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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1959
Page
3
Local items note Patriots Day approaching and government chatter about proposals, a retirement, and civic changes. Highlights include health, library, cooling tax figures, a police mention, a 30th wedding anniversary, and a Veterans Building update with a May 2 sale.
Items note the death of a 100 year old Sherman, a March 1 incident, and town actions including the manager awarding a bid for a new garage and defending votes for a truck act. Also mentioned are church services, devotion at St Bernard's, a high school season opening, reassignment of the assessor, and upcoming Rotary talk and committee banquet tickets.
The report notes $67,000 residencies and $115,000 estimated values in Copcord with 800 new construction and 3 alterations year over year. Building permits for March reflect increases over March 1958, totaling $153,800 in new activity and $24,310 in alterations.
Readers are urged to study the defense agency report on page 86 of the 1958 con report. John E. Mutty and the directorate say some plan is better than no plan for family safety and preparedness.
Concord civil defense director C Waldo MacWilliams announces a pilot survey by Scouts starting Saturday April 11 in the Riverdale section. Senior Girl Scouts and Explorer Boy Scouts will canvass homes with a defense designed questionnaire to assess citizen needs and preparedness.
Concord and Ivan D. Servais resigns from the board of assessors effective May 1 or sooner. He has served over 25 years in town roles including planning board selectman and assessor. Mrs Evelyn Devlin leaves for Nuclear Metals. interim replacement Mrs Astric Curran Macone. Deputy assessor plan discussed by finance committee may be revived.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Brooks of 1 Wood street traveled to California aboard a new jet, completing the journey in about four hours on Monday morning.
Concord high school presents My Three Angels this Friday and Saturday with James Lyons directing. Newcomers Ricky Knoll and Chantal Roger join a cast including Marjorie Needham Susan Noble Douglas Crowell Jim Power BARTIE March Ted Ridout Craig Smith Charles Barker. Nancy Sadler assists as student director. The play adapts La Cuisine des Anges with a distinctive foreign flavor.
The Concord Woman's Club schedules its annual luncheon and meeting for Monday April 18 at 12 noon. The event at Old Mill Westminster includes a brief business session, introduction of 1959-1960 officers, and a fashion show by entertainer Miss Gwen Morgan showcasing hot creations with commentary.
Concord selectmen reappoint William H Cassidy as registrar of voters for three years to March 31 1962. They transfer liquor license from Cacciatore's Market to Frank G Finizio who will move to Concord. Various town duties include athletics duties and well and water discussions with local concerns and a truck fire incident involving Edward J Cullinane Jr.
Concord awards the 65 foot hydraulically operated aerial ladder to Mack Trucks Inc of Plainfield New Jersey for 33474 after rejecting Andersen’s 25000 bid for not meeting specs. The town budgeted 35000 and expects delivery around November first at West Concord station.
Theodore M. Nelson announces appointments including Olive Butman Florence Webster John H. Lambert for recreation commission three years William H. Smethurst special Police officer at bowling lanes William Buckley assistant librarian special police officer for the library Bath one year E Wells Hutton to public works three years replacing William E. Mattison and Dr Harl Aldrich joins a six member board.
Mrs Nanny Danielson Peterson formerly of Walden street and resident of 26 Sparkill street Waltham for nine years died Tuesday at Wal tham Hospital. Born in Asboro Sweden August 21 1806 she was active in Hawthorne Chapter O E S. Funeral Friday at 3 pm MacRae Tunnicliffe Funeral Home Belmont Cong church minister Rev Charles Havke officiating Burial Sleepy Hollow cemetery in this town.
Concord attorney and Mrs G Sherman Blair Jr announce the birth of a son Donald Sherman Blair at Emerson Hospital on April 4. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs G Sherman Blair Sr of Concord and Mr and Mrs Richard F Derbyshire Bellevue Wash, formerly of Concord. Great grandmothers are Mrs George E Jones Concord and Mrs Frederick Derbyshire Weston.
Midweek service next Wednesday at 7 p.m. Bible study at 8 p.m. Youth fellowship Friday at 7 30 p.m. Local faith group schedules are set for the week.
State Senator William E. Hays of Waltham will be guest speaker at Concord Patriots Day exercises on April 20 at Old North Bridge. The ceremonies committee announced plans including a Veterans Record Book to honor veterans in the parade and related events.
Concord selectmen note growing citizen participation in Patriots Day events. Veterans in Concord are aiding the celebration, marking the day as Concord’s own great occasion and a reason the town stands among the finest.
Concord Carlisle Regional High School is named among 16 winners in The School Executive award for 1958 school design. The regional high school and Pollard Junior High School in Needham receive special features as editors plan May issues.
The Concord Board of Appeals issued several grants after a recent hearing. Licenses renewed include taxicab licenses for Richard J. Loftus and M Philip Kelley for one year. Joseph A. Macone received a gravel pit renewal. A. M. Radford was granted a permit to use a trailer as a mobile home through April 1960.
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