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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1952
Page
8
Local Concord notes gear up for town meeting on March 3 with several elections looming March 3 and 8. Voters weigh whether to hire a town manager, while February events include Heart Month drives and Rotary activities.
Concord Woman's Club announces an annual smorgasbord luncheon at 1 9 pigrock, Girl Scout House. Mrs Charles W Alen chairs the committee and American Home Day will follow with Mrs EB Clifford Goodie in charge. Reservations due by February 9.
At a Welcome Wagon meeting at the Progressive Club house Mrs. John F Brown of Covcord road a respected historian spoke on Bedford’s early history and development. Prior session featured games led by Charles Peterson after the business portion with refreshments served.
Lincoln Nebraska A U P report says urban youths are better nourished than farm youths. Dr George D Scarseth Lafayette Ind researcher cites service figures showing 41 percent of farm youths rejected for service versus 25 percent of city draftees.
National Executive Board approves Civil Air Patrol affiliation with the National Aeronautic Association. Gen Carl A Spaatz USAF Ret. becomes first CAP member to receive honorary life membership. Major Donald M Thompson named first CAP member to join NAA.
In the series of whist parties at the rectory 381 Main Street the Ladies Altar Society announced winners. Last Wednesday afternoon prizes went to Mrs Elizabeth Mahoney Mrs William F McNally door prize Mrs James McCoy special prize Miss Betty Radley Mrs Eileen Prendergast and Mrs Charles Wear. A second session was held yesterday afternoon with further awards announced.
Meriden Connecticut police court clerk Eliot Stretch counted a solid week of parking ticket fines and, on returning to his car, found it had been tagged by the police, a lighthearted proof of efficiency.
The article profiles Rose Hawthorne and the Congregation of St. Rose of Lima founded in 1900. It notes Mary Alphonsa Lathrop as Mother Superior, the reach to six homes across the United States, and over 25 000 patients cared for in 50 years. It highlights her humane approach and Pope Pius XII's praise for charitable workers.
West Concord Selective Service Board No. 114 at 7 Commonwealth Avenue will induct 16 youths on Wednesday February 27. This marks the largest local draft quota since the Korean War began 21 months ago. Last week six youths were assigned for induction in Boston, two from Maynard.
A prominent statistic from West Virginia notes that roughly two thirds of residents receive direct or indirect backing from the coal sector, reflecting the sector’s broad economic impact.
The old field telephone with a crank handle and the party line will vanish soon as the New York Telephone Co. reports the old type will be replaced by more modern facilities.
Fort Worth Texas police state highway patrolmen joined as temporary postal workers when a truck sideswiped 23 mail boxes scattering mail over a wide area. Officers helped gather the mail and arrested the truck driver.
The procedure outlines chalking joists to locate floating fasteners on ceilings. Space fasteners 12 inches apart on 16 inch centers, mark top wall plate under each joist, and use chalk lines on the Upson panel face to determine fastener positions. Nail with 3d coated or blue lathe nails 16 inches apart and 14 inches from panel edge, avoiding edges and openings.
Step by step guidance covers clinching panels onto fasteners using an 8 inch 2 by 4 block, centering the panel on fasteners, and hammering to set prongs. It explains spacing nails 16 inches from edges, then sidewall fastener spacing 12 to 14 inches, using a spacer stick to mark positions and ensure correct clinching and alignment.
Step by step directions for installing Upson panel and fasteners including spacing, nailing, clinching, and bracing. Emphasizes leaving space around edges, using blocks, spacing nails 16 inches, and securing edges and openings with 3d coated nails. Also covers anchoring the panel and supporting studs during clinching.
Marriage has reduced the pool of high school singing teachers in Ithaca New York. Dean Jackson K. Ehlert of Lee College School of Fine Arts notes many female vocal teachers marry and quit, creating greater demand, while instrumental teachers see less shortage as more men retain their posts.
The Bedford Anthony Hunt Familton Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion met at Mrs. Maynard H. Joy on Great Road last week. The ways and means committee led the program with Mrs. Katherine Cloutier as chair. Assisting were Mrs. Joy and others.
Text incomplete lists Mrs Lorettd and Margaret Collins with Sutherland and references to breech ducks and mallards. The OCR is garbled, offering no clear event, date, place, or action to summarize a coherent news item.
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