Concord Girl Engaged to Caxton Pond Son of Mrs Rhodes
Concord notices report Miss Suzanne Wells Baetars of Concord engaged to Caxton Pond, son of Mrs Caxton P Rhodes of San Francisco. Baetars, a Concord Academy and Sanford University graduate, studies singing and editorial work, daughter of the late Wells Blanchard. Rhodes, a California and Harvard Business School graduate, is in business in San Francisco and a lieutenant in the inactive Naval Reserve. The wedding is planned in Concord early spring.
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Concord
Wells Blanchard
Mr. Rhodes
University of California
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Business Francisco
J. G
Naval
Mar
Clock malfunctions as clock’s hands drop off
Joyce Parker in Memphis recalls a clock incident when asked the time and the clock’s hands promptly fell off. The event was reported by United Press International and noted as a brief oddity in daily life.
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Memphis, Tenn
U.P
Joyce Parker
Stow Service Club Holds January Meeting at Union Church
The Stow Service Club convened at the Union church vestry on Tuesday evening January 2 to elect officers, noting the schedule change from Monday to Tuesday. Also various local residents are listed visiting, returning home, or serving, with Legion events and gifts noted.
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Service Club
The
Union Church
Christmas Day Family Gathering At Great Road Home
Mrs. Arthur Lord hosted Christmas Day dinner and a tree visit from Santa for David and John Holt. Relatives included Ann and Jean Lord, Merton Bell and Ruth Lord of Spofford NH, Lena Holt, Harold Cuttell and family, Robert Gavin of Winthrop, Lloyd Evely’s Maynard relatives, Alfred Riccio of Watertown, Otto Suikko and the Hans Wanhatalo family on Great road.
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Arthur Lord
Great Road
Santa
David
John Holt
Ann
Jean Lord
Merton Bell
Ruth Lord
Spofford
New Hampshire
Lord
Uno Holt
John
Lena Holt
Harold Cuttell
Maynard
Robert Gavin
Winthrop
Otto Suikko
John Hans Wanhatalo
Acton Girl Scouts Host Square Dance Dec 30
Acton Girl Scouts plan a square dance December 30 at the West Acton Woman's Clubhouse on Central Street West Acton Caller will be Bob Treyz of Boxboro Refreshments arranged by Mrs Frederick Lawrence and Mrs Richard Morrison Boy Scouts invited to attend
Woman's Clubs Joint Meeting Set for Jan 8
West Concord and Concord Women's clubs plan their annual joint meeting Monday February 8 at 2 30 pm Mrs Edgar A Rohan and Mrs Clement S Edwards welcome members The guest speaker is Mrs Elsie Oakes Barber wife of Rev Robert H Barber The Rev Barber is a noted novelist with three published works Tea host is Mrs William T Magoon past president Members asked to note the date change
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West Concord
Concord Women’s Clubs
Edgar A. Rohan
West Concord Club
Clement S. Edwards
Concord Club
Elsie Oakes Barber
Robert H. Barber
Trinitarian Congregational Church
William T. Magoon
Twelve Students Capped at Emerson Hospital Concord
Twelve first term students from the Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing Boston passed their examinations and received caps at Emerson hospital in Concord. Mrs. Robert Dodge presented the caps with Miss Goldie Barton and Miss M Louise Gunaris assisting. The capping marks two months of instruction and the start of a 56 week bedside nursing training.
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Concord
Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing
Boston
Emerson Hospital
Robert Dodge
Goldie Barton
M. Louise Gunaris
Red Cross Fund Drive Starts in February in Concord
Concord A Cameron 71 Mainstreet fund chairman for the American Red Cross announces the annual town drive to begin in February. Vice chairman Robert Shaw and other local leaders including Nickerson Boyle Allyn White Kenneth Robertson and Charles Hall will lead the campaign with Acton Boxboro and Lincoln awaiting chair appointments.
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Concord
Alexander A. Cameron
Mainstreet
American Red Cross
Cameron
Robert Shaw
Nickerson Boyle
West
Allyn B. White
Kenneth D. Robertson, Jr
Charles B. Hall
Acton
Boxboro
Lincoln
Billboard Ad Hints at New Detroit Housing Development
A roadside billboard near the Detroit city limits reads If you lived here you'd be home now. The sign promotes a new housing development in the U P area aimed at commuters.
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Detroit
U. P
Detroit City Limits
A Happy New Year Greeting Speech
A public New Year message wishes joy and prosperity for all readers. The brief note extends friendly wishes and seasonal cheer to every household in the community.
Firearms Still Needed On Most U. S. Farms
An old editorial argues that rifles and shotguns remain essential tools for farmers and ranchers for pest control. It praises the .22 caliber for close range work and notes a modern low cost Model 47 bolt action rifle as a beginner’s choice with automatic safety.
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U. S. Farms
Increased Dairy Prices Forecast for 1951
Dairy prices in 1951 are expected to rise moderately from 1950 as demand strengthens from defense spending. Milk production should stay near 1950 prospects of about 120.5 to 121 billion pounds. Higher cash receipts from marketings are seen outpacing expenditures, boosting farm income overall.
Three-Winged Chickens Studied By UC Medical School
Rosemary Peplinski and Olive Newton of the University of California medical school supervise three winged chickens used in skin graft studies. A third wing from an egg is attached before birth to explore why prenatal transplant succeeds while postnatal does not. Birds grow up healthy except half gain three wings and half have one wing.
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Rosemary Peplinski
Olive Newton
University of California Medical School
U.C.L.A
Egg production hits new high in October nationwide
Farm flocks laid 4.014 billion eggs in October, up six percent from a year earlier and 37 percent above the 1939-48 average. With favorable weather, production reached record levels across most regions, except the south central.
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South Central
Pre-School Yale Party In Sudbury
Sudbury Co operative Pre School held a Christmas party in Memorial church Sunday school room from 11 to 1 with fifteen mothers present. Mrs J Carrel Morris read Christmas poems while children sang carols. Children made presents for mothers and served luncheon and coffee hour. School closed until January 10.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Co-operative
Memorial Church
J. Carrel Morris
Carillon Concert Echoes Across Nearby Towns
Sudbury residents heard the carillon in Framingham Park Street Baptist Church ring out on Christmas Eve using amplifiers to project the Christmas message to surrounding towns, including Sudbury ten miles away.
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Sudbury
Park Street Baptist Church
Framingham
Redcote School Christmas Celebration in Sudbury
A Redcote school Christmas party held last week featured J. Allen as host, joy and excitement, a luncheon to close, and a display of student crafts. Mothers and children enjoyed the event with ornaments and a group picture presented to each attendee. Betty Brewer, rector, and hostesses George H. Walker Jr and R. Hickler assisted by Mrs. Davenport and others helped conclude the celebration.
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Sudbury
Redcote
J. Allen
Ers
Betty Brewer
George H. Walker Jr
Ter R. Hickler
Davenport
Fragmentary Notice From A Historic Page
Partial OCR fragment mentions bells carols and a reference to deep water ships and Amazon pricing around 2000. No clear event or persons identified.
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Amazon
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