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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
16
A damaged news fragment describes a 24 man involved in a road collision in Weld County. He was overturned and struck during the incident, with treatment at a local hospital mentioned. The text is incomplete but indicates a serious head injury and a crash scene in the county.
A brisk classified line offers purchase of bureaus with walnut and gold finishes. It lists contact FOLLETT 2541 G and G allon Work & SON in Arlington with price options of 5239 or 9748.
Middlesex County Extension Director J T Brown urges garden clubs to organize town wide efforts to curb Japanese beetles. Entomologist Dr Ellsworth Wheeler notes chlordane and dieldrin sprays or milky disease spore dust as effective soil treatments. The Extension Service offers guidance and a new bulletin from Massachusetts Extension Service. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
D A Ephraim Martin, a renowned Middlesex County district attorney, is feted in a city visit. The article praises his 15 years in office, calls him a racket buster, and highlights his tough stance on juveniles and organized crime. Endorsements from former officials and law groups underscore support for re election. He holds military reserve ranks and legal affiliations.
For rent at Lake Boone a year round water front cottage with electricity refrigerator and kitchen range furnished automatic hot water. Inquire Parker St Maynard between 6 and 8 pm.
Sumner Atran of 6 Breck Street Milton, promoted by L Grossman Sons Inc to assistant manager of the plumbing heating and kitchen appliance department at Grossman Wellesley branch. He replaces Seymour Porter who moves to Salem NH. Atran, 37, WWII veteran, lives with wife and two children, and has long experience in plumbing heating equipment and home remodeling services. He is a Quincy High School graduate and active in local affairs.
Francis Oaks, owner of the California Food Shepherd, reports a $36 theft after a snap entry. Two days earlier another $36 loss was noted. Meanwhile troops in Europe remain deployed along the Iron Curtain with five U S divisions and the Eighth Army in Korea facing the barrier.
The district attorney says he is more than a trial lawyer and will meet many people to discuss issues affecting them and their families. He pledges to vigorously pursue organized crime with harsh sentences while considering those led astray and focusing on careful case evaluation.
Perry T. Rathbone director of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston will serve as a one man jury for the Berkshire Art Association regional prize show to be held in Pittsfield Massachusetts. Paintings and sculpture are due September 22 at the Berkshire Museum for entry and selected works will be exhibited October 9 with cash prizes totaling six hundred dollars and more than a dozen awards planned. The radius for eligible artists spans 100 miles including parts of Connecticut New York Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
In Bristol a local court heard youths describe a new UK version of chicken called za-za. Pedestrians and unwitting motorists walk into busy streets to dare moving cars, with danger escalating as vehicles speed toward them. First to veer or jump is said to be za-za.
The Ohio State Board of Education prepared to adopt a resolution requiring daily allegiance to the flag but postponed after Paul Walker of Columbus noted no flag in the eating room. The reprimand prompted a quick rethink before final action.
Massachusetts marks the first anniversary of the Diane flood as Public Works Commissioner John A. Volpe reports repairs to all roads finished and work on most bridges complete or underway within 30 days. The flood caused $24 million in highway damage and millions more to buildings water systems and sewers.
Middlesex County agricultural agent Francis G Mentzer Jr announced the 1956 Green Pastures winners. Mainstone Farm Wayland led, followed by James Stuart and Sons Littleton and Mrs Alice Pickman Bedford. Mentzer cited high quality pasture and silage, good land, fertilizer, and smart seeding and management.
A Commerce Iowa man critiques a recently published telephone directory for abbreviating his town as Comre, calling the shorthand unfr or unpleasant and undescriptive. The letter to the Des Moines paper asks for clearer, conventional spelling to avoid confusion in the new telephony directory.
The Veterans Administration announced that home loan applications by veterans rose 10 percent in July from June, totaling 45,526 through private lenders. Appraisals remained near prior levels with 63,750 requests in June and July’s mix split between proposed and existing homes. A separate note argued the Army’s role is to deter war by preventing both large scale and brush fire conflicts.
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