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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
1
In Concord a community blood drive honors a 175 year anniversary with the Red Cross Bloodmobile visiting First Parish on Lexington Road. From 1 p m local volunteers and a physician team will assist donors to replenish blood supply for area residents.
Fire crews from Lincoln and state forestry units fought a woods fire near Lincoln for four hours. Firefighters assisted by federal crews helped contain the blaze before midnight.
The Acton Association will start at 3 PM with a meeting at South Church. Frederick M Ee k will speak on the subject, and the event aims to support the community in the evening session.
Last week the Enterprise offered a free 19th of April Patriots Day supplement with each copy priced at five cents. Stand counts were complete by Saturday morning except one and Sunday for the remaining issue. Readers praised the supplement and many requests were made to repeat it this week. The paper plans to reprint many photos from the supplement free to readers with no extra cost to readers or advertisers. A note urges readers to subscribe to avoid missing Enterprise features and ensure delivery.
Three weddings occurred last weekend in West Concord. Miss Helen J Wood married Richard N Purinton at West Concord Union Church with Rev Edwin B Nylen officiating. Helen M King wed John J McCoy at Our Lady Help of Christians Church as local families and residents attended.
The Concord Lions Club will hold its monthly meeting and program after dinner at the Howard Johnson restaurant Tuesday night, April 25 at 6 30. President Maxwell E Lawrence will preside with Past President Rothwell N MacRae in charge of the program.
The 80 member U S Marine Band arrived in Concord to join the Patriots Day events including a parade and concerts. Major William F Santelmann leads the group with ties to Concord and a history of local performances dating to 1925.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Seaburg announce the birth of twin sons born Saturday April 15 at Emerson hospital Concord. The boys weighed five pounds eight and a half ounces and four pounds one and a half ounces. This is the couple’s first children. Grandparents include Kenneth Seaburg of Waltham and Thomas Coan of South Lincoln. Great grandmother is Mrs Charles Hastings of Carlisle.
Concord campaign chairman Donald Smith appeals for donations to the American Cancer Society drive. He warns that failing to meet the goal could curtail vital cancer research and emphasizes that progress depends on public support and continued funding. He notes scientists are near key breakthroughs in understanding and treating the disease.
Concord residents are invited to attend the annual smorgasbord supper at the Finnish Congregation Church on Walnut Street Maynard this Saturday night. Supper will be served from 4 30 to 7 30 p m.
Concord Enterprise omits this week the full annual Patriots Day account because of the holiday and early going to press. A complete report with pictures is expected to appear next week.
The Concord Community Chest, Inc. sets the annual members meeting for Tuesday night May 9 at 8 o clock in the Girl Scout House on Walden Street. Contributors who are members are invited. A large attendance is expected as speakers discuss welfare and charity concerns nationally and locally including civilian defense aspects.
The Concord P T A will hold its monthly meeting in the high school cafeteria next Wednesday night April 26 at 7 45. President Dr Richard A Montague will preside. Speakers will be Miss Miriam C Clark and Bernard E Megin from the Concord high school physical education department.
A special town meeting in the Veterans Building drew about 75 voters. Franklin R. Johnson presided as moderator. The session lasted 13 minutes and approved a building expansion for the Middle Sex Insurance Exchange and an 800 foot extension of Independence Road over local realty land. The town will be reimbursed for meeting expenses.
The Concord High School fair awarded multiple prizes on the final night. Winners included Peter Mutty, Paul De Mille for strobonic, and Jeanne Perkins for spiders, with Lions Club donors Jim Maxwell E Lawrence presenting blue ribbons.
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