Rotary club notes and upcoming convention plans
Local town members gathered for a luncheon and program led by R Voigt with remarks by George E Erickson and Robert D Parks. A December attendance mark reached 92.85 percent as Concord club led its division, and Parks announced the Rotary International convention in New York City June 12 to 16 with reservations due by March 15.
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Allen
Boynee
Conant
Dt. Petercure
Fie
Concord Club
Parks
Rotary International
New York City
New March of Dimes Members Appointed
Delaney and another new member joined the local March of Dimes committee. The group announced the addition as part of its ongoing community health fundraising efforts. The grand prize details were not fully disclosed in the readable text.
Lions Club Meeting and Donation Report
The article notes Laurence R Bascom won a prize with Bert D Parks donating the prize. It also mentions the Concord Lions Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday night February 8 at 6 30 at the Johnson restaurant with the program to be announced.
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Laurence R. Bascom
Bert D. Parks
Concord Lions Club
Johnson
Majority Night at DeMolay Chapter Marks Good Using of Members
The DeMolay Chapter holds Majority Night at 7 30 with Kenneth M Pedersen presiding. Members William Sunden Richard Chaffee Richard Hewitt Douglas Piper and George Rohan reach their majority. Concord Rainbow Girls officers installed January 22 and church services were held January 23 at One s Episcopal Church South Lincoln.
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Kenneth M. Pedersen
William Sunnen
Richard Chaffee
Richard Hewitt
Douglas Piper
George Rohan
Concord Chapter
Concord Rainbow Girls
Episcopal Chub
South Lincoln
Basketball league continues at Hunt Gymnasium
The boys keep playing basketball every Wednesday night at Hunt Gymnasium, continuing this regular activity in the community.
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Hunt Gymnasium
Kitchen Design Aims to Cut Fatigue and Accidents
Work surfaces at proper heights labor-saving equipment and clay tile walls aid cleaning and reduce kitchen fatigue and accident risk.
Tractor Crash Sends Man Hurtling From Cab
Richey Harmon of Etna Green Indiana was thrown from his tractor and suffered deep cuts and dislocated shoulders. Seconds later the tractor overturned and the cab where he rode was demolished in the accident.
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Etna Green
Ind
U.P
Richey Harmon
Harmon
Life Expectancy Rises as Age 65 Plus Becomes Culture
New York reports life expectancy at an all time high with 10 million Americans age 65 or older, projected to reach 21 million by 1980. Health officials in Baltimore study keeping seniors vigorous, while media trends celebrate aging with famed quotes and centenarian interviews.
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New York
America
Baltimore
United States
Public Health Service
External causes of cancer eyed by scientists
Dr. John R. Heller Jr of the National Cancer Institute reports new research at Georgetown University Medical School to study environmental factors in cancer. He says nearly all known causes are external exposures from work or community, suggesting more external causes may be found as industrial progress adds substances that pose hazards.
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New York
John R. Heller, Jr
National Cancer Institute
Society of the American Cancer Society
Georgetown University Medical School
Heller
Stormy Weather Sparks Petty Theft Wave in Temulco Chile
Stormy conditions blamed for a rash of petty robberies in Temulco Chile. Police say limited patrols and storms drive thieves to seek shelter while raiding poultry yards. Residents suspect the bad weather and fewer officers on duty contributed to the rise in thefts.
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Chile
Temulco
Nighttime Sardine Fishing Warned By Moonlit Glow
Fishermen must fish at night to catch sardines as schools are spotted by their faint glow. The practice relies on darkness to prevent fish from seeing boats and nets in the sea.
Red Cross President Appeals for Lasting Peace in 1949
Basil O Connor delivers a New Year message urging global Red Cross action toward a durable peace. He recalls 1948 as anxious yet productive, notes Stockholm talks led by Count Bernadette, and calls members to active solidarity and practical relief to the sick and displaced in wartime and catastrophe.
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Concord
Basil O’connor
American Red Cross
Red Cross
The
the Red Cross
Stockholm
Red
Bernadette
Hemeni
Concord High to stage Trial By Jury operetta
Concord High School students directed by Charlies K. Yeremian begin work on Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial By Jury. First operetta in 10 years, planned as an annual event, to be performed May 6 and 7 at Veterans' Building.
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Concord
Concord High School
Charlies K. Yeremian
Stork Visits Claremorke as Doctor Rushes to Deliver
Local physician Dr. John De Canio attended a Lions Club luncheon in Claremorke Oklahoma. He rose during the program to explain he must hurry to the hospital to deliver a baby and left promptly after announcing he needed to reach the delivery.
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Claremorke
Okla
U. P
John de Canio
Lions Club
Jover
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Robert D. Parks
McWalter
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Mayt Erickson
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March of Dimes
Dever
Nones Poultry
Kosten
Thoms Jeavitt
L. M. Cazayoux
New England
A&p Food Stores
Fisher
Ontiac
General Meters
Moer Mill Road
Nelson
Maynard. Mass
Conner Tale
Red Cross Society
Stork
Florence Street
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