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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
13
Middlesex County National Bank plans a complete modernization of the Maynard office. A new lobby bar, relocated department, enhanced security counters, wraparound walk up teller window, rear officers quarters, new heating, basement storage and a decorative colonial motif will improve after hours service and employee comfort.
Funeral services are planned Saturday afternoon at Fridge and Son Inc in Somerville for E Gove of 7 Thor Street found dead Wednesday evening. She is survived by a niece in Ohio. Cotia custodial staff reported a body on the bed in the admittance wing.
Police said the death at a residence was due to natural causes and the body was removed to a funeral home.
Maynard Civil Defense completed two First Aid Classes with the first on November 14 and the second on November 22. Adult sessions total eighteen hours over weekly two hour evenings, and a Junior course for ages 12 to 14 will start in December alongside the adult program. Enrollment is via Civil Defense headquarters or Director D. A. MacGlashing by telephone.
The column argues Strike It Rich helps the needy by delivering goods like hearing aids and toys, despite critics saying it exposes misery. It notes benefits for the elderly and ill, compares giving to winning, and references Tennessee Ernie Ford and Frank Sinatra as contemporaries. It ends with a note on Antarctica as the last unexplored frontier.
Alfie Urbinati of Norwich spoke at Town Hall as Concord Lions aid the Littleton group to form a 10 member club aiming for 25 by next Tuesday. Temporary officers named and 10 charter members listed. charter night planned at Prouty School Gym in February.
Acton Center next Tuesday night the Acton Grange P of H No 259 will meet at 8 o clock Joyce Ryan master presiding E John Torkelsen of Taylor road master Middlesex North Pomona and past Acton Grange master will be honored with his pink sash state deputy A state officer will attend and present the sash The Christmas party planned has been postponed Entertainment and refreshments will follow
An evening mass is scheduled for 7 30 tonight at St Elizabeth of Hungary Church West Acton. Holy Communion Sunday is set for men of the parish next week. Nashoba Valley Court of Amaranth No 18 hosts a fair and supper at Town Hall Friday December 16 with supper at 6 30 and a business meeting to follow. Local region members plan to attend the commanders dance in Woburn this Friday night December 9. Miss Norma Smith of West Acton visited relatives in Groton Connecticut. Mrs Warren Hartwell hosted the November meeting of the Littleton branch of the General Alliance.
Portland report notes a Maine island with 20 miles of shoreline and 15 miles of roads is priced at 80000 as highlighted by the state publicity bureau.
The community salutes Mr and Mrs George E Greenough on 63rd anniversary and prepares for a town meeting at Blanchard Memorial Auditorium. Fund drives include the retarded children's fund chaired by Mrs Ropps Tipton and the Red Feather campaign. Christmas 준비 and public schools holiday break noted along with a major horse Belle Acton earning money in Yonkers.
Chester Pa The Chester Times announced a price increase from five to seven cents per copy effective immediately in a front page notice to readers. The change affects all editions and reflects current newsstand pricing.
Miami, Fia reports B. M. Funderburk received a payment demand from a nonexistent meal firm for a note he did not owe. The postmark read Dec 10, 1940, and Funderburk says he settled the debt 16 years ago before the firm went out of business.
Funeral services for Herbert S. Joslin were held in Beverly on Saturday December 3 after dying December 1 following a lingering illness. Joslin born April 20 1884 in Concord lived in Beverly over 50 years and worked 40 years at United Shoe Machinery Corp in drafting retiring 1952. He helped organize the first United Shoe baseball program and later a bowling league and belonged to Masonic and Shrine bodies. Burial was in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Concord.
Charles Snelling hosted a family dinner at his South Lincoln home with guests including Mr and Mrs Donald Hall Corey Sally Stone and Janice Riverhead NY Mr and Mrs William Ste ardson Donald Greenfield Louisa Jones Slidmore College Mrs Edward M Stone Caroline Siome Newton Mrs Philip R Snelling Hidred Snelling and son Charles Snelling plus Mr and Mrs Malcolm Stone and their two children.
Concord officials led by Archibald Ferran and town engineers examined abutments and the 1909 bridge at Minute-Man site. The group met Gov. Christian Herter at the State House with Elmer Joslin and Henry Keyes, while inviting youth descendant Michael Barrett Wood to participate in the ceremony.
Smart shoppers should buy eggs by grade and size and ensure refrigeration in stores. Grades AA A B indicate quality and suitability for cooking, with sizes defined by minimum dozen weights. Home notes cover meat value, time-saving methods, and home financing in Concord through May with contact at 19 Everett Street.
The South Acton A. L. Edwards Post 284 will hold its monthly meeting next Monday evening December 12 at 8 o'clock at the new legion home. Commander Leslie F. Parke will preside and the program will be announced.
Ocean waters near the equator contain about 35 parts per thousand of salt in a volume of water.
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