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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
1
Napo leon Zervas emerges as a potential leader amid Balkan tension as Nazi retreat falters in Vardar valley. The piece also profiles conductors and political figures like Arthur Rodzina and Selborne, noting careers, influence, and evolving roles in wartime contexts.
Royal news item notes a plumbing project at the palace with repairs and renovations underway. Officials confirm ongoing work to improve royal quarters and utilities within the residence.
West Concord local event brings Jarvis Hunt, Lt. Governor candidate, to discuss postwar delinquency and crime control. Guests include Senator Furbush, Rep Tompkins, Rep Valentine, and officials from correction and labor groups. program features entertainment and dinner at Elks Hall Maynard.
Mrs. William Tufts of Candy Hill Sudbury entertained Thursday for her daughter Mrs. John H. Dibble of Cleveland Ohio. Mrs. Dibble formerly Joy Tufts has visited her parents for a week and will return home next Monday.
P F C Richard Avery of 83 Thoreau street, Concord, listed as dead on the War Department casualty list. Marine Corps private first class Avery, 20, long a Tilton Academy student, was overseas about a year and is the sixth Concord man killed in World War II.
Principal Willard H. Smith lists Concord High School students earning B or better in all regular courses for the second quarter. Seniors include Elizabeth Ball Harriet Bates Leslie Bayeur George Blair Phyllis Carlson Francis Hancock Mildred Henry Sigrun Hojem Marilyn Porter Charlotte Rohan Martha Rotondo Winston Salter Susanne Servais Theresa Sigmart Elisabeth Towle Jean Wilkins. Juniors include Mildred Burk Edward Damon Nancy Dye Phyllis Ford Otto Fridrich Ruth Gallagher Paul Larrabee Alice Morse Caroline Petersen Theresa Thayer James Walker Joseph Wheeler. Sophomores include Warren Bakter Charlotte Browning Eileen Depra tere Lorraine DuBerger Patience Durand Ruth Eggleton Mary Foster Pauline Harrison Jane Insensee Bernard Leslie William Page Ella Potter Earle Putnam Patricia Raymond Charlotte Russell Shirley Sanborn Ulrich Schubert Thomas Sturtevant Dana Tirrell Ann Whittemore. Freshmen include Greta Andrews Marian Barthus Frank Folger Rhoda Henry Emily Horne Leeta Hudson Carlene Humphrey Helen Lips Laurie MacRae Jane Richardson Norma Sorli Louisa Towle Frances Waite.
Acton Walter B Stevens of Concord Road Acton Center announces his candidacy to fill the vacancy on the Board of Public Welfare. A seven year Acton resident and Concord Dairy manager he has perfect attendance on the school committee and served as chairman last year. He holds multiple local posts and has a Coast Guard son and Becker College daughter.
A brief note asserts Romans began eating asparagus early in history.
Mrs. Alvira Ava Rinaldo of West Concord wife of Officer Joseph A. Rinaldo died Tuesday at her home after eight years in town. Funeral Thursday at Our Lady Help of Christians Church with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery Boston. She leaves two sons Joseph A. Jr. and Donald.
The 15th annual birthday party of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Daughters of America was held Tuesday night at Odd Fellow Hall West Concord with members guests and friends present. Mrs Ethel Gallagher welcomed attendees and introduced Mary Outus who led the program. Speakers included Rev George F Everard Rev Mark Sullivan Miss Mary A Healey Miss Helena Rudolph W Currier Mrs Currier and John P McGrail who spoke on education and Catholic service. Selections by Ruth Gallagher Julia Gallagher Priscilla Gleason and others followed and the event closed with the Star Spangled Banner.
At the last meeting Superintendent Loring R. Kew from the House of Correction in Billerica gave an informative talk on the institution's operation. Payson True announced an invitation to visit Billerica. Principal Morton R. Seavey discussed fashion in discipline. Ladies Night occurred on February 16 at the Girl Scout House.
Concord High scored six points at the state meet in Boston last Saturday. Donald Rinaldo finished second in the hurdles for three points, Francis Hancock placed fourth in the shot put, and the relay team of Rinaldo Merrick Dee Larrabee finished seventh. Joe Wheeler ran a strong 1000 yard heat to take second but did not reach the final.
Concord youths participated in the Boston Athletic Association meet at the Boston Garden last Saturday. Peter Harwood, Exeter Academy student and former Concord High athlete, finished second in the pole vault with 12 feet. Tom McKenna, now in the Navy, was listed as an alternate in the 600 yard run but did not race.
Concord notes praise for homeroom Cur tis and Mr Jr on 100 percent War Stamp sales for January and February. Lexington leads the Yx basketball standings with Belmont and Concord trailing as Concord losses mount after three games last week. Debating Club schedules fill with debates against Lowell Milton and possibly Middlesex.
A terse reflection on timing and tact from La Rochefoucauld notes the art of knowing when to speak and when to hold silence for effect and purpose.
Funeral services were held for Raymond F Durkee of Nagog Hill Road who died February 10. Born in Los Angeles he was 56 and lifelong Acton resident. A WWI veteran with the 301st Ammunition Train, he served overseas and was discharged August 4, 1919 as Corporal. Survived by wife Nellie and brother Albert. former selectman and Acton Grange member. United with military honors at Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel with Acton Legion Post and State Guard firing squads.
Bedford-Founders Day was observed by the Parent-Teacher Association in the school auditorium with past presidents and charter members as guests. A birthday cake with 47 candles was lit by president Mrs. Charles Higgins. the Girls Glee Club performed and sixth grader David Rice played cornet. A brief business meeting preceded a social hour with refreshments in the lunch room.
West Coast telegram confirms Second Lieutenant William Forbes Emerson, 20, of Concord, a U S Army Air Corps pilot who trained at Noble and Greenough and married Margaret Cochran, died in a bomber crash near March Field California on a routine flight. He leaves a widow, his parents, two brothers in service, three sisters, and his in laws the Cochran family.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 pm for Owen L Miner 79 at the National Church Hollow Cemetery site. A lifelong Concord resident of over 50 years, he leaves a son in Brookline and two brothers in West Concord.
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