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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
7
The Ford family leased the Wayside Plan School to Bay State Schools Incorporated for one dollar a year. The facility will serve needy boys with programs similar to Boys Town, and Swedish folk dances were presented. Mr and Mrs Roos hosted a Middlesex County Extension Service Home-makers Day in Lexington.
Sudbury Grange will host a joint gathering with Cochit wne Lexington and Lincoln Granges on Tuesday June 24. The event will feature visiting officers work and provide opportunities for friendship among Granges. Ann Pettigrew and SG Grange members will serve the evening meal while other locals attend.
Maynard reports Twin Tree Café remains popular with growing patronage. The eatery draws chartered buses to its ample lot, offering steaks scallops clams and spaghetti cooked to order. Owner Carbone pledges generous portions and even provides telephone takeout service via Maynard 181.
Reports of officers and committees were presented at the Hudson Rotary club meeting in Sharof's restaurant. Robert E. MacCarthy, president, described this year’s work and announced that newly elected officers will be installed next Tuesday at 6 o'clock with Will R. Kirkpatrick becoming president and Ernest J. W. Keen as wire-present, installation to be conducted by Harry Start of Waltham, past district governor.
West Concord and Westford VFW battled to a 3 3 tie at Rideout Playground in a County League clash. John Dunn and Joe Fitzpatrick formed the local battery. A non league game with Graniteville is set for Saturday afternoon at West Concord. In a separate note the first description of undulant fever as a disease appeared in 1859.
In Concord Massachusetts a 1931 Ford parked on Concord Turnpike bore the painted message Don't laugh Remember you'll be old someday too. The playful reminder appears as a human interest note reflecting aging with humor.
Gerald L. King, 30, of Bethlehem Pennsylvania, agreed to deliver a new automobile to Frederick Oklahoma. After driving from Detroit to Fort Wayne Indiana he grew tired of travel and surrendered the car to police requesting action.
Miss Maude Sidelinger, daughter of Ida Sidelinger, was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower in Dudley Road, for her upcoming marriage to Charles De Grass of Vermont on July 11. Family and friends attended the gathering with cake, decorations, and luncheon.
Flashy Sir, a Taunton Mass racing greyhound, is highlighted as a remarkably consistent performer with 49 wins in 63 starts and only three outsized finishes. The article notes his high success rate, including eight second places and one third, underscoring his status as a veteran winner.
A Father and Son banquet for members of Troop 1 Hudson Boy Scouts and their fathers is set for Tuesday evening June 24 at 7 in the parish hall of the Unitarian church. Latty Selomen, council chief executive, and Beon l field executive will attend as guests.
Woods Hole harbor master Charles I. Grinniell hauled his trap and found a lobster with four laws.
Hudson Stevens of Carter Street and Donald Milley of Hudson were elected principal delegate and alternate respectively to the Mil itary Order of Cooties state convention to be held in Boston June 26 to 29. They were chosen by Pup Tent No 2 at VFW quarters Marlboro, with Newell Warner named national chief of staff. The Pup Tent spans Hudson Marlboro Natick and Clinton.
Live snakes at Brookfield zoo drop from 30 to 1714 cents a pound after a lively war between two snake handlers vying for the zoo’s business. Robert Bean, director, reports the pricing stunt drew crowds and boosted engagement.
South Beloit report states Stephenia Ray infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Olds has ten living grandparents including six great grandparents.
The 1870 farm population represented half of all workers. Today fewer than one fifth of workers farm, while the rest support food, fiber, services, and a high national living standard.
A noted marine account describes the great white shark as one of the largest and swiftest predators, claiming a 40 foot length. It also notes the eggplant once believed poisonous.
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