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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1951
Page
10
Concord community notes mix football setback for Concord with local politics as Mayor Kuttens visits Winston-Salem and Wally Duntam elected county commissioner. Reports cover school openings, fundraising drives, fall events, church activities, and upcoming public events across Concord and nearby towns.
The Munt-Hamilton Post 221 and the Ladies Auxiliary will install new officers at Bedford Town Hall on Tuesday September 25 at 8 o clock. State and county officers will attend the exercises and the public is welcome. Horace C. Riviere is commander and Mrs Dorothy Humé will be re installed as auxiliary president. County cadets will assist and refreshments will follow.
A condensed schedule lists a series of weekend and weekday community events in Bedford and surrounding areas. Activities include rug exhibits at the Church of Christ, county council entertainment in Middlesex, a postponed Bedford Airport air show at Hanscom, Grange meetings, United Workers trips, and civic club installations at town venues.
Mrs Hunt heads a tea fashion show to aid the Massachusetts Osteopathic Hospital. The event is to be held Wednesday at 1 36 PM in the vestry of Arlington Center Congregational Church. Mrs R Willard Hunt of 24 South Road Deion presides and chairs the session. Proceeds from sale of "Bricks" at $1 each support the hospital.
The AFL declares it will no longer court Farm Bureau and National Grange allies, accusing them of siding with big business interests and opposing labor aims. It cites near identical stances among Farm Bureau, Grange, Manufacturers, and Chamber of Commerce, warning of lasting ripple effects on labor and farm legislation.
A prediction argues the two organizations’ policy aligns with rural wishes but warns farmers may wake one morning to no support price or parity rice, leaving them to the market and commodity exchanges with only the law of supply and demand for defense.
The article argues farmers have rebuilt finances over 10 to 15 years by paying down farm mortgages, investing in conservation, and acquiring better machinery and cars. With renewed collateral and modern conveniences, they will face new mortgage pressures longer than in the 1920s and 1930s.
The article questions whether farm operators nationwide agree with farm organization policies while noting banks and insurers have surplus capital. It discusses mortgage lending and farmer consumer status, reflecting concerns about policy alignment and economic leverage in farming districts.
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A dated cookbook style feature promotes a Sunday dinner plan with Duck a la Feuille as the centerpiece. It outlines duck preparation, onions, garlic, parsley, wine vinegar, and vegetables like cauliflower carrots mint. includes carrot prep, mint, and a simple rice pudding dessert suggestion.
The Middlesex Central Pomona Grange held its fall meeting at Bedford Town Hall hosted by Bedford Grange P H. Officers to be announced. Memorial service led by Mrs Adelaide Sims Maynard with greetings from Mrs Freda Comley Bedford master. Ernest R Hunt Lexington gave the response. Members came from Bedford Lexington Lincoln Concord and others.
Deputy sheriffs hunt for two women burglars after a major theft in Artesia California. About 276 dozen nylon stockings valued near $3000 were stolen from a shop, with thieves avoiding cash and targeting only the shows stocking stock.
Cor inthian Lodge A F and A M held installation at Masonica Temple Monday evening. Elmer Lantz of Lincoln was elected new Worshipful Master. Officers installed included Warren B. Goddard and Winslow J. Damon as installing officers, Rev Arthur C P Schoenfeldt chaplain, and Lantz as senior warden. Other officers named: H M Bowen, G Burstad, R Charles, Ralph Henway, Gilbert G Lawrence, Donald McRuer Smith, Iean Chapman, plus board of Masonic relief.
The key is ample hot water and a second wash with clean soap suds before final rinsing. This method helps maintain brightness in cottons and linens.
Concord clubs and groups list meetings and activities across the town. Events include lamp lighting, lodge gatherings, a DA food sale, Scout and Rainbow activities, Lions Club lunch, and Rotary and K of C events at various local venues.
The Bedford Progressive Association delays its weekly meeting from Tuesday night to Wednesday September 26 at 8 oclock at Town Hall. The joint installation of the legion and other items remains on the agenda with Press-Frank White presiding and plans for future activities to be discussed.
The item notes an establishment date of 1799 tied to the period setting and mentions the death of a person named Georgé Waslington, implying a historical context but lacking full coherence.
Saeed wan ot stiffer draft rates to bring abortion quotas and fewer deferments. Sensitive Service officials planned at Framingham headquarters for the October call, expected to be the heaviest of months. No local call this month for pre induction examinations.
Acton high school under Vice Principal William O Connell with Nancy Lee and John Edgar conducts annual magazine subscription drive for the athletic fund. Prizes, top honor a wrist watch and second a radio, are displayed. The drive aims to raise about 300 toward 1100 needed, with staff including seniors Judith Hamblin Richard Rhodes and others across grades.
Local families welcome newborns at Emerson Hospital over September with several babies born to Hulbur é Middlesex School Concord. Dreher Concord. Mulvey Acton. Snow Lindéorn. Pinkard Carlisle. Macsullo Fifiside. Forget Bedford Concord.
Officials noted monthly draft figures and deferment rates as the nation faces a high 2-A and 3-A call for October. They warned that sustaining a three-force requirement could exhaust available deferments, with about 46,000 men potentially called and 1,000,000 destined for monthly drafts in some periods.
The Bedford Hanscom Field air show was postponed due to rain and rescheduled for Saturday September 22. A parachute landing and public demonstrations were planned with spectators welcome, though some details remain unclear amid weather delays.
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