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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
3
An assortment of notices outlines rescheduled events including a rally pushed to a new date, a 9:30 a.m. rally for children, and meetings with teachers. It notes safety concerns with dogs and a proposed dynamite storage discussion. The article details October 15 nominations, a Friday dance, and a senior class program with staff and volunteers organizing photography and summer coverage.
The Gleasondale group held a den and pack meeting with 95 attendees showcasing Bobcat pins for Delia Dwinells and Philip Kyle, Wolf Badges for Philip Laursen and others, and promoting Cub Scout den formation. Leaders include Mrs Harry Herrick and Mrs William Hastings. Oct 2 committee meeting at Frank DeAngelis home.
The Senior High Youth Group of First Parish Church Unitarian elected Cynthia Wilberger as president and Kathryn Gove as secretary treasurer on September 23. They approved a Halloween party and a rummage sale fundraiser to aid the Unitarian Service Committee project in JuP New Mexico for Navajo recreational facilities.
The Unitarian church in Stowe announces its annual harvest supper on October 3. Reservations are required with two seating times at 5:30 and 7. Miss Florence Wood, treasurer, handles bookings by telephone at Twin Oaks. The event, a traditional New England harvest meal, is chaired by Mrs Hara Herrick.
The executive board of the Penncott PTA will hold a tea this afternoon from 3:30 to 5 o'clock for the teachers of the Thoreau and Harvey Wheeler schools at Thoreau School. The men's meeting and club will meet at the parish house on Bomeridey. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
Miss Jacqueline McLean and Joseph David Bausk wed at St Ann's Church Wayland with Rev Robert Hurley officiating. The ceremony featured ornate attire, a gown of peau de soie and cathedral train, and a garden reception at the McLean home. The couple will reside in Levittown Long Island after a Connecticut honeymoon.
Congratulations pour in for Mr. and Mrs. Chester M. Purdy on the birth of Ida Marie Purdy at Framingham Union Hospital on September 18. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Croft of Framingham and Mr. and Mrs. Reginald C. Purdy of Sudbury. Rex Michael Purdy is the baby’s brother.
Three people died in Massachusetts traffic accidents on Route 128 in Peabody and Washington Street in Holliston. Leonard Werner, 31, of Revere perished with an unnamed female passenger after their car hit a bridge abutment. A 32-year-old Framingham man, Nazarene N. Peeza, died when his car struck a tree.
A dense list outlines monthly activities from Brownies and Girl Scouts to the Zoning Board of Appeals and town groups, with events like Harvest Suppers, Register to Vote sessions, and Scout meetings. It includes a calendar of selectmen meetings, plus a separate note describing the White Mountains of New Hampshire housing 86 peaks above 3,000 feet near Mt Washingston’s 6,288 foot summit.
Sudbury's first monthly PTA meeting notes rising elementary enrollment 866 in grades 1 through 8, near 1957 projections, and the need for more classrooms. Plans include the Horse Pond Road site and awaiting Federal aid. Josiah Frost urges volunteers, and new principal William Eder is welcomed at Center School.
Four Stow girls were installed as officers of Maynard Assembly No. 21 Order of Rainbow for Girls at the Masonic Temple in Maynard on Monday evening September 17. New and retiring officers include Betty Chapman Worthy Advisor and Jeannette Hayes retiring as Worthy Advisor.
The Framingham Trust Company sponsored a Safety Program with sessions at Lincoln Sudbury Regional School and Sudbury Center Elementary School. Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles official spoke along with a police inspector. students received Safety Kits with Scotchlite Arm Bands and bicycle reflectors. Peter Dow, son of Walter Dow Jr., entered Northeastern University as a freshman after graduating Concord High School last June.
Thomas Jefferson was among the early American wine growers, cultivating grapes at Monticello.
Miss Muriel Gail Smith and Charles Lombardo wed at Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord in a 1 pm ceremony conducted by Rev Thomas B Morgan. The couple, aided by bridesmaids and groomsmen from Concord Acton and Groton, planned a Washington Virginia and Niagara Falls trip before settling at 111 School Street South Avon after October 8. Mrs Lombardo, a Acton High School graduate, works at Uticahn Company Concord. Lombardo is a Concord public school graduate and National Guard member employed in construction.
Concord announces a series of dances by the Sub-Junior Sociables on October 20 November 24 January 19 April 13 May 2 at the Girl Scout House Wi street from 8 to 10 o clock under Dr John C Nott. Admission by subscriptions and treasury. Committee includes Mrs Al Macleod Jr Chairman William J Smith and several other members.
In St Johns Oregon a plywood mill and a barrel factory appear in early panels. The local industry mix highlights manufacturing activity and regional economic presence.
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