27 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
1
A garbled periodical note ponders a 1957 event sequence with references to holidays and dates. It mentions driving rules and long time spans, touching on late year dates and social comments about fashion and gatherings amid unclear context.
A Christmas party was held in the new studio space featuring movie screenings and festive activities for staff and guests.
Martin Bovey Sr and Jr present color-sound films for sponsors ranging from Minneapolis Moline to Woods Hole. They preview National Parks nature tour and Mexico portrait with three recent works to aid Care’s Hungarian relief fund at Wells Hall Auditorium on Friday January 4 at 8 PM. Tickets from Mrs. Hosmer Gail Mark Shop or Richardson's Drug Store.
The C Y O group of St Bernard's Church hosts a 7 pm holiday event in Carlisle with skating at Greenough's pond weather permitting, followed by a record hop at Monument Hall with refreshments. If skating is not possible, the party proceeds at Monument Hall as planned.
The town will close its annual town meeting warrant next Wednesday January 2 with all articles for town reports. A citizens caucus is set for Tuesday January 15. Town election is Monday February 25 and town meeting follows Monday March 4.
Concord School Committee discusses possible federal aid for school construction amid rising costs. Chairman Donald B Sinclair sent a letter to Rep Edith Nourse Rogers urging that towns like Concord, already funding two elementary schools for 1958 and a new high school by 1960, receive equitable treatment if federal subsidy legislation passes.
Concord residents are asked to host Panama teacher Carlos Garcia as a paying guest from January 4 to February 1 while he participates in the International Teacher Education program 1956 1957. Garcia, 26, married with one child, is an English teacher and University of Panama graduate. Interest contact Principal John F. Donovan EM at 9 3102. Science Park notes some fish have teeth in throats used to crush clams.
Judge Frederick A. Crafts presided over the Walden District Court inquest into the death of 18 month old Craig Stonestreet Jr. of Cambridge. Witnesses included his parents, Anne Stonestreet, 22, Radcliffe senior, and a Browne Nichols School teacher father. The inquest results were read at Walden District and Superior Courts after Attorney James O'Dea, succeeding Ephraim Martin, ordered the inquiry.
Paul G. Counihan of 30 Holdenwood Road has been selected as a military aide to Foster Furcolo. A World War II veteran, he is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, son of Judge Edward G. Counihan, and former chairman of the Democratic Town Committee. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
A brief note describes rabbits with sharp vision at close range and the ability to see well across nearly a full length, highlighting their keen perception in nearby space.
The police station, along with the Concord and West Concord fire stations, will issue bicycle registrations to all residents including students and nonfilers. Applications cost 25 cents and must be returned to the police station. certificates and plates will follow.
Concord Town House hosts a board of appeals hearing on Wednesday January 2 at 8 oclock. Petitions include Edgar Robbins for a house trailer on Grove Street West Concord and Woodland Homes Inc for removing sand and gravel from a pit near the Concord Sudbury town line off Fitchburg turnpike. Additional requests by Raymond Wheeler Rene Du Berger and Pauline S Greene and George Greene seek home alteration trailer location and soil removal respectively.
Council No 287 schedules a New Year’s Eve party at Monument Hall next Monday December 31 with dancing and buffet supper. Reservations are required.
The original term of a copyright in the United States is two years. It may be renewed as needed, with extensions considered under renewed terms by agents and authorities.
Two inmates at the Massachusetts Institution for Correction returned after an alert warned police of their disappearance. Arthur Cote, 18, from Springfield, and Edward Buckley, 26, Worcester, claimed they wandered away from a farm detail but did not intend to escape. They were placed in the security section. Cote faced two years for assault and battery and Buckley a five year sentence for breaking and entering and larceny.
Concord couples announce the engagement of Corring Adams Decker to James Peter Hastings Jr. Decker is a Cape Elizabeth Maine resident and Wellesley senior. Hastings is a Bucknell University graduate from the class of 1952. The couple plans a June wedding.
Hungarian refugees who escaped a war torn country spent a weekend in Concord enjoying welcome parties and American hospitality. They arrived in Cambridge then Concord, staying with local families and attending church services and local events. Interpreters aided communication as they toured landmarks and shared Christmas celebrations.
Firefighters reported a mattress and bureau damaged in a blaze at a West Concord residence on Sunday at 5 10 o clock. The incident description is partial from the continued page text.
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