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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
11
Fragmentary chronology lists pivotal 1949 events including treason trials in Iran and Israel, Soviet shifts in leadership, armistice efforts in the Middle East, Berlin blockade end, significant political upheavals in the United States, atomic bomb secrecy claims, World Series outcome, and Nobel Peace Prize noting. The text blends incidents across Europe, Asia, and the Americas with references to trials, assassinations, and disasters.
R. E. Benequet, vice president of an ad agency, is noted among scattered wartime references including a 16-B-29 bomber downed near Bermuda and a broad list of 1940s events such as trials, air-sea rescues, and political moves, alluding to notable figures and incidents of the era.
A compact timeline notes events on January 1 across eras: 72 a.c. Gascars era begins in Calcutta under British rule. 1778 George Washington unfurls First Union flag of 13 stripes. 1814 American dragoons charge British lines at Bt. Y. 3883 Emancipation of enslaved people becomes effective by proclamation. 1912 Parcel post system inaugurated.
The 1949 agreement ends the 20-20 tie by transferring the Senate presidency from Democrat Chester Dolan to Republican Harris Richardson on January 4, 1950. The plan also allocates joint committees between parties, keeping Democrats dominant on rules and engrossed bills, while Senate ways and means remains Democratic.
In El Toro California the combat zones of the Pacific saw 1st Lt. James Magee USMCR of Dallas Texas emerge unscathed after battle, while a nervous private who showed his rifle to inspect it suffered a fractured toe. The text also notes the Grove of Academus near Athens linking to the word academy.
The funeral for Mrs City Episcopal church officiating was held in Concord with burial at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Born June 16 1868 in Pond Cove Newfoundland she was in her 82nd year and widow of George Williams a former dairy farmer who died in 1942. She lived in town 49 years and held many lodge and club memberships. Survived by son Frederick Williams of New York City, 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Bedford Grange hosted neighbors from Pinghurst Burlington Lexing urst Maynard Waltham Billeri ca and Lincoln for an entertainment day. The Bedford Progressive club announces a New Year party in the club rooms with wishes for a Happy New Year.
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