Concord Lexington School Sports and Local Notices
Local notes on school sports and community events include chair changes at the Liberty Room, new sign proposals, and upcoming caucus previews. Obituary reports note the death of Frank Wallace of Hugh Street, with residence in Tewksbury State. Community updates mention the Heart Fund letter drive and local radio notes from Con lice.
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Concord
Ye Ieee
Joe Antognoni
Ker Howland
Dam
Andy Boy
Shell
Frank Wallace
The
Hugh
Tewksbury
Fahnestock
Heart Fund
Conlice Radio
Corned
Irman Krist Andersen
Loring Grimes
Rotary Club meeting highlights guest from abroad
A Rotary Fellow from abroad attended the Ty Club meeting at Lowell during noontime. The discussion covered study at the University of Geneva and the impact of classic poets, with a note on sardonic laughter associated with Sardinia and a reputed death by laughter.
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Joseny ¢. Wheeler
Rotary
Ies
Ty Club
Lowell
Univereneva
F “Pic
Sardinia
Seminar outlines grassroots plan to educate public on cancer
Concord Massachusetts volunteers from ACS committee unveil a state program to train lay leaders in cancer education. The January 23 seminar will train members to run year round campaigns, highlight seven cancer danger signals, and promote early diagnosis. Committees are set in 30 communities with aim to blanket the state through schools, factories, organizations, stores, radio, and papers. Concord Board of Selectmen meet Monday at 7 30 at Town House led by Chairman Krist Andersen.
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Concord
Massachusetts
American Cancer Society
Joseph J. Ecker, Jr
Ruth W. Bartlett
Dedham
Roger Neelon
Waltham
Thomas Ashcroft
Westwood
Beryl Roberts
Roberts
Concord Board of Selectmen
Krist Andersen
Concord births equal prior year while deaths dip
Concord's population grew by one in 1949 due to 503 births matching 1948. Deaths eased from 139 in 1948 to 138 in 1949, leaving births unchanged and the town with a net gain of one resident for the year.
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Concord
Miss Appleton Exhibits Portraits at Concord Library
Concord sees a new exhibition at the Free Public Library as Jean Appleton loans oil and pastel portraits. Her subjects range from a submarine officer to a Belknap Street bachelor and a toddler portrait of Benjamin Little, with library hours 9 am to 9 pm daily except Sundays.
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Concord
Concord Free Public Library
Fenn School
David B. Lattle
Confucius
Jean Appleton
Ipswich Street
Boston
Foxhunter
Belknap Street
Benjamin B. Little
Miss Appleton
Benjamin Little
Miss
Second Week Opens for Town-Wide Precinct Listings
The second week of the annual town-wide listing in all three local precincts opened on Monday in charge of the assistant registrars.
Concord Selectman Krist Andersen Declines Reelection
Krist Andersen of 485 Main Street West Concord states he will not seek another term on the Board of Selectmen. He cites business pressures and the need to allow other qualified citizens to serve, thanking Concord residents for their support over the past three years.
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Concord
Krist Andersen
Mainstreet
West Concord
Board of Selectmen
Holy Name Elects Diskin President
St Bernard's Society held a meeting and elected Martin I Diskin of 91 Sudbury Road as president. Maurice L is vice president J Edward Finigan secretary and John J Sheehan junior treasurer with Rev John J Foley as spiritual director.
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Concord
Holy Name
St. Bernard’s Society
Martin I. Diskin
Sudbury Road
Maurice L
J. Edward Finigan
John J. Sheehan
John J. Foley
Woman's Union to Meet at Trinitaria Parish House
Concord residents are invited to the Woman's Union meeting at Trinitaria Congregational church parish house next Thursday January 19 at 2 45 pm. Speaker Elsie Oakes Barber will discuss New Adventures in Writing. Hostess Mrs A Robert MacLeod Jr secures refreshments.
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Concord
Woman’s Union
Trinitaria
Congregational Church
Elsie Oakes Barber
A. Robert MacLeod, Jr
Dan Cupid Falls Short in Concord Marriage Counts 1949
In Concord the wedding tally slipped in 1949 with 89 marriages compared to 112 in 1948. The brief notes fewer nuptials in the town from one year to the next.
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Concord
Dan Cupid
Ex officer held up by youths near Emerson School
Concord police report former Cambridge Turnpike patrolman J Almon Heyliger held up Friday night by two youths outside the Emerson School. One brandished a gun and demanded his wallet. the pair fled on foot after taking only the teacher's license and papers. A police cordon searched the area but yielded no clues.
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Concord
J. Almon Heyliger
Cambridge Turnpike
Concord Public Schools
Emerson School
Heyliger
Marshall J. Witherell
Sergi
Witherell
Boston
Break-in Probed at Concord Home on Independence Road
Concord police investigate a break in at Ervin L Bumford’s home on Independence Road last Thursday between 5 and 6 PM. Thieves entered while the house was empty and stole several items including a television. The case mirrors similar recent break-ins in Wayland Weston Lexington Lincoln and nearby towns.
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Concord
Sergi Marshall J. Witherell
Ervin L. Bumford
Independence Road
Bumfords
Wayland
Weston
Lexington
Lincoln
Water heater explosion triggers alarm at Mazzeo home
Concord firemen responded to Box 17 at the Mazzeo residence on Davis Court early Monday night. The hot water tank explosion caused the alarm but no fire and minimal damage. This marked only the second alarm of the year.
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Concord
Mazzeo
Davis Court
Principal Radcliffe Morrill to Speak at West Concord Club
The West Concord Woman's Club meets Friday January 20 at 2 30 PM in the West Concord Union church. President Mrs. William T Magoon presides. Principal Radcliffe Morrill of Concord High School is the guest speaker with music by the school boys glee club.
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West Concord
West Concord Woman’s Club
West Concord Union Church
William T. Magoon
Radcliffe Morrill
Concord High School
Boys Glee Club
Joint School Band Concerts Set for Concord and Lexington
Concord and Lexington school bands present joint concerts Friday January 13 at the Veterans Building Concord and Saturday January 14 at Cary Memorial Hall Lexington. Directors Charles K Yeremian and Donald J Gillespie Jr lead the performances with several joint pieces. Tickets are on sale locally.
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Concord
Lexington
Veterans Building
Cary Memorial Hall
Charles K. Yeremian
Donald J. Gillespie, Jr
Trip to Florida by Concord residents names listed
Concord resident Edward A Comeau of 301 Main Street West Concord joins Mr and Mrs Gifford Allen of Elm Street for a two week motor trip to Florida leaving last Saturday.
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Concord
Edward A. Comeau
Main Street
West Concord
Gifford Allen
Elm Street
Florida
Concord incumbents seek additional terms in town offices
Most contests list incumbents across multiple offices including moderator town clerk assessor and several boards with terms ranging from one to three years. New candidates Damon Willard Sleepy Hollow officials and reorganizations are noted with several incumbents seeking reelection and additional seats on planning board recreation commission and library committee.
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Hubert M. Wardwell
Cornelia Lawrence
Bernard W McGrath
Board of Public Welfare
Raymond D Willard
Donald McR. Smith
Thomas F. Garrity, Jr
James E. Finan, Sr
Frank J. Gower
William G. Ryan
Charles G. Robinson
Francis L. Coolidge
George T. Goodspeed
Raymond Wheeler
Board of Health
Warren B. Goddard
George E. Bates
Mary F. Garvey
David B. Little
George T Goodspeed
Edward F. Loughlin
Gertrude H. Rideout
Pauline D. Ward
Sleepy Hollow
Chilton Cabot
Whitney S. Smith
Charles R. Voigt
John K. Damon
Rudolph W Currier
Ann Root McGrath
Ward W. Sheehan
Kennan Damon
William T. Magoon
Office of Recreation Commission
Genevieve King
Damon
Planning Board
Harold S. Judkins
Dr. Willard
John E. Wallace
Laura Adams
Wallace
Smith
Garrity
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