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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
7
Fragmented report references a fire at a rear barn and a delivery event involving LaFrance equipment. Mentions ORD chief, England exhib, and Sparks haust with uncertain timing around September. No clear names, dates, or locations extracted.
Past noble grand eight of Winona Rebekah Lodge attended a cookout at Mrs. James French home in Groton Connecticut last weekend Local Hawthorne Chapter O E S Concord joined the meeting and reception for Mrs Maxwell E M Lawrence of Concord new deputy grand matron Saturday night at Masonica Temple Mrs Earl Spinney of West Acton is the new worthy advisor Vernon Smith 304 Central Street West Acton his son Ronald and Charles French of West Concord enjoyed a recent fishing trip to Maine.
Sudbury police report an 11 year old boy sustained a deep head wound after falling from a broken raft at Pine Lakes. a rescuer took him to a doctor and then hospital for checks. Other items include a missing rose bushes theft at a cemetery, plywood theft from a Sudbury contractor, a town hit by a drunken driving claim, and a missing youth located safe. Police urge supervision at beaches and no target shooting outside approved ranges.
Des Moines clock shop owner George T. Hogg collects cases from old watches and fashions them into fish lures. He uses these lures as spinners on his line. Live to the Red Cross.
The June 20 final session at Trinitarian Church covered vocational training and sheltered workshops led by Mrs. Helen L. Bacon of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. She described parental roles and community absorption of trained individuals into suitable work with activities from arts and crafts to farm labor.
Concord-Crisp green curly Iceberg lettuce is a good buy for summer salads. Miss Marion DeRoche notes lettuce is budget friendly most of the year and full of uses beyond salads. Bob Spence expects plenty of quality lettuce in coming weeks as locally grown crops peak.
Norman B. Grant Jr. a 24 year old Groton youth and son of the Lawrence Academy coach escaped injury when his Volkswager sports car overturned on Bedford road Saturday evening. He was tossed from the car but unhurt and continued on his way. Special officer Samuel Peresi and Selectman Alonzo B Reed investigated the scene near Green Cemetery. Coal production noted in 1953 at 30,500,000 tons.
John T. Griffin of Sudbury receives the Massachusetts Wing Air Force Association 1956 award at the Sherry Biltmore Hotel banquet. Griffin, president of East Coast Aviation Corp., was an early aviation pioneer and former airmail and airline pilot who helped pioneer trans oceanic and Arctic flight.
Lincoln Massachusetts announces the engagement of Joan Marean Haley to Charles Barter Comstock U S Air Force son of Mr and Mrs Daniel Frost Comstock of Concord Road Lincoln The bride to be is widow of Dr Edward C Haley and studied at Shady Hill School Lesley College and Massachusetts Memorial Hospital School of Nursing The couple’s background includes her 1949 50 debut and his attendance at Formen School Litchfield Connecticut and Plattsburg College
Evangelical Free Church opens July vacation Bible school with classes from 6 30 to 8 30 pm through July 20 at White Pond. Concord Red Cross and recreation commission offer a six week swim program starting July 9 at White Pond. Edward R Childs Jr of Concord served as usher at the Lovejoy Childs wedding in Dover NH. he is the bride’s brother. Edward Leo McKenna Jr born to Mr and Mrs Edward L McKenna of 7 Laurel Street, their fifth child and third son.
In 1870 there were 105 Catholic and 587 Protestant churches, reflecting a substantial Protestant majority. The data highlights the distribution of church establishments and regional religious landscape during that period.
Registration opened for nine week summer day camps in Weston and Dover run by the South Middlesex Association for Retarded Children. Each camp enrolls 25 children with activities, rest periods, and provided milk snacks. Transportation is arranged by car pools or taxi and bus service. Weston camp at 193 Boston Post Road is directed by Donald G. Jones with sister Margaret assisting. Dover camp sits on Charles River School grounds with Mrs James H. Collins in charge and Mary Jeanne assisting. Concord Recreation joins with a playground group at Alcott School supervised by Mrs Robert E. Kelley and Karen Diskin.
Local Board No. 114 schedules induction for July 24 with nine youths listed for service. Names include Egidio J. Chase of South Lincoln, Herbert D. Place of Cochituate, Hubert L. Zumwalst of Concord, and others from Concord and surrounding towns.
The U.S. Civil Service Commission announces substitute clerk and city carrier exams for West Concord Post Office with pay of 1.82 dollars per hour for substitutes. Applications go to the Regional Director in Boston and will be accepted until further notice. Early applications urged. The rest of the text notes political results and a U S Savings Bonds promotion.
Carlisle residents share milestones including Fred E. Robbins celebrating 39th with wife at Rye Beach New Hampshire. The O ttersons welcome a daughter Debra Jeanne at Lowell General Hospital and the Ottersons’ grandparents are named. Community reports include church activities and a Grange mystery ride planned for July 11.
In Miles City Montana the Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual wild horse auction attracting buyers. The event showcases prize stock and supports local commerce during the sale season.
William O. Gledhill Jr. of Allen Avenue Sudbury was elected Assistant Secretary by the board of the Second Bank State Street Trust Company in Boston. A Sudbury High School 1945 graduate, he attended Suffolk University and served in the U S Navy. He joined the bank in 1949 and moves from Corporate Trust Transfer to his new role.
Despite delays and losses in vegetable plantings, native vegetables are making a surprising comeback. Roadside stands offer a complete line of produce with more varieties as the season grows. Fresh harvests at the farm outperform other distribution, with refrigerated rooms and closer grower consumer contact driving growth.
The United States Lawn Tennis Association notes the original hour glass shaped court ten feet narrower at the net than at either end. The present standard singles court measures 73 feet by 27 feet, established in 1877 and unchanged since.
Middlesex County dairymen heard Ralph Donaldson of the University of Massachusetts emphasize plenty of high quality feed for dairy cattle at a twilight meeting at Pilot Grace Farm in Stow. Leon Wetherbee and Francis Mentzer Jr. outlined conservation program use and farm sanitation as key practices.
Middlesex County Extension Service announces home demonstration agent Mrs. Veenendaal will attend Cornell University summer school from July 2 to July 20 as part of the Extension Service professional improvement program. She has served three years with Middlesex County and led Home Economics teaching programs. Courses include Foods and Nutrition Clothing Home Management Family Life and Home Furnishings. While there she will study Working with Extension Groups and Extension Visual Aids.
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