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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1954
Page
3
At Shoppers World a Kiddie Ranch playground for ages 2 12 offers four rides including the Fighter Jeep Arm y Boat Ride and a water ride. Safety devices guard youngsters as cowboy attendants in hats shirts guns and holsters oversee care. A coupon in next week's issue grants a free ride at Merry Go Round with no strings attached.
The Sudbury Public Library offers story hours for children aged four to eight, with sessions on May 5, 12, 19, and 30 at 5, 6, 7, and 8 pm. Priscilla Gebhardt will tell stories, and any child is welcome to attend, drawing on her popular role as director of the Sudbury Co-operative Pre-School.
The era of vehicles nearing retirement finds cars about 14 years old and averaging 121000 miles before reaching the scrap heap.
Maynard resident Michael Tomyl 34, chairman of the Massachusetts Council of Young Republicans Clubs, filed nomination papers for the Republican primary for General Court representing the 13th Middlesex District to succeed the late Harold Thompkins. He lives at 7 Lincoln Street with his wife and is a Maynard native of Polish extraction.
Mr Tomyls has advanced on the Mass publicans Executive Board and held posts from 1948 to 1954. He chaired the Massachusetts Council of Young Republicans in 1953 and 1954 and led a 1949 Children’s Medical Center campaign earning a public service award. He chaired Heart Fund drives in 1951 and 1953, led Maynard Red Cross from 1951 to 1953, served on its board, and participated in state conventions and national Young Republican events. He now directs the Republican Camp program and holds multiple local party posts in Maynard and nearby clubs.
Carlisle teenagers gather each Friday evening at Union Hall for games, entertainment and refreshments with open invitation to local boys and girls. Highway Surveyor Joseph Clark reports a new macadam surface laid on Church street in front of the Congregational parsonage. Crossed-eyes in children can be corrected in 90 percent of cases, medics say.
Mr and Mrs Frank Trussell of Peakham Road and their two sons Kenny and Dick returned from a Lake Sunapee New Hampshire vacation. Mr and Mrs Charles Spiller of Concord Road spent their vacation at Limington Maine at Camp Ha Ha the summer home of Mrs Albert N Young of Sudbury.
Mr and Mrs William Brennen and grandson F Phillip take two week vacation at Camp Ha Ha Limington Maine while their son and family occupy the Brennen House on Concord Road South Sudbury.
Mr and Mrs John E Childs toured Rhodes Island Connecticut and New York State over three days focusing on scenic highways through the Catskills and the Herk shires.
Jerry Spiller travels from Norfolk Virginia to Sudbury for a planned visit, showcasing a regional entertainment link and confirming a personal appearance inquiry.
The Woman's Association met in Fred Olson's garden last Thursday with Mrs Tomas Hutchby as hostess. The program, to be released presently, was completed. A letter from the Greece-based family receiving CARE packages sent by the association was read.
The Sudbury Players came back Sunday from a week at Boothbay Harbor Maine where they staged five evenings and a matinee from July 18 to 24. The Boothbay Register praised the performances praising leads Charles Smith Marjorie Kee and Carolyn Forbes and the direction by Helen Tilden noting the ensemble’s delightful handling of For Love or Money.
Local members of the Lexington Kiwanis Club serve on a large committee organizing a September 19 horse show to benefit the Lexington Hospital Fund. The article also notes that Minnesota and Wisconsin remain the only states prohibiting colored margarine sales.
Sudbury officials announce that Tax Collector Louise Atkinson will be on vacation from July 31 through August 10. The addition to the Sudbury Fire Station is nearing completion with an upcoming Open House to showcase the improved space to residents.
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