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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1954

Page

14

Mayor Fulcrum's Park Clean Up Creates Bold Sheriff's Warning

In Hillcrest the mayor angry over littering orders Sheriff Giles to enforce ordinances after spotting bags in the park. Parson Oakley and others join a popcorn gesture that leads to jail for several officials and a town-wide cleanup. The crowd cheers as order returns and the mayor concedes the need for yard discipline.

John Fulcrum Julia Daly Miss Daly Sheriff Giles Mayor Fulcrum John Giles Shelbyville Hillcrest Fulcrum Parson Oakley Oakley Etta Farnsworth Hamlet Education and Sanitation Bill Sparks Bill Fulccrum

Local notices from Carlisle farmers and town meetings

Frank Hannaford of Prospect Street served on the nominating committee for the Soil Conservation District annual meeting at Concord. The Carlisle Board of Selectmen plans a November 15 meeting at 8 pm in the Gleason Public Library with Chairman George W. Foss to preside. The Carlisle Catholic Women’s Club hosts a weekly whist party on November 16 at 8 pm in St. Elizabeth’s Chapel with prizes and refreshments.

Frank Hannaford Prospect Street The Soil Conservation District Concord Carlisle Carlisle Catholic Women’s Club St. Elizabeth’s Chapel Bedford Road

Carlisle Grange Square Dance Set for November 20

The P of H square dance series continues at the hall on Concorde road Saturday night November 20 with Dick Steele of Lexington as caller and the event expected to attract local dancers.

Carlisle Grange Concorde Road Dick Steele Lexington

Occupant Feels Mail Advertising Oversteps Boundaries

A reader laments intrusive mail solicitation and questions the ethics of advertisers sending offers to occupants or box holders. He recalls preferring letters, mocks mailed promotions for loan refinancing and gadgets, and muses about signing attached order forms in the name Occupant at 108 Elk Horn Drive.

Elkhorn Drive Thule

Business planes outnumber airliners in U S aviation

American business aviation expands rapidly with 21 500 business planes versus 1 269 scheduled airline aircraft. Multi engined business planes total 2 437, while scheduled air lines carry far more passengers. In one year business planes logged about 6 450 000 hours and 903 000 000 miles on trips.

Washington The Aircraft Industries Association U. S

U.S. Faces Asia Dilemma Over Colonial Image and Freedom

Tokyo report outlines how U S diplomats must prove no colonial aims to Asians and that the United States supports independence for all nations. Dulles notes tension with Britain and France complicates perceptions and Communist propaganda colors views of U S policy in Asia.

U.S Earnest Hobbrecht U. P Tokyo Asia United States Wll America John Foster Dulles U. S. Senate United Kingdom France U. S Britain Dulles

Convalescing Lowell Man Cites Employment Figures

Charles Forsath of Lowell road is convalescing at his home from a recent serious operation. Each year about 2,000,000 young Americans become available for employment, while roughly 1,500,000 workers die or retire due to age or disability. Small boy defines conscience as something that makes you tell your mother before your sister.

Charles Forsath Lowell Road Royce JG. Rowe Lumbermeng Mutual Casualty Company Rowe

Westfield Metal Products to Expand in Massachusetts

Westfield Metal Products Inc of Westfield Massachusetts will build a new plant in Westfield to expand its 19 year business. The company rejected offers from southern states and will stay in Massachusetts citing tax reductions unemployment insurance changes and local support as key factors. The 35 current employees will grow with the new one story brick veneer facility on Union Street ready for occupancy in April with design by Alderman and MacNeish Springfield and L D Short of Agawam as general contractor.

Westfield Metal Products, Inc Westfield Mass Robert A. Johnson, Jr Westfield Massachusetts Bay State Johnson Mr. Johnson Richard Preston Massachusetts Department of Commerce Preston Westfield Metal Products Westfield Chamber of Commerce Westfield City Council Westfield Metal Products Company, Inc United States Elm Street Union Street Alderman and MacNeish Sprigfield L. D. Short Agawam

Acton Grange Hosts Wish Party and Parish Events

Acton Grange held a well attended wish party at the Town Hall after the master Joyce Ryan presided. The Ladies Circle of West Acton Baptist Church hosted a large church event led by Mrs. John Littlefield. Schools will close for a workshop program and Armistice Day. Amaranths plan a fair and supper at the Town Hall Saturday.

First Parish Unitarian Church Federation Mice Nashua New Hampshire Acton Grange Joyce Ryan Pomona Lexington William O’connell West Acton Baptist Church John Littlefield Bhairman St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church West Acton

No Duck Found in Garden Turns Out to Be Potatoes

Portland Maine United Press report says heavy rains led Richard Kilby to dig in his garden where a clump of five potatoes grew together forming a shape that resembled a duck. The quirky find amused locals.

Portland Richard Kilby

Advice On What To Do At Accidents

Guidance for motorists on handling crash scenes outlines steps to prevent fires, notify police, contact insurers, aid injured, and collect essential details. Emphasizes not moving victims, documenting license numbers, witnesses, locations, and avoiding talks with strangers. Includes safety tips for night scenes and warning signs for approaching traffic.

Remembering life on Colville homesteads in early days

Mrs. Torado McFarland Meyers of Spokane recalls fifty years past when the North half of the Colville Indian Reservation opened for homesteads in Okanogan County Washington. She describes rough log houses no schools no red schoolhouses a one room cabin with window added by the school board made desks from home and mice in class.

Torado McFarland Meyers Spokane Washington Ime Okanogan County Colville

Plum Crazy Mayor Bowers Gifts Plums Says Not Political

Manchester Connecticut Mayor Sherwood Bowers passes out plums to friends claiming the act is a hobby not political. The item notes 10,000 WACs in service and estimates annual costs are $3,000,000 less to feed house and water them than 10,000 GIs.

Manchester Conn Sherwood Bowers

Team studies aging and technology for city and rural areas

A Chicago team proposes questions on extending technology to institutions in cities and rural areas, speeding up aging services, and postponing retirement. They argue for aging support that preserves normal city life and social integration rather than unrealistic noble aims, citing physiology and social factors.

Chicago Tion

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