Concord News Briefs and Community Notices
Concord reports Robert EB McGrath named special police officer and assigned as patrolman at Fort Devens. Concord Female Charitable Society meets Wednesday afternoon at the parish house. Rev G A Gunderson of Bridgeport to preach at Evangelical Bree Church for two weeks. Arnold Lunn gave a capacity talk on the Battle of Britain at the high school Friday night with Mrs T Mott Shaw and Mrs Robert L M Underhill on the committee. Woncord Academy opens classes Wednesday for a new semester. Patrolman Frederick Nolan marks 19th year on the force. Nolan is veteran night desk officer while Special Police Officer Emil O Thorpe has served nearly 30 years. K of I bowling resumes with new teams led by Browns captain Jack Hayes. Rep Otis Waitney sworn in for a third term in the Massachusetts House on the junior committee. Middlesex School resumes after Yuletide break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Lunn
London
England
T. Mott Shaw
Robert’ L. M. Underhill
Frederick Nolan
Harrington Avenue
Concord Force
Nolan
William G. Ryan
Emil 0
Thorpe Hag
Sunday Services and Lesson Sermon Details
Sunday services at 10 45 with Sunday School also at 10 45. A testimonial meeting is held every Wednesday at 7 45 pm. Reading Room hours are 2 to 5 pm on weekdays and holidays. The January 21 lesson subject Satiament appears in all Christian Science churches in Boston Massachusetts. The Golden Text is 11 Corinthians 15 14 and related passages from First Corinthians 6 7 8 and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy discuss worship in spirit and truth.
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Churches of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Maynard High School Social Dance For Senior Football Honorees
Maynard high school A A hosts a Friday evening dance in the school auditorium on January 17 to raise funds for sweaters for the senior football lettermen of the past fall. The effort enjoys broad local support as a reward for the players’ gridiron work. The committee includes John King, chairman, and members Charles Fouratt, William Priest, Fred Sarvella, Walter Higgins, Francis Crowley, Albert Brown, Wilbur Walls, Victor Kizik, and Joseph Tomyl.
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Maynard
Maynard High School A. A
John King
Charles Fouratt
William Priest
Fred’ Sarvella
Walter Higgins
Francis Crowley
Albert Brown
Wilbur Walls
Victor Kizik
Joseph Tomyl
Mary Hanna Maynard 90 Former Maynard Resident Dies
Mary Hanna Maynard 90 former Maynard resident died Friday night at the Eastern Star Home Orange Born in Glasgow Scotland she lived in Maynard for years She leaves a daughter Mrs Ralph Coleman of Andover Funeral services were held Monday at the Eastern Star Home burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery The Magdalen Chapter OBH and a large delegation led by Mrs Harry Burnham attended the funeral.
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Maynard
Mary Hanna
Eastern Star
Orange
Glasgow
Scotland
Ralph Coleman
Andover
Hanna
Maynard ‘Congregational Church
Astern Star
Glenwood
Magdalene Chapter
O. BH
Harry. Burnham
Hold Jewish Christmas Celebration Reported Near Powdermill Road
The local Russian Orthodox community held Christmas Eve services ending with a Maga celebration led by Rev. Jacob Pshenichinik yesterday. Children toured homes singing carols and joy was expressed. The annual Christmas tree event on Powdermill Road features songs, dances, and recitation by performers Zing Loyko Olga Bobritsky Hugenia Chernak Luba Chutoranski with Dorothy Chernack gifts and dancing afterward.
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Maynard
Jacob Pshenichinik
Powdermill Road
Zing Loyko
Olga Bobritsky
Hugenia ‘Chernak
Luba Chutoranski
Dorothy Chernack
Marriage anniversary marked with rings for Terrasi couple
Maynard and Mrs Salvatore Terrasi celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with many relatives and friends. The son and daughter gave Mrs Terrasi a diamond ring and Mr Terrasi a black onyx ring with diamond, along with a purse of money, flowers, and numerous congratulatory messages.
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Maynard
Salvatori Terrasi
Bedford area notices list illness and service changes
Thomas Poleo enjoys holiday from Maryvale Seminary with parents. Philip Clark ill with pneumonia at Emerson Hospital Concord now recovering at Davis Road home. Chief Frederick Sullivan confined with grippe at Maple Street home. C Emory Gaults also confined with grippe at Hartford Street home. Rev Anita Pickett resting after appendicitis operation at Emerson Hospital Concord. Harold Pickett will lead services in Rev Anita Pickett’s absence. Mrs Edwinna Lawson confined with grippe on South Street.
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Thomas Poleo
School Avenue
Maryvale Seminary
Philip Clark
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Davis Road
Frederick Sullivan
Maple Street
C. Emory Gault
Hartford Street
Anita Pickett
Great Road
Emerson” Hospital
First
Harold Pickett
Edwinna. Lawson
South Street
Grange to Install Officers January 28 at State Event
Maynard Grange plans first 1941 meeting January 23 with a skit Hero Answers and community singing. Members Veronica Creighton Hazel Bumpus Lilian Holmes Myron Palme Hazel Robinson Anne Duclos Irma Aldrich perform. Social Whist run by Home Community Service chair Eva Smith. Refreshments by Edmund Lowney Eric Farnell Douglas Crossman. Installation of Grange officers set for January 28 with Harvey Turner leading ceremonies.
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Maynard Grange
Grange Hall
Eric Farnell
Douglas Crossman
Grange
Harvey Turner
State
Parish Fund Whist Night Aids St George’s Church
At the weekly whist party in Garfield street home of Mrs Fred Palmer prizes were awarded to Eva Duckworth Elizabeth Kopp Isa Kelley Minnie Campbell Robert Veitch Caroline Schnab Margaret Claflin and a special to Addie Wolfe. Another party will be held next Saturday night.
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Maynard
St. George's Church
Fred Palmer
Garfield
Eva Duckworth
Elizabeth Kopp
Isa Kelley
West Concord
Minnie Campbell
Robert ‘Veitch
Caroline Schnab
Margaret Claflin
Addie Wolfe
Acton and Concord Committees Plan January 14 Send Off
Acton Defense Committee chair Acton W Burton Harvey and assistants work with the Concord committee to stage a grand send off for the boys January 14 at Concord Armory. Harvey’s group is selling tickets to fund training for the Company H enlistees including Frederick Conquest Arthur Hurley Clittora Scugofield Cedric Knaveder and Howard Hurley. Boxboro boys Waldo Parker Arthur Towne and Harie Towne are also named.
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Acton
W. Burton Harvey
Dian
Acton Defense Committee
Concord Committee
Concord
Artur L. Hurley
Clittora A. Scugofield
Cedric L. 'Knaveder
Eoward M. Hurley
Boxboro
Waldo Parker
Arthur
Harie D Towne
Maynard Starts Annual Canvass of Voters Aged 20 Plus
The Maynard registrars kicked off the annual canvass of all residents over 20 years old on Thursday. Reginald Jones, William Coulter, Hiram Parkin and Helen Connors conduct the survey, which will feed into the town street book and aid in preparing the voting list. Registrars of Works are Franklin Sanderson, town clerk, John Brayden, Michael Neil and William Coulter.
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Maynard
Reginald Jones
William Coulter
Hiram Parkin
Helen Connors
Frankoin Sanderson
John Brayden
Michael Neel
Two New Year’s Day Fires Near Acton Brush Through
The South Acton Fire Company responded to two alarms on New Year’s Day for brush and grass fires. The first alarm, Box 29, reported a fire in the Carvalho farm orchard on Piper Road where flames were controlled after about an hour. A second alarm, Box 232, sent crews to a grass and brush fire behind the Maynard and Acton Oil Company on Central Street. this blaze was extinguished quickly with no property damage.
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South Acton
South Acton Fire Company
Piper Road
Route 111
Carvalho
Maynard & Acton Oil Company
Central Street
Maynard Woman's Club to Meet January 14
The Maynard Woman's Club holds its January meeting Tuesday afternoon January 14 at K of C Hall. A style show by students of The Modern School of Applied Art and a musical program with Miss Barbara Peel of Hudson are planned. A Citizenship Conference is set for Friday January 17 at the Clinton Woman's Club.
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Maynard
Maynard Woman’s Club
C. Hall
Modern School of Applied Art
Barbara Peel
Hudson
Maynard Woman's Club
Clinton Woman’s Club
Hans Prikson
Iecal Club
Sophie Wasiuk Weds Norman Hannon in Maynard
Marriage notice announces Sophie Irene Wasiuk daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wasiuk of 41 Slendale Street Maynard wed Norman Vincent Hannon son of Mr and Mrs Luke Hannon of 3 Parmenter Avenue Maynard in a ceremony on November 27 1940 conducted by Rev William Masiarek at St Casimir's Church Maynard.
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John Wasiuk
Slendale Street
Maynard
Sophie Irene Wasiuk
Norman Vincent Hannon
Luke Hannon
Parmenter Avenue
William Masiarek
St. Casimir's Church
Engagement announced for Miss Meimi Tervo and Malcolm Fullenton
The engagement of Miss Meimi Tervo to Malcolm F. Fullenton son of Mr and Mrs Llewellyn Fullenton of South Acton is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Waine Tervo of Maynaré. Fullenton is a popular young man in the village a member of the South Acton Mire Company and a prominent local athlete.
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Meimi Tervo
Malcolm F. Fullenton
Llewellyn Fullenton
South Acton
Waine Tervo
Maynaré
Fullenton
South Acton Mire Company
Sudbury Notes Show Military Duty and Local Happenings
Major John Edward Davisson of Concord road is called to duty and will be stationed at Fort Sur Kansas. Rumors say Henry Ford may open a kindergarten on his property soon. Mr and Mrs John H Dippel celebrate a wedding at First Parish Sudbury Center and honeymoon in Bermuda en route to South America. Local residents Thatcher Nelson Lois Pardie Nelson David Buxton Gertrude Halloran Ann Moynihan Earl Huckle and Helen Tilden recently dined with Anne Buxton in Goodman Hill Road. Improvements continue on James H Powers property on Concord road Center. The public holiday illumination drew crowds and added to Center celebrations.
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John Edward Davisson
Concord Road
Fort Sur
Kansas
Henry Ford
John. H. Dippel
Joy Tufts
First Parish
Sudbury’ Center
Bermuda
South America
Thatcher Nelson
Lois Pardie Nelson
Wayland
David Buxton
Gertrude M. Halloran
Ann M. Moynihan
Sudbury
Earl Huckle
Helen Tilden
Cannés
France
Anne Buxton
Goodman, Hill Road
James H. Powers
Concerg Road
Maynard Glickman enters U S Army Air Corps cadet program
Maynard William Glickman son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Glickman 231 Ward Street Newton a former local resident was inducted into the U S Army Air Corps as a flying cadet and left last Thursday for a three months preliminary training at Darr Aero Beach Albany Georgia He is a Maynard High School 1936 and Boston University College of Business Administration 1940 graduate associated with his brothers in the family furniture business Benny Borks the district's first volunteer draftee serves in Port Wright Coast Artillery New York and reports satisfaction with army life Veili R Kangas the second volunteer draftee is assigned to the medical corps at Fort Edwards on the eve of his service
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Maynard
William Glickman
Joseph Glickman
Ward Street
Newton
U.S. Army Air Corps
Darr Aero Beach
Albany
Georgia
Maynard High School
Boston Universty College of Business Administration
Benny Borks
Coast Artillery
Port Wright New York
Veili R. Kangas
Medical Corps
Army
Fort Edwards
Ape
New Year Day Finds Acton Dry
With the advent of the New Year Acton will be without any liquor business by voters decree from the November election. Since the defeat of prohibition Acton allowed malt beverages wines and package stores. A petition is being prepared for presentation to the board of selectmen to have the question brought up again at the March town election.
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Acton
Board of Selectmen
Bedford News Highlights Local Boundaries and Community Events
Herbert Clark and D B Perkins oversee town boundary adjustments with the Burlington and Littlon lines. Residents attend Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans as John Yauskees from Boston College features in Boston College 19 Tennessee 13. Draft Board No 54 announces two local inductees Charles Rhodes and Robert Brown. William Larsen visits from Brooklyn. Mrs Petersen travels with him. Bedford Women’s Club hosts skiing lecture at Junior High auditorium. Elmer Gray and wife celebrate 51st anniversary. Carrie Wellington returns home after hospital stay. Albert Johansen returns to New York for Danish ship duty. Jewel Club hosts gathering and gift exchange at Mertie Jones home. Bedford Firemen plan January 17 card party resumption. Rasmus Petersen ill at home with grippe.
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Herbert Clark
Perkins
Board of Selectmen
Burlington
Littoln
William Beecy
Joseph
New Orleans
John Yauskees
South Street
Boston College
Tennessee
Bedford
Emerson School
Concord
Edward B. Caiger
Charles E. Rhodes
Old
Billerica Road
Robert L. Brown
Pete
Elmer
E. Gray
Great Road
Carrie ‘Wellington
Boston
Walter .Bieren
Concord Roa
Albert Johansen
Peter Sorensen
Concord Road
New York
Jewel Club
Paul Revere
Mertie Jones
Polly
Civic Club
Rasmus Petersen
Carlisle Road
Elective Officials Off Retirement List
Massachusetts State House filings by Rep. Everett Callahan of Weymouth would bar elected municipal officials from joining the municipal contributory retirement system. He notes towns have used the retirement act for non permanent staff. He also seeks state action to obtain a larger share of horse racing breakage revenue.
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State House
Boston
House of Representatives
Everett Callahan
Weymouth
Callahan
President Roosevelt Seeks 17.5 Billion Budget For Defense
Roosevelt tells Congress a 17.485 billion dollar defense budget aims to defend democracy. He says funds will flow to munition production for Britain and other Axis nations foes, while lawmakers debate total needs possibly reaching over 20 billion. The tariff of urgency underscores defense as paramount.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Britain
America
Ince
Arms Board Receives Power to Seize Industrial Plants
President Roosevelt empowered the new Office of Production Management to seize any industrial plant deemed non-cooperative in the national defense effort. Cambridge report cites the move as part of wartime production controls and government authority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Production Monement
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Fort Devens
Concord Female Charitable Society
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Bridgeport
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Eet P. Odland
Woncord Academy For Girls
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Masketaquid Road
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Errol Flynn
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Santa Fe Trail
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