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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
5
A damaged fragment from a 1954 Middlesex County mortgage foreclosure notice outlines a public sale of property in Acton Cambridge and Lowell area. It states the loan, parcels described, and terms including fixtures in the residence and related legal references.
Concord High opens its 1954 baseball season at home next Tuesday in a Middlesex League clash with Belmont Hill. Coach Walter R. Carew returns a veteran lineup after an 18-2 season and a Fenway Park appearance, with captains and key players slated to start on the infield and mound.
Patrick Viola and Lou Graceffa DBA Lem and Pat Used Cars seek a Class II Auto Dealers license at 24 Main Street Maynard A hearing before the Maynard Board of Selectmen will be held at the Town Building on Tuesday April 13 1954 at 8 15 p m Members Leo Mullin Emile Dumas John Mitzcavitch presiding
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Works approves Maynard Selectmen rules dated March 16, 1954 under Chapter 89. The permit 6140 hinges on conforming signs to DPW standards and is issued by Commissioner John A. Volpe and associates.
Sudbury youngsters anticipate a new Little League season with four teams planned. Directors seek support from residents and local businesses to fund the effort, with contributions sent to the Town Hall care of Mrs. Mary Quinn. Those wishing to assist beyond donations may contact Mr. Michael Hriniak at 32-2229.
Acton Bowling League champion clinched the title by defeating Farmers 3 1 Tuesday at Harvard. Decorators lost 3 to Levi on and 12 09ers topped the Firemen 4 0. High games included Les Smith 325 Walter Carlson 324 Eddie Boyden 321 and more. Leading singles featured Smith 134 Boyden 131 Moore 122 Carlson 115 Watkins 111 Foley 111 Scribner 111.
Concord defeats St Marys of the North End 75 to 70 to claim the Woburn Y M C A basketball title. Larry McLaughlin 14 Sweeney 25 Kinneen 15 Blackburne 19 lead scoring. Concord rallies in final minutes to beat Town Line 70-58 earlier. Season ends 24 wins 12 losses with 13-6 non league record.
The Jokers clinched the Mill Dam Bowling League title with a 3-1 win over Lincoln. Bud Harmon and Louis Venti led high triples with 321 and 317, Venti adding 119 in singles. Freddy Giusti topped all with a 322 triple and 121 single as Hap Hansen, Dalgo Bregoli, Eddie Tetreault, and Tom Hopkins each hit 300s.
Concord coach Kenneth L Creighton to attend a league meeting and dinner at the Old Mill in Arlington. Eight Middlesex basketball schools are expected to be represented at the event tonight.
Weymouth High School seeks a successor to Harry Arlanson as athletics director and football coach at Tufts. Concord High’s Bernie Megin, not a candidate, met with Weymouth officials at the superintendent’s request. Megin’s decade at Concord includes over 80 wins, four titles, and seven unbeaten seasons.
Maynard winners in intramurals for grades seven and eight were honored at a supper hosted by the Emerson Junior High School faculty. The Kentucky team led by Eddie Mullin won grade seven. Lakers led by Peter Eley won grade eight. The Grade eight game ended 34 to 22 with Milain scoring 24 for grade seven.
About 150 boys and parents attended Cordwell Little League’s second annual sports night at Wells A Hall Memorial Auditorium. Guest speaker Jack Onslow of West Acton offered a talk. Raymond J. Roy presented him. Tryouts run from Saturday to April 17 with four teams and managers Al Elisner Tim Diskin Roy Anderson Jimmy Condon.
Wes Concord Bowling League results from Tutte’s Alleys show General Radio 5 Postoffice 0 and Cushman 4 Fenton 1. Sam Lever led with a 314 three string total and singles 116 113 85. Bing Bartolomeo rolled 308 with a 120 single. General Radio leads by four points with four weeks remaining.
The schedule lists games in the Eastern Division with Acton playing April 26 at Aver Groton at Littleton and Westford at Lancaster. In the Western Division opening same date are Ashby at Templeton Townsend at Lunenberg and Pepperell has a bye.
Thirteen Hale High School students earned temporary driver licenses after three months of classroom and behind the wheel instruction led by vice-principal Richard N. Bejune. Inspector John Boyls of the Registry of Motor Vehicles issued the licenses with a car loan provided by Broad's Garage of Hudson.
West Concord anglers from the Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club gathered over 40 members for the first outdoor day of 1954 off Harrington avenue. The group fished in near freezing weather, enjoyed a baked bean supper by Seret, and logged about 40 fish. Virginia ham and brown bread were served. a second fishing session followed with 20 to 25 fish. The next club supper is set for Thursday night April 15.
Athletic Director Bernard E. Megin of Concord High School attended a Middlesex League meeting Monday to discuss forming a football league among eight member teams now competing in basketball and baseball. He favors reviving the circuit dropped in 1940, with Lexington and Reading as likely entrants alongside Concord, Melrose, Belmont, Winchester, Stoneham, and Wakefield.
A garbled exchange shows Richard Kunenos attempting to speak with his father about a caller, with unclear dialogue and a misheard name, ending as the phone keeps ringing.
West Acton runner John A. Kelley representing Boston Edison finished 14th in the Cathedral 10 mile race in Boston with a time of 67 58 and 60 58 corrected. Marshall Rowlette 28 from Eastern Airlines won the 44th annual contest with 66 01 and 62 31 corrected.
Concord High fields trackmen in Weymouth hangar meet as a warm up for Patriots Day. Several top runners miss entry due to Glef production of The Mikado. Concord hosts Lexington Wellesley Mansfield Foxboro Matick Oliver Ames Acton on Patriots Day.
In a tight given league race Bedford moves closer to clinching the title as leaders extend their margin to seven pins. Gould follows at 67 and 29, with Jockeys at 64 and 32, as standings show Bedford near the top of the board.
Jolters clinched the Mill Dam Bowling League title Monday night by beating Lincoln 3-1 at Tutte's Alleys. The Ramblers defeated K. of C. Srs. 4-0 to solidify second place, leaving Jolters three points ahead of defending champions Capt. Hap Hanson.
Four local basketball players received trophies at the Small Show Tourney banquet held at the Hotel Lenox Boston. Honorees included Glen Pasanen Acton High Pa l McLaughlin Concord Walter Clancy Littleton and Carl Anderson Westford. Pasanen scored 45 points for Acton in a losing effort.
Two local entries, West Concord led by Barry Higgins and Concord led by Karl Spooner, are accepted into the Village Baseball League opening May 2. Eastern Division teams include Marlboro Stow Burlington Groton Littleton Harvard. Western Division lists Leominster Fort Devens Ashburnham Fitchburg Winchendon Greenville New Hampshire Gardner Ashby.
In the semi finals McLaughlin scored 43 points as his Brandeis team advanced. Clancy added 41 for Littleton in Class F action, while McLaughlin nailed 22 foul shots to set a new tourney record.
A study notes that accidents most perilous for people under four and over 65 years old. It emphasizes heightened vulnerability in early childhood and senior age, urging cautious safety measures.
Dear Folks in Marlboro Hudson and Sudbury advertise multiple properties including a 15 490 square foot lot at Central priced at 10 500 a six room house with barn in Hudson listed at 10 000 on Manning Street Sudbury offers a Goodman Hill Road Cape Cod style home under twenty thousand dollars with four rooms and a bath on the first floor three bedrooms upstairs a garage and outdoor fireplace by appointment only.
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