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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1956
Page
16
The readable fragments do not form a coherent event or clear entities to summarize into a newspaper card with definite subjects and dates. No identifiable person, organization, or location is sufficiently established to create a reliable title and summary.
A damaged OCR fragment lists fiction titles and authors associated with a library or bookseller. It mentions works by Innes Jolstoy Wentworth Linington and others, along with partial author names and disparate phrases about books and shelves.
Fragmentary notes show a council starting the year under leaders including Joseph C Regan Thomas Cald Wallace Crav and Emily Jy with Ariela J pushing for public debt ideas and football games discussions. The text is garbled but hints at a cooperative agenda and community events.
Middlesex County Extension Service hosts the second annual Christmas Open House in four towns from November 12 to 15. The Acton event on November 13 runs 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with 2 to 4 p.m. display hours. Activities include greens display, knitted items, children decorating, and holiday cooking demonstrations by Miss Marion DeRgche.
Concord reports District 289 Governor Lester H. Cushing of Lowell visits the Rotary Club on November 1 in Concord. The event marks his 27th district visit as Harry A. Starr and Wray P. White attend, with guests from Lexington Maynard Natick Reading Waltham Weston. Selectman William Maloney urges youth service through the Middlesex County 4H Fair site project.
Norwich Connecticut UP reports Peter Sierpinski received a traffic ticket after his parked car was demolished by a second vehicle. The incident occurred because his auto stood too close to a fire hydrant.
Acton selects new license fees effective January 1 1957. Retail package stores for alcohol rise to 500 dollars. common victualler 5. motor vehicle licenses 25. taxi per stand 15 and per car 1. operator license 3. Lord's Day entertainment 3. firearms dealer 5. junk collector 20. inflammables storage 5 to 10. explosives storage 10.
Bedford motorist Michael Kucher 33 of Sunnyfield Road was arraigned in Waltham District Court on a charge of no inspection sticker. Judge Paul K. Connolly found him guilty and fined $5. Two other counts for no license or registration were placed on file. Patrolman John R. MacDonald observed the driver.
Miss Catherine M. McGrath a 48 year old bookkeeper at Lexington Plumbing and Heating was held up last Friday afternoon by a gunman who fled with about $1000 after seizing the payroll. The assailant masked with a red bandana forced her to lie on the floor before escaping with an accomplice in a blue gray pickup. Police Chief John W. Rycraft led the investigation.
The South Middlesex Association for Retarded Children launches a November 11 to December 11 fund drive led by Robert S. Yosenh to raise 15000 in the Concord area. Mrs. Ralph T. Howe urges local support, noting volunteers can aid daily or longer, with contact at Lowell Road or Emerson 9-2975.
Acton Superintendent William L. O Connell attended a Tri County meeting in Bedford. The group toured the Bedford Junior Senior High School while budgets for area towns were reviewed. In 1955 the United States reported 1 977 950 fires, including 811 800 building fires.
In Concord New Hampshire readers are advised to repurpose old nylons. They can cover shoes before packing dust out of umbrellas keep dust away from mops and help store garments by tying boxes or bags.
Concord enjoyed an unusually quiet Halloween with no false alarms and no special police details. Chief Robert E. Kelsey credits about 10 to 12 auxiliary police on duty and light rain for keeping celebrations calm.
Mrs Audrey Appel of Janesville Wisconsin won the annual apple pie baking contest and received a peck of apples as the prize.
Dignitaries from state and local offices attended the memorial for Mrs. Heten Campbell Healey wife of James E Healey of the Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources. The service at Trinitarian Congregational Church featured organ music and tributes from officials including Gov. Bradford and Lt Gov. Whittier.
The Edwards-Quimby Post No 284 A L plans a holiday dance at Blanchard Auditorium on Saturday November 10 with Dr John T Albrights Colonials providing music and dancing from 8 to midnight. A large post committee backs this year’s event. The issue notes careless smoking and matches caused 122000 fires last year in the United States.
The Acton board of selectmen named Patrolman Edward J. Collins as sergeant with a provisional appointment and named Special Officer Lee J. Durkin Jr as a regular patrolman. The town now has a six member force: Chief Foley, Sgt Collins, and Patrolmen C. R. Fenton Jr, Warren Birch, David Scribner, and Durkin.
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