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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1955
Page
19
Mt Vernon Ohio prepares a museum revival for the home of Daniel Decatur Emmett composer of Dixie and Old Dan Tucker. Dr. Eastman and Ogden Wintermute saved the house and plan to display the original Dixie manuscript Emmett's violin piccolo and original furniture. Emmett born October 29 1815 died 1904.
Mission Church in Roxbury was elevated to a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII becoming the first in New England. Archibishop Richard Cush ing led the ceremony with Auxiliary Bishop Jere mish Minihan delivering the sermon. Redemptorist Fathers joined in a procession with bishops and college superiors from the region.
Community message invites donations to assist the Red Cross in aid efforts for those in need. Organizers emphasize urgency and broad participation to fund relief services and emergency assistance.
An article urges TB patients and families to pursue home recovery with rest and safeguards. It highlights new drug and surgical advances, the need for a calm home environment, and expert help from doctors, nurses, and local health organizations. It also notes 1953 US milk production at over 119 billion pounds, second to 1945.
Concord announces the engagement of Mrs. Charlotte Jarvis Kidder to Michael Fraser Brewer of New York City. Mrs. Kidder is the widow of Henry P. Kidder Jr and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Jarvis of Elmira New York. Brewer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Brewer Jr., earned a Yale bachelor’s degree in 1953 and is pursuing graduate work in conservation at the University of Michigan.
A Texas bill would create the Trinity River Authority to develop the Trinity watershed for water storage flood control and a future barge route from the Gulf into Dallas and Fort Worth. The plan calls for dams locks and a chain of lakes spanning 31 counties funded by bonds taxes and water sales to enable inland navigation and regional growth.
Massachusetts Department of Public Works updates Route 20 speed limits across Marlborough Sudbury Wayland Weston and Watertown after a public hearing. Revisions alter east and westbound segments with new 30 35 and 45 mph postings and extend total highway length to the specified distances. Officials certify the change aligns with public interests and standard signs will be erected.
Opponents call the plan fantastic and label backers ditch-diggers while civic leaders in Fort Worth and Dallas push ahead with the regional program to completion.
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