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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1951
Page
9
Beginning November 27 Massachusetts motorists must use hand signals or mechanical flashing signals when turning or stopping. Violations carry $25 first offense rising to $100 third offense within a year. Some cars include signals. others require installation costing about $10 to $25.
Rev. Edward Perry Daniels preached at First Parish in Concord on Sunday morning with an evening Young People's Society program by William Herman. Concord High junior class rings are being purchased and finger measurements taken for tokens. West Concord Union church hosted a Young People's meeting led by Jean MacFar lane with Joyce Nylen as worship leader. Maynard Forbes serves as president. The new Wool Shop at 8 Main Street draws attention as a notable addition along Mill Dam. Concord teachers attended the Middlesex County Teachers Association annual meeting in Boston with speakers Mark Strickland and Dr. Harold C. Hunt. Mr and Mrs Joseph W Stevens recently moved from West Virginia to 168 Concord Road. Farm Bureau members gathered for their annual Worcester Sheraton convention with a special program for farm women and an evening banquet.
Washington reports that elevated streetcar lines once central to U S urban transit are disappearing. New York plans to retire the Third Avenue El while Boston Chicago and Philadelphia reduce overhead lines as rapid transit moves underground. The piece traces El’s rise in 19th century and compares global experiments including Germany’s Schwebebahn in Wuppertal.
The Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth New Jersey has developed a rapid action tester for storage batteries. A dashboard mounted indicator shows battery charge and start ability at a glance and warns if use of add ons like radio heater or lighter will drop power below danger. It also displays temperature for freezing and avoids unscrewing cell caps for testing.
Two college travelers on an 8000 mile cross country trek said they sleep in graveyards to avoid molestation from so called wolves. Phyliss Fisher of Springfield Ohio and Nancy Dennett of Alstead New Hampshire told reporters they have never been molested in cemeteries.
Middlesex Soil Conservation District supervisors named five of 13 cooperators for outstanding soil and water conservation work. Awardees include Edmund Mezitt of Weston, Richard Bates of Carlisle, Clayton Greene of Concord, Howard Langley and son of Pepperell, and Ted Zaberick of Chelmsford.
Concord notice announces Young Republican 21 Club gathering at the local insurance exchange on Wednesday night November 28 at 8 o clock. President John E. Mullin Jr will preside and refreshments will be served. Guest speaker W E Mullins, Boston newspaper political writer, will discuss Politics in Massachusetts. Public welcome to attend.
Concord notes a fifth birthday party for Jackie Fisk after school at 20 Fairhaven Road. Aunt Miss Mary A hosted games and refreshments with several young friends at the home. Jackie is a fifth grader at Bulkeley School.
Concord local chapter of Bishop Cheverus Assembly Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus will attend the next meeting Friday November 23 at the Copley Plaza Hotel Boston. The annual communion breakfast is set for Sunday November 25 with Mass at St. Clement's at 9 a.m.
The report notes that the United States is dependent in whole or in part on imports for the key drug materials cinchona bark ergot opium and radium salts.
Concord Rotary Club heard John Harper, manager of Marlboro and Concord operations for New England Tel and Tel Co, speak at noon meeting at Howard Johnson's. He also screened a film titled Of Many Voices.
Concord residents Mr. and Mrs. John B. McGrath of 56 Bedford Street observed the 12th anniversary of their marriage last Saturday November 10. Mrs. McGrath is the former Edith Weckstrom formerly of Maynard. They have two daughters Sharon and Ann. Mr. Mel Grath, a letter carrier at the Concord post office, has recently recovered from an operation.
The first issue of the present year of the school paper The Voice was released last week. Dena Ferran, class of 1952, serves as editor in chief.
Secretary Charles R. Voigt announced that the club's attendance for the month of September was 95,000, noting strong turnout. Dean Comeau and Charles Christian were present for the briefing.
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