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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
1
Reads like a cluttered local column with scattered notes on politics, anniversaries, elections, and community updates. Mentions include a 1945 date remnant, upcoming primaries, a district vote, and river or harbor references, all jumbled with names and locations.
T John W Baker associate at Harvard and Massachusetts Hospital has been chief of the division at Pennsylvania Hospital. He has resided in Con
Unclear draft notes mention Concord and Heron G. planning offshore fishing trips. References suggest an 8 hour ride and upcoming regular meetings in September.
A Cambridge youth identified as Morin aged 16 or 17 drowned when a boat overturned during a squall on the river near Monument street. Rescue efforts involved Bedford Bedford firemen and Concord police with numerous towns assisting. the death was ruled accidental drowning. He was a North Cambridge resident and Cambridge school graduate, survived by his parents two brothers and a sister.
Patrolman Join C Dolan Jr. escaped serious harm after his 1954 Concord Police cruiser crashed on Monument street while responding to a drowning call in the Concord River. The left side was crushed, top dented, rear windows broken, and the car towed to Ford garage as a replacement cruiser bid was drawn.
State highway engineers study whether to place a pedestrian traffic signal on Elm Street near the Concord Turnpike by the state police barracks. Mrs. Ernest R. Spinney requested lights due to many children crossing Route 2 to reach school.
Concord announces 3rd Concord Franklin W Hobbs as chairman of the Republican Finance Committee. Hobbs, married with children, resides at 40 Elm Street, formerly from Brookline.
Concord Postmaster John B. McGrath 56 Bedford Street resumes duties Monday after annual Cape Cod vacation with his family. He was visited there by Maynard friends during the trip.
The Concord Rotary Club held a luncheon at Howard Johnson's with speaker Casper J. Jenney in charge. Plans were made to greet district governor A. Scott Hyland from Wellesley at next week's meeting. Makeups recorded include Morton R. Seavey of Laconia New Hampshire Charles W. Allen of Loveland Colorado and Rev. Robert H. Barber of Lowell.
Mr and Mrs Samuel M Page announce the birth of a daughter Deborah Jean on Sunday August 8 in Abi lene Kansas. Maternal grandparents are Reformatory Officer and Mrs James S MacFarlane of 10 Elm Place this town.
The Concord Council Knights of Columbus No 287 will meet Tuesday evening August 17 at 8 PM with Grand Knight John J. Sheehan presiding. Officers’ installation is planned for September and regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays will resume in September.
Mrs Laura Duclos is visiting friends at Riverside in Rhodes Island.
Middlesex County Commissioner Allister F. MacDougall defends county car use by staff members saying employees may use cars for personal trips if they reimburse the county at about seven cents a mile. Chairman William G. Andrew calls the Association for Better Government remarks a "bunch of foreheads" as talks continue.
West Concord Pvt. David R. Woodruff former Concord High School track star son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Woodruff 21 Church Street arrived at Fort Dix New Jersey to start eight weeks of basic training He is assigned to Company K 273rd Infantry Regiment 69th Infantry Division Woodruff attended Cornell University for one year on a Rotary scholarship and graduated from high school in 1953.
The Local Draft No 114 assigned three youths to the armed forces at the Boston Army Base yesterday morning. Albert Joseph Tomys of 202 Main Street Maynard Bruce Mervin McCrone of 515 Main Street West Concord and Raymond Thomas Snee of 171 Spring Road Bedford are named. the last two are volunteers.
Concord Rainbow Assembly plans a Saturday night meeting at the Masonic Temple to elect officers with Miss Marjorie Ogilvie serving as current worthy adviser. Installation is scheduled for September 18.
Lincoln Carlton Huff of Lincoln, a noted 4-H member, took second in two days at the Marshfield Fair by winning the no vice division in sheep judging. Edward Denton, another Lincoln youth, placed third in the dairy show.
An Army recruiter greets local youths each Thursday morning at the Concord Post Office from 9 30 to 12 noon offering information and guidance.
Concord Recreation Commission closes eight week summer playground courses with a rideout playstead event next Thursday. The Boston Children's Theatre Stagemobile will present two shows Once Upon a Closeline and The Prince and the Pauper. A bus from Emerson Playground will transport attendees at 10 am.
Mr. and Mrs. Rus of Concord have returned from a vacation through Maine and New Hampshire. They brought home their granddaughter Miss Caroline E B Parsons after a week with her grandparents. The article notes around 20 billion household electric light bulbs have been sold since their market start with nearly 100 million sold annually.
Concord church groups unite for a summer union service at 9 30 with Rev Edward Perry Daniels preaching on The Deeper Issues. Soloist Marilyn P Howard and organist Philip W Trumbull named. Union services run August 22 to September 5 at Walden Street location. Regular services resume September 5.
West Corfford Our Lady Help of Christians Church Altar Society hosts a cake sale and whist on Saturday afternoon August 14 at the rectory grounds 381 Main Street. Rain date inside. Cake sale at 2 p m and whist begins at 2 30 p m.
In Concord, with no other filings by 5 pm Tuesday, Archibald H. Ferran and Horace R. Fletcher were nominated for the stiectman's post following the death of Edward W. Sheehan. The pair, both from Precinct 2, will appear on the September 14 ballot after a brief caucus attended by about 75 voters. Ferran, 48, a commercial artist and longtime registrar member, resides at 46 Central Street and has five daughters. Fletcher, 46, Harvard College 1929 graduate, has served as chief clerk at the Massachusetts Reformatory and on the school committee. he is married with two children. The caucus, led by Town Clerk Mrs. Cornelia M. Lawrence, lasted about 10 minutes.
Local residents are reminded of Friday's closing registration date for the September 14 stage primary. The board of registrars will sit from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Town House. New voters may register until Wednesday August 23, with late registrants from 10 p.m. Friday to August 25 eligible only for the special town election for selectmen and not for the primary ballot.
Lieut. Paul V. Dee announced that Company H earned a superior rating for the recent camp period, the highest mark possible. The strength factor weighed in at 68, keeping the overall grade from reaching superior for fiscal year 1954. the unit received an excellent rating instead.
Concord firemen reported 166 fire alarms and 126 ambulance calls as of Monday, ahead of last year’s total. Box 58 answered last Thursday evening for a minor fire at a Lowell road residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Banks, former U S Air Force members stationed in Wichita Kansas, announce the birth of a baby boy named David. Maternal grandmother is Mrs Luella S Betts of 40 Thor eau Street. Mrs Banks is the former Beverly Betts.
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