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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
2
Maynard public schools close for summer break and reopen after Labor Day. A Friday 10 am food sale at J J Newberry, sponsored by the V F W Auxiliary for hospital work, welcomes the public. Various residents share life events from graduations to family visits and church activities across town.
Mr and Mrs Patrick A Mc Grath of Columbus Ohio renewed old acquaintances during a recent visit here. Mr McGrath is a former selectman and school committeeman.
Maynard Retail held a Monday meeting with Police Chief Ben Epomen of Shrewsbury presenting a film and talk on Worcester's five year old tornado that wrecked 450 homes. Makeups included Jack Kennedy at Bedford and Harlan FE. Tuttle at Hudson. No meeting next Monday due to a ladies night party on Wednesday with a cookout and installation.
Marriage intentions filed at the town clerk’s office list several couples including Alexander W. Kulevich Jr. and Barbara Prosper of West Concord, James E. Smith and Kathleen Hinds of Maynard, Edward R. Lopez and Laura Novick of Maynard, Arthur S. Allen and Marlene McKenney of Maynard, and David Wheap of Ashcunet with Priscilla Aldrich of Maynard. addresses provided.
Vermont becomes the second state with rural free delivery begun in 1896 after West Virginia. A rural route from the Grand Isle post office marks the expansion of services.
Maynard High School held its graduation exercises awarding multiple scholarships and prizes. Recipients included Anne Parker receiving the D R R Good Citizenship and a Maynard Teachers Association prize. Bernard Meister and Jean Zanelli among several scholarship and medal awards from local organizations such as the American Legion Auxiliary and Rotary Club. Other honorees included Beverly Pekkal a, David Vermilyen, Rich ard Martino, Jouko Kulju, Catherine Kulevich, and Iréne Budrewicz receiving various community and club scholarships and medals.
The Maynard mothers auxiliary of the Assabet Valley Little League thanks all who assisted with the recent bake sale. Proceeds totaled 79.75 dollars to fund new equipment for all Little Leaguers. They also express gratitude to the anonymous donor of a new coffee urn for the concession.
Identical twins Lewis and Leonard Svitenko, 17, of West Springfield Mass were appointed to the US Air Force Academy. They were star athletes in high school serving as football ends co captains of the hockey team and competing on the track team.
Maynard-Miss Virginia Whitney of 128 Concord Street is one of two winners of the Earle C. Willoughby scholarship awarded by Middlesex Health Association and its tuberculosis committees. The award funds a year of full-time study in public health nursing through Christmas Seal funds. Miss Whitney, a Maynard Public Schools graduate, attended Simmons College and Boston University and now serves as staff nurse for the Sudbury Public Health Nursing Association. Previously she worked with the New England Deaconess Hospital and Worcester Society for District Nursing.
Health Notes by Frank G Ploudre urges regular gentle exercise and stretching to extend healthy years. He cites Churchill's pace guidance and stresses annual medical checkups, spine and nerve care, and the value of staying active. The column also mentions high pressure processes used to make diamonds as a counterexample of extreme force.
Medical researchers aim to launch a major assault on alcoholism, a leading American health problem. Congress includes a $700000 alcoholism research grant under the National Institute of Mental Health, part of a $2.97 billion health bill for 1959. Experts debate causes from physiology to psychology, but agree it is treatable and warrants government action.
Maynard Lodge of Elks announces the Charity sweepstakes on June 28 at the hall. Seven new members will be initiated at the next meeting on Monday June 23. Elks observed Flag Day and urged proper flag display. Only one meeting planned for July and one for August.
A terse report notes irrigation issues disrupted recent tests affecting iris yields and tomato development. Poor response observed in growth stages. Further trials planned to assess management adjustments.
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