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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1947
Page
8
A local gathering held on a Wednesday at Town Road and Franklin Way ended with Lexington winners. The whist competition awarded a prize to Mrs Mary Billerica and a second prize to Ann Beecy and Anna Dalrymple among others.
The Progressive Club at Hartford road held a spaghetti dinner served by Frank W. Cloutier and the entertainment committee. Guest speaker Tony, recently returned from Italy, spoke about his plane trip there and back. Mrs. Jesse F. Barnaby hosted a farewell party for Mrs. Stanley Julin on South Street as neighbors offered good wishes for her new home.
Chief and Mrs Frederick H Sullivan of Elm Street celebrate their twenty seventh wedding anniversary on September 28. Mrs Sullivan, formerly Miss Meaganava of Bedford, is noted in the notice along with their three daughters Jean and others.
A large portion of recent graduates have entered universities and colleges. The list includes Evan soynion, Carol Blake, John T Brown Jr, Betsy Loomis, Betty Sweetman, Lois Sweetman, Ruth Thompson, Marion Thompson, Marilyn Rice, Dorothy Perkins, and many others from Cambridge, Arlington, Boston, and surrounding towns, with study plans at Harvard, Smith, Swarthmore, Amherst, New England Conservatory, and more.
Maynard and Acton Oil Company announces full stock of oil burners and tanks after months of large purchases. They offer immediate installation with a complete service department and stress quality burners for reliable heating in cold weather.
Miss Priscilla Currier spent the weekend in Fitzwilliam New Hampshire. Mrs Walter Bieren entertained her brother Everett Wellington of Lockport New York. Mrs Harold Wellington shows a story photo of her prize cocker spaniel and its ribbons. Choir rehearsal at Church of Christ directed by Leila M Blake. Penny Sale of the Bedford Grange set for Wednesday October 8. Miss Jane Adame attended the Middlesex Insurance event in Concord.
The American Legion Auxiliary Bedford unit lists 1947 14s year committees with Mrs Elizabeth Atwood as president in Town Hall. A membership drive will run during the month. Officers include Mrs Charles Lee friendship Mrs Mary Sullivan hostess Mrs Stephen Tackney publicity and Mrs E Grove Smith historian. A birthday box will sit on the president's desk for monthly member deposits.
Dr. Florace S Teague is reappointed as school dentist after serving in the U S Army. During his absence Dr Edward Nahigan of North Road filled the post. Town regulations also specify Carlisle road dump hours on Tuesday Friday and Saturday with supervision on site.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Church of Christ for Frank M. Johanson 28 a Bedford native who died in Lowell Rev William E Mack officiated He leaves his wife Elizabeth McKinnon two daughters his father and a brother Interment followed in Shawsheen Cemetery Bedford
Joseph Murphy of the Regis club in Boston attends a meeting at the club house on Hartford street. The gathering centers on club affairs and future events.
Production of home and farm freezers is expected to top 125000 units, compared with 0 in 1946. The outlook reflects strong demand for domestic refrigeration as postwar growth continues.
October activities include a 2 30 choir rehearsal for the Junior Choir at Bedford churches, St Michael s church services and Church of Christ services, First Parish Unitarian service, Pilgrim Fellowship parade planning, women s club, American Legion town hall meeting, Harvest Supper at Church of Christ, Penny Sale by Bedford Grange men, United workers at Church of Christ, PTA meeting in the school auditorium, and a note on the University of Oklahoma linguistics summer institute aiding missionaries with alphabets primers dictionaries and grammars.
The Govanow Library hosted a fruit and vegetable canning and livestock exhibit judged by George Edickson and Miss P White of the Middlesex Extension Service. Children received numerous prizes across Eyes Vegetables Livestock and Dairy categories with the Sudbury Grange donating $5 for prizes. a Town Hall meeting and film show will follow on October 7 with Miss White speaking.
Unclaimed federal income tax refunds totaling about 3 million dollars sit unredeemed in New York Internal Revenue offices. About 98 thousand checks averaging 30 dollars each were not delivered because recipients moved and did not leave forwarding addresses.
S Atwood hosted a Desert Whist in Dunstable where United Workers members gathered for a summer meeting. Prize winners included Mrs Archie C Plastridge Edward F Pike Mrs Ho Davis Norma Puffer and others. Mr and Mrs Walter J Per moved to Medford purchasing a new house. Arthur P Genetti chaired the event with Legion assistance.
John Guinter teetered on a building ledge and threatened self harm when police approached. Patrolman Joseph Dickco offered a beer. Guinter drank, then the officer grabbed his wrist and pulled him to safety. He was taken to a hospital for observation.
Liston Hayes, 47, of Bangor Maine, was hospitalized in Boston and later charged with injuring three men who robbed and beat him while attempting to board a train. The incident occurred the same day as his discharge from the hospital.
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