April Fool Town Rumor Sparks Local Jokes and Club Plans
Residents debated a hoax about a permanent UNO office in Concord while the 52 20 Club echoed World War II era perks. The Con te Man Chapter of the YD Association meets Tuesday with Red Cross sewing set at the old Concord high siding on Stow Street, as local talk shifts to a new garment project.
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UNO
Concord
Waltham
Conte-Man
YD Association
YD Club
Bedmander
Clifford W
Red Cross Sewing
Concord High
Stow Street
Whitney Named by Legislature to Councillor Post in Concord
Former Representative Otis M. Whitney of Concord was elected to the Governor's Council from the Third District to replace Carl A. Sheridan who resigned. The Republican majority in Beacon Hill makes Whitney’s election effectively final with Senate 22 to 16. Whitney, a lieutenant colonel, may quit his bid for the 13th Middlesex District in the state primaries.
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Concord
Otis M. Whitney
Carl A. Sheridan
Framingham
Whitney
Maurice H. Sullivan
Boston
House
Senate
Beacon Hill
Middlesex
Harold Tompkins
Governor’s Council
Frank A. Brooks
Sheridan
Brooks
Greater
Tompkins
Leverett P. Saltonstall
Trophies Named For WWII Vets At Concord Track Meet
Concord honors three World War II veterans by naming events after Merton Sanborn Thomas Hanley and Joseph Sheehan at the upcoming Concord holiday track meet set for Saturday April 20 at 2 30 p m at Emerson Playground The meet features nine events four places count and medals for top three with a team trophy for the championship quadrangular contest including Watertown Belmont and Lexington veterans’ memory is marked by school and CYO contributions.
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Concord
Emerson Playground
Merton Sanborn
Thomas Hanley
Joseph Sheehan
Our Lady’s Cyo
West Concord
Sheehan
Conicored
Watertown
Belmont
Lexington
Fnish
CYO
Sanborn
Flocide
Marine Air Corps
Hanley
France
U. S. Army
Southwest Pacific
Marines
Bedford family finds relief after Hollywood sejour
Mr and Mrs Henry Chamberlin of North Acton return home from a ten week sea journey and stay in Hollywood Florida.
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Bedford Street
Henry Chamberlin
North Acton
Hollywood
Florida
Concord Board of Trade Opposes State Prison Move
The Concord Board of Trade unanimously opposed transferring the State Prison to West Concord after Ex-Warden Lewis E. Lawes report to Governor Tobin. The vote, led by Rep. Harold Tompkins, directs three copies to the Governor, the Correction Commissioner, and the Ways and Means chairman.
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Concord
Concord Board of Trade
West Concord
Lewis E. Lawes
Maurice J. Tobin
Arthur J. Duggan
Harold Tompdkins
Commissioner of Correction
Ways & Means
Rep. Tompkins
Massachusetts Reformatory
J. Paul Doyle
Norfolk
Howard Johnson’s
Massachusetts
Swaim Resigns From Concord Planning Board
Roger D. Swaim resigns as chairman of the Concord Planning Board amid protest over the St Bernard's parish property taking for a rear Mill Dam parking lot and concerns about his health. He cites ill health and doctor’s guidance in a letter to town clerk Elsie E. Rose. He lives at 70 Monument Street and served as chair for several years.
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Concord
St. Bernard’s Parish
Mill Dam
Roger D. Swaim
Concord Planning Board
Elsie E. Rose
Planning Board
Swaim
Monument Street
Fire Captain Reaches 50 Years with Concord Department
Captain Robert M. Prentiss of Engine No. 2 in West Concord marks his 50th year with the Concord Fire Department. He began at the Central Station and witnessed the transition from horse drawn equipment to modern apparatus, living at 143 Commonwealth Avenue.
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West Concord
Robert M. Prentiss
Concord Fire Department
Central Station
Prentiss
Commonwealth Avenue
First Civilian Jeep Goes To Ex Army Man
Concord notes the first civilian jeep in town goes to James M Fairbanks, son of Mrs Marion Fairbanks. A three and a half year veteran, he served in the Italian theatre and was once missing in action before being found and honored. He left the Army as a technical sergeant and now works at Hood Rubber Co. in Watertown. The Willis four cylinder jeep has a covered cab for two and rear storage.
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Concord
Tilhe
James M. Fairbanks
Marion Fairbanks
Hubbard Street
Hood Rubber Co
Watertown
Mrs Wright Honored With Surprise Party
Concord residents gathered Monday to honor Bertha M Wright a longtime clerk at the Concord Board of Assessors Town House with a luncheon in the court room. Edward F Loghlin presented a reading titled Always Wright as gifts included a purse and a bouquet.
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Concord
Bertha M. Wright
Hubbard Street
Concord Board of Assessor
Town House
Edward F. Loghlin
Wright
Cambridge Man Found Hanging In Local Woods
The body of Fred Plankenhorn 54 known as Fred Plankenhorn of Cambridge was found hanging from a tree in Concord Lincoln woods off Route 2A by farmers John MacHugh and Joseph Algeo. Police and medical examiner Dr. O Lawrence Clark ruled death by self harm and estimated he had been dead about two months. The body was taken to Joseph Dee and Son Funeral Home in Cambridge.
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Concord
Fred Plankenhorn
Fred Planken
Cambridge
Concord-Lincoln Woods
John MacHugh
Joseph Algeo
O. Lawrence Clark
South Acton
Leath
Joseph Dee
Salvation Army opens Concord Carlisle drive for 5000 dollar quota
The Concord and Carlisle 1945 Marching Forward Appeal announced new chairpersons and committee members led by Burleigh L. Pratt. Aimed at raising 5000 dollars in Concord and Carlisle starting April 8, the drive supports post war Red Shield morale and rehabilitation work and funds a new building to replace Evangeline Booth Memorial Home and Hospital in Boston.
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Concord
Burleigh L. Pratt
Concord and Carlisle
Salvation Army
William A. Nicol
West Concord
Julian W. Ballou
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Andrew Hepburn, Jr
William Magoon
James P. Wilkins
Carlisle
Martin K. Bovey
Charles W. Farnsworth
Edna S. Sleeper
Paul F. Swanson
Red Shield
Social Service
Europe
Salvation Army Concord Service Fund
Evangeline Booth Mome Ana Hospital
Boston
Concord Enterprise Opens New Office at Concord Center
The Concord Enterprise will have a new office at 6 Main Street in Concord Center with editor Rudolph W. Currier hoping to move in on or about April 15. The site shares a building with the Municipal Light Plant and is next to the Concord Roll of Honor. Fire departments have answered nearly 60 alarms this year, more than half of last year’s total.
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Concord
Concord Enterprise
Concord Center
Main Street
Rudolph W. Currier
Municipal Light Plant
Concord Roll of Honor
Cherington Urges Leadership Over A Communist Coalition
Harvard government professor Charles R. Cherington spoke at the Concord Board of Trade urging United States leadership on Russia and UNO issues. He warned of Russian activity in Iran Turkey Bulgaria and China, emphasized the danger of Soviet policies and the need for cautious expansion of power while remaining hopeful about eventual peaceful outcomes.
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Concord
Russia
Charles R. Cherington
Harvard University
Concord Board of Trade
Howard Johnson
Cherington
United States
UNO
India
Netherlands East Indies
Manchuria
China
Iran
Turkey
Bulgaria
Persian Gulf
Europe
Thal
Southeastern
Marx
Friedrich Ingalls
Lenin
Proganda
Britain
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Maynard, Mass
Pmber
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
AL Golfishames
Acton Monumental Co
N. Acton
Acton
P.O. Concord, Mass
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David
Senat Clinton
Washington, D. C
Walsh
Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Mrs. Wright
Maynard
S. Costanza
B. L. Pratt
Enterprise
Donald O, Festus
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Tel
Mass
Ration Board
A. Coalition
Harvard
America
Rusti
Germany
Japan
Franklin Yaeoe
Cherian
Messrs. Byrnes
Truman
P. N. Messier
Concord Folk Pisle
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Concord Esso Station
Concord Turnpike
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