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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
5
A fragmented report recalls a Sunday procession led by Pastor Scollan through West Concord. Participants included altar and choir groups from the First Parish, the May Queen Miss Mary Lear, and youth from the Name Society, with the Virgin statue central to the ceremony.
The Lake and Summer use June 5 will feature petite blonde Lake in a sprightly comedy at the Play Lake on Broad. Frank Lyon leads a cast including Betz Thom Conroy Edna Preston Vic ks and Harry Ee rformances start at 8 20 pm with a Sunday matinee at 2 pm.
Funeral services for Catherine Dorothy Flavin 45 of 50 Lexington Road followed by a high mass at St Bernard's Church. She died Sunday night after a long illness and is survived by three brothers and five sisters all of Concord. Burial was in St Bernard's cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Carlton Blaisdell of 29 Belknap Street observed their 10th wedding anniversary yesterday. The couple wed in Carlisle and have four children Dorisy Deborah Sylvia and Timothy. Mrs Blaisdell was formerly Mariantha Currier.
Mrs John Childs attended a tea at Brae Burn Country Club West Newton last Friday honoring Miss Barbour celebrating her fiftieth anniversary as principal of Carroll School on Prince Street West Newton. Mrs Childs formerly taught art at the Carroll School.
For sale a jacketed steam boiler rated for coal firing with 325 square feet radiation capacity. Industrial equipment available for immediate purchase. Suitable for mid sized heating plants and textile operations seeking efficient coal fired steam generation.
South Sudbury residents enjoyed country hospitality at the Wayside Inn with a testimonial dinner for Mrs. Jane Bennett, a Harvard and MIT professors group anniversary, a communion breakfast for 12, and a May 20 wedding reception for Miss Ann Edmunds and Bert Aschenbrenner. Guests came from Hopedale Natick Walpole Weston and Rhode Island. Children toured the inn and learned about preserving historic monuments. The event featured flowers lilies of the valley and a decorated cake for the first piece cut on the porch.
A brief note states that reindeer raising in Alaska is legally reserved to the Eski mos. The provision limits ownership or management of reindeer to that group under state law.
Mrs. Mary L. Woodill 60 of Natick died when her car struck Route 117 in Lincoln. A passerby found the wreck and took her to a Maynard doctor's home where she was pronounced dead. She traveled toward Maynard. she leaves a son Kenneth and a sister Mrs. John Burke of Framingham.
Bedford resident Mrs Horace P Riviere of Hancock Street completed a 30 hour training course to qualify as an Orchid Lady at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford. She is the third Bedford member to earn the title joining Mrs Charles S Hume and Mrs Frank W Thompson.
Concord Fire Chief and Mrs Edmund Winslow Giles announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Ann Farrar Giles to William Heywood Penn son of Mr and Mrs William G Penn of Moosuv Connecticut Penn a World War II veteran and Springfield College 1950 graduate and now pursuing graduate work at Boston University Miss Giles is a Concord High School alumna.
Mr and Mrs Robert T Church announce the birth of a child named Packard on May 19 in Boston residence. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles G Schirmin of Carlisle and Mrs A T Church of Newton.
A surprise oven house party honored Mr. and Mrs. Clifton F. Giles of Church Street for their 25th wedding anniversary. About 40 friends attended. a three tier cake was made by Mrs. Arthur Fay Jr. and decorated by Ms. Albert A. Tallant. Gifts included a grill and waffle iron and sterling silver sugar and creamer.
The Sudbury P T A will meet Wednesday June 6 at 8 p m in the school auditorium for a brief business session and officers election. A reception for the high school seniors follows with dancing and refreshments served by the juniors. The proposed officers are President Luther M Child Jr Vice President Tadeus W Narczynski Treasurer Descom D Hoagland Corresponding Secretary Mrs Theodore R Harding Recording Secretary Mrs Donald Clarke.
Crowds attended a Bedford P T A children's fair on the school grounds last Saturday. The program featured a book fair, obedience dog exhibition, athletic events, pony rides, handiwork, a parade, plant display, races, a food sale, and more with prizes donated by local merchants.
About a thousand Maynard pupils took part in Memorial Day exercises on Tuesday morning at the Manor Roll lawn of the Union Congregational church and at the World War I Memorial. The program featured readings by Patricia Wohkola, Barbara Mitzkavitch, and George VanSon, songs by the junior and senior high, a World War II Honor Roll mention, flower placements by Mary Labowicz and Angie Greene, and taps by Fred Chandler and Nicholas Drosdowski.
A rummage sale to benefit St Elizabeths church will be held at the Sudbury Legion hall on the Boston Post road in South Sudbury next Saturday June 2 at 10 a.m. Donations from Petticoat Lane Shop have been marked down for quick sale. Committee members include Mrs Frederick Heath Mrs Edmund H Sears Jr Mrs Calvin Smith Mrs Edmund Stevens Mrs Robert Bowen and Mrs Vivian Fletcher.
Sudbury Center school hosted its fourth annual art exhibition in the new building on Thursday May 24. Students from grades one through twelve were represented with at least one sample of their work displayed in their grade classrooms turned into festive galleries for the day.
Gertrude Forsberg and Sarah Lundberg of Sudbury attend the wedding of their nephew William Lungren of Worcester to Ruth Lefave of Leicester just after the Swedish coffee house gathering.
Mrs. Phyllis Richards Maynard, local entertainer and dancing teacher, will present a program at Cush ing Hospital Framingham on Monday evening June 4. Mr and Mrs Raymond Turner and their son Richard of Walnut Street attended the funeral of Mr Turner's father in South Amboy New Jersey last week.
A group of J. H. Daniels Company employees gathered last Thursday at Mrs Theresa Perrillo's Fowler Street home for a Maynard A themed party. Entertainment by Eunice Peterson featured several musical numbers. Games were played and pizza served. Attendees included Eunice Peterson May Manninen Mary Veno Midge Miller Theresa Perrillo and Jennie O Clair.
Last week at Meet base Hill Dorchester Mrs Leonard Gould ing hosted a lobster luncheon honoring Marion Sawyer of Meet base Hill as guest of honor. Attending were Mrs Elwin C Williams Mrs William J Brennan Mrs Ronald Hod der Mrs Francis Raynor Mrs William E Schipper and Mrs John E Childs, all friends of Miss Sawyer.
A notice urges sending or delivering visits to hospitalized or rest home residents on their day. Friends are encouraged to drop cards or visit, sharing support and companionship on the occasion.
The Regional School Committee will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday June 6 at the Town Hall. Reports are expected to be ready for this session. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Nancy Edith Weckstrom daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Weckstrom of Glen dale street with guests from Maynard Waltham Brighton and Al. Irene Sesbastyn hosted at Elks hall with pink and white decor. Miss Weckstrom a Maynard high school graduate of 1949 works for Maryland Casualty in Boston and will wed Charles E Champa of Littleton on Saturday June 23.
Bedford women from three local churches joined an all-day sewing session last Wednesday at the Church of Christ vestry to prepare items for the Bedford Community Santa Claus. About 20 participants gathered. lunch was provided by Mrs. Earl S. Atwood Mrs. Walter F. Fitch and Mrs. Richard Powderly.
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