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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1955
Page
12
The Current Population Survey is being conducted this week under supervisor Joseph F. Dewey in Boston. Local employment data gather a monthly national total with 229 areas nationwide, including part time worker information.
Miss Dorothea Lovejoy 16 representing Winter Haven Florida told Senator Kefauver's juvenile delinquency panel that parents focus too much on new cars and television. She said the city has nearly solved the problem and cited migratory workers' children as a key issue in schools and recreation.
The Bolton Fair will be held September 22 1956 on the Emerson School grounds with exhibits in the school auditorium. It will be the 74th fair sponsored by the Bolton Farmers and Mechanics Association Inc. The annual meeting and officer elections are set for January 18 at 8 pm in the town hall. Mrs Francis Mentzer Sr named chair of the nominating committee.
The Rhode Island Development Council has mapped a 50 mile mountain laurel and rhododendron tour. The route covers almost the entire southern Rhode Island coast.
Days of testimony in Augusta Georgia exposed an interstate black market for babies. Kefauver branded the situation outrageous and discussed upcoming hearings in Pittsburgh and possibly additional cities.
Raymond H. Trott of Providence Rhode Island banker and civic leader elected the 17th president of the New England Council at the 31st annual conference. Trott has led Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co since 1947 and served as Rhode Island director since 1935. The opening session also elected officers including Frederick W Howe Jr Crompton Knowles Loom Works and Harry Umphrey Presque Isle Maine. Gregg becomes council board chair. In note, a classroom quip ends with a child saying God makes flowers grow aided by fertilizer.
A historical note suggests the term Americas arose from Amerigo Vespucci who allegedly wrote about voyages after Columbus. A mapmaker Waldseemüller reportedly named the New World America, but modern doubt questions Vespucci’s actual voyages and authorship of the lands' naming.
A health column urges people over 50 to schedule annual medical exams and chest X rays. Regular visits ease worry, clarify normal aging symptoms, and improve wellbeing. It notes doctors won’t be bored by patient concerns and offers local doctor referrals through health boards.
Kent, O. authorities note that large trees are vulnerable to lightning but can be protected with lightning cables. Davey tree experts recommend installation of cables to prevent knockout blows during storms.
Washington D C a leading prefab housing manufacturer says greater lumber use cuts costs and raises quality P S Knox president of the Prefabricated Home Manufacturers Institute urges standardization of lumber sizes and closer cooperation with lumbermen to reduce waste and overhead He forecasts 90 percent of houses built may be prefab in 15 to 20 years and a stable output of one to 1.25 million yearly for five years rising to 1.5 2 million in the 1960s Prefab housing already accounts for about 10 percent of new single family starts in 1955 with strong gains in speed and material innovations from lumber by products and plastics
Five year old Little Toey Ruenlo in Milwaukee asks his mother for sunglasses to mislead mosquitoes. He crafted a playful plan after a rough day with insects last summer.
West Concord Massachusetts correction officials fired John J McWilliams of Lowell a guard at the Massachusetts Reformatory for sleeping on duty after a three day review at the State House. He had served since October 1954 and was suspended November 4 following a 4 a m lapse. The commissioner stated such conduct endangers lives and security.
Mrs. Mary A Botto lia Ammendolia, 76, of 76 Bedford Street, died last Wednesday at Emerson Hospital after a long illness. Born in Italy she lived in Concord 37 years. Survived by husband Antonio Ammendolia, a caretaker and gardener. Requiem High Mass at St Bernard’s Church. Interment in St Bernard’s Cemetery.
Trinity Episcopal Church plans a holiday morning Holy Communion at 10 o'clock with no Bible class. Atto-Gen. Fingold of Lowell road named chairman of the National Subversive Activities Committee in the effort with Concord Council and K of C. First Degree at Monument Hall with Grand Knight Donovan presiding. Smorgasbord supper and auction at First Parish Unitarian Church Friday evening. Next board of appeals meeting November 30 at Town House. Concord Players to stage Ah Wilderness December 1 2 3 at Veterans Building with Maryalice Thomas coaching and William Saul Jr production manager. Tickets at Richardson Drug Company. Paul Stone portraits on display through December 9 at Concord Free Public Library gallery. The Highway To Alaska shown to the Couples Club at West Concord Union Church by Dr and Mrs Read of Sharon who toured Alaska via the Dalton Highway in the summer of 194..
Fifteen new polio cases were reported today to the state Public Health Department, bringing the 1955 total to 3709. Two cases each were reported in Newton, West Bridgewater and Worcester, with one case each in Boston, Essex, Lawrence, Malden, Middleboro, Plymouth, Watertown, Wilmington and Woburn.
Hartford Connecticut reports a federal warrant for Alexander Zukowski tied to a long running alias scheme. Officials say he used 22 aliases over 35 years in various operations across multiple jurisdictions.
Daffodils are the first major spring flowers with diverse forms and bloom times. Gardeners can extend two spring months by selecting early midseason and later varieties for borders rock gardens and arrangements including poets and double flowering types.
Mrs. Rachel Griffin of the Portland art museum notes Northwest Indian carvings endure centuries. Thunderbird pole at Prospect Point Vancouver marks 1792 meeting between Squamish and Captain Vancouver, built from western red cedar with pigments of oil and red earth and copper.
Neighbors discuss shared fencing to create a landscape that blends property lines with ornamental hedges. The plan treats the barrier as a communal feature rather than a division, promoting unified boundary styling and mutual upkeep.
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