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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1955
Page
4
Public notice from the Marlboro Enterprise Press Inc. detailing publication belongs to a second class matter filing on August 25 1908. It lists Thursday issues and subscription rates with five cent single copies and two dollar annual rate, plus agency addresses in Boston and New York.
A proposed bill addresses jaywalking penalties with a one dollar fine after multiple offenses and requires local election approval for implementation. The measure allows each community to decide whether to impose penalties and notes broader geopolitical context and public sentiment in the era.
Excerpts discuss whether coexistence is possible between conflicting forces and the role of everyday citizens in world peace. The writers compare biblical questions on unity, distrust of elite power, and view America as a vast machine-age nation shaping its historic heritage.
On orders from regimental HQ 182d Infantry announces official changes in the Second Battalion effective January 1 Lt Col Edgar R Kay becomes battalion commander replacing Col Bernard C McMullen of Mattapan Major Norman L Scherer of West Concord moves from S 3 Plans & Training to battalion executive officer Capt Robert E Anderson of Concord will take duties as S 3 Pfc John Manchuso of Walden Street promoted to corporal gunner in 81mm mortar platoon Rehard A Gou cher of Red Acre Road Stow enlists January 13 assigned to mortar platoon He is son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Gou cher Patriots Day ball planned for April 19 with orchestra to be determined.
Massachusetts AAA officials report a 47 percent rise in licensed radar sets since April 1954, totaling 834 devices across 47 states plus DC Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Most licenses go to police for enforcement while highway departments run traffic studies.
Sudbury resident Rebecca Fairbank participated in a Cambridge concert at Sanders Theatre with the MIT Choral Society and Zimbler Sinfonietta under Klaus Liepmann. They performed the Straus Mass and Mozart Requiem joined by Nancy Trickey, noted Sudbury soloist. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harvey Fairbank Mrs John Bartlett and Miss Joan Fairbank.
Concord calendar lists Holy Name supper at Our Lady Help church 6 30 p m and State Armory drill at 8 p m on Thursday. Friday through Sunday include Scouts meetings, Guild and club gatherings, selectmen and lodge sessions, choir rehearsal and rotary luncheon with various venues and times across town.
A roundup of entertainment news and careers with mentions of Barbara Stanwyck The Violent Men and other stars. It notes Barbara Stanwyck in CinemaScope and the CBS radio Make Up Your Mind program with guests like Ginger Rogers Jane Wyman and Mickey Spillane. Betty Grable in Three for the Show is highlighted.
About 150 members attended the Acton P T A meeting in the new school cafeteria. President William R. Owen presided. Guest speaker Mrs. James J. Garrahan of Waltham spoke for the Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers on P T A s Responsibility to the Community. Norman McIntosh outlined the high school building committee report and Dana Hinckley discussed Blanchard Memorial Auditorium. A Silent Food Sale was announced. refreshments were provided by third grade mothers. The next meeting on February 7 will feature Prof John Whiting of Harvard on Child Development.
Angelo Monachino grows apples prunes apricots and a wide vegetable list in a backyard near Buffalo's business district. He picked about 15 bushels from seven peach trees, but says nightly intrusions by monkeys over the fence are his only complaint.
Basic meat loaf recipe to cure budget jitters with inexpensive ingredients. Includes ground beef onion tomato salt pepper pork or bacon and bran flakes, baked in a leaf pan for about an hour. Optional peas added midmix. Makes 8 to 12 servings.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports the September slaughter of 117 Vinton County Ohio sheep tied to scrapie, removing the last known source in the nation. Quarantine and eradication measures show progress though officials caution no claim of total eradication.
Researchers at Armour Research Foundation Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago sponsor a salt additive cuprous iodide to replace potassium iodide for goiter prevention in farm animals. Initial tests on white rats and other lab animals span about a year and a half in a trace elements nutrition study.
The average American worker loses seven and a half work days annually due to illness and related factors. This pattern reflects broader issues of health access, job stress, and workplace support affecting productivity across industries.
The text notes a heated dispute over whether Congress will approve all treaty agreements or resist tariff busting. Rep Reed of New York led the fight to curb reciprocal trade treaty abuse as lawmakers weigh the proper balance of executive and legislative authority.
Concord Chief Robert E. Kelley of the police department will be guest speaker at the Senior High Fellowship of the Trinity Congregational Church on Sunday January 23 at 7 30 p m. Wayne Smith will lead worship. Kelley will share amusing police anecdotes and discuss youth problems with officers. A feature will be a question period addressing intriguing issues.
Leo Daigle a Concord officer resigns to return to work at Mi Motors Walden street a former head. Pa Daigle formerly of and now resides in Act Erist Andersen wells Plymouth and DeSoto returned home Sunday delivering a new car Petersberg Florida Her Chevrolet home. Cub Pack 33 West met last evening at Wheeler School.
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