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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
12
Extension notes outline summer sweet corn dishes and preservation tips. Recipes include cheesy corn on the cob and corn stuffed tomatoes, with guidance on freezing and canning yields. It warns about evergreen mite damage affecting leaves and fruit quality in orchards, noting identification relies on magnification and a week life cycle.
Horticulture writer Max G. Fultz warns that mites threaten late season crops as cooler weather approaches. Two spotted and European red mites resurge, causing leaf yellowing bronzing and leaf scorching while spruce mites plague spruce and evergreen hosts.
H T Handley Jr explains flea problems in hot months and offers steps to prevent infestation. Treat pets with flea powder, then bedding and outdoor resting areas with appropriate powders or sprays. In-house infestations require room sprays like pyrethrum or DDT and careful application, aiming to keep pets flea free and homes comfortable.
Archaeologists report Jericho contains the oldest known habitation, with radiocarbon dating indicating occupation as early as 7000 B.C. The findings place Jericho at the head of ancient city timelines based on material samples from the lowest levels excavated.
Emerson Hospital gains approval for a Short Term Traineeship Program to train head nurses supervisors and instructors in a 5 day supervision course. Thirty nurses from small area hospitals will receive tuition and living stipends while attending at Emerson Hospital from Oct 3 to Oct 7. The program emphasizes practical supervision principles and improved nursing administration.
Sudbury and Marlborough residents were named for outstanding performance and received certificates at Watertown Arsenal. Among the honorees were John H. Widmer of Sudbury and James A. Exarchopoulos of Marlborough, with awarded sums noted.
Bedford Economics study shows elementary and high school students can grasp economics with palatable instruction. Prof Kenneth Sheldon and Prof Myron J Spencer led a 15 week, two hours weekly program for about 100 teachers in Needham North Andover Newton and Stoughton. Each teacher, guided by principals, designed classroom methods integrating economics with various subjects.
Lincoln residents may sign up at the town tennis courts for the fall tournament. The 1960 draw will be posted September 4 and play begins September 5. Five events are scheduled: men's singles, men's doubles, ladies singles, ladies doubles, and mixed doubles.
Mayor James Haddad and three fellow mayors will compete in a milking contest at Bolton Lord's Acre Corn Festival on Sunday September 4 at a new Route 110 site. The event is sponsored by St. Francis Xavier Church with Bishop Bernard J. Flanagan presiding and Monsignor and other dignitaries judging to avoid favoritism. The festival features fresh corn chicken barbecue and a family day with rides, displays, and a Benediction to close the event.
Concord Adult Education launches a new fall course titled Concord Authors with five lecturers each presenting two periods. Lectures cover Emerson Bronson Alcott Louisa May Alcott Thoreau and related Concord figures, drawn from local history and literary studies by Mrs. Wheeler Miss Rideout Mrs. Fenn and others.
Word reached last week that Henry Smith, 20, of Bedford Street, sustained a fractured collarbone and internal injuries when the car he and a New Zealand companion rode struck a milestone and rolled into a ditch at Ste. Anton, Austria. Dr and Mrs Bruneau and daughter left for Del Rio Texas where he is stationed with the U S Air Force. John Todd, who recently visited the base, and Mrs C Lee Todd have returned home from their vacation.
Three Italian girls aged two to ten were killed and three others wounded when a wartime bomb exploded in Benevento while children played with it. The blast injured additional bystanders.
A garbled OCR fragment lists programs Grade 2 music Grat ture Grade 4 French exploring nature once junior high sic high school h. The text appears as a disjointed catalog of class names and levels with no clear context or dates. Entities: Grade 2, Grade 4, French, music, junior high, high school.
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