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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
8
Dr John J DUrso of Lawrence paid an official visit to the new Acton Lions Club at the Tuesday night meeting in the Liberty Tree House. Nearly 20 Lions and guests were present as Governor staff and local dignitaries joined the event.
Mrs. Edward R. Stephen of Rus sell Street is homebound with a broken collarbone after a fall. Richard Pride of South Street has returned home after a major operation in a Boston hospital. Carlisle joins District 1 for a Salvation Army campaign led by State Senator George J. Evans with Wakefield as general chairman. District 1 also includes Lexington Bedford Stow and Sudbury. The Army unit SkyCav has been organized employing helicopters fixed wing aircraft jeeps and tanks.
The Sperry & Hutchinson Co. buys 10 acres in Natick for a 1 million dollar New England distribution center. Land sold for 350 thousand by Natick Industrial Park Trust. Governor Herter highlights economy. site overlooks Lake Cochituate near Route 9 and Massachusetts Turnpike. Last year S&H purchases from Massachusetts firms totaled about 2 million.
Acton voters must register by Friday March 23 from 12 noon to 10 p.m. at Town Hall as the board of registrars conducts last minute registration before the Avril 24 primary.
Acton Center Mrs. George Pvan master of the Actor Orange P of H No 259 reports a regular Grange meeting Tuesday night March 27 at 8 o clock in the Town Hall. A good attendance is urged.
A narrative poem recalls a Marlboro based voyage inspired by Byrd’s Antarctic expedition. It describes a ship trapped in a freezing blizzard with ten or more men, suffering deaths and illness as the captain consoles crew in the icy cabin.
William H. Kemp of Hood Rubber travels for ten days to Dallas and the west coast returning March 30. Ensign James Peter Eadie and wife announce birth of son James Peter III. Lucien J. Milot of Pepperell and Miss Claire Milot engage Joseph A. Roux of Lowell. wedding set for June 23. Concord Garden Club host Hazel H. Davis on gourds.
Michigan was organized as a U.S. territory in 1805 and achieved statehood in 1837, marking a long transition under federal governance and internal development efforts.
Stop Arthritis campaign continues in Sudbury with a call for local donations to Edward F. Moynihan, treasurer of the Sudbury committee, to fund research on new drugs and a cure for rheumatic and arthritic conditions affecting thousands.
Mrs Kay Nedza president and Mrs Doris Linscott past president will represent the Ladies Auxiliary Unit of the American Legion at the county council meeting in Newton on Saturday March 24. Marriage banns published in St Elizabeth of Hungary West Acton for Josephine Landry Leo Landry both of this town and for Joseph Sweeney West Acton and Marie McNeil South Braintree. The next regular meeting of the board of selectmen will be at Town Hall Tuesday March 27 at 7 30 chaired by Leo C Cunningham.
A reference rounds up eight prominent generals including Ulysses S. Grant William T Sherman Philip H Sheridan George C Marshall Douglas MacArthur Henry H Arnold Dwight D Eisenhower and Omar W Bradley.
Edward Engel recalls the 1888 blizzard that dumped 20.9 inches on NYC and blew 40 mile winds. He describes tunnelled snow, blocked streets, empty stores, and halted trains, noting the storm’s lasting memory for survivors.
Lettuce ranks as the second most popular vegetable in the United States with Americans consuming more per person than any vegetable except potatoes. The statement highlights lettuce as a staple behind potatoes in consumer cravings.
At a recent meeting including the Board of Selectmen Police and Fire officials and CD operators, Sudbury issued new alert signal instructions. Governor Herter announced the changes February 28 1956 to newspapers statewide. New alert cards will be issued to households and businesses.
Littleton Lions Club plans a Monday March 26 meeting at 6 30 PM at Dominick's Restaurant Route 10. District Governor Dr John J Worse of Lawrence and staff including Franklin W. Taylor Raymond A Hamel Nels A Palm Jr will attend along with Concord sponsors and club officers.
The film Martin Luther will be shown at 8 o clock tonight at Trinit Episcopal Curren s The Feast of St Joseph was observed at local Catholic churches on Monday. Frank Parker has returned from Minnesota and he and his wife reside in the Garden Apartments on Thoreau Street. Among Greater Boston students at a City Council meeting in Boston was Thomas A Caldwell 17 Laws Brook Road West Concord a Concord High junior.
In Dayton, Ohio, a new electric door control failed at the Safety Building, locking two police officers in the security cage for two hours until a locksmith arrived. One officer likened the experience to being among prisoners.
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