Busy Concord Tourist Season Attracts Crowds To Historic Shrines
Concord enjoys its busiest tourist season in years as visitors from across the nation flock to see the Old North Bridge Minute Man Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and other historic sites. Local guides report heavy traffic and questions about local landmarks while officials prepare for a public hearing on increasing gasolene storage at the Concord Oil Company.
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Concord
Pacific Coast
Mill Dam
Old North Bridge
Sleepy Hollow
Antiquarianociety
Stu Feom
Ltaldo Benetue
Senaseon
Mac nickname and address mix in Lions directory listing
A fragmented item notes "Mac" as a Lions nickname and references a directory entry in Concord Sud listing. It mentions a 25/2 Boston Globe address error and states the street has changed locally, with two Currier listings and a recent new edition by North Hampton publishers.
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Currier
Boston Globe
Concord Children Exhibit At Elmer Playground Fair
Concord children invite the public to a handicraft exhibition at Elmer Playground August 18 to 19 with pet shows freak days and stalls. The event aims to showcase student handiwork to parents and interested residents of Concord.
Miss Shepley to Show Her Needle Work
Concord artist Ruth Shepley lends two needlework pictures to the Concord Art Association as Exhibit of the Week starting Friday August 15. One piece “Stuart Landscape” blends Elizabethan embroidery with a verdant landscape and animal motifs. the other blue toned piece depicts Boston State House from Boston Common inspired by an old blue platter.
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Concord
Ruth Shepley
Carr Road
Concord Art Association
England
Boston
State House
Boston Common
Bacon Street
Horseshoe Sport Sparks West Concord Rivalry
The horseshoe game is gaining traction in West Concord with local championships at Rideout Playground. Firemen, factory workers, and households host pits as the Concord Recreation Commission debates evening lights for late matches. Frank E. Piper of 173 Commonwealth Avenue is noted as a leading rival.
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West Concord
Frank E. Piper
Commonwealth Avenue
Rideout
Concord Recreation Commission
Playground Classes Keep Up Program in Concord
Concord youngsters report busy week with doll carriage parade and freak show activities. Miss Sturtevant and Miss Prendergast lead groups making crafts, playing softball, volleyball, and paddle tennis. August 8 results show West Concord beating Concord 18 to 0, with Pete McClure and Mac Caldwell pitching. Lorraine Flannery added a triple and Anna Sepe a double. Elizabeth McDonough and Elizabeth O Connell note 4 to 6 year olds making braces rings and dolls, while 7 to 9 year olds in Miss Magurn's group shellacked plastic molds.
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Concord
Nancy Sturtevant
Dell
Florence Prendergast
Varley
Lorraine Flannery
Anna Sepe
Val Muscato
Bruce Woods
Raiberth
Ne Svimec
West Concord
Peter McClure
Elizabeth McDonough
Elizabeth O’connell
Miss Magurn
Public Hearing on Special Town Meeting Articles
Concord’s Finance Committee will hold an 8 P.M. public hearing at the Town House on August 15 on articles in the warrant for the special town meeting called for August 18. Chairman Julian W. Ballou notes the meeting in Concord on August 12, 1947.
Voters Reminded Of Town Meeting In Concord
Concord voters are reminded of a special town meeting at the Veterans Building Walden Street on Monday evening August 18 at 8 oclock. Moderator Samuel Hoar will preside. Two warrant articles refer to transferring or borrowing money.
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Concord
Veterans Building
Walden Street
Samuel Hoar
Acton Girl To Wed Soon
A pre nuptial shower was held last Saturday at Mrs John Stevens home Acton Center for Miss June Day as she plans to wed John Stevens Jr on August 31 192? in Acton Center. Guests included Mrs John Pederson Mrs Walter Taylor Miss Esther Taylor and many Acton area residents. Arrangements were by Mrs Inez Peterson and Miss Phyllis Barnhart with a collation served afterward.
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Acton
June
John Stevens
Miss Day
Forrest Been, Sr
Locals To Meet Watch Club Nine In Crowe Park
St Bridget’s Holy Name Society hosts former star players from Waltham Watch Club at Crowe Park this Sunday afternoon. Local lineup features Tom Marcelonis or Bill Morrill to pitch with Lou Columbo catching, as Saints ride a five game win streak behind Georgie Luker and Ed Higgins.
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Maynard
St. Bridget’s Holy Name Society
Waltham Watch Club
Crowe Park
Star High School
Tom Marcelonis
Bill Morrill
Lou Columbo
Saints
Georgie Luker
Ed Higgins
Harvard Student and Wife Seek Small Furnished or Unfurnished Home
A Harvard student and his wife seek to hire a small house or three room apartment. They prefer furnished or unfurnished options and will sign a lease. References available. Telephone Elliot 7444.
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Harvard
Elliot
Garden Club Plans Marblehead Garden Tour Next Week
Concord Garden Club members will tour Marblehead gardens on August 20 leaving Concord by 10 a.m. The first stop is Miss Mary Sullivan’s rose garden at 55 Lincoln Avenue. Guides include Mrs Henry M Keyes for Crowinshield and Walcott gardens at Peach’s Point and a Picnic at Mrs George B Proctor’s near Marblehead Neck.
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Concord
Concord Garden Club
Marblehead Garden
A.m
Mary Sullivan
Lincoln Avenue
Smith
Red Cross
Sullivan Garden
Henry M. Keyes
Crowinshield
Walcott Gardens
Peach's Point
Anniversary for West Concord pair marks eight years
West Concord Mr and Mrs Henry Chamberlain of North Acton celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary last Monday. The pair wed at Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord on August 11 1939 with Edith Spiers Concord Red Cross nurse as the presiding witness.
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West Concord
Henry Chamberlain
North Acton
Edith Spiers
Concord Red Cross
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Lions Club Hosts Outdoor Cookout at Ray Harriss Home
Concord Lions Club held an outdoor cookout at Ray Harriss's North Action residence Tuesday evening with about 40 members and guests. An informal meeting followed the cookout and social gathering. Committee members included Dr. Edward Nahigian Lincoln Tee Ravenscroft Lloyd Wheeler and Frehie Wo McKelie.
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Concord
Concord Lions Club
Ray Harriss
North Action
Edward Nahigian
Lincoln Tee Ravenscroft
Lloyd Wheeler
Frehie Wo McKelie
Bedford Telephone Lines Expanded to Reduce Waiting List
The N E Telephone and Telegraph Co. is installing eight new subscriber positions in Bedford and Lexington since June to speed service. Completion expected by fall. About 700 new telephones added since January 1, 1946, and 30 000 calls are handled daily by 57 operators, up from 18 000 in 1940.
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Bedford
Lexington
N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Co
Feast Day Masses Planned at Local Catholic Churches
The Feast of the Assumption will be celebrated Friday at Our Lady Help of Christians and St. Bernard's with multiple morning masses. Confessions are scheduled at both churches Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Our Lady Help of Christians
St. Bernard’s
Concert at Monument Square Ends Summer Series
The Concord Legion Band drew a large crowd at Rideout Playground last Friday marking the second concert of the summer. Directed by O Harry Nielsen of Bedford, the next final concert will be at Monument Square bandstand Friday evening August 22 at 8 o'clock.
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Concord
Rideout Playground
Concord Legion
O. Harry Nielsen
Bedford
Monument Square
Con Don family hosts, Lovejoy visit in Cambridge
Mr and Mrs John H Con don Jr of Great Road entertained their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs George Lovejoy from Cambridge, during a social gathering.
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John H. Condon, Jr
Great Road
George Lovejoy
Cambridge
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