Funeral today for prominent Concord woman Laura Van derhoof
Funeral services for Laura I Whitney Van derhoof 59 of 38 Hubbard Street were held at MacRae Funeral home Concord with Rev John Elmo Wallace officiating and burial at Sleepy Hollow cemetery She born February 17 1889 in Concord lifelong resident and active in many groups She is survived by husband Frank A Vanderhoof son Albert two daughters Faith Warren and Helen Bouley three grandchildren three brothers and four sisters The obituary notes a relation to late Hn Whitney former owner of a meat and provision store on Thoreau Street Also mentioned is Omaha Neb debts and per capita figures not directly related to the obituary
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Concord
Laura I
Whitney) Vanderhoof
Hubbard Street
MacRae
John Elmo Wallace
Sleepy Hollow
Vanderhoof
Uiich
Frank A. Vanderhoof
Albert
Aso
Warren
Faith) R. Waltham
Paick
Helen) Bouley
Roland Whitney
Maine
Ncord
W. Alfred
Charles Whitney
Alice Hinsman
Meredith
New Hampshire
A. Robert MacLeod
Lemuel Small
Mis3a Whitney
Hn Whitney
Thoreau Street
Rhodes Begins Duties as Concord Central District Court Clerk
Robert S. F. Rhodes, former West Concord state police corporal, started work this week as clerk of Middlesex County Central District Court in Concord. He succeeds David B. Williams who retires after serving since 1947. Williams will focus on private practice with Whitney Sheehan Williams. Rhodes, married with two sons, resides at 90 Main Street South Acton.
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Concord
State Police Corp
Robert S. F. Rhodes
West Concord
Central District Court of
Middlesex County
David B. Wiliams
Nashawtue Road
Edward F. Loughlin
Williams
Whitney, Sheehan & Williams
Rhodes
Main Street
South Acton
Many Scout Troops Hold Parties and Meetings Tonight
Concord Troop 33 meets at West Concord Union Church basement with Scoutmaster Halliday. Last night Troop 27 held a court of honor and Christmas party in Lincoln. Troop 36 in Carlisle joined the Concord Lincoln Carlisle district with a party. Troop 49 held a Christmas party at Peter Bulkeley School. Next troop meeting set for January 3. Advancement applications due by December 29. Council board review January 5 and commissioners meeting January 7.
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Concord
West Concord Union Church
John ‘Halliday
Lincoln
Carlisle
Concord-Lincoln-Carlisle
Peter Bulkeley
Men's Club Hears Scout Executive
The West Concord Union Church Men's Club met Tuesday evening with Chester C. Duval, field executive of Sachem Council, Boy Scouts, Arlington, as speaker. He presented motion pictures on Scouting.
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West Concord
West Concord Union Church
Chester C. Duval
Sachem Council
Boy Scouts
Arlington
Evangelical Free Church Midweek Meeting at Concord Home
Last night the Evangelical Free Church held a midweek prayer meeting and meditation at the Concord Home for Aged located at 32 Walden Street.
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Evangelical Free Church
Concord Home For
Walden Street
Funeral Today at Concord Evangelical Free Church
Christmas service features Rev Gunnar A Gunderson preaching The Heavenly Stranger at 10 45 with special music Solos by Martin Holland and a trumpet solo by Miss Geraldine Andersen in the morning service
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Evangelical Free Church
Gunnar A. Gunderson
Heavenly Stranger
Martin Holland
Geraldine Andersen
159th Alarm Sounds for Concord Fire at Reformatory Dump
The 159th alarm of the year for Concord firemen rang Saturday afternoon as 33 was struck at West Concord for a minor fire at the Reformatory dump.
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Concord
West Concord
Fraser couple mark 25th wedding anniversary in Bedford
Bedford residents Mr. and Mrs. George D. Fraser celebrated their 25th anniversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Qua. Mrs. Fraser received a bouquet of roses, and their daughter Mrs. Harry W. Jacobs led the cake duties. The Frasers, married in Chelsea, once lived in Everett before settling in Bedford about two decades ago. Mr. Fraser works at the Bedford Veterans Hospital.
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Fraser
Bedford Veterans Hospital
Concord and Nearby Hold Christmas Activities and Meetings
Concord and West Concord churches plan Christmas programs this Saturday. Edith Daniels, daughter of Rexford Daniels, heads the Boston hotel ball plans. Harry E. Tuttle, Concord chief, attended the Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association event in Boston. Rainbow Girls held a Masonic Temple meeting with a Christmas party. Boston Real Estate Board members joined Massachusetts Real Estate Law discussions on adverse possession in Boston. Local lawyers and civic groups report on trials and town carol tours planned by Evangelical youth groups.
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Boston
Edith Daniels
Harry E. Tuttle
Concord
Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association
West Concord
Concord Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Edith Bailey
Concord Assembly
Boston Real Estate Board
Massachusetts Real Estate Law
Notable 1940s Figures Stir With Odd News Ties
The article surveys diverse figures including Maj. Gen. Meyers indicted for perjury, Lt. Davis barred from resigning to play pro football, and Gen. Chennault marrying Ann Chan in Shanghai. It notes Truman with a spaniel pup named Feller, Belgian visitors sheltered from Nazis, and local friction in Michigan politics.
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Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Donald
Blodgett
Evanston
Til
Niklaas
Belgium
George Smet
Harry Truman
Missouri
Feller
Glenn Davis
Point Blanchard-Davis
Army
Agard ‘Wallace
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
St. Bernards
Claire Lb
Chennault
Ann. Chan
Shanghai
Home-Sick Tailor Brings Christmas Tree to America
August Imgard, an immigrant tailor visiting Wooster Ohio in 1847, claims credit for introducing the Christmas tree to the United States. He described how he obtained a fallen tree by crossing a stream on a log, carrying the tree on his neck, and decorating it with paper ornaments and a tin star.
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August Imgard
America
Imgard
Wooster
Ohio
August
Wetzlar
Hessia
Three Islands Named Christmas Span Oceans and Seas
The article notes three Christmas named islands: the Pacific atoll discovered by Cook in 1777 and annexed by Britain in 1888 with about 100 residents. an Indian Ocean island 12 by 9 miles with 1000-foot high ground and phosphate shipping. and a Nova Scotia islet near Sydney with about 1400 people.
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Inte ‘Claus
Pacific Ocean
Cook
Great Britain
Indian Ocean
Java
Christmas
Little Bras d'Or
Nova Scotia
Sydney
Concord Red Cross drives blood bank support with record turnout
The Concord Chapter of the Red Cross organized a Blood Bank clinic at the First Parish Meeting House on Friday December 17 achieving its strongest turnout yet. Volunteers reported substantial blood donations and urged continued community participation.
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Concord
Concord Chapter
The
Red Cross
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