Who's News This Week Big war and leadership in South Africa
A lengthy overview profiles Jan Smuts and his wartime leadership, noting his past Boer War role and rise to prime minister, while detailing Allied sentiment and the global context. The piece also touches on Mildred McAfee and WAVES expansion, and references aviation and automotive figures shaping wartime effort.
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York
Jan —— Smuts
Oe Jand
Trans
East Africa
South Africa
J. B. M. Hertzog
Wis
Concord Tin Can Drive Aids War Efforts
Concord residents are asked to place cans on the firewalk the night before the Friday collection by the Concord Salvage Committee. Town trucks will pick up early on August 20 for wartime use. Also in Concord notes: births, vacations, fire drills, and town notices recorded among repeated local names and addresses.
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Concord
Concrd Salvage Committee
Engagement Announced in West Concord Area
Concord couple announces engagement of Frances R. to Cyril Parkiavy, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Wood of Hillside Avenue West Concord. The couple's families confirm the planned union and shared happiness.
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Concord
Arthur Wood
Hillside Avenue
West Concord
Frances R. Ae
Cyril Parkiavy
Robinson Resigns Post at Concord High
Albert 5 Robinson of 11 Lowell Road resigns as assistant football coach and English teacher at Concord High School effective immediately. He moves to Melrose High School as assistant football coach and English teacher, beginning next month. The departure marks the fifth coaching exit at Concord High in a year.
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Concord
Albert
Robinson
Lowell Road
Concord High School
Danielson
Conn
Melrose High School
H. Paul Larrabee
Robins
Concord High
William Spokesfield
Somerset
Bernie Megin
William Parker
Prichard
Lexington
Concord Coast Guardman Severely Injured in Gloucester Base Accident
Raymond Tawsa a Concord man and U S Coast Guard member was seriously injured at the Gloucester base last Friday morning His torn right leg was severed in the accident He received operation at Gloucester Hospital and remained in good spirits while his shipmate Stewart Marshall stood by through the procedure Tawsa joined the Coast Guard a year ago after graduating from Concord High in 1941 He played football basketball and baseball and previously worked at a local market The Lawson family also includes another son in the U S Army Air Corps.
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Concord
Raymond Tawsa
U.S. Coastguard
Robert Lawson
Fielding Street
Cloucester
Lawson
Gloucester
Stewart B. Marshall
Hubbard Reet
Coastguard
Concord High School
Lawsons
Robert J. Lawson
U.S. Army Air Corps
Young “Ray
Gloucester Hospital
Ladies Night To Be Observed By Lions Club Concord
The Concord Lions Club will hold its 47th bi monthly meeting on Tuesday evening August 24 at the Ukquet Aquid Sportsmen s Club in West Concord. Sup per at 7 o clock. Lionesses invited. President G Sherman Blair to preside. Program to include movies and dancing. Committee chaired by Leon J Moreau includes Edwin F Crosby Rudolph W Currier H Theodore Beharrell and Rothwell N MacRae past president. Last meeting featured Capt Pratt of the State Guard. Surprise guest Thomas B Lindsay recently returned from a government post at a North American defense base.
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Concord
Concord Lions Club
Iusketaquid Sportsmen’s Club
West Concord
Lionessés
G.sherman Blair
Leon J. Moreau
Edwin F.crosby
Rudolph W. Currier
H. Theodore Beharrell
Rothwell N. MacRae
Capt. Pratt
State Guard Company
Thomas B Lindsay
Edward Ryan Rites Held in Concord Burial at St Bernard’s
Committal services for Edward Ryan 70 formerly of East Boston were held Monday after a funeral Mass at East Boston. He died Friday and was a former Concord resident with family linked to Bedford Street. The obituary notes his parents were well known in town.
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Concord
St.Bernard’s
East Boston
Edward Ryan
Ayer tax driver Hill fined after speeding court ruling
Irving M. Hill of Ayer faced four counts in Concord court last week. Patrolman James Evangelos pursued him on the Turnpike. Hill pleaded guilty to speeding and related offenses, receiving fines totaling 135 dollars and 48 cents. He admitted doing 80 to 85 mph.
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Concord
Irving M. Hill
Sandy Pond
Ayer
James Evangelos
West Cot
Condord Turnpike
Evangelos
Ayerman
J. Pierre A. Northrup
Hill
Concord Recreation Commission closes Rideout playground classes
Closing notices report well attended sessions run by the Concord Recreation Commission despite wartime conditions. William Spokesfield directed with Miss Happie Reynolds as assistant, overseeing visitors and approximately 100 participants at Rideout College grounds.
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Concord
Concord Recreation Commission
William Spokesfield
Happie Reynolds
Rideout Coulrge Zar Soda
Birthday party honors infant Doris Blaisdell
Evelyn Blaisdell daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Carlton Blaisdell celebrated her first birthday last Friday at home. Guests included Mrs Louise F Currier Miss Priscilla A Currier Miss Hilda Flachsbart from Carlisle and Mrs Abbie L Dutton with three children from Bedford and Mrs Winifred M Currier of Concord. Refreshments were served. Mrs Blaisdell is formerly Marion Esther Currier of Carlisle.
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Eeeens
Doris
Evelyn Blaisdell
Raymond Carlton Blaisdell
Louise F Currier
Priscilla A.currier
Hilda Flachsbart
Carlisle
Abbie L. Dutton
Bed‘ford
Winifred M. Currier
Concord
Blaisdell
Marion Esther Currier
Rotary Club Sees Movie At Concord Meeting
Concord Rotary Club met at Colonial Inn with guest speaker Mr Elwell of a Boston soft drinks firm. Burleigh L. Pratt coordinated entertainment and introduced a film titled Always Tomorrow. The 512th meeting opened with President William T. Magoon presiding and Pratt presenting the program.
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Concord
Mr. Elwell
Boston
Concord Rotary Club
Colonial Inn
Burleigh L. Pratt
William T. Magoon
B. L. Pratt
Concord Minute Man Chapter meeting at State Armory
The Concord Minute Man Chapter VC Veterans Association held a meeting at the State Armory on Tuesday evening August 10 with Commander William L. McCarthy presiding. Refreshments were served and plans were announced for a big meeting in September.
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Concord
Concord Minute
VC Veterans Association
State Armory
William L. McCarthy
Big
Haines Named Assistant Director of Concord Junior Club
Concord Leeman E. Haines of 172 Commonwealth Avenue West Concord named assistant director of the new Concord Junior Community Club by director William Spokesfield. The club will open next month with headquarters at a vacant Mill Dam store. Haines is principal of the Harvey Wheeler School.
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Concord
Leeman E. Haines
Commonwealth Avenue
West Concord
Willam Spokesfield
Mill Dam
Haines
Harvey Wheeler
Maynard Grange to Hold Regular Meeting
Maynard Grange schedules its next regular meeting on Thursday evening August 26 in the Grange Hall. After the business session, applications for membership will be accepted, followed by games and refreshments.
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Maynard
Maynard Grange
Grange
W D Hubbard of Concord Dies in Kingston New York
Winifred D Hubbard 68 formerly of Concord Kingston N Y died suddenly last Friday at his home He was a civil engineer in the Catskill Croton Department serving New York City He leaves a daughter Mary Hubbard two brothers Frank Hubbard of Great Neck L I and Walter Hubbard of Los Angeles and a sister Mrs A J Underwood of Potsfield Funeral services were held Sunday at his Kingston N Y home with burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery Concord
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Concord
Winifred
D. Hubbard
Kington
George Hubbard
Hubbardville
Koncord High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hubbard
Civisoan
Catskill Croton
New York City
Mary T ' Hubbard
Frank ‘Hubbard
Creat Neck
L. J
New York
Walter
Los Angeles
Cal
A. J. Underwood
Pottsfield
Kingston
N. Y
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
St Bernard's C Y O. Dominates West Concord in 12-0 Win
St Bernard's C Y O toppled West Concord 12-0 at Emerson diamond as Leo Duggan started and was relieved by Rey Andersen after the opening frames. Arky De school held a near perfect game until two later hits slowed the shutout, while Dickie Crowe and Jimmy Dee led 14 total St Bernard's hits and a 10th season victory.
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St. Bernard's
C.Y.O
Thole Ee Corg
Emerson
Leo Duggan
Rey Andersen
Arky
Carl Anderson
Joey Dee
Paul Horde
St. Inard’s
Poling Oak
St.Bernard
Emergon Playground
St. Bernard’s
Our Lady's
Miss Davis Betrothed to Edmund Beebe in Concord Holiday News
Concord Massachusetts announces the engagement of Miss Priscilla Davis to Edmund Willson Beebe. Miss Davis is a Bates College and Boston University graduate with Pi Kappa Epsilon affiliations. Beebe graduated from Cornell and belonged to Kappa Phi Kappa and Kappa Delta Rho. The couple, both employed locally, plan a late spring wedding.
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Concord
Edward E. Davis
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Sagamore
Cape Cod
Priscilla Davis
Edmund Willson Beebe
Edgar v. Beebe
New Paltz
New York
Davia
Bates College
Lewiston
Boston University
College of Practical Arts and Letters
Pi Kappa Epsilon
Beebe
Cornell University
College of ‘Arte and
Sersices
Former Concord youth accused in murder case faces extradition
Ferrand, a 15 year old former Concord resident, was arraigned on a murder charge after confessing to a fatal shooting during an attempted car theft near Acton and Maine border. He waived extradition to Maine as police investigate motive linked to an alleged plan to elope with a girl in Harvard.
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Concord
Charles Richard Ferrand
Harvard
Points West
Concord District Court
Ferrand
Pierre A. Northrup
Northrup
Young Ferrand
Maine
Concord Court
Donald Wilson
Joseph Young
William R. Feltus
Eter
Corp
Robert
Ee Corea
Pial
Henry M. Keyes
Liberty Street
Waterville
Colby College
Jordan
Farrand
Massachusetts
Newshores
Oakland
Young
Feltus
Ton
State Barracks
Auer
Perli Eal
West Acton
Acton
West Concord
Rhodes
Concord-Acton
Corp. Rhodes
Ferrand Boldly Wrote Out Ee Description < ‘His Crime. Uns
Tracor Sands
Ess
Cota
Jess
Har
Etieet
Chief
Concord considers erecting town honor roll
A Concord town committee discusses creating an honor roll to recognize local service members. A sub committee will study feasibility and report to the town meeting, with outreach to about 460 of 800 families for information.
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Concord
Conch Records Committee
Red Cross
Bliot R. Howard
Sheehan
Elmer Lb
Joslin
Len French
Man Howard
Pati
Committee x
Coe
Man Recalled Missing Years From 1938 to 1943 in Police Interview
The narrative recounts a man named Feltts discussing his early life from 1938 to 1943. He describes running away at 18 living across Connecticut and New York before enlisting in the Army under an assumed name in March 1943 and serving in Louisiana.
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Et. Army
Clairbourne
Louisiana
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Emerson ‘' Hospital
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Dell
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Harry Blaisdell
Samuel Napolitano Littleton
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Ann Padner
Charles L. Foote
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Littie Kathleen McKenna
Bernard A. McKenna
Laurel Street
West Concord Woman’s Club
John Lamonakis
Brooks Street
Old Orchard Beach
Lee K. Crocker
Main Street
Concord Rationing Board
Veterans’ Building
William A. Buttrick
Samuel G. Kent
Middlesteer
James J. Martin
Dorothy H. Dee
Bedford Street
U.S. Army
H. Theodore Seharrell
Cottage Street
West Concords
Vacal
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Harry Patterson
Potter Street
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Concord Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Noble
Albert G. Lind
Ale. Robinson
Concord Man Coast Guard
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Edward. Ryan
Ayer Tax
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St. Bernard’s C.Y.O
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Charles R. Ferrand
B. W. Jordan
Ray L. Harris
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War Records Committee
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