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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
22
Apple expert notes McIntosh show bright purplish red, with light red cheeks and straw background. Emphasizes color grades U S No 1 and Fancy, cooking tips, size range 2 3 4 to 3 inches, baking uses, and seasonality as winter diet strengthens.
Miss Elmina L. Snow of Emerson Hospital Concord earned a fellowship from the American College of Hospital Administrators for distinguished service in hospital administration and public health. The award was given last week in St Louis after five years of leadership and a published thesis.
Mr and Mrs Richard A Jackson of 138 Commonwealth Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Gladys Estelle Slipp to Clayton Edgar McClellan son of Mr and Mrs Edward J McClellan of 508 Main Street West Concord. Slipp studies at Newton-Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing. No wedding date set. Fifty three percent of the nations cars are used for shopping trips in an average week.
A few vacancies remain for a sewing class starting Monday evening October 1 sponsored by the Recreation Commission. Mrs Hebert will lead with beginners accepted after Christmas, 10 classes at a small fee. Call Mrs Thomas W McGrath for details at Concord 164. A typing course by Miss Gertrude O'Donnell is also offered, held on Wednesdays. Call Bernard E Megin at Concord 1270 W for costs and times.
The Bedford Veterans hospital auditorium hosted the Bedford Lexington and Concord auxiliaries for the Middlesex County Council fall meeting after tea. Guests included Dr. Winthrop Adams hospital manager Mrs Mary V Nutter and Mrs Adele Hendrickson plus Miss Genevieve Bucher. The program explained the 1951 Crusade for Freedom to oppose Red dictatorship and the Iron Curtain. Commanders of local Legion posts and selectmen from Concord Bedford and Lexington were invited.
Bedford town hall hosted the installation of officers for Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post No. 221 and its Ladies Auxiliary. Horace P. Riviere was inducted commander and Dorothy Hume re elected auxiliary president. Concord High School seniors Lyle Carlson and Grethe Christiansen spoke about their trips to Boys State and Girls State last summer.
In Sudbury the Meachams and Hicklers leave the area this fall as Nancy Meacham returns to Vassar College Aud rey Hickler attends Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters and John Meacham stays at St. Mark's. The Burns family Gail 7 Stephen 3 and Tommy 18 months buy the Christien Weyhe property from Stoneham relocation.
Four claim injuries after a Concord Army truck collided with a Maynard Lovell bus at Route 2 and 62. Sgt Marshall J Witherell investigated. Driver Pfc Alfred R Corl was hospitalized with cuts. three bus passengers sustained injuries. Bus operator Chester Legere reported brakes failed. both vehicles damaged.
John C Hall of Sudbury begins his year at Governor Dummer Academy the oldest boarding school in America enrollment tops 200 with students from 20 states and four foreign countries Mrs Melvin Guptil vacationed at Steele Hill Inn Laconia New Hampshire Messers Martin and Gifford visited Wiggin s Tavern Northampton The Declaration of Independence celebration occurred on July 8 1776 four days after Congress adopted it.
Eighteen motorists cited for traffic violations in Waltham District Court Monday include Eleanor M. Chillis of Concord five dollars Francis E Lord of Carlisle five dollars Robert M Ross of Waltham ten dollars Edward J Tighe of Lexington five dollars and Roger Wigglesworth of Lexington two fines. Auto workers averaged seventy three dollars twenty five cents a week in 1950.
The Rev. William H. Clark was instituted as rector of Trinity Church Concord by Bishop Norman B. Nash. A full church attended with clergy from area parishes. New stained glass windows Martha and Mary were dedicated, and a nine room school addition was opened with a reception honoring the Clark family and Bishop Nash.
Concord reports Homer Melanson’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Melanson of 218 Adams Street Waltham marked their 60th wedding anniversary with a mass and an opera house celebration. Archbishop Richard I. Cushing sent a congratulatory message and Mrs. Josephine Delfira of Concord baked the anniversary cake.
Concord Lincoln native and former Concord High pitcher Sergeant Waldo E Palmer is listed as a patient at the Naval Hospital in Quantico Virginia. He has visited his mother Mrs Waldo E Palmer during furlough after an 11 month tour of duty in Korea.
The Mary Lamb wedding of Kathleen Dee and William Horgan of West Concord was celebrated at Wayside Inn with a noon wedding reception and a three course luncheon for over 100 guests. Afterward the couple departed for their trip as confetti showered them. Also highlighted is house-man Raymond Coulter caring for Blue Bell the Scottie during a Boston outing. Guests from France Scotland Belgium Newfoundland and Hawaii were noted.
Bedford Mrs. George D. Fraser hosted the recent 1940 Club gathering at 44 Hillside Avenue. A birthday celebration honored member Mrs. William W. Collins of Great Road. Prizes were won by Mrs. C Emory Gault and Mrs. Grove Smith.
I wish to thank all the friends who sent cards flowers gifts and visits that made the last few weeks pleasant for me Henry M Warren.
County agriculture program promotes cover crops to reduce wind erosion and improve soil structure. University guidance notes benefits include improved permeability, reduced leaching, and healthier earthworm activity for winter crops.
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