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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
12
Concord highlights butternut and other squash as top buys for homemakers this week with Turban, Delicious and DeMoines varieties. Blue Hubbard arriving. Details cover vitamin A value, price appeal, and other fall vegetables like peppers tomatoes greens and carrots alongside popular apples such as Cortland and Red Delicious.
Apples are headlines as McIntosh harvest nears completion with color and finish improving. Fruit firmness much better than last year, heat previously softened late season picking, crop lighter than last year but still leading varieties in this area and New England.
Middlesex county 4-H clubs will sell cranberry syrup to raise funds for county and local 4-H activities. The rosy red syrup, praised for a balanced tart and sweet taste, will be sold exclusively by 4-H clubs through October 8 at cooperating retail stores.
The Maynard Woman's Club begins its new season with a Tuesday meeting at K of G Hall led by new president Mrs. Walter E. Carbone at 2 30 PM. Coffee hour precedes at 2 PM and a Musical Interlude features Nina and Helen with Mina Spaulding and Helen Yuchinivicz performing violin and piano. The executive board hosts this gathering. planning for the Nov 8 meeting includes a Hats program by Mrs. Jane Baharian.
A special Call to Church program on Christian Science airs Sunday at 8 30 AM on WEEI. Robert C Hall first reader of the Concord church will discuss How Can I Help the World Situation through Boston church facilities.
Acton Republican Town Committee reports $890 raised toward a $1000 goal. Norman R. Veenstra, chairman, says the drive continues two more weeks. Finance chairmen Lawrence Wilder and Edward Shaw note strong door to door support and public interest in the Republican effort in Massachusetts. A 10 town rally is planned in Acton with Senator Leverett Saltonstall and John Volpe as speakers.
Congress liberalizes disability protections in the 1960 amendments. About 250,000 under age 50 and some dependents become eligible for social security disability insurance, reducing public assistance costs. Eligible individuals should contact their district office for rights and procedures, with benefits starting November 1960.
Acton Next town hall hosts the Couples Club of Church of Good Shepherd Episcopal for an Oct 14 barn dance from 8 15 p m to 12 30 a m Dave Fuller calls aided by a four piece Country Orchestra Special guests are TAGS from Trinity Episcopal Concord Dancers may learn new steps and try ballroom dances
Maynard guidance director or Henry Regan of Maynard High attended two planning sessions in the past two weeks. A Lexington High meeting on vocational assemblies was sponsored by Northeastern University. Massachusetts Department of Education hosted a guidance workshop to plan the next school year. Both meetings covered procedures and programs for the coming year.
About 40 boys from Troop 143 under Scout master Leo J. Duggan will travel Friday to the Naval Air Station in Hingham for a weekend excursion. They will tour the base sleep indoors and view demonstrations. Final plans were outlined at the recent meeting. Weekly gatherings are Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Our Lady Help of Christians Church Hall. Hugh E. Kilmartin Sr. chairs the troop committee, aided by John H. Duston. New boys are welcome.
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Driscoll at 2 Birch Drive on September 22, a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Freeman of 226 Elm Street on September 23, and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Weigand of 53 Elsinore Street on September 23.
The notice advertises a Maynard Town House event on the 3rd Friday each month from 1 30 PM to 3 30 PM inviting residents to invest in their country through scheduled meetings and community discussions.
The Maynard plant of Dennison Manufacturing in Framingham received an award of merit from Liberty Mutual for accident prevention. The plant logged over one million consecutive man hours without a lost time accident and had recently earned honors from Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Safety Council for reducing accidents over three years.
Maynard High School groups named officers for year with Student Council selecting Robert Taylor as president Ruth Ann Boardman as vice president Robert Hannon as secretary and Patrick Crotty as treasurer Junior Woman's Club chose Joan Wheeler as president Judith DeGrappo as vice president Alice Marsden as secretary and Karen Soroka as treasurer French Club appointed Kathy Mackey as president Edward Carlton as vice president Donna Rae Dreschler as secretary and John Clair as treasurer Screech Owl staff listed Diane Shaw Dee R Taylor J Martino Mary Lee Darcy J Ketola A Fraser and J Wheeler National Honor Society officers named Clay as president Arlene Chyzus as vice president M Darcy as secretary and Robert Hannon as treasurer.
The father of 8 year old Clayton E Slicer accepts an 85000 dollar settlement in federal court after a jury was impaneled. The child suffered permanent brain injury and spinal damage when the family car collided with a United Shoe Machinery Corp truck in Brockton Massachusetts on July 31 1952.
The FBI lists Hudson as an armed and extremely dangerous fugitive wanted for the 1957 escape from Pennsylvania State Penitentiary and murder charges. He is a white male born March 1 1928 in Rostraver Pennsylvania, about 5 8 and 183 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the nearest FBI office.
The Framingham Massachusetts project moves into phase two as Stop & Shop and Conrad & Chandler sign leases for a new 33000 square foot store at Shoppers World. Andrew Murphy of Allied Stores confirms plans for a third phase to attract national chain tenants.
New York UPI reports Hubbell and staff from Unani were flown to Tenn to attend events as guests of A. G. Bros. Hubbell was voted the most valuable player by the visiting party and the group praised Williams as part of the contingent.
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