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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1950
Page
7
Sudbury's community drive aims to raise 4500 toward the year’s fund. Solicitors will canvass streets, with current progress near fifteen percent and reports indicating strong early support though final tallies await later figures.
Ten to eleven dozen members attended the Grange gathering on November 14 with Edith Abrahamson and William Dick-Entwisle among those cited. The event featured degrees conferred by Master and officers, a U N flag presentation, Bible ceremony, and a $3 prize reading by Walter Maynard. A separate theft report notes clothes taken and chased by D M Morris.
A Suffolk County court notice outlines an insanity proceeding involving John C. Leggat as judge and J Butler as register. The filing concerns Billett and a claim involving Gladys Maynard with a hearing scheduled before a specified date at Cambridge.
Life magazine used a 63 question questionnaire as a yardstick to rate Concord public schools. Open meeting results show an average score of 124 across the system with varied scores by level and comments on teacher salaries and adult education potential.
Six year old Patricia LeBeau tested a new footwear style and poked her foot into a cement block hole. Her father alerted police who dispatched squad cars, the fire department wagon and Ladder Co. 10 for a rescue.
The Warren Wheeler Wetherbee Unit No 272 of the American Legion Auxiliary selected Miss Marjorie Warren as the girl to be sponsored at Girls State this year. Girls State is a nonpartisan program teaching government through actual duties. The next County Council meeting is set for November 25 at Winchester Legion hall at 2 pm. Mrs Grace Larsen thanks contributors to the Gift Shop at Bedford Hospital for veterans.
Stow Mr and Mrs William H Peck of Great Road host a Thanksgiving Day gathering with 25 attendees. Guests include Mrs Arthur Warren of Chelmsford, Mrs Donald Fogg and children Dorothy and Donald of Chelmsford, Edward Warren and family, Marion Warren, Lillian Warren, Carlton Warren and family of Lexington, Samuel H Peck and Arlene Larsen of Stow, and Willena Peck home from Simmons College.
The Acton Community Orchestra conducted by Henry Helsher performed at Stow town hall after a supper and business meeting of the Stow Civic Club. A sizeable audience enjoyed the varied program by local amateur talent.
Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park Oregon is described as the deepest lake in North America and the fifth deepest in the world, highlighting its famed depth and status.
Stow families prepare for Thanksgiving with visits and gatherings as residents return from college and hospital stays. Fire crews respond to a Maynard depot grass fire and an ice house blaze near the pumping station. no damage reported. The Willie Allen Pekkala Post 8074 VFW plans a November 28 meeting at Stow Town Hall and notes annual banquet and whist party reports. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
Concord native James J. Mansfield Post commander says Bedford Veterans Hospital needs radios and thermos jugs for patient work details. Request includes any type portable or large radios not required to work as patients can repair them.
Shaye Cogan, singing star with Vaughn Monroe, headlines a Thanksgiving Eve benefit at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The Seton Guild presents the show, with proceeds to 1681 charities, and Cogan’s rise includes radio and club work in Boston New York and Montreal. Her father Dr Charles W Coggins is a Lowell dentist and her brother Charles W Coggins resides in the Highlands.
Stow selectmen Albert B. Drechsler William Peek and Arthur Tretty meet biweekly at the Town Hall to review town boundaries. Over the past two Saturdays they have examined bounds with Acton Bolton Harvard Maynard and will also include Hudson in further discussions.
Peter A. Petkauskas of Hudson wed Miss Ruth B. Wilkins of Lowell in a 2 30 ceremony at St Josephs church Lowell. Attendants included Helen Wilkins and Ann Laulen. Reception for 100 at the Lithuanian Club Lowell. After a trip to New York and Montreal the couple will reside at 77 Chapel Street Lowell.
Bishop Newell Booth Sr of the Southern African Conference will address the Gleasondale Methodist Church Sunday evening November 26 at 8 o clock on mission work in East Africa. The Couples Club sponsors the program, with refreshments to follow. all are welcome.
A Stow whist party at Town Hall hosted by the Police and Pireman's Association featured 15 tables. Door prizes included four live turkeys won by Mrs Rosé DiPietro of West Acton Road Stow, with top scores by Miss Doris Dudley and Mrs Ditridge. Albert Clifford claimed a five pig prize while Richard Darling had the low score.
The Pomona Grange met at Stow Town Hall on Thursday evening November 16 with a supper at 6 45 served by Mrs Peter Lund. Seventy five members from Northboro Southboro Westboro Boxboro Hudson Marlboro Hopkinton Framingham Berlin and Stow attended. The next Pomona meeting will be in Grangehall Fayville on Thursday December 28.
Mrs Eva Kaitz of Waltham wore a coat bought for 65 dollars to a benefit rummage sale. The coat fell from a rack and was trampled on the floor before someone mistook it for rummage and sold it for 1 50.
A shipment of sulphite and steel products was received in Taian boosting local industry. The arrival signals ongoing trade activity and potential new jobs for residents. Local officials noted the goods will support regional manufacturing needs.
Woman author argues color is key to a cheerful kitchen. She notes modern equipment helps, but the look and feel come from color choices across walls ceilings floors counters and accessories. Coordinated color schemes can brighten daily cooking and work.
Apply simple color rules to kitchen design. Use balanced contrasts to avoid a busy look and pick light hues to ease work. Choose durable finishes for walls counters and flooring, and consider a snack bar wall for family use. Greenery and plants can add cheer.
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