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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
17
Mrs Rollin Brown president says PTA has reached the United States membership goal by year end. The group has been expanding its drive from last year’s total of 9 409 282 members and may exceed 10 000 000 before year’s end.
Louise Co. Fortescue of Acton presents a petition to probate a last will and asks to be appointed executrix without bond. An objection must be filed by December 28, 1955, in Inid Court at Cambridge before 10:00 a.m. The notice is signed by John C. Leggat Esquire, First Judge, with John J. Foley as Register.
Probate Court in Middlesex Massachusetts informs all interested in the estate of Calvin E Eaton of Sudbury that Edith B Eaton of Sudbury seeks appointment as executrix. A written appearance is required to object. Witness John C Leggat Esquire First Judge of the court dated November 2 1955.
The guardian for Philip D Sawyer of Acton petitions for allowance of the twelfth account in Middlesex probate. The court in Cambridge sets the return date as the fifth day of January 1956 withers John C Leggat Esquire first judge notes the citation issued December 9 1955 ending December 15 22 29.
The estate of Lillian Eleanor Gaye of Concord Massachusetts is referenced in a probate citation. Benton H. Squires of Winchester petitions to be appointed executor without bond. The citation lists January 12, 1956 as return day, witnessed by John C. Leggat, Esquire, on December 8.
Estate of Hazel V Weymouth of Maynard asks the court to appoint Benjamin M Pi of Stew or another suitable person as administrator. Document dated January 3 1956 and filed December 6 1955 with John J Foley, Register.
Federal scientists in Washington report that certain music type can slow digestion while other music aids it. Tests noted that jagged or intense tunes upset nerves and hinder digestive processes.
Acton works on High street bridge off Route 62 severely damaged by hurricane Diane last August remains closed to traffic. Sunday was Communion Sunday for St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church parishioners in West Acton. Christmas Mass times announced including a midnight service Saturday. Local Ed wards-Quimby post legionnaires and auxiliary visited Bedford Veterans Hospital for a ward party. West Acton Baptist Church held a candlelight evening with choirs after Rev Ronald H Noble spoke on The Art of Singing.
Carol Lane explains how owning and operating a family car costs per year. Fixed costs stay the same while higher mileage reduces cost per mile, with examples at 5 000 10 000 18 000 and 20 000 miles annually. The AAA brochure Your Driving Costs offers further details on budgeting and business travel.
Nettie G Morrow recalls old kitchens with safes and coolers and the smell of rancid foods. She describes milk and butter handling, stone burn and dasher chores, and flies at the dairy. The piece contrasts spoiled foods and a stubborn adage about wasting food in days past.
Ambitious Rose Neb residents invited Nebraska Governor Victor Anderson to speak but he declined due to no airport within 50 miles. In response locals bulldozed an air field on a nearby farm. A heavy rain grounded all flights as the governor prepared to depart.
Fragments describe cotton squares and sampler stitching reminiscent of Grandmother styles. Mentions Audrey Square Station Madison and a fall winter publication with needlework instructions and a small extra charge for the guide.
The article explains that the word palace originated from a dwelling on Rome’s Palatine Hill where emperors such as Augustus Tiberius and Nero built their large homes, linking the term to imperial residences.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, renowned explorer, achieves historic double pole flight becoming the first person to cross both polar regions by air. His feat marks a milestone in aviation and exploration.
Paul Dee Jr son of Mr and Mrs Paul V Dee of 60 Bedford Street is improving at Haynes Memorial Hospital after polio. His case marks the fifteenth polio instance in Concord this year.
Lou Scofield, 69, of Water Value, dangled from an apple tree after his ankle became caught in a fork while reaching a fruit. Police arrived to help lower him to the ground in Fulton Kentucky.
Local public schools close Friday at noon for the annual Christmas vacation and will resume classes Tuesday January 8, 1956.
An annual Sunday school program titled Christmas in the Toy Workshop is presented by the church youth choir and children of the West Concord Union Church. The event is set for tonight at 6:30 p.m.
The article asks town officers and committees to submit their reports to the board of selectmen by Tuesday January 3 for inclusion in the town report. It specifies the submission deadline and involved parties.
Concord Rotarians held their annual Christmas party today at the West Concord Howard Johnson’s restaurant under the direction of Dr. Charles H. Duston.
The boards of selectmen announce that John Sablone has petitioned for a pecker store license at his market on Thoreau Street and no action is due until after Christmas.
Hartford reporters say atomic experts at a conference in the state capitol criticized the building for its elaborate carved stone and hidden recesses making post explosion decontamination extremely difficult.
In Covington Kentucky Mrs Ronald Percival of Ennis Texas saved a casino visit by caring for her mother who died during the trip on the way back Mrs Percival then died within 80 miles of Ennis leaving a family struck by two sudden losses in one journey
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