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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1950
Page
15
The Bedford Intermediate Girl Scouts met in the town hall with Mrs. Roy F. Harrow elected chairman. The group sang danced and played games. Monthly meetings are set for the first Tuesday. Local leaders traveled to Waltham for a daylong gathering with Bedford attendees listed.
Bedford Paul S Sweetnan has been honored by having his name on the Honor Roll at the Hampton School in New Hampshire. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Floyd A Sweetnan of 69 Wilson Road.
In the Legion Auxiliary drawing the two turkeys were won by Mrs. Dominic Genetti and Billy Karl.
Grand Rapids city commissioners decide to omit the number 13 for the next firehouse and designate it Engine House No 14. The move reflects superstition avoidance in naming public facilities.
Annursanee Grange met at Harvey Wheeler School on Monday night November 13. Principal James V. McMullen acted as audit master for a quiz program after a tour of the school showing new furniture. Winners included Mrs. Frank Brooks 41 and Mrs. John Keilly 35.
Mrs. Marie Kozan of Reese Michigan encountered a pheasant that crashed into her windshield and landed on her lap on opening day. She lacked a hunting license but authorities saw no reason to confiscate the bird.
Middlesex Federal Savings and Loans Association proceeds with a power of sale on a Massachusetts mortgage to Custom Built Homes Inc. The 5625 square foot Lot 11 in Maynard, shown on Nov 24 1947 plan, will be sold at public auction on Nov 30 1950 at 2:00 PM. Sale subject to taxes liens and assessments with $300 cash due from the buyer.
Deposit book No. 35355 has been lost payment stopped. W S Smith assistant treasurer of Concord Massachusetts issued November 2 1950 with notices dated November 9 16 and 23.
Middlesex Institute for Savings in Concord Massachusetts issues notices that deposit book Nos 47030 28609 and 20160 have been lost and payments stopped with dates November 1950 and late November to December. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
Richard N. Wright of Stow Massachusetts has been promoted from private to corporal in the 5th Field Artillery Battalion Headquarters Battery Schwaebisch Hall Germany. He enlisted in 1943 at Camp Gordon Georgia and arrived in Germany in December 1945. Wright serves as wire corporal in the communications section and is part of the Infantry Division with a strong performance record. Also noted, about 20 000 fur seal pups were tagged in the Pribilof Islands this summer by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court cites all interested in the estate of Heta Ahélate of Maynard. Laimi Mary Tikkala of Maynard seeks appointment as administratrix without bond. Objections must be filed in Cambridge before 10 AM on December 11, 1950. Witness John C. Leggat Esquire First Judge. John J. Butler Register.
The estate of Lewis Cuttell seeks Gladys M. Cuttell of Maynard as administratrix without bond. Citation return date is December 1, 1950. Witness John C. Leggat, ex this sixth day of November 1950. John J. Butler, Register.
In 1942 Boston outlying districts averaged 79 percent of assessed value, rising to 115 percent in 1946 and 147 percent in the first nine months of 1950. Waltham led seven MA retail centers with a 26 percent gain, followed by Brookline 24 percent and Quincy 23 percent. Massachusetts payroll in 1949 totaled 3.79 billion with manufacturing 51.5 percent of 1.38 million insured workers. total 1949 wages across the state were 4.889 billion. Harwich begins protective zoning by-law planning.
Highway workers revive a mile long artificial lake that vanished when a dam broke last year. Crews are constructing a new dam to restore fishing and swimming at the site near Mission Wisconsin.
Memphis journalist reports Mrs. Henry Lanier cannot sing play an instrument or read music yet she wrote the lyrics to the popular song Stolen Kisses. Her surprising feat highlights lyric writing over performance.
The Board of selectmen will meet on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 in the Selectmen's Room at Jim House. Applications for licenses or permits should be submitted at that time to Secretary Joseph Dineen. Chairman Bain presides.
Massachusetts Safety Council expands free teaching materials to private kindergarten agencies catering to four and five year olds. The program, effective June 1950, complements existing school safety lessons, posters, and Schooletters used in eastern Massachusetts schools.
Alpha Phi Sorority of Beta Sigma Phi held a Tuesday card party at Mrs. George Sallow home. Miss Eileen P Stewart chaired the Entertainment committee. Prize baskets and whist and bridge prizes were awarded to numerous members including Mrs Lafayette G Currier and Mrs Margaret Greenwood. Refreshments were served by sorority members.
The piece celebrates the Army Medical Department with remarks by Army Surgeon General Major General Raymond W. Bliss on ongoing health improvements and a history of medical milestones from 1775 through World War II, including vaccination, digestion studies, and penicillin use. It notes Continental Army care authorized by Congress in 1775 and Dr. Benjamin Church as first director general.
A girl and three youths were hurt when their car crashed into a tree on Hudson road in Sudbury. John Kalland, 19, was critically injured with skull and jaw fractures and taken to Framingham Union Hospital. Less serious injuries included Elsie Anderson 14 of Fitchburg John Lindgren 18 of Sudbury and Robert Boyd 17 of Sudbury.
Aunt Jennie Boyd, a 117 year old Black woman, died in Stanton. She was believed to be the nation’s oldest living person.
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications from fit men aged 21 to 31 for about 400 Metropolitan Police Department positions in Washington D C. Entrance salary 3077 dollars yearly with increases after five years. Height and weight minimums apply. Applications to Local Secretary Leo Lambert at Hudson Post Office or to the Civil Service Commission, Washington 25 D C, accepted until further notice.
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