Leaders named to direct February Heart Drive in three towns
Dr. Sylvester McGinn of the Massachusetts Heart Association announces three general chairmen for the February Heart Drive in Concord West Concord and Lincoln. Mrs. Gordon Smith leads Concord, Elmer Wetherbee heads West Concord, and Mrs. Charles Y. Wadsworth directs Lincoln. The drive supports research education and community services with Heart Sunday on February 26 featuring a door to door collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
West Concord
Lincoln
Heart Fund
Greater-Concord
Sylvester McGinn
Greater Boston
Massachusetts Heart Association
Gordon Smith
Sudbury Road
Fenn School
Elmer Wetherbee
Main Street
Wetherbee
Heart
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Charles Y. Wadsworth
Sandy Pond Road
Wadsworth
Dr. McGinn
United States
Major Gralton Graduates From Army Staff College
Major John D. Gralton of West Concord graduates from the Associate Command and General Staff Officer Course at Fort Leavenworth on December 16. He returns to Lowell where he serves as a correction officer at the Massachusetts Reformatory and is assigned to the 182nd Infantry First Battalion. He and Mrs Gralton with three children reside at 53 Sayles Street, Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
John D. Gralton
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Lowell
182Nd Infantry
Massachusetts Reformatory
Gralton
John
Mary
Patricia
Sayles Street
Mary E. Gralton
Avon Street
Jane R. Povey
John Povey
Coburn Avenue
Collinsville
Deer Crash Kills Animal After Hit Near Concord Home
Zynek J Zagaja of Lynn reports a deer darted into Lexington Road Route 2A near Charles Paine's home Friday night. Police officer Pagano shot the badly injured deer, then summoned Game Warden Joseph Hunchard. Zagaja's car sustained minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Zynek J. Zagaja
Western Avenue
Lynn
Lexington Road
Dominick Pagano
Joseph Hunchard
Franklin
Zagara
Charles Paine
Sunday school party at First Religious Society
Carlisle Sunday school group held a potluch supper and party Friday evening in the Unitarian church. Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Bott led the event with Mrs. Lapham supervising the tree and Mrs. Brothen organizing entertainment. A Walt Disney movie Bear Country was shown. Merry Christmas to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
First Religious Society (Unitarian
Fred E. Robbins
David R. Bott
Everett F. Lapham
Arne Brothen
Bear Country
George Washington on Wrong Bill Causes Secret Service Move
In Hartford Connecticut a package store owner reports receiving a counterfeit one dollar bill with Washington image pasted on a ten dollar design. The Secret Service intervened after discovery of the altered currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Hartford, Conn
Llp
Secret Service
David M .Berman
Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Contracts Set New Records for 11 Months in New England
Dodge Reports show 11 month contracts in New England reach $1.512 billion in 1955, up 17 percent from 1954. Non residential and residential sums rise, heavy engineering exceed 1954 totals, with November 1955 contracts up 36 percent to a record $56.256 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Dodge
James A. Harding
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Concord High School Mixed Chorus Concert Recital
A well attended Concord High School concert and Christmas program was performed Monday evening by the mixed chorus directed by Charles K Yeremian. Soloists included Paul Vienett Nancy Duggan Ellen Friedman Susan Friedman Elizabeth Ogilvie readers were Joyce Nylen and Kevin Grennan. Pianists were Joan Samur and Mary Clahane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord High School
Charles K. Yeremian
Paul Vienett
Nancy Duggan
Ellen Friedman
Susan Friedman
Elizabeth Ogilvie
Joyce Nylen
Kevin Grennan
Joan Samur
Mary Clahane
Population contrast: NYC now far exceeds Columbus era North America
The statement notes that today seven times as many people reside in New York City as occupied all of North America north of Mexico at Columbus arrival. It emphasizes dramatic demographic growth and historical context without detailing sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
North America
Mexico
Columbus
Air Force Man Injured When Car Hits Carlisle Pole
Bedford and Carlisle report an accident on Route 25 near Bedford center injuring 22 year old Air Force airman Frame of Hanscom Field. His 1952 car slammed a utility pole, cutting power to about 30 Carlisle homes for over an hour before Edison crews restored service. Frame was taken to Murphy General Hospital after first aid at Dr. Bergin’s office.
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Bedford
Glenn T. Frame
49Th
Hanscom Field
Carlisle Road
Carlisle
Edison
Frame
John W. Bergin
Great Road
Air Force Ambulance
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Philip Ham
Air Force
49Th Squadron
McNeil & Gould Garage
Sullivan
Bedford Police
Bedford Center
Waldo D. Wilson
George W. Foss
Air Ford Research Center
Nantucket Island
Elwyn Francis
Billerica
AFCRC
Concord Man to Wed Michigan Girl in Nineteenth Century Style
Concord man Stedman Buttrick Jr. and Jessie MacLear Kindel become engaged after Jessie's schooling at Kingswood Cranbrook Bradford Tufts and Boston Occupational Therapy School. Jessie's fiancée is Harvard 1951 graduate and Army veteran with Exeter Academy experience. no wedding date announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Thomas G. Kindel
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Jessie MacLear Kindel
Stedman Buttrick, Jr
Stedman Buttrick
Liberty Street
Kindel
Kingswood School
Cranbrook
Bradford Junior College
Tufts University
Boston School of Occupational Therapy
Buttrick
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard
Phoenix SK Club
Feh Hasty Pudding Institute
U. S. Army
Santa James Acton Man Promoted at Middlesex Extension Event
James As Santa at the Lowell Naval Reserve Battalion 1-10 Christmas party served as Santa while Middlesex County Extension staff promoted several members. Raymond F Poirier of West Acton advanced in Division 1-18 during last week’s meeting and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Jesse James
Middlesex County Extension Staff
Lowell Naval Reserve
Raymond F
Poirier
Willow Street
West Acton
Concord Public Schools Close Friday Noon for Christmas Recess
Local public schools will dismiss at noon Friday for the Christmas recess and resume January 3, 1956. Most private schools in the area are closing at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Firemen Busy in Two Places Saturday Afternoon
Concord firemen battled a grass fire off Lowell Road burning a large area and later responded to a shed fire at the McKenzie residence on Old Road to Nine Acre Corner. Chief Harry A. Patterson said damage was minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Lowell Road
McKenzie
Old Road
Nine Acre Corner
Harry A. Patterson
Miss Nancy Daniels Betrothed to Aldus Chapin in Concord
Concord Sunday tea announced the engagement of Nancy Newell Daniels of Monument street to Aldus Higgins Chapin of New York. Chapin, son of Mrs. Ernest Angell and Vinton Chapin, is a Harvard and Johns Hopkins graduate who served in the U.S. Army. Daniels is a 1949-50 debutante and Boston Junior League member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Rexford Daniels
Monument Street
Nancy Newell Daniels
Aldus Higgins Chapin
New York
Ernest .Angell
Vinton Chapin
Foreign Service
Havana
Cuba
Daniels
Boston
Winsor School
Briarcliff Junior College
Power brothers set to lead Frankfort in 1950
Kenneth Power elected mayor of Frankfort Indiana. Sam Power named county prosecutor. Ray Power, a veteran of the fire department, expected to be named fire chief. The Power family will hold multiple key offices starting January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
Powers
Kenneth Power
Sam
Ray
Fire Department
Government and business own 29 percent of U. S. passenger cars
Government units and business own 29 percent of the passenger cars registered in the United States. The statistic reflects ownership patterns amid broader ownership trends across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Family Sunday in Concord Union Church
West Concords Concord Union Church holds 11 oclock service with all families attending. no church school today. Dana Soberg lights the Christmas candle, the youth choir performs Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand, and new members join. The minister preaches A Time to Remember Others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
West Concord Union
Dana Soberg
J. Fred Engebretsen
Bixby
Albert G. Lind
Lemineng
Purcell
Nazareth
Gounod
Adam
Louise Brooks Engaged to Dominik Lobkowicz
Concord couple announces engagement of Louise Winsor Brooks daughter of Mrs. John Lee Saltonstall to Dominik N. P. Lobkowicz son of Prince and Princess Lobkowicz of River Bend Dover. Louise Brooks a 1950 Concord Academy graduate and Tufts alumna to 1955 and debutante 1950-1951. Dominik Lobkowicz a Brooks School graduate ex U S Air Force and Virginia Architecture student. No wedding date yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
John Lee Saltonstall
Barnes Hill Road
Vincent Club
Brooks School
North Andover
U. S. Air Force
University of Virginia
School of Architecture
Concord DeMolay Meeting Friday
A regular Concord DeMolay meeting is set for Friday night December 23 at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple. Master Councillor Paul Josephson of Bedford will preside and officers will be elected with the second degree conferred. Refreshments will be served and installation of officers will occur in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Molay Chapter
Eldck
Masonic Temple
Paul Josephson
Bedford
Surprise Wedding Anniversary Party For Bedford Couple
Bedford residents Mr. and Mrs. Winfield W. Ricker were honored with a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party at 41 Hancock street. About 30 relatives attended as Mr. Ricker, once a Concord High School track captain, and his wife Frances Isner, welcomed guests and unwrapped a silver dollar Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Winfield W. Ricker
Hartford Street
Ricker
Henry C. Isner
Hancock Street
Frances Isner
Mr. Ricker
Carlisle
Concord High School
Bedford appoints Dana Fitzgerald registrar at East Coast Tech
Dana W. Fitzgerald of Tewksbury is named registrar at East Coast Aero Tech at Bedford Airport effective December 1. He will oversee admissions for aviation technician and pilot training, direct graduate placement, and has prior ties to Lowell and Boston radio, plus roles with the Massachusetts Wing C.A.P. and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Dana W. Fitzgerald
Tewksbury
East Coast Aero Tech
Bedford Airport
John T. Griffin
East Coast Aviation Corp
Fitzgerald
Lowell
Boston
Massachusetts
C.A.P
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Couple Greet First Child in Concord
Mr and Mrs Richard Henry Cipolla welcome their first child a son named Richard Todd Cipolla born December 10 at Norwalk Hospital Grandparents are Harold Cabot Concord and Anna deVille West Englewood NJ Great grandparents are Charles Eveleth and Chilton Cabot Concord The article notes local family connections in Concord
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Richard Henry Cipolla
Susie Lee Cabot
Richard Todd Cipilla
Norwalk Hospital
Harold Cabot
Anna deVille
West Englewood
New Jersey
Charles F. Eveleth
Chilton Cabot
Concord Leader Hubert Wardwell Nearing Return Post Operation
Former selectman and present moderator Hubert M. Wardwell is able to be about again after a recent operation. Walden Royal Arch Chapter held a regular meeting at the Masonic Temple on Monday evening led by Laurence A. Winslow of South Acton, high priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert M. Wardwell
Walden Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
Laurence A. Winslow
South Acton
Brookline Names William F Young Assistant Superintendent
William F Young has been named assistant superintendent of Brookline schools. A former Lexington resident, he is married to Lois Towne of Concord, sister of Marion Towne, Acton schoolteacher, and the couple resides in Waban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Young
Brookline
Lexington
Lois Towne
Concord
Marion Towne
Acton
Waban
Woman's Union Names New President at Trinitarian Church
Alice Goodrich, 49 Main Street, flew to Miami and planned a Nassau-bound boat trip. Mrs. Thomas H. Foster becomes new president of the Woman's Union at Trinitarian Congregational Church, succeeding Mrs. Raymond T. Stowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Goodrich
Main Street
Miami
Florida
Nassau
Woman’s Union At
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Thomas H. Foster
Raymond T. Stowe
Croft Family Mourns Loss of Concord Matriarch
Sympathy is extended to Frank Croft of Concord in the death of his mother by Mrs. Josie Champagne Croft at Maynard last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Croft
Concord
Josie
Champagne) Croft
Maynard
Dog trader hunted after beagle theft in Covington
Police in Covington and northern Kentucky sought a lead on a "dog trader" after Douglas Brewer reported a beagle pup vanished from his filling station. A motorist left a mixed-breed dog in place of the missing puppy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Kentucky
Douglas Brewer
Brewer
Sno Ball to Feature Music by Ken Reeve Orchestra
Concord civic groups sponsor a Christmas Sno Ball next Tuesday at 8 PM. The event, held at the Girl Scout House, invites the public to attend with Ken Reeve's prominent orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Rainbow Assembly
Concord DeMolay
Girl Scout House
Ken Reeve
Oil Burner Explodes at Carlisle Parsonage
An oil burner explosion at the Carlisle Congregational Church parsonage filled the home with soot shortly after electricity was restored. Mrs. Arlene Dempsey reported bolts were torn from a front door and a pipe blown free, leaving the family without heat and power while firemen found no fire. Rev. Dempsey was away at the time and soot caused substantial damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Carlisle Congregational Church
Arlene Dempsey
Robert B. Dempsey
Rev. Dempsey
Carlisle Grangers Conduct Parties
Carlisle Grange P H No 402 held its annual Christmas party for local children yesterday afternoon and an evening party for members. Mrs Alice Lovering presided with Lawrence M Blanchard handling the program and refreshments served. Last Wednesday's whist party drew eleven tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Carlisle Grange, P. of
H. No
Memrs
Alice Lovering
Lawrence M. Blanchard
Home for Holidays: Concord Girls at Bouve Boston School
Concord area girls enjoy Christmas recess from Bouve-Boston School affiliated with Tufts University Medford. Anne Friedman a junior in physical education and Phoebe Cory a sophomore in physical therapy reside with Concord families while Annie C Murphy a freshman and athletic association rep studies Cambridge Turnpike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Area
Bouve-Boston School
Tufts’ University
Medford
Anne Friedman
Fabian Friedman
Hubbard St
Concord
Phoebe Cory
P. M. Cory
Brooks Rd
Annie C. Murphy
Daniel J. Murphy
Cambridge Turnpike
Fort Wayne Weather Official Orders Air Conditioning
A 19 day heat wave pushed Fort Wayne weather officials to act. The weather bureau ordered air conditioning from Carrier Corporation to cool operations amid the extreme heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Carrier Corporation
Weather Bureau
Acton Grange hosts meeting with officers and refreshments
Acton Grange No 250 held a town meeting in the hall with Mrs Joyee ter presiding and refreshments. The program included a presentation by E John Tori on roads. Mrs Lillian Nek Torkelsen noted as a member from Middlesex. Next meeting scheduled for the 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Aing
Acton Co No
Hall
Joyeeter
E. John Tori
Road
Lexington
Lillian Nek Torkelsen
Acton Grange
Ter
Middlesex
Ham left in oven triggers aroma in Flemingsburg
In Flemingsburg residents reported a lingering ham aroma on Monday and Sunday afternoon as Hargis M. ered confirmed leaving a ham in the oven. No injuries or fire were noted and emergency crews were not dispatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemingsburg
Hargis Mered
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Merry Christmas
Assabet Institution
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Maynard, Massachusetts
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Miss Daniels
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Family Sunday
Concord Union Church
Miss Brooks
Concord DeMolay Meeting
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J. Edward
William
Judith
Bedford Base
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Carlisle Grangers
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