Concord Patriots Day parade marks 175th celebration
Thousands gathered in Concord for Patriots Day events marking the town's 175th celebration. The morning parade featured military units, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and floats led by the U S Marine Band. Generals Bradley and Deve served as honored guests with wreaths and a luncheon at the First Parish Church.
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No Holiday Fires Record in Concord After Quiet Day
Concord firemen enjoyed a rare quiet holiday with no alarms on the holiday itself after twenty five fires in ten days. A single minor blaze occurred on the holiday eve at a freight shed near West Concord depot drawing a large crowd. It marked the 57th alarm of the year for local firemen.
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Concord Fight 175th Anniversary Souvenir Page
Readers are urged to clip this Enterprise page as a souvenir of Concord’s 175th anniversary celebration. The full story and photos fill two pages with mementos. Extra copies of the souvenir are available free with the five cent paper at the office.
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Rogers Urges Rise Against Communists in Government
Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers told an audience at the Concord Lexington anniversary that Communists in high government positions should be expelled and may be stripped of citizenship if native born. She cited the nation’s origins at Lexington and warned foes would face America’s fury if war is chosen. Adm. Louis E Denfeld joined the address at Lexington Battle Green.
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Library Exhibit Draws Unusual Holiday Interest
Concord Free Public Library hosts an exhibit combining 1775 era pictorial records with a battleground account running through 1950. The show opens April 19 and remains through May 13, spilling into the Concord Alcove and Catalogue room. Local lenders and residents contributed many historic articles and photographs.
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Concord Acton Audience Hears Fat MacDougal On Isaac Davis
On a Boston radio station at 6 45 a m last Wednesday Assister Fat MacDougal director of the Middlesex County Extension Service spoke about Acton's Isaac Davis and his feats in the Concord battle. He described Davis family background and Cates details during a 15 minute interview conducted by Roger Harrison the program director.
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Concord Battery Again Scores Hit In Town Program
Concord led by Capt Ralph A. Macone again was a highlight of the April 19 program. The battery opened with a 5 30 a m sunrise salute at the Minute Man followed by a parade and a sunset volley from Emerson Playground. About 40 attended a Colonial Inn breakfast with Bast Commanders and Michael J Ryan among guests. The unit returned to horse drawn mobilization this year after using Army jeeps. About 20 members took part in salute and exercises.
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Band Sells Over 1200 Hats For Patriot Day Charity
Concord School Band sold more than 1200 Minute Man hats during Patriots Day events to aid the band. In Lexington, over 4300 tri corn hats were sold with all proceeds to Boy Scouts for a national jamboree at Valley Forge this summer.
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Concord Holiday Parade and Related Public Events
Concord crowds lined the route for a two and a quarter mile parade on the holiday morning. In Norwood Arena the stock car marathon featured Dave Andy Anderson of Concord starting April 18th. Lincoln Boy Scouts led by Scoutmaster Joseph O Reilly joined Lexington celebrations alongside large crowds and a 175th anniversary observance with Admiral Louis Denfeld as speaker.
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Concord Patriots Day Track Meet Ends With Parade Glimpse
Athletic Director Bernie Megin ran the Patriots Day invitation meet to finish as the parade passed the State Armory. The ball game ended and spectators saw the parade. Concord police reported no accidents during the holiday Wednesday.
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Concord Holds Fathers Day Event at State Armory
The State Armory hosted Concord Fathers Day literary exercises drawing 1400 plus attendees. Musicians from Concord High Middlesex School and Concord Academy performed before Rev. Edward P Daniels gave invocations. Col Raymond Emerson welcomed guests and introduced Gen Omar N Bradley who delivered the keynote address.
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Mansfield Post Maintains Refreshment Booth at Veterans Building
The James J. Mansfield Post A.L. ran a refreshment booth all day at the Veterans Building, serving veterans and attendees.
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Bradley Sees Peril to American Life Remains
Gen. Bradley warns that danger to the American way of life persists despite distance and time. He calls on citizens to act as modern minute men for freedom, linking modern threats to historic battles and urging unity in defense and international cooperation.
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