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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
9
The C E S Tonight club plans an evening program at the auditorium featuring installation of officers led by Mrs Olive Ring and Ruth M Liver. A cake sale and entertainment by the club’s choral society and Beusord Santa themed show follow the ceremony.
The Bedford Post Office lists hours for business days and Saturdays with windows open for money orders and postal notes from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Saturday. Holidays run 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with no window service and only one outgoing mail at 7:00 a.m.
Bedford Rev John Fitzsimons former chaplain will speak at the Men’s club supper at the Church of Christ on Tuesday evening. Paul M Sullivan 57 Hillside avenue has stayed home ill ten days. Mr and Mrs Lafayette G Currier 4A Maple street spent the weekend in Brownville Maine visiting Mrs Currier’s brother and family.
Stow Edward E. Sumpter treasurer of the Hudson Cooperative Bank spoke to Hale High School students at a weekly assembly. After the movie Magic Words he explained bank functions and the role of cooperative banks. Beverly Jokinen opened with prayer and flag salute while Marjorie Warren led the student body at the piano. The assembly was arranged by the Commercial Department.
Nearly 300 articles owned and used by Gen and Mrs Tom Thumb, famed midgets, are shown at a local museum run by Thumb's nephew in South Carver Massachusetts.
Kent promises government spending to mend fences and buoy confidence as the budget remains in red ink. The rising debt persists while politicians seek recovery through public works and fiscal restraint.
Stow final preparations for the Hale high school Glee Club operetta H M S Pinafore progress. Dress rehearsal set for Thursday. performance to the public Friday at 8 15 in Stow Town Hall. Advance ticket sales strong, promising a capacity audience.
Secretary Frances Krutka's record of Westfield Troop 20 notes a meeting where the Girl Scouts worked on sewing badges and then ate candy. The brief entry highlights a simple, routine gathering and reward.
The Bedford Grange met in the Town Hall and initiated new members including Archibald Brand Theodore Belbin Malcolm McConnell Margaret Johnston and a Cord Grange candidate. Officers and a duet were featured with plans for a September fair and guests from Concord and Lexington present.
Bedford Mrs Wallace Lambert, chairman of the 1950 annual Red Cross fund drive, announced that $332.15 was collected here, marking a decrease from the 1949 total.
Minneapolis report says Peter Johnson won an uncontested divorce after he testified he found the one perfect man in the world in his wife’s first husband. The humorous remark accompanied the court proceeding noting no opposition to the divorce.
Miss Cecelia T. Gaucher daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace H Gaucher of 24 Maplewood Ave Marlboro formerly Hudson wed Esmond F Garfield Jr of Sudbury at Immaculate Conception Church Revered James G Glennon officiated The bridal party included Lucy Frances Tuzi and Frances Gaucher with Claremont Gaucher as best man The reception for 150 followed at Sudbury Inn The couple plans a home at 127 Elm Street Garfield a Marlboro High School graduate served in World War II and works at a Framingham GM plant
Merced California police arrest a nine year old boy for a supposed crime spree but promptly release him after a "good talking to" to take him home. The boy had an advanced case of mumps, which was noted by officers.
Thick breasted dressed turkeys offered as fresh frozen. New York dressed weights up to 1722 pounds. Delivery price 69 cents per pound, farm price 65 cents with a 50 cent per pound discount for weight above 18 pounds.
Emerson Hospital fund drive reports show Stow residents contributed $245.45, surpassing the set quota. Chairman Mrs. George Petersen announced the local results and thanked participants for their support.
Stow Mr and Mrs Albert Saari purchase land on Great Road City Canada and plan immediate house building. Mr and Mrs Ernest Taylor and son of Putnam Connecticut and Mr and Mrs Lewis Paul of Main Street Hudson visit Mrs Taylor on Great Road. Mrs Taylor will celebrate her 81st birthday on May 21.
Mr and Mrs Sanford Tihla jamaki and two children of Quebec City Canada bought land from Mr and Mrs Arthur Puffer on Red Acre Road and are building a home while living at Mrs August Lehto s home. Virginia Way a Pilot Grove School teacher chaperoned a class to a Boston circus. Charles Wainie and family plan a home on Great Road Stow on land once owned by Arthur Patterson. Stow Garden Club will hold a lunch and plant sale May 23 at the First Parish Unitarian church vestry. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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