Concords Holiday Program Signals Anniversary of Old North Bridge
Concord gears up for a town holiday with a Marine Band concert and an anniversary bell on the Old North Bridge event. Parking restrictions along the parade route 8 am to 2 pm and street closures 9:30 am to 3 pm. Local groups and veterans plan festivities, cabs and hot dog stands line the route, and town improvements to monuments and signage are noted.
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Concord
Old North Bridge
Marine Band
Concord Independent Battery
Samuel Prescott
Town Prepares for 175th Anniversary Fight Celebration
Decorations begin along Mill Dam as 18 town readies for its 175th anniversary event next week. Miss Catherine E Fewry records a 34th anniversary with the Telephone Company and serves at Mayford exchange. Easter seal sales continue after state revenue fell short. William K Walters serves as local area treasurer at Concord National Bank. Johnny Kelley, a West Acton marathoner, to run in the Patriots Day BA A race after winning 15 mile race in Hamilton Ontario.
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Catherine E. Fewry
Fooks Street
Jee¢al Telephone Company
Mayford
William K. Walters
Concord National Nk
Johnny Kelley
West Acton
Hamilton
Ontario
Library truck presented to Veterans Hospital by SUVCW Auxiliary
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary unveiled a new library truck at the Veterans Hospital in Bedford. Attending were Mrs Gladys Miller, state department president of Greenfield, and Mrs Dorothy M. Hume of Bedford, the hospital Grey Lady and department hospital chairman.
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Bedford
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary
Veterans Hospital
Gladys Miller
State Department
Greenfield
Dorothy M. Hume
Ladies Night Plans Stage Mayhem in Bedford
Bedford Civic Club prepares for Ladies Night on April 22 at Town Hall with entertainment and dancing. Maryland guests Miss Eileen N Costello and Miss Joan N Rodger, pupils at Twentieth Century Stage School Waltham, perform tap duets and solos while Natick’s Paul Ambler orchestra provides music.
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Bedford
Bedford Civic Club
Town Hall
Maryland
Eileen N. Costello
Joan N. Rodger
Twentieth Century Stage School
Waltham
Newton
Miss Costello
Miss Rodger
Paul Ambler
Orchestra of
Natick
Three trades sly barb er butcher and pap erhanger
A visitor to a country town was shaved by a barber who cut his cheek. To cover the gash the customer used tissue, then tipped generously. He explains he was shaved by a man who “deals in three trades” barber, butcher, and paperhanger.
Hotelkeeper Defends Old Towels Policy Debate
An irate traveler accuses a small-town hotel of illegal towel bans. The hotel keeper notes the towel in question was displayed before the law prohibiting reller towels took effect, signaling a dispute over a dated rule.
Frugal Lesson Results in Simple Ledger Lesson
A husband gives his wife $50 and instructs her to record receipts and expenditures on opposite pages. She later shows the book with one page reading Received $50 and the other Spent it all, illustrating a blunt finance lesson.
Collar size mystery solved in shop
Mrs Jones asks for husband’s collar size and the assistant correctly guesses thirteen and a half inches. The salesman notes men whose wives buy their collars are usually about that size.
Menu Talk Turns to Clean Plates at Lunch
A waitress asks for a clean dish while a customer jokes about having everything on the menu. The brief exchange captures a casual dining moment and light humor in a restaurant setting.
Dust and devotion clash in a bashful suitors scene
A young man grovels at his beloved’s feet crying dust and devotion after she complains about the room’s mess. He declares his love while she fumes at the cleaning she did that morning and wonders if he means to ruin her efforts.
Donkey’s Distressing Bray Sparks Street Chat
Jones and Brown converse in the street as a donkey brays and coughs loudly. Jones remarks on the animal’s cold and ties the moment to his own concern about Brown’s cough.
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Jones
Brown
Falling Center of the City River Name
Dom Ticknor writes that Indigenous people called the river now known as Pala River a name meaning falling center of the city. The feature is described with historical context and cultural significance.
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Pala River
The Fall River Line Pioneered Early Steamship Transit
In 1647 the Fall River Line emerged as an early railroad linked route, aiming to speed travel from Fall River and Newport to New York via Boston connections. The Bay State, the line’s first steamer, featured 38 foot paddle wheels and achieved roughly 19 miles per hour.
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Snanding Men Colony Railroad
OUD
Fall River
Newport
New York
Boston
Sta
Bay State
Just Dumb Notice
A brief notice accuses ongoing work quality as perfunctory. The statement notes dissatisfaction with recent performance and calls for improved diligence and attention to detail.
Books Added To Bedford Public Library Shelves
Bedford Public Library expanded with a wide juvenile and general collection. Notable titles include Aridi zone's Tim to the Rescue and Baley's Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings among many others such as Me Closky's Make Way for Ducklings and Zaffo's Big Book of Real Trains.
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Bedford
Bedford Public Library
Aridizone
Tim
Babcock
Baley
Benelmann
Madeline
Belia
Cocola
America
Brown
Cahill
Woods
Granatky
Hercules
Hedler
Holt
Lance
Horsticz
Learned
Funny Bunny
Martin
MeClosky
Nisensen
Kohl
Piper
Petersham
Scouts
Bartholomew
Tresselt
Walpole
Weisgard
Witty and Kohler
United States
Young and Hays
Norman
Zaffo
Carroll
Birthday Party for Joyce A Clark on Thirteenth
Bedford Joyce Arline Clark was celebrated for her thirteenth birthday with a home party. Friends joined in games and an Easter egg hunt at her residence, with Mrs. Oliver N. Clark hosting and her grandmother Mrs. William Henderson attending.
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Bedford
Joyce Arline Clark
Joan Balfour
Nancy Thatcher
Marlene Comrie
Ruth Ivioni
Phyllis Trainer
Ellen Stacey
Janet Reed
Gertrude Murray
Beverley Englehardt
Virginia Sayer
William H. Clark
Miss Clark
William H. Henderson
Clark
Joyce A. Clark
Oliver N. Clark
School Avenue
Concord of apples in Thoreau’s musings on humanity
Thoreau linked the history of the apple with human history stating the fruit is noble and fair. He described apples as united in Concord rather than Discord, highlighting their symbolic harmony.
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Cncord
Concord
Thoreau
Concord Week Ahead Offers Local Meetings And Events
A packed schedule for Concord features club luncheons and meetings at West Concord Union Church and Trinitarian Congregational Church. Highlights include the Concord High School science fair at Wells A. Hall, a Marine Band concert, and a 175th Old North Bridge anniversary program with a daybreak salute.
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West Concord Woman’s Club
West Concord Union Church
Concord Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Misionary Society
Evangelical Free Church
Concord Public Schools
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Concord High School
Wells A. Hall
Frederick H. Lindblad
Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson’s
Woman’s Union
Paris House
H. M.N.G
State Armory
Bedford Legion Auxiliary Plans New Home with Card Party
Bedford American Legion Auxiliary met in Town Hall for a monthly gathering. A 40-member covered dish supper was hosted by a group of officers and members. Delegates to the State Convention in Swampscott were named with alternates. Blood Donor Day luncheon duties set for April 21. county card party scheduled in Cambridge April 15 and a Cambridge testimonial on April 25. The unit supports a drive with the Legion to raise funds for a new building and forms a joint committee for fundraising events.
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Bedford
American Legion Auxiliary
Earl S. Atwood
Maynard H. Joy
Thomas Poleo
Charles S. Hume
Albert Larsen
Edna A. Meharg
Howard F. Ryan
Mary E. Sutherland
Loretta Polec
Swampscott
Polec
Dorothy M. Hume
Winnie A. Joy
Henry S. Isner
Sara Pomposa
Sally Converse
William V. Collins
County Council
Cambridge
Poleo
Hume
American Legion
Louise G. Rogers
Josephine Race
Edita Larsen
A Loretta Poleo
The
Legion
Grandma Sayings Ad Promotes Nu-Maid Margarine Reform
An old timey ad urges readers to submit sayings and ideas with a $55 prize per accepted item. It touts Table-Grade Nu-Maid margarine as improved, tastier, and smoother with a new sealed package. Entries addressed to Grandma at 109 East Pearl Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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East Pearl Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bedford Cub Scouts Award Winners At Town Hall Meeting
About fifty Bedford Cub Scouts divided into six dens met at the Bedford Town Hall under Cubmaster Albert Tuttle of Billerica. Awards were presented by Richard Thompson, chairman of the Cub Scout committee, with Wolf and Bear badges earned by named scouts and Silver and Gold Arrows noted for several.
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Bedford
Satie
Bedford Town Hall
Albert Tuttle
Billerica
Richard Thompson
Cub Scout Committee
Wolf
William Bieren
Charles Persall
Bruce Damon
Wolf David Webber
Richard Han
Charlés Hareson
Donald Wickes
Larry Norton
Jimmy
Albani
Roland Denaro
Den 2
Ben Mather
Parent Teachers Association
Lexington-Bedford
Richard W. Thompson
Lexington
Dudes Eye Uranium On Arizona Ranch Trips
In Nogales Arizona ranchers report guests at dude ranches now carry Geiger counters on excursions into nearby mountains. The new accessory signals uranium ore exposure as visitors explore the region.
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Nogales
Ariz
Arizona Est
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Thoreau Street
Bill” Dee
Bedford Street
Bill
Hanscom
Monument Square Green
Wright Tavern
Frank J. Googins
Concord School Committee
Ralph D. McLeary
Googins
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Acton
State
Nashoba
Pilgrim Fellowship
Lincoln First
Lincoln
St. Anne's and
Legion Post
St. Bernard’s Prish
Manny” Perrault
Basil Marguiee
John M. Eaton
Charles B. Law
Indépendence Court
Hudson
Carlisle
Stow
Ayer
Ashby
Weston
Gov. Co
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Minute Man
Minuteman
Battleground Cafe
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Maynard Lawn Mower Service
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Tel. May
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Fall River Line
Quequechan
Don Ticknor
Mass. Development & Industrial Commission
Bedford Library
Concord Board of Selectmen
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Qda Fellows Hall
People’s Fellowship
Concord Gran Roof
Peter Bulkeley
Ruby Jeno
Concord Battery
First Parish
Omar Bradley
Leverett Saltonstall
Keop
Bedford Legion
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B. G. McKissack
Bolton
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George G. Hoover
Williamsport
Natore
Miss Dail
Tere le
WNU
Doan
Pee Ower
Bing
Orden
Fey
Cas Santer
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