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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
5
The article details chinchilla fur allure prized for its glamour and wearability. It describes breeding, life cycle, cleanliness, and care, noting hardy nature and daily dust baths, with eight to twenty years lifespan and litters of one to four. It also covers origin and historical trapping.
Sudbury P T A meets Monday February 15 at the School Auditorium to discuss the budget and plans for Sudbury School children. Mrs. Myron G. Siegars leads the discussion while teachers host rooms 7 to 8 pm. Parents compete in a prize contest for the room with the highest attendance.
In 1918 a ban on trap ping and export was lifted and fur will soon reappear on markets. Chinchillas gain popularity as a Blue Ribbon Hobby. The Exhibition and Show welcomes the public with Albert Kennedy of North Sudbury as president and W Gordon Hunter of South Sudbury as vice president. Their ranches attract visitors.
The bans of marriage were read for the second time on Sunday at St Elizabeth of Hungary church West Acton for Carl Simone of South Acton and Ann Hinds of Maynard. Next Saturday's daily mass and every Saturday thereafter will be at 9 o'clock at St Elizabeth's, announced by Pastor Rev Daniel F Riordan.
Concord announces an Educational TV Week with a booth set up on Mill Dam on February 20 for public information and opinions. Parents of high school students who filled questionnaires are urged to consider their answers. A February 25 demonstration in the high school auditorium is planned with Bradford Washburn of the Boston Museum of Science and Richard Borden of Concord.
Simon Willard resident Frank R. Johnson, a Concord selectman, is hobbling after a weekend skiing accident that left his left leg broken. He expects a ten day cast and attended the finance committee hearings on Tuesday with the aid of two canes.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas W Coan of Lincoln announce the birth of a daughter born Friday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Mrs Coan is formerly of Waltham.
Courthouse Cambridge records show Judge John Leggat granted Ruth L Fors of Stow a divorce from Kalervo A Fors on grounds of cruelty and excessive use of liquor. Mrs Fors receives custody of their son Robert Fors and a weekly allowance for him.
Sudbury February 5 1954 Troop 10 of the Sudbury Girl Scouts met at the home of Mrs Richard Berton The girls drew designs for the Design Badge they are now working on Refreshments were supplied by Judith Clark Mrs Austin aided with transportation
Mr and Mrs Fors married in Townsend Massachusetts on December 21 1941 and separated in October 1953 Attorney John E Rice of Marlborough served as counsel for Mrs Fors The record notes the marriage and separation with no further details.
Members of the Woman's Association of Memorial Congregational Church plan a food sale at the Sudbury Drug Store starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday February 13. The group, known for skilled cooking, aims to attract locals seeking tasty treats.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hawes of Carnation Hill South Sudbury hosted an Open House following their son's wedding in Cambridge on Saturday. About fifty close friends and relatives attended a sociable hour in the evening.
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