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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
7
Fragmented OCR yields a string of names teams and times with little coherent action. Mentions include schools West Con Concord Ralph Has on Pirates Paine and the Sunday Playground 330 p.m. amid scattered references to leagues games and a Philadelphia area context.
Maynard Tarnys trimmers beat Masciarelli Jewelers 4-0 to win the Maynard Bowling League title at Tutto's. Doc Batulin rolled 329 for the champions and V Stephens led DiPietro Roofers with 326. DiPietros defeated Elmwood Bath by 10 pins 1745 to 1735.
Hale High schedules a full slate of games May 9 week. The Hale lassies play Ashland at Stow on Monday. Hopkinton visits Hale on Memorial Field Tuesday. Wednesday brings Hale girls against Peters High of Southboro in Southboro. Thursday features Northboro teams in Stow and Friday the Hale boys travel to Southboro to face Peters High.
Concord varsity tennis team beat Groton School on Saturday while Middlesex second team lost 7-4 to Belmont Hill seconds in a postponed Monday match. Locals opened with a 9-0 win over Browne & Nichols last Wednesday and followed with an 8-1 victory against Winchester High.
Wayland beat Concord juniors 10 to 8 at Emerson Playground on Tuesday. John Alden and Don Faser hit homers for Wayland while Parker homered for Concord. Concord faces Ward and Wayland hosts Lincoln in next games.
Hudson Harriman Grammar school nine defeated Hale junior high of Stow 15 to 5 yesterday afternoon at Stow. The game featured strong Hud son offense with decisive hits and solid defense.
Westford wins 3-2 over Acton Westford Academy in the League opener at Westford. Gelinas pitched for Westford and Langille for Acton with 12 strikeouts. Acton had four hits while Westford collected six. Paul Green had a triple.
Acton public school notes report Peter Caten of Roxborough to represent the junior high while Carolyn MacRae Evelyn Sawyer and Susan Roth lead sixth grade champions. 96 high school students toured General Motors Motorama at the Commonwealth Armory in Boston thanks to free bus service donated by Ormal Laffin and John Davidson.
Concord N H UP The state legislature ordered the destruction of a tick ridden elk herd that has been ravaging farms in southwestern New Hampshire. There were about 40 in the herd before the hunt began.
Acton following is the school menu for next week. Monday features hot beef sandwich with buttered carrots grapefruit sections and a 42 pint milk. Tuesday offers baked glazed ham mashed potatoes buttered spinach bread and jelly sandwich frost ed yellow cake and a 42 pint milk. Wednesday serves turkey short cake cranberry sauce buttered vegetable ice cream and a pint milk. Thursday includes meat loaf mashed potato gravy buttered corn bread and butter sandwich fruit ed jellow with topping. Friday presents orange juice tuna salad roll potato chips buttered green peas fruit and a pint milk.
The Sudbury rodeo at Doucette Field on Pine Street drew over 1000 attendees. Smokey Doucette, a former Western show rider, organized the event with a colonial parade led by John Doucette. Winners included West Battles of Rhode Island in bareback and Monty Murphy of Leominster won the bull ride Fidihgu. locals LaPlante and a Milford entrant claimed races.
Concord defeated Winchester 10 to 8 on Tuesday afternoon at Winchester. Dick Goyette earned his fourth win, boosting his strikeout total to 75 across five games, fanning 15 while Joe Bellino collected four hits including a three run triple. Concord hosts Belmont Friday afternoon.
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-2, extending Boston’s road trip skid to six losses. Detroit built a 3-2 lead by Kaline’s homer in the fifth, with Delock replaced by Kiley and Susce, while Boston’s runs came on Lepcic’s double and Delock’s RBI. Higgins set Nixon to face Lary in tonight’s game.
Curly-haired Jackie Burke and rugged Marty Furgol accept invites to the Palm Beach Golf Championship at Deepdale June 15. The match-medal format pairs players head-to-head over five rounds, seeking a title already won by Snead, Hogan, Runyan and others. Burke and Furgol aim to show that middle-aged stars can still contend.
The Colonial Hooked Rug Exhibit at Sudbury Town Hall drew over 450 attendees despite rain. Artisans from Sudbury, Wellesley, Watertown, and Winchester presented 200 hooked rugs under the guidance of Marjory Thompson. Volunteers from the Sudbury Woman’s Club organized activities, luncheons, and a colonial-themed setting with floral displays and period costumes.
Plans for Hale high school annual Prom proceed with the junior and sophomore classes sponsoring. The event will be Friday evening May 6 at Stow Town hall with Wilson's orchestra of Marlboro providing music. Decorations begin Thursday evening and a large turnout of parents and faculty is encouraged. The balcony will be open and the grand march is set for 9 45. Advisors are Mrs Kathleen Platt and Herman Eschenbacher.
Florence Ann Toner daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Toner of 62 High Street married William G Schofield son of Mrs Burpee Schofield of Sudbury in a Sunday afternoon service at St Michael's Church. Rev Raymond Lambert officiated with a reception at the Wildwood. The couple will reside on Forge Street Road in Framingham.
In Chicago two youths used a 10 foot pole to reach through a window and grab Mrs. Anna Cerda’s purse containing $20 from her dining room table.
Mrs Walter Hickler hosted a supper with assisting guests including Mrs Eaton Mrs Hamilton Mrs Leslie Hall Mrs Wilfred Allen Mrs Lester Smith Mrs George Silva and Mrs Francis Trussell in attendance.
Marlboro stockholders welcomed Marlboro Toronto guests from LaRonge Uranium Mines Ltd. at Marlboro Country Club. Dr R Laurence Smith presided as MC as Copeland outlined company history and plans while two films covered uranium industry links and the Saskatchewan project. Copeland said LaRonge runs the world’s only pilot mill for uranium ore processing and Dr Marcel Pochon developed a process yielding black oxide of uranium.
Jockey George Glassner arrived from New York to ride Killian Farm's Resilient in the $10,000 Plymouth Rock Handicap. He intends to return to the Metropolitan circuit immediately after the race.
Massachusetts probate court requires objectors to file appearance by May 20 1955 after administratrix presents first account for Clarence W Laval of Sudbury. Judge John C Leggat and Register John J Foley note the citation date of April 25 1955. Also Sudbury board of appeals lists public hearing May 24 1955 on zoning petitions including a Mercury building for a dairy queen and a nursing home permit on North Road and Dakin Food.
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