Concord Objects and Community Notes in Snowy Week
Local items report winter disruptions in Concord with store closings and street hazards. Residents plan clinic visits at First Parish and Red Cross events while Mill Dam and Route 119 updates affect transit. A bank note scare prompts officials to seek counterfeit checks, and a bowling club fundraiser occurs near the Mill Dam area.
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Parkers Still Mill Dam
Concord
Llyn Lewis
Sammy Deowler
Tom
Lmont
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Red & Gun Club
Mill Dam
Concord Bank
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Students Learn About Cancer Through Films
Last week, girls and seventh and eighth grade students viewed films on cancer. The event included discussions that stressed early detection and the seriousness of the disease, highlighting how prompt treatment can improve outcomes for patients.
Ban Dem Council Highlights Cub Pack 33 Award
The annual Ban Dem Council meeting in Lexington featured Cub Pack 33 presenting the night’s standout award to the district staff. An award, identified as No 27 from nearby S, was given for outstanding service in the district.
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Lexington
Red Cross Campaign Forming Under Concord Plan
Concord sees kickoff for Red Cross Fund drive starting Monday February 27 with team captains briefed. Frederick H Lovejoy presides as fund chairman. goal set at 13950 dollars divided between Concord chapter needs and national organization. A Veterans Administration film The Road Back was shown to illustrate wartime mental health issues.
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Concord
Howard Johnson’s
Red Cross Fund
Frederick H. Lovejoy
Fund
Herman Koester, Jr
Weston Red Cross
Red Cross
Esther E. Burnham
Massachusetts
Alexander A. Cameron
Veterans Administration
American Home Day Observed by West Concord Woman’s Club
The West Concord Woman’s club observes American Home Day at the West Concord Union church with a 2:30 p.m. business session led by President Mrs. William T. Magoon. The Thompson Winchester Company of Boston will present a Kitchen Gadget Party with demonstrations and tips on kitchenware care and cost saving. Tea hostess is Mrs. Allyn White. A joint meeting with the Concord club is planned for next month.
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West “ Concord
West Concord
Allyn, White
West Concord Club
Concord Club
Apple Growers of County Meet Here
Concord apple growers from Middlesex County are invited to an Extension Service meeting Monday February 20 at 8 p m at the Schoolhouse 19 Everett Street Concord with county agent M G Fultz in charge. A general discussion on production questions will be held and attendees are asked to bring problems. A second meeting for small fruit growers will follow Monday February 27 at 8 p m at the Extension Office.
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Concord
Middlesex County
Everett Street
M. G. Fultz
Extension Service
Snowstorm Delivers Near Foot of Precipitation
Concord reports the biggest snowfall of the winter with nearly a foot of precipitation. Despite hazardous driving, local traffic was cleared and Elmer L. Joslin and highway crews had streets and sidewalks in good shape by noon. Schools were dismissed across public schools due to the storm.
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Concord
Elmer L. Joslin
Concord Chest Annual Financial Statement 1949
The Concord Community Chest Inc. releases its annual financial statement for the year ended September 30, 1949. It accompanies the certified public accounting firm Chandler H. Foster & Company report. Fiscal year close aligns with September 30 by the by laws.
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Concord
Concord Community Chest, Inc
Chandler H. Foster & Compay
Certified Public Accountants
Community Chest
Two Offices Rented Through Powers In West Concord
Two upstairs offices in the Beharrell Block, once the Old Harness Shop, are leased via James W. Powers Colonial Inn annex to Lewis E Page Inc wholesalers. A vacant Elmwood Hotel restaurant space in West Concord is leased for a new store opening March 1.
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Beharrell
James W. Powers
Colonial Inn
Lewis E. Page, Inc
Powers Real Estate
Elmwood Hotel
Middlesex Extension Chief Keeps Speaking Amid Storm
Alister F. MacDougall, director of the Middlesex County Extension Service, left his home in Westford at 5 a m through a severe storm to speak on a Boston radio farm hour program. Harold Donovan of Woburn joined him as his guest.
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Concord
Allister F. MacDougall
Middlesex County Extension Service Office
Westford
Boston
Middlesex County
Mac
Dougall
Harold Donovan
Woburn
Cancer Society dinner and meeting in Boston
Members of the press and radio statewide are invited to a February 24 dinner and meeting at the Harvard Club Boston. The Massachusetts Division of the American Cancer Society hosts the program in its effort to conquer cancer with Walter H. Trumbull, formerly of Middlesex School, as 1950 campaign chairman.
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Concord
Harvard Club
Boston
Massachusetts
American Cancer Society
Walter H Trumbull
Middlesex School
Mrs. Thomas Spencer Dead in Woburn
Concord note reports the sudden death of Mrs. Thomas Spencer of Woburn on February 8 at age. Helen Spencer R N supervising nurse with Concord Visiting Nurse Association mourns the loss alongside many friends.
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Helen Spencer
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Concord Visiting Nurse Association
Thomas Spencer
Woburn
Blood Donor Questionnaire Exclusive to Enterprise
Concord The Enterprise continues the Red Cross blood donor program Q A explains free blood in Massachusetts hospitals and hospital policies on two pints per pint donated. The Red Cross operates nationally with local chapters and mobile units, urging volunteers to give blood as a vital life gift.
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Concord
Red Cross
Massachusetts
American Red Cross
Emerson Hospital Plans Prompt Press Conference
Concord president of the Emerson Hospital board Herold Cabot will meet the press Saturday morning February 8 at 9 30 o clock at the nurses home to discuss the hospital building program. Bids were to have opened yesterday and the public interest is high in the project.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
Herold Cabot
Iense
Pibie
New Lent Season Opens Wednesday
Concord and West Concord churches announce the start of Lent next Wednesday February 22. Ashes will be distributed at local Catholic churches and most churches plan weekly Lenten services as Easter falls on April 9 with Palm Sunday April 2.
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Concord
West Concord
Rainbow Unit of Concord Celebrates 5th Anniversary
The Concord Rainbow Girls held a large birthday party at Masonic Temple last Saturday. Lorraine Simms led a business session as worthy advisor. A cake marked the fifth anniversary was displayed and colored movies were shown. Mrs George R Simms Sr and Mrs Edit Bailey supervised refreshments and program. An initiation is set for Saturday night February 25 at the next meeting.
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Concord
Concord Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Lorraine Simms
Concord Assembly
George R. Simms
Edit Bailey
Mnother
Annursnac Grange Holds Meeting in West Concord
The Annursnac Grange met Monday at Odd Fellows hall with Edward Runda gren presiding. The executive committee arranged refreshments and planned a swap party for February 27, followed by a Safety Program and Neighbor's Night on March 13.
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West Concord
Annursnac Grange
Odd Fellows Hall
Edward Rundagren
Concord School Committee Outlines Building Dilemma
Concord residents hear details from Mrs. Winslow J. Damon on the school building issue. The West Concord facility uses two aging structures housing about 400 pupils, with the frame 1887 structure slated for replacement and the brick 1918 building deemed viable with modernization.
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Concord
Winslow J. Damon
West Concord
Concord Eyes Record Tax Rate With School Bond Drive
Town of Concord nears a $53 per thousand rate amid a $742,000 school bond proposal to fund two new elementary schools in Concord and West Concord. The Finance Committee plans actions March 6 with March 23 distribution of the annual report. Article 18 on traffic signs draws debate.
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Board of Assessors
West Concord
Board of Selectmen
Re Uuese
William Gyan
Schooi
Concord School
Winslow J. Damon
George Goodspeed
Francis L. Coolidge
I.est R. Spinney
W. Graydon Smith
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