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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
6
Town votes on funding and committees to study regional and local schooling options. Discussions cover high school construction limits, potential state aid for elementary buildings, and the need for thorough cost analyses by two appointed committees. Education remains a priority despite costs.
Sterling crowds flocked to the Old Meeting House grand opening hosted by Wilfred Allen on the town 100th Old Home Day. About 1000 visitors toured the venue as Allen’s family handed out carnations and lollipops while a 1860 pipe organ and colonial furnishings drew praise. The site will be open daily 1 to 8 PM except Sundays, and Allen has acquired Bullard properties to form a new mercantile development at Main and Maple Streets.
The city hosts a Great All Day Conference for local church leaders at the Conference Center in Framingham Center on Saturday at 10 am. The Brooks School Thrift Shop in Independence Court opens for the season with fall and winter clothes for sale Friday September 21. An All Youth Dance sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church is set for Saturday September 22 at 8 pm in Hunt Memorial Gymnasium. Judge Raymond Wilkins of Annisquam sworn into the Massachusetts Supreme Court filling the vacancy. First Parish Unitarian Sunday School resumes September 23. Alarms at Emerson Hospital sparked a sprinkler incident on Thursday morning. firemen responded to Box 231 with little damage reported.
The Sudbury Provisional League of Women Voters begins fall meetings September 24 at 8 p m in Town hall. An open session will feature David Shear of Harvard discussing Federal Security Loyalty and individual liberties with guests welcome.
The Bemis Lectureship presents Irving Johnson in a town hall recital Friday at 8 15 p m. Johnson will recount one of his voyage adventures aboard the ship The Yankee. Lincoln librarian Mrs Edith Farrar, recently ill, is reported much improved. Lincoln School Association meets Monday Oct 1 at Smith School 8 p m. Well baby link to be held today 2 5 p m at Smith School health suite. Dust talcum powder on stamp mucilage to prevent sticking per Popular Mechanics. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
Stow hosts a Republican rally September 29 with Rep. John M. Eaton Jr. of Concord as master of ceremonies and Lt. Governor Sumner G. Whittier as main speaker. A 5:30 PM buffet precedes an 8:00 PM rally at Center School Auditorium, chaired by Mrs. Samuel C. Ineson. All residents urged to attend and meet candidates. invitations extend to surrounding towns.
Pop Jones 83 sells his Crescias Street grocery and Sunday paper business after a decade of operation. He plans rest and a New Hampshire visit before future plans, while Albert C Barrett takes over Barrett's Country Store adjacent to Randall Library with new hours 8 am to 6 pm and delivery in Stow.
Louis G. Thackeray, handwriting analyst, addressed the Homemakers Group and husbands at Memorial Congregational Church vestry after a pot luck supper on Tuesday evening September 11. The audience laughed and enjoyed as traits of couples appeared in their samples. Co chairs were Mrs. Nelson Deveneau and Mrs. Donald Shay. Mrs. Arthur Fay Jr introduced the speaker. A brief business meeting followed as husbands cleared tables. The word gopher traces to the French gaufre meaning waffle or honeycomb.
Haw thorne Chapter O E S opened the season at Masonic Temple with Mrs Earle Spinney as worthy matron presiding. Supper by Robert Nims preceded official inspection by Alta V Perkins Worthy Grand Matron of Springfield and attendants. Officers listed include Walter Stevenson Elinor Dorr Daniel Dorr Florence Simms Doris Trees Muriel Fee Hilda Berg Marion Young. Next meeting is the second Wednesday in October with a planned military whist.
Mr and Mrs Robert Nelson of 33 Nashoba Road West Acton welcomed a son born September 12 at Emerson Hospital. Edwards Quimby Post A L No 284 will attend Townsend Legion installation Friday night. Local folks join the Red Feather campaign by the Greater Boston Community Fund.
A district officers meeting of the Holy Name societies was held at St. Thomas Church Wilmington Tuesday evening. Bedford-Nicholas Genetti serves as treasurer of the district officers, with Rev. Edmund Croke continuing as spiritual director and brother of former Maynard priest Rev. Thomas Croke.
Acton observes Family Sunday with a 10 45 worship where children join classes with parents and teachers. The service features talks by Rev. Eric W. Grimshaw instead of a sermon. Youth and church school schedules for the coming year are announced with two sessions at 9 30 and 10 45.
U P staff report outlines four stages from infancy to early schooling where safety measures matter most. stages include helpless during year one, curious at age two with kitchen hazards, exploring around age three needing modeled behavior, and independent ages four to six with increasing outdoor exposure.
Concord Rotary Club members and guests toured Concord and Lexington landmarks on September 13 guided by Charles T. Flannery. They visited North Bridge, Minute Man statue, Old Manse, Concord Antiquarian Society, Alcott and Hawthorne homes, Concord grape site, Merriam's Corner, the Hancock Clarke House, Buckman Tavern, Captain John Parker statue, Orchard House, and the Antiquarian Society.
Sudbury Board of Health announces a Salk Polio Vaccine Make-Up Clinic on Friday September 28 at the Sudbury Center School Cafeteria. Preschool children awaiting second inoculations and school children whose parents requested inoculations will be admitted at 9 A.M. from their classes.
Middlesex Extension Service in Concord offers Homemakers courses with topics like Know what you pay for and Make a Dress. Mrs. W L Hardy urges Stow women to join groups, with a course starting Tuesday September 25 at 9 30 am and 2 pm at the Concord office. Call CO 3 5651 to join.
In Grand Rapids Michigan Henry Vandenbelt questioned a 55 year old man before booking him on a bigamy charge. The man answered he was not married.
A municipal initiative moves to clear hazards from vacant lots abandoned cellars and quarries to prevent accidents. The effort focuses on removing debris and securing sites to improve safety for residents.
James E. Feehan station agent of the West Concord Bi M denot received a gold pin from an aide to President Patrick McGinnis. The presentation occurred at Feehan’s home where he had been ill and eager to return to work. Feehan already holds a 50 year gold pass.
In Goshen Indiana Bill Mayse a 38 year old skin diver retrieved the missing false teeth of 39 year old commercial artist Bower from 20 feet of water in a gravel quarry. Mayse rushed to the hardware store to aid in the rescue.
Home Pet Shop, 560 Mase Ave West Acton, affirms wide stock for pets and birds. Offers cat foods, dog kibble, bird seed, fish tanks, and gift dept with china cups and African violet plants. lists prices and variety for supplies and accessories.
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