January. Groom Frank Bonansinga is Tulane University graduate. Wedding planned for February in a Winchester church.
The Reed family Mrs Robert Reed and daughters Pamela Batricia and Sally relocate from Gleasondale to Brock. Hudson Rod and Gun Club members note the departure and their friends will miss them as they move on.
Concord Rotary Club met at Howard Johnsons to hear a talk by T Smith of Lowell about the General Rad Corporation. The speaker outlined the Cambridge headquarters firm plans for a plant in W Cone o employ some men and noted an upcoming shore dinner program at Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club in West Concord. Secretary Voigt reported July attendance as the district’s second highest with a 94.09 average. Gifts and donations were listed from several named individuals across New Hampshire Massachusetts and local towns.
Messrs Martin and Gifford toured the Addiggn Gallery and Sturbridge Village with interest in antiques. Phillips Academy students from Andover showcased art. other stops included Folly Cove Designers and Cape Cod sites. Families visited Chatham, Hyannis, Orleans, and the Chathams while attending events at Amherst and Nan tucket vacations were noted for several households.
Recipe notes show a Chinese style pot roast using beef chuck browning in fat then simmering with water and soy sauce. It adds onions and serves over dry rice. Dessert features baked apples with sugar cinnamon and coloring to create a rosy glaze.
The note lists social visits and vacations around New England. Walter Hickler and Harold Morse hosted a weekend at Lunenburg while Mr and Mrs Maxwell Eaton vacationed at Sunset Lake Greenfield. N H Gustafson visited Sandra Roos in Waltham and Elizabeth and Marjorie Walker with nephews toured Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge.
The Acton Garden Club will meet September 6 at Acton Woman's Beater on Main Street from 1:30 to 2:30. Ray Dagenais hosts the program Audubon's America a new motion picture by the Massachusetts Audubon Society with lecturer Robert L. Grayce a Harvard graduate who grew up on Cape Ann and studies birds. Girls from the Girl Scout Day Camp invited as guests. The club's Pall Flower show September 9 will be in three Acton homes with decorated tables twelve place settings and bouquets. details to follow.
A Sudbury group celebrated the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Chris Brauer with a gathering at their summer home Buzzards Nest. Attending were Mr and Mrs Clifton Giles Mr and Mrs Alvin Noyes Mr and Mrs Harvey Fairbank Mr and Mrs Arthur Cushing Mr and Mrs Forrest Bradshaw Mr and Mrs Maxwell Eaton Rolando Mr and Mrs Lawrence W Tighe and Mrs Arthur E Fay Mr and Mrs Leonard Stiles.
Concord St Bernard's Church will sponsor a mammoth sale at Monument Hall on Saturday September 8 at 2 PM with potential continuation into evening. Auctioneers Arthur A Magurn Sr and Arthur Jr head the event, Rev Michael J Burke serving as honorary chairman.
The mothers group of the Co operative Play School will meet on Thursday September 6 at 8 p m at Memorial Congregational Church. New officers and committee chairs to be selected. The play setup for thege Monday September 19. Mrs Richard is noted as enthusiastic and inviting more members to join.
The Bedford Board plans to resume its regular meeting schedule in September after a short pause. Enid and Hal are listed as attending, with details on agenda items to be announced at the next session.
New arrivals list multiple births in Concord last week. Mr and Mrs Leslie Caulfield welcomed a daughter on August 23, Mr and Mrs Paul Blakeman a daughter on August 24, Mr and Mrs Wendell Moore a daughter on August 24, and Mr and Mrs Richard Hewitt a son on August 26.
Alfred A. Meissner Jr., son of Mrs. Alfred Meissner and the former Sudbury police chief, was promoted to corporal at Wheelers Field North Africa on August 13. He serves with the 1603rd Air Base, assisting in group operations and training under Maj. William Niskanen of Maynard.
Stow On Wednesday last week the Peck, Lewis and Andrew Larsen families joined for a picnic and supper by spacious fireplaces at Willard Brook Ashby.
Bedford public health nursing committee met at Town hall with Mabie health nurse Miss Mildred Coggin. Plans for the coming year were discussed and reports for the past year ending September 1 were presented. The committee is chaired by Mrs J Bar Dick with members Mrs Lewis G Webber Mrs Elmer G Smith Mrs Frederic A Jenks and Mrs Frank W Thompson.
Plans to reorganize the Church of Christ Congregational call for community members to join rehearsals starting in September. Mrs Leila M Blake the organist invites interest and Mrs Donald Damon, Southroad, chairs the music committee for information.
After a bountiful supper the young people played games and enjoyed a pleasant evening. The gathering included fifteen attendees and a cheerful mood throughout.
Miss Eleanor McColl returns from a 10 day New York City visit and resigns from Whitney Coal and Grain as she moves to Brookline New Hampshire. Mrs Byron Woodman of Sudbury road Gleasondale is taken to Clinton Hospital last Monday and is seriously ill.
Fanny Fingard has not seen Mr and Mrs Walter Heyer on Pop Dick from Sone Island New York nor 2 Chris M Y in Brooklyn New York for the past two weeks.
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