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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1955
Page
5
Relief drives mobilize nationwide with officers and volunteers aiding flood and disaster zones. Clothing drives fill armories from Allentown to Norwalk as meals and shelter are organized for victims while job programs and holiday benefits support families in need.
J F Wolfram, GM vice president and Oldsmobile head, announced a 1956 national market for 700000 Oldsmobiles and the public premiere of a new Jetaway Hydra-Matic Drive on upcoming models. He forecast higher production, investment, and safety-oriented features while stressing smoother performance from two fluid couplings and no lag.
E S Tachau an 89 year old retired insurance man bagged the limit of doves on opening day. He sat in a chair to shoot the birds demonstrating steady aim and calm technique.
Jordan Marsh at Shopper's World plans to hire about 400 extra workers for the holiday rush. The store offers flexible hours for men women and youth, training programs, a staff lounge and employee benefits including discounts after four weeks and mutual aid. Many ride share or drive to work. Seasonal workers may be called back for Easter and similar periods.
A compact checklist from the Nation's Carbon Company promoting winter car maintenance. It covers electrical system checks like battery spark plugs and distributor points, fuel system cleaning, cooling system flushing, hose and gasket replacement, fan belt tension, thermostat and heater operation, antifreeze readiness, engine compression issues, and transmission lubrication, with emphasis on following car maker recommendations.
Marquette University presents a new course for parents and teachers to better understand normal child development. Titled The Dynamics of Helping Children Grow, it is taught by welfare counselor Violet Runkel from Milwaukee Public Schools. The program answers questions on discipline home behavior and family personality differences and security.
Ruth Stow wears gown as she weds Bernard Batsford in Fresno Lutheran Congregational Church. Father gives away bride. Marie Stow serves as bridesmaid and George Wilson as best man. Couple honeymooned in Nevada then plan home in Stow after Batsford’s Army Air Forces service ends.
Youngsters will canvass door to door collecting for the Jimmy Fund with banks available at local movie theatres on Oct 28 and 29. Banks, containing name and address slips, are returned to theatres on Nov 1 or 2 and then sent to Jimmy Fund headquarters for tallying. The top districts win prizes totaling 100 across 50 prizes from the Cott Bottling Company and distributors.
The 24th Copley Antiques Show runs October 31 to November 3 at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel Boston. Hours are 1 to 10 pm daily with Early American English and French furniture porcelain prints and silver on display. Highlights include Kang Hsi and Chien Lung porcelain reign pieces and pencil portraits by John Singleton Copley.
The Executive Secretary announces two career conditional openings Industrial Engineer GS 15 paying 11610 a year and Inspector Specialist GS 14 at 10320 a year at Watertown Arsenal Massachusetts and other federal agencies in the First US Civil Service Region. Applications without tests will be rated on experience and training and accepted until needs are met.
Stow Mr and Mrs Bradford E White announce the birth of their first child Bradford Jr born Monday October 24 at Somerville hospital. Mrs White formerly Helen Punty. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Punty and Mr and Mrs Edward White. Maternal great grandmother is Mrs Martha White and paternal great grandfather is William White.
Mrs. Cameron Bradley is a patroness for the Children’s Museum Aid Holiday Fair on Wednesday November 2 at the Longwood Cricket Club. The event benefits the museum’s free activity program aiding over a hundred thousand boys and girls yearly. Car roll Reed and the Orchestra Pit of Brookline contribute. Bradley will host a table. luncheon runs 12 to 2 at the food table.
Marlboro youths from the First Methodist church host a Halloween costume party in the vestry Friday from 6 30 to 8 00 p m. Games and refreshments are planned with supervision by Mr and Mrs Norman Felch.
Marlboro Chapter of DeMolay will hold a record hop tomorrow night at Westboro Town Hall with Roy Leonard as disc jockey. Teens from surrounding communities are invited to attend and door prizes will be awarded.
Local public schools close tomorrow so teachers can attend the Middlesex County Teachers Convention at the Metropolitan Theatre in Boston. Principal speakers include Judge Barron of Boston Municipal Court and Ernest O. Melby of NYU. A book exhibit and music by Stanley Cahoon and Earle Wrightson accompany the event.
Knights of Columbus council plans its annual Thanksgiving social Friday evening November 18 at the council home. The program includes motion pictures live entertainment and a collation. Five turkeys and 100 in cash will be awarded to winners. The social committee is chaired by Sam Sbona with Harold Domingue Thomas Keane Andrew Flagg and Michael Cullinane.
Hartford Connecticut officials completed an overlooked task by planting laurels on the state capitol grounds to display the state flower amid many blooms.
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