Quiet election hints and town meeting talk in Concord
Fragmentary reader notes discuss an upcoming primary in Massachusetts. References mention registration dates, seat purchases for a town meeting, and local committees urging policy alignment. Mentions of Concord High and a "Red & Gun Club" at the State Armory appear among scattered items.
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Durgin
Concord
Henry Hill
Massachusetts
Accie
Red & Gun Club
State Armory
C.F.C
Massanow
Carleton I
Massachu
Nice
Recital Sundays at ity Church Lent Devotional Series
Sunday evenings at ity Church will offer a quarter hour of organ music by Mrs. Harold Adams of First Parish Concord followed by a short devotional. This Lent series titled Faith of the Church is written by Dr James ly elected dean of St John the Divine and Dr Nor Vid R Hunter. Rev M Cameron of Con and Rector Rev Clark will lead the groups.
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Ity
Harold Adams
Concord
Jamesly
L of St. John the Divine Ork City
Nor. Vid R. Hunter
M. Cameron
Con
Clark
Quiet Town Election Sees 232 Votes in Three Precincts
In Concord With few contests, 232 voters of 4,503 registered cast ballots. George E. Jones won an 11th three-year term on the board of assessors. Hubert Wardwell re-elected moderator. Cornelia Lawrence re-elected town clerk with 224 votes. Thomas Garrity Jr reelected tax collector and town treasurer with 221 votes each. Franklin R. Johnson to a second three-year board of selectmen term. Several new candidates were chosen for vacancies.
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Concord
George E. Jones
Hubbard Street
Board of Assessors
Board of Public Welfare
Hubert M. Wardwell
Cornelia Lawrence
Thomas F. Garrity, Jr
Franklin R. Johnson
Selectmen
Damon
Anna Mantoni Ee
Regina F
Knights of Columbus Council Plans Spring Program
Concord Council No. 94 Lexington hosts a first degree ceremony at Monument Hall on Thursday night at 8. Local members welcome as Pist Grand Knight Paul B. LeSage and Bernard A. McKenna chair events. A March 5 ladies night and March 18 lodge night are set. The 70th anniversary is noted for March 28. Past Grand Knight Richard J. Loughlin leads Little League support planning.
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Lexington Council
Knights of Columbus
Monument Hall
Concord Council
Pist
Paul B. LeSage
Bernard A. McKenna
Little League Project
Concord
Richard J. Loughlin
Cardinal Spellman Letter Reaches West Concord Couple
West Concord Mr. and Mrs. William F. McNally receive a note from Cardinal Spellman, the New York chaplain of the armed forces, recounting his visit with troops in Korea and a meeting with their son Corp. William McNally Jr. The son, newly promoted, reports receiving Holy Communion at mass on New Year’s Eve and says he enjoys the Enterprise, sent weekly by his father.
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Rome
Fourteen Nurses Aides Complete Emerson Hospital Refresher
Concord reports fourteen former Red Cross nurse aides completed a short refresher course to serve again at Emerson Hospital. Some have started work, and the hospital values this community service. Instructor was Miss Elizabeth Alexander RN.
Mrs. Loring Named Welcome Wagon Hostess in Concord
Mrs. Muriel Loring of Highland Park becomes Welcome Wagon hostess for Concord area. She is active in civic and charitable work, formerly publicity chairman of the Harvey Wheeler P T A and West Concord Woman's Club secretary. During wartime she sold Metropolitan Life Insurance and is familiar at the Concord Music Shop.
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Muriel Loring
Highland--park
Gfea Wagon, Inc
Concord
Loring
Emery Loring
Harvey Wheeler P. T. Ax
West Concord
Concord Rainbow Notes Anniversary at Masonic Hall
Concord Rainbow Assembly No. 53 held a majority night at Masonic Hall in Concord last Saturday with two members advanced. Miss Janice Phelps of Acton presided. A seventh birthday party featured a cake by Mrs. Linda Hamlin of Acton. Mrs. Edith Bailey aided. Next meeting March 8 plans a circus party.
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Concord
Concord Rainbow Assembly No
Masonic Hall
Janice Phelps
Acton
Linda Hamlin
Edith Bailey
Patriots' Day Ball at State Armory
Concord company H M N G hosts its Patriots Day ball and program at the State Armory on Saturday April 19 with a prominent orchestra. details to follow.
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Concord
Concord Company
State Armory
Concord Red Cross fund drive kicks off with March 1 goal
The Concord Red Cross Chapter launches its 1952 campaign on Saturday March 1 with a goal of 17684 dollars. A kickoff meeting at Howard Johnsons Monday briefed volunteers and listed section captains and workers including Miss Joan Motley Captain and Section 1 leaders such as Mrs Edward Chase and Dr William MacPherson. Section 2 led by Charles Locke Sr includes Mrs D L Ammen and Mrs H Nickerson Bogle among others.
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Concord
Concord Red. Cross
Howard Johnson
Eil
Fee Publicity
Hall
Consord
Joan Motley
Marion A. Barker
Braley Cameron
Edward P. Chase
Kenneth Hayes
Parnlett L. Keese
A. R. MacLeod, Jr
William MacPherson
Waren. Locke
Ruth ‘Raymond Ee Boa
Rose
Henry Thorpe
Willen Towler
Richard
Icebound play at Concord Academy with Groton School
Concord Academy and Groton School will present Teebound a play by Owen Davis on March 7 and 8 under the direction of Mrs. Russell Smith. Townspeople and friends are invited to attend the performance.
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Concord
Concord Academy
Groton School
Owen Davis
Russell Smith
Planning Board Recommendations For Concords Zoning Articles
Concord Planning Board held a public hearing at Town Hall on amendments to the zoning by law for the annual town meeting. The board recommends adoption of Article 36 as it provides for a desirable increase in the pre article and endorses the zoning by law amendment noting owner representation at the hearing.
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Concord
Town of
Concord Planning Board
Planning Board
Plsing Board
Rle Eanning
Se Ielties Aceaeed
Tufts Professor Speaks on Juvenile Delinquency at Scout Event
Concord hosts a guest speaker Dr. A. Farren Stearns of Tufts College who addressed juvenile delinquency. Mrs. James Howe Volkmann presided at the meeting with a reception. attendees viewed an amateur photographic slide exhibit.
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Concord
Je Chan
A. Farren “Stearns
Allerica
Tufts College
World Day of Prayer Service At West Concord Church
The World Day of Prayer ceremony will be held at West Concord Union Church Friday at 10 30. Speaker Mrs Arthur J Snow of Stoneham will deliver the address as area churches including Maynard Car isle Lincoln Acton Concord and West Concord participate. A coffee hour runs 10 to 10 30 and all are invited.
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West Concord
West Concord Union
Arthur J. Snow
Stoneham
Concord Board of Trade Meeting Moved to March 10
The Concord Board of Trade will meet at the Howard Johnson restaurant on Monday March 10 at 6 45 PM instead of next Monday. President Benjamin F Clark announced that the program details will be announced.
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Concord
Concord Board of Trade
Howard Johnson
Benjamin F. Clark
Men’s Club Supper at Trinitarian Church Friday
The Men’s Club of Trinitarian Congregational Church will hold a supper meeting Friday at 6:30 at the parish house. Guest speaker John H. Barper Jr., manager of the Marlboro District Telephone Office, will show films on Telephone and Present Day Living, followed by a discussion of local improvements.
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Concord
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Trinitari
Am. Congregational Church
John H. Barper, Jr
Marikbor
Concord to vote on town manager form amid high tax hike talk
Concord voters meet at the State Armory to review 44 articles in the 1952 annual warrant. The Finance Committee predicts a tax rate near 60. Schools seek funds while Article 26 on the selectman town manager plan stirs debate. standpipe and eminent domain items also feature in the town meeting.
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Concord
State Armory
Hubert M. Wardwell
Concord Finance Committee
Selectman
Sewes I
Farhaven Hill
Comte
Fairhaven Hill
Concord Voter Turnout Through the Years
The excerpt notes fluctuating voter turnout in Concord from 1940 to 1980 with figures like 545 and 1052 and references poll visits in 1950 and 1948. It highlights long term voting trends and community participation over decades.
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