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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Page
10
The document lists candidates for state and federal offices in the Middlesex Worcester district for the election. It names contenders for governor lieutenant governor attorney general secretary treasurer auditor congressman councillor senator representative in general court and district attorney, with party affiliations and addresses.
Concord reports the late carrot crop suffered damage from wet weekends and muddy fields though standing water did not seal pots from aeration. Harvesting was hindered by soft ground and limited access for large machinery while new carrot varieties aim to improve flavor tenderness and disease resistance and gardeners seek winter cover that won’t pack or get soggy.
J. T. Williams advises leaving some perennial growth to trap snow and provide winter cover. Bushy tops protect against freeze thaw damage and offer shade, especially for chrysanthemums, while peony tops not needing cover should be destroyed.
The 1963 4-H year begins November 1 as clubs expand into fall programs. Areas include rabbits dairy swine beef gardening poultry horse bees crops forestry crafts cooking child care and leadership needs. People with leadership ability are urged to contact the 4-H Department Extension Service at 19 Everett Street or by phone.
The piece notes cranberry season returning as the calendar flips toward the holidays and hints at festive preparations ahead.
Article XLIV of the Constitution proposes a tax on incomes at graduated rates based on amount, regardless of source, with permissible exemptions and deductions. It allows exemption of property taxed under the article from proportional assessments while preserving the General Court’s power to levy reasonable duties and excises.
Question asks approval of a law that increases yearly pay for General Court members from 5200 to 6700 dollars and for Senate President and House Speaker from 5200 to 6700 dollars. It also raises pay for floor leaders and Ways and Means chairs from 2600 to 3350 dollars and allows per diem pay for members filling vacancies or resigning during a session.
Ballot questions ask whether licenses for sale of all alcoholic beverages and for off premises wine and malt beverages should be granted in town, and whether pari mutuel betting should be permitted for licensed horse races and dog races in the county. The wording includes parallel A and B items for each issue.
Roger T Thurston principal of Lincoln Regional High chaired the Milford High School evaluation committee. Laura S Pollock recently attended the fall convention of the New England Association of Guidance Counselors at Poland Springs Maine. The group includes counselors from colleges secondary schools and industry programs.
Miss Ella B Treble former Lincoln Sudbury English department member married Adrian L Asherman on Oct 13 in Guilford Connecticut. They plan to reside in Portland Maine where he works with H M Payson and Co investment brokers.
Dr. Agnella Gunn led a group of graduate and undergraduate students from Boston University to observe English classes at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional.
Lincoln Sudbury scored 93 points of 180 to share third place in the mathematics contest held at Wilmington High School.
Dyad staff members seek patrons for the 1963 yearbook in Lincoln and Sudbury under Ronald Horton business manager and Carlyn Ellins publicity chairman. No advertising is included in the annual, but contributor names are listed.
This year predicts a large cranberry crop mainly from Cape Cod due to perfect weather. Modern picking and packaging keep quality high for market arrivals. Fresh berries can be frozen immediately in film or window-box packs for extended use and versatility in many dishes beyond relish.
Experimental glass cups dropped 100 feet onto laboratories at Corning Glass Works in New York. The test aimed to measure impact resistance of new cup designs developed with Cae Guanine materials.
A local post continues fundraising with a two day paper and bottle drive in north and west Sudbury to support a Minnesota trip and Region Ten canoe base. Call 443-2316 for pickups or use a pyramidal tent at the town dump for donations.
Five local residents were honored by heart fund memorials including Raymond Calpin Celia Marcovitz Mrs Chester Phatteplace and the mother of Maj Kenneth Elliott.
Congressman Thomas J. Lane announces an additional Air Force grant to Mitre Corp totaling 5.446 million dollars for command and control systems. The cumulative value under this contract reaches 10.3013 million dollars.
New officers of Baptist Youth Fellowship are President Pam Hitchcock vice president Victor Melendy secretary Cynthia Curtis treasurer Betty Whitcomb advisors Mrs Leslie Stacey and Rev Arthur Foye Represent Bedford Grange at the state Grange conference in Worcester were Deputy and Mrs Cecil King Mr and Mrs J Ridgeway Comley and Mrs Leila M Blake Honored guests at the Bedford Grange meeting were Arthur Mills master Carlisle Robert Perry master Concord A party was featured in charge of lecturer Sandra King Three Maryland youths a girl 7 and her husband 18 both of Hyattsville and a 16 year old friend were picked up by Patrol men Herbert Pike and Robert Pittman last week They allegedly stole a car from a real estate office in that state After appearing in Concord court and waiving rendition they were returned to Maryland for prosecu tion Wadi Halfa Sudan had no rain for 19 years.
Sympathy extended to Mrs. Grace McNally on the death of her brother George Kerrigan in Hudson. Trinity Episcopal Church observes Holy Communion at 7 and 10 am on All Saints Day. Women of Trinity gather to discuss Thomas Cranmer and The Book of Common Prayer. Northeastern University parachute club holds first jump at Fitchburg for Liam Moran Jr. of 232 Commonwealth Avenue and new members welcomed at Union.
Friday and Saturday nights students perform Anastasia in the new Concord Carlisle High School auditorium at 8 15 p m Curtain time is 8 15 p m in the school notes.
Former Indiana prison inmate Harold M. Hoefling spoke at Evangelical Free Church Sunday evening. He delivered a gospel message and shared his personal journey from incarceration to ministry.
A month's mind mass for Alexander F. MacEachern will be sung at Our Lady's on Saturday at 8 a.m. A second month's mind for Mrs Frances Dolan follows at 8 30 a.m. The services mark remembrance for the deceased parishioners.
On All Saints Day a 9 a.m. Mass will be followed by an evening service at 7 p.m. Tomorrow for All Souls Day masses are at 6, 6:30, 7, and 7:30 a.m.
Fire Chief Thomas Seno and his wife arrive back at their Laurel street home after a 10 day Caribbean tour, narrowly ahead of a major emergency in the region.
Local residents enrolled at Wentworth Institute include Robert S. Ireland Jr on Monument Street William E Tibbetts Jr on Magnetia Street Russell T Wheeler on Hayward Court all of Concord and Charles E Davis on Bedford Road Carlisle.
Norman J. McGowan and Norman Gowan were selected for officer training programs at Bedford. Robert C. Oates, a U S Navy petty officer, serves with Mobile Action Battalion Eight. A harvest event and a church gathering are noted, with a Graycly training start at the Bedford Cross facility from 8:00 to 2:45.
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