Stevenson strategy aims to widen GOP split in 1948 race
The piece analyzes Adlai Stevenson’s Democratic strategy to emphasize Republican split while portraying Dwight Eisenhower as a liberal with isolationist leanings. It notes concerns within the Democratic camp about civil rights and Taft Hartley, and how Stevenson, with Sparkman, positions to win independents by balancing New Deal integrity against Old Guard conservatism.
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Adlai
Wall Street
Am Upaign
Chicago Daily St
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Tress
See Meana
GOP
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Old Guard
Ske
Wagon Club Holds Members Meeting At Concordia Home
The Wagon Club met recently at President Mrs. M Concordia home. Claire M. Robie led as program chair with Mrs. John Santanaul assisting. Mrs. Daniel Murit was appointed social chair. A church fund event is planned for 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Wagon
Concordy
Claire M. Robie
John Program
To Santanaul
Daniel Murit
Cookout at Brook Street May Night Meeting
The Concord will hold its next meeting on August 26 at the home on Brook Street. Pres S Kendall resumes charge with committees for the cookout and social events.
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The
Concord
Brook Street
Fire confined to heater at Middlesex School incident
Concord firefighters responded to Box 58 at the Hallowell house Middlesex School last Friday noon. A heater blaze caused smoke to spill from cellar windows though the chimney failed to draw, but the fire was contained to the heater after arrival. It was the 144th alarm of the year.
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Concord
Hallowell
Middlesex School
Local Youth Joins Navy Recruit Training at Bainbridge
Concord resident Joseph J. Davidson son of Mr and Mrs Joseph J Davidson of Sudbury road enters recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland. He will spend seven to 11 weeks there before receiving orders for his next naval assignment as one of the centers trained a quarter of a million men in World War II.
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Concord
Joseph J. Davidson
Joseph John Davidson
Sudbury Road
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Maryland
Corinthian Lodge Plans Fall Meeting and Installation
The Corinthian Lodge F. and A. M. will hold its opening fall meeting on Monday night September 8 at 8 o'clock in a Masonic Temple with Worshipful Master Elmer Lantz presiding in his final meeting. The officers will be installed Friday night September 11 following supper with Norman H. Bowen of West Concord to be inducted as the new master.
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Concord
Corinthian Lodge
Elmer Lantz
Norman H. Bowen
West Concord
Concord Rotary Club Assembly and Travel Talk
Concord Rotary Club held its monthly assembly at President Robert D. Parks’s home. Past President Gordon H. Ogilvie planned a program with Raphael Amoroso on travels in Africa. Makeups were announced for members across New Hampshire and Massachusetts. several visitors attended.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Robert D. Parks
Revolutionary Ridge
Breton’ Woods
Gordon H. Ogilvie
Raphael Amoroso
Natick Rotary Club
Africa
W. Stuart Allen
Newport
New Hampshire
Morton R. Seavey
Laconia
Edward K. True
Cambridge
Walter P. Nichols
John H. Kennedy
Lester B. Whitemore
Kennan Da*mon
Maynard
Sydney Birch
Clifford Hunt
Lexington
Arthur Burger
Boston
Frank Sharrow
Framingham
Arthur Desmond
Warren Phillips
Groton
Leslie O. Anderson
Randolph Piper
Bernard E. Megin
Seavey
Jesse F. Baker
Ex Concord graduate Patience Durand marries Morris Willner
The wedding of Patience Durand daughter of Mr and Mrs B Durand Washington D C and Morris R Willner son of Mr and Mrs Morris Willner New York took place August 1 in Romansville Pennsylvania. Durand a Lincoln High School graduate and Georgetown Foreign Service alumna. Willner Harvard College 1948 and Harvard Law School graduate. They will reside in Portland Oregon.
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Patience
Georgetown University
School of Foreign ‘Service
Washington, D. C
Willner
Harvard College
Harvard Law School
Portland
Oregon
Middlesex Extension Names Two New Club Agents
Mid dlesex County Extension service trustees announce the appointment of two assistant club agents Miss Carol Bunker Boston and Miss Patricia McNerney South Deerfield Both have home economics training and college backgrounds Miss Irene Helmes will serve as a club agent through September 15 before returning to Framingham State College She previously oversaw craft work at Camp Middlesex and has long been involved in 4 H Club work
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Concord
Middlesex County Extension Service
Carol Bunker
Boston
Camp
Middlesex
Patricia McNerney
South Deerfield
Bunker
Boston University
McNerney
Regis College
Weston
Irené Hélmes
Framingham Hers’s College
Bronze Markers Installed For Reverend Frank W Thompson
Bronze plaques at the base of two memorial flagpoles outside the Church of Christ honor Rev. Frank W. Thompson who served as minister from 1920 to 1946. The markers were installed after the May 25 dedication service for the flagpoles and flags.
Concord Conservatives Eye State Races and National Headlines
The Concord column notes Adlai Stevenson and Truman speeches ahead of Labor Day and Massachusetts races with Dever, Whitier, and Sullivan. It predicts a Democratic governor and Republican lieutenant governor, GOP hopes to flip the MTA and highway program, and mentions Kennedy’s Senate bid challenging Lodge.
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Truman
Deroit
Milwaukee
Massachusetts
Paul’a. Dever
Sumner Whittier
Everett
Charles ‘Jeff’ Sullivan
Worcester
Dever
Ken
Christian A. Herter
Whitier
Sullivan
Charles Juriey
Gaspar G. Bacon
Tobin- Coolidge
Reppublicans
Herter
Whittier
Beacon Hall
Lafe
Polly
Harris S Richardson
Wincaeser
State Senate
James C. Gahan, Jr
Belmont
Harvard
M. Whitney
13Th Middlesex
Chiefs Plan to Take Part in Gathering
Acton Police Chief Michael J. Foley will attend the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association outing in Cohasset on Wednesday August 27. Host Chief Hector Pelletier will welcome attendees at Hugo's Lounge for yachting golf and dinner with speakers Col William C McCraw and Rudolph F King and several regional chiefs listed.
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Michael J. Foley
Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association
Cohasset
Hector Pelletier
Hugo
Col
William C. McCraw
Dallas
Texas
Rudolph F. King
William G. Ryan
Concord
Henry Piecewicz
Maynard
Frederick H. Sullivan
Bedford
New Arrivals at Sanderson Memorial Hospital
Sudbury reports a newly born son at the Sanderson Memorial of Waltham Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. for the year’s fresh arrival.
Civil Service Notice Seeks Federal Jobs Concord Mass
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for several operator and supervisor positions with pay from 2750 to 3175 a year in Washington area agencies. Applicants must pass a written test and have from three months to one year of relevant experience, with a four year high school course substituting for three months. Applications accepted until further notice in Washington.
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United States Civil Service Commission
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Concord Folk Assist Plans of GNP Sail
Local residents prepare for the 1952 G O P Victory Cruise to be held Wednesday night August 27 from Howes Wharf Boston at 845 PM. Brig Ot ed Whitney and other local members co chair the event with Republican clubs sponsoring the excursion. The state ticket including Concord attorney George Fingold for attorney general is expected to attend and tickets are available locally with limited reservations.
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Sharp
George Fingold
Coming Events Of The Week In Concord
Concord notes a busy week with summer playground activities at Rideout Playground and a Company H drill at the State Armory. A food sale and whist party are set at Our Lady’s rectory grounds, followed by a two week Company H tour. Services, cookouts, lodge meetings, and Rotary events fill the schedule.
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Eaves
Ex-Rep Pfeiffer Celebrates 76th Birthday Quietly
Former selectman Louis Pfeiffer of 78 South Road marked his 76th birthday last Friday. A longtime local figure in Republican politics and town affairs, he spent decades in public life and commerce. In 1921 he was named Port of Boston merchandise appraiser. His wife and family reside with him. two sons serve in the armed forces.
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Louis Pfeiffer
South Road
Boston
Enos and Yeomans Families Add Newborns
A birth notice lists Mr. and Mrs. John T. Enos of Popular Street South Sudbury welcoming a son and Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Yeomans of 2 Carlisle Road Bedford welcoming a baby boy.
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Frank A. Yeomans
Carlisle Road
Bedford
John T. Enos
Popular Street
South
Sudbury
Bedford Girls Enroll in Dramatics at Emerson College
Two Bedford teenagers join the Showcase Theatre program at Emerson college this summer. Miss Janet Reed, daughter of Dr and Mrs Oscar Reed of Springs Road, recently graduated Bedford Junior High and will attend Concord High School in the fall. Miss Linda Joyce, daughter of Mr and Mrs Reed, also enrolls in the dramatics class.
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Emerson College
Janet Reed
Oscar R. Reed
Springs Road
Bedford Junior High School
Concord High School
Linda Joyce
Ae Reeees
Concord Woman Leads Delegation to New England Scout Etailments
Mrs Marion Clark of 257 Main Street West Concord will head the local delegation attending the 37th annual New England curers etatements at the University of New Hampshire from August 26 to 28. Tommy Caldwell, West Concord Boy Scout and pupil, spent four weeks at Camp Sachem in Anim Hampshire, son of Mr and Mrs Malcolm G Galtwell of 73 Commonwealth Avenue West Concord.
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Main Street
West Concord
New England
University of New Hampshire
Tommy Caldwell
Concord
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Sachem
Anim
Hampshire
Malcolm G. Galtwell
Commonwealth Avenue
West
Bedford Girls Take on Ton and Concord Roles
Two Bedford girls had parts in a production alongside scenes featuring Ton and Concord as part of the school or community play. The report notes their performances and participation in the cast.
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