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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment hints at town politics over funding use and local officials. Mentions include a legal decision by the attorney general, a town officer, and discussions of school expenses and a planned plant, but the text is unclear and incomplete.
The board will close at a set time for bets and mail delivery. On the follow date December 31, service will end or shift as noted. This notice outlines the closure and timing for stakeholders and customers.
Concord welcomes eight Hungarian refugees arriving from East Boston. A Friday ceremony at Old North Bridge features Brown and Mrs. Robb with Stedman Buttrick Jr addressing in Hungarian. Sunday service and public tours follow as the town opens to the refugees.
Carlisle and Concord formed regional high school planning committees chaired by Dr. Bruce S. Ole and Miss Doreen I. Young. Carlisle members include Charles Evans and William Shumway. Concord members include Frederick J. Robbins and William Lochman. They will study a $3.5 million regional high school to be built in Concord and report to town meetings.
Concord town plans committee met December 11 at the Town House with all members present. The group unanimously voted to have the director or a substitute from the state division of planning attend to discuss next steps.
Firemen from West Concord and Central were summoned before noon Sunday to 7 Sudbury Road for an attic fire at the Ellis residence. The blaze was confined to the attic with origin undetermined and estimated damage in the several hundred dollar range per Fire Chief Barry A. Patterson.
Concord-Walter Guild of Coolidge reported Sunday that a wife misplaced a valuable diamond ring worth 1005 dollars on the Mill Dam likely between Harvard Trust Company and Middlesex Institution for Savings. The finder is asked to return the ring with thanks.
First Lieutenant Robert H Daly Jr of Concord now flies with the 11th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Duluth Air Base Minnesota. He flies Convairs the widely used F-102A all weather jet interceptor. The 11th FIS part of the 343rd Fighter Group protects the northern U S from potential air attacks. Daly attended Concord High School and Dartmouth College and also serves as the base hockey coach.
The James J Mansfield Post No 158 A L holds its annual Christmas party for the children of Concord and West Concord next Sunday at 1 30 p m in the Veterans Building. Santa will visit and refreshments, entertainment and gifts are planned. Vice Commander Philip L Smith leads the event with help from past commanders and local officials soliciting donations from townspeople.
A third anniversary mass for the late Chief William G. Ryan will be held at St. Bernard’s Church at 7 o’clock on Saturday morning. The public is welcome as Christmas Day marks three years since his death.
Concord town reports a large caravan to aid Hungary from Bedford and nearby communities. Lawrence A. Murray led three trucks and a trailer plus three cars carrying 20 boxes of clothing bound for Vienna via New York. Local firms donated transport and packing services. many towns contributed clothing and volunteers.
Local post offices in West Concord and Concord will stay open tonight Friday and Saturday until 6 PM The West Concord office extends to 7 PM and the Concord office to 8 PM tonight and tomorrow This year's mailing volume is expected to be the highest on record.
The planning board hopes General George F. Fingold will review his September 14 decision denying approval of a town bylaw for re zoning a strip of land off Lowell road. The June 18 special meeting voted to re zone, but Fingold’s office denied it. The 1952 amendment limits his review, prompting the selectmen and board to urge Rep. John M. Eaton Jr. to file legislation allowing towns court action if the attorney general acts arbitrarily or capriciously.
Concord announces the part time bill paying service at the Harvey Wheeler School started last July will be discontinued due to lack of interest and support. Daily payment amounts ranged from 8 to 1500 dollars with checks common, leading the board to conclude mail payments suffice.
The Concord Lions Club will host its annual Christmas party this Friday evening at the new venue. Arkansas ranks fifth in the nation in strawberry production.
The effort neared its target but did not reach the full $76,035 goal set in October. Concord residential reached 110 percent of its quota while West Concord hit 108 percent, showing strong local support despite overall shortfall.
Concord longtime realtor Fred Tower Boyd of Seven Star Lane has been nominated as the new district governor for the Rotary District 1967 to 1958. He is backed by the Concord Rotary Club and will travel to Zurich to be inducted into the Rotary International. He serves as past Concord club president, chamber director, and is a World War I veteran.
At the Middlesex County Assessors Association annual meeting in Lexington on Tuesday, Ivan D. Servais of Concord was named to the executing committee and former selectman. John F. Brown of Bedford was elected treasurer, with Fred and other executives also serving on the committee.
A garbled report notes Concord responded to a trailer truck crash near Route 2 last Saturday. The brief mentions a slight injury and ongoing response efforts.
Local churches announce Christmas observances including midnight masses at St Bernard's and Our Lady Help of Christians with carols led by organists. Holy Day schedules span Tuesday with multiple masses and Monday confessions. Church schools and pageants frame the season with special concerts and a farewell sermon for Rev. Daniels.
Concord Ludvig Petersen 70 died after a month long illness at New England Baptist Hospital Boston He was born July 11 1886 in Fredrakstad Norway and had lived in Concord and West Concord and most recently Sudbury Burial will be in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Fragmentary OCR notes show a care event in Concord with a time placeholder indicating January 4 at 8 o clock. Names, venues, or organizers are unreadable. Further readable details are unavailable.
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