Percent C C H S graduates bound for college
The Concord Carlisle report shows 76 percent of the class of 1963 proceeding to college or tech schools with admissions from Harvard Yale Radcliffe Wellsley Franklin Wentworth institutes California Institute of Technology Oberlin University of Florida University of Chicago among others. It notes four girls and nine boys left high school in 1962 68 for reasons including probation violations loss of foster parents academic failure economic need and emotional illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Radcliffe
Wellesley
Franklin and Wentworth Institutes
California Institute of Technology
Oberlin
University of Florida
University of Chicago
Aleo
Sateng
Enrollment Boom Sets School Shift Plans in Concord Carlisle
The district braces for a 1963 enrollment rise with 2000 anticipated students and crowded J H S classrooms. Plans include shifting attendance areas, extending Emerson Annex use, and reallocating spaces to accommodate grades 5 6 7 8 while noting in migration trends and projected high school enrollment near 960 to 880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bulkeley
Emerson
Mass
Department of Public Safety
Concord Carlisle High
Concord
Carlisle
Meeting Notice for Gleason Regu Meeting Sunday
WPATTER Wovey men announce a regular meeting with Gleason slated for Sunday. Members are urged to attend at the expected time and place according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleason
Framingham Oil Blaze Claims Three Ashland Firefighters
Local firemen responded to a deadly oil fire in Framingham last Wednesday night. Chief Thomas Tombeno with a stretcher crew and Ashland firefighters aided as two foam tanks from Hanscom Field helped extinguish the blaze. Three firemen died and many were injured as flames threatened nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Framingham
Ashland
Thomas Tombeno
Ralph Hemenway, Jr
John C. Chisholm
James Myette
Hanscom A.F.B
Bedford
James Gallagher
Carlisle
Edmonds Promoted to Corporal at Camp Lejeune
Thomas D. Edmonds of Concord Massachusetts was promoted to corporal with the Third Battalion Tenth Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune based on military behavior leadership and professional skill. A Concord High graduate who entered service in June 1960, he is the grandson of Mrs William E Edmonds. The Tenth Marine Regiment is the artillery element of the Second Marine Division on the east coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campe Lejeune
N.C
FHTNC
Marine Corp
Thomas D. Edmonds
William E. Edmonds
Belknap Street
Concord
Mass
Tenth Marine Regiment
Camp Lejeune
Second Marine Division
Marine Corps
Concord High
Edmonds
Final of Union Services Sunday at Union Church
West Concord Summer union church services conclude this season with Labor Day Sunday services at Union Church at 9 30 a m The minister Rev Edwin B Ninen will conduct the service and preach on Why Have Any Purpose Members of the participating Churches and Concord visitors are invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
First Parish
Trinitarian Congregational Union Church
Union Church
Edwin B. Ninen
Concord
First Grade Schedule Cuts Back School Day Start
For seven days at the start of the school term first graders attend school with shortened hours. Pupils eligible for transport leave Thoreau Ripley and Willard at 1 10 a m and Alcott at 11 40 a m, with walkers dismissed at the same times. The schedule runs Sept 5 through Sept 13 before returning to full time. The plan aimed to reduce fatigue in new students and proved effective last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Dune Maends
Trammpeetablan
Thoreau, Ripley and Willard
Alcott
United Grange Fair Planned at Westford Event
A Carlisle meeting at Law rence N. Blanchard house on School street outlines plans for the United Grange fair to be held September 21 22 at Westford with Blanchard in charge of exhibits and Frederick S. Flannery as general chairman. John Ames handles publicity. participants include Westford Chelmsford and Bedford with exhibits antique show and livestock such as horses goats sheep cows chickens and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Lawrence N. Blanchard
School Street
United Grange
Westford
Blanchard
Concord Florist
Frederick S. Flannery
Cross Street
John Ames
Concord
Carlisle Grange
Chelmsford
Bedford
Local School Openings and Town Affairs Preview
Inside Stuff notes Catholic schools opening next week and classrooms bulging while reform effort and safety events unfold. Interim Town Manager Russ Eldridge begins duties as several community groups plan activities, exams, and club events across Acton and Westford with district tasks delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ” Eldridge
Framingham
Buttrick Gardens
South Acton
United Grange Fair
Westford
Motherson Golf Torney
C. C. HS
Howe
Enterprise
SuAsCo
Action Rod & Gun
Concord Marine Ends Training at Paris Island Depot
Marine Pvt. David C. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Smith of Concord Massachusetts completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina. The 11 week indoctrination covered discipline military law physical conditioning and rifle range instruction with M 14 rifle and infantry weapons training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parris Island
S.C
FHTNC
Marine Pvt
David C. Smith
Gordon Smith
Simon Willard Road
Concord
Mass
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Marine Corps
Lions Club Cookout and Meeting Plan in West Concord
Concord Lions Club held a cookout at Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club in West Concord followed by a regular meeting. Co chairs Warren F. Davis and Robert V. Cull led the session. President G. Donald Wade announced the next meeting for September 1 and plans for a ladies night. Regular meetings will resume at Colonial Inn in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord — Lions Club
Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club
West Concord
Warren F. Davis
Robert V. Cull
G. Donald Wade
Colonial Inn
Moore Named Bedford Red Cross First Aid Chairman
Capt. Brian Moore appointed the Bedford Red Cross Chapter first aid chairman. He plans to revive standard advanced and instructor first aid classes this season. He has prior first aid experience in Alaska and at Hanscom AFB and serves on the Bedford chapter board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Brian Moore
Bedford Red Cross
Moore
Alaska
Hanscom A.F.B
Concord Co op Bank Names Sheehan Director
Concord-Gordon H Ogilvie, president, announces the election of John J Sheehan of 84 Thoreau Street as a director of The Concord Co operative Bank. He is an attorney and former partner in Whitney Sheehan and Williams, active as counsel for Carlisle and Concord Towns and the Concord Housing Authority, with past counsel for Acton. He serves with the American Legion as senior vice commander, and holds roles in the Concord Rod and Gun Club, the Concord Lions, Knights of Columbus, and the Concord Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Gordon H. Ogilvie
John J. Sheehan
Thoreau Street
Concord Co-operative Bank
Whitney, Sheehan and Williams
Sheehan
Carlisle
Concord Housing Authority
Acton
American Legion
Concord Rod and Gun Club
Concord Lions
Knights of Columbus
Concord Chamber of Commerce
Admirer Urges Save Buttrick Gardens Here
Weston admirer asks Concord Chamber of Commerce to preserve Buttrick Gardens praising their beauty as a national attraction and a tribute to Maj. John Buttrick and the Buttrick family for preserving the setting across the Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttrick Gardens
Concord
Buttrick
Weston
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Maj
John Buttrick
Norman B. Saunders
Eldridge Takes Up New Duties
Concord interim town manager Russell S Eldridge assumes duties after Theodore M Nelson departs for Pittsburgh with wife and two children. Nelson will study for a master’s degree for 11 months. Eldridge will chair weekly press conferences during the interim period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Russell S. Eldridge
Theodore M. Nelson
Pittsburgh
Nelson
Eldridge
Underground piping for lawn sprinklers gains favor
Louisville based Tube Turns Plastics Inc. affiliate Chemetroron Corp says new rigid plastic pipe and fittings for underground lawn sprinkler systems offer affordable installation for most homeowners, aiming to remove the need for hoses and exposed sprinklers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
UPI
Chemetron Corporation
Tube Turns Plastics Inc
Teachers Meet Tuesday As Concord Schools Plan Year
Concord schools prepare for the 1963 1964 year with a Tuesday teachers meeting and a Thursday school start. Dr. Robert S. Ireland will address staff on plans and goals. Morning sessions for new teachers and an afternoon staff meeting are planned with unchanged starting times and bus schedules for all levels. Alcott opens 9 10 to 11 40 12 30 3 00 with buses arriving early and running extended routes for junior high and Concord Carlisle High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Robert S. Ireland
Concord - Carlisle
Carlisle High School
Thoreau
Wheeler Willard
Ripley
Alcott
Peter Bulkeley
Willard
Penn State researchers study concrete cracking in freeze thaw
University Park reports Penn State civil engineering researchers are examining why concrete pavements crack under freezing and thawing. Findings could affect nationwide highway costs and life expectancy as highway departments and aggregate producers supply materials for the study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park
UPI
Penn State University
Civil Engineering
Australia claim noted by National Geographic Atlas
The National Geographic Atlas of the World states Australia is the only nation to occupy an entire continent. The assertion reflects geographic and political boundaries recognized by the atlas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Bedford Births at Emerson Hospital News Brief
Local births announced for Emerson Hospital with new arrivals including a daughter for the Gaudet family, a son for the McMahon family, a daughter for the Nolan family, and a daughter for the Coughlin family, listing respective addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Hospital
Now You Know By United Press International
The Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in Philadelphia weighs 2080 pounds according to the World Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Town Committee Delays First Meeting After Sept 9
The Concord town committee tasked with exchanges with a foreign town will not meet before Sept 9 due to vacations. Temporary chairman Dr. Bruce S. Old says the panel hopes to organize soon after Sept. 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Bruce S. Old
Old
Rotary To Resume Meetings Today
Rotary to resume regular luncheon meetings today at 12 1 p.m. at Howard Johnsons following a well attended cookout at Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club. President Casper J Jenney will lead the business session with Vice-President John J Flannery previously in charge of the cookout. Future dates include September 16 institute at Marlborough and October 2 3 4 5 conclave at Poland Springs Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord — Rotary
Howard Johnson
Casper J. Jenney
John J. Flannery
Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club
Institute
Marlborough
Poland Springs
Next Meeting of Concord Board of Selectmen
The next regular meeting of the Concord board of selectmen is set for Tuesday September 3 at 7 30 P M at the town house. The session shifts from Monday due to Labor Day. Chairman John B Finigan will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Board of
Svlectmen
John B. Finigan
Cake tin sized by sliced pineapple can
A nine ounce can like the sliced pineapple yields a cake tin large enough to hold one half cup of batter.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.C.H.S
Guidance Service
Concord- Carlisle
J.H.S
Roberts. Ireland
Wovey
Corporal
Marine Base
Cynthia L. Dodge
Ann E. Sheehan
Shepard-Gill School of Practical Nursing
Keith Martin
Concord Marine
Lions Club
1St Aid
Concord Co-op Bank
Robert Gaudet
Fetcher Road
James McMahon
Hancock Street
John Nolan
Dunster Road
John Coughlin
South Road
Rotary
Hale Haven
Derby Orchards
St. Isidor’s’ Church
Stow
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