Drought and irrigation practices for market gardens
The Middlesex Soil Conservation District report by Carl O. Clark discusses recurring severe droughts and the impact on market gardens. It emphasizes irrigation as essential, but also highlights moisture conservation through winter cover crops, manures, mulch, green manures, crop rotations, contour farming, and fertility. It notes higher prices with drought and the need for organic matter to sustain yields.
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Middlesex
SOR
Conservation District News
Carl O. Clark
Soil Conservation Service
Concord
Massachusetts
Wealthy Dog Taffy Inherits $100,000 Estate
Boston reports that Taffy a 10-year-old West Terrier receives a $100 000 estate from banker Frank B Lawler’s will. A housekeeper is named to care for the dog for life and trustees manage the trust.
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Boston
Taffy
Frank B. Lawler
Bay Path Girl Scouts Prepare for Centenary World Camp
Eight Bay Path Council Senior Girl Scouts from Framingham Southboro Marlboro and Medway join 1500 scouts from the United States Canada and other nations at the Centenary World Camp on Doe Lake Ontario August 8 to 19. Local leaders include Susan Oakson patrol leader and Mrs I W Langley District Chairman. Camp activities feature swimming canoeing hiking and an all day trip to Algonquin Park with daily schedules from 7 AM to 10 45 PM. Foreseeable guests include Miss Mildred Young Camp Director and staff at Camp Virginia Sudbury Camp Virginia opens June 30 for an eight week season.
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Bay Path Council
Framingham
Southboro
Marlboro
Medway
Doe Lake
Ontario
United States
Canada
Bay Path
I. W. Langley
Susan Oakson
Warren Road
Marilyn Mann
Bonnie Crommelin
Patricia Long
Kay Allen
Lucy Sealey
Camp Virginia
Marion Carr
Jean Condon
Sir Robert Baden- Powell
Scouting and Guiding
Algonquin Park
Sudbury
Virginia
Boston
Mildred Young
Baltimore
Ralph Bryant
Clara Carr
Connecticut College For Women
New London
Sarah Haley
Hudson
Red Cross
Haley
Worcester
George A. Bourgeois
Bonnie Auerr
Carol Beloins
Helen Brackin
Lorraine Bresner
Linda Galkins
Nancy Campbell
Sandra Clarke
Pamela DiPesa
Nancy Dreves
Dawn Driscoll
Barbara Faden
Joan Featherman
Judy Fellows
Eleanor Follet
Wendy Frank
Debra Freedman
Marilyn Gaines
Cheryl Gilman
Audrey Green
Phyllis Crossman
Susan Hanley
Ruth Houghton
Sandra Jackson
Audrey King
Judy Manga
Selectmen Meeting Notices and Mosquito Spraying Update
The Carlisle board of selectmen will meet Monday July 15 at 8 at Gleason Public Library. The town notes mosquito spraying reduced bites. Everett F. Lapham will be on vacation next week.
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Carlisle
Board of Selectmen
Gleason Public Library
Everett
F. Lapham
Concord Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Concord residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dee of Bedford Street hosted more than 100 friends and relatives for their 25th anniversary on July 5. The couple have a son Lawrence and a daughter Mrs Barbara Keenan. Mr Dee works at the Concord post office.
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Concord
Lawrence Dee
Bedford Street
Lawrence, Ie
Barbara Keenan
Dee
The
Concord Post Office
Pisa Tower Slants More Each Year by Small Amount
The leaning Tower of Pisa currently leans about 16 feet from its planned position and tilts forward roughly 0.27 inches yearly, a steady but minor shift.
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Pisa
Stow Families Trip Abroad Span Canada and Maritime Provinces
Mr and Mrs George Banfield and son Ralph of Laws Lane Stow returned from Springfield New Brunswick. Clarence Law with Elmer Gahan from South Acton returned from Brookfield Nova Scotia and Sussex New Brunswick. Russell Linden and daughter Betty with Richard Young of Watertown visited Sussex New Brunswick relatives and friends. James Lund enjoyed a recent trip to Canada.
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George Banfield
Ralph of
Laws
Stow
Springfield
New Brunswick
Clarence Law
Laws Lane
Elmer Gahan
Main Street
South Acton
Brookfield
Nova Scotia
Sussex
Russell Linden
Betty
Richard Young
Watertown
James Lund
Canada
Beattie and Birkestock Tie Knot in New Jersey Ceremony
Mildred Conklin Beattie and Robert lorbes Birk enstock wed at the Church of the Holy Ghost in North Plainfield New Jersey on June 29. The couple will reside in Sudbury and held a reception at Rev. and Mrs. Beattie’s home. Attending from Sudbury were Frank Trussell and Dr Daniel Buttner traveling from Peakham road Pratt Mill road and Stow respectively with Richard Forbes and family.
Building Permits Reported for Month Dwellings Totaling $186,300
Building permits issued this month covered several dwellings with a combined value of 186 thousand 300 dollars. The report highlights residential construction activity and notes the total permit cost.
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Florence Street
IOA
Sors Ei Tho A
Officer’s Wives Club
Hanscom Field
Eddie J. Roberton
Lexington
John S. Steer
Bedford
Harry Llewellyn
William A. Rapp
Arlington
Joe G. Gilespie
John M. le
John Thompson
Richard N. Woda
Chelmsford
Leslie N. Short
Auburndale
Charles S. Rowley
Pinehurst
Boby E. Terry
North Billerica
USAF
Selectmen Meeting
Mr. Sargeant
Clemeng
Singer
Singer Sewing Center
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Finis
Fuller LU
Boston Post Road South Sudbur HI
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