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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
1
Gold and diplomacy mingle in wartime notes across Washington
The piece discusses Nellie Tayloe Ross directing the mint amid wartime shifts in gold reserves, noting a $23,000,000 Fort Knox stash and a possible move of gold. It mentions Eisenhower's Africa trip with gold, Ross’s political trail, and diplomat George Wadsworth's Middle East assignments, framing wartime finance and policy as pivotal concerns.
Concord Briefs Highlight Local School and Community News
Concord reports attendance at the State teachers and coaches meeting in Boston with Track Coach Ralph Ward joining as a new member. Christmas party planned by James J. Mansfield Post 158 for Concord and West Concord children next Tuesday at the Veterans Building. Advent services preacher Rev Charles R Peck at West Concord Union Church. Wendy Barbara born Nov 25 at Lowell General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Charles B Cooke. War Bond won by William R Lawrence of Assabet Avenue. Sea Scouts hosted a dance at Harvey Wheeler School. Red Cross Blood Plasma samples taken from over 400 inmates at a Boston center for wounded soldiers. Various military service updates include Lions Club members in service and Concord Reformatory staff. Several residents on leave or stationed, with multiple Army Air Corps, Navy, and Army postings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Mansfield Post
A. L. No. 158
Children of Concord
West iConcord
Veterans’ Building
Rothwell N. MacRae
William R. Lawrence
Assabet Avenue
Michael J. Dee
Concord Reformatory
Red Cross
Boston
West Concord
Widow of Fla Millett Dies After Long Concord Residency
Mrs Elizabeth Mord Millett 59 of Oak Road widow of Frederick Strickland Millett died suddenly Wednesday and funeral services were held at the First Parish Unitarian Church. Rev Perry Daniels officiated with burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. She was born in Cowansville Quebec and lived in Concord over 45 years. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Ralph A Smith of Kansas City and Mrs George Hall of Cambridge and brothers Clem ent R Ford of Sharon Conn and George Ford of Cowansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Elizabeth (Mord) Millett
Oak Road
Frederick Strickland Millett
First Parish Unitarian Church
Ead Ward Perry Daniels
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Boston
Millett
First
Ralph A. Smith
Kansas City
Missouri
George Hall
Cambridge
Clement R. Ford
Sharon
Connecticut
George Ford
Cowansville
Concord Men Enter Army Service
Concord draft board announces that eleven local men have passed physicals and left December 15 for Fort Devens to begin active duty. The list includes Benjamin F Kenney, Thomas A Hill, William T Corkum, Richard E Peterson, Fortunato Rizzitano, Joseph J Marrabella, John J Hopkins, Walter H Flannery, Kin g Mullaney, John J McGarry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
West ‘Concord
Concord Draft Board
Fort Devens
Benjamin Franklin Kenney
Virginia Ra
Thomas Anthony Hill
Fairhaven Rd
William Thomas Corkum
Bedford Ct
Richard Eward Peterson
Monument St
Fortunato Rizzitano
Who Is Too Busy to Work for Red Cross
Concord Chapter of the American Red Cross seeks volunteers to meet a 172 500 dressings quarterly quota. To date 54 000 dressings have been made, but turnout has dropped with average attendance 40 to 45. Wounded American servicemen in North Africa New Guinea and Guadalcanal need these supplies now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concorde Chapter
American Red Cross
Red Cross
North Africa
New Guinea
Juadalcanal
Emerson Hospital November report by Superintendent Price
Emerson Hospital superintendent Edwan D. Price presents the November report detailing surgical and medical case totals and methods. The brief summary outlines patient load and procedures in the hospital’s month end accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cdhcard
Edwan D. Price
Emerson Hospital
W B Hunter Long Illness
Lincoln resident W B Hunter Long 72 died at home December 8 after a long illness. A retired civil engineer, he served on the New York City Board of Water Supply and lived in New York for 30 years before retiring three years ago. Funeral services were held at his home officiated by Rev Charles M Styron. burial in Lincoln cemetery. He is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln—Willam &. Hunter
Lincoln Road
Lincoln
New York City
Lincoln Cemetery
Avife
Concord MWDC Opens School of Instruction
Concord Company MWDC opens a three hour school at the State Armory under Captain Dorothy Macone. Lectures on mobile casualty and chemical warfare precede drill and sense training. Two corporals receive rank increases. enlistments open for women 18 to 60 in Mobile Casualty Canteen and Communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Company
M.W.D.C
State Armory
Dorothy Macorie
Caroline
Farnsworth
Corp
Margaret Lothrop
Set
Hdith Monsen
Dorothy Macone
Astre “Horne
Pyt. Oe Thomassen
Horne
Resion
Region IV
Maconde
Aevera
State Guard
M.W.D.C. O
Harvey
Wheeler School
West Concord
Lowell
Red Cross
Veterans
Dorothy Maconee
Call Concord
Advanced Ambulance Course Led by Robert J Carson in Concord
Concord All First Riders who completed the Standard Course may enroll in the Advanced Course led by Robert J Carson of West Concord. A former British Army ambulance worker and reformatory officer, Carson provides extra training beyond Red Cross offerings. The five-evening course started December 15 at 7 30 p m in Peter Bulkeley School auditorium, with no fee. books and bandages sold if not brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Robert J. Carson
West Concord
Carson
Red Cross
Peter Bulkeley School
Marines Enlist Local Man From Columbus Area
William Franklin LaHitt has joined the U S Marines and left last week for boot camp for preliminary training. A 1942 graduate of the local high school Keighte of Columbus enters the armed forces as the twelfth member of the class to enlist. A red Bregoli has left the Navy, completing a service transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Franklin LaHitt
Street J
U.S. Marines
Southern
Keighte
Columbus
Concord Youth Wounded in Action in War News
Private First Class Matthew Cullinane Jr. of West Concord was wounded in action. He is 20, the eldest of 10 children, enlisted in the Marine Corps last January and was overseas since April, with believed st ation in the Solomon Islands. His parents were notified by telegram and urged to withhold location details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Matthew J. Cullinane
Damon Street
Matthew, ° Jr
Young Cullinane
Marine Corps
Solomon Islands
Eee
George Heyliger
Concord’s
Sachem Council Plans Annual Scout Meeting January 16
The Sachem Council of Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual meeting January 16 at Belmont High School. The program includes a 4:30 pm business session presided by Major George K. Saurwein, followed by an 6:30 pm banquet and guest speaker. Attor ney Whitfield W. Johnson chairs the program committee with district representatives assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Sachem Council
Boy Scouts ‘of America
Belmont High School
Whitfield W. Johnson
Water Own
George K. Saurwein
Mr. Johnson
Joseph P. Donelan
Arlington
Harold T. Handley
Lexington
Charles R. Voigt
Andrew J. Raymond
Eraid I. .Sawyer
Francis J. Carey
Watertown
Seth T. Gano
Belmont
Cedric G. Chase
Waltham
Mrs Forbes Heads OES Chapter Here
Concord Hawthorne Chapter of the OES held its annual meeting at the Masonry Temple. New officers elected include Ruth E Forbes as worthy matron Rothwell N MacRae as worthy patron Emily Taylor as associate matron Frederick W Taylor as associate patron Cora MacLeod as secretary Eleanor Lawrence as conductor Ruth E MacRae as associate conductress and retiring matron Elizabeth D Reid as marshal. Installations set for January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Hawthorne
Masonry Temple
Ruth E. Forbes
Rothwell N.macrae
Emily Taylor
Frederick. W. Taylor
Aljean N. Doty
Cora MacLeod
Eleanor . Lawrence
Ruth. E. MacRae
Elizabeth D. Reid
MacRae
Macone Completes Pre-Flight Course at SAAC
A large class concluded an intensive pre-flight program at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center and departed for primary flying schools to train as combat aircrew pilots. Among 51 cadets from Massachusetts, Aviation Cadet Robert Ma- from 9 Long Street, son of Mr and Mrs Nicholas R Ma- was identified in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
San Antonio
Moynihan Seaman Receives Ward Duties Notice
Seaman Paul Vincent Moynihan is assigned ward duties at the home of Mr and Mrs T Pronk in New York. The notice appears in local records detailing service and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Vincent Moynihan
Honor Rolls List Local Firemen Serving in Armed Forces
Concord fire stations in Central and West Concord have posted honor rolls recognizing eight members serving in the military. Seven names currently appear. John G. Webb of Walden Street will be added after reporting for Navy duty last week. Other listed names include Hiking B. Johnson, Edward J. McGrath, Ralph B. Peterson Jr., Holger F. Olsen, Gerald R. Dee, T. Francis Coyne, and Charles F. Doyle, with service branches ranging from Army to Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
West Concord
John G. Webb
Walden Street
Navy
Hiking B. Johnson
Bedford Street
Army
Edward J. McGrath
Davis Ct
Army Air Corps
Ralph B
Three Concord Men Bag Deer in Warwick Hunt
Three Concord men bagged deer last Saturday at Warwick. Chief of Police William G. Ryan, John McWalter, and Leonard Flannery led the party, with Patrolman Jor Mullen also present. Flannery, age 17, enjoyed his first prize deer as the two groups chased does about 200 yards apart and drove them toward each other. one doe escaped while the others claimed their prizes in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Warwick
William G. Ryan
John McWalter
Leonard Flannery
Chief Ryan
McWalter
Jor Mullen
Young Flannery
Thomas Burke
An Sie ‘Mascarigilo
Dowk
30th Anniversary Celebration for West Coucona Meder Couple
Mr and Mrs Jacob Meder of 6 Pine Street celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Nelson in Maynard. The event coincided with Mr Meders 1st birthday. Guests included the Nelson family Mary of Stow Irving Nelson of Maynard Edward Carlson and Barbara Carlson of Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Coucona
Jacob Meder
Pine Street
Carl Nelson
Maynard
Méder
Christian Nelson
Mary of
Stow
Irving Nelson
Edward Carlson
Barbara
Concod
Concord appoints L D Weidner scoutmaster of Troop 49
L D Weidner newly arrived resident of Concord is named Scoutmaster of Concord Boy Scouts Troop 49. Charles Warner remains assistant Scoutmaster and Ralph F Ward continues with the ex Plover troop. A Rover Group forms under Andrew J Raymond. troop meets Fridays at Peter Bulkeley School Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
L. D. Weidner
Old Road
Acre
Charles .Warner
Ralph F. Ward
Andrew J. Raymond
Peter Bulkeley
Concord Woman Enters Household Nursing School
Concord resident Gladys Wum bokit daughter of Mrs Rosanna Wumboldt has entered The Household Nursing Association Training School for Attendant Nurses. She will study household management and cooking for eight weeks at the Newbury Street Poston headquarters before a year of bedside nursing training at an affiliated hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Gladys Wumbokit
Rosanna Wumboldt
Thoreau Street
Household‘Nursing Association
Newbury Street
Poston
Public nuisance eyed in Sudbury town bylaw breach
Police Chief Melaa ner will take the matter into court against those who have dumped tin cans and refuse along the town streets in breach of the by-laws. The aide of the department will assist in enforcing the rule against such trash dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Wat
Melaaner
West Concord Man Reported Killed In Action Nov 26
Mrs. Gertrude M Dunn Bell, wife of Percy R Bell of Laws Brook road, received word from the Secretary of War that her son, Sergeant Kenneth J Dunn, 28, was killed in action on November 26 while defending his country. He belonged to Concord Company H, 182nd Infantry and had been stationed in New Caledonia in the Southwest Pacific area before transfer. He would have turned 24 on the 23rd of the month. He was born in Malden and worked at Emerson as an assistant maintenance man before enlisting. He was an altar boy at Our Lady Help of Christians and served at Camp Winters before deployment. Surviving are his mother, a stepfather, four brothers and two sisters. A memorial service was held with James J Mansfield Post 168 in attendance. The community extends deep sympathy to the Bell family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Nellie Tayloe
Ross
Potlight
Mint
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Africa
Uncle Sam
Andre
American
Husd
Wyoming
Mabel Willebrandt
Ruth van Owen
Frances Perkins
Abbott
St. Joseph
Tennessee
Kentucky
Wilm Bradford Ross
Paris
Tenn
Aha
Tayloe
George
Amose
West Concord
Concord National Guard
Emerson Se Awny
Our Lady Help of
Das ‘Delong
Camp
Winte
Saent
Beader
Concord
Kiky
Pacific
Distinguished guest visits Concord Rotary meeting
The Concord Rotary Club held its 476th weekly noon meeting at the Colonial Inn dining hall with guests from Concord and nearby areas. Peruvian guest Carbajal toured Rotary clubs in the region and spoke warmly. the prior night Boston hosted a dinner in honor of President Cathderal. Phillip M Johnson Arlington Scout Executive spoke on Scouting in these times, presented by Morton R. Seavey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord ‘Rotary
Colonial Inn
Lex
Aie Carbajal
Peru
Rotary
Concord Rotarians
Boston
Cathdral
Aéeting
Philip M Johnson
Arlington
Sachem Council
Morton R. Seavey
Yule Briefs The Christmas Traditions Around the World
Bethlehem Pennsylvania marks Christmas history through Puritan reforms and town rituals. Poles call Christmas Boze Narodzenie meaning Gods Nativity. Australians celebrate with picnics and outdoor trips. Shoes replace stockings in France Spain and Holland. Carols originated in Britain by wandering musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Spain
Holland
Britain
Drunken Driver Arrested After Gasoline Fire
In Concord a man named Edward A Welcome lost control of a car early Monday morning on Lexington Street. He struck a match near a bottle of gasoline causing a flash and small blaze. police found him inebriated and charged him with driving under the influence and drunken storage of gasoline. He was fined $50 for operating under the influence and $10 for drunken storage, with failure to pay leading to remand to the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Edward
Hisshoniell Street
Lexington
Howard
A. Wilson
Training at Ware Hospital Concord-Miss Easter
Fragmentary report notes a son and daughter of Mrs Ca and Bedford tied to a six weeks course at a Household Nursing Training Group. Mentions Miss Anderson transferred to Lane Hospital Ware for bedside instruction amid mildly ill patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
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Ferdinand Carbajal
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