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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
17
A torn local notice mentions Kennett residents visiting relatives and a university graduation. It references Mrs Ernest or Frances Ditton, 49 Elm, and several named women and girls. details are incomplete and season dates unclear.
Rita Pavuson notes the program includes plant and bird identification, craft work, sports, singing, cooking, games, band, concert and candle-light services. A new dining room funded by spring cookie sales supports assemblies at the Old Grist Mill and Saw Mill. Camp requires a health certificate a week before arrival and a nurse checks on arrival.
A historical note on the Haynes Garrison in Sudbury and its role in King Philip’s War. The piece covers the garrison’s architecture, nearby Wayland-Sudbury routes, local maps, and the defense effort on April 20, 1675, with references to Goodnow and other garrisons and preservation memories.
Sudbury resident Mrs Charles W Davis of Cranleigh Wenham Massachusetts stayed with cousin Mrs Leonard P Goulding on Concord Road during the 75th anniversary festivities at Wellesley College.
Elba Alabama report says E R Mack claims he shot six quails with a single gunshot as they flew in a straight line, boasting about the feat.
At the Bedford VA a greenhouse and many potted plants and cut flowers decorate the facility. Patients and women’s societies donate blooms, with several entries showcased in a recent Lowell flower show including five entries from the Veterans Administration. Alice Damery, 98 South Road, took a post at the Dominee Manse, 110 Great Road.
First Parish Unitarian church in Bedford restores the 1817 clock given by Mr. Fiske. Made by E. Tabor of the American Clock Maker group, the gilded eagle clock with 36 inch hands weighs 13 pounds and now ticks again after years of silence.
A small cube measuring 1 inch on each side weighs a mysterious ton in an old report. The puzzle notes a 14.1 side or factor misprint affecting the weight claim.
Advertises a retail department opening for five qualified automobile salesmen in the Masibors Maynard Berlin Hudsor and Wortlboro area. Offers BD good salary 7 percent two weeks vacation with pay point system bonuses health and hospitalization benefits and a heart to heart talk. Apply Wednesday and Thursday 10 AM and 3 PM.
Sudbury Co-Operative Pre-School Mothers held their final meeting of the year with eleven mothers and five guests. Jean Copp presided as president. revised by-laws were read and accepted. committees on planning budget housing and membership were formed with several officers named.
Three people were injured when a car veered off Route 2 near Davis Road in Acton at 1 45 p m Sunday. Driver William A Perrine 46 of Watertown lost control after a coughing spell and struck a stone wall before hitting a building housing the Village Trader. Passengers Natalie Fulton 41 and Willis G Pelrine 60 of Watertown were also injured and taken to Emerson Hospital. Sarah J Pelrine and William P Pelrine 4 escaped injury. The car owner Helen P Looney of Belmont was not in the vehicle.
Bedford voters will gather at a special meeting on Wednesday, June 28 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium to act on 12 articles in the Bedford Town warrant. Article 2 authorizes the Library Building Committee to proceed with construction of a library building costing about $56,000.
Concord firemen reported a total of 103 alarms this year. The Central Station crew answered Box 22 on Tuesday afternoon.
Michael Foley arrived on scene off duty to help. Frank Weatherby, building owner, could not estimate total damage but one corner collapsed and two large show windows were smashed. At least four television sets were wrecked beyond repair.
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