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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
17
Practical guidance shows how to park in various ways with signaling, spacing, and curb alignment. Step by step rules cover angle and parallel parking, backing out, and reentering traffic, emphasizing careful observation and deliberate steering to avoid collisions.
Concord plans to stage the comedy Time out for Ginger next month in the newly improved auditorium. Principal cast includes Joyce Smethurst Paul LaCombe Jean Himelhoch and Joyce Nylen. Rehearsals are strong and improved lighting and stage effects are expected to make it a first rate production.
Mr and Mrs Patrick L Carr of Jamaica Plain announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Carr to John Bruckmann of Lincoln son of Dr and Mrs Joseph Bruckmann formerly of Strasbourg France Patricia is a Trinity College Washington graduate now studying at the University of Toronto Bruckmann a Harvard University alumnus is pursuing medical studies
Acton High School reports the first two senior acceptances for 1955 56. Nancy Caouette will attend Chandler School for Women in the executive secretarial program. William Irwin will study electronics engineering at Lowell Institute of Technology.
Bates College Outing Club announces its annual winter carnival to be held February 2 3 and 4 with the theme Fire and Ice. Co chairman Eleanor Peck daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Peck Great Road Stow leads skating games relay and hockey events.
A report notes that milk contributes about 45 percent of an average person’s daily protein requirement. It discusses milk’s role alongside other foods in meeting nutrition goals.
Mrs Seward W Grey announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Mary Elizabeth Gray RN to Edward Francis Arcieri son of Mr and Mrs Loreto Arcieri. Miss Gray a Framingham Union Hospital School of Nursing graduate and Operating Room staff member. Arcieri a Maynard High School and Boston University alumnus employed at the Framingham General Motors Plant. A spring wedding is planned.
Doctors note TB patients often withdraw to cope with illness. Psychological disorder accompanies physical illness and varies with personality. Treatment must balance medical needs with individual emotional responses and family impact.
Amherst reports New England's second largest Winter Carnival Feb 9 12 at the University of Massachusetts set on a 700 acre snow toned campus. more than 26 snow sculptures by students feature skiing skating fashion show hayride and jazz concert. The Snow Queen will be crowned at the Winter Carnival Ball and reign over the four day weekend.
The Concord Emblem Club met at Elks Hall with Mrs. Mary Venti presiding. Plans were made for a card party at Elks Hall on Monday January 23 at 8 oclock, open to the public with small admission and prizes.
This piece suggests simple DIY album options using cardboard wood leather or acetate for covers and art paper or ready-made leaves for pages. It covers layout ideas enlargements and cut pictures for shapes and panoramic effects plus colored art corners and travel mementos to include in vacation albums.
The 108th Boston Poultry Exhibition at Mechanics Hall runs four days ending January 21. More than 5000 feathered specimens from rare ornamental fowl to common backyard hens compete for trophies with sheep and rabbit shows. Special tanks and a dedicated aviary will display waterfowl and birds like ducks peacocks and pheasants. Entries arrive from millionaire farmers large producers small flocks and 4-H youths.
Concord Charles Yeremian director of music at Concord High School directs the rehearsals for Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore to be staged in April. Seniors must submit Massachusetts Maritime Academy questions by January 31 as service requirements loom.
Estimated annual crop loss from the wheat stem sawfly reaches 8 million bushels across North Dakota and Montana, highlighting major agricultural impact and potential pest control needs.
Concord launches a ticket selling contest for the CHS annual play Time Out for Ginger. Prizes reward salesmen at 100 75 50 25 or 10 tickets. Many students are participating and the enlarged auditorium should seat all purchasers.
At West Acton Baptist Church the minister Ronald H Noble preached Our Relation ship with Our Parents. First Acton voter registration session set for South Acton Schoolhouse January 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. J Alton Dingee of South Acton drawn for jury duty at East Cambridge February 6. A large delegation of high school rooters accompanied local players to Fort Devens for the all star basketball game. Rev Eric W Grimshaw of Acton Center Congregational Church preached Personal Purity Sunday morning.
Carlisle Grange held a Pyst Masters Night for Grangers at Dunstable attended by local members. The Carlisle Grange was invited to Hudson Lounge meeting. March of Dimes continues under Mark Brooks Stearns street as chair. He promotes the annual mothers merch for January 29. A correction notes Mrs. Robert F. Needham of Conway as the new Sunday school director at First Religious Society, not Mr. Needham.
A short advisory notes it is unfair to delay others by a cold engine and recommends letting the car warm up before joining traffic.
American Legion officials urged a priority push in the 84th Congress for government protection of aged veterans in economic distress. They called for higher monthly allowances based on need, higher income limits, and automatic qualification at age 65 if within limits, with a special committee to aid the National Legislative Committee in Washington.
Lincoln Post No. 84 outlines a rebuild near the railroad station in South Lincoln and a concurrent membership drive. Joseph Campobasso is the present commander. Lincoln selectmen and Town Clerk William H. Davis map the annual town meeting in March. Richard B. Rice Jr. starred in All My Sons at Alumni Auditorium and is a freshman business student. he is the son of Richard B. Rice and Mrs. Rice of Lincoln. Victor A. Lutnicki, William M. Rand, and Sumner Smith join the selectmen’s liaison committee with Hanscom Air Force Base officials.
Hank Kearney, blinded in World War II, tests Air Force bearings in a soundproof room at Mallory Air Force Depot. He uses a small dental lathe, judging bearings by noise: a low, uniform hum means good. a loud ping or vibration means rejection.
Boston Mass motor vehicle licenses will expire on the operator s date of birth after July 1, 1957. The new law was adopted to make it easier for motorists to remember when to renew their licenses.
Local voters face last chance before annual town meeting day on February 7 at the House. A Middlesex Service outreach invites women to participate in recreation and meat collection displays at the gallery. January 27 marks a public library display closing. Max G. Fultz notes activity near Concord. January 25 sees a council meeting at Hall with plans for a parish event and church observances.
Acton Lions Club did not hold a Tuesday meeting. Members voted to hold the second meeting of the month at the zone meeting in the Veteran's Building Concord on Tuesday January 24. A board meeting at Leo E White's Liberty Tree House was held last Thursday with President Richard A Gallant presiding.
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Lucien J Milot of Pepperell formerly of West Concord. Lucie Warie Milot will wed Dr Andrew V Biscelona of Fitchburg. Milot graduate of Concord High School Brockton Business College employed at Nashua insurance firm. Biscelona a Leominster High School and Pennsylvania State College of Optometry graduate with training in New York City.
The Nashoba alley Court at Amaranths holds its monthly meeting at 8 o'clock in the Town Hall. Mrs Vita Knights, royal matron, will preside and the program will be announced.
Robert Fillon credited as inventor of steamboat technology and builder of two or three small warships, one named Nautilus, in a historical note detailing early naval engineering achievements.
A Utah governor J Bracken Lee criticizes income tax as a creation of a large federal government. An eastern letter writer claims to have sent correspondence to Gov. Bracken Lee regarding the issue.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Army eral section 009 file drawers and 55 filing items. The unreadable text suggests misfiled or scattered records amid molehills of paper. No person or organization clearly identified beyond generic Army references.
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