Concord Town Meeting Plans and Local Happenings
Town Talk covers upcoming Concord town meeting to be held across two halls with a Tuesday March 4 carryover goal to save on chairs. It notes broadcasts via two way radio, registration rules, retirements, Scout events, charities, a snow cleanup, and local lore including Muscato’s national crown and upcoming graduations and St Patricks Day plans.
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Veterans Building
State Armory
Sam Hoarard
Chilton Cabot
Lem Small
John C. Dolan
Reformatory
Dee
Lions Club
Concord Boy Scouts
Girl Scout
USC
Red Cross
Bostor Public Library
Concord Library
Boston
Sullivan
Concord
Chief Tuttle
Val Muscato
N. Y
Harold Tompkins
Muscato
Skip” O'Connor
Bernie Megin
George Washington
New York
John Briggs
Middlesex
New England
William Lincoln Smith
St. Pat's
St. Bernard's Cyo
Bedford Students Enjoy Weeklong Vacation With New School Whistles
The junior high and primary trades students in Bedford took a week off as a vacation period extended due to the new school whistle schedule. Mrs Eva Gault of Spring Road was admitted to Emerson Hospital in Concord. Lafayette G Currier of School Avenue spent the holiday and weekend on a skiing trip to North Conway New Hampshire with friends from Burlington and Chelmsford.
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Eva Gault
Spring Road
Emerson Hospital
Laycfette G. Currier
School Avenue
Toorth Conway, N. H
Burlington and
Chelmsford
Bedford Aids Fighting Fire In Lexington
Bedford joined five other towns in a coordinated effort to tackle a large wildfire near Lexington. The blaze, sparked by an injector in a house rear on Burlington road, burned over a mile between North and Burlington streets, destroying a small wooden garage and threatening several buildings before firefighters laid hundreds of feet of hose and saved nearby structures.
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Bedford
Lexington
Burlington
Burlington Road
Ruths welcome son born in Concord February
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Ruth announce the birth of a son on February 16 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. A waste paper drive by the American Legion, set for Washington's Birthday, was postponed to Saturday March 1 due to a snow storm.
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Charles T. Ruthcerfer
Emerson Hospital
Concord
American Legion
Washington
Grange Planning Degrees For Next Tuesday Meeting
Concord on March 4 Concord Grange P of H will confer the first and second degrees at Peter Bulkeley School under the supervision of Mrs Linnda Conant master The Grange plans to meet with Acton and Bedford Granges this week Also noted Agriculture Night guest speaker Lawrence J Kenny spoke on Growing of Lettuce A ladies degree team rehearsal followed Melrose and Annursnac Granges represented Friendly Circle met at Mrs Marion Clark home with Mrs Jeannette S Stensby, Mrs Lillian Boresen and Mrs Therese Muscato attending
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Concord
Peter Bulkeley
Concord Grange
P. of H
Linnda Conant
Grange
Acton
Bedford Granges
Lawrence J. Kenny
Melrose
Annursnac Granges
Marion Clark
Jeannette S. Stensby
Lillian Boresen
Therese Muscato
D A R Meeting Set For Saturday Afternoon
Old Concord Chapter DAR plans its March meeting this Saturday at 2 45 PM with Mrs Hoyt Canary presiding Delegates will attend the State Convention in Boston on March 27 and 28
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Concord
Old
Edwardsons Mark Wedding Date
West Concord Mr and Mrs Fred Edwardson of West Concord celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary last Wednesday February 19. Mrs Edwardson works at the Sally Ann Food Shop on Main Street, Concord. On March 26 Mr and Mrs David Drysdale of Buzzards Bay, parents of Mrs Edwardson, will celebrate their 50th anniversary.
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West Concord
Fred Edwardson
Edwardson
Sally Ann
Main Street
Concord
David Drysdale
Buzzards Bay
Drysdale
Bridge Friday For 75th Fund at Cameron Home
A bridge tournament to benefit the Smith College 75th anniversary fund will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Richard M. Cameron’s Barretts Mill Road home. Prizes and refreshments will be served. Reservations by 10 p.m. Friday are handled by Mrs. John Briggs Concord 814-M.
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Smith College
Richard M. Cameron
Barretts Mill Road
John Briggs
Concord
Furs Make Flag Display at Pacific Northwest Fur Exposition
An unusual American flag on display at the Pacific Northwest Fur Exposition in Seattle featured 1,000 red white and blue fox skins with white ermine stars and was valued at $50,000.
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Seattle
Last Minute Checkup of Fund Drive
Concord Emerson Hospital fund campaign ends house to house drive volunteers in Emerson towns follow up to ensure everyone had a chance to contribute. Final figures not yet in with a week or more expected for tabulation. By Feb 17 contributions reached 256000 plus 18000 from prior Building and Improvement Fund gifts totaling 274000 as the current campaign serves as a maintenance appeal for the fall.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
Emerson
City Finance Allocates 1947 Maintenance Reserve
The document states a $20,000 set aside for the 1947 annual maintenance needs, leaving $254,000 for the building fund after subtracting this amount from a total of $274,000. The note explains the carryover from last Fall and the purpose of the maintenance reserve.
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Pbuilding
Funeral Held For FE Hawkes Retired Agent
West Concord Frank E. Hawkes 82 a retired station agent for 40 years died last week. The funeral was Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Bradford Hastings officiating. Burial followed at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. He leaves wife Halle A. Hicks two daughters Mrs Harold B. Shepard and Mrs John B. Alden three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was born in Charlemont and lived in town long time. He recently worked at West Concord and Lincoln depots.
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West Concord
Frank E. Hawkes
Pine Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bradford Hastings
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Hawkes
Charlemont
Lincoln
Halle A. Hicks
Harold B. Shepard
Washington, D. C
John B. Alden
Fitchburg
Army Worms Move in Single File Lines
Caterpillars migrate in orderly lines with each head touching the rear of the one ahead. This behavior is noted in army worms as they advance to new feeding areas.
Bedford Grange Hosts Carlisle Lodge Meeting Night
Bedford Grange visited Carlisle Grange at the Brick Schoolhouse for a joint meeting. Richard D Powderly presided as master, Mrs Leila M Blake led the piano, and the women won a minstrel style entertainment contest while men performed.
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Bedford
Bedford Grange
Carlisle Grange
Carlisle
Richard D. Powderly
Leila M. Blake
Mercie Jones
Leslie R. Stacey
Basil MacLeod
Clarence Damery
Louise F. Currier
Farr S. Atwood
Leslie R. Stacey, Jr
Charles S. Hume
American Brotherhood Week promotes dignity and rights for all
The American Brotherhood Week campaign backs equal dignity and rights for every person. Sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, founded by Charles Evans Hughes in 1928, and endorsed by clergy, statesmen, and civic leaders across faiths.
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National ‘Conference of Christians and
American Brotherhood
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Charles Evans Hughes
Philip Murray
Powderly and Vir Readied for Thomids Wedding
Mrs Thomids John Powderly and Vir are mentioned in a social notice suggesting an upcoming ceremony. The fragment references local family connections and preparatory plans.
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Thomids John
Concord town events and meetings listed for the week
A sequence of club notices and town meetings appears for Concord with events at various venues. Activities include whist parties at Odd Fellows Hall and CYO events at St Bernard's, a Woman's Club gathering at the Congregational Church, and a town meeting at Willow Rebekah Lodge.
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Concord Lodge
Odd Fell
P. m
Concord Lions Club
Concord
T. Congregational Churc
Willow
Rebekah Loch Sale
O&d Fellows Hall
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Kalamazoo Sales CO
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, Mass
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Sady
Edwardsons
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FE. Hawkes
Carlisle Lodge
The
Thomas E. Braniff
James Black
Arthur H. Compton Cleveland Dodge Donald Douglas Edwins
Friendly James A. Farley
William Green
Eric Johnston
Paul G. Hoffman
Mildred McAfee Horton
Alfred M. Landon
Albert Einstein
Institute For Advance Study
Princeton University
the American Brotherhood
Fourth Ave
Ingrid Bergman
Goa
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Ila
Five Town Weekly Enterprise
St. Bernard’s Cyo Lower Monument Hall
Concord Council
Monum
Firscond
Peter
Concord Rotary
Union Church
Bay
Victory Bonas
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