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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
11
The article notes rising costs across apparel and food lines with suggested increases for men and women, plus higher prices for fabrics and bread. Economists warn shortages abroad and fear of price controls, while traders expect continued increases amid Korea war-related demand and scare buying.
Donald Shuffleton of Gardner matches his late father by holing out on the second hole at Winchendon golf course. The feat echoes the elder Shuffleton who recorded the same achievement five years prior on the same hole.
National Farm Safety Week will be observed in the United States during July. The piece lists fifteen safety rules aimed at preventing losses from arm accidents and fires, including keeping walkways clear, stopping machines before maintenance, wearing proper clothing, handling animals with care, lifting with leg muscles, using safe tools, and never smoking in barns.
The U S department of agriculture advises against weed killers in home gardens citing damage to vegetables. It notes weed killers can injure crops like tomatoes and beans and suggests hand weeding or careful cultivation as safer, timing and cleaning required.
A labor-saving brush concept describes attaching a wood block to a brush to reduce knee scrubbing for housework. The block dimensions are given as 1% inches thick by 2% inches wide with a bottom length of 9 inches and a top bevel of 7 inches, with rounded corners and ends to fit the thrust.
National event runs July 23 to 29 focusing on farm safety. Includes an activity with a value of about 17,500 and 1,500,000 in potential injuries for farming operations. About 35,000 buildings are at risk of fire.
About 150 disabled veterans from local hospitals will attend the 29th Annual DAV Convention in Greenfield from July 28 to 30. Leaders include Commander Charles H. Littlefield and Adjutant Thomas J. Keating. The program features registration at Mansion House, sessions Friday through Sunday, a luncheon for hospitalized veterans, a banquet on July 29, and election of officers on July 30.
The County tax for Southboro rises to 9467.01 dollars, up 974.62 from 1949. County Commissioners announced the revised county budget figures and approved the levy.
A fragmented note outlines hazards from wire fences and advises grounding and maintenance. It mentions reducing danger by inspecting sections every few hundred feet and ensuring trees and shaded areas do not conceal risky fencing.
2nd Lieutenant Robert G. Comas and 1st Lieutenant Anna N. McGrath of Marlboro join 2234th Air Reserve Training at Hanscom Field Bedford for 15 days of active duty. The 89th Troop Carrier Wing will transport about 1200 Massachusetts National Guardsmen from Westover to Otis for the annual encampment. Wing commander Colonel H. C. Sterling leads New England reservists from Hanscom near Concord and Lexington, the Home of the Modern Minute Men.
On the first Monday each month Scottsboro draws thousands who trade pigs hens homemade goods and farm equipment. Patent medicine men sellers and a preacher attract crowds by the courthouse where the famous rape trial took place and Swapsboro day has remained popular for nearly five decades.
Concord guberned banker H Ogilvie, chair of the local Independence drive, urges timely purchases at post offices and banks. Massachusetts reports $20,302,692 raised toward an $18,924,000 state quota as of latest treasury figures. James V Toner leads state efforts with a Liberty Bell emblem, noting $1.85 billion in Series E bonds sold since May 1, 1941.
Richard Warren former county agent of Middlesex County Extension Service now state poultryman at University of New Hampshire visited Carlisle and Concord with his family.
Concord summer seasons shifts to preserving native fruits and berries. The Extension Service will answer questions on canning and freezing and welcomes inquiries. Pressure canner gauges may be tested at the county office. Bring food preservation questions to home demonstration agents at the Extension Service office.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Dutton of South Street Carlisle observed their 14th wedding anniversary last Thursday. They wed July 20 1936 at the Carlisle Congregational Church. Mrs. Dutton, formerly Grace R Buller, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Buller Sr. of Concord Road. The couple have four children Vivian, Dale, David, Wayne and Sharon.
At a luncheon, New York hosts served ice cream cones to showcase a new air conditioning method by the Server Company. The event highlighted cooling indoors with modern climate control technology.
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