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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1960
Page
1
A jumble of names, dates, and places from a local page. The text references Hayes, Pepperell, a fire station, logging phrases, and scattered events without a coherent focal point. No clear incident, outcome, or date emerges.
Concord Rotary Club luncheon featured John J. Flynn Jr., passport agent, as the scheduled speaker. Presenters and guests included Jonn F. Forbes and several pairs of attendees from local families and associations.
Worthwhile items include two priests honored at Our Lady's and a marriage of Joan S Smith and John N Kidder. New town forest committee member, two Concord girls celebrate 16th birthdays, and Cabot Lodge backstory revealed by John S Tombeno. Elks outing planned, Maynard upsets Condon in softball, P O N Y League led by agents, Fred T Boyd speaks to Framingham Rotary. Town alarms over diseased trees and a new appointment at William Brand Rex. Death of Frank A Wakelin noted. Nashanty Country Club advancing. golf results listed. Lions to meet Tuesday.
Concord area scouts complete a 10 day national jamboree in Colorado Springs Colorado with 55 000 attendees. Report by Hugh E Kilmartin Sr assistant scoutmaster Troop 74 lists Robert Smith Peter Kilmartin Jack DeCapolio and Ralph Haskell Jr among the attendees as they viewed sights like Pikes Peak and caught national television coverage.
Concord town manager Theodore M. Nelson opened bids for switch gear at the West Concord sub station of the light plant. Three bidders offered prices of 8500 9000 and 10278 with alternate figures of 6700 and 10780. Bids forwarded to Boston Edison Company for consideration.
James D. Kelly becomes product sales manager for Rexo lite ultra high frequency cast plastics at Brand-Rex Division of American Enka Corp. in Concord. He is a Brooklyn native with Cornell degrees and prior service at Edwards Air Force Base and MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Concord resident John Anderson aged 83, a Spanish War veteran, planned a Saturday family cookout for his birthday but hurricane Brenda disrupted plans. A late Saturday arrival and a Sunday gathering included his son Andy Anderson, Lois Robbins visiting from Chicago, and others for a cordial family celebration.
Concord town manager met with the general building committee to review the new police fire station likely not ready for firefighters until after September 15. Police recently moved in. The light board held routine sessions and renovation of the Town House continues with completion around September 15.
The Concord Lodge B P O E No 1479 invites the public to a Sunday outing at Musketaquid Sports Club grounds off Route 62. Activities begin at 1 p m and end at 4 p m with a large chicken barbecue, pony rides, boat rides, other amusements and refreshments. All are welcome.
William J. Capone Corp of Roslindale begins Thoreau Street reconstruction at Main Street under a Chapter 90 contract valued over 29 000 dollars. Work may extend to Everett or Hubbard streets as funds allow while traffic remains open through the area.
Concord officials report a rising Dutch elm disease threat with 90 diseased trees slated for removal. Foreman William McHugh and Chater of Waltham Field Station corroborate the figure as the town normally removes about 100 trees and replants them. the American elm is most affected, the English elm less so.
Concord town conducts a cash audit for the year ending December 31 1959 and finds no irregularities. Treasurer's cash balance verified through March 12 of the current year.
Local Boy Scouts at Camp Sachem Antrim New Hampshire include Mark Kilmartin Hugh Kilmartin Jr Robert Ryan Richard Allen Jr William Currier from Troop 143 and Skippy Leonard from Troop 133, as listed among enrolled scouts.
The Concord community advertises two special registration sessions for the September state primary. The first is at Harvey Wheeler School on Wednesday August 10 from 7 to 9 PM, the second at the town clerk’s office Friday August 12 from 9 AM to 10 PM, with daily hours 9 AM to 5 PM otherwise. Eligible voters must be 21, Massachusetts residents for one year, and town residents for six months. Final registration is August 12. Sashes described in separate note promote fall fashion with suede and satin details.
Manager M Nelson appoints John H Lambert to fill the unexpired term of the late Herbert Hosmer on the town forest committee. Term runs until May 1 1962. Lambert also serves on the recreational commission and works in the forestry department of the Department of Natural Resources. He holds a BS in forestry from the University of Maine and an MS in forestry from Yale School of Forestry.
Fire Chief Ward D. Wilson invites sealed bids for a 1930 Chevrolet fire truck, viewable at the Central Fire Station. Bids will be opened and publicly read in the select men's room on Monday August 15 at 8 p.m.
The board of selectmen will meet next Monday at 7 30 p.m. Chairman Harold C. Smith will preside. Regular weekly meetings resume in September after none was held last Monday.
Hayes and Swett seek a subpoena over a zoning change at a Route 62 site where 250 homes were proposed. The selectmen hire Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar for defense. Hayes and Swett are represented by Wilson & McCabe. The August 29 return date follows a March town meeting that moved the area from half-acre to one-acre lots amid protests. A Boston arrival notes a newborn, while a health blurb cites protein iron and B vitamins.
Use a string threaded through the zipper tab hole. Drape the string over your shoulder and pull to close the zipper. This makes slipping into dresses easier when the zipper is hard to reach.
The advertisement promotes Acton Auto School at 28 Nason St Maynard offering courteous instructors and special attention to nervous and elderly persons. It features dual control cars and a 24 hour answering service with the labeled contact TWinoaks 7928 and licensing by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
A promotional note explains Serial Share savings: one dollar per month, purchasable up to 100 shares, with 40 percent annual dividends compounded quarterly. Funds are insured by Massachusetts banking laws, withdrawals allowed under ordinary conditions within five minutes, and savers can start today with guidance from bank staff.
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