Ex Principal Geer elected to toStc post
Concord Massachusetts news notes former Concord High School principal J Clifford Geer has been named assistant professor at Salem State Teachers College for the coming year. He will teach physical sciences audio visual aids and educational psychology to future teachers. He served in World War I and U S Air Forces in World War II era. He is succeeded at Concord by Willard H Smith now at Beverly High School.
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Concord
J. Clifford Geer
Concord High School
Concord Lions Club
State Teachers College
Salem
Needham
Geer
Salem Teachers
U. S. Air Forces
Princpal Willard H. Smith
Beverly High School
Bertram Street
Concords fall fest and school notes a local update
Concord community all heads through autumn events with school activities and town notices. Mentions include Concord Union Brooks School private inclusion and a forthcoming day of civic celebration on October 24 with participation from selectmen and local towns.
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Concord
Idder
John B
Concord Union Brooks School
Concordber
Chelmsford
Foreau
Judy Abroad Miss Mary Moulton Fulbright Assistant
Mary Moulton, a Fulbright assistant in France, is to return in September after graduating from college with an AB. The item notes her teaching stint and current plans in Concord, Mt.
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Mary Moulton Hard
This Town
Concord
France
Church Services Schedule and Local 4 H Fair Report
The regular services at the Evangelist church on Lang Street begin at 10 15 with worship at 11 15 and an evening gospel service at 7 30 The text omits Fran 1S and the prize at the 4 H fair in Groh Saturday The senior yearlings placed in an event at the fair
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Evangel Turch
Lang Street
Gro.h
Installation of James J Mansfield Post Officers Set
The James J Mansfield Post and Ladies Auxiliary will install new officers on September 5 at 8 pm in the Veterans Building. Middlesex Commander Thomas R Ferrick will preside as officers are sworn in, with post and auxiliary lists led by John E Mutty Sr and Mrs Gertrude Parke respectively. Music by the 93rd Infantry Band, directed by E O Harry Neilson, will accompany the ceremony.
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Concord
James J. Mansfield
A. L
Veterans Building
Middlesex County Legion
Thomas R. Ferrick
Waltham
John E. Mutty, Sr
Robert G. O’brien
Edward R. Kelly
Michael B. Gormley, Jr
Thomas E. Hannon
Harold C. Carlson
Lawrence S. Kendall
John J. Sheehan
A. George Landini
Otis M. Whitney
Frank J. McLaughlin
Welfare Fund
Russell F. Parsons, Sr
Edgarton Fund
Whitney
Genevieve Bucher
Middlesex County
Gertrude Parke
Frances Dolan
Helena Donahue
Mary A. Flavin
Loretta M. Cullinane
Margaret D. Bent
Julian Finan
Loretta D Frawley
E. Naomi Wood
Fone “Alexander
93Rd Infantry
E. O. Harry “Neilson
Bedford
Knights to Install Officers Tuesday at Monument Hall
Concord Council Knights of Columbus No. 287 will install new officers at the Tuesday meeting on September 4 at 8 PM in Monument Hall. District Deputy Attorney James A. McCabe of Belmont will perform the installation. Hugh E. Kilmartin to be inducted as grand knight succeeding James W. Powers. September 18 open meeting planned.
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Concord
Concord’ Council
Knights of Columbus
Monument Hall
James A. McCabe
Belmont
Hugh E. Kilmartin
James W.powers
Lions Club Holds Its Final Cookout in Concord
Concord Lions Club and guests held the final cookout of the summer at Ray Harris Monumental Works grounds near North Acton off Route 27. Past President Maxwell E. Law rence and President Charles Wear led the supper. Vice-President Lawrence S. Kendall reported on a recent deep sea fishing trip. Regular meetings resume in September.
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Concord
Concord Lions Club
Ray Harris Monumental Works
Route
North Acton
Maxwell E. Lawrence
Charles Wear
Lawrence S. Kendall
Concord DeMolay Chapter Opens Fall Meeting
The opening fall meeting of the Concord DeMolay Chapter is set for Friday night September 7 at 7 30 at Masonic Temple in Monument Square Worshipful Master James A Hart Jr will preside Regular meetings follow on the first and third Fridays each month.
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Concord
Concord DeMolay Chapter
Masonic Temple
Monument ‘Square
James A. Hart, Jr
Concord High graduate earns BU degree in philosophy and psychology
Concord High School announces that Miss Waite has earned a bachelor of arts with majors in philosophy and psychology from Boston University College of Liberal Arts. She is an honor student and National Honor Society member, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick A Waite of 11 Lowell Road.
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Concord High School
College of Liberal Arts
Boston University
Concord
Concord Girl Betrothed to Harvard Man
Mr and Mrs Leo William Mortenson of Concord announce the engagement of their daughter Jane Seymour Mortenson to S Willard Bridges Jr son of Mr and Mrs S Willard Bridges of Wellesley Farms and Marion The couple are connected to notable Boston area institutions Jane is a 1949 Concord Academy graduate and a Smith College junior Bridges is a Harvard College senior active in Hasty Pudding Spee and Varsity clubs and NR.O.T.C No wedding date has been set
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Concord
Leo William Mortenson
Westford Road
Jane Seymour Mortenson
S. Willard Bridges, Jr
Wellesley Farms
Marion
Bridges
Samuel W. Bridges
Waban
Miss. Mortenson
Boston
Concord Academy
Smith College
Northampton
Seymour Keyes Fuller
Brooklyn
Halesite
Huntington
Long Island
New York
St. Mark’s School
Southboro
Harvard College
Hasty Pudding Institute
Spee
Varsity
N.R.O.T.C
Concord Police Chief Takes Annual Vacation
Lincoln resident Leo Algeo police chief in Concord is on his regular vacation. A Concord High School football and baseball alumnus and Army veteran, he lives on Virginia Road.
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Concord
Leo Algeo
Lincoln
Virginia Road
Walden Pond Diver Rioux Remains Paralyzed but Improves
Goncord Jacques Rioux a 22 year old former Waltham High hockey player who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1949 Walden Pond diving accident has recovered enough to travel from Sutton Quebec to New York to visit his sister. He still uses a wheelchair and remains paraplegic though he can paint with his arms and teach French. His mother Mrs Alice L Rioux of Waltham notes he was at Emerson Hospital for some time after the injury and faces life with limited mobility.
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Goncord
Jacques Rioux
Waltham
Lake Walden
Sutton
Quebec
New York
Alice L. Rioux
Young
Rioux
Emerson Hospital
Motorists urged to drive carefully on busy holiday weekend
Concord motorists planning trips for the long weekend are urged to exercise caution as officials from the Registry of Motor Vehicles report the upcoming weekend could be the largest traffic period of the summer. Registrar King orders extra staff and police cooperation to reduce accidents.
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Concord
Registry of Motor Vehicles
King
Cooper
Bath Becomes NC’s First Incorporated Town
Bath, established up to 1705, is identified as the first incorporated town in North Carolina in historic records. The note marks Bath’s early municipal status and its place in colonial Carolina.
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Bath
North Carolina
Inmate Back From Nashua as Dover Hudson Returns
West Concord Col John C Dolan and Officer John T Algeo retrieved Robert F Hudson 19 from Nashua New Hampshire where he escaped Friday from the Massachusetts Reformatory dormitory. Hudson was taken back to the institution after surrendering without resistance. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Hudson of 1144 Orchard Street Salem. He had received a five year indeterminate sentence in Essex County Salem Court on March 29.
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West Concord
John C. Dolan
Massachusetts Reformatory
John T. Algeo
Nashua
New Hampshire
Robert ‘F. Hudson
Reformatory
Essex ‘County
Salem
Hudson
Orchard Street
Local Draft Board Sets Six-Quota for September
The Concord-Board No. 114 Selective Service at 7 Commonwealth Avenue announces a new six man quota for September. Assignment date is September 20. The large quota follows several months of higher enlistments keeping numbers down.
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Concord—Board No. 114
Commonwealth “Avenue
Concord
Trinity Church Concord Services At Trinity Episcopal Elms Street
Sunday services at Trinity Episcopal Church Elms Street include Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. and a sermon by Rector Rev. William H. Clark at 11:00 a.m.
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Concord
Trinity Epigcopal Church
Elms Street
William H. Clark
Final of Summer Services Sunday in West Concord
The last of the summer series of Protestant union services will be held Sunday September 2 at 9 30 in the West Concord Union Church. Rev Edwin B Nylen will preach an appropriate sermon and music by organist Mrs Nina Lind will accompany. A duet by Mrs Meryl Snow and Cyril Perkin of West Concord is featured.
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West Concord
West Concord Union Church
Trinitarian Congregational
Union Church
Edwin B. Nylen
Nina Lind
Meryl Snow
Cyril Perkin
Tar Truck Blaze Ignites on Concord Pike
Firemen were summoned Monday afternoon to a tar truck fire on the Concord Turnpike Route 2. The blaze was dramatic but foam cooled it quickly. Chief Harry E. Tuttle reported only minor damage. One firefighter, Carl Afitierson, received a slight burn treated by a doctor.
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Concord
Concord Turnpike
Route 2
Harry E. Tuttle
West Concord
Cenitral Station
Carl Afitierson
Sea Scout Camp Guest Weekend in Concord
Concord Sea Scouts camped overnight Saturday and Sunday with Edgar F. Clark at 257 Main Street. Mrs Marie Rall Berger and her sister Miss Elizabeth C Rall are visiting their son Dr John J Berger at 376 Main Street West Concord.
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Concord
Concord Sea Scouts
Edgar F. Clark
Main Street
Marie Rall Berger
New Rochelle
New York
Elizabeth C. ‘Rall
John J. Berger
West Concord
Temporary Quarters For Lower Grades In Concord
Concord schools set temporary rooms for primary grades as work on new buildings continues. Kindergarten and first through sixth grades relocate to basement, portable, and upper floor spaces in Concord and West Concord. Schools plan revised schedules with start times ranging from 7:15 to 9:15 a.m. and milk sales in classrooms.
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Concord
Concord Public Schools
Peter Bulkeley
Pete Bulkeley
West Concord
Crable
Concord Schools
Peter Hance
Indergarten
Lp.m
Petley
Faculty Of Public Schools Meet Tuesday September Fourth
The faculty of public schools will convene on Tuesday September 4 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Teachers from various departments will gather to prepare for the opening term and acquaint themselves with materials and plans for the start of school.
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Faculty of Public Schools
Dow Jr Plans Return After Vacation From Bank Post
Walter E. Dow Jr a vice president at a Boston bank remains on vacation and will resume duties next week pending reassignment or new duties after the break
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Walter E. Dow, Jr
Ole Mathboro” Road
Boston Bank
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