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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1955
Page
5
The article notes how Acton residents the Mezitts adopted contour planting after guidance from Soil Conservation Service technicians. They invested in a transit, claim contour rows hold soil, conserve water during critical times, improve nursery stock quality, and speed growth. They report about a 30 percent rise in production on sloping fields.
The fragmentary OCR reads a public liability notice with unsettled details and a claimant list. It hints at a filed action and a courthouse notice but no clear names, dates, or amounts are readable.
South Acton Post 284 holds a special meeting at the new headquarters on Prospect Street to plan a supper this Saturday July 23 at 6 20 p m Tickets are on sale and the group also discussed renting the building for September classes by the school committee. The meeting mentions the Edward Quimby Post and notes commander Stanley A Nedza presided. A brief aside notes the jellyfish Lion's Mane, a venomous creature with 100 foot tentacles, can be deadly in Arctic and Atlantic waters.
Arthur T. Lapham led the Appalachian Mountains Club on a July hike from Rust Pond Wolfeboro to Devil's Den Durham. The party traveled by car to a trailhead then used 125 feet of nylon rope and flashlights to explore the cave and summit. The 10 mile trek endured brush mud and brooks with footprints at the ledge top.
Recent births announced this week in Concord list a daughter to Mr and Mrs Andreas Koehler July 13 at Box 166 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Joseph P Day July 14 on Independence Road Concord with a birth noted for George W Bramhall July 15 at 60 Old Marlboro Road Concord.
Rev Marvin J Derby and family left yesterday for a Maine trip. Deacons Atwood and Brown handle parish vacation calls. Richard Albani, son of Salvatore and Mrs Albani, now at Camp Sachem in New Hampshire after parents drove him there. Bafta Club meets Tuesdays to plan the Church of Christ fair on September 10. Women interested contact Mrs Warren W Moris of Hartwell Road.
Frank Hitesman aged 75 from Pinola Indiana drove a horse and buggy to LaPorte for a visit. He hitched the stallion to a city parking meter and dropped in a coin, amusing onlookers.
Kathryn Kay Dohoney daughter of William H. Dohoney and Mrs Dohoney of 6 Elm Place was honored at a surprise party at Our Lady Help of Christians parish hall before she begins training with the Sisters of Notre Dame du Namur in Waltham on August 15. The event featured gifts, music, and cake as family and friends gathered to celebrate her upcoming religious life transition.
Four year old Ralph Cass was found asleep in a bureau drawer at 9:28 p m after a two hour disappearance that triggered a 75 person search led by Chief Waldo D Wilson. Volunteers and firemen combed woods and swamps around Carlisle while Gaylord Pike and officers from Princeton were alerted. Ralph, son of Mr and Mrs Mervyn E Cass of East Street, is unharmed after his second disappearance in five months.
Plans for Vacation Church School at Pilgrim Congregational Church are underway. Classes run 9 to 11 30 weekday mornings through August 26 with August 8 set for the first teacher meeting. William Blount will preach next Sunday and minister David Cross returns from vacation to preach the following Sunday.
Southboro residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Clarke on John Street celebrate the birth of a girl named Wendy Lynn at the Richardson House Boston last week. The couple enjoy their first child as muffler manufacturers announce a three and one half times increase in muffler sizes to cut exhaust noise.
Earl S. Marcelle of 184 Mechanic Street and Eleanor Uzialko Teranto of 84 Mechanic Street filed intentions of marriage in the City Clerk's office.
The Southboro Pilgrim Congregational Church reports strong progress in its painting fund. Groups including the men's club after a barbecue, the Pilgrim Fellowship auction and carnation sale, and the Ty. H. M.S. annual fair rallied support. Interior repairs, new plumbing, and tiled rest rooms accompany exterior painting under the project chaired by Wallace Goodnow.
The Catholic community in Acton observes a second anniversary Mass for Thomas F Callanan at St Elizabeths Church West Acton on Saturday at 9 am. Local officials report Police Chief Michael F Foley of Prospect Street South Acton has resumed duties after his annual two week vacation.
Reverend Leonard Edwards of Immanuel Baptist Church Lowell will lead the service at 7 45 tonight. Mrs Charles Hastings and her son Herbert Wilkie have returned from a two week trip to New Hampshire and Maine. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Robert Harves of West Concord and Mrs Grace Seaburg of Concord.
Mr and Mrs Warren J Litt le of West Street entertain friends from Puerto Rico at their home. The gathering brings a touch of Caribbean hospitality to a local neighborhood event.
The article urges prompt home maintenance to avoid major repairs later. It notes many century old houses in communities remain livable due to careful upkeep. It cites Oregon and Washington examples of Douglas fir framed and sided homes from the 1800s that remain in excellent condition.
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