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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1955
Page
21
The report shows nine months of manager driven classifications with gains across sectors. Nonresident classifications rise 1, 19 payments total $181,067. Feige and engineers push values, September leads totals with 22 percent growth and a $797,000 figure. Nonresidential, residential, and heavy engineering sectors show double and single digit increases in September 1954.
The offers a look at Baldwin and Rome Beauty trends with new Red Spy and Red Beauty cultivars. Directors note heavy crops after frosts will slow next year, while newer Rome Beau and Red Bequy trees show promise for hard late-winter apples.
Attorney George Frath of Massachusetts delivers the guest talk at the League of Women Voters of Concord meeting on November 2. The event at Masonic Hall begins with coffee at 9 40 am and covers juvenile delinquency and probation with McGrath as guest speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. William Brengle of Masterfela road welcome their third child and second son William Curtis Jr. born October 13 at the Richardson?on ge in Boston. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Douglas Crocker of Fitchburg and the baby's great grandmother is Mrs. Thomas N. Carter of Boyce Virginia.
Springfield Massachusetts reports William Lacoste was granted a divorce on grounds of desertion, 41 years after his wife left him, marking a lengthy separation in the case.
For sale in Maynard a family house with heat and modern baths. Large fenced yard. Fixer upper condition. Immediate occupancy. Inquire after 5 pm. Roosevelt Street Maynard pasted from old classified ad.
Laurence A. Crane of Wal tham named vice chairman for the 1956 Red Feather Campaign in the North Metropolitan area, aiding local drives in Arlington Bedford Belmont Lexington Newton Waltham Watertown Winchester and Woburn. John J. Ahern of Dorchester is North Metropolitan campaign manager for the 1956 effort supporting 277 agencies serving 48 communities.
The Emerson Hospital reported newborns this week in Bedford. A son to Mr and Mrs Fred Keough of 293 Old Billerica Road on October 18. A son to Mr and Mrs Foster Bean of 54 Roberts Drive on October 23. A son to Mr and Mrs Douglas P Chase of 39 Concord Road on October 23.
The Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles warns motorists there is one week remaining in October to comply with the motor vehicle inspection law. Rudolph F. King urges drivers to use nearby official inspection stations so their cars are legal on Commonwealth highways starting November 1. Uninspected vehicles face court prosecution and points for violation.
Concord Mr and Mrs Errol H Silk of 8 Atlantic Street Lowell announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Elizabeth to Paul Gordon Thoresen son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Thoresen of Strawberry Hill Road this town Sandra Elizabeth Silk a Lowell High School graduate and member of the Girl Officers Alumnae and the Order of Rainbow for Girls works for New England Telephone Thoresen a Concord High School graduate is stationed at Huntsville Alabama with the U S Army
West Concord Mr and Mrs George P Hagerty observed their 52nd wedding anniversary at home on Friday October 23. He is a retired reformatory officer and the couple have two sons George in New York and William in West Concord who is chief steward at the reformatory along with several grandchildren.
Science Park notes that one of two Oyster Catchers allegedly shot by Daniel Webster in Marshfield in 1837 is displayed at Boston’s Museum of Science on the Charles River Dam Bridge.
Mr and Mrs James H Dee Jr of 13 Bedford Street Concord observe their 35th wedding anniversary today. Mrs Dee, formerly Agnes O Dowd of Bedford, has three sons Charles James Jr Norman and two daughters Mrs Martha Pagano of Concord and Mrs Marion Romai of California, plus several grandchildren. Mr Dee is a well known funeral director.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Brown of 53 Old Marlboro Road observed their wedding anniversary at Perry's newly built home in Billerica. They have a son Peter and a daughter Patricia. Mrs Brown is Eva J Perry. The couple received many gifts and messages.
Local Emerson Hospital arrivals this week report three births. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Martha of 78 Main Street on October 19. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Parke of 32 Bedford Street on October 20. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Chase of Powers Road on October 23.
Sudbury High School auditorium hosts Robin Hood with cast including Joan T8 and Crow. performance listed for Friday 28 at 7 p m. Proceeds support flood relief efforts with artists Joe Della Lorte Ruth Nasen George Lannin among crew.
Congressman Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts condemned the rise to 13 per ton as a ruthless monopoly in the paper industry. He criticized Canadian producers and said he would press for domestic production expansion while urging Dulles and the Judiciary Committee to act. He noted Canada has ample forest resources.
Mrs Elmore Oakes of Concord road has returned from two months in Portsmouth Ohio where she visited her son Ranald Oakes. Sudbury Primitive Association elected a new slate of officers with President Wilfred Sviller Vice President Irving Fay Secretary Treasurer Fred Craig and an Executive Board including Richard Wawea Josah Frost Howard Kelley and Mrs Lawrence Leone Kagre. Mrs Kagre returned to Pratt Mil road after an operation at a Boston hospital.
The Middlesex Soil and Conservation District notes tile lines as a popular practice with over a mile to install this fall. Farmers like Albert Katzeff Andy Boy farms L Roy Hawes and others are laying hundreds to thousands of feet of tile and open drains to dry wet land and pasture. The piece praises farmer resilience after floods and urges continued soil and water conservation to minimize future losses.
Brigadier General Otis M. Whitney of the Massachusetts National Guard inspects Company K at the armory Monday. He is accompanied by Second Lieutenant Wisomorski, with Lt. Roland Ward leading the company. The general reportedly commends the training schedule.
The Red Barn Theater in Westboro presents Champagne Complex for five performances from Wednesday evening October 26 to Sunday October 30 at 8 20 nightly. Joan Jaffry stars Polly Bergen role, Tom Resqui Donald Cook part, Richard Risso John Dahl part, directed by Myles McAleer with Jessne Oliver high assistant. Stage manager Wilson Lafferty. Last week before seasonal reopening next year.
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