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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
13
A private investigator from the Bankers' Insurance Company confronts Gilbert Carter, the bank cashier who fled with one hundred thousand dollars. Carter surrenders after being challenged in a tense standoff that reveals public disgrace and personal sacrifice.
A Saturday benefit event at Memorial Gym organized by the Stu mbers drew a large attendance. Attendees wore corsages and festive attire as organizers invited community members to join the fundraiser. Proceeds support old service programs and local causes in Ontario and nearby areas.
Acton Superintendent William L. O Connell, remedial reading teacher Doris Santa Mour, and instructor Salvatore Lipomi attended the state conference of the Division of Special Education for mentally and physically handicapped children. Topics included laws affecting disabled education and medical advances, with discussion groups on deafness, visual impairment, home teaching, speech issues, and both educable and trainable mentally retarded children.
Concord and its mental health groups present the French film Passion for Life as the final 1954 55 offering in the Community Mental Health series. The free 8 15 pm screening at the Veterans Building is for adults with children over 12 accompanied by parents, no program will start promptly.
St Louis report says Patrolman Robert Beck stopped an elderly man driving an ancient car on a west St Louis highway. The driver claimed he was hurrying to get off the dangerous roadway to avoid danger.
Maryland state senator Thomas F Dempsey seeks to amend the law to permit bow hunting in non tidal waters. The proposal would make such activity lawful under state regulation and oversight.
The Acton School Committee accepted four faculty resignations including Vincent Gannon from high school English to Winchester. Irene Mehuron plans to move to Vermont, Shirley Baumgartner leaves for Philadelphia with her Army husband, and Anne Zammitti resigns to be closer to home. Three new teachers were named, including Jason King of West Concord, Lorence McDuffie, and Christine Economopoulos, effective September 1955.
The United States Air Force is described as the world’s largest buyer, purchasing more than a million separate items annually. By mid 1946 it is projected to surpass 25 billion dollars in aircraft and equipment since Korea’s outbreak, with 524 thousand contracts worth 2.56 billion in seven months.
Nebraska legislators encounter repeated misspellings of flouridation in a water fluoridation bill. The printer's delay slows the bill's progress as it moves through the clerk's office.
The Middlesex Health Association announces its annual meeting on Tuesday May 17 at Wayside Inn. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. Principal speaker is Dr. Paul Dufault superintendent of Rutland State Sanatorium. Entertainment by the Martin Trio of Waltham.
George Welter, 20, suffered a severe headache after a steel urn containing six quarts of strong coffee fell from a 15 foot hydraulic lift and struck him on the head in Chicago.
The article urges East Coast residents to support the 1955 multiple sclerosis drive to fund laboratories and patient clinics. Contributions to MS campaign will finance testing supplies and ongoing research, with donations sent to M.S. c/o D. Ripley Gage, treasurer, 8 Bedford Street, Concord.
Acton report cards for the fourth marking period show eight students with all A grades in major subjects. Named: Carolyn Sweatt Elizabeth Boardman Bonnie Banks David Roth Russell Nylander Richard Harper Judith Hatch Janet Roth. Also listed are no-absence no tardiness records since September for students across grades 7 to 12.
A woman turned in 12 volumes of Robert Browning's complete works found in a Hartford parking lot as police searched for a poetry minded missing person.
The family of the late John H. McCormack extends gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for floral and spiritual offerings and other expressions of sympathy helping ease their sorrow after his sudden loss.
Annual Concord Girl Scout Association meeting heard Raymond M. Daniels discuss group work and character development in the Scouting Program. Officers were elected for 1955 1956 and senior scouts named for the Rhode Island Troop Encampment with funds from cookie sales.
A record turnout gathers for the Emerson Hospital Auxiliaries meeting in Concord on April 26 despite bad weather. The program opens with a brief business session led by Mrs. Prentiss Blood of Acton and features the reception of a play titled Operation Cherry Red written by Heddy Kent.
A West Concord tea committee event was praised for its success with Mrs. Robert Hurley and Mrs. Louis Audette among the volunteers. Flower arrangements were provided by Mrs. Bruce Old, and auxiliary officers expressed appreciation for the efforts that made the meeting successful.
Automotive engineers report the oil filter traps a pound or more of dirt and sludge during about 5000 miles of driving, helping keep engine oil cleaner.
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