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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1960
Page
11
The Royal Inter circus brings its largest rolling tent show to town with more animals than any U S show including pian horses zebras lions seals and monkeys. Marsha Hunt trains Hajnan a purebred Arabian horse and will perform with two shows at 2 and 8 pm inviting children to buy tickets locally.
Mr and Mrs Old Mill Road announce the engagement of Phyllis Jean to G Lincoln son of Burt W Lincoln Waltham. Phyllis Jean is a 1960 graduate and G Lincoln is affiliated with the U S Air Force stationed at a base in South Carolina. The wedding plans are in early stages.
Concord farmers using gasoline for farming can apply for both federal and state gas tax rebates on off highway use. Applications must be filed by Sept 30 with the Internal Revenue Director in Boston and the Bureau of Excise in Boston.
At a Bedford Woman's Community Club meeting the board voted to grant honorary membership for the 1960-1961 club year to women aged 18 to 20. Members may attend meetings at Fellowship Hall on the first Monday of October through April from 2 30 to 4 30 PM and receive a complimentary yearbook.
Lincoln residents report several personnel moves and trips. Mr. and Mrs. Max Stackhouse occupy the parsonage as Rev. and Mrs. Styron vacation. Mrs. James Finnerty and daughter Maureen fly to Shannon Airport Ireland to visit relatives and plan England trip before returning in September. William G. Savage and wife relocate from Chicago to Melrose after his transfer to the Boston office. Capt. James O Nesbitt and family move to Brunswick Maine. Mrs. John Cook hosts a surprise birthday party. Edward MacLeod Jr and family return from summer camp at Newfound Lake New Hampshire. Allen R. Dougherty and wife fly to Texas to visit their daughter and son-in-law David DeRuzzo and granddaughter. DeRuzzo formerly from West Concord.
The Winona Rebekah Lodge will hold its next meeting on August 3 at the Universalist Church, with officer nominations expected. At the last gathering only routine business was discussed, and the annual election is planned for September.
Concord-Japanese beetles are active in Middlesex County gardens from July to August. Regular thorough sprays or dusts on roses zinnias marigolds grapes and raspberries kill or repel beetles and protect new growth. Use rotenone or pyrethum on food crops and DDT or methoxychlor on ornamentals with malathion for rapid kill and added coverage. Follow label directions and spray every other day if needed while avoiding overuse.
4 H club leaders gathered at the Extension Service to learn outdoor cooking. Mrs JoAnne Pomarevich outlined goals and demonstrated fires burners ovens and other equipment while focusing on nutrition in outdoor meals.
In July fruit supplies rise and prices ease for bananas cantaloupes berries and melons. Cantaloupes peak in July with about a quarter of yearly sales but this year may see a smaller crop yet remain plentiful at the counter. Selection tips note netting color rind and firmness for ripe cantaloupes ready to eat.
Max G. Fultz discusses timing and precautions for spraying to control tree pests. He cautions against contaminating edible crops or livestock feed and warns to check water sources for herbicide contamination. The piece notes the solitary oak leaf miner and recommends lindane or malathion sprays for aphids and oak leaf miners on oaks.
New residents settle in West Acton area with multiple families buying homes and renting properties. Betty Olesen helps greet newcomers including Robert P. Hyde and wife from Cleveland who work for Carling Brewing and Budget Analysis respectively. Other movers include Thomas Rover from Natick, Eric F. Walker from Canada, and James Eadie from Norfolk.
Mrs. Betty Olesen greets newcomers to Concord including Raphael Hodgson and family from Boston with Hodgson a management consultant at Arthur D. Little Company. The Har ris family from East Arlington buys a home. Harris works for Raytheon and his wife handles probate accounts. Lloyd Mahoney and family from New Hampshire buy in town. two boys aged 12 and 16 and two girls ages 14 and 21. James Stevenson and family from Canada purchase. Stevenson is Ginn production manager. F Stowell Alm from West Medford, an insurance broker, buys in Concord. Joseph Keefe from Arlington, a public school teacher, and his wife have a young son.
The bulletin warns of skeletonizers and oak twig pruners causing twig drop with falling larvae. Adults lay eggs around May 10 and a DDT spray may help. Black vine weevil now requires drench treatment with chlordane or dieldrin for yews and broad-leaved evergreens. Hawthorn blight shows as dark spots. control is too late. The first spray should have occurred at bud break with subsequent 10 to 14 day intervals using Zineb.
The Acton Roxborough Regional High School tabled a slate of new hires effective September including Jeanne Berard in home economics Athol Janet Whitney English Middlebury VT Morton Brenner guidance Wakefield Pamelia Colton mathematics Smith Antoinette Tesoniere English Pittsfield Sheila Kowal French and English Boston David Mahoney history Tufts Jacquelyn Phaneuf French Dracut Jean Longee part time secretary Emery Nelson head custodian and vacancies due to retirements resignations and leave status.
Carlisle Grange members sponsor a monster chicken barbecue Saturday night at 6 at the home of Mr and Mrs Samuel Parisi Maple Street. Rain date is the following evening. Public invited with games for children.
Bedford announces Mrs George Thomas spent seven months in Edgartown visiting Frank C Thomas. Sympathy extended to Francis T Hardiman on the death of his mother Margaret Kane Hardiman, 85, of Waltham. Mr and Mrs Richard H Baker and family returned from California after a year and bought a new home on Wildwood drive.
Acton Grange members of P of H No 259 meet at 7 30 pm Tuesday at 841 Main Street to depart on a mystery ride led by lecturer Mrs Hollowell. A Pomona delegation may join the Middlesex Central Pomona outing at Adelaide Sims camp Lake Boone Stow on Sunday July 31.
For weeks members of Anth ony H unt Hamilton Post American Legion join Girl Scouts in Hartwell town forest clearing brush building fireplaces and enlarging parking. Boy Scouts assisted with tree planting as adult leaders received state conservation advice. The Legion plans its annual clambake for members and guests at the picnic area on Sunday July 24.
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