Local notes mix with memories on Route 2 and Sept. 18 event
Vague street names and dates reference Labor Day near September 18 while recalling Canal anniversary and Route 2 as a state landmark. Mentions Sam Finocchio custodian, Main Street, Elm, and Three streets with names like Clara and Ethel. Notes tax of 76.80 and a car line on Route 62 with a music memory tied to Monday events.
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Route 2
Charlie
Sam Finocchio
Main Street
Elmy-de-bump
Concord
Clara
Ethel
Hugh
Yam
Miss Gertrude Concord High Class of 1943 Dies
Obituary notes the death of Miss Gertrude Concord High School alumna, later a teacher and dedicated to the faculty. She had ties to Arlington and attended Boston University, with years connected to 1943 and 1947.
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Gertrude Concord
Wyman Ter
Arling
Masoston University
Information Center fills long felt need at Concord
The Concord information center opened last Thursday opposite Wright Tavern at Monument Square, funded by Concord merchants and citizens. Howard W. Kent serves as chief dispenser, with the Civic Affairs Committee led by Fred T. Boyd and Lawrence F. Peterson guiding the project. A partial list of contributors includes Andersen's Service, Apparel Shop, Brown Grain Company, Concord Hardware, Concord Oil, Fenton's Service Station, Harvard Trust Company, Midddlesex Mutual Fire Insurance, Woolworth, and many others.
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Concord
Chamber of Commerce
Triangle
Wright Tavern
Monument Square
Landoffice
Howard W. Kent
Civic Affairs Committee
Chamber
Fred T. Boyd
Lawrence F. Peterson
Andersen’s Service
Julian Ballou
Fred Boyd
Brown Grain Company
Thomas Byron,Jr
Clark's Nursery
Concord Art Association
Concord Business Service
Concord Hardware Company
Concord Oil Company
Concord Music Shop
Concord Press
Condon’s
Cull’s Guest Home
Dalton & Robinson
James Dee
Duds
Emerson Memorial Iation
Roger Fenn
the Fairway
Fenton’s
John Flannery
Golden Rooster
Harvard Trust Company
Gladys Hosmer
Howard Johnson
Hollis’ S. Howe
Harold Keizer
Lary’s Flowers
Lawton Appliance Service
Warren Locké
Frederick Lovejoy
Middlesex
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Macone Brothers
McWalter I Agency
Minutemander Company
Mutty & Tirrell
J. P. Nourse
Nelson
Thomas Peterson
Priest’s Cleaning Service
Richardson’s Drug Company
Concord Music Shop Break Theft Reveals Footprint Clues
Police seek clues after a break in at the Concord Music Shop on 26 Main Street after 9 30 Sunday night. About 175 dollars in cash and checks were stolen from the cash register. Investigators note large footprints in soot leading from a trap door through the cellar. the thief may have walked via the Mill Dam culvert near the Grist Mill site.
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Concord
Concord Music Shop
Main Street
Paul
Kirk
Concord Fruit Company
Three Concord Youths Report for Induction
Local Board No 114 at West Concord indacts Alfred Olsen Jr Lowell road Concord Stephen Joseph Mayhew Jr Rice road Cochi tuate to report in Boston. A third youth John Patrick Coughlin Jr Riverdale road Concord is transferred to Local Board No 1 Hyannis. Induction calls for three youths September 17 and physical exams for seven on September 12.
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Concord
West Concord
Alfred Olsen
Lowell Road
Stephen Joseph Mayhew
Rice Road
Cochituate
Boston
Hyannis
John Patrick Coughlin, Jr
Riverdale Road
Mr and Mrs Eliot R Howard Vacationing in Maine
Mr and Mrs Eliot R Howard of Monument Street are spending the summer on vacation in Maine.
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Eliot R. Howard
Monument Street
Maine
End Playgrounds With Exhibitions At Emerson Playground
Concord closes its annual playground classes with exercises at Emerson Playground. The public may attend until 3 30 p m. An arts and crafts exhibition and playground awards are planned. The Boston Children's Theatre Stegemobile will perform two shows one in the morning and another in the afternoon.
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Concord
Emerson Playground
Boston Children’s Theatre
Stegemobile
Concord sees sharp drop in July building permits
Concord town building inspector John E Nichols reports 22 permits issued in July totaling 124 625 dollars, 111 800 of it for new construction. July 1955 saw 369 185 dollars in permits with 247 645 for new work. Seven dwellings granted including Hayes on Williams road 10 000 dollars and Anderson on Ridgewood road 16 500 dollars.
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Concord
John E. ‘Nichols
Thomas Hayes
Williams Road
Willard Anderson
Ridgewood Road
Ervin Monsen
Monsen Road
Laurence Clement
Nat. Meadow Crossing
Fidelity Bt Pane Corp
Monument Sire
James M. Briberhos
Sterling Building Corp
Nimrod Road
Lions Conduct Fine Cookout Plan Outing
Concord Lions Club hosted a summer cookout at George W. Wilkinson's home on Main Street with about 55 attendees. 14 Littleton Lions led by President George Kimball attended along with guests from Acton Littleton West Concord Brookline and Somerset.
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West Concord
Concord Lions Club
George W. Wilkinson
Main Street
Wilkinson
Littleton Lions Club
George Kimball
Theodore _M. WN
Concord
Acton
Littleton
Brookline
Somerset
Rod & Gun Club
Leonard E. Rae
New Campaign Chairman Named in Concord Chest
Concord Chest announces Francis S. Moulton Jr. of 2 Elm Street appointed 1956 campaign chairman after Braley A. Cameron of Lowell Road resigns due to business pressure. President Charles B. Hall notes Cameron's resignation was accepted with regret.
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Concord
Chest
Braley A. Cameron
Lowell Road
Cameron
Charles B. Hall
Francis S. Moulton, Jr
2 Elm Street
Society Relocates to Concord Medical Center Offices
The Society moves to Concord Medical Center at Route 62 Main Street into four privacy enhanced rooms. Executive director Raymond M. Daniels will return August 20 to open the new office with updated draperies and furniture funded by gifts. The family service number Emerson 9-4909 remains active 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday with evening interviews by appointment.
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Concéard ‘Medical Center
Nine Acre
Route 62
Main Street
Raymond M. Daniels
Ralph Hemenway
Emerson
Concord Court Bill Delayed To September Reconvening
Local court legislation to make Concord District Court full time with a $12 000 salary is postponed until after the legislature reconvenes on September 25. Rep John M Eaton Jr added the amendment in the house and the senate paused amid further amendments. The measure returns to the president for approval as WWI era troop movements are noted.
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Concord
Concord District Court
John M. Eaton, Jr
House
Richwa
Waltham
Concord to accept bids for new police and fire station
After 18 months of investigations and delays Concord will accept bids for a combined police and fire station. Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson announced bids close Friday at 8 p.m. at the Board of Selectmen's office.
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Concord
Combine
Theodore M. Nelson
Board of Selectmen
Perry
Shaw
Hepburn
Dean
Bogton
General Building Committee
Heywood
Concord business leader Oscar Beckvold dies at 73
Concord businessman and former Bay State Building Supply treasurer Oscar E Beckvold Sr died at a New Hampshire hospital on Monday aged 73. He served as Concord Cooperative Bank director and road commission chair, formerly lived on Monument Street, and belonged to Masonic orders in Boston and Concord. Survived by wife Ella and three children, funeral held at Hampton Congregational Church with burial at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
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Concord
Oscar E. Beckvéld
Coh
Seabrook
New Hampshire
Exeter
Réti Concord
Bay State Building Supply Company
Cambridge
Beckvord
Concord Co-Operative Bank
Road Commissioners
Monument Street
Joseph Warren Lodge
Boston
Concord Lodge
Ellis
Ella
Richard. E. Davis
South Freeport
Maine
Oscar E.beckvold, Jr
Upper Saddie
New Jersey
Robert Beckvold
Poughkeepsie
New York
Hampton Congregational Church
Sleepy Hollow
Police Prepare for Annual Ball at State Armory
Concord police launched planning for the annual ball to be held October 11th the night before Columbus Day at the State Armory. Patrolman Ralph H Thielen serves as general chairman.
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Concord—Police
State Armory
Ralph H. Thileen
Concord Man Seeks Third Term as Mass Attorney General
Fingold, a Concord man who filed papers for the office, aims for a third term as Massachusetts attorney general. First elected in 1952, he continues to pursue the leadership of state law enforcement.
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Concord
Massachusetts
Fingold
Mayor proposes bulk salt purchase to cut costs
Concord First real big savings touted by manager Theodore Nelson as town shifts from 100 pound bags to bulk salt. Buying in bulk with a $200 loading machine would save about 6.50 per ton and reduce labor, fuel, and workmen's compensation risk. Two carloads per purchase, 5 to 16 year policy.
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Concord
Savne
Theodore Nelson
Neldeh
Nelson
Kalmia Woods Water Project Nears Completion
Concord Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson reports the Conatum water project is nearly finished with tie-in to town lines already in place. Kalmia Woods built the system and will provide its own water flow. A control house remains, to be built by Kalmia and designed by a resident. The town will credit $500 on the first quarterly bill.
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Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Conatum
Kalmia_ Woods
Kalmia
Bloomhardt Family Returns from Maine Vacation
Mr and Mrs Fred Bloomhardt of Old Marlboro road West Concord and their children have returned home from a vacation spent off the coast of Maine. Mr Bloomhardt head librarian at Concord has since resumed his duties.
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Fred Bloomhardt
Old Marlboro Road
West Concord
Maine
Bloomhardt
Concord
Sinte
Fight Cancer WI Check and a Checkup
A local health event in Wisconsin promotes cancer awareness with a free screening drive and follow up health checks. Organizers emphasize early detection and access to medical guidance for attendees.
Sub-Groups Formed To Discuss Plans
Concord committees formed last April to draft educational specs for a new high school and study a regional option with Carlisle. Three sub committees work on specs, architectural interest list, and a final report to voters, with public hearings planned as schools open.
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Concord
Carlisle
Bruce
John F. Donovan
Robert S. Ireland
Cois
Ubli
Last Registration Here This Friday
Concord voters crowd the Town House for the final chance to register before the September 18 state primary. The board of registrars will be on duty from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with over 85 new voters already added this week.
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Concord
Board of Registrars
Town Manager Notes On Walden Street Plant Plans
Concord plans for a new light plant sub station on Walden Street are not ready for tests. Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson notes tests may be next week and cites pending prints. Public works will not purchase the storm drain machine at 3200 dollars. drain work cost about 800 dollars. Further Chapter 90 projects are under study with road and lot improvements planned.
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Concord
Walden Street
Russell
Eldridge
Theodore M. Nelson
Public Works
Eral
Nelson
Owell Road
Waldens Ft
Concord Hospital Births List Noted This Week
Local Emerson Hospital reports four new arrivals this week. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Britt of West Concord on August 6. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. McNamara of Southfield Road on August 8. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas of Nine Acre Corner on August 8. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Justice of Wheeler Road on August 11.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
Joseph Britt
Old Stow Road
West Concord
Frank L. McNamara
Southfield Road
Robert Douglas
Old Road
Nine Acre Corner
Norman E. Justice
Wheeler Road
Plan Polio Clinic For Second Shots
Concord health officials outline second polio shot clinics and first stragglers. School and pre school clinics start after the first week in September. The board will supply vaccine to your physician on request if you want the shot before September.
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Board of ‘Health
Board of Health
Pilgrimage Sailors Reach France and Italy from Boston
The Catholic Travel League of New York City leads 81 travelers aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam from Boston on a pilgrimage to France and Italy. Bishop John J. Wright of Boston heads the group, with Concord parishioner Miss Mary Comerton among the pilgrims.
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Concord
Mary Commerton
Boston
France
Italy
John J.’ Wright
Bistion of War
Catholic Travel League of
New York City
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St Carlisle
Concord Shop
LIONS
F. S. Moulton
Society
United States
Lice & Fire
Conmasalon
George Fingold
Aes
Kalmia Woods
Carlisle Sle
Thomas W. Griffin
Concord Medical Center
Concord, Mass
Tel
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