Fire in Concord Area Causes Injuries and Disruptions
Local news describes a fire near Lane and a collision on the Concord Turnpike. Ise L. Apthrop, 67, of this town, sustained injuries with head and back trauma. Other victims include a Lowell rider in a truck. Concord Congregational Church and school schedules are noted for December.
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Ise L. Apthrop
New Concord Supar
Vrs Apthep
Emerton Hos
C. Carpender
Ton Strest
Lowell
Mrs Smith Hosts Ellis Island Fund Drive In Local Event
The Regent Mrs Herbert B. Smith presided and hostesses included Mrs Walter M Bush chair man and Mrs T Mason along with Mrs Wendell Raymond and Mrs John J Watson Contributions for Ellis Island were received by Mrs Wendell P Raymond chair man
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Herbert B. Smith
Walter M. Bush
T. Mason
Wendell Raymond
John J. ‘Watson
Ellis Island
Wendell P. Raymond
Corinthian Lodge installs new officers at meeting
Corinthian Lodge, A F and A M, met in Masonic Temple Monday and exemplified the new officers. During the social hour refreshments were served and H. Brown, chairman of the Concord selectmen, spoke on Modern Home Building to the members.
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Corinthian Lodge
Masonic Temple
H. Brown
Concord Selectmen
Concord Woman's Club Christmas Meeting Recalls Donations
At the First Parish vestry on Monday the Concord Woman's Club held its Christmas gathering led by Mrs Wheeler. Members contributed jams to the Emer son hospital, supporting local charitable aid.
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Concord Woman's Club
Wheeler Jams
Emerson Hospital
Christmas Play A Good Apple Vendor Ado in Cast
The review praises Marjorie Mc Adoo as the Jewish Girl and Virginia Rider as the Soldier for vivacity and good judgment in a Christmas play. The ensemble is commended for steady performances and overall excellence.
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Concord
Marjorie McAdoo
Virginia Rider
Annual Christmas Fair At Concord Union Church
Concord Union Church hosted a well attended Christmas fair in the church building decorated by Mrs William A Rodday and Mrs John Leighton. President Mrs Herbert L Day directed the event with committees overseeing aprons candy fancy articles foods handkerchiefs miscellaneous and ice cream. afternoon tea and supper were managed by Mrs John Leighton and Mrs Frank A Cleaves. The Harvey Wheeler school orchestra under Miss Mary Hartnett presented a praised concert with solo vocal and instrumental numbers.
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Concord Union Church
William A Rodday
John ‘Leighton
Herbert L Day
Ronald S MacKenzie
William
A. Rodday
Murdock MacLeod
Frank C .Leighton
Frank H Hewitt
Warren
Rice
James E Flynn
Mies
Laura . Batt
Frank S. Walker
Jed Gale
John Leighton
Frank A Cleaves
Harvey Wheeler School Orcestra
Mary Hartnett
Mrs OBrien Heads Ke Whist Prize List
Mrs Alice M O'Brien led prize winners at the whist party for Concord Lodge of Evening at Birks Hall with Charles R Miller in charge. Other winners included Mrs M E Clahane El Rankin William McDermott Mrs Mary Kelly Reginald Perry Ida F Dickey Mrs William Foss and John Powers. A big Christmas turkey and chicken whist is planned at Bike Hall Monday evening December 9th with plenty of turkeys and chickens expected.
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Alice M O'Brien
Concord Lodge
Birks Hall
Charles R Miller
M E Clahane
el Rankin
William McDermott
Mary Kelly
Reginald Perry
Ida F Dickey
William Foss
John Powers
Bike Hall
Sunday Sermon at West Concord Union Church
Rev. Alfred W Stone preached on loyalty to Christ and His Church during the morning service at West Concord Union Church. The choir, directed by C Waldo MacWilliams, sang with Miss.
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Alfred W Stone
West Concord Union Church
Christ
C. Waldo MacWilliams
Just a Starter
Uncle Eben defends a timid chicken thief with a wry joke saying more courage could turn him into a holdup man. The line hints at local humor and attitudes toward petty crime in the era.
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Uncle Eben
Woman Loses 17 Pounds on Kruschen Salt Regimen
Mrs. Robert Hickey of Roseville California credits Kruschen Salts with a 17 pound loss in six weeks after following her doctor's advice. She reports taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning as directed.
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Robert Hickey
Roseville
Calif
Hickey
Birth of son at Emerson hospital and local notices
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Savage on the birth of their second son at Emerson hospital Tuesday December 3. Prank Rideout of Winthrop Street West Concord confined to his room. Mrs Join Brown recovering strength at Emerson hospital after recent illness. At a James Mans meeting community course discusses mental economic burden. Wright Cleaners and Dyers notes management shift while Box 13 reports a chimney fire at Miss Wetherbee’s Highland street home and an automobile shed fire at Punkatassett farm Monument street. Damage was slight.
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H Rideout
Winthrop Street
West Concord
Join D Brown
Emerson
James J Mans
Gdewellyn T Savage
Frances Keyes
Monument Street
Emerson Hospital
Wright Cleansers and Dyers
Lilla Wetherbee
Highland Street
Concord
Punkatassett
Gordon Hutchins
Monument _ street
Concord Musical Club Luncheon Musicales
The Concord Musical Club met for a luncheon musicale on Tuesday December 3 at the home of a member. Mrs Seabury T Short and Mrs Guy Moulton sang two French duets and a group of club members performed unusual Christmas carols.
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Concord Musical Club
Seabury T Short
Guy Moulton
Concord Rotary Club Hosts Talk on Earthquakes
The Concord Rotary Club featured an interesting and instructive talk about earthquakes. The speaker explained fault lines, seismic risk, and preparedness measures for communities in the region.
Amateur Night Cash Prizes At West Concord Event
A public notice lists cash prizes for an amateur night at Concord with awards of 5 and 2 dollars. Entries must be received by July 18 at the West Concord post office box 46.
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Concord P
West Concord
Beoo
Evening Event Draws Laughs and Warm Response
Reading from a muddled report, attendees praised a gathering led by Master Joseph A and Mrs Alice E, with refreshments noted. The evening was declared a grand success as merriment filled the room and all present voted in favor of the event.
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Alice Ee
Joseph
Creerhing
Marseillaise Emerges From a Strasbourg Soiree
The article recalls Rouget de l'Isle born in Lons le Saunier. In 1792 he served gar rison duty in Strasbourg. During leisure he wrote poetry and music and composed the stirring revolutionary air at a reception hosted by Frederic de Diet. The resulting song became the Marseillaise.
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Lons-le- Saulnier
Jura Mountains
Rhine
Rouget de l'Isle
Strasbourg
Frederic de Dietee
Air Dines
First Church of Christ Scientist Concord Announces Service Details
Burniag services at wad Sun school at 1046 midweek and Wednesday meetings at 7 46. Reading Room hours 2 to 5 p m. December 15 Lesson Sermon theme God the Preserver of Man with biblical citations from Psalms Deuteronomy and the Christian Science text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Church OF Christ ,Scientist
Concord
Burniag
Wad
God the Preserver of Man
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Science
Mary Ecker Eddy
Jesus
God
Mre Elizabeth Morton Hansen Rites Held In West Concord
Mrs Elizabeth Morton Hansen died Thursday after a weeks long illness at 362 Main Street West Concord She was born May 20 1893 in Maynard daughter of George and Mary Morton A nurse she worked at a Rest Home in Stow She married Practical Christian and aided Rev Mr Stone during his family illness The funeral from her home Saturday featured High Mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church with organist Julia Dee and soloist Margaret Hearn Pallbearers were John Connor Thomas Maley James Priest John Moynihan Joseph Donahue and Leo Noonen She is survived by a brother Noble Morton of Maynard and a sister Mrs Richard Kelsey of Maynard.
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Peter Hansen
Mr. Stone
Our Lady Help of Christians’ Church
Ernest Ford
Julia Dee
Margaret Hearn
John Connor
Thomas
Foreign Inventors Helped Shape U S Patents
A Foundation survey shows many key inventions originated abroad and later thrived in the United States patent system. Notable foreigners include John Ericsson of Sweden with the Monitor, Alexander Graham Bell from Scotland who invented the telephone, Nicola Tesla from Austria Hungary, Michael Serb ia, and Charles P. Steinmetz from Germany, highlighting global contributions to American innovation.
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Investors Foundation
United States
America
John Ericsson
Sweden
Alexander Graham Bell
Scotland
Nicola Tesla
Austria-Hungary
Michael Serbia
Charles P. Steinmetz
Germany
Fire Destroys Structure as Browntown Lot Clears
A blaze swept a structure in Brownsville Pa and the site was subsequently cleared. Fire crews battled the flames and secured the area as investigators examined the rubble. Local residents watched as the property was leveled and the lot prepared for redevelopment.
Morning Temperature Extremes Noted in Report
The bulletin lists temperatures from 10 to 11 a m as a high period and notes a low span between 2 and 3 a m. indicating a wide diurnal swing.
Death of Miss Mary A MacEachern in West Concord
Miss Mary A. MacEachern died Friday December 6 at age 79. Born in Cape Breton Nova Scotia she moved to the United States as a teen and lived in Lawrence and West Concord. Funeral Mass held at Our Lady Help of Christians with burial in St Marys cemetery Lawrence. Survived by three nephews and three nieces.
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Mary A. MacEachern
Alexander MacEachern
John D MacEachern
Revere
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Lawrence
Pleasant Street
West Concord
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
John D. MacEacern
Immaculate Conception Church
William F. Shaughnessy
Ernest Ford
John J McGurley
John J Hughes
St. Columbkinle’s _ church
John D. Macachern
Alexander F MacEacern
Ambrose MacEachern
Gloucester
Margaret Alexander
Jessie Greenburg
Jessie Gould
Wakefield
West Concord Woman's Club hosts holiday meeting
The West Concord Woman's Club held a profitable Friday afternoon meeting at Warner Hall with Mrs. Roger Conant presiding. Mrs. John T Rocker hosted a 4& whist party at her Derby Street home, raising funds. A Christmas program is planned for December 20, with members to bring ten cent gifts and Christmas cards for Bedford hospital veterans.
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West Concord
Bedford Hospital
Santa Maria Pinta and Nina Described in Catalog
Catalog notes voyage of 1492 with Santa Maria Pinta and Nina. Details include hull length about 95 feet with 4.12 foot draft and 100 ton burden, crew of 52. Armament listed as about 60 and 40 tons burden for ships with 18 men each.
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Nina
Santa Maria
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Basset Hound and Folsom Man Briefs
The Basset Hound originates in France from the eighteenth century and stands about 14 inches high with a weight of 40 to 50 pounds. It comes in both rough and smooth coats, though the rough variety is rare in this country. The Folsom man refers to a Stone Age people in North America at the end of the Pleistocene, named from artifacts near Folsom, New Mexico, discovered in 1927.
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France
North America
Fostom
N. M
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McCall’s Magazine
World Digest
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Union Church
Concord Rotary Club
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West Concord Woman's Club
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