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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1955

Page

6

YANKEES HOLD 1st FARMERS ALSO VICTORS

Acton bowling league results place Yankees in first after a 4 0 win over Firemen. Farmers move to second with a 3 1 over Outlaws and 12 09ers split with Decorators 2 2. High scores include Jack Conquest 339 triple and 147 single. other leaders Watkins 334 Boyden 332 Scribner 307 Carlson 306 Gallant 304.

Acton Harvard Yankees Firemen Farmers Outlaws Decorators Jack Conquest Sal” Watkins Eddie Boyden Dave Scribner Walter Carlson Dick Gallant Watkins Anderson Ballard, Jr Gallant Boyden McConnell Scribner

Anchors Top Mill Dam Bowling League Standings

Concord Anchors now lead the Mill Dam Bowling League by one point over the Ramblers with standings tight at the top.

Concord Mill Dam Bowling League Ramblers

State Junior Swimmers Meet For Title Soon

Massachusetts outstanding juvenile swimmers will vie for state title honors at Curtiss Hall Recreation Center Pool on Saturday February 26. Over two hundred entrants from Boston and across the state including Northampton Community YMC A and Lynn YMC A compete in 24 championship events with trials at 2 00 pm and finals at 7 00 pm. Prizes awarded to first three in each class. entry deadline February 21.

Massachusett Curtiss Hall Recreation Center Boston Parks and Recreation Massachusetts Y.M.C.A Northampton Mass Lynn Y.M.C.A Boston Greater Boston Hub Boston Parks and Recreation Office Pinebank Jamada Plain

Concord-Mrs. Anne Jones Places Fourth in Rutland Ski Meet

Mrs Anne Jones of Pico Ski Club formerly of Concord finished fourth in the weekend women s ski championship and Mead Memorial event at Rutland Vermont with a time of 2 14 6 Bi Jorgensen of Norway won the race.

Concord Anne (Johnson) Jones Pico Ski Club Rutland Vermont Bi Jorgensen Norway

Concord High earns playoff berth in Tech Tourney Playoffs

Concord High basketball earns a historic selection to the Tech Tourney Playoffs opening March 1. The team carries 13 wins and five losses in Class B. Coach Bob Seaward prepares the squad with scrimmages against Chelmsford and Newton as details on opponents and site are forthcoming.

Concord Concord High Winchester Middlesex Bob Seaward Chelmsford Newton

Carey Averages 335 Triple as Anchors Triumph

Carey led with a 335 triple on singles 120 95 120 as the K of C Srs beat Tudys 4-0. In key matches Ramblers lost ground to Lincoln while Anchors toppled Jokers 3-1 to seize first place. High triples included Hanson Tobin Palmeri Malloy McInnis Tetreault with Tetreault top Anchors and K of C Srs posting 1469 as a team.

Concord Dave Carey Mill Dam C. Srs Tudys Ramblers Lincoln Jokers Hubbardsville Andy Boy C. Jrs Priests

Concord Rod and Gun Club Reports Meeting and Plans

Concord Rod and Gun Club held a regular meeting last evening with president Warren T. Payne presiding. A report on the corn beef supper and dance was presented and spring plans outlined. The piece notes a 1965 estimate of 81 million U S motor vehicles and a hypothetical column 65,000 miles high if stacked.

Concord Concord Rod & Gun Club Warren T. Payne United States The Automobile Club of New York

Falcons Clip Littleton In Playoff Tilt

Concord Falcons led by Gene Molay defeated Littleton 85 63 in a playoff game of the Inter-State Basketball league. Molay scored 32 points. The second game of the best of three will be next Sunday at Littleton. In another playoff, Minster beat Townsend 71 49 and their game will be next Sunday at Townsend.

Concord Gene Molay Concord Falcons Littleton Molay

Maine town closes three schools over unpaid teachers

St Agatha Maine with 1400 residents shuts down its high and two elementary schools to avoid forcing 17 teachers to work unpaid for four months. Officials race to raise funds as 45 percent of the 1954 tax bill is paid. 430 students affected. Local farmers face credit strain amid potato season. The State Education Department will not intervene.

St. Agatha Maine Thas State Education Department Galen I. Veage

Oklahoma City TV Tower Tops Empire State as World’s Tallest

A 1,572 foot television tower in Oklahoma City becomes the world’s tallest structure, surpassing New York City’s 1,472 foot Empire State Building. The record shift marks a new height benchmark for completed towers.

Oklahoma City New York City Empire State Building

Westboro Board Rejects Harness Track Petition

Westboro selectmen denied a petition by the Allied Sports Association Inc to build a pari mutuel track for harness racing at the Westboro Auto Stadium site. The action, taken after a public hearing in Town Hall on Monday, ends plans for a 1955 track and removes the measure from the March 7 town election ballot.

Westboro Westboro Selectmen Allied Sports Association, Inc Townhall Westboro Auto Stadium Selectmen

Concord HSERGT Re-enlists and Plans Patriots Day Ball

Concord’s Company H.SERGT of the National Guard announces re enlistment for three more years by supply sergeant and caretaker Franklin H Gooding who lives at 60A Central Street Hudson He served four years active in World War II and is now in his 16th year with the National Guard A basement recreation and social room has been redecorated by the NCOs committee under SF-C Charles House A smorgasbord supper is set for Saturday evening for company members Patriots Day eve ball will feature Ray Dorsey leading his orchestra in Concord

Concord S-F Franklin H. Gooding Central Street Hudson Gooding National Guard Sf-C Charles House Concord Armory Ray Dorsey

Tips on Winter Care of Cattle

The American Veterinary Medical Association urges farmers to protect cattle from cold weather and outlines winterizing steps. Clean and disinfect calf quarters, repair drafts, and whitewash walls to deter parasites. Avoid lead paints, feed calves on a regular schedule, provide salt freely, and allow daily exercise unless storms or extreme cold.

Chicago American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA

Lincoln Downs Track Opens New England Racing Season

Lincoln Downs in Rhode Island kicks off on March 5 with strict entry rules and higher purses to attract top stables. The track bans cheaper claiming horses, imposes eligibility limits, and raises daily purses to 2000 with headline purses up to 10000, aiming for a cooperative New England circuit with stronger fields.

Lincoln Downs R. I Eddie Mack New England Lincoln

Tiny Lowa Town Lies Across Three Counties

Gheddahl Ia. UP Mayor Picton Veenard lives in Story County while Town Marshall Gordon Gaulke is in Polk County. Rev. A B Hoyle, town pastor, lives in Boon County yet all reside in Sheldahl a town spanning three counties. Postmaster Orrie D Strauffer called it a crazy mixed up but happy place with about 200 inhabitants.

Rainbow Assembly Honors Past Advisors at 10th Anniversary

Concord Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls marked its tenth anniversary at the Masonic Temple in Concord on February 19. Dor othy Fiske welcomed 300 guests. a history by Mrs. William Robus was read by Dardan Berry. tribute to the first advisory board and past leaders followed. a Crown gift from Hawthorne Chapter and a General Radio Glee Club concert capped the evening.

Concord Concord Assembly Order of the Rainbow Masonic Temple Dorothy Fiske William Robus Dardang Berry Ruth Forbes Maury Dorothy Mauzy Edith Bailey Hazel Lantz Robus Alfred Nelson Arlene Parker Hawthorne Chapter Order of Eastern Star General Radio Glee Cub Stuart Dewey Lavey Gerald Harvey Phyllis Rainbow

Concord Players Stage 'To Know My Love' Impresses Crowd

Concord Players delivered a polished production of To Know My Love by S. N. Berkman directed by Mrs. Charles Farnsworth with Barbara Wheeler on set design. New faces shared 26 roles across three acts as costumes and lighting enhanced a fluid Victorian to 1939 decor transition. Members urged nonmembers to join and noted Work Sunday on March 20 for spring cleaning and the annual meeting before My Three Angels.

Concord Gampbel Charles Farnsworth Charles MacPherson S. N. Berkman Emily Thomas Barbara Wheeler Elise Newman Larry Whit” Smith Gambol Kenneth Reynolds, Jr

Bedford Dog Wins Honors At 42nd Eastern Dog Show

Bedford, Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Calvaresi walked off with three top prizes on day one of the 42nd Eastern Dog Show in Boston. Musi of Villa Maria won top toy group honors and high honors in the Griffons Brussels and Maltese best of breed.

Bedford Vincenzo Calvaresi Boston Mattesa Musi Villa Maria Brussels

Chorus Rehearsal and Concert Planned at Harvard and Lowell

Fragmented notice describes a chorus rehearsing at Harvard with eight Friday lectures at Lowell Institute Library and a forthcoming Concord concert. It mentions Davison Ditson protossop and local conductors guiding the choral program with performances in Boston and Concord.

Concord Davison Ditson Harvard Liver Boston Hall Newvatory Lowell Institute Library

Woman's Club to Meet Monday at 2 45

The Woman's Club holds a meeting Monday at 2 45 at Goodspeed side. The program features discussions on Traditional and Art. Tea hosts include W Doten and others.

Concord — Woman's Club Goodspeed Will W. Doten

Benefit dance raises funds for Ro school in Laurel street event

Mrs Frane organized a benefit at her home on Mark Mara Street to aid Ro school. A large crowd attended as prizes were awarded to Diskin Sr. and Charles Recco for top whist and Magna prizes.

Concord Frane Mark Mara St. Street Wanault Diskin Sr C ‘Charles Recco

Dedham Site Tablet Mo Built Before Now Unused

A fragment from the Dedham UP report mentions a tablet known as Mo built previously unused by Charles and Nepd, with unclear context about its origin or purpose. The readable text suggests a historical or archaeological note about a canal site and associated artifacts.

Dedham Charles

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