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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
17
Partial text from a newspaper item mentions a road at 10 percent ice conditions and a time 10 to network activity. No clear event or entities identified beyond vague location and measurement.
Fragments describe a Vel Bi No 2 record with stray terms febert aries and unclear interts. No clear events, names, dates, or locations are readable to form a complete news item.
Edward Rowe Snow presents a collection of sea tales and investigations into myths and treasure along the Atlantic coast. The author cites accounts like James Bartley’s whale swallowing in 1891 and discusses nautical legends, treasure hunts, and curiosities to entertain readers during sleepless nights or quiet hours in bed.
Wednesday evening the officers of Potomac Grange No. 1 were installed as the first Grange in the country. Caroline Bowker Cronan was to assist in the installation. Caroline lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Howard Emmons, who had been in Washington on a brief trip, returned with him.
Sudbury Frederic A Demott has been appointed to list voters. The appointed team will survey residents over 20 years old and report progress. A note references United States Savings Funds.
The completed outdoor fireplace for the Girl Scouts of Sudbury hosted an afternoon cookout for the Intermediate Girl Scouts. Leaders present included Mrs. Ernest Osgood and Mrs. John C. Hall, with Mr. Walker and guest Mrs. G. H. Walker Sr. from Medford visiting Peakham Road resident Mr. Walker.
Sudbury residents learn of the engagement of Miss Margaret Louise Hicks daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wesley Hicks Newton Lower Falls to Howard Dean Melrose. Miss Hicks is the niece of Mrs Irving A Priest and studied at Chandler School in Boston. Dean is a Northeastern graduate and currently with William Filene Company after service. No wedding plans yet.
Sudbury records an eight and a half pound girl born December 29 to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Clarke of Horsepond road. This their second child and first daughter, named Pamela Nancy.
Mrs. William H. Peck and daughter Heidi Peck attended a sub freshmen tea at Mt Holyoke College Club in Boston meeting the director of admissions. Police investigated a Friday evening car accident on Great Road Route 117 near John Peck Farm. Fred Coe, uninjured but with a damaged car, left the scene after overturning with four cement posts down. Hans A Erikson and his daughter Arlene Erikson returned from a two week visit in Hollywood Florida. Erikson is a senior at Howard Seminary and resumed studies after the winter break.
A new efficient device called the Soil Surgeon enters the market. Used with a plowed field, it combines a double disc, spiked toothed harrow and rake to produce finer smoother seedbeds in half the usual time. It firms soil by leveling, sealing moisture, and eliminates dormant weed seeds.
The soil surgeon, designed for use in a plowed field, combines double disc, pick-teeth barrow and float action to slash, pulverize and smooth soil in one pass. Two heavy steel pans with bolted double-edged knives create 1 inch strips, finishing across furrows for quicker germination and improved yields.
On Guam's naval farms American sailors teach native workers modern agriculture. Produce feeds naval personnel and aids native rehabilitation. The photo shows an American seaman guiding pigs to feed.
Proper carburetor adjustment reduces fuel burn in farm tractors. A slightly out of adjustment carburetor wastes about a helit gallon per hour under load, totaling around 29 extra gallons annually. Correct adjustment could save about 10 percent of total fuel used.
In Malden Massachusetts Mrs Sarah Arey who would soon celebrate her 100th birthday welcomed her granddaughter for the first time in years marking a rare family reunion amid community attention.
Don Hawes and Herb Bates report a deer leapt from roadside brush and hit their car on route 202 near Amherst. A game warden helped recover the deer, and the state would cover the repairs. Hawes remembers the incident with shaking knees and a fond regard for the venison.
The Finance Committee will hold hearings during the annual town meeting cycle. The first hearing is Thursday evening January 18 at 7 30 in Town Hall with topics including charities soldiers benefits conservations highways recreations parks and bond interest. All interested residents are urged to attend.
Members discussed the year’s program and voted to donate seeds to England. Hostess Mrs Carlyle G Burland and assistants Mrs Albert M Beckwith Mrs Roland Cutler and Miss Edith N Buckingham led the meeting. Guests Mrs John Colby and Mrs Roland Hodder attended.
Miss Louise Gunaris sold stamps through the mail despite a seal aid incident at Concord Emerson hospital. The total value reported was over $31. The item notes an unusual sale linked to the hospital and person involved.
New York researchers and dental schools report an amended dentifrice formula reducing tooth decay to about 20 percent when used two or three times daily after meals. The formula reportedly shields teeth for several hours and could offer partial prevention of dental caries for many Americans in the future.
Sree Thockmorival Kauber Burton, a gibbon named J. P. K. Burton, believed to be the only APE First Class in navy records, was AWOL and deemed not dependable by the Navy. The Coast Guard at Ta am pulen has given him another chance and may retain his old rank. The animal was once a mascot picked up by naval transport fliers in Rangoon and returned to the Philippines.
Officers say a 50 year old woman operated a youth crime school to train young men in robbery and used young women to lure students. Mrs Florence Moomaw faces armed robbery and related charges while three students were charged with robbery or attempted robbery.
In St. Joseph Missouri Mrs Dorothy Round found a fire at four in the morning and rescued Frances Gabbert. She called the fire department and a sleepy dispatcher told her to handle it herself. Firemen say they had no prior knowledge of the incident and suspect a prank caller.
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