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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
16
A narrator recalls a Chicago suburb trip with Anabel and in laws C A and Grace. The father in law briefly bribes officials to help ease a traffic citation, eventually tearing up the ticket. The narrator wonders if the father in law truly cares or resents him, calling him a wily guy.
Mars carries two moons Phobos and Deimos named for fear and panic, companions of the war god.
A Penny's Small Homes feature presenting a compact brick and frame bungalow suited for city plots with a bay dining room and efficient kitchen. Details include a vestibule with coat closet, living room layout, basement access, and bedrooms at the rear with a linen closet. Blueprints and portfolios priced for mail order from Penny's Small Homes in Berkley Michigan with postal surcharge noted.
An exhortation encouraging support for U S defense via Savings Bonds. It urges joining the Payroll Savings Plan at work or the Bond a Month Plan at banks, describing how bonds aid both Uncle Sam and savers.
Ohio unveiled plans for the era’s largest road program with up to one billion dollars for free highways over eight years and nearly as much for turnpikes. A 500 million dollar highway bond issue, approved last November, will be funded by a gasoline tax rise and an axle mile tax on trucks. Governor Lausche cites 326 million for a Northern Ohio turnpike and proposals for a second from Conneaut to Cincinnati with a Columbus to Toledo spur, plus an eastern link toward Pittsburgh.
Decorative window and porch boxes enhance small modern homes lacking architectural ornament. Builders often provide them. amateurs can craft lightweight boxes sized for limited space. Use damp‑resistant woods like Cypress, white pine, or redwood, with at least one inch thickness and ten inch width. Drainage must be quick. slope bottoms to the front and add holes on the low side to prevent wall staining. Porches require placement away from dripping rain. shaded boxes suit plants that dislike direct sun. For colors, paint to match or harmonize with the house and choose flowering annuals accordingly. Shade areas favor foliage plants like caladiums and coleus. shade‑tolerant annuals include pansies, violas, impatiens, forgetme nots, and dwarf petunias.
The article disputes the view that the Constitution forbids a Vice President from the same state as the President. It notes there is no constitutional prohibition, though political strategy favors candidates from different states to broaden regional support.
Acton officials plan town meeting activities with the Board of Selectmen meeting at Town House next Tuesday at 8 pm. Miss Ruth Proctor invites Acton High School students to Faulkner Hospital for nursing career info on February 22. Community events include a Tacky Party at the Acton Center Church with worst costume prizes and a box lunch auction. 4-H members Caroline Livermore and Mrs. Culkins receive awards for poultry work and leadership. Reverend Ronald Noble speaks on juvenile delinquency and Mantle of Love at local churches. The musk ox note clarifies it is not an ox but part of the sheep family.
Sunday services at Trinitarian Congregational and Trinity Episcopal churches included guest speakers and choirs. Concord's Company H, 182nd Infantry, held its annual inspection and planned a 150th anniversary event. Middlesex Club hosts Lincoln Night with U S General Herbert Brownell Jr. at Hotel Statler.
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