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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1959
Page
14
The report notes June and July frosts damaged lettuce leafy vegetables peppers and other crops. Peaches and pears may be reduced while potato yields look decent. cabbage beans corn cucumbers and tomatoes show varied results with peppers and tomatoes planted smaller than 1958. Some farmers lose income while others gain from greenhouse marketing during shortages.
Concord provides hints for selecting fresh corn at roadside stands. Look for bright green husks with dark brown silk and even rows of well-filled kernels. Kernels vary in size and color by variety.
Middlesex County Extension Service in Concord helps families pick corn varieties for freezing and offers free freezing ideas. Choose corn with well formed kernels and thin sweet milk for best results.
The text describes two games for car trips to entertain all ages. The alphabet game requires players to spot signs or route markers with letters in order on their side of the road. The graveyard game has teams count animals and reset if a graveyard is passed, with the team scoring the most by elapsed time declared the winner.
A national zine cites a Fort Collins Colorado Agricultural Research Station study that refutes common lawn watering myths. Over five years researchers tested diverse schedules from April onward and found light frequent watering beats waiting for dryness and soaking.
Bedford Grange members gathered Monday under master Cecil King and lecturer Mrs. Blanche Thompson. They joined Hamilton Wenham Grange at Patton Park, Hamilton for a cookout and indoor games. Next Bedford Grange meeting is Monday Aug 24 with the United Grange Fair committee reporting on Westford 4-H fair preparations in September.
Pfc Norman Wellington, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Wellington of 144 North Road, has completed active duty with the U S Marine Corps Reserve at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. He served in the reserve Ha s ion unit of the Second Engineers Company and earned the rifle expert badge with the highest score in rifle practice. This was his third summer of USMCR training. He also attained top marks for two weeks in the unit. A separate note states the average cigarette price in Britain is 55 cents.
Local Colorado residents and newspapers report a denial from the Colorado Experiment Station. The authority states it did not issue watering recommendations, with bold headlines in Denver papers highlighting the claim.
Acton Lions club hosts a ladies night cookout on August 4 at 6 30 in North Acton with Ray Harris and the Belle Ville Route 27 location. A family picnic is planned for August 18 at Crystal Spring Park Bolton.
First Friday masses noted for Lince Miss Daisy Burns who sold Ridge Road property to Robert Malloy and heads west with a niece to visit California relatives. Debutante Jennifer Cole, daughter of Dr and Mrs Edwin Cole, celebrated eighteenth birthday last Wednesday and will attend Yankton College next fall. Arlen Murphy of Winsor School CT visited his parents on Peirce Hill Road. Godparents Mr and Mrs Laurence Carroll hosted Mary Davis christening of Richard Hayes daughter in Concord. Mrs Kenneth Morey of South Great Read resumed duties after a week’s vacation.
Lawrence J. Maroni is promoted to a newly created assistant manager role in Raytheon’s marine products department at Framingham Massachusetts. He previously worked two years as marine product sales representative in Baltimore and joined Raytheon in 1951 in Power Tube standards engineering. He is active in local affairs and is survived by his wife Gloria and two young children.
Text discusses disability benefits and back pay dating to August 1958. Norman E. Keyes notes workers may receive retroactive disability relief if an application is filed before September 1, 1959. Prior law reduced benefits by other disability payments.
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