Concord News Briefs on Local Events and Incidents
Community updates note the CCHS open house and career fair on October 20. A plane cockpit briefcase incident involved A F B Bedford. Local public notices mention town meetings and Grange Fair dates in September. Merger talks and a resignation of Verne Mediar are reported alongside highway safety concerns.
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Concord P. D
Bedford
Yd Bowmar
Allewi
Resig
Verne Mediar
P.d. Mle
U.S
Boston Gas Co
Carlisle
Boxborough
Shirley
Radio bids for Works Department announced
Town Manager Theo Nelson reported two bidders for the works department radio project. Bids from La. 817.231 and G. E. were received. no awards yet. The radio system will aid the highway and light plant units as the department’s first radio installation.
Dee and Dennis altercation noted on Vedford Street
Fragmentary report indicates Charles W. Dee on Vedford Street engaged with Dennis after a several weeks dispute. Details and exact actions are unclear due to damaged text.
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Charles W. Dee
Vedford Street
Have
Dennis On
Concord Selectmen Approve Three New Stop Signs
At a Monday meeting the Concord board approved three new stop streets Heywood Street west and southwest Sudbury Road at Fitchburg Pike and Virginia Road at Old Bedford Road. The board also signed an amendment to traffic rules and by laws. The New England Tel and Tel Company received permission to locate six poles on Farmers Cliff Road off Lowell Road. Foreman George T Barrett Sr and staff from the municipal light plant were present. Russell S Eldridge was on vacation.
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Concord—Selectmen
New Fangland Tel. & Tel. Company
Farmer's Cliff Road
Lowell Road
George T. Barrett
Russell S. Eldridge
Heywood Street
Sudbury Road
Fitchburg Turnpike
Virginia Road
Old Bedford Road
Four Injured In Acton Crash
Four people were injured in a Sunday early crash on Route 2A near Harris Street involving a Ford sedan and a Ford pickup. Juvenile sedan driver sustained neck and left leg injuries while Leopold A Coupal of Groton, 53, in the pickup, had neck chest and ankle injuries. Larry G Arnold 18 Jorge Village chest injuries Beatrice M Canada face and hip injuries. Sergt. David W. Scribner investigated.
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Acton
Harris Street
Edward J. Collins, Jr
Leopold A. Coupal Groton
Gers
Larry G. Arnold
Jorge Village
Beatrice M. Canada
David W. Scribner
Students Urged to Register Early
Concord new students and high school students in Carlisle or other districts are urged to register before school opens. Registrations can be done at the principal's office weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Early registration reduces wasted time on opening day and ensures records are in order. It gives students time to discuss and plan programs without first day pressure.
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Concord
Carlisle
Emblem Club Members Hold Lincoln Lawn Party for Charity
Concord Emblem Club No 206 past president Concord Ethel Cook hosted a lawn party at her Lincoln home Saturday to raise funds for the club’s winter charity work. Next meeting September 21 at 8 PM will honor District Deputy Edith ONeil.
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Concord
Ethel Cook
Concord Emblem Club, No. 206
Lincoln
Edith O'Neil
K of C Dedicate Flagpole At Rose Hawthorne School
Concords Cord Council No 287 dedicates a flagpole donated to Rose Hawthorne School on Labor Day at 1 p.m. Rt Rev John A York St Bernard s pastor and council chaplain will take part along with Grand Knight elect Joseph O Malley and school faculty. Public welcome.
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Concord
Concord Council
K. of C
Rose Hawthorne School
John A. York
St. Bernard's
Joseph O'Malley
Merchants to Decide Opening Night Policy in Concord
Concord merchants plan a Monday meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to decide if stores should remain open one night per week. The commercial committee will meet at Howard Johnson's at 6 30 p m with Robert B Lightbody presiding to determine whether Thursday or Friday best suits the townspeople and shopkeepers.
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Concord
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Committee
Howard Johnson's
Robert B. Lightbody
Bedford Opens Bedford Local Schools for 1962 63
Teachers report Tuesday and all schools reopen the next day as Bedford outlines the 1962 63 schedule with high school hours from 8 to 2 and five elementary school sessions. Enrollment is forecast at 2100, about 260 higher than last year, with possible new construction for elementary needs. Eleven buses will be operated by William J. Martine.
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Bedford
William J. Martines
Center
Page
Davis
Bedford Youth Believed Victim Of Monoxide
After two days of district attorney police and medical examiner review Herbert W. Cole an 18 year old from Bedford was found dead on his Davis Road driveway. Autopsy showed more than 50 percent carbon monoxide in his body and officials believe a fall possibly after losing consciousness from fumes contributed to his death. The family planned to attend drag races in Sanford Maine.
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Bedford
District Attorney's Office
Herbert W. Cole
Davis Road
John A. Droney
Young Cole
Cole
John McBey
Howard E. Robinson
Concord
Donald Bunson
John Cahallane
Sanford
Coles
Concord Board of Appeals Grants Limited Soil and Land Divison Requests
The Concord Board of Appeals issued decisions after a public hearing. Ferigno and Walker Builders Inc received permission with restrictions to remove soil land and gravel off Old Marlboro Road near the Concord Sudbury town line. Lawrence J Kenney was approved with restrictions to remove land gravel and loam. Jackson R and Harriet R Garret Barrets Mill Road were allowed to divide land into two parcels though one parcel has less frontage than required.
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Concord — Board of Appeals
Ferigno and
Walker Builders, Inc
Old Marlboro Road
Concord-Sudbury Town Line
Lawrence J. Kenney
Jackson R
Harriet R. Garret
Barrets Mill Road
Two Cars Collide on Route 62 Injuring Three
Acton police report a Sunday crash on Route 62 at 1 55 p m involving a Cadillac sedan driven by Charles W Schwab Sr 69 of Marlborough and a Ford sedan driven by John D MacDonald 26 of Framingham. Schwab suffered neck and possible back injuries and was taken to Emerson Hospital for X rays. MacDonald reported no injuries and his wife Margaret A MacDonald received knee treatment. The Schwab car left the scene, while the MacDonald vehicle required towing to their West Acton garage. Patrolman William J Durkin Jr investigated.
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Acton
Edward J. Collins
Charles W. Schwab, Sr
Marlborough
Emerson Hospital
John D. MacDonald
Framingham
Margaret A. MacDonald
MacDonald
A. & M. Motors
West Acton
William J. Durkin, Jr
Acton's Classes Open Wednesday With Adequate Space
Local schools set to open next week with grades 7 through 12 on Wednesday and grades 1 through 6 on Thursday. A teachers meeting is planned at 10 a.m. followed by regional briefing at 11 a.m. A noon lunch is prepared by Mrs. Anne Rimbach and staff. Supt. William L. O'Connell will greet teachers at 1:30 p.m. Enrollment is expected to reach 15272, described as adequate for the time.
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Acton
Anne Rimbach
William L. O'Connell
Local Teachers Resign From Area Schools
The past year’s local teachers Broad list including Carol Dorsey Pauline Eaton Sally Glickman Paul Green Mariam Gutwill Parnell Hare Beatrice Humann Denise Jacobson Helen Joerger Fmlen Jones Mary Lanmah Patricia Madden Mary Nummela Katherine Staples Earl Seidman Sylvia Tilly Frederick Tobin and Mary Turley have resigned. Leaves of absence granted to Janice Mudgett and Monica Murphy.
Carlisle Local Schools Open With Expanded Space
Carlisle Local schools begin Wednesday September 6 with an estimated enrollment of 303. Additional classroom space has been created by converting the Spalding School kitchen and former nurse’s room along with the brick schoolhouse, and Union Hall has been acquired. School hours: grades 6 7 8 from 8:35 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and elementary from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
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Carlisle
Spalding
Union Hall
Local Couples Move to Concord Turnpike
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Dee formerly Lois Harrington now reside in Concord turnpike. Mr and Mrs Samuel Melisi of Old Marlboro Road recently returned from a vacation to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
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Thomas P. Dee
Lois Harrington
Lincoln
Concord Turnpike
Samuel Melisi
Old Marlboro Road
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Added Teachers of Intern Staff Begin Duties
Concord adds new interns for the coming school year with Wendy Ann Crouch Ham mond from Lawrence College teaching Grade 6 at Peter Bulkeley School Richard D ids from Williams College teaches English at the junior high Naomi Katz from Wheaton College teaches French at Concord Carlisle Regional High Marlene Lander from Boston University teaches Grade 6 at Peter Bulkeley Deborah Noyes from Mount Holyoke College teaches French at Concord Carlisle Regional High Donald Thomas from Princeton University teaches English at the junior high Harold Berlak Cambridge teaching fellow at Harvard becomes social science specialist at junior high under SUPRAD authority.
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Concord
Wendy Ann Crouch
Hammond
Ind
Lawrence College
Peter Bulkeley
Richard Dids
Chazy
N. Y
Williams College
Naomi Katz
Great Neck
Wheaton College
Concord - Carlisle
Marlene Lander
Cambridge
Boston University
Deborah Noyes
Mt. Holyoke College
Donald Thomas
Princeton University
Harold Berlak
Harvard
Suprad
Newsprint Use Dips For NYU Period in 1961
UPI reports New York newspaper publishers see total newsprint consumption fall in first seven months of 1961 from the record level reached in the same span in 1960. ANPA notes the decline contrasts with prior peak demand and affects production planning.
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New York
UPI
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
New Editorial Page And Weekly Cartoons For Maynard Enterprise
The Maynard Enterprise will debut an editorial page in the Sept. 7 issue with local and national issues. Stan Sypulski will contribute weekly cartoons, and new features include a Yesteryear column recalling 40 30 20 and 10 years ago, Safe Driving guidance, and Your Townsman profiles.
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Maynard
Enterprise Weekly
Stan Sypulski
Central Mass
Enterprise Sun
Marlborough - Hudson
Yesteryear
Concord Public Schools Welcome New Teachers for 1954-55
Concord and Concord-Carlisle High open for the new school year with 34 new teachers joining 25 from last year not returning to Concord Public Schools and nine for Concord-Carlisle High. Enrollments expected at 800 plus with new programs and reassigned students across Alcott Willard Thoreau and Bulkeley schools.
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Concord—Public Schools
Concord-Carlisle High
Alcott
Peter Bulkeley
Ripley
Thoreau
Harvey Wheeler
Willard
Emerson Junior High School
Concord - Carlisle High School
Miss McKinstry
Sheehan
Wicher
Alcott School
Concord - Carlisle High
Concord
Main Street
West Concord
Bedford Street
Light Pole No. 22
Lexington Road
Ridge Road
Cambridge Turnpike
Hawthorne Lane
Ripley School
Concord-Next Selectmen Schedule Change and Road Work Delay
The Sept 11 selectmen meeting replaces the Sept 5 date as announced. Town Manager Theodore M Nelson notes a delay in paving Old Bedford road due to equipment breakdown.
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Concord
Theodore M Nelson
Bedford Road
William Capone
Reed & Barton Silversmiths elects Weeks as vice president
Sinclair Weeks Jr. of Simon Willard Road and son of the former secretary of commerce has been named vice-president of Reed & Barton Silversmiths in Taunton.
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Sinclair Weeks, Jr
Simon Willard Road
Reed & Barton Silversmiths
Taunton
Kindergarten Classes Start Schedule Returns in September
Kindergarten children divided into morning and afternoon groups begin sessions in the first half of the school year. The morning group meets Thursday September 7 and does not attend Friday September 8, while the afternoon group begins Friday September 8. Regular classes start Monday September 11 for both groups.
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Concord
Concord High School staff to meet Tuesday program listed
The Concord Carlisle School will hold the annual faculty meeting Tuesday September 5 at Concord Carlisle High School Auditorium. Dr Theodore Brameld of Boston University will speak on The Central Purpose of American Education. Norman E Dee will preside and Frederick W Mears will greet attendees. Superintendent Robert S Ireland will discuss New Frontiers in schooling. An intermission is planned 230 to 3 00 p m refreshments provided by Concord Teachers Club and Robert B Thorburn.
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Concord
Concord-Carlisle High School
Theodore Brameld
Boston University
Brameld
Norman E. Dee
Old Bedford Road
Concord Teachers Club
Frederick W. Mears
Robert S. Ireland
Robert B. Thorburn
National Educational Policies Commission
Fire alarm triggers false call at Main and Academy
Firemen respond to Box 211 early Monday at 4 a.m. for a mechanical false alarm at the corner of Main and Academy Lane.
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Main
Academy Lane
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Geir i
National Highway Council
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Chamber of
CCHS
Grange Fair
Westbe
Meord
Concord Super
Uccc
Concord State Police
Carl Larsen
Frank S. Giles
P.W.D
Tel. Co
Appeals Board
Ewan W. Fletcher
Kennecott Copper Corp
Kennecott Copper
Lexington
Brooks Dodge
Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co
Route 62
Selectmen
Vienna
Paul
Fawcett Farms
Northboro
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