Twin-Engine Trainer Crash Kills Two Naval Officers
TON Commander 42 and Sanderson 28, both of this town, died when their twin-engine Grumman S2F Tracker crashed near marshlands south of Hingham during a training flight from nearby South Naval Air Station. Gray, the pilot, sent a distress call and the plane lost power five miles from the base. Rescue was impossible due to flames and heat. radar could not track the aircraft in time.
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Sanderson
Conn
Hingham
Gray
MILL DAM PATTER
Local note lists upcoming holidays and tight deadlines for the weekly issue. It recalls Police Chief William G. Ryan’s Christmas Day death, discusses seasonal decorations and postal delays, and mentions town meeting topics including a bridge project and rail line service restoration led by Eugene Kraetzer. JFK mourning period noted.
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Santa
William G. Ryan
Eugene Kraetzer
Concord
B. & M. Railroad
Gene
John F. Kennedy
Concord LWV Thanks Town Clerk for Petition Handling
The League of Women Voters of Concord commends Town Clerk Cornelia Lawrence for handling initiative petitions to remove executive council powers. Her office, with an assistant, spent time checking over 1 800 signatures and returned petitions promptly to the league and secretary of state. The Board of Registrars is also praised for signing the ninety petitions filed.
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Board of Selectmen Town
Concord
Mass
League of Women Voters of
Cornelia Lawrence
Executive Council
League
Board of Registrars
Pete Cleveland to retire from GR Plant in West Concord
A. W. Peter Cleveland will retire from the General Radio (GR) plant in West Concord on December 31. He earned a BS in BE in 1934 and served as supervisor during World War II before moving into purchasing. He became office manager in 1952 and industrial relations manager in 1957, later serving as Lexington Community Chest and Red Cross district director.
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West Concord
A. W. Peter Cleveland
Shorty
General Radio
Pete
Pete Cleveland
Lexington Community Chest
Red Cross
Concord Churches Plan Midnight Masses and Carols
Concord churches announce Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services with multiple masses at St Bernard's Our Lady Help of Christians and Trinitarian Congregational Church. Special music includes Battmann's Mass in F and a Christmas carol concert.
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St. Bernard’s Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Our Lady's
Battmann
Geraldine Albee
Russell Albee
Charles Gibbs
George Colbert
Clara Zawada
St. Bernard's
Trinitarian Congregational Church
H. Barber
Evangelical Free Church
Techergs
Union
Edwin B. Nylen
School Committee Deliberates Denied Williams Site Vote
Concord School Committee reviews town meeting denial of funding for a junior high at Williams site. It plans further site studies and may ask the March Annual Town Meeting to reconsider the December 9 vote.
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Concord
Williams
Pay Off Day Contest in Concord Sponsored by Chamber
The Concord Chamber of Commerce hosts a pre Christmas Pay Off Day with daily drawings. Winners will be posted at Needon's Package Store, Depot Parking Lot, and the Middlesex Institution for Savings lawn. Grand prize is two Bermuda trips announced Monday at 9 a.m. near the Information Booth in Monument Square.
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Concord
Chamber of Commerce
Needdons
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Bermuda
Monument Square
Children Christmas Party Planned by K of C
The Knights of Columbus will host its annual children Christmas party at Monument Hall on Sunday at 5 p.m. William Augello chairs the event with Joseph Gannon and James McNeil assisting. Santa will give gifts after movies and refreshments. parents should bring wrapped gifts. Barbara Hale trained in shorthand to add realism to her Perry Mason role.
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Concord
K. of C
Monument Hall
William Augello
Joseph Gannon
James McNeil
Santa Claus
Barbara Hale
Perry Mason
Parish Meeting House Service At Nine Oclock
A parish meeting at the Meeting House invites the public to attend at nine oclock. The service is open to all residents seeking fellowship and guidance.
Six Assistant Registrars Named to Conduct City Listing
Concord announces a yearly street listing starting Jan. 2 after the holidays. Six assistant registrars Mary P. Sherwood Beatrice L. Shea Ruth C. ONeill Bever ly Bouchard Elizabeth G. Kerr and Marjorie A. Duggan will visit homes to collect name date of birth occupation residence on Jan. 1 1963 and 1964 nationality and citizenship status for all residents 20 years and over. Board members include George T. Brigham Margaret K. Brown Charles H. Doyle Cornelia M. Lawrence.
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Concord
Board of Registrars
Mary P. Sherwood
Beatrice L. Shea
Ruth C. O'Neil
Beverly Bouchard
Elizabeth G. Kerr
Marjorie A. Duggan
Armed Forces
George T. Brigham
Margaret K. Brown
Charles H. Doyle
Cornelia M. Lawrence
Battle of the Budget Moves Through Massachusetts Bill
Selectmen renew lease for St Bernard’s parking lot as part of a continuing budget battle in the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns. The Monday meeting also renewed many licenses including taxis and amusements and extended Fairway hours to 2 a.m. for New Year’s Eve.
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Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns
St. Bernard's
Heating shutdown halts district office operations
The Concord schools office suspended work for the first time this year due to heating deficiencies. A skeleton staff answered phones, and only limited service could be provided as temperatures remained in the 50s.
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Concord
Superintendent of Schools
Voting Machines Arrive In Town For 1964 Elections
Town official Manager Russell Eldridge reports that voting machines have arrived and are expected to be ready for the February Town Election and April primary, with September primary and November election also in consideration.
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Parang
Russell
Eldridge Reports
Ad. m
Concord officials to attend Boston contract signing
Selectmen and Concord Housing Authority members travel to Boston for a 2 pm ceremony marking the signing of the Everett street housing project contract. The 32 unit development now lists a total of 397000 dollars, up from 384000.
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Concord
Concord Housing Authority
Boston
Everett Street
Old Town
Christmas Services and Confession Times Noted
Confessions are scheduled Tuesday from 4 to 5 PM and 7 to 8 PM. Sunday observances include a candlelight service at 5 PM and morning worship at the Congregational Church led by Rev. Dr. Society, with a Unitarian affiliation noted.
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Congregational Church
Dr. Society
Unitarian
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