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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
7
The Concord Board of Selectmen will hold a hearing Monday July 21 at 7 o clock to act on the application of the Concord Oil Company to store 10 000 additional gallons of gasoline in one underground tank.
The company announces additional Zasolene storage at its premises in Mon wreet id Corcord near Wunpike. Permin Pete.son confirms the expansion and related investment.
The Concord firemen will hold their next drill Tuesday evening July 15 at 7 o'clock. The Central Station drill is planned for Thursday evening July 17 at 7 o'clock.
In Chicago a public demonstration using electrocardiographs fluorocardiographs and a microphone over a heart sounded to reveal inner heart motions. The Chicago Heart Association showcased new equipment as part of a drive to raise 100000 for rheumatic fever hypertension and cardiovascular disease research. Doctors explained the devices provide a continuous record aiding interpretation of heart activity.
Washington reports a soils expert warned at House hearings that DDT appears in meat milk and butter of cows fed crops dusted with the insecticide. Dr P N Annand chief of the entomology bureau said DDT poisons soil and pests may rise due to killed parasites and noted significant accumulations in animals fed dirty forage. He stressed meat fat and especially butterfat contain residue, and the Agriculture Department does not advise using DDT on forage for milk cows due to this hazard.
Medal of Honor recipient Christos N. Karaberis, 33, unemployed since his 1945 Army discharge, has taken a job as a bus driver in Albany after a Schenectady newspaper ad reached Mayor Erastus Corning. Karaberis was seriously wounded in Italy and earned the Medal for clearing five enemy gun positions, killing eight, and taking 22 prisoners.
In Dundee Scotland Minister John Strachey said there is real hope Britain could end bread rationing if the world wheat harvests improve. He warned there is some prospect that world food prices would not fall and noted plans for nine ounce daily bread for adults with adjustments for children and workers.
Mr and Mrs John Acelis announce the birth of their daughter Katrin Page at Emerson Hospital Concord. Maternal and paternal grandparents named, including Mr and Mrs Edward Harlow and Mr and Mrs John Achelis of New York. Another birth noted for Arthur M Gilpatrick family with mother Patricia Gower.
St Casimir's Holy Name exploded in the Paul Revere League opener beating Sudbury 28 runs to 3. George Luker led a 17 hit attack with a perfect day and multiple extra base hits while Sudbury pitchers Lehto Gudzinowicz and Watts struggled as the Saints cashed in early and pulled away.
Henry Thompson shot 69 to lead the tuneup rounds for the Stera Amateur at Commonwealth Country Club Newton. The result made him one of the favorites in the trials.
Sleepy Hollow and Herronville share the top spot after a scoreless first half in the Concord Twilight League. Both clubs own seven wins and three losses and playoff certainty remains unsettled as the second half begins. The coming schedule lists Herronville vs Sleepy Hollow Friday and Depot hosting others during the week. Standings show Sleepy Hollow 7-3, Herronville 7-3, East Quarter 4-4, Depot 2-4, Hubbardville 1-2.
In Concord the Mo hawks led the first half before a St Bernard’s late push narrowed the gap. Maynard’s fourth afternoon timing marked a key moment as the town celebrated with a lingering season highlight.
A 13 year old Ashland youth is in custody in Middlesex County awaiting a July 15 hearing for an alleged crime against Mrs Dorothy Wenson. District Attorney Anthony DiCicco said the case requires thorough protection of the defendant amid investigation and confinement at East Cambridge jail pending further talks.
The Warren Wheel er Wetherbee Post 272 American Legion Stow plans a work night next Monday evening weather permitting. Legion members should meet at the Stow Memorial athletic field to load stones off the field and ready the new field for sports. If rain, the work night will be moved to Tuesday evening.
Stow George I. Smith of Harvard road is an e patient at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was taken last Thursday. Donald S. Maciver H.A.1-c, stationed at Norfolk VA, was home over the weekend. Sunday guests included Mrs. Dorothy Hanson of Center Place with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parker and Bobby Parker and Mr. and Mrs. John Husband of Jamaica Plain. Miss Kay Husband visits Lois Hanson in Stow for the summer. Mrs. W. H. Parker visited her son William H. Parker Jr. in Gleasondale. Dorothy Hanson left Tuesday for Sunset Island Onset for vacation.
Bible School in Stow opened Monday for two weeks at First Parish Unitarian and Union Evangelical churches with good first class enrollment. Rev James V Miller of Union Evangelical will guest preach at Union church West Concord Sunday July 13 at 9 30 a m while Rev Earl Sweatland preaches in Springfield.
Activities at the Sones playground include softball games between younger and older boys, a Rideout Ground softball match with West Concord, and a week of crafts, games, and field events. Field Day planned for all ages with varied sports and crafts.
A fragment mentions Sudbury, a nurse, and a committee year with an election of a secretary. Details are incomplete but indicate a church or civic gathering with Reverend and Plissey present and a reference to Lord and Mrs. Gage.
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