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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
5
Residents of Maynard and nearby towns observe several wedding anniversaries. Mr. and Mrs. Howard A Wil celebrate their 39th anniversary, while Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flannery of West Concord reach their sixth. Others include Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Nelson and Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen with multiple decades celebrated.
A fragmented note mentions an hour long program on October 25 broadcast across 391 stations. It references a female language host and a radio mission at Concordia, NY, with limited readable details.
Captain and Mrs John Dennis Sheehan of 56 Lexington Road observed their 15th wedding anniversary after marrying in Jamaica Plain on October 12 1927 with Mrs Margaret Gately as the former bride. They have a son Jackie Jr. He is a Rhode Island based Army captain and former Concord physician. Also noted, Mr and Mrs Thomas D Tombeno of Nahant observed their 52nd anniversary, parents of John S Tombeno and Fireman Thomas D Tombeno Jr. of Concord. On Wednesday October 4 Mr and Mrs William A Rowny of 380 Main Street West Concord marked their 26th anniversary.
Mr and Mrs Robert Enos have returned from their wedding trip spent at the White Mountains. Mrs Enos visits her mother at 74 Sumrye street and Mr Enos returns to duties at headquarters First Service Command in Boston. They plan to make their home in Boston soon.
Bedford residents announce visits and births, with Bubey Ashbey revealing a daughter to Joseph Swintek of Mohan New Jersey. Richard Francis Albain is welcomed by Salvatore and Albain on October 17 at Emerson Hospital Concord. Elm Street rental held by Beery family. Pickmans host turkey whist and bridge for St Michael’s Parish with a turkey door prize and refreshments.
A Middle West Soil Improvement Committee statement urges farmers to boost legume crops to fix soil nitrogen and reduce reliance on commercial nitrogen for war industries. It notes nitrogen in nitrate of soda could power bombs and depth charges, stressing a growing share must come from farm legumes as war demands rise.
Proper plant and soil conditions allow nodules on legume roots to fix atmospheric nitrogen. A good legume crop can add over 100 pounds of available nitrogen per acre plus organic matter. Legumes require phosphorus and potash to ensure strong stands and nitrogen fixation.
Cranberry industry researchers report ursolic acid from cranberry skin waste can emulsify oil and water and fetch about 80 dollars per ounce. Cranberry seed oil yields vitamin A for foods. Though early, commercial production may take time as canning and juice bottling expand. Studies seek wax coating uses. best cranberry land lies in Massachusetts Wisconsin and New Jersey bogs. Cranberries derive their name from crane like stems and berries.
Extension swine specialist Ellis V. Vestal of North Carolina State College recommends slaughtering a 225 pound hog on each farm annually for every two family members. He notes the average farm family uses about 72 pounds of pork and 15 pounds of lard per person per year.
Elbert Hub notes contentment over a work titled Level nwa Shan Flag, highlighting satisfaction with its presentation and impact.
Mr and Mrs Ransome Wells of 46 Hubbard Street celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a quiet gathering of relatives and friends. They wed October 15 1902 in Everett and have lived in Concord since 1903. Wells belongs to the Perkins and Wells contracting firm famed for the Ideal Middlesex In nation for Savings Sudbury Own Hall and local Concord homes. They have two daughters and a grandson.
Sudbury Chapter of the American Red Cross met at the home of Albert Q. Hosmer in Center, Roy Hawes and his men are readying East Sudbury roads for winter. Frederick Dow resigns Sudbury High School for Massachusetts State College. Lieut. David Buxton returns from overseas, meeting Allied troops. Arthur W. Howlands entertain Lieut. Klosman Day at Camp Belvoir. Oates siblings visiting Guptils. Mrs. William Scott and baby Judith Ann home from Emerson Hospital. Civilian Defense active at Town Hall Control Room. Miss Louise Bigelow moves to Dorchester. Dartmouth defeats Harvard 14 to 2. Dartmouth cheer noted. Mrs. Jane Tufts and Hazel Rollins, with Mrs. Roscoe Miliken, depart for Florida. Lieut. David Liebman home on furlough amid well-wishers.
Private funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Emma Hunt widow of Charles S. Hunt at 3 p m Tuesday October 20 at her Boston Post Road home in Sudbury.
Concord High School football plans an easy week with an oven date Saturday to rest the Megin lads before a home game October 31 against Howe High of Billerica. Concord celebrates its first season win over Maynard High, building a potential machine under Coaches Megin and Robinson as they prepare for Lexington.
Among local men who have recently enlisted or called to the colors are Paul Dee, 60 Bedford St, aviation cadet, Army Air Corps. Joseph N. Kanley, 39 Belknap St, Coast Guard. Charles H. Doylé, 5 Conant St, Coast Guard. Francis W. Juggins, Lexington Ray, lieutenant, Naval Aviation Corps. Robert J. Gault, reformatory officer, Coast Guard. Milton K. Paine, Prairie St, lieutenant, Naval Reserve. Chadwell Polani, Army. Frank A. Pickard, 6 Highland St, lieutenant, Naval Reserve.
Concord girls attended a dance at the U S O in Ayer with the Headquarters Orchestra No 1141 and mingled by a warm fire in the lounge. They played ping pong in the recreation rooms and were chaperoned by Mrs F Gardiner Gale Mrs Donald Rowe and Mrs Edwin J Fredenburgh. On Saturday they visited Lowell General Hospital to entertain patients with chocolate cake and fruit punch.
Howard H Searles, Marlboro high school map maker and art teacher, displayed two maps at the Book Fair in Symphony Hall. Photographer at MIT documented the drafts from the Center for Adult Education in Boston. Searles studies map beating with Harvard’s Irwin Raisz. Dorothy Hewitt notes the Center’s work.
The Ava lon Queens hosted a traditional Halloween party at V F W hall last night. The hall featured black cats witches and Jack o lanterns with season appropriate games and prizes. Hosts Mrs Dorothy Kinder and Mrs Rowena Adams served lunch to guests Barbara Scott Annabell Girard Margaret Jacques and Helen Comstock.
Recent births at Emerson Hospital in Concord include Christine Ellen Andersen born October 7 to Mr and Mrs George Andersen of South Acton Miriam Goodale born October 7 to Mr and Mrs Harold Colby Smith of 54 Main Street Lillian Marion born October 6 to Mr and Mrs Wilfred Leonard Monsen of Old Bedford Road Robert Burgstaller born October 9 to Mr and Mrs Carl Walter Franz Burgstaller of 15 Lang Street Camilla Kidder born October 2 to Mrs Riggs formerly Aula Emerson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Emerson of Concord.
A historical note records the linotype typesetting machine being developed in 1886. The entry highlights the invention's impact on printing, signaling a shift toward faster, more efficient newspaper production and a new era for typesetting technology.
Concord bride Dorothy Dee daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Dee of 60 Bedford Street married Corporal James Joseph Martin of Concord and formerly Brockton in a Wednesday ceremony at St Bernard's Church Reverend Walter A Quinlan officiated A reception followed at Old Mill Dam tea room The bride attended Concord High School and worked at the local telephone exchange Corporal Martin is stationed at Fort Meade MD after service in the U S Army
Concord town football team under Manager Jimmy Dear plans a home game against Chelmsford at Emerson playground on Sunday October 26 at 2 30 pm. Concord seeks improvement after a prior idle week and aims to draw a large crowd with coaching by Gus Soffriti.
A single day of snow rain sleet hail and sun stirs talk that weather prophets are often wrong. Residents recount varied conditions while forecasters face scrutiny over accuracy and predictions.
The text discusses combining tar oil with metallic soaps to form emulsions that improve effectiveness. It notes that emulsions of tar oil with certain additives show enhanced properties, suggesting a focus on material science for stabilization or protective applications.
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