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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1956
Page
9
Skiing at Jericho Hill attracts many enthusiasts from Eastern Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island. The 1000-foot slope offers night and birthday week operations with refreshments at the warming hut run by Mrs. Mary Leduc and companions.
A notice from Concord lists families connected to a young man training at Camp Stewart for Anti Aircraft duties. It notes his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Emmons and other relatives, with community members and church activities in Lexington and nearby areas. The item mentions a February birth and local civic involvement including Boy Scouts and a Silver Bear banquet.
Concord Middlesex County Extension Service hosts a county wide 4 H garden leaders meeting on Wednesday February 29 at 7 30 p m. Max Fultz county agricultural agent speaks on home garden use with a discussion period to follow. Everett Hatch associate club agent helped arrange the event.
Father John Ford S J of Weston College addresses the Concord meeting on alcoholism after the 8 30 mass at St Bernard's Church. President John F Shea presided as Rev Edmund M Higgins celebrated Mass. The report also notes the sun is closer in January by about 3 000 000 miles, affecting seasonal warmth.
Washington DC reports high spirits as American History Month prompts praise from Miss Gertrude Carraway National Society DAR President General. Governors proclaim February as History Month stressing state heroes and American pride amid Cold War era concerns. DAR highlights school studies, preservation of historic buildings, museums, archives, and certificates fostering patriotism to counter tyranny.
A local Evansville taxi firm offered two black cats as a reward for the first two drivers to report an accident on Friday the 13th. No crashes occurred, so the cats were presented to two drivers who asked for them.
An ad for extension telephones from New England Telephone and Telegraph Company promotes night time safety and family comfort. It highlights quick police and medical help, modest ongoing monthly costs under $1.25 plus tax, and optional decorator colors with a small one-time fee.
About 45 Middlesex County agricultural leaders met in Maynard to discuss the SUASCO Watershed Project covering 242000 acres across 34 towns in Middlesex and eight in Worcester. Panelists included Carl Clark Alden Wheeler Phil Philbrook and Francis Mentzer with others from Soil Conservation Service and Extension Service.
Concord announces the betrothal of Dorothy Parker Fairbanks of 70 Fairmount Street Lowell to Alden French Jr son of Mr and Mrs Alden French of Concord The bride to be is a Rogers Hall Booth Hood College graduate class of 1955 Harvard 1956 Owl Club president Westminster School Simsbury Connecticut alum.
Wisconsin safety director R C Salisbury urged cutting daytime limits from 65 to lower speeds and reducing the danger on highways. He supported more expressways with limited access and heavier patrols, saying no highway in the state is safe under current limits amid rising traffic.
Bedford residents learn tickets are on sale for the annual policemans concert set for April 4 at the Bedford Senior High School gymnasium. The Bedford Chorus, directed by E Whittredge Clark, gave a well attended performance at the high school. Church of Christ Congregational hosts Lenten services each Wednesday at 8 pm. Mr and Mrs Joseph Agrillo announce the birth of Nancy Ellen on February 11 at Emerson Hospital with grandparents listed.
Buffalo based E I du Pont de Nemours and Co Inc announced plans to raze the building that housed the first rayon staple produced in the United States in the 1920s. The structure valued at 675000 dollars saw no suitable buyer, and rayon manufacturing ceased in May 1955.
Henry Griffith of Maynard spoke at the Concord Rotary Club weekly lunch on Thursday. Guests included Rotarians from multiple towns and Makeups were noted for members in Florida and New York.
Concord notes list events at Masonic Temple Wells A Hall and State Armory including Town Affairs Night at 8 p.m. DeMolay meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday town election polls open 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. plus Club and lodge gatherings through the week at various venues.
Brookings South Dakota, a city of 8 000 and home to South Dakota State College, marks 14 consecutive years with no traffic deaths. Police Chief J J Connelly called it a notable record for a city of its size.
The Casualty Insurance Companies serving Massachusetts warns that about three quarters of car owners would face at least a 15 percent jump in compulsory bodily injury insurance next year if the Legislature passes pending bills. The change targets drivers under 25, with higher rates used to balance costs, while older drivers subsidize the under-25 group.
The Friendly Service Sewing Group plans a morning food sale on March 3 at Nellie Craig's flower shop in Concord. Donald Wade of Old Bridge road is chairman in charge. Rev. Thomas Brosnan, Catholic chaplain at the Massachusetts Institution for Corrections, celebrated his first Sunday Masses there on February 19.
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