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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
8
Middlesex County shows a population of 1 bs and a valuation of 1 120 818 598, with county agriculture noted as substantial. The article lists the 54 towns and cities in the county with their respective valuations and populations, highlighting how county figures compare to other regions and town-by-town differences.
Bedford residents report returns from trips along the coast and sea, with names including Jennie W. Gammone and Norman Wellington. Mrs MacFolds and Mr Waldo D. are noted visitors, while Lillian M Everett resides in Indianapolis. Mrs George C. Livermore remains homebound for health reasons. Donald Sands and Robert Sands are mentioned as visitors in the area.
The Grange sponsored Good Neighbor project announces a benefit dance at Acton Town Hall on September 18. Tickets are on sale with committee members conducting a house to house canvass to support the Anderson poultry plant fire loss of fifty thousand dollars. Residents are asked to contact committee members if absent during canvass.
A note from U.P. reports Lena the cat welcomes a new member of the household a baby rabbit. Tabby and four kittens observe the unusual addition with curiosity as the pet household adjusts to the new arrival.
State Police announce the largest auto safety operation will start Friday at noon and run through Labor Day weekend. Troopers and 200 inspectors will patrol highways enforcing speed limits, driving on the correct side, and sobriety. Registrar Rudolph King will host reports of violations Friday noon to Tuesday.
Park attendants in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, discovered an artificial leg complete with shoe and sock on the park lawn. The owner may recover the item at city hall.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence P Dutton of Springs Road entertain grandchild Richard Parris and daughter Sandra Parris of Waquoit. Mrs Laura Moyer of South Street visits Vermont relatives. Mrs E Grove Smith Be dale Ave hosts 1940 club dessert party with Lyndon Perkins birthday theme. Miss Mary Robitelle of North Road summers in Gloucester while studying at State Teachers College Lowell. Frederick H Sullivan Elm Street chief of police returns home from Joh Adams Hospital Chelsea after illness.
Boy Scouts of Troop 33 West Concord spent a weekend at Camp Sachem Antrim New Hampshire. They left 8 30 Saturday arrived noon cooked meals toured the grounds swam on the beach slept in Army tents and toasted marshmallows then attended church and explored the woods before returning home after 6 pm Sunday. Participants led by Assistant Scoutmaster Fred Oliver and Junior Leader Farnham Damon included Jean Berube Donald Cullinane David diRuzzo Wayne Hughes Jack Kelley William Kelley Jack Moreau Fred Oliver Jr and Clark Welsh.
Bill Towne, 70, of Sweetwater Avenue in Alliance Nebraska was convicted of giving liquor to Indians in a case handled by U P reporters. The ruling marks a strict enforcement action in the remote community.
Acton announces youth registration dates for the new draft under selective service. Dates cover births 1924 through 1930 with specific registration days in September and deadlines tied to birth year and anniversary.
Acton youths are instructed to register at the town hall within a five day window around their birth date. Registration hours are 1 to 4 pm and 7 to 30 pm.
Mrs Robert H Fae of 242 Old Billerica road returned from a visit to South Dennis. Miss Ruth V Ryan of 10 Hancock street and Miss Priscilla A Currier of 17 School avenue spent the weekend in Annisquam. Miss Katherine M Hadburg of 21 Great Road is spending her vacation at her summer cottage. Neal Tackney of Hancock street is spending the summer at Camp Gregory in Gray Maine. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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