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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
5
Residents attended the Sudbury Grange Hall Christmas gathering with music by Martin Oliver and an accompanist. The Board of Appeals will hear Mrs Lucufer’s petition to erect a sampling house on Wayte Hamilton Road, requiring frontage compliance. Also noted are home purchases, class news, and a local drive on violators.
Bed fore residents share holiday visits with relatives Mrs Dorothy Perkins and Lyndon Perkins in Hartford Street while Paul Bangs visits Vineyard Haven to see his parents. The Bedford Grange opens its 1950 season January 9 with Mrs Leila M Blake as master.
The Study Group of the Church of Clyist held a monthly gathering at 36 Great Road hosted by Mrs. William H. Arnold with assistance from Mrs. R. Robert Riessle. A social hour followed with refreshments. The next meeting is scheduled for January 11 at Mrs. Edward Freeman’s home on O’d Billerica Road.
Mr and Mrs Dwight M Allen 20 Hartford Street announce the birth of a daughter on December 11 at Symnes Arlington Hospital. Mr and Mrs Maynard H Joy 216 Great Road have returned from a visit to the home of their son and family in Roslyn Heights NY. Mr and Mrs Wentworth Hart of Hartford had their son and family as guests including James Hart of Stratford Conn. Francis McMahan of Hancock Street appeared on a Boston television hookup with his trio, Allan Ward of Lexington formerly Bedford, on guitar. Mr and Mrs James Caldwell and son Jack of Northampton returned home after visiting Mrs Caldwell’s mother and brother Mrs A Emer Blake and Blake Caldwell of 57 South Road.
Two medical students scaled the Westminster Tower after evading guards. They hoisted a police helmet to the top, a prank linked to a student tradition. An anonymous caller to the Evening Standard, signing as Bill, described the ascent and warned the stunt would be noticed.
A 10 year old Brooklyn boy writes to the United Nations offering his German shepherd Butchie to the security council to restore harmony. Miss Helen Gordon forwards the letter to Trygve Lie’s office and the secretary general’s assistant replies welcoming but notes bringing the dog isn’t appropriate. The piece notes the U N receives thousands of letters monthly in many languages and from varied senders offering aid or requests.
Frank Grandstaff, a life term inmate from Tennessee, received a six day furlough to attend Big Spring's centennial celebration where his cantata The Big Spring was performed. The crowd filled the municipal auditorium with about 2000 in attendance as Grandstaff, who wrote the cantata in prison, spoke of happiness in the town.
Mr and Mrs William Rowse and family head to Florida for the winter. Basketball games resume with boys January 9 and girls January 11. Mrs John L Jewett of 43 Great Road reports her grandson Charles Jewett Jr has joined the U S Air Force and is stationed in Texas.
The Union Trust Co of Springfield launches an umbrella loan program after a bank employee read a periodical’s line about rain catching patrons downtown. The idea aims to help customers prepare for sudden showers by lending umbrellas.
Miss Kate Warren is home from Framingham Union Hospital after a tonsillectomy. She will be out with her young friends soon. Ronnie McDonald seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur W McDonald of Maynard road has been a patient at Deaconess Hospital Boston recently. He is home and recovering nicely from a sight operation.
Columbus city traffic judge Fred L. Donnally was ticketed by police and fined $3 for parking in a parkway. The incident shows the judge facing the same rules as the public he presides over.
Rail operations in Britain have deployed chemical spraying trains on tank cars to clear vegetation along over 1000 miles of England tracks. The program targets encroaching growth to maintain safe and clear rights of way.
June Batakis daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Batakis of South Road recently celebrated her 11th birthday with a party for young friends. Games and refreshments followed. Attendees included Billy Brooks Charles Race Jr Joey Rogers Jeanne Brooks Bobby Raffeo and John Eaton of Lowell. Mrs John L Jewett of 43 Great Road hosted United Workers at the Church of Christ meeting with an account of her Texas trip.
A Columbus inquiry found a four year old girl’s mattress stuffed with milk bottle caps chewing gum wrappers nuts bolts matchsticks nails and cigarette packages. The manufacturer told Governor Herbert that the mattress was made by disgruntled employees at fault.
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