Extension News of the Week in Middlesex County flower show
Middlesex County Flower Growers hear about heat saving and light reflection devices. Experts from University of Massachusetts and local fuel firms speak at a Bear Hill Country Club event after a tour of A. C. Farr greenhouse. 4-H leaders to be recognized in 1959 with club register and 10 year pins. Potatoes highlighted as a nutritious winter staple with storage and selection tips.
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J. T. Brown &Concord
Middlesex County Extension Service
Middlesex County
A. C. Farr
North Street
Stoneham
Bear Hill Country Club
Farr
Country Club
Curtis Johnson
University of Massachusetts, Am
Hich
Advisory Council
John Sanders
Westford
1960 Acton High School Class Supports Firemen Gala
Acton-Committee plans the third annual scholarship ball for Acton Fremen with Acton-Boxborough Regional High School students serving refreshments and checking at the Feb 20 gala in Blanchard Auditorium. Bob Adams and his orchestra will play and bolster contests for the high school. The orchestra’s renowned musicians include world fair performers. The grand march is to be featured.
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Acton
Acton Fremen
Acton-Boxboro
Blanchard Auditorium
Bob Adams
Potatoes Crisp Up When Soaked Before Frying
French fried potatoes become crisper if they stand in cold water for about half an hour before frying. The method helps remove surface starch and firms the interior for a better fry.
Beacons Millings Man Praises Rhode Island Turkeys
Concord-Glenn Seavey of Beacon Milling Company urged Rhode Island turkey growers to stay optimistic at a Minuteman Turkey Association meeting. He noted eastern producers face fierce western competition but argued local turkeys offer a better product that western farms cannot match. freezing is used to ship westernly.
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Concord
Glenn Seavey
Beacon Milling Company
Minuteman Turkey Association
Seavey
Beacon
Rhode Island
Turkey
Bloodmobile Visit and Aero Club Sno Ball Planned
The Red Cross bloodmobile unit will visit the Acton Plant of the Dewey and Almy Chemical Co this Friday afternoon for employees and their immediate families. The Aero Club will host its annual Sno Ball at Marlboro Country Club Saturday evening with a roast beef dinner followed by dancing and social activities.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Acton
Dewey & Army Chemical’ Co
The
Aero Club
Dewey & Almy Chemical Co
Marlboro Country Club
Debate on America's Foreign Policy at First Parish
Tonight at 8 at First Parish Unitarian Church auditorium a panel discusses Is America's Foreign Policy Leading to Peace. In Bedford a public library open house Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. showcases the new children's room named for William Stearns Memorial Library, built in 1951.
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First Parish Unitarian Church
America
Bedford Free Public Library
William | Tbert
Center Woman's Club Luncheon Event Planned
The Center Woman's Club announces a luncheon titled "Luncheon is Served" to be held Wednesday afternoon January 28 at 10 p.m. at the clubhouse. Mrs. Frank Weatherby chairs and reservations are due by January 23. A food sale directed by Mrs. A A Morrisette will occur with special prizes. Assisting include several listed members.
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Acton
Center Woman’s Club
Frank Weatherby
A. A. Morrisette
Robert Burneys
Paul Kaufman
Edward Mann
Luca: .Gardner
William Stanle
Airman Everett J. Janse Assigned to Whiting Field
Everett J. Janse an Airman apprentice in the USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Janse of Concord, Massachusetts, serves at Whiting Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Milton Florida. Whiting Field trains student naval aviators and teaches instrument and tactics flying.
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Florida Air Base
Milton
Fla
Fhhtnc
Everett J. Janse
USN
E. J. Janse
Peter Spring Road
Concordis
Whiting Field
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Naval Air Basic Training Command
Bedford Woman Arraigned in Fatal Concord Collision
Lena M Agrillo 27 of 52 Great Road Bedford was arraigned in Concord District Court on two complaints after the death of Lincoln man Wayne Palioca Jan 13. She faces manslaughter and driving to endanger charges. plea not guilty. case continued to Jan 26. bail set at 1300. The fatality occurred in a three car crash. Palioca head of a Lexington firm, from Marlboro. his wife Ethel survived.
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Concord
Lena M. Agrillo
Great Road
Bedford
Concord District Court
Lincoln
Atty
Francis Juggins
Pierre A. Northrup
Wayne Palioca
Ethel
Palioca
Lexington
Marlboro
Workshop for Page School Arithmetic Teachers
A workshop was held at Page School for all elementary teachers of arithmetic. Dr Gai Cos grove, professor of education at Boston Teachers College, spoke, presented by Miss Margaret Shea of Boxborough, supervisor of elementary education for the Massachusetts Department of Education.
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Page School
Gai. Cosgrove
Boston Teachers College
Margaret Shea
Boxborough
Massachusetts Department of Education
Regional U S Committee to Hold Sessions
Bolton Nashoba Regional School Committee, with members from Bolton Stow and Lancaster, voted to present new methods for financing capital costs in the regional school. They will hold special meetings and not seek a town meeting vote to allow full discussion. Simeon Domas of the State School Building Assistance Commission may preside. No date set. Bolton Lancaster defeated four year high school plan. Stow approved.
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Bolton
Nashoba
Stow
Lancaster
Simeon Domas
State
Hudson
Clinter
Notes of Interest At Concord High
Concord State drama festival seeks enrollments for a student production promising entertainment and education. Plans progress with details to be shared. WBZ TV airs Sign-On Seminar on modern novels weekdays at 6 PM for 15 minutes. French Club invites classes to join a program including a trip to Athens for French meeting. About 40 new students arrive from the Air Base this month, boosting enrollment.
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Concord
Concord High
Wbz-Tv
Channel 4
Boston
Frehich
Athol
Re Organizing Following Death In Westford Town Board
The Board of Selectmen reorganized after the death of Chairman Roy V Cann. Alonzo B Reed of Westford Street, a former chairman, was elected. Reed and Merrill C Hobart will lead until the February 24 town election. Hobart remains secretary and civil defense director and will act as police chief as did Cann. Reed also chairs the Board of Health.
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Carlisley
Board of Selectmen
Roy V. Cann
Alonzo, B. Reed
Westford Street
Merrill C. Hobart
New Town
Hobart
Selectman Cann
Reed
Bedford Auxiliary to Host Meeting at Legion Home
Delegates from all Middlesex County auxiliary units will attend the county council monthly meeting at the new legion home on Saturday January 24. Special guests include Ipswich chaplain Wanda Williams district director Ruth Holt Commander Louis Totino Bedford unit president Catherine Cloutier Bedford Commander Maurice Healy and Lexington’s Irene Webb. President Joseph Milinazo will conduct the business meeting.
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Bedford
Middlesex County Auxiliary
County Council
New Legion Home
Wanda Williams
Ipswich
Ruth Holt
Louis Totino
Catherine Cloutier
Maurice Healy
Irene Webb
Lexington
Joseph Milinazo
Amaranth Meeting in Concord Reports Attendance
Acton Nashoba Valley Court of Amaranths held a monthly meeting Friday at the Masonic Temple Concord. Local members attended. Past noble grands of Winona Rebekah Lodge plan a meeting next week.
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Nashoba Valley Court of Amaranths
Masonic Temple
Concord
Winona Rebekah Lodge
Concord Plans Science Fair March At Liong Club
Concord’s science fair will be held in March organized by Liong Club with prizes from fifty to ten dollars. Top three winners will qualify for the state fair and plans include discussions with science and math teachers.
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Concord
Liong Club
Bedford M Is Betrot Nancy Joan Hoffman to Norman Wellington
Miss Nancy Joan Hoffman of Edg Park New York towed by Christopher Columbus School Bronx engaged to Norman Wellington son of Harold Wellington of Essex County. Mutual insurance by Metropolitan in New York and Jack Whitewell Co Lexington. A June wedding planned.
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Biedford
Liam Hoffman
Edg Park
N. Y
Nancy
Joan
Norman Wellington
Harold I. Wellington
Toad
Miss Hoffman
Bronx
Metropolitansurance Co
New York
Wellington
Essex
Hathorne
Jack Whitewell Co
Lexington
Neighborhood delivery service expands in Hardwick Vermont
UPI reports 2,629 residents in Hardwick Vermont with A B Warren aged 73 credited for the 2,497 babies born since 1927. The note highlights local delivery service and demographic details of the town.
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Hardwick
UPI
A.B. Warren
Heart Town
Jet Planes Use Fuel Faster Than Conventional Aircraft
Jet planes consume fuel at a higher rate than conventional powered aircraft, indicating greater efficiency challenges and cost considerations for sustained flight operations.
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Barbara West
H. S
Winifred H.hatch
Watertown
Marguerite Dalton
Old Bedford Road
Simeone’s
Cambridge
Dalton
John Hancock Hall
General Electric
Maynard Edison Shop
U. S
Conford High
Corner
Main and
Commonwealth Avenue West
Maynard
New Village
Florida
Act
Mrs. Ranghild M. Nelson
Nason St
Twinoaks
Frank W. Ledger
Frank Ledger
Road
E’, Stow
United States Coast Guard
Custom House
Coast Guard
Cape May
New Jersey
Mr. Ledger
Hudson High School
Legion
Coungrappa
Tufts -Uni
Boston College
Colle
Bedford M
Neighborhood Deliv Service
Massachusetts
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