Concord Red Cross Swim Program Celebrates 25 Years
The Concord Red Cross swim program marks its 25th year with 615 enrolled children from Acton Boxboro Carlisle Bedford Concord West Concord Lincoln and other towns. Miss Dorothy A Robus directs with 45 Bedford 40 Carlisle 160 Concord 115 West Concord 150 Acton Boxboro and 105 Lincoln pupils.
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Dorothy.a. Robus
Riverside Avenue
West Concord
Fitchburg State Teachers College
South Hanson
Actons
Boxboro
Lincoln
Carlisle
Bedford
Concord
Miss Robus
Acton
Vs. Smith
Red Cross
Carglisle’s
P.T.A
Bedaford
Red Cross Swim Program Aims To Improve Beach Safety
The county Red Cross offers a swim program with minimal overhead, costing about 3 per child, cutting last year’s expense by roughly 1200. The program features lifeguards, strict check in and out, and a new high school beginners class. Instructors from Lincoln Acton Waltham Concord and others guide 615 attendees amid water level drops and shared beach access.
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Massachusetts
Concord
Ith
Td Red Cross
Sumis
Red Cross
T Heparan
Fred R. Hart
James Higgins
Woburn
Temple University
Bedford
Carlisle
Charles D. MacPherson
Acton
Patience Hosmer
Cynthia Creelman
James Creelman
Brenton Creelman
Lincoln
Marie O’connell
Waltham
Caroline Wunderly
Actop
Stephen
Minassian
Somerville
Concord Recreation Commission
Walter Belanger
Howard Snelling
Earl C. Sparks
Frank A. Yo@mans
MacPherson
Robert Daly
Dartmouth
Katherine Varley
Sargent School
Edward Boresen
Ann Friedman
Ellen Mullaney
Elizabeth Hewitt
Elizabeth Robus
Edward Sliman
Peggy Watkins
Charles Campabassa
Priscilla Giles
Elizabeth Hoover
Lucretia Hoover
Penny Paddock
Mary Ann Snelling
Clao Styron
Caroline Stong
Thomas Janerico
Elizabeth Moody
German Soldier Thanks Arizona Club for Scholarship
Rein hard Oebike, a former German soldier, told the Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs he is spending the best years of his life gaining an understanding of a people he once hated. He thanked the group for a University of Arizona scholarship. The article notes the average railroad car length as 72 feet.
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Tucson
Ariz
Reinhard Oebike
Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs
University of Arizona
Thoreau Birthday Observed at Concord Shrines
Concord marks the 134th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau birth. Visitors tour Walden woods and other Thoreau monuments. He is buried in Author's Ridge at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Noted his works include Walden Civil Disobedience and A Day on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.
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Concord
Henry David Thoreau
Walden Woods
Thoreau
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Walden
Concord ‘and Merrimack Rivers
Fisherman Hooks Massive Sunfish Near Portsmouth
Jim Haigh, fishing alone from a rowboat near Portsmouth, Haigh caught a sunfish weighing 2,000 pounds after ramming a four pronged grappling anchor into its mouth. The catch was reported by United Press.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. P
Jim Haigh
Haigh
Plea to watch fires on Cape Cod highways
Secretary Paul A. White of Wildlife Conservation Inc cites Massachusetts drivers discarding cigarettes along 35 miles between Orleans and Sandwich. He notes 17 fire trails seen and warns that live embers spark roadside grass, risking fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for throwing lit material from vehicles.
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Paul A. White
Wildlife Conservation Incorporated
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
White
Orleans
Sandwich
Twins Together Again Hold Annual Reunion in Michigan
Michigan's oldest twin pair, Louise Frank of Saginaw and Julia Goschke of Marion Springs, marked their 87th birthday reunion this year. The twins have held the family gathering each year since 1900, maintaining their longtime tradition.
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Marion Springs
Mich
U. P
Michigan
Louise Frank
Saginaw
Julia Goschke
Navy enlistment deadline set for July 15 in Framingham
Chief Eugene L. Cobuzzi of the Framingham Navy Recruiting Station urged eligible men with preinduction physicals or notices to report and enlist before July 15. The station now enlists within 24 hours after processing, due to increased quotas, and is located on the second floor of the Post Office Building.
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Eugene L. Cobuzzi
Framingham Navy
Navy
Framingham Navy Recruiting Station
Texans In Japan Wave Own Flag At Training Area
Texans in the 224th infantry regiment at Fuji-McNair Training Area Japan raise the Texas flag each morning with Cpl Robert C Green wood playing call to the colors on guitar Pfc Clarence O Williamson Pfc Murphy V Armstrong of Dallas help lower the flag at retreat Pfc Melvin C Simkins of Plainview says the simple ceremony makes them feel closer to home while Pfc J B McCown of Ontario California joins in noting military courtesy requires honoring all customs
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Pfc
Melvin C. Simkins
Plainview
Tex
J. B. McCown
Ontario
Calif
Carbon Melts Directly to Vapor at 6300 Degrees
The material with the highest melting point, carbon, sublimates at about 6300 degrees Fahrenheit, transitioning to vapor without passing through a liquid phase.
Porker Roots Out Lost Timepiece
John Nelson of Red Oak Iowa found his missing watch in the mouth of a pig he was tending. The watch, lost about a year ago, resurfaced during field work and is now repaired with a new crystal and cleaned, still keeping time.
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Porker
Red Oak
U.P
John Nelson
Nelson
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