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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
17
Fragmentary item notes Mac MacRae nickname origin and a correction about an address 2542 linked to a local street. Mentions Lions Inter and a new edition by Publishing North Hampton with unsure details about two regards and Currier listing.
Concord residents are invited to witness a series of events at the Efer ut Playgrounds running through the 18th. The program features pet shows freak days handicraft displays and student exhibitions by children designed to engage parents and interested parties.
Concord resident Miss Ruth Shepley of Carr Road lends two needlework pictures as Exhibit of the Week for the Concord Art Association starting Friday August 15. The Stuart Landscape features Elizabethan design with a castle and vibrant wildlife in a multicolored border, while the blue-toned Boston State House scene is described as drawing rather than painting.
The game of horseshoes grows in West Concord with many matches at Rideout Playground and plans to install lights for night play. Frank E. Piper of 173 Commonwealth Avenue is hailed as the champion to beat as backyard pits and interest rise among firemen factory workers and other locals.
Concord youths in Miss Sturtevant and Miss Prendergast groups construct scrap books, boats, knick knacks and felt art while playing dodge ball and volleyball. August games feature West Concord versus Concord with 12 to 6 and 18 to 0 scores, highlighted by Lorraine Flannery and Anna Sepe hitting triples and doubles.
The Concord Finance Committee will hold a public hearing at 8 P M on Friday August 15 at the Town House regarding articles in the warrant for the Special Town Meeting set for August 18. Julian W Ballou is the chairman.
Concord voters are reminded of a special town meeting at the Veterans Building Walden Street on Monday evening August 18 at 8 o clock. Moderator Samuel Hoar will preside. The warrant lists two articles about transferring or borrowing money.
A pre nuptial shower for Miss June Day was given at the home of Mrs. John Stevens on Main street Acton Center. Miss Day will marry John Stevens Jr. of Acton Center on August 31. Guests included Mrs. John Pederson Mrs. Walter I Taylor Miss Esther Taylor and others. Arrangements were by Mrs. Inez Peterson and Miss Phyllis Barnhart. A collation followed gifts.
St Bridget's Holy Name Society hosts the Waltham Watch club this Sunday afternoon at Crowe Park. The visitors include former star high school and semi pro players with a strong record. Pitching duties will be by Tom Marcelonis or Bill Morrill with Lou Colombo catching. The Saints have won their last five games led by Georgie Luker and Ed Higgins.
A Harvard student and wife seek a small house or a three room apartment. They want furnished or unfurnished options, will provide references, and are ready to sign a lease. Telephone Elliot 7444.
Concord Garden Club plans an August 20 tour leaving Concord by 10 a.m. The group visits Miss Mary Sullivan's rose garden at 55 Lincoln Avenue, then Crowinshield and Walcott gardens at Peach's Point guided by Mrs Henry M. Keyes. A picnic luncheon at Mrs George B. Proctor's near Marblehead Neck precedes visits to Allen and other gardens. Members should notify Mrs Danforth W. Comins if attending.
Mr and Mrs Henry Chamberlain of North Acton formerly Edith Spiers a Concord Red Cross nurse marked their eighth wedding anniversary last Monday They wed at Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord on August 11 1939 and reside in North Acton
The Concord Lions Club held an outdoor cookout at Ray Harriss's home in North Acton on Tuesday evening with about 40 members and guests attending. An informal meeting followed the cookout with a social gathering and a Wienie feast.
The N E Telephone and Telegraph Co extends Bedford and Lexington lines with eight new subscriber positions being installed since June. The project aims to finish by fall and expands the system to meet a long waiting list. The company now serves about 30,000 calls with 57 operators, up from 18,000 in 1940.
A Concord public hearing before the Board of Selectmen is set for Friday night August 15 at 8 for the Concord Oil Company to seek approval to raise gasoline storage from 5000 to 15000 gallons. Abutters have been notified and a prior preliminary hearing was held by the board.
The Feast of the Assumption will be celebrated at local Catholic churches on Friday August 14. Confessions are scheduled Thursday afternoon and evening. Our Lady Help of Christians offers Masses at 9 30 and 7 pm while St Bertard’s plans a morning service.
The Concord Legion Band conducted by O Harry Nielsen of Bedford played at Rideout Playground last Friday to a well attended crowd. The final summer series concert will be at Monument Square bandstand on Friday August 22 at 8 oclock.
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 recent visit.
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