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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1952
Page
3
A wedding acknowledgment from Fred Edwardson of West Concord thanks friends and relatives for helping make the memorable occasion.
February 12 1952 regulation outlines speed limits and enforcement in Concord under Chapter VII Laws and 1948 acts. It specifies zones including Eastpound and Elm Street, with speed limits for motor vehicles and areas to be monitored for compliance by the Board of the Lawn. The measure defines enforcement standards and penalties for exceeding prima facie speed.
Acton high school's sophomore class schedules a Friday dance in Blanchard hall with committees led by Music chair Charlotte Hill decorating coordinator Phyllis Wetherbee Frederick Tuttle and Shirley Conrad and Bette Putnam handling refreshments Marjorie Teele tickets and Richard Woodbine in charge of tickets and admissions.
Licensing Board for Maynard announces an application under General Laws Chapter 1338 by Polish American Citizens Benefit Club of Maynard Inc. Michael Fiecewicz, Manager, for a seasonal license to sell all alcoholic beverages to club members at 1 Main Street Maynard in a first floor room of a three story building with basement storage. Maynard Board of Selectmen members Leo Mullin William Bain Joseph Dineen.
Concord League of Women Voters announces Dr Carl J Friedrich Harvard University professor will discuss Present Problems of Europe at Mrs Robert L Moore’s Elm Street studio Monday March 3 at 2 45. Topic includes US role in armed forces cooperation and economic aid and NATO matters.
Acton Catholic Women’s Guild sets a March 1 food sale at Laffin’s Garage West Acton led by Mrs Ormal Laffin Mrs Melody O Malley Mrs John Kennedy and others. Acton High School senior class plans March 8 Vestry sale at West Acton Baptist for Washington DC trip proceeds. Acton Girl Scouts host rummage sale and turkey supper March 1 at Acton Center Congregational church with tickets via Brownies or Scouts and committee led by Mrs Russell Hayward and others.
Stow residents are urged to enjoy winter skiing as Ju niper Hill ski tow on Wheeler Road remains in operation while favorable weather endures. Edward Troisi and Joseph Gregg, owners, promote continuous use.
Justice N. Baird, a former Stow Regional School Planning Board member and chemical engineer in Lever Brothers Research, has left to serve as Development Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tennessee operated by the Atomic Energy Commission. His family will stay at Red Acre Road home for a few more months.
Interim plans for the Evangelical Free Church in Concord note the absence of a pastor. Communications may go to chairman John Swen in Concord or church clerk Robert Carson in West Concord. Rev Gunnaar A. Cunderson will be installed as district superintendent of the Eastern Evangelical Free Church Association on Sunday March 2 at the Evangelical Free Church in New Jersey.
Alexander youths James and Edward Alexander are in military service with the U S Air Force. James, stationed at Otis Air Base, departed for California last week after a farewell party with his parents and niece Linda Foley. Edward serves at Sheppard Field Texas. Both are Concord high school alumni in football basketball and track.
The article notes the tow will operate and cafe teria and warming-house will be open every night and on weekends for the season. Last Sunday over 200 enthusiasts of the old hickorys enjoyed a full day from dawn to night with lighting facilities aiding day and night viewing. Ample parking supports spectators for the Stow version of the Olympics.
Maynard High School student Jim Hanson who runs WTRC relayed a car crash report from Detroit ham Mitchell W. Michaluk Jr. as a vehicle on Route 27 left the road and overturned near the Sudbury line. Firefighters and police arrived quickly. the driver was trapped but survived with minor injuries. Jim is the son of Henry T. and Mrs. Hanson of Second Street.
Concord Red Cross chapter Announces four local women Mrs Donald Blake Lincoln Mrs Jack Falkins Mrs Virginia Hanlon and Misses Inez Anita Venti Concord have finished 40 hours of classroom training led by RN instructor Mrs Rodney E Pratt. They now undergo 40 hours of supervised clinical practice and will serve at the hospital and during bloodmobile visits after completing 80 hours total.
The Acton Woman's Club presents radio and TV figure Carl DeSuze in a March 14 town hall lecture at 8 p.m. on Behind the Scenes in Radio and Television. Mrs. Walter L. Perrault chairs the arrangements for scholarship fund proceeds.
The fourth annual Concord Sportsman Show at the State Armory March 8 and 9 features two performances daily from 1 to 11 pm. Highlights include a wild life exhibit with aquarium, live animals, pet show, vaudeville acts, log sawing contest, retriever demonstrations, and prize presentations by Bear Mountain Conservation Camp. James Powers leads the committee as general chairman.
Mrs Arthur Trefry chaired the Stow Heart Fund Drive while Mrs John Derby attended. Sunday evening a concert at Symphony Hall featured the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler for the Heart Fund benefit.
The newly formed Married Couples group will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson on Parker Street in South Acton Tuesday night March 4 at 8 o'clock.
Acton voters will go to polls Monday March 3 from 12 noon to 8 PM at Precinct 1 Town Hall Acton Center Precinct 4 Congregational Church South Acton Precinct 3 Woman's Club House Central Street West Acton. Only contests are for school committee and Memorial Library trustee.
Concord-Moseley Taylor a 57 year old New York City based journalist and former Concord resident died Monday in a city hospital. A World War I veteran he served in the navy and spent his life in journalism. He excelled in crew and football at Noble and Greenough and Harvard and played hockey for a Boston club. He received the Victoria Cross in 1919 and earlier lived in Brookline. He chaired Harvard clubs and led the New England Sled Dog Club. He is survived by his father a daughter one grandson no sisters and one brother.
In Alice Springs a Northern Territory court hears 15 Aboriginal and part Aboriginal witnesses in the murder trial of Alec Peppin charged with killing Rita Walker. The proceedings reflect local tensions and the courtroom’s handling of Indigenous testimony amid unfamiliar phrases from the region. A stray ad urges readers to buy U S savings bonds.
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