Women Association Plans March 11 Hat Contest Party
The Memorial Congregational Church Women’s Association in South Sudbury invites members to a Thursday morning meeting on March 11 at 10 30. Participants should bring needle thread and trimming to craft a ludicrous original hat from a kitchen gadget or paper bag. Mrs Harold McMurtry hosts and announces prizes. A musical roundup and a Tom Brennerman luncheon at 12 45 follow.
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South Sudbury
Women’s Association of the
Memorial ‘Congregational Church
Harold McMurtry
Tom Brennerman
Mrs Cheney Will Entertain Club Meeting in Cambridge
The Concord Garden Club will meet at 20 Gray Gardens West Cambridge with Mrs Charles W Cheney hosting on Wednesday March 17 at 3 p m. Mrs David D Barnes will discuss Plant Material and members may join a Dutch Treat luncheon at Hotel Continental at 1 o clock following the meeting by notifying Mrs Robert L Moore by March 15.
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Concord
Concord Garden Club
Charles W. Cheney
Gray Gardens West
Cambridge
David D. Barnes
Hotel Continental
Robert L. Moore
Concord Grange meeting postponed due to town meeting clash
Grace Peckham of Melrose visits the Blaisdells at 29 Belknap Street Concord announces the Annursnac Grange postponement because of the annual town meeting. John B. Buttrick is special gifts chairman for the Red Cross drive in Concord area aiming for $11,250. Vandiver Kennedy and Katherine Mullen mark their seventh wedding anniversary this weekend.
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Annursnac Grange
John B. Buttrick
Ripley Hill Road
Special Gifts
Red Cross Drive
Concord
Vandiver M. Kennedy
Potter Street
Katherine Mullen
Hawal
Reg Manning Signs New Syndication Deal With McNaught
Reg Manning announces that starting March 29 1948 McNaught Syndicate of New York will distribute his cartoons. the move transfers syndication from Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette while Manning continues to publish in Enterprise Publications.
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Reg Manning
Enterprise
McNaught Syndicate
New York
Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Manning
Sun
Howdy
New York City
Midwest
Savage
Nihes
Eugene Pulliam
The
Indianapolis Star
Phoenix Newspapers
Phoenix
East
McNaught
Will Rogers
Charlie McAdam
Mr. Pulliam
Bob Hall
Hobe Franks
Republic and Gazette
Enterprise Publications
Breakfast in Hollywood Night at Bedford School Hall
Bedford crowd over 200 attended a Dinner Night event in the school auditorium sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Rev John Snook Jr impersonated Tom Brenneman, J Warren Blake presided, hats won several prizes, and an impromptu Easter parade featured local residents. The oldest attendee was Mrs A Elmer Blake, awarded an orchid from Hollywood, with many others receiving corsages and prizes.
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Bedford
Hollywood
American Legion Auxiliary
John Snook Jr
Wincheser
Tom Brennerman
J. Warren Blake
Arthur J. Rivet
Lom
Robert E
Lottie Johnson Coyne
Blake
Dominick Henetti
Maynard H. Joy
Edwin F. Qua
Charles R. Higgins
Mercie Jones
Mary Sutherland
Roger Rivet
Marie Printon
Esther Genetti
Harry Jacobs
Catherine Fraser
William Coolidge
Irvin
Alton W. Adams
Fay Roby
Frank W. Thompson
Donald Damon
Alfred W. .Webber
Snook
Robert E. Pike
Earl S. Atwood, Jr
William H. Arnold
James K. Armstrong
Robert E. Ferrick
Ralph Clark
Viola Webster
Jack Miller
Marjorie Atwood
Maybelle Anthony
Edna A. Meharg
Thomas Poleo
Evangeline Ward
Marjorie Isnor
Henry C. Isnor
Earl S. Atwood
Robert R. Farrick
Viola Wenster
E. Grove Smith
Fuel shortage solved in Vidalia by corn cob fires
Vidalia residents turned a hill of corn cobs into a makeshift fuel source during a cold spell. Hugh Thompson, a milling company executive, coordinated the effort as supplies ran low. The resulting fires provided heat with minimal smoke while potatoes stored best at about 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Vidalia
Hugh Thompson
Cushing Vets Test Skill With Chess Exhibition
Under Red Cross auspices an 83 year old chess expert, Simpson Booth of Jamaica Plain, visits Cush ing Hospital in Framingham almost weekly to play patients. He has played for over 50 years and often faces several veterans at once. Booth ends with demonstrations of games memorized from chess masters. The Red Cross runs other entertainments as well, but chess lets bedridden veterans participate.
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The
Red Cross
Cushing Hospital
Framingham
Simpson Booth
Chilcott. Place
Jamaica Plain
COCO Collection Turned Over to Girl Scouts for Clothing Kits
COCO will hand over its collection barrels to the Girl Scouts for the Clothes for Friendship project through March 12. Kits will include new or reconditioned clothing, at least 10 items, forming a full wardrobe for babies to 14 year olds.
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Concord
COCO
Girl Scouts “Clothes For
Girl Scout Organization
Fece
Birthday of Lecthara March Jr. Observed in Concord
SIA H birthday observance notes that Lecthara March Jr., son of Dr and Mrs Art Frederick March Jr, marked his sixth birthday on Tuesday. He lives at 33A Hurd Street in Concord and his mother is Jacqueline Marie Moulin while his father is a Gatown Concord optometrist.
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Concord
Barrie Lecthara March
Art Frederick March Jr
Hurd Street
Jacqueline Marie Moulin
Ga Town
Concord Optomet
Bedford Girl Scouts Receive $460 Allocation
Bedford Girl Scouts will receive 460 dollars from the Greater Boston Community Fund for the current year. Joseph O. Procter, president of the Bedford Community Council, announced this 10day. The grant is one of more than 300 allotments from the fall campaign benefiting Red Feather services with Bedford participation. In addition to Girl Scouts funds, local Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls also gain through respective councils. The local budget committee includes Hubert Loomis as chairman, Frank Dodd, and John H. Condon.
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Greater Boston Community Fund
Joseph O. Procter
Bedford Community Council
Red Feather
Sachem Council
Camp Fire Girls
Council For Greater Boston
Hubert Loomis
Frank Dodd
John H. Condon
Friedrichs Called to Germany as US Forces Adviser
Concord professor Carl J Friedrich of Harvard has been summoned by General Lucius D. Clay to help govern in Germany. He says the Soviet push into Czechoslovakia widens Communist borders but won't endanger the American zone and expects the European Recovery Program to start fully by summer. He plans to aid in setting up a civilian government after Clay departs in July. He lives at 54 Main Street, Concord.
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Concord
Carl J. Friedrich
Harvard
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Friedrich
Czecho-Slovakia
United States
Clay
Main Street
D. A. R. Meets Next Saturday At Usual Time
Concord Old Concord Chapter of the D A R holds its next regular meeting Saturday March 6 at 2 45 pm at the Chapter House Lexington road. Regent Mrs Hoyt L Canary of Lincoln will preside. After the business session members present a program relating personal stories to a treasure each will bring. Team hostess Mrs Howard G Simonds of Billerica assists. Buy Victory Bonds.
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Concord
Concord-Elaborai observance marks 150th anniversary
More than 1000 guests expected for a religious service at 4 PM March 7 at the Church. S Roy of Wo will speak. Ralph of Brockton, grand will extend a welcome. On March 8 Royal Arch Chapter oldest in Ng opens at 1 30 PM at Temple Boylston. grand guests from Canada attend. The degree of son will be conferred. class of candidates to be received. Ladies night includes members from all parts of the state.
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Royal Arch
So al Arch Masons
Uni
Canada
S. Roy
Ralph
Brockton
Royal Arch Cha
Temple
Boylstonceive
Concord Fire Alarm Count Near Twenty for Year
Concord fire department reported 19 alarms for the year with the latest incident occurring recently as crews battled a blaze. The tally marks continuing trend of frequent emergency calls affecting the city.
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Concord
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