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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
6
Residents of Stow and Arlington attended a display by the Garden Club, noting the beautiful sight of well kept porches and vivid plantings. The gathering highlighted local horticulture with numerous gardens and outdoor displays attracting admirers from the community.
Stow Robert Koch four year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Koch of Stow Center was rushed to Children’s Hospital Boston where an emergency operation was performed. Funeral service for George Matthews of South Lancaster daughter of Mrs Irvin Rich Center took place on Thursday afternoon.
Stow A 4 H Club met at Mrs Cora Puffer s home in Greatroad on Wednesday July 9. Mil dred Mann resigns as club reporter and Jane Colby is elected to replace her. Myrtle Russell to assist song leader. Betty Linden and Mildred Mann sewing shorts while others make aprons. Joan Parker of Ashburnham visits as guest.
New York reports the Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates each visitor will spend at least 150 dollars. The plan aims to boost revenue as delegates travel to the city for an upcoming event.
Bedford reports Mrs. Francis Owens and son Robert visiting from Arizona for two months with Owens relatives. Harold Dimball, Page Street, and Mrs. R. Willar on South Road attend Lexington district hospital endowment drive planning. Beverly Smith visits New Hampshire relatives. Fay Roby Elm Street, Robert Grant Avenue, and Floyd Roby return from Cole Brook fishing trip in New Hampshire. Harold I Wellington North Road led Lexington Rotary club service 1947 to 1948. Howard F. Ryan on Hancock Street enjoys annual vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Goyette and Donna Goyette with Richard Goyette vacation in Bar Harbor Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Bayin F Qua accompanied by daughter and family, Frank Foss entourage.
Maydale Beverages, a longtime community favorite from Maynard to New England, promotes Maydale drinks as cooling hot weather refreshment. Proprietor Paul K. Hilander advances bottling methods while stressing distinct flavors from Maydale spring water and modern cleaning standards at 25 Glendale Street. A dash of local color: in Portland a spider in a pinball machine symbolizes housing strains near the city’s beer parlor.
University students learn the inside dope on atomic energy in a class titled Principles and Implications of Atomic Energy taught by Leonard S Avory who aided atomic research at Columbia University and Oak Ridge Tennessee. The article notes his involvement in major research facilities.
Daughters Faith Jane and Ade all of Stockbridge. Miss Ruth Ryan of Hancock Street returns from Greenville North Carolina to visit sister Mrs Jack Miller. Mrs Miller and son Richard accompany her home and will stay at the Ryan home until September when she will be joined by husband Mr Miller. William V Collins Great Road on annual vacation period.
The fragment lists multiple families and individuals with moves and visits across New Hampshire Maine and Massachusetts. It mentions purchases of property in Fitzwilliam NH, vacations in the White Mountains, returns home to Center Lowell ME, and attendance of 4-H club week at Antioch State College for Nathaniel K. Brown.
Bedford Public Library adds a broad assortment of new titles including Best Plays of the American Theatre edited by John Gastner, Adventures All by John Buchan, Three Came Home by Agnes Newton Keith, The Last Leaf by Peggy Minsterberg, and From the Top of the Stairs by Gretchen Finletter. Also listed are Etiquette new edition by Emily Post, Light Heart by Elsythe Thane, and Our Hearts Were Young Cornelia Otis Skinner.
Mr and Mrs Charles L. Murrill and son move to West Concord from 137 North Road. Mrs Richard Craig and daughter Julie Weber return from Falmouth visit. Margery G Baxter secures summer work at Harold Engineering bacteriological lab. Lt Col Stephen Tackney and family return from Washington DC to Hancock Street. Col Tackney to Walter Reed Hospital for further treatment.
Prospective customers at the Hin showroom were told only the new car in the center of the floor was not for sale. The vehicle appeared in the showroom window as a driver attempted to back it out through a garage exit lane.
Alfred Ravenelle of Woonsocket files a $5,000 portal-to-portal pay suit against Walsh Kaiser shipbuilding firm. He says he was paid for 25 minutes daily while operating a 65 foot crane, alleging unpaid work time.
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