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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
13
Matt, posing as a merchant, trails two men who attempt to shoplift and pass a bad check. He corners them at a fork, forces a confession, and escorts them to Sheriff Barrett for arrest, while Pearl watches and muses that nothing ever happens.
Concord Chapter launched its annual Red Cross fund drive on February 27 seeking $17,673. Three hundred volunteers will solicit donations to support disaster relief, First Aid training, veteran visits, hospital wards, and swimming safety programs at Walden Pond and beyond.
February marks the measles season with end winter epidemics. Keep symptomatic children home, call a doctor, and limit exposure to babies. Gamma globulin may help in certain exposures. Monitor for ten days to rash, then weeks of recovery and possible secondary infections, especially pneumonia or encephalitis. protect under fives vigorously.
In 1953 the Soil Conservation Service aided 902 new cooperators in 15 Massachusetts districts and 144 farmers who did not join. Total district cooperators reached 5,753 on 633,172 acres. Major practices include contour farming and strip cropping, terraces, outlets, tree planting, pasture improvement, woodland protection, open and covered drains, stone removal, and ponds. Agencies collaborating include Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and Farmers' Home Administration.
A health column urges readers to adhere to doctors orders to avoid complications that could affect the future. The piece states the guidance is sponsored by the local board of health the tuberculosis committee and the Middlesex Health Association.
James Lee, New Hampshire state research biologist, identified the bird shot by a hunter as a coot. He described it as a distinct species, noting it is tame and, when cooked, tastes like an old rubber boot.
In dependence Iowa readers recall the mustache cup and early coffee rituals. North Dakota settlers describe straw tick beds and threshing season routines. Indiana residents recount rotting flax, spinning, weaving, and homespun clothes, with rural chores from shoes to looms, as a 90 year old contributor reflects.
Providence report from the Rhode Island Retail Grocers Association notes a 50 percent drop in coffee sales due to rising prices. The association cites higher costs and consumer shifts to substitutes as reasons for the decline.
Lexington High School hosted the Sachem Council annual Scouters Banquet with about 400 attendees. Rev. Ambrose Hennese offered invocation, Chester G. A. Zuker and Levi Burnell spoke, and Howard D. Butler reviewed council reach and funding needs across Lexington Bedford Waltham Watertown units. Recognition went to leaders Arthur Leyden and Robert MacFerland for training and camping.
South Acton Congregational Church hosts a minstrel show on March 11 and 12. A sextet backed by a chorus will present dancing acts and musical numbers including a vibraphone solo. Tickets from Mrs Jesse Reynolds after 6 PM or any cast member. Co producers listed as Charles Davis Marion Sweetser and Alfa Anderson.
Lincoln collected 1000 for the Heart Fund in a drive led by six captains. Lincoln chairwoman Mrs. Charles K. Fitts reported the effort, with John G. Webb serving as treasurer and captains listed as Mrs. Avery, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Herlihy, Mrs. Kingsbury, Mrs. Liddick, and Mrs. Warner.
In Name Alaska the Big Hurrah gold mine reaches ore after pumps remove infiltrating water. Manager T P Lane says the water problem is being solved and about 20 workers will be employed for years as miners access a glittering seam once blocked by floods. An unrelated note mentions Zulu beliefs of ancestral spirits.
Many County Legionnaires from 23 posts attend the Middlesex County Council of American Legion forum hosted by James J. Mansfield Post. Guest speakers include Department Adjutant A. L260 Anderson and Philip Gavin with Ernest Hol. attendees include Suffolk County Commander John P. Swift and National Committeeman Frederick Millen.
Acton General Chairman Reymond Grey leads a testimonial banquet committee with residents from Acton and Rox boroughs coordinating ticket sales. Tickets can be obtained through Mrs. Alice Kimball Mrs. Roland Weserbee Mrs. Ernest Edgar Leo McCarthy and others. A recast beer dinner is planned by cafeteria manager Anne Rimbach for 6:30 PM on Tuesday March 16 in the new cafeteria.
Norwich Connecticut report states George E. Luhr bought a new automobile in Elmwood Illinois and drove it to Norwich without proper registration. Police said Luhr admitted he did not bother to register the car.
Mrs Paul Brooks was named chairman for Lincoln in the 1954 Massachusetts American Cancer Society cancer crusade. The drive aims to raise 710000 statewide in April with a local committee to mobilize volunteers for cancer research education and service.
The 1954 Middlesex flock health conference will be held on Wednesday March 17 at the Waltham Field Station 240 Beaver Street Waltham. The one day program, sponsored by the Middlesex County Extension Service and Middlesex Turkey and Poultry Directors Association, promises innovations for poultrymen and turkey growers.
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