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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
14
Soil Conservation District notes farmers watering well for July crops and profits. Tom McGrath of Concord calls this the driest year he recalls, with the Assabet River at its lowest level. The district highlights its irrigation support enabling crops to grow despite market strength.
The article notes Tina Leser’s fall and collection featuring a variation labeled Bretinas. It discusses wearable pieces ranging from skirt to jacket in moleskin and sea seal fabrics, with colors including black pink and pale. Leser references German-born influences guiding early 20th century style.
Stow Boy Scouts from Troop 1 will gather at the Town Hall at 5 a.m. Saturday, August 25, for a weekend of camping and hiking in New Hampshire. The group includes 18 scouts led by Richard Buzzell and Bob Mong with help from Beecher Washburn and families. A meeting to plan the coming year’s program is set for Tuesday, August 28 at 8 p.m. in the Town Hall. Special automotive taxes paid by U.S. motorists in 1954 totaled 6.2 billion dollars.
Concord’s information center draws hundreds of visitors who spend time exploring local history and scenes that shaped the nation. Adults relive past struggles, scholars see New England impact, and children enjoy Louisa May Alcott stories as townspeople praise the project and the Chamber of Commerce for support.
Camp Virginia enters the last two weeks of the season with nine external Girl Scouts joining Marlboro Southboro and Framingham groups. Several campers extend their stay, and the one month campers had no visiting days as an innovation for healthier, happier campers. Delegates include Lynn Forthover Maynard Nancy Kaye Hudson Constance Merrill East Natick Dianne Pickering and Jean Secord Hopkinton Michael Roberta Mandell Medway Jane Erickson Patricia Johnson Sudbury Donna Lee Janson Beverly Rundgren Brenda Rundgren Marlboro Brenda Kozak Beverly Wiles Martha Williams Lucille Gravelle Framingham Jinda Sherry Bloom Nancy MacRae Connie Minns Linda Patchett Barbara Roberge Patricia White Janet Wilensky Mary Ivers Jean Ryan.
Mrs Marion B Eaton of Church Street Sudbury was feted on August 13 for her 86th birthday with open house. Sixty three relatives and friends attended, gifts included an electric stove a refrigerator and an electric mixer. She is active in Memorial Congregational church and Sudbury Woman's Club.
Chicago based furniture makers foresee prices remaining fairly stable through 1956 after a summer market survey of seven large manufacturers. Most report prices about the same as at the start of the year. Only one firm notes a cut since January with Kroehler Manufacturing citing nylon and foam rubber price drops passed to consumers, and Douglas Furniture hints at possible year end reductions.
Mrs Melvin Guptill travels to Royal York Hotel Toronto for the National Shade Tree Conference and Canadian National Exposition then Ottawa. She backs tree conservation and disease drought protection. The Middlesex County Tree Wardens report warns drought damage, recommends spraying for second generation crawlers, DDT with Malathion, and Lindane sprays for oak leaf miner control with dates May 25 and June 5. The Tree Wardens Summer Outing is set for August 29 at Winikini Park, Haverhill.
Warren M. Griffin a Middlesex County businessman and Democratic candidate argues county is poised for industrial expansion due to Route 128 and the forthcoming east west highway. He cites skilled workforce and investor interest as signs of a strong economic outlook while detailing his public service and family roots in Newton.
President Eisenhower approves September 9 to 15 as National Civil Defense Week to honor workers and raise CD interest. Proclamations from officials, a TV appearance, and sermons will kick off the week themed "Preparedness in the Nation." Boy Scouts will print 1.5 million posters, 40,000 placed in post offices, and postal trucks will display a CD decal. Ground Observer Corps, Red Cross, and American Legion units will participate locally.
Rear Admiral John A. Snackenberg announces fall openings for Naval Reserve Officers' Schools in the First Naval District. Locations include Boston Providence Worcester Salem and Portland with extensions in Lowell Springfield Manchester Fitchburg Augusta Portsmouth and Newport. Enrollment late August to early September.
Mr. Griffin holds membership in a neighborhood club and also serves as a member of the Ward and City Committee, reflecting civic involvement and local governance roles.
New York based Chock Full O’ Nuts reports years of testing showing cold water yields a better coffee. The firm advises letting the faucet run a few seconds before filling the pot and says hot water should only be used if boiler and connecting pipes are in perfect condition, which it says is rare.
About a hundred old fashioned grist mills still operate along Ohio’s rivers and creeks. These mills, some centuries old, continue to grind grain into meal using traditional water power. Local historians note their cultural value and potential tourist appeal amid modernization.
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