Rev Hastings resigns as Trinity Church rector in Concord
Rev Hastings leaves Trinity Episcopal Church Concord after four years to take a parish at Christ Church in downtown St Paul Minnesota. His resignation becomes effective after Easter March 25. He was installed rector in March 1947 and came from Overland Missouri. He and his wife Virginia Floyd have several children.
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Concord
Bradford Hastings
Trinity Episcopal Church
Elm Street
Christ’ Church
St. Paul
Minnesota
Charles Russell Peck
Trinity Church
Hastings
Norman B. Nash
Massachusetts
Overland
Missouri
St. Louis
Union College
Virginia Theological School
Virginia Floyd
Milton
Rev
A. Abbott Hastings, D.D
St. John’s, Beverly
Local Towns Issue More Permits In 1951 Than 1949
Massachusetts towns report building permits from 1949 and 1950 showing a doubling trend. Bedford rose from 63 to 109 units, Concord from 59 to 80, Lincoln from 48 to 61, Carlisle 69, Lexington 222 to 456, and Sudbury 32 to 50 dwelling units.
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Concord
Massachusetts Division of Statistics
Department of Labor and Industries
Massachusetts
Bedford
Lincoln
Carlisle
Lexington
Sudbury
Middlesex School Students Compile 1951 Yearbook Efforts
Concord updates note Middlesex School students work on the forthcoming 1951 yearbook. Carmen Sodasi and family plan to occupy their West Concord home by spring. Local officials Otis Hamms Both and Ren Williams Williams guest spoke at Maynard Rod and Gun Club dinner. Company H MNG 182nd Infantry drills Thursdays at Concord Armory. Troop 43 West Concord Boy Scouts schedule a communion breakfast for Scout Week events on February 11.
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Carmen Sodasi
Watertown
Concord
Main Street
West
Otis M. Hams
Ren
David B. Williams
Maynard Rod & Gun Club
Williams
Whitney
West Concord
Boy Scouts
Local engagement announced for Miss Mildred Holm
Concord Carlisle residents Mr and Mrs Ludvig Holm announce their daughter Mildred E Holm to Patrick O Boyle of the Bronx New York. Miss Holm is a Concord High school graduate.
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Concord
Ludvig Holm
Concord Road
Carlisle
Mildred. E., Holm
Patrick O’boyle
Bronx
New York
Holm
Concord High School
4-H Garden Club Members Receive Bailey Medals
Concord youth Philip Lombardo and Thomas Mudbet along with Arthur Bissell of Groton John Buttrick Jr of Burlington William Cowles Thomas B Lewis Jr of Lexington and the Landry boys of Stow were among 23 members awarded Bailey medals by the 4-H Garden Club.
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Concord
Garden Club
Bailey
Philip’ Lombardo
Thomas Mud- Bet
Arthur Bissell
Groton
John Buttrick, Jr
Burlington
William Cowles
Thomas’ B. Lewis, Jr
Lexington
Landry ‘Boys
Stow
Stow School Lunch Program Declares Solvent Amid Rising Costs
A Stow PTA meeting reported the lunch program remains solvent due to a reserve from dances and sales. With costs rising, plans call for cost-cutting and simpler desserts, more affordable menus via the Surplus Commodities Corp, and continued non profit operation. Mrs. Phalon will continue as cook, backed by longtime committee members.
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Stow
Stow Parent-Teacher Association
Lund
Rogert Witherbee
Otto Eunelius
Wilfrid Woodhead
Gleasondale School
Raymond Phalon
Paul Koski
Concord Weekly Schedule Of Local Meetings And Events
A detailed list of community gatherings for the week in Concord includes lodge and club meetings at Odd Fellows hall and parish houses, choir and high school plays, DAR and Rebekah activities, scout meetings, church observances for Ash Wednesday, and civic meetings at Howard Johnsons and State Armory.
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Concord Lodge
C.F
Odd Fellows Hall
Rebekah Sewing Circle
Evangelical Free Church
Concord
Board of Trade
Howard Johnson’s
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Concord Board of Selectmen
H. M.N.G
State Armory
West Concord
Old High School
Concord R
Monument Hall
Concord Lodge Sons of Italy
Elks
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Harvey Wheeler School
P.T.A
Company H. M.N.G
Short Wave Radio Message Reaches World With Little Power
A short wave radio signal is described as able to reach around the world using less power than a typical flash light requires. The report notes remarkable efficiency and global reach of the transmission technology.
Concord Navy Veteran Named Acting Postmaster
Edward J. McCaffrey 35 Lexington Road, World War II Navy veteran and Concord native, was appointed acting postmaster of the Concord Post Office to fill the vacancy after John R. McManus resigned. A Concord High and Boston University graduate, he has worked in public relations and journalism, is married with two daughters, and active in local groups including the Knights of Columbus.
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Concord
Edward J. McCaffrey
Lexington Road
Washington
John R. McManus
McCaffrey
Concord High School
Boston University
Lynn
Boston
Carmel Healy
Louis J. McCaffrey
Commonwealths Avenue
West Concord
Knights of Columbus and Concord Citizens Committee
Open Forum on Concord Town Manager Plan
The Concord Taxpayers Association and the League of Women Voters of Concord host an open forum at the Veterans Building on Tuesday February 20 at 6 PM. Voters from the town are invited to hear speakers for and against town manager government with George R Walker among the presenters.
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League of Women, Taxpayers Assn
Plan Open Forum
Concord
Concord Taxpayers Association
League of Women: Voters of Concord
Veterans Building
George R. Walker
Grass Fire Near Hugh Babb Estate Rises Briefly
Concord firemen from the Central Station fought a grass fire off Monument Street on Saturday afternoon. Box 22 was sounded first and a later straight alarm of Box 61 followed as the blaze neared the Hugh Babb estate. Damage was slight.
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Concord
Central Station
Monument Street
Hugh Babb
Wal lace Engagement Announces Sally Ann Wal lace
Concord announces the engagement of Sally Ann Wal lace to John Robbins Rand. Sally is the daughter of Mrs. Robert S. Wal lace of Lunenberg. John is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Rand of Lincoln and St. Louis Missouri.
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Concord
Robert S. Wallace
Lunenberg
Sally Ann Wallace
John Robbins Rand
William M. Rand
Lincoln
St. Louis
Missouri
Hamburger royal and dessert from A and P service
The article promotes hamburger as a primary protein source and offers a weekly recipe plan. It describes a four serving hamburger royal with ground beef, chili sauce, salt, Worcestershire, and evaporated milk, served with baked potatoes waxed beans and a lettuce tomato salad. It also provides a raspberry turnover pastry method and baking instructions.
February meetings near Great Road involve church clubs
Stow Service Club of the Union Evangelical church meets Monday February 5 at Mrs. Arthur Lord's Great Road home. Unity Club of First Parish church also gathers Monday February 5 at Mrs. Robert Derby's Great Road residence. Daniel Woodhead returns to Hale High School sophomore classes after two weeks illness.
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Service Club
Union Evangelical Church
Arthur Lord Great Road
Unity Club
Robert Derby
Great Road
Daniel Woodhead
Hale High School
Local youth selected for prize platoon
West Concord John Pope son of Mrs George T Pope and the late Mr Pope 61 Old Marlboro road recently enlisted in the U S Marine Corps left for duty at Parris Island South Carolina Sunday He was among Massachusetts youths chosen for the Massachusetts Halls of Montezuma platoon The ceremony in Boston saw the oath of office administered at the Keith theatre Major Witherspoon presiding Boston mayor John B Hynes attended Mrs Pope witnessed the oath Pope a 1949 Concord High School graduate played cross country and basketball and later worked at a Concord turnpike filling station
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West Concord
John Pope
George T. Pope
Mr. Pope
Old
Marlboro Road
U. S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Boston Common
Keith Theatre
Major Witherspoon
Marines
Boston
John B. Hynes
Concord Couple Observe 57th Wedding Date
Mr and Mrs George E Jones of 23 Hubbard Street marked the 57th anniversary of their marriage yesterday in Concord New Hampshire The couple were married in Exeter and have lived here most of that time Mr Jones serves on the Concord board of assessors a 29 year stint now in his tenth term He also earlier served on the board of public welfare for 12 years They have three daughters five grandchildren and several great grandchildren Both are in good health
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Concord
George E. Jones
Hubbard Street
Jones
Exeter
New Hampshire
Concord Board of Assessors
Board of Public Welfare
Veterans to Meet in Stow Annual Assembly
The Stow Veterans Association will hold its annual meeting on Monday evening February 5 at Stow Town Hall. All veterans in Stow are urged to attend as plans for the Memorial Day program will be discussed.
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Stow
Garden Club Meeting Set in Stow
The Stow Garden club will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon February 6 at the home of Mrs. Fred Townsend on Crescent Street.
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Stow
Stow Garden Club
Fred Townsend
Crescent Street
Requiem for Rev Walsh in Cambridge
A solemn requiem high mass was held at Sacred Heart church East Cambridge for Rev James J Walsh 76 former Bedford pastor and longtime priest. Surviving nephew Rev James J Walsh S.S.J Port Arthur Texas.
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St. Joseph’s Parish
East Pepperell
Immaculate Conception
Malden
St. John’s
Pea+ body
St. Mary’s
Winchester
St. Francis Xavier
South Weymouth
Newfoundland
Europe
Italy
France
America
Boston College
St. Francis Xavier College
Antagonish
Nova Scotia
Grand Seminary
Montreal
James J. Walsh
S.S.J
Port Arthur
Texas
Scouts Prepare for 29th Annual Banquet at Belmont High
Concord area Boy Scout units of Sachem Council plan to attend the 29th annual banquet at Belmont High School on Saturday night February 10. Rev. William J. Hamilton, an ordained minister and Bates College graduate, will be the guest speaker and pastor of West Roxbury Congregational Church. The event marks Scout Week.
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Concord
Boy Scouts of Sachem Council
Belmont High School
William J. Hamilton
Bates College
West Roxbury Congregational Church
Miss Swaim Betrothed to Navy Veteran in Concord
Concord announces the engagement of Caroline Hinckley Swaim daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Dyer Swaim of 70 Monument Street to James Augustine Bortner son of Mr and Mrs Earl Jenkins Bortner of York Pennsylvania The couple met after World War II with Swaim having studied in Cambridge and St Stephens and worked at the Harvard Radio Research Laboratory Bortner a Bucknell University graduate and Navy veteran currently an instructor at the Naval Electronic Materiel School on Treasure Island San Francisco The engagement links prominent local families and recent military service to a planned marriage.
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Concord
Roger Dyer Swaim
Monument Street
Caroline Hinckley Swaim
James Augustine Bortner
Earl Jenkings Bortner
York
Pennsylvania
Miss Swaim
Cambridge
Hayes Court
England
St. Stephens College
Katharine Gibbs School
Vincent Club
Harvard Radio Research Laboratory
San Francisco
California
Bortner
Bucknell University
U.S. Navy
Naval Electronic Material School
Treasurer Island
Defense plan may recall 478 deferred draftees
A Defense Department proposal to ease physical and mental standards for induction could trigger reexamination of 478 men already rejected in the Newton-Waltham Concord Lincoln Maynard area. Some may be inducted as limited service personnel after further medical reviews.
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Concord
Defense Department
Newton - Waltham-Concord - Lincoln - Maynard
Tractors Run Faster With Air-Filled Tires In Sand
In field tests tractors show improved efficiency and economy when tires are inflated with air rather than water in sand and loam soils. The change reduces resistance and enhances traction for better operation outcomes.
Late Concord Person Remembered in Trini Church Rites
Services for the late prominent local figure were held at Trini Church in Concord noon, with rites led by rector Hastings. Born in Som, he graduated in 1911, served in World War I, then entered business in Boston. He lived in Arlington and Marblehead, and is survived by Ruth Clark, Irving Poole, and daughters Sally, Rosamond, and Edith.
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Concord
Trinichurch
Irving Poole
Sally
Glastonbury, Co
Rosamond P
Boston
Edith Merriam
Final Day for Voter Registration in Stow Town Hall
Warren announced final registration on February 6 from 12 to 10 p.m. at Stow Town Hall. This is the last chance before the meeting scheduled for February 26.
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Stow
Warren
Stow Town
Hallo
Regi
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