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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
14
The article urges lightning protection for farms with grounded lightning rod systems and multiple barn exits to save cattle. It notes oil heater hazards in Massachusetts homes, recommends keeping heaters clean, stopping leaks, and using extinguishers. advises annual extinguisher checks and refills at the fire department.
Stow residents note repeated graduation events. The eighth grade ceremony is at Town Hall Friday June 13 at eight o’clock. Hale High School holds Baccalaureate Sunday June 15 at Gleasandals Methodist church 11:00 a.m. Union service replaces First Parish Unitarian and Union Evangelical church. Hale High School graduation is at Town Hall Thursday June 19 followed by Senior Reception Friday June 20 at the Town Hall.
End a with win Stow high school baseball team played its last regular season game Friday afternoon June 6 at Lancaster winning 11 to 0. Assabet League Stow team lost to Hudson 8 to 5 Thursday night. Stow Southboro game Sunday postponed due to rain.
Auctioneer Arthur A Magurn announces a public sale in Concord Mass on June 14 at 10 30 AM. Items include 1935 and 1936 Chevrolet half ton trucks lumber doors windows nails mutiple building supplies and farm equipment. Terms cash. Caterer at sale.
The document outlines flag display protocols for the U S flag in various settings. It covers positions in processions, wall displays, speaker platforms, window sills, adjacent flags, and rooftops, emphasizing the flag’s place relative to others and its blue field orientation.
Franklin B. Johnson reports that 764 veterans and dependents received help at the Memorial Building office in Framingham during May. The Boston VA branch notes NSLI reinstate drive: 30,821 reinstate actions totaling 146,866,000 in face value in three months. Johnson will answer questions and complete forms for insurance.
At the May meeting the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary elected delegates to attend the State Encampment to be held in Boston later this month. Delegates and alternates include Marguerite Priest Rebo Wood Elsie Newsham Jennie DeAnglis and Dorothy Spaulding. The group will meet again starting Tuesday June 10 at Town Hall on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month.
May figures from Concord Emerson Hospitals show totals across departments with infants and obstetrics included. The report notes patient counts, stillbirths, deaths, X-rays, and ward totals, ending with a prompt to hire a veteran.
The article describes sealing seeds in ice by freezing them in trays of water to slow germination. It compares this with a home refrigerator method using water-filled trays, then outlines planting in soil, keeping shaded, and moist, with winter protection and eventual transplant to pots or nursery location. It notes gardeners often reuse flats for slow germinating subjects for a year before seedlings appear.
Gardener guidance on timing for summer sowings of spring vegetables. Choose early varieties for fall harvest, sow promptly, and adjust for heat and frost timing. Emphasizes faster growth in cooler periods and avoiding late plantings that won’t mature before freezing.
Mr and Mrs James W Len of Lincoln welcome their second child a son born at Emerson Hospital Concord. Betsy is the elder daughter. James W Lennon is the baby's grandfather. Mr and Mrs John Tombeno announce the birth of their first daughter Paula at Emerson Hospital Concord. Mrs Tombeno is Emma Paul of Maynard. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Tombeno West Concord and Mr and Mrs Martin Yogar of Commonwealth Avenue West Concord. Gin is born to Mrs Yogar, formerly Jean Tombeno.
The Churches of Stow sponsor a vacation church school from Monday July 7 through Friday July 18. Union Evangelical Church dedicates Children’s Day on Sunday June 12 with a morning service at 10 o'clock including a baptismal rite for children. Parents desiring baptism should notify the minister.
The Stow Firemen’s Club met Monday evening at the Stow 7. Harold J. Priest was elected chief. Other officers named include Harold S. Lewis engineer Winthrop clerk James P. Lund Jr. and Richard W. Herrick with Francis Warren.
A church service at the First Taxian Church included an organ prelud einvocation, choral readings, scripture lessons, and a Baptist style sermon. The event honored the baptism of Judith Ma daughter of Mr and Mrs Dexter with hymns and prayers followed by graveside plantings at Village Cemetery.
Gordon Nelson from the school is chosen to attend Boys State under sponsorship by local posts. The event is organized through the American Legion and will take place in Massachusetts and Amherst with participants from across the state.
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