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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
7
The FCO RD Help group hosted a whist event at the church hall on Tuesday night. Led by Mrs and other friends, the Ladies Altar Society prepared the venue as the series continues this Saturday at the House.
Miss G Janet Goldsmith daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold B Goldsmith of Congers New York and Henry Bourne Jr son of Mrs William Bourne Concord and Henry T Bourne Spartansburg South Carolina wed in a October 11 ceremony at the Church of the Transfiguration New York City Rev George Heald officiated and the reception followed at the Louise XIV Suite St Regis Hotel New York. Bride wore a white chantilly lace and net gown with pink blush accent and matching veil bouquet of white and pink orchids. Attendant Mrs C Benjamin Brooks Jr wore hyacinth blue lace and net with chrysanthemum stole. Best man was the bridegroom’s father and ushers included Mr Brooks and John R Whitney Jr. Concord. Groom Yale University 1949 and Army veteran. After the wedding the couple will reside in Galveston Texas.
Miss Priscilla J. Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Stevens of Basswood avenue Sudbury was honored at two bridal showers last week. A first party at the Einar Johnson home brought 22 guests and included a three aunt visit from Huntington Mass Mrs Warren Rude Mrs Chester Cady and Mrs Hazel Cady. A second shower was hosted by friends at the home of Mrs Ralph Hutchins in Watertown with pink and white decorations and a garden watering can centerpiece. She will wed Paul Clayton Gebhardt of Sudbury on Sunday October 19 at Memorial Congregational church.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Meigs announce the birth of their second daughter Anne Weston Meigs on October 1 at Amerson hospital in Concord. Grandparents include J Rodney Jamieson Payette Wisconsin and Mrs. Meigs Sr. Concord. great grandparents Mrs. Edward Brown Gulfport Florida and Mrs. Warren Weston Concord.
The Sudbury Garden Club met at Wayside Inn for its annual luncheon and meeting with 45 members attending. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs. W Gordon Hunter and Vice President Mrs. Frederick F Olson, among others, and Mrs. Calvin B Smith will lead Garden Club work at Cushngital for the district including several garden clubs.
Bedford reports 213 new voters in recent sessions, bringing total to 2062 the highest ever. Officials anticipate about 40 absentee ballot requests for the November 4 election.
The Musketaquid District Scout dance date is changed to Saturday October 25 to allow Scouts to observe United Nations day on October 24. Boy scouts explorers and scouters admitted free with registration, says Edgar A. Rohan district dance chairman.
Sudbury’s Garden Club held a successful plant auction at Peter Eaton’s barn on Concord road. Gardeners from Sudbury and nearby towns bid eagerly to raise funds for the club treasury. Mrs. Ernest Osgood serves as club president.
Sudbury birth notice for Philip Loring Cutler born October 2 at the Northeast Air Command base in Greenland. Parents Captain Philip L. Cutler and Mrs. [Vig Johnson] Cutler, his grandfather is Mrs. Roland R. Cutler, family home listed as Houston, Texas.
Listings offer 6 acres in Stow 5 acres in Bolton and 30 acres in Hudson area. Contact Herbert H. Cooke at phone 826 M1 for details on pricing and availability.
A litter of 18 hybrid pigs farrowed in January set world records for six months total weight at 4,992 pounds and for wearing weight of 80 pounds. Pigs averaged 46.66 pounds at six weeks with a heaviest 56 pounds. six months average 277.33 pounds, heaviest 3842 pounds, lightest 226 pounds. Weights exceeded the old record of 4,419 pounds from 1951. The litter used synthetic sow milk to support large litters, bred for rapid gain and high litter size.
The Navy reports a robot aircraft attacked a Korean target on September 1 with a catapult launch from an aircraft carrier off Korea assisted by radio controls. Lt Cmdr Kurtz states the U S holds enough guided missiles for large scale robot campaigns. Analysts question US USSR lead in guided missiles, citing V 1 V 2 history and Soviet warship platforms.
Plum Island in Long Island Sound New York is chosen by the U S Department of Agriculture for a hoof and mouth disease laboratory. DoD will furnish land docks water and utilities and the facility will be coastal and fully government controlled. The 800 acre island lies about 1.5 miles from Long Island and 10 miles from the Connecticut coast.
The article lists Peck-Proot Feeders dimensions four feet long four feet high and eighteen inches wide. It specifies tempered preswood for the trough portion and calls for a four foot long by one hundred forty four inch wide piece. Additional stock includes a one by six loveber nine and a half feet long and a twenty one by four six feet length, plus another that is long and a one by two that is half inch longer, plus a half round catch with eight penny and four penny nails.
Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito, 60, married 28 year old Army major Jovanka Budisavljevic in a quiet three month secrecy. The government released few details, noting she previously served in his secretariat and is Tito’s third wife with two sons from prior marriages.
The article notes rising U S debt in 1951 with total debt at 519 billion dollars by year end. Federal debt held steady at 219 billion, while private and state local debt rose. Farm debt reached 18.3 billion, up 11 percent, amid faster economic activity and inflation concerns.
The Thule base on Greenland’s western tip develops as the United States’ northernmost jet fighter outpost. It sits near polar routes planned for future intercontinental bombing and could serve as a strategic staging ground in potential conflicts.
Dr. Condon notes polio has appeared in sub Arctic zones and isolated farms far from epidemic regions. Theories range from migratory birds and contaminated foods to plant alkaloids, but the virus theory remains predominant with three definite polio virus types identified.
Ma (Ymine) Danjov Hudson, 36, of 13 Street and Dublin born, died yesterday at Whitney Rest Home in Stow after a long illness. Survived by partner Peter Dunlop, two sisters Isabella and Jennie Young of Montreal, two brothers Thomas Young of Rockland Ontario and Albert Young of Alaska, and two granddaughters. Funeral 2 PM tomorrow Fowler Funeral Home Maynard with Rev. officiating, Glenwood Cemetery interment. Calling hours 2-4 and 7-9 PM today.
Boston Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants received the Remington Trophy at a monthly meeting in Hotel Bradford Boston. Guest speaker was Paul F. Clark of John Hancock Insurance. Trophy to be won at Union Savings Boston after October. Participants included Edward Reid of 35 Street Bedford and Allanak of Independence Road.
Mr and Mrs Luowig Pfeitz of 78 Sedgeford observed their 47th anniversary quietly at home last week. Their son in the U S Army is listed among their family. Mr Pfeiffer, retired, is described as a farmer and former selectman.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate notice states Hanton of ae in Rowae New A Ashes has been presented to Serend 7 Masses wraving the bond. If you object, file a written appearance in Cambridge Court within 21 days from December 22, 1952. Witness John C. Legant First Judge, October 9, 1952. John J. Butler resident October 16 23 30.
A libel filed by Irene B. MacLellan of Maynard seeks a divorce from Stuart A. MacLellan, a U.S. Navy warrant officer, on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment with alimony and custody for a minor child. Objections and written appearances must be filed in Cambridge within 21 days from December 22, 1952.
Assabet Institute for Ma announces an application to replace Deposit Book No 12895 lost. Sidney E McCleary Treasurer dated October 16.
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