Mass Selective Breeding appoints Verne Adams fieldman
Verne Adams of Brattleboro is named fieldman for the Mass Selective Breeding Association, announced by president Henry T. Whiting. Adams, raised on a Bedford dairy farm, is a UMass graduate and former instructor, now leaves a 10,000 pound herd Guernsey operation near Brattleboro due to highway expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Verne Adams
Brattleboro
Mass Selective Breeding Association
Henry T. Whiting
Berkshire
Adams
Bedford
University of Massachusetts
University of Connecticut
Kenneth Adams
Henry Sobord
New England Association
Planting and Care for Roses This Season
Now is the time to plant, prune, feed, and spray roses to ensure healthy fragrant blooms. Prune established roses to remove winter damage, cut tea roses six to eight inches, and delay pruning climbing types until after flowering. Apply complete garden fertilizer to boost new growth and recovery from winter injury.
Camp Middlesex 4-H Camp Opens 20th Season in Ashby
Camp Middlesex in Ashby, on 75 acres, opens its 20th season July 2 with boys' weeks July 2–15 and girls' weeks July 16–Aug 10. Open to 4-H members ages 9–21, with limited non 4-H slots. Activities include swimming crafts nature exploration sports horseback riding boating. 12 cabins house 75 campers. Friday candlelighting service. Overnight trips and local landmark visits also offered. Write Camp Middlesex 19 Everett Street or call EM 9-4845 VO 2-2380.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Middlesex
Ashby
Everett Street
Root maggots threaten cabbage and core crops
The piece explains how cabbage root maggots hatch at the soil surface near the plant base and feed on roots and crowns. It notes rapid damage, wilting, and death, stressing timing for chemical control and that the first egg laying period is crucial for placement of treatment.
Acton Garden Club Plans Sudbury Visit
Acton Garden Club members meet at Mrs. John Ribeiro’s home on Alcott Street at 9 30 a.m. next Thursday for coffee before touring Garden of the Woods in Sudbury. If bad weather, trip is cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Acton Garden Club
John Ribeiro
Alcott Street
Garden of the Woods
Sudbury
Hale High Spelling Bee Finalists Awarded Medals
Hale High School honors three finalists in an assembly as E Frederic Liakos presents medals. David Vincent a senior wins first prize gold medal, Judy Carpenter a senior second prize silver, and Thomas Cleveland a junior third prize bronze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Hale High
E. Frederic Liakos
David Vincent
Judy Carpenter
Thomas Cleveland
Liakos
National Hospital Week Observed in Concord
Concord proclaims May 7 to 13 as National Hospital Week. The observance highlights the partnership between the hospital and the community it serves. Emerson Hospital opens its doors for public tours to show readiness for emergencies.
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Concord
Emerson
Timing and methods to control cabbage maggots
The article describes egg laying from April 27 to May 12 and outlines control options for cabbage broccoli and cauliflower. Practices include soil treatments before planting, treatments around the base when eggs are found, or treating plants before planting with repeat applications 7 to 10 days apart after setting. It notes egg size and the maggots' soil entry and mentions a paper square collar as a home gardener aid.
Nashua Firm to Locate New Bedford Plant for Electronics Lab
Bedford Sanders Associates of Nashua N H announced a two‑story plant will be built on Route 3 north of Route 128. The facility will house permanent laboratories from Burlington and develop advanced electronic weapons systems. Construction is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royden C. Sanders Jr
Advanced Systems Laboratories
Burlington
Route 3
Route 128
Feast of the Ascension services planned in Bedford churches
Bedford reports observance of the Feast of the Ascension with St. Michael's planning an evening mass. A communion service occurred at First Baptist Church where Rev. Arthur N. Foye preached on Groups at Work in the Church. Rev. Dean Hofstad spoke at Hanscom A F B. First Parish Church hosted a neighborhood gathering at the Falabella home on Burlington Road Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's
First Baptist Church
Arthur N. Foye
Dean Hofstad
Hanscom A.F.B
First Parish
Gaetano Falabella
Burlington Road
Hold Sectionals Together
Metal hooks and eyes are attached to the back of sectional furniture to prevent sliding apart. Hooks and eyes can be placed on the back side of sofa legs and cabinet feet to keep pieces secured.
Children of Alcott School to Adopt Nongraded System
Concord plans to launch a nongraded program in September 1962 for kindergarten through Grade 2 students at Alcott School with potential expansion to Grade 3. Principal J Wendell Warren and coordinator M Virginia Biggy lead the effort, aided by Harvard consultant Dr Robert Anderson, to tailor grouping by ability and monitor progress with frequent evaluations.
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Concord
Alcott School
J. Wendell Warren
M. Virginia Biggy
Concord Public Schools
Alcott
Robert Anderson
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Warren
Sudbury Births and Local Hospital News
Sudbury announces the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Charles F E Cousins at Emerson Hospital on April 26. Stephen M Clifford and George L Miller of Sudbury have been confined to Marlborough Hospital. Junior Pilgrim Fellowship hosts a dance at Memorial Congregational Fellowship Hall on Saturday from 7 30 p m to 10 39 p m with proceeds to the chair project. Mr and Mrs Patrick J McDermott welcome a son born April 27 at Newton Wellesley Hospital.
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Charles FE. Cousins
Goodman Hill Road
Emerson Hospital
Stephen M. Clifford
Stone Road
South
Sudbury
George L. Miller
Peakham Road
Marlborough Hospital
Pilgrim Fellowship
Fellowship Hall
Memorial Congregational
Chaifer Project
Patrick J. McDermott
Pratts Mill Road
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Lasell Night at the Pops to feature Lincoln girl’s chorus
Caroline Heck of Lincoln will sing with the Lasell College Orphean Club a 175 voice chorus from Lasell Junior College in Newton. The 31st annual appearance in Symphony Hall Boston May 19 will draw over 2,000 alumni and friends. The Lasell group will perform serious and popular numbers for women’s voices.
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Lincoln
Caroline Heck
Orphean Club
Lasell Junior College
Newton
Symphony Hall
Boston
Lasell
the Pops
Lasell Group
Miss Heck
Stanley Heck
Bedford Road
Emerson Hospital open house highlights community partnership
Emerson Hospital hosts a Friday open day as part of the Junior Five Day program. Volunteers and board members welcome locals and prospective volunteers while stressing community involvement in patient care, education, and fundraising. Dozens of officials and visiting colleagues attend, including Dr. Castelman and Dr. Boss.
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Concord
Emerson
Harvard
Lincoln
Littleton
Maynard
Stow
Sudbury
Wayland
Hospita
Smith
P. Case
Board of Directors
Vig Hospital
Castelman
Mass Hospital
Boss
Mrs Sleeper Attends State Nursing Home Convention
Mrs Edna S Sleeper of Brookstreet R N Thoreau and Sunny Nook nursing homes attended the 12th annual convention of the Mass Federation of Nursing Homes at Schine Inn Chicopee. Principal speaker was Dr Leslie W Knott from the U S Dept of Health Education and Welfare. About two hundred nursing home administrators from across Massachusetts were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Mass Federation of Nursing Homes
Schine Inn
Chicopee
Edna S. Sleeper
Brookstreet
R.N
the Thoreau Nursing Home
Concord
Sunny Nook
Leslie W. Knott
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
UCLA to meet Michigan State in first regular season clash
Los Angeles UPI says UCLA and Michigan State will play at East Lansing on September 18, 1965. The only prior meetings were Rose Bowl games in 1954 and 1956, both won by Michigan State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
UCLA
Michigan State
East Lansing
Mich
Local youth graduates from Navy training at Great Lakes
Great Lakes FHTNC C Brazee, son of Donald A Brazee of Maynard Mass, completed nine weeks of recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes. Graduation included a review before officials and civilians as the raw recruit became a Navy Bluejacket for fleet duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
C. Brazee
Donald A. Brazee
Maynard
Mass
Naval Trainster
New Juror Draw Dockets Ribeiro for June Trial
Acton residents are called as jurors with Ribeiro of Alcott Street drawn to serve as traverse at the Superior Court in East Bridge. The service begins on the first day of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Ribeiro
Alcott Street
Superior Court
East Bridge
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Middlesex County
Fieldman
Francis Mentzer
H. T. Handley
David W. Dik
Max G. Fultz
Boxboro
R. J. Gray
Dodge
Cam
Lancer
Dart
Seale
Great Road Garage
Shale Rich
U. S
CCHS
Michael de Pasquale
Nashua Firm
Bedford — Sanders Associates
Nashua
N. H
Lincoln Girl
Betty’s House of Beauty
Otto Kunelius
Great Tel
Mrs. Sleeper
Parley
NAVY
Otto
Great Rd
Hudson Fire Equipment CO
Odel United Co-op
Fuel Department
Main St
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