Concord Artists Spring Show at Library Gallery
Concord Free Public Library hosts forty paintings by thirty six Concord artists in a four week spring show sponsored by the Concord Woman's Club running to April 23. The exhibit features local and New York Boston school graduates, with praise for both traditional and fresh approaches by painters like Betty Katz Caroline Farnsworth and Mary O Abbott among many others.
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Concord
Library
Concord Woman’s Club
Concord Free Public Library
Milton C. Worthley
Woman’s Club
de Cordova Museum
Lincoln
Loring Coleman
Sudbury
Jack Murray
Groton
Betty Katz
Hussey Firm to Build New Football Stands This Spring
Officials announce erection of a new 198 by 29 foot bleacher structure on the Concord home side, with press box and movie tower, to replace temporary stands. Ten bids were opened. Hussey’s bid selected for a two year guarantee, aiming delivery by April 12 and to serve two major hometown events in June.
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Hussey
Enterprise
Emerson
Payground
Concord
Selectmen’s Room
Commission
Selectman
Edward W. Sheehan
John J. Higgins
Elsie L. Kennedy
Elizabeth Mattison
Richard F. Wood
Rudolph W. Currier
Bernard E. Megin
Department O Public Safety
Recreation Commission
Concord Recreation Commission
April Fool Day notes and local civic events
The excerpt references Andersons and a family history, street store notes, and a front page Oil Company feature. It mentions 18A Crest Street OES installations for April, a Ma supper, and publicity for next year’s program. It also lists civic items including Patriots’ Day, Whitman Whitney, town counsel, Concord Taxpayers planning actions, and local club and church activities.
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Anderson
Maran
the & Oil Company Feek
Crest Street
O.E.S
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Old North Bridge
Attyan
Whitney, Eehan
Blair
Scientists Warn Many Earthquakes Go Unrecorded Each Year
Scientists say more than a million earthquakes occur worldwide annually but only a fraction are officially recorded. The statement highlights gaps in global seismic monitoring and data coverage, especially in remote regions.
Police Will Drive Fords This Year
The Concord board of selectmen accepted Middlesex Motors bid for two 1954 police cruisers at 887 dollars plus 30 dollars turn in of 1953 models. The contract totals 1008.30 dollars with extras. delivery within 30 days. Cruisers will be radio equipped and replace Chevrolets from Minute Man Chevrolet.
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Concord
Board of Selectmen
Middlesex Motors
Walden Street
Minuteman Chevrolet
Kansas Mined 1 350 000 Tons of Bituminous Coal Last Year
The state known for wheat production extracted 1 350 000 tons of bituminous coal in the previous year.
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Kansas
W P Nichols Dies At Home In Concord
Walter Paul Nichols aged 62 of Independence Road Concord died suddenly at his home Tuesday night. A 15 year Concord resident he worked as a salesman and belonged to the Concord Rotary Club. Survived by his wife Elsie one daughter Mrs William I Erisman three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Concord
Walter Paul Nichols
Independence Road
Concord Rotary Club
Elsie Nichols
William I
Hope V.) Erisman
Fielding Street
Reasons For L W V Finance Drive Opens April 12
The League of Women Voters explains its nonpartisan civic mission and community services. It highlights how dues cover less than half the $2085 annual budget, urging town residents to donate April 12 to sustain printed material public meetings and public benefit activities.
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League of Women Voters
League
Red Cross
Concord De Molay Rifle Team Beats Kathadin Club
The Concord De Molay rifle team defeated the Kathadin Club of Lexington by nine points last Wednesday March 24. A follow up match is scheduled for Friday April 2 at the University Club in Cambridge with a departure from Masonic Temple at 6 15 PM.
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Concord
Kathadin Club
Lexington
University Club
Cambridge
Concord Re Creation Commission Movie Program at High School
The Concord Re creation Commission continues its movie program at the high school auditorium this Saturday at 2 o clock. The public is welcome to attend. The lineup includes Roy Rogers cartoons and comics.
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Concord
Concord Recreation Commission
Roy Rogers
Sympathy in Memory of El J Tobin
Sympathy is extended to Bernard EK byvuis Gini of Cart Avenue West Concord on the recent death of El J Tobin at Maynard Monday.
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Ber-nard EK
Byvuis Gini
Cart Avenue
West
Concord
el J. Tobin
Maynard
Bowdoin Glee Club Concert Draws Full Concord Crowd
A capacity audience packed Concord Academy gymnasium for the Bowdoin College Glee Club concert sponsored by the Lions Club. Directed by Prof. Frederick Tillotson the program featured notable compositions and drew a highly enthusiastic turnout despite a stormy night.
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Concord
Bowdoin College’Glee Club
Concord Academy Gymnasium
Lions Club
Lions
Frederick Tillotson
Optometrist Examines Local Sophomores’ Eyes at High School
Concord optometrist Dr. Arthur F. March Jr. visited the high school last Thursday to perform eye examinations for sophomore boys. His practice sits at Thoreau and Main, and he volunteered his time to ensure the students’ vision was properly checked.
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Concord
Arthur F. March, Jr
March
Thoreau and
Main Streets
Rotary Names Officers and Announces Speaker
Concord Rotary Club met at Howard Johnsons with guest speaker Miss Elmina L. Snow, Emerson Hospital administrator. Officers nominated: President Benjamin F. Clark, Vice President John H. Kennedy, Secretary D Edward Cleary Jr, Treasurer Ralph A. Macone, Assistant Treasurer Chester D Smethurst, Directors Pete Nichols and Charles R Voigt.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Elmina L. Snow
Emerson Hospital
Benjamin F. Clark
John H. Kennedy
D. Edward Cleary, Jr
Ralph A. Macone
Chester D. Smethurst
Pete’ Nichols
Charles R. Voigt
Committee Named For School Site Study
Concord moderator Hubert M. Wardwell named a three member committee to study future high school sites and report at a later town meeting. Members include Roger C. Fenn Bruce S Old and Ed ward True. A separate cooking tip advised sifting flour into hot fat to prevent spatter.
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Concord
Hubert M. Wardwell
Vncord
Roger C. Fenn
Recreation Commission
Bruce S. Old
Edward K. True
Ex Salem Mayor Joseph Harrington to speak at Concord Council meeting
Former Salem mayor and state political figure Joseph Harrington will address the Concord Council Knights of Columbus at Monument Hall. The attorney will discuss Freedom of Speech, with the event noted as a high point in local civic activity. The program follows typical cotton industry color notes Brown green cream and white.
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Salem
Joseph B. Harrington
Concord Council
K. of C
Monument Hall
Herrington
Senate
House
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