Fresh spinach and greens gain popularity in Middlesex
Spinach and other greens rise in popularity as homemakers learn quick cooking to preserve color and nutrients. Fresh, local produce such as native squash carrots potatoes beets apples and grapes remain plentiful with attractive prices. Middlesex Extension Service hosts three Open Houses themed Let's Keen Christmas with exhibits and short programs in Natick Framingham Reading Wilmington Concord Acton and surrounding communities.
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Middlesex
Middlesex County
Extension Service
Natick-Framingham
Reading-Wilmington
Concord-Acton
Lincoln Players Present He Ain't Done November 4
The Lincoln Players under Nell right will present He Ain't Done November 4 at the Cordova Museum Friday evening. Refreshments and singing waiters are planned. Members may bring guests with reservations to Katherine O'Sullivan or Mrs. Leonard C. Larrabee.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Players
Nell
Cordova Museum
Katherine O'Sullivan
Leonard C. Larrabee
Mainewide speed crackdown yields first arrest
Rodmond S. Mahaffy 55, of Claymont Delaware, a member of Delaware's highway safety committee, was the first motorist arrested on a speeding charge in Maine. The charge was dismissed after payment of court costs.
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Leviston
Maine
Rodmond S. Mahaffy
Claymont
Del
Delaware
Highway Safety Committee
Orchestra Seeks Young Soloist For Free Concord Concert
The Concord Orchestra will audition 18 and under string and wind players living in Concord area for a chance to perform as soloist at its first free concert on Sunday afternoon December 11. Teachers may nominate candidates by calling Mrs. Derek Till. Past winners include Alexander Pertzoff Lincoln clarinet Victoria White Concord and Elizabeth Boardman Acton.
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Concord
Concord Orchestra
Derek Till
Colin Slim
Alexander Pertzoff
Lincoln
Victoria White
Elizabeth Boardman
Acton
Hospitality Group Hosts Tea At St Anne's Church
The hospitality committee of St Anne's Episcopal Church hosted a tea for women last week at Mrs Edward F Flint's home on Lexington road. About 40 attendees were present with Mrs George Browning Jr and Mrs George Tarbell Jr pouring. Mrs Walter Fletcher and Mrs Leslie B Willard also attended. Harold T Ashworth serves as hospitality chairman.
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Lincoln
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
Edward F. Flint
Lexington Road
George, Browning, Jr
George Tarbell, Jr
Walter Fletcher
Leslie B. Willard
Harold T. Ashworth
Fingold Attends Suffolk Law Fall Dinner in Boston
Suffolk University Law School held its autumn dinner in Boston with notable guests including Attorney General George F. Fingold of Lowell. Fingold is a graduate of the law school and attended the event at the head table last Friday evening.
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Atty
George F. Fingold
Lowell Road
Suffolk University Law School
Boston
Forestry field day set in Stow this Saturday
Local residents invited to a forestry field day in Stow on Saturday October 29 at 10 am with Norman Gardner of Stow in charge. Details will be planned at the committee meeting Friday night.
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Stow
Norman Gardner
Our Lady Helv. of Christians Church
Church Hall
Daughters Halloween Party Fostering Hostess Skills
A young girl learns hostess duties by planning a simple enjoyable party. Suggested refreshments include a large plate of doughnuts and chilled apple juice. The guide offers punch ideas with ice, citrus slices, cherries, and variations using ginger ale or frozen orange juice with water.
Visiting Nurse Association Serves Concord Community
The Visiting Nurse Association provides home nursing, hygiene instruction, and mothers education in Concord. Supported mainly by the Community Chest, it offers a well child conference, loan closet for hospital equipment, and expanded facilities to aid the town.
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Concord
Board of Health
Alcott
Thoreau
Board of Welfare
Concord Community Chest
Concord Town Notices and Community Events
Local groups report church gatherings at Trinity and Walden Pond Reservational Hall. Emerson Hospital gift shop reopens after November 1 with daily hours 2 to 5. A Tuesday Thursday food sale is planned. Concord Academy headmistress Mrs T Livingston participates in Radcliffe College careers panel. Visiting Nurse hours shift to 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Fire totals reach 155 ambulance runs and 241 fires. Scouting waste paper collection set for Sunday November 6. Town officials announce warrant closing November 1 for 1956 meeting. Emerson Hospital nurse aide class details available via Mrs Edward P Chase. Concord Emblem Club meets at Elks Hall with President Mary Vents. Alabama conference noted. Concord Lions continue electric bulb sale. bulb replacements available through Stanley M Howard or William H Damon of Alcott Road.
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Concord Emblem Club
Elks Hall
Mary ‘Vents
Alabama
Concord Lions Club
Stanley M. Howard
William H.damon
Alcott Road
Kalamazoo baker Earl Matfield wins at County Fair
Earl Matfield won first prize with a kite cake and second prize with a devil's food cake at Kalamazoo County Fair. His entry was submitted on a date from his wife.
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Kalamazoo, ‘Mich
Wip
Earl Matfield
Kalamazoo County Fair
Apple Checkerboard Casserole From Old Cookbook
Delicious apple cy ser recipe uses six eating apples with corn and onion. A white sauce with Worcestershire and Tabasco is poured over the apples and corn. Bacon strips are arranged on top, then cheese, and baked until cheese melts. Serves multiple portions.
Halloween Doughnuts Recipe Sparks Mischief and Sweet Treats
A playful Halloween doughnut recipe uses tomato soup for orange color and a spicy mix of cinnamon nutmeg cloves. Beat eggs and sugar with shortening and soup, combine with dry ingredients, roll, cut, and fry in hot shortening about two minutes per side. Yield about 40 doughnuts.
Carlisle Officials Note Local Meetings and Access Changes
Carlisle heads list Ed ward R. Stephen of Russell Street presides at Tyngs borough 25th anniversary program. Carlisle School Committee meets November 14 with Mrs Isa belle Campbell in charge. Informal Married Couples Bible Study continues at Carlisle Congregational Church. Town dump open Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm from November 1. Junior Christian Endeavor meets Sundays 6 pm with Mrs Lawrence Bearce. US roads total 3 366 000 miles. Auto Manufacturers Association cites two thirds inadequate and one third unsafe.
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Edward R. Stephen
Russell Street
Tyngs Borough
Carlisle
Congregational Church
Junior Christian Endeavor
Lawrence Bearce
United States
Automobile Manufacturer’s Association
No straightforward treatment for tuberculosis explains its dangers
A column from Middlesex Health warns tuberculosis can be hidden in early stages with symptoms like fatigue night sweats and coughing. It notes lung tissue destruction and long term damage can occur before visible signs appear, stressing early awareness and local health action.
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N Wright
Tubercus Middlesex
Legion Plans Halloween Dance in Billerica Stall
A fragmented notice notes a Legion event with a Friday dance at the Billerica hall and a Tuesday gathering. It mentions Leslie F and Starlike and references the National stage, with evolving odd phrasing about a backbone and primitive bling.
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Billerica
Chard
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