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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
13
A report describes Girl Scouts in Europe receiving various useful items and craft supplies from troops in the United States. The exchange aims to foster interest and friendship, with members decorating bags and pencils and expressing thanks for the cultural ties between nations.
The article outlines requirements for a photo engraver apprentice with six years trade experience or equivalent practical experience. Age limit to sixty two with preference for veterans, and recruitment through federal and postal offices. A separate item reports Paul S. admitted a hoax after escaping from a penitentiary and being questioned.
Charles B. Hall 31 of 27 Monument Street, Concord, one of 193 Massachusetts bar examinees announced last week, after Navy service and a Harvard class of 1940, Virginia law degree 1948. He lived in Cambridge previously and served as yeoman first class. Leila Sears of Wayland, WAVES veteran, also passed.
Last Thursday at noon the Concord Rotary Club hosted Mrs. March Pedersen of Burdett College as guest speaker. Kennan Damon introduced her on the program titled Personality a Career Must. Morton R. Seavey presided over the business session. Samuel G. Kent reported on the International Students Association Talent Night.
The West Concord Woman's Club holds a semi monthly meeting Friday at 2 30 PM at the West Concord Union Church presided by President Mrs William T Magoon The tea hostess will be Mrs George Harms and the program will be announced.
The Sunday evening lectures during the March Lenten season continue next Sunday night at 7 45 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev Rollin J Fairbanks presents Loneliness as part of Obstacles to Faith. A box lunch precedes the services.
Minneapolis cab driver Gene Kendrick repelled a would be robber by kicking the attacker in the face, sending him running down the street. Kendrick acted to protect himself during the attempted hold up.
John E. Marshall of the School Building Assistance Commission urges communities to adopt long range planning for school buildings considering educational needs growth and modern methods. He says plan conferences before architect work and cites inadequate sites as a delaying factor, noting careful early planning saves time later.
Concord Girl Scouts Troop 1 with 15 girls and three chaperones Mrs Friedman Mrs Watt and Mrs Walker traveled by train to Boston for a matinee Ice Follies performance. They ended the trip with a shared dinner before returning home.
Police rushed to the second floor apartment of Mrs. Anna Atkinson to avert a possible self harm incident. She was perched on a window sill and protested the interruption saying, Jump from here, my foot. She complained about police being called when she sought air.
Manchester New Hampshire report notes 73 year old twin sisters Mary Crannan and Nora Crannan were struck by a single automobile and accompanied each other to the hospital.
Concord Marlboro fruit growers attended a Marlboro Extension Service meeting at Curtis Orchards. Another session was in Groton at the Richard F. Priest Farm. Dr Ellsworth H Wheeler and M G Fultz spoke on overwintering insects and mite problems and invited samples for study.
In Charlotte the janitor tried to go back into a burning building to retrieve $74 from his overcoat pocket. Firemen restrained him, and after the fire was out his overcoat was found ruined while his wallet remained safe in water.
Extension sponsor Mid Middlesex County Extension Service hosted a Poultry Disease Roundup at Hudson High School Tuesday night. Dr. Carlton C. Ellis of University of Massachusetts led an informal discussion on respiratory diseases typhoid cholera blue comb and vaccination problems. Poultrymen were invited to ask questions about diseases and vaccination of birds.
The Concord Board of Selectmen named Egbert S. Newbury Jr the chairman for the coming year. Newbury, a Boston lawyer and longtime member from Lowell road, succeeds Krist Andersen who did not run. Edward W. Sheehan was named clerk and Franklin R. Johnson joined as the third member after recent elections.
In Boston United Press report the National Foot Health Council warns 9,872 foot doctors could lose 75 percent of patients if people wear proper shoes. It notes 99 percent of people are born with perfect feet but improper footwear starts the decline.
The Eastern Swine Breeders Association met with the Extension Service at Concord's Extension Schoolhouse on Everett Street. Dr Douglas Stern, Extension animal pathologist, spoke on sanitation and disease control on hog farms, after previously practicing in Connecticut. A portable steam generator for cleaning and disinfecting was demonstrated.
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