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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
9
The death of H J Judkins 84 formerly active in town affairs was noted in West Concord. He lived at 16 North Concord and served on school committees and the town board. Surviving are wife Grace Small two sons Irvin and Winthrop seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Funeral held at West Concord Union Church Rev Edwin Nylen officiated. Interment Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Massachusetts Reformatory delegation attended with flag at half staff.
Edward Car alden, 79, longtime farmer formerly of Lin, died Thursday at the Higham Hospital Wayland. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Carter, a son from Bridgeport, a stepson Geo Newton, and several daughters including Harriet M. in California. Funeral arrangements were held at the Gibbs in Cochituate.
A town meeting lists members and leaders including Duncan and E Whitney. The Concord Tax ion issue outlines annual Massachu participation and ongoing cooperation with local veterans organizations.
A board of directors reported that Union Credit Union reached an all time high in assets. Officials noted substantial growth in member deposits and loan portfolios amid a booming consumer credit market.
Concord Massachusetts Middlesex and Boston street Railway, successor to Lovell Bus Lines, asked the Department of Public Utilities for higher rates across 21 suburbs including Concord Maynard Bedford Lincoln Lexington and Waltham. President John H Walsh said the hike would add 65009 yearly and raise fares from 15 to 20 cents per ride or five rides for 90 cents with tokens.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary L Williams Owens, 50, of 390 Concord Road Bedford was held Tuesday at St. Bartolomew's Episcopal Church Cambridge. Burial followed in Cambridge cemetery. She lived in Cambridge 30 years, 18 of them recently, and was active in the church Altar Guild and the Coterie Club. She is survived by husband Robert H. Owens Sr a son Robert J Bedford and a daughter Mrs George W Robinson Cambridge.
Funeral services for Austin M. Shea of Newton Centre were held at Sacred Heart Church with a solemn requiem. He worked as an inspector at Bedford Air Base and was honored by colleagues including W. Cooper and C. Larsen.
Pearl divers face jellyfish stings and sharks as shipowners and crews take their share, making breaking even the common outcome. Some divers perform up to 50 descents daily, yet few become wealthy.
Fluid milk prices to producers supplying federal markets in New England will fall 22 cents per hundredweight, about half a cent per quart, effective May 1. The drop reflects the usual May seasonal decline amid a stable economic index and shifting supply demand in the four-market area.
Rev Joseph Shea S J dean of discipline at Boston College spoke at the Holy Name Society meeting in St Elizabeth of Hungary Church West Acton Monday night John F McGrail led the session and refreshments followed Rev Daniel Riordan announced Holy Communion Sunday at 9 oclock mass on May 8 Cochairmen John McLaughlin and Robert Morris reported a well attended whist party at the hall Saturday night
Miss Margaret Mary Freeman daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred S Freeman of Waltham and William Frank Seaburg of Chelmsford formerly of Carlisle were married at St Jude s Church Waltham Rev Daniel McCabe officiating The couple reside at 10 Hartwell Street Waltham after a trip to Washington DC Maryland and Virginia Best man Kenneth Seaburg Jr reception at Sudbury Inn Mrs Seabury a 1946 Waltham High School graduate and the bridegroom a 1945 Concord High School graduate
The swift beats its wings alternately rather than in unison, setting it apart from most birds and earning its reputation as a champion speedster in aerial flights.
Ellen Agnes Hancock aged 56 of Prospect street West Acton died Friday at Emerson hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Ireland she lived in Concord most recently with prior years in Arlington. Wife of Frank M Hancock a Concord school custodian she leaves four sons James Francis and John at home Charles a Jesuit seminarian and one granddaughter Barbara. Funeral from MacRae funeral home Concord followed by Mass at St Bernard's and burial in St Bernard's Cemetery Concord.
Lincoln resident and former Concord high student Lincoln-Waldo Palmer, now employed at a local garage, received a savings bond from Boston and Maine Railroad terminal division superintendent Walter W Barrett for his action in running along the track and halting a freight train just before an overturned trailer truck near his workplace.
The Army Dog Training Center at Fort Carson Colorado is training a class of sentry dogs for the Air Force Strategic Air Command.
Teenagers suggest a cozy Mother’s Day tea as a special plan. They propose breakfast in bed or an afternoon tea and offer simple cake decorating tips. The piece emphasizes hot tea brewed properly with four golden rules for optimal flavor.
A cake mix recipe guides a single layer chocolate frosted cake baked in a 10 inch pan. After cooling, it is iced with chocolate and decorated with white icing spelling A GAY DAY FOR MOM.
Acton Patrolman Warren Birch reported two Concord District Court convictions last Wednesday morning. Jesse Jones of Fort Devens faced charges including driving with no license, unregistered plates, and uninsured vehicle, with fines totaling $210. David G Hartzell of Littleton and New York was found guilty of speeding and passing with view obstructed, paying $15 in fines.
John H. Johnson 24 of Eastern Avenue was arraigned in Concord District Court on two Lexington police charges. Judge Pierre A. Northrup ordered $2,500 bail each for illegal possession of a hypodermic needle and for making fake narcotics prescriptions. Remanded to East Cambridge Jail. authorities said he was wanted for similar charges in Medford and Arlington.
The sacrament of confirmation was conferred on 55 boys and 50 girls at St Michael's Church. Most Rev Eric F MacKenzie auxiliary bishop of Boston officiated, assisted by Pastor Rev William E Kerrigan. Sponsors were Selectman William J Walsh Jr and Mrs Joseph F Beecy. Class prepared by Marist sisters. Servers were Lawrence Norton Robert Sickman Paul Herlihy James Albani. Music by Mrs Phyllis DeStefano.
Miss Margaret Blanche Bartleman of Waltham wed Russell Morse Davis of Acton at St. Charles Church in Waltham with Rev. Daniel J. Kelleher officiating. The couple, after a Canada wedding trip, now reside in Acton. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis L Bartleman. she attended Waltham and St Charles high schools. The groom, a graduate of Acton High School.
Miss Sylvia Hope daughter of Mr and Mrs Ingolf Hope of Pope road was honored with a surprise bridal shower at Mrs Sidney G Mac Rae home. The bride to be will wed David Rocheford of Framingham Center and guests came from Concord Carlisle Acton Framingham Lexingtown.
Concord Rainbow Assembly No 53 will nominate officers at its next meeting in the Masonic Temple on Saturday May 7 at 7 o'clock Miss Dorothy Fiske who serves as worthy advisor will preside
March housing permits rose 12 percent from a year earlier across 166 cities and towns. Brockton led with 127 new dwellings, followed by Burlington, Chicopee, Springfield, and several other communities.
The National Grange will sponsor a September European tour starting September 9 from New York aboard the S S America visiting England, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France. return to New York October 7 with optional Italian side trips. An AmEx Travel Credit Plan offers monthly installments with no down payment.
A well attended 4-H Club display was held at Carlisle Grange hall Friday night under the direction of Mrs. Marge Roderick, the local 4-H Club chairman. Leaders and clubs featured included Mrs. James Pannell, Mrs. David Bott, Mrs. Polly Dolan, Mrs. Nason Willins, Stephen Minassian, Carol Sleeper, Mrs. Amy Lapham, Mrs. Edna Sleeper, and Mrs. Phyllis Mirfield.
Carlisle Patricia M Diment 13 of Highland Elementary will represent his grade eight in the annual spelling bee at Lowell Memorial Auditorium Friday May 6. She was last year’s Grade 7 champ and is one of five children of Mr and Mrs Gordon Diment of South Street.
John Lennon Magoon 19 died Friday at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston. A Requiem Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians West Concord and burial in the family lot followed. Born Concord November 19, 1935, he attended Concord High School where he helped win the 1951 Piedmont Bowl and Middlesex League baseball titles. He later attended the University of Vermont before illness interrupted his studies. He was survived by his parents William T. and Mary P. Magoon and sister Janet.
The Concord Chorus of over 100 voices will perform its annual concert at the Veterans Building on Tuesday May 24 as it marks its tenth anniversary. Previous programs featured works by Brahms Mozart Bach Handel and Matthew Passion under director Dr Archibald Davison of Harvard University with Nancy Loring and D Ripley Gage as key staff.
A paragraph notes the eastern evening grosbeak, nicknamed the English parrot, about catbird size with a large pale yellow beak and a body colored black white and yellow. The text mixes descriptive traits into a compact field guide style.
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