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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
9
The state enacts new license rules for motor propelled fire apparatus operators. Licenses or renewals will expire on a birthday anniversary with 12 to 24 months grace. Even year expirations shift to next even year, odd year expirations shift to next odd year. February 29 born licensees expire March 1.
Custodians Ole Garthe and Tim Hennessey completed floor work and cleanups at South and West Schools. Norman Livermore prepped Acton Center School and the firehouse while Emery Nelson refurbished Blanchard Memorial Auditorium and boiler room areas.
Army Reservist Sgt. George C. Arthur 25 son of George Arthur 17 Webber avenue Bedford recently completed two weeks of summer training at Fort Belvoir Va His unit the 341st Engineer Topographical Battalion based in Boston underwent intensive training to supplement weekly sessions Arthur has returned to Boston where he attends Boston University.
Mildred Templin of the Institute of Child Welfare at the University of Minnesota told a speech conference that children today speak up more than their parents did at the same age. She noted that parents have dropped the adage that children should be seen and not heard.
A compact homage to Concord and its famed writers. Amos Bronson Alcott Louisa May Alcott Henry David Thoreau Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Hawthorne Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and others who shaped the town’s literary legacy with works and gatherings. The piece celebrates Concord as a birthplace of ideas and a hub for notable minds.
A state law effective August 26 prohibits police from tagging cars for parking violations in Massachusetts. Officers may hand a ticket or use silent tagging with a clerk of court notice sent to violators. First offense is a warning. second to fifth offenses incur $1 fines. sixth and above incur $2 fines, with a 21 day response window after notice.
Brush the biscuit tops with milk before baking to create a shiny, golden crust. This simple step adds color and a subtle dairy richness to freshly baked biscuits.
West Acton volunteers quickly left a Lions Club meeting when Box 16 sounded for a minor fire. Chief H. Stuart MacGregor led eight to ten firefighters to a shed near the Traders Waggon on Route 2A where damage was reported as slight.
Sid Sawyer at the Red Barn Theater keeps The Moon Is Blue running another week. The uncut Broadway hit stars Joan Jaffry with John Woods and Tom Rosqui supporting. Also premiering is John Duff Stradley’s And the Leaves Cried with a New York cast and Westboro favorites. Reservations: Westboro 2845.
Plans for a modern and square dance to be held at Town Hall on September 29 are announced with tickets available. Repairs on the West Acton Baptist church foundation continue as the Ladies Auxiliary of Ed wards-Quimby Post No. 284 schedules a September 14 meeting to elect officers and plan a joint installation with the post.
Sudbury hosts the Friendly Annual Appeal led by general chairman Ms Gordon A Sampson and campaign treasurer Mrs William Pride for a third year. Volunteers begin door to door canvassing September 12 to raise funds for the Sudbury Service Fund with one fifth staying local. The program highlights regional Salvation Army services and local benefits in Sudbury.
Encourage family projects to relive trips and beat post vacation blues. Have children create scrapbooks with postcards menus and photos add colored place maps and mounts for keepsakes. Display shells rocks and mementos and showcase purchases in a china closet for family storytelling.
The Broadway hit Mister Roberts premieres locally at Cinema Theatre Shoppers World Framingham in CinemaScope and Warner Color. Henry Fonda stars in the title role with James Cagney, William Powell and Jack Lemmon, under directors John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy and producers A M Leland Hayward.
The U S Labor Department warns teens quitting school to earn a fast dollar lose thousands in lifetime earnings. Census data show high school graduates earn more than those with only a grade school diploma and tuition-free college further boosts income. Regional figures note New England states vary in compulsory attendance and age limits for leaving school.
Representative James DeNormandie reflects on the 1955 General Court session noting mixed progress and several local impacts. He highlights new park spaces at Horgeneck Beach Westport Walden Pond Lincoln Concord and Pilgrim Springs Truro and a state health insurance plan for Commonwealth employees. He cites local support from Ted Fabisk worked out the program and Gov Herter and discusses building code updates flood control ideas highway bond issue and the Port of Boston Authority. He urges continuation of the Crime Commission and expresses optimism for flood control reservoirs. He closes by thanking constituents and inviting ideas and bill proposals before December.
The Bedford Grange P of H will hold its regular meeting at the Town Hall on Monday September 12. The event marks the 46th anniversary of the local Grange and includes Corresponding Officers Nights.
Mrs Leila M Blake directs an old timers program inviting L Roy Hawes Sudbury state commissioner of agriculture to speak. A covered dish supper precedes the meeting. A cooking tip suggests adding two to three whole cloves to fruit for chilling compote then remove before serving.
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