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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
4
Mrs Richat and Mr K Armstrong share honors with Alice road family as their brother Wil Fat Mountclair is noted in the section. The brief item records a small community acknowledgment among neighbors.
The Pro- Witt gressive chibi group announces a meeting on Tuesday evening May 13 at the clubhouse. Researchers note salmon as the most valuable U.S. food fish, with herring also abundant along the Atlantic Coast.
Harvard University conductor Dr Archibald T Davison will lead part of the Concord Chorus spring concert on May 27. The program features works by Buxtoldtide Brahms and Vaughan Williams with soloists including Dietrich. Tickets available through chorus members or officers Mrs Thomas W McGrath and Miss Margaret Hearn.
East Lansing reports Mitch Koreat Evashevski has started as Michigan State College's new coach. He bypassed a desk to meet Athletic Director Ralph H. Young and discussed player eligibility and study commitments with the staff.
Officials and civilians welcomed VE Day on May 8 with prayer and gratitude. The victory inspired universal reverence from leaders to everyday Americans, noting liberty gained and lives spared to shape a better world.
A nationwide survey finds about 85 percent of Americans live in areas where wine can be purchased by the package or as a drink, while 15 percent reside where state or local laws restrict wine sales. The text notes varying legality across regions.
Sudbury police and State Police investigate a May 2 break in at the Propane Gas Corp known as Philgas. Frederick Chamberlain found the safe broken and papers along with about $150 missing. authorities pursue leads from the early morning hours.
Brendan Gordon will speak at the communion breakfast following the 9 oclock mass at St Ann's Wayland Sunday May lith. Men of the parish are urged to make early reservations if attending.
Mrs. Richard F Piper and Mrs. J C Post of Sudbury and Mrs Allan Finlay of Wayland will guest speak on flower arrangement at the Hem Whittemore club barteu. Framingham Teachers College graduates attend the local scene as club members. Five offenders jailed in Framingham district court for failing to stop at a Sudbury stop. none residents. May 1 and May 17 meet at Seton Library for talks on library science and education. A May 24 sale at John C Hall's barn benefits the Congregational church. Weather allowed a three day outing at Winnepesaukee hosted by Stephen M W Gray. Sudbury Garden Club meeting at Arnold Arboretum postponed due to rain. Mrs Florence Chapee tours the Arboretum. Mrs Herbert L Nowe ill. Arthur H White of Concord Road hospitalized after appendicitis operation and recovering.
Shanghai dispatch says a large pyramidal structure was spotted from the air in Shensi province near the Tsingling mountains about 40 miles south of Sian. Officer Maurice Sheahan described a main pyramid about 1,000 feet high with a base near 1,500 feet, plus a smaller second pyramid and numerous hill mounds in a wide valley near a western rail line.
Edward Wallace of Russell City California filed a complaint against his wife Audrey 36 accusing her of assault with a deadly weapon after he says she threw boiling water in his face during a kitchen dispute over breakfast.
The VA announced that U S citizens who served with Allied forces in World War II are not eligible for U S government benefits such as unemployment allowances and rehabilitation payments. Rulings say Canadian veterans with similar rehab credits receive comparable aid, though individual payments may differ.
London reports a government push to raise the school leaving age to 18. Industrial leaders and educators backed the move as vital to manpower needs in key industries, aiming to extend schooling while debating costs and implementation.
An Army circular in Tokyo notes pennies being stolen and sent to Japan for souvenir purposes. It says many coins are lost as Americans discard them or give them away, causing copper shortages for purchases and daily use.
Population figures for England and Wales show births exceeded replacement level for the first time since 1922. The birth rate reached 19.1 per 1,000, the highest since 1934, while infant mortality fell to a record 43 per 1,000 live births.
Amos Fortune a Black slave who earned his freedom died at Jeffrey New Hampshire in 1801 leaving a trust fund for the benefit of the district school.
A large attentive audience gathered at the First Parish church in Weyland for Mozart mass performed by the Community chorus of Wayland and Sudbury. Henry Jackson Warren of Wayland conducted the concert with fifteen Sudbury members in the chorus and Doris E. Priest of East Sudbury as the principal soloist. The audience applauded enthusiastically, praising the performers and the overall success of the event.
Sudbury and Framingham studios announce the annual three recital series led by the Mackey Studio. Barbara Cahill of Richond will perform in a tap dancing group as part of the program. Mr and Mrs Charlies E Cook Jr announce the birth of a son at Lowell General Hospital on April 29 named Richard T Cook. Top soil across the nation averages about six inches in depth.
Mr and Mrs William E Downing of Wilbert Road South Sudbury announce the birth of a son at Wellesley Newton Hospital on Saturday May 3. David Brewster Downing is the couple’s first child. Mrs William Tift has returned to Sidbury from Reckford Breakwater Maine where she opened her summer home Windy Haigh. The Robert Halls of Maynard Road are visiting in New York and New Jersey. Robert B Hill returns to Concord Road after wintering with his son in Kansas City Missouri. Joanna Olsen Carol Hodder Dorothy Howe and Marion Miller will appear at a dance recital by Mrs Whitten at Hovey Memorial Waltham on June 3. Sudbury Athletic Club opens baseball season next Sunday against Maynard in Baul Revere League. Town support is strong with substantial donations. Twelve games are at home and ten away, with a 6:30 p.m. start on Sundays and 3 p.m. holiday games.
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