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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
9
A district leader notes support for President Eisenhower and unity in leadership as key to facing national challenges. He praises Eisenhower's guidance, urges decisive action on issues endangering freedoms, and announces planned district office hours to stay in touch with citizens across 29 cities.
A memorandum urges action from residents and outlines a July 10 civil service exam at Lowell with June 15 deadline. It invites visits to the Lowell office at 15 Kearney Square or phone GLenview 8 1221 for details. The note also criticizes Cuban cigar imports and tariff subsidies, calling for tariff reform.
GAO report to the House Appropriations Committee found the commander of the Army Chemical Center exceeded a $22,000 limit by spending $61,212 to remodel his house. About $9,000 went to a second nine hole golf course at the Maryland base, while $137,104 was used to remodel homes for seven other officers.
Am ron C. Lang warns that repairing an aged roof often creates new leaks and suggests replacing with a complete new asphalt shingle roof. He says the full reroof is the most economical long term protection against weather.
A portable electric dishwasher offers flexible placement in kitchens of any size and many models add extra counter space.
Boston UPI House Speaker John F. Thompson accuses Gov. Volpe and the Republican state administration of lacking sympathy for the little man. He cites pocket vetoes affecting minimum wage and college student tax deductions, contrasting aid to railroads with no raises for workers.
Palo Alto teachers use foot painting to foster creativity among sixth graders at Ventura Elementary. William Bond leads students who use their big toes to paint on canvas and paper while others dip feet in paint and press footprints across the floor. Foot prints hang from ceilings as students lie on the floor reciting poetry.
United Press International notes new non stick dressings that prevent drainage and infection around wounds. Designers unveil smart six size clay flower pot fittings and a flared solid brass sardinieres. A name painted garbage can aims to prevent mix ups at collection time.
Hallmark Cards in Kansas City presents a paper honeycomb puppet set featuring alligators birds dogs cats walruses fish horses and worms. Each figure has movable mouths and eyes designed to intrigue email fry.
Camera enthusiasts will flock to Old Sturbridge Village for the sixth annual Muster Day on Sunday June 11. Reenactors from Mattatuck Drum Band Lexington Minute Men Salem Second Corps Cadets Putnam Phalanx New Haven Grays and Kentish Guards will wear period uniforms. Empire gown maidens will serve 1816 gingerbread to the troops, a popular muster treat.
Lincoln Sunday school and Christian doctrine classes at St. Joseph's have closed for the summer. A new membership drive is being held by Lincoln Post A L and prospective members may contact Commander Metro Fed ock. Henry Pallotta of Pallotta Flowers Inc Boston decorated the armory for the birthday dinner honoring President Kennedy in Boston.
Mrs William B Long of River Road won the Welsh Corgi Pembroke Willets Wilden in the Welsh class of the working group at the Ladies Dog Show in Wellesley. A Grange delegation attended the Lowell meeting for State Officers Night, then Cord's Neighbors Night program in Concord. In Chicago, George Halas leads the Bears with 255 wins, 106 losses, and 29 ties.
The Boxborough Regional High baccalaureate was held Sunday evening at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Acton for the graduating class. Rev William B Oden spoke on The Three Rs Respon sibility and Religion with other local clergy including Rev Deane Starr Rev William T Keech Rev Robert E Burt and Rev Eric W Grimshaw assisting. Mrs Anthony Hill was organist and Dr William Clewley the soloist.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson celebrated her birthday with friends on West street. Mrs. Charles R. Miller returned from a Scotland visit where she met her son in law Judge David B Williams of Concord who had been in France on D A V business. Mid week Carlisle Congregational prayer meeting at seven. Bible study at the Booth home in Chelmsford. Children’s day set for Sunday at four with no evening service. St Irene’s Sunday school closed for summer. Barbara LaVallee wins first award. Garden club meeting postponed one week due to town meeting. Twenty seven eighth graders to receive diplomas at Spalding School Auditorium at eight tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swanson spent the first weekend of summer at their camp in Stoddard New Hampshire.
Acton Girl Scouts held a Monday awards program at Blanchard Auditorium led by Senior Scout Barbara Beddroe and Martha Jewell. Mrs. Wylie of Acton Women’s Club donated an American flag for Camp Starlight while Mrs. Edmond J. McNiff presented five point pins to ten scouts and awarded program aids to several others.
Acton Acton Garden Club met at Acton Woman's Club with speaker George Dick Harvard presenting Needles and Leaves. The talk covered tree identification including extinct varieties and infections. discussed indiscriminate cutting reducing common tree types and disease as a topic. Hostess was Mrs. Paul C. Grosse with assistants Mrs. Clark Magoon Charter and Zawada.
The 1940 Club held its annual outing at Colonial Inn Concord for luncheon then gathered for card games at Mrs. E. Grove Smith’s Fitchdale Avenue home. Adult inquirers class at Savior Lutheran meets Monday and Sunday school teachers meet Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Edwin F Qua host Mrs Qua’s sister Mrs Lawrence Keaser of Newport Florida for two weeks.
New York sources report Cuba faces stiff world competition as 1961 sugar output is forecast at 56 million tons, about 6 million more than last year, with consumption expected to be met.
Mrs. Ceresole a Concord leader in civic and arts groups died in a car bus collision that killed her husband in Concord. The 19 year old bus driver James Edward Thompson was jailed after the head on crash in Boston traffic lane while the Ceresoles were returning from a Cotton Council convention in Charleston S C.
Acton Helen McNiff announces that 22 senior Girl Scouts and seven adults aided firefighters at the Ayer disaster and nearby stations in South Acton and Acton Center including Concord Company. They delivered the first food load at 10 p.m. and totalled about 400 sandwiches and 250 cups of coffee to support emergency preparation.
The report states that the earliest friction matches in the United States date to about 1636. It describes them as made from chalk brimstone and phosphorus tied on a small stick with tee.
Nelson F. Page age 37 of 37 Central Street was rushed to Emerson Hospital by police on Sunday afternoon. After returning home he suffered a second attack and was taken by W. A. Twombly ambulance to Chelsea Naval Hospital for treatment.
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