Solicitors Push Final Drive for Hospital Fund in Concord
Concord solicitors press ahead on the Emu Hospital Building Fund drive though progress is slow. Contributions already include 0 from one household, 500 from another, and 1000 from two Maynard firms. The goal is 100000, demanding broad community cooperation across the 17 districts served by the hospital. Residents are urged to contact local solicitors by phone or in person this week. A later note recalls Easter Day services in local churches.
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Concord
Paign
Jso
Maynard
Lollar
True and Bates Speakers Before K of C Meet
Concord town planning and budgeting take center stage at Monument Hall as Pay son True outlines town articles from the annual warrant including mosquito control firemen pay and a bronze marker for Sergt Dunn. George Bates discusses future master planning and eminent domain parking proposals near Middlesex Institution for Savings.
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Concord
Council
Knights of Columbus
Monument Hall
J. Edwari Finigan
Charles H. Duston
Payson True
Concord Finance Committee
Kenneth J. Dunn
George E. Bates
Concord Plans
Republican dignitaries honor Speaker Martin at Wellesley
Among the guests at the Monday testimonial in Wellesley were Governor's Councillor Otis M. Whitney of Concord and other Republican dignitaries. Attendees were briefed on GOP policy plans for the coming years in Congress.
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Concord
Joseph Martin
Attleboro
Wellesley
Otis M. Whitney
Rpublicans
Congress
Concord High to Stage The Rivals This Week
Concord high school prepares for the annual play The Rivals directed by Miss Gertrude H Rideout. The performance will be Friday and Saturday at 8 pm in Wells A Hall Memorial Auditorium with a large cast and a substantial stage committee assisting the production.
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Concord
Concord High School
Wells A. Hall Memorial
Gertrude H. Rideout
Concord Schools Close for Mid Winter Vacation
Concord public schools will close Friday February 14 for mid winter vacation and reopen Monday February 24 at usual hours. Dewey J. Ryan of 6 Sudbury Road resumes activity after recovering from surgery at a Boston hospital.
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Conford
Concord
Dewey J. Ryan
Sudbury Road
Boston
Concord Board of Trade meeting highlights youth trade talk
The Concord Board of Trade held its monthly meeting at the Howard Johnson Restaurant with about 60 attendees. Merritt Clegg spoke on the Junior Achievement movement and presented motion pictures titled Future Unlimited, while Franklin R. Johnson discussed Emerson Hospital Building fund gifts and needs. A committee was formed to prepare newcomer information booklets, and new members were welcomed as the group noted 155 members under treasurer John Kennedy.
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Concord
Concord Mill
Concord Board of Trade
Howard Johnson
Robert Parks
Franklin R. Johnson
Emerson Hospital Building Fund
Merritt Clegg
Junior Achievement Movement
Future Unlimited
Rothwell N. MacRae
Robert E. Sheehan
David Anderson
Willard H. Smith
John J. Bent
Joseph Kelley
Edward P. Chase
Benjamin ¥. Clark
Margaret Coughlin
Jesse Baker
Jen J. Hay
Joseph Ynfoger Derby
James Bo
Ruth Helsher
Nellie Craig
John Kennedy
Parks
Rudolph W. Currier
Concord Enterprise
Saskingemerchants and Mem
Board of Trade
Superior Judge to Speak at Communion Breakfast
Concord observes Communion Sunday at St Bernard's church with 8:15 mass followed by a light breakfast in Monument hall. The guest speaker will be Honorable Francis J Good, Superior court judge and World War I veteran noted for civic and Catholic work in Boston. Rev Michael Burke urges strong attendance.
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Concord
Holy Name Society
St Bernard’s Church
Monument Hall
Francis J Good
Superior Court
Boston
American Legion
Michael Burke
Classified Page Promotes Local Market Exchange
A public note touts the classified page as the daily history of the community where neighbors buy sell and trade. It highlights open market exchange and democracy in action and directs readers to the page next to the last in this issue.
Concord captain reports sighting lifeboat from missing Belle
Concord seaman Walter E Beatteay and crew saw a white double ended lifeboat near Georges Bank last Saturday night while returning home from fishing grounds. Coast Guard notified after two hours of search. Belle last radioed January 9 with 60 000 pounds of cod aboard and a crew of 17.
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Concord
Boston
Walter E. Beatteay
Lexington Road
U. S. ‘Navy
Beatteay
Édoara the Pan Trades Andros
Georges Bank
Beatteau
Coast Guard
Onset
Naval
Peter Linehan
O Neill Named Agent for Currier Radio in Concord
West Concord dealer Norman J. ONeill announces appointment as representative for Currier Radio and Appliance Company of Lexington. The firm, 25 years in business, offers guaranteed repairs and new radio models. Reynolds Currier is proprietor and John A Allen is sales manager.
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West Concord
Norman J. O'Neill
Commonwealth Avenue
Concord
Currier Radio and Appliance Company
Lexington
Reynolds Currier
John A Allen
Nomination Papers Filings For Concord Election Begin
Concord prepares for the February 24 election as candidates file nomination papers at the Town House by 5 PM. West Concord’s Ivan D. Servais vacates the Selectman seat, with contenders Krist Andersen Edward W. Sheehan and George A. Bauer. School Committee and Board of Health may see contests. Rudolph W. Currier enters Recreation Commission race against three caucus nominees. A possible additional contest could emerge before the afternoon deadline.
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Concord
Town House
Peonchrd
Selectman
West Concording
Ivan D. Servais
Krist Andersen
Edward W. Sheehan
George A. Bauer
Board of Health
Recreation ‘Commission
Rudolph W. Currier
Willard H. Smith
Anne R. McGrath
Sheehan
Concord Annual Warrant Covers 42 Articles for March Meeting
The town posts the annual warrant in public places. Forty two articles will be discussed at 7 30 PM on Monday March 3 at the Veterans Building with overflow at the State Armory. Two way radio links will connect both halls for the meeting.
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Veterans Building
State Armory
J Edward Mahoney West Concord Resident Dies
J Edward Mahoney a well known West Concord resident died after a short illness. He was a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord and funeral services are planned for Friday morning.
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West Concord
Edward Mahoney
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Concord Faces Highest Ever Town Tax Rate In History
An estimated tax rate of 48.00 per thousand faces Concord taxpayers for the coming year as the Finance Committee reveals total appropriations of about 519000 at a public hearing. The rate would rise from 38.60 in 1946, with 3000 decrease via free cash offset, and salaries and school costs drive the increase.
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Concord
Concord Finance Committee
Town House
Warrant A.co
E. Payson
True
Water and Sewer Department
Scout Displays In Concord Area Storag Anniversary Page
A full page commemorates the 25th anniversary of Sadie Council with Scout displays featured. It notes local troops from Concord Lincoln and West Concord gathering at Lawson’s National derhoof Nellie sites showing windows and exhibits marking the event.
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Concord
Lawson
Het National
Egderhoof
Nellie
Sadie Council
Lincolm
West Concord
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Currier Radio Company
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Fred S. Flannery
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