Scribes Pace for ish Boys and World News
The piece profiles Lemuel F. Parton and IRGE Rublee, highlighting Parton as a seasoned foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News and Transcript with decades in Asia and Europe. Rublee, age 70 and an international lawyer with Covington Burling, is noted for refugee relief and connections to La Follette, oil rights, and Mexican banking disputes. both figures are tied to Madison, Wisconsin roots and top journalism and legal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irge Rublee
E Radblee
Covington, Burling & E
Washington
la Follette
Artist Max Weber Unjustly Flunked by Board Exhibition Sparks Debate
A protest exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Substitutes association and the York board of examiners presents Max Weber among the painters deemed unjustly rejected by the board. Weber, a renowned urban realist born in Russia, rose to prominence after critical praise in 1925 and now resides near Great Neck. The event aims to showcase Weber’s work and challenge the board’s judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Arts Substitutes Association
York Board of Examiners
Max Weber
Fopolitan Museum
Brooks Honored at Veteran's Hall Testimonial Dinner
Executive Councilor A Brooks received praise for honesty and courage at a testimonial dinner hosted by Republican leaders. The event drew about 300 guests at six dollars a head and highlighted his 17 years on the state parole board and service during Hurley and Curley regimes. Present from Hudson included Mrs Ray and several local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Rank A. Brooks
Veteran’s Hall
Distret
Whch
Madge
Nourse Ray
Robert T. Bushnell
Middlesex County
Brooks
Christian Herter
Joseph Cotton
Carroll L. Meins
Saltonstall
Sinclair Weeks
Col
Robert Goodwich
Robert Bradford
State Parole Board
Hurley
Curley
Hudson
Ray
Irving F. Armstrong
Fannie M. Buzzell
John M. Buzzell
John A. Bergquist
Walter E. Boyd
Henry L. Ricker
Table Tennis Stars To Play In Concord
New England champion Larry O. Smith will lead a group of table tennis stars for a January 6 event at the Veterans Building in Concord. The program opens with Mae Clouther vs Smith, then a two out of three match between Les Lowry and Lloyd Shepardson, a doubles round, and a final Smith versus the semifinal winner. An hour of coaching follows, with tickets available at local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Larry O. Smith
New England
Veterans Building
Mae Clouther
Mr. Smith
Les Lowry
Lloyd Shepard
Lowry-Shepardson
Ralph Macone
Main Street
Walden Street
N Maynard
MacPherso’s
Mai Street
Concord Nuptials Linked Stensby and Johnson Families
Miss Bertha Stensby daughter of Olaf Stensby married Victor Paul Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Brent Johnson of Westford on Friday at 7 30 in the Trinitarian Congregational Church Rev Wilfrid H Bunker officiated Esther Stensby sister of the bride was maid of honor Ralph Johnson served as best man Henry Helsher Jr played cornet solos with Marguerite Barnes at the organ a reception followed in the church parlor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Bertha Stensby
Olaf Stensby
Stensby
Victor Paul Johnson
Brent Johnson
Westford
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Wilfrid H.bunker
Esther Stensby
Ralph Johnson
Henry Helsher, Jr
Marguerite Barnes
Middlesex School selects Jim Black captain for 1939
Concord voters back colors as retiring captain is John Red. Jim Black of Ridgewood New Jersey will lead Middlesex football as regular left tackle next season. Numerous Middlesex players including Jim Vogel Gaelon Felt Sam Carr Sid Rogers Bill McPhee and others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Jim Black
Ridgewood
Middlesex
John Red
Jim Vogel
Gaelon Felt
Sam Carr
Sid Rogers
Bill McPhee
Pete Truesdale
Bill Pearson
Jim Persons
Pete Phillips
Hadley Parrot
Bill Memming
Morrie Hallowell
John ‘Morgan
John Comer
Bryce Seligma
Bob Brauns
Danny Miller
Pony Jeutter
Joseph Brennan
Training In Recreation Leader Schools Scheduled
Census notice invites interest in recreation training. Ruth Mcointire, state recreation specialist, directs three leader training schools in January February and March in Framingham Chelmsford and Concord. Dates vary by community and enrollment notices go to Louise Campbell in Concord Massachusetts.
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Ruth Mcointire
Framingham
Chelmsford
Louise G. Campbell
Riverett. Street
Concord
Massachusetts
Miss Reed Engaged to Reed Orin Beharrell
Concord announces the engagement of Helen Pauline Reed to Reed Orin Beharrell. Helen is a Concord High School graduate of 1936, and Reed is a 1931 graduate. Iss Berlied of 8 Grove Street West Concord is Helen’s grandfather. the Beharrells run Beharrell Bros. contracting carpenters. No wedding date set.
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Concord
Conrad Berlied
Grove Street
West Concord
Helen Pauline
Reed Orin Beharrell
Emma
A Beharrell
Isaac R Beharrell
Concord High School
Iss Berlied
Wayland
Beharrell
Beharrell Bros. Contracting Carpentiers
Concord Seventh in A Division of Local Badminton Standings
In the Greater Boston Badminton League Concord sits seventh in A Division with 14 wins and 20 losses. Last week Concord fell 3 to 2 to the Badminton and Tennis Club. Notable results include Wright defeating Faversham 8-15 16-8 17-14 and Bodfish pairing with others in multiple doubles matches.
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Badminton League
Concord
Greater Boston
Badminton and Tennis Club
Wright
Faversham
S. Bodfish
McCallum
Cummings
Adams
Wood
Smith
Crosby and Cummings
IC. Bodfish
Concord committee backs Lili Boulanger memorial concert
Mrs. Charles W. Cheney and Mrs. Harry B. Little form a committee to honor Lili Boulanger with a concert conducted by Nadia Boulanger of Paris at Symphony Hall Boston on Monday evening March 6.
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Charles W. Cheney
Harry B. Little
Concord
Lili Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Paris
Symphony Hall
Boston
Marcy
Boston Junior League presentation evening stars lineup
Patronesses for the Boston Junior League's presentation tonight include George A, Mrs. Mar H Wentworth, Mrs. Lawrence KX Trnt, Mrs. F Chase and Mrs. Wetter Ks Jr. The event aims to showcase society talent and community involvement.
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Boston Junior League
Y “Taashowse
George A
Mar. H. Wentworth
Lawrence KX. Trnt
Mre
F .Chase
Wetter
Concord urged to support Boston Community Fund drive
Concord joins the 1939 Community Fund Campaign urging local support. Henry H Fay notes Concord access to 114 participating agencies serving hospitals clinics and social services in Greater Boston, highlighting foster care for 37 Concord children last year and the goal of one annual campaign at reduced cost.
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Comunity Fund
Puss
Samuel Hoar
Concord
Metropolitan
Boston
Greater
Greatert
Community Fund
Henry H Fay
Childrens Service
Greater Boston
Fay
Iia Service
Weather Brief Forecast With Cold Front Passing
A weather update notes a pair of cold air masses moving in and turning much colder today. Strong winds and potential frost follow as temperatures drop across the region.
Engagement Announced for Anne Sullivan and Charles Harmon
Concord Maine reports the engagement of Miss Anne Loretta Sullivan of West Concord to Charles Edward Harmon of Fairfield Maine. No wedding date yet. Harmon recently stayed with the Sullivan family during his vacation from Bridge Depart Maine.
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Concord
Daniel
Sullivan
Main Street
West Concord
Anne Loretta Sullivan
Charles
Edward Harmon
Harry Harmon
Fairfield
Maine
Hermon
Sullivans
Engagement 10 Announced At Home Party
Mr and Mrs George Gifford Inglehart of Watertown New York announce the engagement of their daughter Delia Inglehart to John Onedvide Briggs Jr at a recent afternoon reception at Miss Ingleharts home in Watertown Delia is a 1939 Smith College student who studied at the Sorbonne and debuted in Watertown in 1937 Briggs a Harvard Cum Laude A.B Class of 1932 is editor in chief of the Harvard Crimson and teaches English at Middlesex School Concord He is a senior master of English at Middlesex since 1932 and coaches debating and lower athletic teams Briggs grandfather was Dean LeBaron Russell Priggs of Harvard and Radcliffe fame
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Concord
George Gifford
Inglehart
Watertown
New York
Delia Inglehart
John
Onédvide Briggs, Jr
St. Paul Academy
St. Paul
Minn
Harvard Cum Laude
Harvard Crimson
Harvard Club
Boston
Briggs
John DeQuedvils
Vienwood Flory
New York City
Middlesex School
Middlesex
Brigg
Dean LeBaron Russell Priggs
Harvard
Radcliffe
Opened Pool Room in West Concord at 26 Commonwealth Ave
A pool and billiard room opened Tuesday morning in West Concord managed by Hoel Hinman. Located in Lapham's block at 26 Commonwealth Avenue, the former A & P site now features two tables for pool and billiards. Hinman will keep it open daily from eight in the morning until late evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Hoel §. Hinman
Lapham’s
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Hinman
West Concord Union Church Service Schedule
Kenneth R. Teed, Minister presides at Sunday worship and church school sessions for primary to seniors. Morning worship at 10.45 am includes the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and a meditation on The Principle of Perpetual Refreshment. Evening activities include Senior Young People at 6.30 pm and a 7.30 pm prayer meeting. Frid ay programs feature Junior and Intermediate Endeavor meetings.
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West Concord Union
Kenneth R. Teed
Church School
Junior Christian Endeavor
Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Students Home For Holidays From East Coast Colleges
A list of students home for the holidays includes Warren Weston from the University of Georgia George Hill from dameret Frank House of Ponfret Richard Peters Wadsworth Everett Tompkins from Duke Sidney Coolidge Jr of Cornell Warren Fish from the University of Maine Fred Heylger from Michigan Kenneth Goodwin from the Coast Guard Academy New London Robert Shedden Newell Garfield Stephen Baldwin from Pomfret Walter Bordan and Robert Merrick from the Academy Donald Furber from Exeter William Lee Hotchkiss Martin Meigs from Loomis Allen Rodday from New Hampton Peter Richardson from Meriden New Hampshire Peter Coming from Tilton Academy Joseph Shehan and Priscilla Foote from Worcester Carol Dowling Swain School of Art New Bedford Helen Tompkins Oberlin Sophie Chamb Medical School Barbara Ratliffe daummMbFris Radcliffe Joan Miller Wellesley.
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Warren Weston
U. of Georgia
George Hill
Danmeret
Frank House
Ponfret
Richard Peters
Wadsworth
Exeter
William Lee
Hotchkiss
Martin Meigs
Loomis
Allen Rodday
New Hampton
Peter Richardson
Meriden
New Hampshire
Peter Coming
Tilton Academy
Joseph Shehan
Worcester
Priscilla Foote
Vassary Daniels
Eastman School of Kc of Rochester
University
Carol Dowling
The
Swain School of Art
New Bedford
Helen Tompkins
Oberlin
Sophie Chamb
Barbara
Reading Shakespeare Aloud Group Resumes Winter Readings
The community center group that reads Shakespeare aloud without papers or talks will restart on Wednesday January 4 at 8 pm in Trinity Parish House Elm Street. They begin with Macbeth reading the first two acts and invite all interested to join regardless of experience.
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Community Center
Trinity Parish House
Elm Street
Married Couples Club Elects Officers for Coming Year
The Young Married Couples Club at West Concord Union Church re elected officers for the year. Mr. and Mrs. George Wheeler serve as president. Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Montague are secretary and treasurer. Advisory members include Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn White, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bowering, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Caldwell. The group will meet monthly on the second Wednesday, with January 11 as the next gathering date.
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Young Married Couples Club
West Concord Union Church
George Wheeler
Egbert Montague
Franklyn White
Warren Bowering
Thomas Caldwell
Tempest in a Gasoline Tank
Editorial on Thoreau and Concord bean field turned gasoline station controversy. Notes 1988 permit, Concord selectmen approval, protests call it desecration, argues fuel access vs historical value, questions car ownership and travel needs.
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Walden Street
Boston Traveler
Henry David Thoreau
Walden Pond
Concord
Thoreau
Concord Board of Selectmen
Gould
Concord Trustee Hears Petition To Convert Property To Business
A December 16 1988 letter to the Board of Concord citizens recounts missing hearing on Thoreau Street gasoline station plans. The writer seeks permission to convert one acre near Theresa Street into a community business with boating and bathing access, floodlit ice and a loud speaker, arguing property rights and neighbor considerations.
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Cbecord
Concord
Thoreau
Weldep Street
Tew Road
Theresa Main
Edinot
Funeral for George Russell in Concord
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at West Concord Union Church with the Rev Kenneth Reed officiating for George Russell, one of Concord's oldest residents. Burial was in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. He had lived in Concord for many years and leaves a widow and relatives.
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Concord Union
Kenneth Reed
George
Russell
Concord
Newton
BC Gardner W’ Russell
John § Hill
Miriam
Reson
Local Letters Highlight Traffic Plans and Community Growth
Readers discuss proposed road improvements and the potential for Concord to become busier and more attractive with historic and literary sites drawing visitors. Concerns about crowds, schools, and guidance from authorities are raised, signaling public engagement with local planning.
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Lemuel F. Parton
Berlin
London Times
de Blochte
Smothers
Chi
Orient
Chicago Daily News
Roseville
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern
Eable
Rublee
Colombia
Mexico
Dwight Wow
Madison, Wis
Harvard Law
Chicago
H Boppers
Weber
Rus
America
York Sun
Great Neck
B Island
NTT
Hew
Frank A. Brooks
Miss Reed
Wes
Shakespeare
Concord Trinity Church
Joe
Alcott
Commonwealth Ave
W. Concord
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