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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
30
The Concord reading fair hosted dairy, goats, fruits and crafts demonstrations along with 83 horses judged. Awards went to Geo. Fier and others as 4H Club boys and girls received recognition.
Bedford observed the 110th anniversary of the inaugural Lexington to Boston train on the old Lexington and West Can Railroad. The 1878 extension linked the line to the Massachusetts Institution for Correction at West Concord via Bedford, with a later branch to Lowell via Billerica. Passenger service ended long ago and the line has since seen only occasional freight use, while bonds remain a national savings option.
Lawton Michigan report notes Kathy Stoker, age fifteen months, who began walking only recently, learning to roller skate. Her mother, Mrs Charles Stoker, says Kathy can now lead her two older siblings in a playful, if clumsy, “merry chase” around the room as she masters the tiny wheels.
Local arrivals at Emerson Hospital in Acton over the past week include a daughter for Mr and Mrs Clayton R Sullivan of 34 Mohawk Drive West Acton born August 20 a daughter for Mr and Mrs Fred E Dionne of 64 Main Street South Acton born August 21 Ralph D Halloran of Parker Street South Acton born August 24 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs David G Stuart of 17 Mohegan Road West Acton born August 26.
Acton Garden Club members plan a trip to Heatherfells, home of Henrich Rohrback in Andover. Transportation chairman is Mrs. John M. Pettingell and club president is Mrs. Aubrey C. Kretschmar Jr.
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