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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
8
Redcote School pupils dressed as Indians and Pilgrims, twenty three children, held a Thanksgiving dinner party in the main school room on the 22nd. They dramatized the Pilgrim story, baked artificial pumpkin-pies to take home, and buttered graham crackers for the meal.
Salt Lake City reports the Great Salt Lake water level on November 1 at 4197.6 feet above sea level, up 0.9 feet from the previous year, per U S Geological Survey measurements.
Another in the series of sull junior sociables was held at the Girl Scout House Saturday night for the seventh and eighth grade boys and girls.
St Elizabeths Church Episcopal Sudbury announces Advent service with Rev Dr William J Wolf and Mr Murray Hammond. Sunday service at 10 a m with Holy Communion and sermon. Church school also at 10 a m. Sewing meeting in Parish House Tuesday December 5 at 10 a m.
St John's Ev. Lutheran Church Maynard reports the Bethany Sisters Guild holds a Christmas party at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Elma Bauman Butler Avenue location details read as a community notice.
Evangelical Church hosts a December week program with Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Cole speaking at the Hour of Power on Wednesday evening. On Thursday the Rebekah sewing circle gathers at Mrs. J Madsen's home with the Coles in attendance. Friday features a skating party and youth service at Lake Boon Hudson starting at 6 30 p.m.
Stow residents and relatives from New York Boston Saugus and Puerto Rico gathered for Thanksgiving at homes on Gleasondale Road Great Road and Boxboro Road. Enlistees Ralph S. Smith and Arnold C. Carvill reported to service in the Navy and Air Corps respectively. Bruce MacIver completed a 14 day furlough before returning to Carlisle Barracks and onward to Fort Dix.
The Stow Grange conferred the first and second degrees at their meeting Tuesday evening November 21. New members include Roland Wright, Mrs. Clara Wright, Robert Connington, Mrs. Phyllis Connington, Miss Virginia Stewart, Archie Banks Jr., and two from Boxboro Grange. Supper at 6:30 p m. The third and fourth degrees will be conferred at the next meeting on December 5 at Stow town hall.
Dr Claude M Fuess argues that the 1745 Louisburg seizure by 4000 New England colonists in Nova Scotia was an amphibious operation of world wide importance. He says the victory fostered New England unity and bred resentment toward the British crown, fueling later revolutionary sentiment.
The Stow Garden Club holds its regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon December 5 at the home of Mrs. Robert Derby on Great Road. A Christmas party will be organized by Mrs. Ralph Stiles.
Holiday gathering at Wayside Inn Sudbury includes Mr and Mrs Leon A Wetherbee Gleasondale road and relatives from New Jersey New York Boston Belmont Braintree Medford Lynn West Concord Berlin Hudson and Stow. A buffet supper followed dinner at the Wetherbee home with a decorated birthday cake for Mrs Willis S Greeley of Hudson.
Stow Mr and Mrs Laurence Poole of Randall road welcome their second son born Tuesday morning November 28 at Marlboro hospital. The baby weighs seven pounds thirteen ounces. Big brother is Laurence Jr age two. Grandparents are Mrs George Briggs of West Acton and Mr and Mrs Lester Poole of Marlboro.
In Lynn Massachusetts General Electric Co engineers test aircraft gas turbines using the seaweed indicator to detect buildup on cooling screens. The lab uses about 4.8 million gallons of water per hour for cooling during testing and the indicator helps warn engineers when seaweed accumulates on screens.
A severe wind storm damaged Bedford area Saturday night causing outages in telephone and electric services. Street lights and house lights along South Road and Sumner Street failed, candles and lamps became common, and trees toppled including a large one near the Town Hall and another by the Dominee Manse.
St Louis radar story: Walter Roth enhoefen could only pay 25 dollars plus 3 costs for a speeding ticket. Judge James H Connor reduced the fine by 3 dollars and warned he would revoke the license if Roth appeared again.
Mrs. George E Hebert of 15 Crescent avenue is called to Oklahoma by her father s death. John McCrone of 18 Hartford street returns from Symmes Hospital Arling ton where he was a patient. Lyle Carlson was on the Concord high school team that defeated Lexington on Thanksgiving Day.
A reunion for the Lexington High School class of 1950 took place at 274 North Road, the home of Betty Ries Sle. Attendees included Betty Belcestro Connie Garten Beverly Miller Gloria Caouette Dorothy Travers Frances Preardelli Joanne Meadows Nancy Hustead Eileen Ferry Marion Sellars Betty De Grace Alice Damery Joan Wannamaker Barbara Patch Dorothy Agrillo and Betty Riessle. Refreshments were served.
The Bedford Fire Department responded at 6 30 a m on Thanksgiving to a truck fire in the Blue Ribbon Dairy garage owned by Martines with limited damage. Later that day Box 41 reported rubbish burning along the Middlesex Turnpike roadside.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gately and daughters Sheila and Maureen of Hartford Connecticut were holiday visitors among relatives in Acton and Maynard.
Heavy rain and strong winds mark a WHIST event at St. Elizabeths Hall West Acton sponsored by Mrs Bertha Stone. Eighteen tables played with candlelight after a power outage Special prizes awarded to Mrs Laura Fullenton John Guiney and T Mannion Strong scores listed led by M Walsh C Klufts T Mannion and others Next week’s event directed by Mrs Helena Sexton and daughter Betty.
Maynard reports Powder Mill Corner traffic controls now active after months of construction. Earlier delays were caused by parts shortages. At a recent dock area, 3600 cars passed in two hours, and the corner has seen numerous accidents. The signals are automatic, and pedestrians press a button to switch lights, with about a 15 second delay.
The Maynard Red and Gun Club hosts its annual Children’s Christmas party Sunday December 17 from 2 to 5 p m at the new Clubhouse. Santa Claus will attend and gifts and candy will be provided for each child up to eighth grade. parents may accompany them.
Maynard High School football struggles with winless run yet fights hard. Field hockey elevens under Coach Mary A Collins go unbeaten. Marlboro’s Hud son Hawks, led by Stan Bondele vitch, surprise Turkey Day by beating Maynard for the first time since 1945. Bernie Me gin and Concord trip to Piedmont praised as inspiration for local students.
Mr and Mrs Frank Justice East Acton spent the holiday weekend in St John New Brunswick. Mr and Mrs Franklin Shores East Acton are observing their wedding anniversary today. The Intermediate Girl Scout troop held a square dance Saturday in Blanchard Hall with Robert Treyz of Boxboro as caller. A steering committee meeting will be held this evening at the chairman's home. Mrs John M Pettingell Barker road Acton.
Mrs. Gerald Hollis was appointed to fill the vacancy on the regional school committee after Charles V. Sturdivant moved to New Hampshire.
Dennis Whitworth and Douglas Lewis noticed a wrecked car hit a tree on Hudson road and alerted police. They assisted four severely injured youths who were pinned in the wreckage and accompanied them to the hospital under Police Chief McGovern's direction.
The U S Post Office Department urges early mailing for car plate registrations. Rudolph F King Registrar warns plates may not arrive before January first for mailings after December fourth. Temporary offices opened in Southbridge Taunton and Attleboro run through January 5 1951. Residents urged to use branch offices for faster service.
John Powers Jr and sister Marguerite celebrated joint birthdays at their Hillside avenue home. Ages five and three mark November 18 and December 10. Parents Major and Mrs John T H Powers hosted with neighbors and relatives in attendance.
Wilfred Laramee 62, once blind for years, left the job to start a building business. He taught his unemployed son the trade and completed 11 houses in two years in Weymouth Massachusetts.
A descriptive note highlights how the elephant's fingerlike trunk end is so versatile that the large animal can untie knots. The passage emphasizes the trunk's dexterity and usefulness despite the elephant's bulky appearance.
Acton residents attended a Monday meeting to vote on a $15,000 for a new center and a $60,000 increase. Other motions included surplus revenue transfers and allocating funds to the Old Veterans' Department, with committee dissension noted.
The notice lists meetings and services including a K of P gathering Wednesday at 8, a People's Society local Free church event Friday, and a West Concord Scouts gathering at 8. It mentions Concord Grange at Peter Concord on September 5 at 8, St Bernard’s Lady Help of Our Lady church events in West Concord at 7 30, with benediction to follow. Public is welcome.
The Gloucester board and sheriff reference Alvin missing an examination as a penitentiary term is being served. The fragment notes an official acknowledgment of the absence and its implications for the case.
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