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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
9
In Concord Massachusetts a soil conservation note suggests creating a compost pile three to four feet high with leaves and a layer of earth to prevent wind dispersal. Add organic waste over time and nitrogen fertilizer to speed decomposition. Earthworms thrive, providing fishing worms and a rich soil conditioner in a year or two.
The class of 1941 at Concord High School will hold its fifteenth reunion on Saturday October 6 at Marlboro Country Club starting at 6 30 p m. Former classmates are invited and should contact a committee member to make reservations. Assisting are Mrs Frederick Morison Sudbury Mr and Mrs Raymond P Lawson Concord Mrs Edward Smith Paul V Dee West Concord David Carey Arlington Mr and Mrs J Edward Finigan Concord. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
Eighty five musicians from Lincoln and nearby cities join Anton Wiekje to present Mozart Missa Brevis in D and Bach Cantata 67 at Cordova Museum Lincoln Sunday October 7 at 8 p.m. The group, modeled on Philadelphia gatherings, rehearses in workshops five or six times a year and aims to read through rarely performed works.
Committal services for Mrs. Fannie D. Fales aged 88 were held Sunday afternoon at Westlawn cemetery in Littleton. She died last Thursday in New Jersey. Rev. Robert H. Barber of Trinitarian Congregational Church officiated. An aunt of state industrialist Wallace Conant, she was a longtime figure in West Concord society.
The Concord Old Concord Chapter DAR will meet Saturday at 2:16 PM at the Colonial Inn. Guest speaker Mrs. Fred Spurr will discuss the topic National Detour.
Concord area worker D. Keizer of Lexington received his second Devens award for an operational device designed to save government funds. He has been at Fort Devens since January 1956 and was among seven civilian employees awarded cash prizes totaling $319.
The Ladies Auxiliary unit of Edwards-Quimby Post 284 will meet Wednesday evening October 10 at the legion home. Stanley A Nedza of West Acton represented the local post at Marlborough Post’s installation, and plans were discussed for a Hudson trip. Legion Commander-Elect Peter Salias and Mrs Smoltes attended Natick post installation, with a similar program to Ashby next Saturday. Local folks are invited to visit Marian High School in Framingham and the Sylvia Maria Shrine dedication by Archbishop Richard J. Cushing in honor of Our Lady of Health, Happiness and Peace.
Worcester County poultrymen toured Harold Amadon’s 20000 laying hens in West Townsend and a 6000 bird open-type laying house. Harold Caldwell showed 5000 Rock breeders with forced-air ventilation at Caldwell Farm Littleton. Bradford Leach in West Acton showcased walls and Sanctuary ventilation. Tours led by Robert Grover and Walter Shaw with Pierre Boucher.
Michigan possesses 107,082 miles of public roads and streets, a distance exceeding four times around the Earth’s equator, highlighting the expansive state transportation system and infrastructure reach.
Concord announces the engagement of Angelina M. Lombardo to William H. Oldenquist. Angelina is the daughter of the late Mrs. Lombardo and a Concord High School graduate employed at Utica Mutual. William is a Concord native with Army service now with Traders Transport in Bedford. A summer wedding is planned. The 300-boat Great Lakes ore fleet carried 87,460,000 tons of iron ore south from the Minnesota Wisconsin fields in 1955.
The Ladies Auxiliary Unit of the James J. Mansfield Post No 158 American Legion will install officers at the Veterans Building in Concord on Monday evening October 15 at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Irman McCarthy of Lowell will install officers assisted by Middlesex cadets. Refreshments will be served. Members and friends are invited.
The Barn Bargains sale at the Hamilton Campbell Barn benefited Memorial Congregational Church with thanks to Mrs Hazel Hamilton for her hours. A family picnic at Memorial Forest sponsored by Homemakers and Laymen’s Service Fellowship drew many families. Ernest Osgood Jr was named Sudbury Water District treasurer to fill Lloyd Lovering’s term, announced by commissioners Fairbank Coburn and Morris.
South Acton Mrs Edward Andersen born in Moss Norway March 8 1879 died Saturday at a Stow rest home Funeral and service Tuesday at Evangelical Free Church Concord Rev Hyland T Richmond officiated and burials at Greer Cemetery Carlisle She leaves her husband a twin sister Miss Matilda Jorgensen of Concord and several nieces in New York
The Acton Garden Club met at the Acton Center Woman's Clubhouse this afternoon. Slides were shown by the Audubon Society and by members. Tea was served. This was the annual meeting. new officers will be announced later.
A Kansas report notes more than 1 600 new manufacturing industries have formed cooperations within the state. The development reflects rising industrial activity and collaboration among firms.
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