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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
1
Sudbury residents react to an open letter from the town school committee proposing a merger of Wayland and Sudbury High School classes. A public meeting is scheduled for next Monday night in the Town Hall to air opinions on the plan and its impact on education and enrollment.
A War Food administration outline defines how each shipper will receive quotas for fruit and vegetable packaging. Shippers must prove containers used in 1942, with reductions based on prior usage. Palen notes lumber and pulpwood shortages affect container supply, urging growers and manufacturers to cooperate to secure essentials.
Maynard resident Ernest Wollerscheid died at his home 20 Waltham Street Monday noon at age 77. He worked as a boss carder for American Woolen Co before retirement, and belonged to the Manchester Unity Association of Woolen and Worsted Overseers. Survived by wife Clara, daughters Clara Donahue Alice and Helen, two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral services were from his home with a requiem mass at St. Bridget Church and burial in St. Bridget Cemetery.
The Enterprise will print a new list of Concord servicemen and women compiled by Rudolph W. Currier for use as a reference for the Concord Honor Roll for World War II. About 1400 names will be included and readers are asked to submit corrections or additions for accurate branches and spellings.
Oscar Joseph Bedford 48, superintendent of the Scott and Williams Foundry in West Concord, died at home. He leaves his wife Cornelia, son Richard, daughter Louise, brothers Osward and Eusebe, sister Antoinette, and mother Helen. Funeral services were held with a high mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church and burial at St. Bernard's Cemetery. Bedford had lived in West Concord 22 years and previously in Laconia.
Concord schedules Patriot's Day activities for April 19 with a track meet at Emerson High School, a noon parade from Veterans Building, and exercises at the Old North Bridge. A military ball closes the day with remarks from local officials and a baseball game Lexington.
The Acton Woman’s Club met April 1 at the Acton Center clubhouse. President Mrs Albert P Durkee led the business session followed by a Home Talent afternoon featuring solos by Mrs Helen Quinn accompanied by Mrs Florence Rooney, a current events talk by Mrs Roy Whitcomb, readings by Constance and Geraldine Quinn, piano by Barbara Berry and Phyllis Hartwell. Refreshments were served at a social hour by hostess Mrs J Henry Engman with assistance from several members.
Concord New Hampshire post of the American Legion and Concord Massachusetts school department joined Lt Parr for a Monday drill screening of war films. Lt Barr tracked down a projector with help from Mr Larrabee and Dana Tirrell at C H S. John W Putnam USAAF praised the interest while Capt Burleigh Pratt promoted State Guard duties at the Armory on Mondays and Thursdays.
The Concord Public Schools health department has provided free diphtheria immunization for pre school and school children. Clinics were held April 10 at Peter Bulkeley School and April 12 at West Concord School. Parents were urged to have unvaccinated children immunized by family doctors or at the school clinic. Miss Marguerite Clark of St John New Brunswick visits the Justice home on Great Road.
Concord Air Scout Squadron, led by John Codding, registers for another year with 33 members aged 15 or over. Lt Georges Hill Jr spoke on Pacific dive bomber pilot experiences. Three former Scouts earned wings: William Anderson, Paul Boyd, and Merton Sanborn.
Concord club notes reflect Wray White showing use of spare time for health and happiness. Mentions include electric train hobby, spring events, and a joint meeting with the Lions at the Old Mill Dam. April 11 joint meeting, April 13 no regular meeting for Worcester conference.
A dialogue reveals a mock pricing split for keeping a family matter private. One speaker notes paying $5 to look up information and $95 to suppress disclosure, implying a negotiated hush fee.
Concord resident William William Anderson, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Leslie C Anderson of Nine Acre Corner, earned Navy Wings of Gold and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Reserve after flight training at the Pensacola Florida center. He will report to an air training or combat center before active duty. The former Concord High School athlete and Eagle Scout is slated for service at a Navy air facility.
Margaret E. Pickman of Dudley Street Bedford has joined the American Red Cross staff in Australia. She previously served with the Army Map Service in Washington, D C, and is a graduate of Sacred Heart Convent High School Norton Yale Drama School New Haven and studied at Radcliffe College Cambridge.
Concord Morton Geavey, principal of the Peter Bulkeley School, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals Association. The election occurred during the annual conference at the Statler in Boston on Saturday.
W A McNicol former Concord Rotary member and Salvation Army Public Relations Secretary for Boston has returned to Westwood after a month on the West Coast. He spoke for Salvation Army officials and shared department methods attracting national attention. He visited Rotary clubs in Chicago Los Angeles Seattle and San Francisco and was greeted by Charles L Wheeler in Los Angeles.
The Maynard Country Club board elected officers for the ensuing year. James Priest is president, Chuck Boulger vice president, Alfred Hodges treasurer, Colombo Rainville house committee chairman, Edward Lote greens committee chairman, Marion Lair Reefs pottery is unclear, Grieves tournament committee chairman, and Tony Colombo serves as pro.
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