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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
17
A school event featured a performance titled June Mad with Sharkey presenting and the children receiving gifts. The Red ’dimie Friday group attended and described the exhibit as informative and delightful.
A fragmented line mentions linens and capital as essential needs. It suggests willingness to help but lacks clear entities or dates. The fragment hints at support requirements and call for assistance, with no further context or details available.
Maude Ernestine Safford presented a monodrama in costume portraying Mary Lincoln. The austere performance filled the venue with period atmosphere and drew an attentive audience.
A Whist party hosted last week by the Ladies' Social Circle of Wet fo Conroy featured prizes for top players. John Byers, Lena We herbee, and Mrs W C Ar were among those honored, with spirited bidding and social refreshments following the event.
Students in the third grade hear the weekly arithmetic epalling series and the sixth grade attends the first session of a new program titled The subject was main. The lesson aims to engage learners and set the tone for upcoming activities.
William H. Dee a 60 Bedford Street letter carrier enjoys his annual vacation from duty at the Concord Post Office to dodge winter storms. The piece notes his plan to take July off as well. The infant daughter of Pat Hammer is active with Emerson Hospital. Concord firemen report 18 alarms this year with two recent chimney fires causing minor damage.
Loom at Five Homes Circle party raised funds for Mission work. Ernes tine Peloquin and others shared hosting duties. prize winners in bridge and whist included Mrs J Rideway Mrs E Bell and Miss Catherine A Ormond. A second event at 160 Great Road planned for tonight.
Whittemore Brown chairman of the General Building Commission announced in Gainey’s Construction News. Biba Electric Co. bid $2,390. Watertown Co. bid $2,804. J. M. Rich of Lowell bid $771.34.
A man surveys the vessel he beached, noting what became of the boat as he plans repairs while the tide flows. The scene centers on his effort to salvage and restore the craft despite water conditions.
The article notes modern science rejects the belief that transplanting helps plants. It advises starting seeds early indoors or in boxes, sowing more seeds than space, thinning later, and avoiding crowding. It suggests timing indoor sowing four to eight weeks before frost-free dates, using cold frames, hot-beds, or greenhouses as needed.
A&P Homemakers suggests stuffed breast of veal for Sunday dinner with fruit enhanced stuffing. Prunes added to bread crumb mix, vented pocket filled, browned, then simmered with water in a moderate oven until tender. Pan gravy and seasonal vegetables complete the well rounded meal.
The report notes that a six inch tree requires nearly twice as many man hours per thousand board feet as a twelve inch tree. It emphasizes efficiency gains with larger timber and impacts planning for logging operations.
Troop 33 of West Concord showcased a window display at the West Con Post Office as part of Scout Anniversary Week. A feature article on Rappy The dig and Scout Island at Warner's Pond appeared in last week's Enter prise with a photo by Keith Martin. Concord hosts Beta Sigma Phi plans move toward a security chapter in Bedford. Local residents entered dogs in the Eastern Dog Show at Sent neue weak.
Detroit Police Commissioner Harry S. Toy says he unofficially holds the title Police Commissioner of America. A letter addressed to The Police Commissioner of America North to States of America was delivered to the Detroit official.
In 1690 the colonial court of Massachusetts convened the first congress of American colonies to craft a unified defense against French and ally threats. The assembly sought coordinated plans and shared measures to safeguard settlements and frontier fronts.
Concord reports Company H of the 182nd Infantry positioned for its annual federal inspection. Leaders stress high training levels and readiness to demonstrate skills, aiming to impress Regular Army inspectors and local residents on Thursday February 24 at 8 p.m.
Miss Jean Huleatt of Natick daughter of the late Joseph A and Mrs Huleatt married Jo Wheeler with William K Medlin of Berkeley CA as best man. The ceremony at Bethel featured pink decor and navy blue choir gowns. Mrs Wheeler magna cum laude Radcliffe government. Mr Wheeler cum laude Bowdoin government. They study at Geneva Graduate Institute and plan a Morzine honeymoon then home around October 1.
About 60 members of the Greater Boston Laymen's Retreat League gathered for a weekend at St. Gabriel's Monastery in Brighton. The Concord group of about 25 men, led by Richard J. Sullivan, joined Lexington participants under director Rev. Lucien Ducie C.P.
Cambridge, Massachusetts faces an unusual surplus as parking meter revenue soars. Officials wrestle with how to spend the unexpected cash while residents joke about overflowing funds and the city's tight budgets.
A large Concord Lincoln Isle district delegation attended the Sechem Council annual banquet at Belmont High School. Over 300 scouts and leaders from Concord, Lincoln, Isle, Bedford, Lexington, Watertown, Waltham, Abington, and Belmont heard Dr Roy O Wyland speak. The Silver Beaver award went to Lewis Ballard, with Harold Dalton presenting. Chester C Duval received a parting gift.
Holy Name of St Bernard and Our Lady Help of Christians in West Concord attended Mass together last Sunday. Men of St Bernard held a monthly meeting led by Rev John Joo spiritual with Our Lady’s meeting after the 8:30 mass led by Rev Alexander J McCarthy. Coffee and doughnuts were served.
Concord Trinity Church invites residents to two observances of National Race Relations Week. A midweek parish house meeting featured remarks on the Fair Housing Act and objectives. The second event, sponsored by the Council of Churches, urged better race relations and mutual tolerance for all ages.
At a Sunday executive committee meeting the Concord Board of Trade voted to send Past President Samuel G. Kent to Washington DC for the 10th national conference of American Small Business. Kent will depart Sunday night and return Thursday with Rogers, who supports federal projects including a higher minimum wage and unemployment compensation federalization. The conference runs Monday to Wednesday with talks luncheons and committee meetings.
A. F. and A. M. held a best meetings night at Masonic Temple with a roast beef supper for 150. Harold E. Lawson welcomed the gathering and Edgar A. Rehan, chairman, turned the program over to Jeff Jones who spoke and showed World Series films. Local coaches attended along with Bernie Megin and Doc Abell.
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