Lord's Acre Corn Festival Draws Community Wide
The Bolton event on Route 110 at Forbush Mill Road features Mass by Bishop Flanagan, a chicken barbecue, corn festival staples, and contests with Massachusetts mayors and Catholic Youth Council teens. Proceeds support St. Francis Xavier Church maintenance.
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Lord's Acre
Forbush Mill Road
Edmund G. Haddad
Bernard J. Flanagan
Worcester
Walter Spencer
Joseph Bradley
Boston
Lord’s Acre
Massachusetts
Gardner, Clinton
Fitchburg-Leominster
Catholic Youth Council
Father Haddad
St. Francis Xavier
Concord Art Event Welcomes Photographers at V.15 Lexington Road
An art event at the V.15 Lexington Road location invites professional and amateur photographers to participate. The gathering continues through November, offering exhibition space and potential features for standout works.
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Concord Art
Asphegan
V.15
Lexington Road
Family Fallout Shelter Civil Defense Booklet Promoted
Massachusetts families are urged to prepare for nuclear threat with a 32 page Civil Defense booklet. The guide explains building shelters, costs, radio monitoring, food and water supplies, sanitation, and emergency routines for a 14 day stay, using CONELRAD instructions and home rehearsals.
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Maynard
Concord
Acton
Bedford
Sudbury
Massachusetts
Bay Bay State
State of Freedom
Office of Civil Defense
U. S
Washington
D. C
Surance
Drawing Teams At Exposition Highlight Event
West Springfield large Exposition features more than 60 top ranking horses and ox drawing teams competing September 19 to 21 as part of the Eastern States Exposition held September 16 to 24. Massachusetts Fairs Association rules guide ox and horse drawing with explanations for owners drivers and spectators. Weight pulling remains a historic sport growing in recent years with top teams worth thousands of dollars among the finest animals on display.
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West Springfield
America
Boxborough Grange Plans Annual Fair
Boxborough Grange fair committee prepares for the annual fair to be held on September 9.
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Boxborough
Bedford Social Club Plans Season With New Officers
Bedford Social club directors met at 340 Concord Road to set goals for the coming season. Estelle Ferry will replace Joan Wilds as sun shine basket chairman and Genevieve Murdock will replace Mary Miller as membership chair. The group discussed fund raising programs to support charitable work and announced the first regular meeting for September 6 at 8 15 p m in the high school cafeteria.
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Bedford
Bedford Social Club
Joseph Bellengi
Concord Road
Estelle Ferry
Joan Wilds
Sunshine Basket
Genevieve Murdock
Mary Miller
Reb enough? West Concord Willows I O F meeting
Reb ekeh Lodge I O F meets at West Concord Union Church Monday September 18 at 7 30 p m for officer elections Edith Bailey noble grand presiding.
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West Concord
Willow Rebekah Lodge I, O. O. F
West Concord Union Church
Edith Bailey
Noble Grand
Fallout shelter plans raise practical questions for citizens
A letter questions the practicality of fallout shelters amid growing discussion. It asks who gets to use shelters during a 15 minute warning, how to balance space with tools and children, and whether two weeks of supplies suffice if fallout lasts longer.
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U. S
Russia
Extension News Of The Week At Middlesex County Fair
Middlesex County fair exhibits draw interest across community groups with 4 H Grange and extension help. The heart of the show lies in competitive displays where top specimens and uniformity determine success. A new 96 page bulletin from the Institute of Home Economics offers economical recipe ideas and can be requested free from Extension Service at 19 Everett Street.
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Institute of Home Economics, Agricultural Research
Service of
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Home Department
Everett Street
Family Fare Food Management and Recipes Bulletin
A bulletin promotes a four point program for homemakers to feed families well. It emphasizes attractive meals, nourishing choices, stretching food dollars, and saving time. It offers nutrition up to date guidance and practical buying tips.
Shelter program and war risk in a closed space debate
David S. Fuller and Arthur G. West argue that a two week shelter with mended chemical toilets in a confined space, despite ventilation, risks harm to occupants. They warn an adequate shelter program may push risk taking toward war with Communists and note lingering issues after bombs.
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David S. Fuller
R. D
Boxboro
Arthur G
Bates Avenue
Maynard
Mildew Threat to Garden Plants Prompt Early Action
Gardeners face mildew on phlox lilac bee balm asters roses and begonias. Start control in early summer with fungicides such as garathane cycloheximide sulfur or phaltan and maintain sanitation by raking and burning infested leaves to kill overwintering stages.
Trees Need Watering
A guidance note explains how to water young shade trees during dry spells. It recommends letting water flow gently from a hose at the base, avoiding leaf watering to prevent disease. Mulch with peat moss, grass clippings, or hay to reduce evaporation and conserve moisture for trees along highways and in yards.
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Sanitizorneral Electric
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Sidewalling CO
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Wivanante
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Civil Defense
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T. M. Gibbons
Framingham Pest Exterminators and Termite Control. Inc
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Framingham Rte
Trinity
Terry's
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Don Cullinane
Jack Spellman
Etters
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United Co-op Society
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H. T. Handley, Jr
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Unitarian Universalist
Deane Starr
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