Concords tame election and town meeting drive turnout
The Concord area buzzes about a low voter turnout with seven Bedford races Monday and a looming $60 tax rate. Town reports push reading and committee recommendations while Article 19 on a steel groundstand faces opposition. New England Town Meeting Night approaches amid civic notices, liturgical reminders, and local events from Acton to Lexington.
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Concord
Bedford
Finance Committee
Emerson Playground
Arthur Whitcomb
Acton
Concord Lodge
C.F
New England
Carlisle
Lexington
Maynard
Lincoln
Charles H. Franks
Donald Wilson
Boston
West Virginia
Concord High School
Charlie¢. Ferguson
Springfield
Concord Rod & Gun Club
Charles F. Adams, Jr
Raytheon
Tom
Lawrence Kenney Farm
Colgate- Palmolive Peet Company
Lions
Frank Young
West Concord
Paul KR
Durin
Concord Antiquarian Society
Russell Keitell
Middlesex
Jayme Ovalie
exVirginia Peckham
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Carles W. Peckham
Worcester Academy
Concord High
Acton High School
Concordian Shoe Company
Real Barsains, Tool
Two Cousins Born Within an Hour in Concord
Concord records the birth of two cousin boys within an hour at Emerson Hospital. Daniel Metro Fedock and Kenneth Rudolph MacLeod are first sons, each with a sister, Suzanne Fedock and Annie Marie MacLeod. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward MacLeod and Mr. and Mrs. William Johansen.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
Dye
Daniel Metro Fedock
Metro Fedock
Hazel’ MacLeod
Concord Road
Lincoln
Kenneth Rudolph’MacLeod
Kenneth R. MacLeod
Margaret Johansen
Sudbury Road
South Lincoln
Dan
Suzanne Jeanne Fedock
Kenneth Jr
Annie Marie MacLeod
William Johansens
Edward MacLeod
Lincoln Road
Lincoln Hospital Workers Aid Emerson Fund Drive
Lincoln area workers rally to raise 5500 dollars for Emerson Hospital auxiliary. General chairman Dewey E. Boatman leads Lincoln team with captains including Mrs John Webb and Mrs Eveleth Todd among others coordinating fundraising efforts.
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Concord
Lincoln
Emerson Hospital
Dewey E. Boatman
Acton
John Webb
Eveleth Todd
Michael Stratton
David Rogers
Gordone
John B. Garrison
Kenneth Farnsworth
Marshall Crawford
Charles E.,crane
John Carmen
John M. Barnaby
Korean Vet Joins Concord's Legion
James J. Mans A. L. No. 158 inducts Korean War veteran William M. Nickerson of 64 Bedford Street into its ranks. Nickerson, recently released from active duty in the U S Marine Corps after service in Korea, is the first Korean veteran associated with the local post. Commander John E. Mutty presided at the ether program.
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Concord
William M. Nickerson
Bedford Street
U. S. Marine Corps
Korea
James J. Mans A. L
John E. Mutty
Sudbury Social News Recaps Visits and Updates
Miss Joan Colby returned from Hampton Virginia where she stayed with Major and Mrs Stephen Stone and toured old Williamsburg. Mrs Henry T Maynard is improving at home after a recent accident. Stuart Edgerly the 3rd visited grandparents in Sudbury while his parents skied. Leonard and Mrs Stiles return from Florida. Bradley Tighe on S S Becuna maneuvers in the Mediterranean. John E Childs attended a hardware dealers show in Washington on the holiday.
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Joan Colby
Hampton
Virginia
Major
Stephen Stone
Old Williamsburg
John E. Childs
New England Hardware Dealers Association
Hotel Statler
Washington
World Day of Prayer Service Planned in Bedford
Bedford observes World Day of Prayer on Friday February 29 with a 3 p.m. service at the Church of Christ. All women of Bedford are invited to participate under the auspices of United Workers with Mrs James C. Richardson serving as chairman arranging the program.
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Bedford
Church of Christ
Unted
James C. Richardson
Five Hour Service Noted at Charleston Establishment
A Charleston establishment advertised a five hour service with guests in at 6 PM and out at 5 AM. The notice emphasizes a strict time frame and entry policy.
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Charleston
Fingold urges Young Republicans to mobilize votes in primary and election
Concords Young Republican Club hears George F Fingold advocate doorbell outreach to independents and unregistered voters. He cites 1950 data as showing balance of power with first time voters. March 13 meeting set for officer elections with nominating committee named.
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Concord
D. A. R. House
George F. Fingold
Young Republican Club
Fingold
Massachusetts
David Arnold
G. Ian Blair, Jr
Henry Fay
Arthur B. Brooks
T. Frank MicPhillips
Harold C. Carlson
Neil Melone
Robert Gill
Hosmer Road
Tel
Workers Needed to Help Serve Army Hospital in Fort Devens
Article explains how wounded Korea veterans at Fort Devens Army hospital rely on Red Cross volunteers. Recruiters seek local residents to visit patients, brighten days, and improve morale with activities, games, and social time in wards or at the canteen on Sundays.
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Army Hospital
Concord
Korea
Army
Fort Devens
Red Cross
Red Cross to Start 12 Radio Cane Course March 25
Concord Red Cross Chapter opens a 12 hour canteen course for spring, starting March 25 at 9 30 to 11 30 a m in the school house behind Middlesex Extension Service. Mrs Mary Bell will teach with sessions on five Tuesdays in April. Enroll by calling Mrs Pliny Jewell Jr or Red Cross Headquarters.
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Concord
American Red Cross
Middlesex Extension Service
Mary Bell
Extension Service
Pliny Jewell, Jr
Red Cross
Our Village-Sudbury Poem by Winfred Rhoades
A lyrical description celebrates village life in Sudbury with winding roads, rural beauty, ponds, glades, streams, and friendly folk. The author Winfred Rhoades cherishes the peace, farming work, and quiet charm that feed the world and satisfy the heart.
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Sudbury
Flere
Winfred Rhoades
Urge Woodlot Owners Cash In On Price
Concord hardwood woodlot owners can sell peeled pulpwood without manual peeling. A girdling and chemical spray method removes bark in about six months, allowing winter harvesting and aligning with an all time high $19.50 per cord roadside price. Contact Soil Conservation Service in Concord or Chelmsford for details.
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Concord
Soil Conservation Service
Stow Street
Central Square
Chelmsford
Sudbury Names Gard ner Cancer Crusade Leader
Sudbury resident Mrs Alfred Gardner of Concord Road was named chairman and treasurer for the 1952 Cancer Crusade to be run in April by the Massachusetts Division of the American Cancer Society. She previously filled the post, will lead local fund raising for cancer research and education efforts.
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Sudbury
Alfred Gardner
Concord Road
Massachusetts
American Cancer Society
Henry J. Nichols
Gardner
Cancer Society
Sudbury Grange Members Win Third at Pomona Event
Twenty Sudbury Grange members and eight officers attended the Middlesex Central Pomona meeting in Maynard on February 20. Amateur night featured eight granges with Sudbury winning third prize and praise for leaders E William Petgrew Clifton Giles Jr Robert MacLean and Barbara Hellmann. New attendees included Mr and Mrs Rodney Hadley and Mrs George Abrahamson.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Grange
Maynard
William Pe‘tgrew
Clifton Giles
Robert MacLean
Barbara Hellmann
Rodney Hadley
George Abrahamson
Gunhild M. Roos
Middlesex Central Pomona
Roos
Pomona
Concord Veterans
Sachem Council Boy Scouts Set Friday Meeting
The Lexington Bedford district will hold a Sachem Council meeting on Friday night March 14. No February meeting occurred. Eliot C Vining may attend as field executive. Local groups plan summer programs. The Lexington office is closed Saturdays but open Monday nights until 8.
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Bedford
Lexington-Bedford
Cahill Seeks Sudbury Planning Board Office
Thomas V Cahill a nine year Sudbury resident and Columbia graduate seeks a Planning Board seat. He works with IBM as a special sales representative and serves in local police associations. Cahill chairs Red Cross drives and leads town disaster efforts while advocating tax relief through attracting residences and community stores.
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Sudbury
Thomas V. Cahill
Office Road
Cahill
Clark
International Business Machines
Columbia University
Sudbury Police Force
Red Feather
Red Cross
Church Plans Three Lectures by Dr Emory Buck
Sudbury council of churches sponsors University of Life a trio of lectures by Dr Emory Buck editor of Zion's Herald. Titled Religion in the News the talks run on three consecutive Thursdays March 20 27 and April 3 at 8 pm enrollment fee applies.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Council of Churches
University of Life
Emory Buck
Zion’s Herald
Buck
Fred Scipper
Elinor Bentley
Walter Hickler
Carlyle Burland
Traffic Jam In Sudbury Center
A winter snow storm causes a morning traffic jam in Sudbury Center. At 7:15 a.m. more than 100 cars stall along the road between Al Young’s Store and the center as motorists push and dig out vehicles amid heavy snow.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Center
al Young’s
Guest Speaker Talks on Red Guerillas at Rotary Meeting
Concord Rotary heard Curtiss W. Merriman discuss guerrilla warfare in naval intelligence and the rescue of American fliers in Japanese occupied China during World War II. W Bruce Pirnie Sr. introduced him as program chairman and lunch coordinator Robert D. Parks oversaw the meeting.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Curtiss W. Merriman
W. Bruce Pirnie Sr
China
John J. Bent, Sr
Delant
W. Stuart Allen
Winter Garden
Casper J. Jenney
Miami Beach
Florida
John J. Flannery
Lester B. Whittemore
Maynard
John C. Dolan
Groton
Charles W. Allen
Robert D. Parks
Burleigh L. Pratt
G. Sherman Blair, Sr
Sudbury Recovers Quiet Snowbound Day After Storm
The article notes Sudbury slowly returning to its usual quiet, peaceful winter day after a period of drifting and heavy snow, depicting the town's calm return following a snowy spell.
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Sudbury
Marlboro Red Cross drive boosts quota figures for 1952
The Marlboro chapter sets a $7232 quota for Marlboro residents with Maynard Northboro and Southboro ranges. total nearly $1000 higher than last year as the 1952 fund drive opens. Local canvassing begins March 3 with appeals to residents, banks, stores, and professionals to support veterans and service families.
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Marlboro
Maynard
Northboro
Southboro
Red Cross
Korea
Europe
Bradley
Drive Committee
Veterans ‘Administration
Elks to Nominate Officers at March 11 Meeting
Concord Lodge of Elks held its Tuesday session led by Exalted Ruler Edward R. Kelley. The next meeting on March 11 will nominate officers and include plans for renovating the lodge on the Concord turnpike. The Emblem Club auxiliary, led by president Mrs. Edith Monson O'Neil, remains active.
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Concord
Concord Lodge of Elks
B. P. O. E. Hall
Edward R. Kelley
Elks
Concord Turnpike
The
Emblem Club
the Elks
Edth (Monson) O’neil
Knights P Ladies Nig on St. Concord The Knights of
Meeting of the Knights of Columbus at Monument hall with whist parties led by Deputy Leonard J. Weber. A ladies night and old fashioned event are planned for March 17 at St. Concord.
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Knights
Bedford–Mr. H. Cloutier announce birth of grandchild
Bedord officials report the birth of a child to Lawrence M. and his wife in Medford. Grandparents named John A. McAlpine and W Cloutier. The announcement notes celebration of the newborn around Valentine’s Day.
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Lincoln Hospital Workers For ‘Fund
Concord’s Legion
Henry T. Maynard
Stuart Edgerly
Glen Cove
Long Island, N. Y
Jean
Mrs. Leonard Stiles
Bradley Tighe
S. S. Becuna
Mediterranean
Red Cross Chapter
Oncristalal
U. S Department OF Commerce
National Production Authority Ofics
O.P.S
Heads Cancer Crusade
Borough
Thomas Cahill
Church Council
Cross Drive
Roy C
Watertown
Ally
U. S
Yettor
Tele
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