Fire destroys wooden house on Main Street in Concord
Firefighters from West Concord and Central stations responded to a blaze at 1 yelock last Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs John Jugene on Sy Main Street Box 232. The fire started from an overheated furnace and burned through the roof after two hours. Miss Sabina M Coyne woke family and notified the department. occupants could not move furnishings due to heat and smoke. The two story wooden house was gutted with extensive smoke damage and a large hole burned through the roof.
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Red and White Rally Snaps Win in Tight League Game
Concord wins 39 28 over Littleton after a late surge as Rinaldo leads with 11 points and Crowe adds 16. Concord Seconds also win 26 12 in preliminary action. Wakefield visits Concord for Middlesex County League clash at 7 30 Friday.
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Rinaldo
Barrett
Chapple
Glavey
Bonen Harewenl
Parsons Named Alternate for U S Naval Academy
Concord representative Raith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts designates William T. Parsons of Concord as second alternate for the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. The principal appointee is William E. Conway of Lowe first alternate Ralph M. Swanson of Winchester. Edward A. Fox Jr. is the principal for West Point with alternates Conway Warren D. Wells and Thomas Moran Fan, both of Arlington.
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Concord
Raith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
William T. Parsons
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
William E. Conway
Lowe
Ralph M. Swanson
Winchester
Edward A. Fox Jr
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
New York
Conway
Warren D. Wells
Thomas Moran Fan
Arlington
Stolen Truck Theft Leaves Turkey Loss Unclear
Boston report says a packing company truck was stolen with turkeys aboard but the thief did not touch the birds. The motive or details remain unclear as investigators review the incident and nearby records.
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Wellesley Edges Concord In Tight High School Game
Concord traveled to Wellesley for a 27 to 21 defeat after a close basketball contest. Wellesley led 17 to 14 at half and pulled away late while Concord briefly held the lead in the fourth quarter.
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Concord High to Host Red and White Five Schedule
Concord high school athletics manager Torston J. Miller released the season schedule for Coach Bill Snckesfield's Red and White five. Opening loss to Wellesley 27 21. Remaining games include Wakefield Stonehampton Winchester Lexington Reading Belmont Wakefield and Stoneham among others with Middlesex County League play noted for all but Woburn Littleton Alumni and Wellesley contests.
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Torston J. Miller
Concord High School
Bill Snckesfield
Wellesley
Wakefield
Stone
Winchester
Lexington
Reading
Belmont
Inchester
Stoneham
The
Woburn
Littleton
Alumni
Mrs Keese Dies After Long Illness In Concord
Mrs Leslie Keese formerly Frances Shaughnessy died at her home 13 Seet Concord after a long illness. She was a cousin of Shaughnessy and Miss Mary J Shaughnessy of Marlboro. Funeral attendees in Concord this morning include the Shaughnessy family.
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Leslie Keese
Frances Shaughnessy
Cetober. Shaughnessy
Mary J. Shaughnessy
Paten
Marlboro
Whitney Returns from Guadalcanal To California Base
Mrs Eleanor M Whitney of Musketaquid reports telegram from her husband Lieut Colonel Otis M Whitney U A Army former Concord company H commander who saw action in Guadalcanal and is now stationed at a California base awaiting further duty. He is expected home on furlough after his stay in California and previously served in the Southwest Pacific rising from captain to lieutenant colonel. He represented the 18th Middlesex district and was an aide to Governor Saltonstall before entering service.
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Eleanor M. Whitney
Road
Otis M. Whitney
U. A. Army
Guadalcanal
California
Whitney
Waltham Company
Concord Company
Southwest Pacific
18Th
Middlesex
Saltonstall
Concord-Middlesex to Field Hockey Team This Season
Concord Middlesex school resumes hockey with 30 candidates under coach F Wolsey Pratt and assistant Russell Kettell. Captain Johnny Winsor leads a veteran squad to the Private School hockey tournament at the Boston Skating Club rink December 23, with delayed brackets and matches through February against St Sebastian’s Lexing ton Gov Dummer Groton Milton Brooks.
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Middlesex
Bateman’s
F. Wolsey Pratt
Russell Kettell
Johnny Winsor
Weston
Harry Madiera
Kennedy Middendorf
Capt. Winsor
Ted Childs
Ie Nathanson
Lawrence Academy
Groton
Boies & Greenough
Mont Hill
St. Mark's
Southborough
Milton Academy
Brooks
Lawrence Academy Game Schedule At Groton School
February 22 at Groton School Lawrence Academy faces Groton School in a scheduled athletic event. February 16 at Groton precedes with a meet involving Lawrence Academy.
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Lawrence Academy
Groton School
Engagement Announced of Concord couple Vigliotti Gibson
Concord announces the engagement of Frances Marion Vigliotti daughter of Mr and Mrs Luigi Vigliotti of West Concord to Sergt George Berl Gibson U S Army son of Mr and Mrs Luther Gibson of Cincinnati Ohio Sergt Gibson recently returned from North Africa and is stationed at Albany New York with a military police detachment Miss Vigliotti attended local schools and works at the Concord Municipal Light plant
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Hiss
Frances Marion Vigliotti
Luigi Vigliotti
Pofid Street
West Concord
George Berl Gibson
Luther Gibson
Cincinnati
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North Africa
Albany
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Concord Municipal
Old English Log Burning Rite at Christmas
The old English custom placed a log from the previous year in the hearth on Christmas Eve and lit it with a branch from last year. It burned through the night in a celebration, and if the log went out, it signified bad luck for the year ahead.
Marines Fear The Word In The South Pacific
A Marine Combat Correspondent reports that South Pacific leathernecks hear the dreaded phrase from sweethearts and fellow soldiers alike. The message is clear and demoralizing as letters stop, and romance ends with the words my girl gave me the pink slip.
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South Pacific
U.P
Funeral services held for Rev Samuel Adriance at Sleepy Hollow
Concord private funeral services were held Tuesday morning for Rev Samuel Winchester Adriance 90 retired minister who died Sunday at Blackburn rest home West Concord. After the service the interment took place at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. He was a native of St Louis Missouri and longtime church worker noted for Christian Endeavor hymn writing. Survived by daughter Margaret Withington Winchester son Robert Adriance and a niece Sarah Bartlett and several nieces and nephews from Concord.
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St. Louis
Dartmouth College
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William C. Whitcomb
Highlands Congregational Church
Lowell
Winchester
The
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Robert I. Adriance
Maplewood
N. J
Sarah Bartlett
Sudbury Read
Eastern Star officers re-elected at Hawthorne Chapter meeting
At Hawthorne Chapter Ohio Eastern Star annual meeting Ruth Forbes was re elected for a year as worthy matron and the worthy patron also reelected. Other officers chosen and the state will be installed January 12 at Masonica Temple. Concord boys basketball hosts Litteton later game before Christmas vacation at Hunt Memorial gym. Fort McLean Alabama base training for Joseph William Santora husband of Mrs Mabel Santora of West Concord. Walter Ramsay and Virginia Adams Corey announce birth of son Walter Jr at Emerson hospital. Ramsay serving with the Navy.
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Order of Eastern Star
Ruth E. Forbes
Rothwell N. MacRae
Masonica Temple
Concord High School
Littleton High School
Hunt Memorial Gymnasium
Walter Edward Ramsay
Stow Street
Soni
Walter Jr
Emerson Hospital
Ramsay
Virginia Adams Corey
Arthur B. Corey
Ithe Navy
Concord draft board prepares for screen examination plan
The Concord draft board shortens its call for screening at the state armory with an eye toward next month. West Concord branch shows busy activity as mail and parcels flood in and volunteers assist during the rush. Sunday services and Communion are noted at local churches while club figures report funds for the coming year. A statewide air raid test slated for December was postponed due to weather and rescheduled for January 9. Mrs Jennie L Towle suffers a broken arm after a fall at home.
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State Armory
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