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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
11
Lexington and other towns use drainage to convert wet lands into productive cropland. Soil Conservation Service guides farmers on engineering surveys to determine drainage feasibility and economical methods. Urban mucklands supply fresh vegetables in New Jersey amid wet conditions and housing pressures.
Mr and Mrs Sylvia Wald announce the birth of their first daughter on April 19 at 1. Grandparents named Mrs William and Mrs Henry Kline are listed, with second name Elias referenced.
The note cites a price of 15 dollars per ton for a top product linked to the Le Hay ton entry, with a reference to the 2425 Bank. Unclear context leaves the exact item and entities partially readable.
Concord police Sergt and Mrs Thomas V Finan observed their 33rd wedding anniversary on Sunday. They wed in Maynard on April 28, 1924 and have lived here since. The couple have two daughters and several grandchildren.
The Unity club of the First Parish Church will elect officers on Monday May 6 at Mrs Bernard Fletcher's Great Road home. A Dutch Maid party is set for Wednesday May 22 in the church vestry at 8 p.m. Also noted: Pilot Grove Mother's Club reports eight ill with mumps and several with poison ivy. birthday party for spring births ends May 3 at the school. lunch room shades arriving. last school meeting May 28. Union Evangelical Church hosts a pot luck dinner May 5 at 12 30 p.m. All families to bring a main dish or salad. beverages will be provided.
Carlisle selectmen schedule an anti rabies clinic at the fire station on Saturday May 11 from 2 pm to 3 am for dog owners with dog officer Francis A Booth in attendance. The town has purchased a front end loader from Nine Acre Supply East Acton with 11 bidders and the winning bid within the appropriation. delivery expected soon to the highway department.
Maynard resident John J. Lydon Jr. married Eva Rose Musumeci of Lawrence in Holy Rosary Church. The couple, with reception at Merrimack Valley Golf Club, will reside at 38 Orchard Street, Lawrence, after a wedding trip to New York City and Washington.
Concord hospital notes several births to area families on April 22 to April 28. Families include Wendon Lexington, Peeler Bedford, Walsh Maynard, Shields Belmont, Marshall Boxboro, Guerra Littleton, Cannella Maynard, Crozier Cochituate, Wood Bedford, ONeil South Sudbury, with multiple newborn sons and daughters.
A Carlisle Camp Fireside reunion with supper and entertainment is planned for Friday at 6 30 p.m. at the Carlisle Congregational church. St Elizabeth's Church schedules another rehearsal tonight at 7 30 p.m. Weekly rehearsals continue Thursdays under Mrs Mary Sleeper director and Mrs Helen Detach organist. Local real estate records show transactions at Lowell August Bundoris and wife to Niels Nielson and others on Curve Street.
Local arrivals report several births this week with parents listed on Massachusetts Avenue Strawberry Hill Road and Nashoba Road. Names include a son for Edwin and unnamed Johnsons on April 24 and daughters for William Roberts Gerald Leone and Lawrence Kelley, plus a second Johnson on April 26. Calcium is noted as commonly scarce in urban diets.
Concord Hawthorne Chapter of O. E. S. meets at Mason ic Temple on May 8 at 8 o’clock with new officers led by Mrs. Daniel P. Dorr. The 62nd anniversary will feature a musical program by a Newton glee club, honoring past matrons and patrons, with refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Dorr head about 10 to 12 members.
Bedford firm Bedford Auto and Hardware Inc is incorporated by Secretary of State Edward Cronin. The new company at 84 Great Road lists 500 common shares no par value and operates in general hardware. Arthur Goult, Jr of 69 North Street Danvers is president and treasurer while Richard K. Brown of 230 Hartwell Road is clerk.
Springfield hosts the 81st annual session of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts from May 9 to 11. Members gather for rites, reports, and organizational business.
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