Concord Selectmen Praise Late Chief William G. Ryan
The Concord Board of Selectmen adopted a resolution honoring Chief William G. Ryan who served as police officer since 1922 and as Chief for over 30 years. He guided the department with firm discipline, earning town trust and contributing to its crime-free reputation. A copy of the resolution will be sent to Mrs. Ryan. The note ends by mentioning an unrelated ancient reference to starch production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Ryan
Concord Board of Selectmen
Concord
Board of Selectmen
Samuel Hoar
James Nagle
Richard L. Wilson
Concord District Court
Ryan
Carlisle Girl Engaged to West Concord Soldier
Miss Marian F. Harrison daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Harrison of Brookstreet Carlisle is engaged to Pvt Robert A Parker son of Mr and Mrs Alden W Parker of Old Stow Road West Concord The couple two Concord High School graduates plan a future wedding once date is set.
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Carlisle
John W. Harrison
Brookstreet
Marian F. Harrison
Robert A. Farker
Alden W. Parker
Old Stow Road
West Concord
Harrison
Concord High School
Middlesex Mutual Insurance Company
Concord
Parker
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Hazard setup surprises during Windsor safety demo
In Windsor Connecticut Ellie Zwirner staged hazards at her home for a Girl Scouts safety demonstration and was surprised when the hazards reported by the scouts exceeded what she had planted.
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Windsor
Conn
Funeral for Mrs Dye 81 in Concord
West Concord funeral rites for Carrie L. Dye age 81 of 9 Baker Avenue were held at Dee Funeral Home with Rev. Edwin B. Nylen officiating. Interment was at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. she leaves son Harry I. Dye granddaughter and great granddaughter and a sister in Maryland.
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West Concord
Carrie L
Ingham) Dye
Baker Avenue
Billerica
Dee Funeral
Edwin B. Nylen
Concord
William Hooper
Maryland
Bedford Unit Plans Dance At Hospital
Members of the Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post Ladies Auxiliary announce a dance Monday January 25 at Bedford Veterans Hospital. Tyngsborough unit will join Bedford for the affair and provide music as last year. The group held its monthly meeting at Town Hall with President Mrs Winnie O Joy presiding.
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Bedford
Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post
Bedford Veterans Hospital
Tyngsborough
Town Hall
Winnie O. Joy
Dorothy Hume
Karen Rivet
Ann Regan
Joy
Poleo
Katherine Isner
Elizabeth Atwood
Martha Busa
Woburn
Charles Stefanelli
Couple Rewed at Carlisle in Christmas Eve Service
A quiet Christmas Eve ceremony at Carlisle Congregational Church united Mr. and Mrs. Ole Sleeper formerly Edna Schoolcraft Brook Street. Rev W Walter Hall officiated and a small reception followed with Cord Cord Cord guests. The couple’s attendants were their son Corp Herbert Spooner and daughter Mrs Leslie Stacey. They will reside on Brook Street where Mrs Sleeper runs Sunnynook Nursing Home. Mr Sleeper has a government post.
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Carlisle
Ole Sleeper
Edna Schoolcraft
Brook Street
Carlisle Congregational Church
W. Walter Hall
Concord
Corp
Herbert Spooner
Leslie
Edna) Stacey
Sleeper
Sunnynook Nursing Home
Mr. Sleeper
Chelmsford
Portrait Painting Talk At Concord Woman's Club
Concord Woman's Club resumes meetings at the Girl Scout House at 2 45 pm with Mrs E Clifford Goodspeed presiding. Miss Margaret Fitzhugh Browne will discuss Portrait Painting and demonstrate her art with a prominent Concord man as model. Tea host is Mrs George C Jetter. Creeks in the Canadian Yukon’s Klondike Valley have yielded 215 million in gold since the 1896 strike.
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Concord
Concord Woman’s Club
Girl Scout House
E. Clifford Goodspeed
Margaret Fitzhugh Browne
Canadian
Yukon
Klondike Valley
Lincoln Man Marries at Windsor Ontario in New Year’s Eve Rites
Miss Mary Louise Campbell of Detroit wed Ernest Flagg Henderson III at St John’s Anglican in Windsor Ontario. The couple’s reception followed at Mrs Campbell’s Windsor home with a guest list including Phyllis Oram and Augusta Henderson. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Henderson of Walden Pond Road. He is Harvard-educated, served as a lieutenant in World War II, and became class secretary at Harvard Business School.
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Lincoln
Mary Louise Campbell
Detroit
Michigan
Ernest Flagg Henderson
Ernest Henderson
Walden Pond Road
St. John’s Angelican Church
Windsor
Ontario
Wallace Campbell
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Campbell
Phyllis Oram
New York
Scenes of Mexico Shown To D. A. R.
Old Concord Chapter of the D A R held its first meeting of the year at 16 Middle Street with Mrs Wen dell P Raymond presiding. Guest speaker Mrs Allister F MacDougall of Westford presented an illustrated lecture on her trip to Mexico Ayer and Bedford members served as hosts with Mrs William Brown as chairman.
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Concord
Social Security payments near six million at year end 1953
About 5.97 million people received Old Age and Survivors insurance benefits as of December 31 1953. The size of the program grew since 1950 when 3 million were covered, with increases in retirees dependents widows and survivors. Average monthly benefits ranged from about 49 for dependents to 111 for widowed mothers with two children.
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Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Congress
Milllion
Fire damages church camp in Barrington New Hampshire
A blaze at Camp Fireside in Barrington destroys three buildings just before Christmas. Officials say the fire appears incendiary and part of a spate of suspicious fires in New Hampshire. Rev. Dempsey and Rev. Hall visited the ruins and plans to rebuild were announced to resume camp activities next summer.
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Carlisle
Camp Fireside
Barrington
New Hampshire
W. Walter Hall
Carlisle Congregational Church
Robert Dempsey
Union Evangelical Church
Stow
Dempsey
Hall
Birth Announcement for Thomas Bradford Marsh
Mr and Mrs Richard E Marsh of Oak Park Illinois announce the birth of a son Thomas Bradford Marsh born December 30. Grandparents are Walter F Marsh of Oak Park and Mrs Frank W Thompson of Bedford with great grandmothers Annie Thompson of Pittsfield NH and Howard Stewart of Washington state. Mrs Ruth Thompson of Bedford is the mother.
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Bedford
Richard E. Marsh
Oak Park
Illinois
Thomas Bradford
Marsh
Ruth Thompson
Walter F. Marsh
Frank W. Thompson
Annie Thompson
Pittsfield
New Hampshire
Howard Stewart
Washington State
McDonnell Family Welcomes Son Edward at Emerson Hospital
Bedford couple Mr and Mrs Edward T McDonnell of 40 Woburn Street Lexington announce the birth of their second child and first son on December 27 at Emerson Hospital Concord. The infant is named Edward. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Martin F McMahan of 105 Hancock Street Bedford.
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Bedford
Edward T. McDonnell
Woburn Street
Lexington
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Edward
McDonnell
Ruth N. Material
Martin F. McMahan
Hancock Street
Local Youn Commission Grows Ensign Clark Named
Concord George K son of Mr and Mrs La Clark Independence was commissioned and awarded the ensign in the U S Navy Wings of Gold. In ceremonies at Naval Air Station Hotel Kansas Clark trained on multi engine land based bombers and was assigned to Patrol Squadron 11 Naval Air Station. He entered the aviation cadet program after graduating from a junior college in 1952.
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Concord
George K
la Clark
Independence
U. S. Na
Naval Air Station
Hotel Kansas
Ensign Clark
Point
Rhode Island
Clark
Concord Daughters Meeting and Church Services
A regular Kings Daughters meeting was held Tuesday afternoon at the Parish Church with Mrs H Robert and Mrs Norman Hu in attendance. Holy Communion was observed at Holy Episcopal Church with Rector Rev William H. followed by Bible class at 7 45 pm. Susan Farnham daughter of Selectman Farnham W Smith of River City York was engaged to Roger Milton Huebach of York City. wedding set for the sixth at Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Kings Daughters
H. Robert
Norman Hu
Nity Episcopal Church
William H
Susan Farnham
Farnham W. Smith
Roger Milton Huebach
York City
Trinity Episco
U. S. Navy
Fernh Carlisle
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