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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
1
A survey of primary dynamics notes voter apathy and complex intra party battles. The piece links senatorial defeats and party organization to shifts in support for cooperation with the world, highlighting figures like Hillman, Tobey, and Roosevelt.
Concord lodge of Elks meets at BPOE hall on Tuesday at 8. Exalted Ruler Forbes presides. Concord rationing board holds a hearing Monday at the Veterans building. The Evangelical Free Church Young People meet Friday at 8 at Miss Helen Anderson’s Parker Street home. Red Cross surgical dressings room open Tuesday all day and Wednesday 7:30 to 10. Reformatory Officer and Mrs James S. Alexander celebrate a wedding anniversary at 208 Commonwealth Avenue West Concord.
Concord and Bedford Street residents Mr and Mrs Bernard W McGrath announce their son Corporal Charles M McGrath 25 US Army is recovering from wounds received in the D Day invasion. He is at an English base hospital after Normandy where wounded. A veteran of action in the Southwest Pacific from January 1942 and in the European theatre later. He has a brother Robert E McGrath also in the army.
Funeral services for Edwin H Crosby 8 were held in Worcester on Wednesday afternoon. Crosby a long time Concord resident died at his son Harvey Crosby's home Sandy Pond road Concord. Burial in Worcester family lot. Survived by son and granddaughter.
West Concord sergeant Robert W. Brooks a Guadalcanal veteran spoke to the Waltham Lions Club last Wednesday night in the city. He discussed hospitalization and care of veterans in the Southwest Pacific area and recalled over two years overseas before returning last spring.
Last Saturday marked the 98th anniversary of the first train linking Concord and Boston. The initial Lexington to Boston branch opened in 1946 operated by the Lexington and West Cambridge railroad.
Mrs. Elsie reports test ballots mailed to service members from Concord. David B. Williams of the U S Army, now at Shepherd Texas, is noted. About 50 card voters are believed to be in the service, former president of the Concord Young Republicans.
Concord announces the engagement of Miss Janet Wyatter Pierpont of Worcester to Lieut. Humphrey Buttrick Hosmer U S Army Air Corps son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Hosmer of Concord He is a Tufts graduate with Italian front duty and air medal with six oak leaf clusters The couple plan to wed on Sunday September 2 at 4 o clock
The Concord St Bernard C Y O senior baseball team beat St Catherine’s Graniteville 9 2 at Emerson Playground for its second straight win. Randy Caster pitched well with Billy Pearson behind the plate. Healy Coombs and McNiff Barretto Fitzpatrick led both sides in a tight game.
Mr and Mrs Arthur F Tibbetts announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to Harold M Fairbanks son of Mrs Fairbanks both of Concord. Fairbanks recently returned from months overseas in the Southwest Pacific. Both graduates of Concord High School. No wedding date set.
A pro burial high mass of requiem was held at St Bernard's for a Marine killed in the Guam invasion of the Southwest Pacific area earlier this month. Attendees included James J Mansfield post A L Concord Council Knights of Columbus members and Field, with the town flag at Monument Square flown at half staff in tribute.
Concord council Knights of Columbus sent several members to Boston last Tuesday night to host visiting servicemen at the state council headquarters. Attending were Deputy Grand Knight Thomas J. Burke Edward J. Byron Bernard A Mc Kenna and John C. McBreen.
Concord area accepts leadership from Fred T Boyd 35 Lowell Road for the local United War Fund drive with Carl ise Lincoln Carlisle and Jobin Buttrick named to essential roles. The campaign supports Red Feather home front and war services in Concord Carlisle Lincoln area and Boston based Graham Parsons Co.
Mr and Mrs Joseph M Appleby of 6 Devens Street Concord recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Appleby is a businessman in Concord center. The couple have one son two daughters and one grandchild.
The 13th serviceman from Concord, Robert EB Field, 23, of the 0.9 armee corps, was reported killed in action. Word came from Washington that he died during the Guam invasion, with family to be notified. further details to follow.
Concord announces George Cur will lead the high school football program replacing Dalton’s former coach. Cur, once Dalton’s assistant, plans to call out candidates when school opens September 6 and will spend three weeks preparing for classes and the Emerson playground project. Puicherd also gets a new coach as Al Fydenan returns to lead the undefeated card high team.
Anthony F Santora 42 of 17 Maple Street West Concord remains hospitalized after an injury at Garnett Mill. he is reported improving though condition was listed as serious.
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