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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
10
About 70 Hale school students took part in Stow Town Hall Christmas program. The 50 piece band debuted, playing Silent Night and Adeste Fideles under Robert Lacey. Junior high performed The Night Before Christmas with Miss Elizabeth Galley directing.
Newport burglary targets Jane's dress shop but ignores cash and takes five maternity outfits. No injuries reported. incident under police review in Rhode Island.
The Bedford American Legion Auxiliary met in the town hall for a social and business session led by president Mrs. Dorothy M. Hume. Members decorated a Christmas tree and Santa delivered gifts. Volunteers also wrapped gifts at the Veterans Administration hospital and organized a Christmas dance for patients.
Mrs. Annie Crook of Tooele Utah says she is Utah’s only licensed woman truck driver. She can handle any truck on the road and holds licenses in California Kentucky and Utah. The mother of three adds I can handle anything on wheels.
A three month old girl Marcia Anne Gallenson born to Mr and Mrs Nathan Gallenson is noted for a thick swirl of black curls. The curls measured four and a half inches at birth and have grown about a half inch since. A Happy New Year to all.
Farmers adopt the Air-Tron purifier to reduce livestock and dampness odors. Roy C. Stove and Company of Chicago markets a compact unit using ozones and short wave UV rays to sterilize air and surfaces, offering odor control for spaces up to 600 cubic feet with a double lamp for 1,200 cubic feet at low daily cost.
U.S. milk production grows by about 20 billion pounds over two decades while the number of milking herds declines. New York shows 15 percent fewer farmers marketing half again as much milk. About 4.4 million farms produce milk. two million supply milk for home use, many with one or two cows. The remaining 2.4 million farms with milk cows sell varying amounts of milk, cream, or butter.
In Itasca Texas V L Odom fished with the sheriff and two highway patrolmen in a nearby boat. After landing a two pound bass he hooked a strike that yielded a big duck instead. The story places the event near Itasca and notes nearby Ben Nevis as the tallest peak in the British Isles at 4406 feet.
Eddie recalls their anniversary while chasing a symbolic herring gift. He buys a mink substitute and a Russia Fitch jacket after delays, hoping to dazzle Evelyn. She greets him at the door in tears, realizing the gesture and share of affection.
Stow Civil Defense announces an observation post on Priest's Hill off Route 62 about three miles southwest of Stow Center. The post will be drill use with observers under Derwood and Barbara Frost at the Frost home until a building and telephone service are in place.
A printer’s fiction depicts a scene in an employment bureau where a father instructs his son in raising prices for eyewear. He advises revealing charges in steps to test a customer’s reaction, first ten dollars for the frames, then ten for the lenses, and finally a third price per item.
Mr and Mrs Albert F Larsen of Elm Street announce the birth of a son Albert junior born Saturday morning December 23 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. The Larsens also have two daughters.
Stow marks for the second marking period will be distributed at Hale High on Wednesday January 3. School opens Tuesday January 2 following the Christmas recess.
Lieut. Col. Ernest Carr reports a memorandum from Milard Caldwell outlining a two stage public warning code. The red alert lasts three minutes with warbling siren blasts and is not a call to mobilize. All clear is three one minute siren blasts with two minutes of silence.
The notice urges all residents at Ness and Indy areas to seek shelter immediately in modern buildings or ground shelters. It references the atomic attack booklet Su Atomic Attack and notes test warning signals are not yet in effect. Local authorities stress quick action and public familiarity with the warning system.
Friday adult choir practice at Church of Christ. Saturday Alpha Phi party at Mrs Fred Greenwood. Monday junior choir rehearsals. Tuesday American Legion meeting at Town Hall. Wednesday New Year party for Lowell Auxiliary at Veterans Administration.
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