Fragmented 1940s Concord notes show community events and people
A jumble of local items references Concord figures and groups. It mentions Charlie Driscoll's home fire, Madeline’s court position, school cartoons, the S S Concord cruise, Nashoba Club presidency, and politics with upcoming caucus. It notes a police shift, Grange installation, and vehicle registration revenue alongside various residents and businesses in Lex, Bedford, and Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Charlie Driscoll
Madeline
Benjamin J. Ineson
Nashoba
Robert F. Bradford
Jim Healey
Concord
Eddie Hout
Old Harness Shop
Leonard E. Rae
Laurence F. Peter Te Murray
H. Theodore Beharrell
Charles J. O'Dowd
Scotty”Barrow
Furis
Jean Brothers
Bedford
Lex
Henley
John. E
Medford
Chuckie” Harwood
Daugham Franklin Fletcher
Lexington
Leavitt
N.B.C
Benny
Bud” Flannery
Grange
John J. Flannery
Ted Finan
Fall
Russell Aire
Douglas Lawson
Acton High School Honor Roll Highlights 1948
Acton High School announces its Honor Roll and Effort Honor Roll for November December 1948. The lists name students by grade across grades 7 through 12 with numerous recipients including Patricia Barry Marilyn Clark Joan Cooke Marie Dagenais and Gerald Tuttle among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Lampila
Moore
Mary Starbuck
Gould
Judith Hamblin
Ruth Lee
Suzanne Mellor
Marcia Helen W
Andrew Braman
Charlotte Hill
Sylvia Jarvi
Marjorie Teele
Jessie Toohey
Gerald Tuttle
Patricia Barry
Virginia Byers
Donald Chisholm
Marilyn Clark
Joan Cooke
Marie Dagenais
Carolyn Davis
Nancy Driscoll
Richard Flint
Harriet Frizzle
Carl Simeone
Dori
Nealey
Bette Putnam
Bonnie Sibel
Muriel Smith
Margaret Sweeney
Virginia Troupe
Frederick Tuttle
Joseph Warren
Neil Whitney
Oo Wilson
Richard Woodbine
Acton
Shirley Strong
David
Barbara
Onicha
Dorothy DeSouza
Gerald Frizzie
A Hope
Sanderson Lee
Irene Lehtinen
Rebent
Jor
Herbert Schmitz
Alice Shea
Edward Toohey
Concord Community Meeting Snips Through Busy Week
Thursday DeMolay installation of officers at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m. Young Peoples Society meets at Evangelical at 8 p m. Tuesday West Concord Troop 43 Boy Scouts meet Wheeler School 7 p m. Concord Council K of C Our Lady Court C D A meeting Odd Fellows Hall Concord Grange P of H outes Peter Bulkeley School meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
West Concord
Wheeler School
Concord Council
K. of C
Ashe Couple Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
West Concord residents Mr. and Mrs. Vinal E. Ashe formerly Marion Pope marked their twentieth wedding anniversary last Sunday. They wed in Watertown on January 9, 1929 and have resided in the area for 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Vinal E. Ashe
Marion Pope
Watertown
Lincoln Orange installs 1949 officers at town hall
Concord Massachusetts State Deputy Ernest R Hunt of Lexington led a ceremony at Lincoln Town Hall installing the new 1949 officers. The lineup included Arthur Lecturer Robert Cullen assistant steward Marion Riley chaplain Isobel Pierce treasurer Lorraine Dean secretary Edward Coburg gatekeeper Marie Gradeski Ceres Mildred Myer Pomona Blanche Huntly Flora Elsie MacLeod lady assistant steward Cora Young assistant lecturer Ethel Davis. Refreshments were served by Bertha Bawks and her committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Massachusetts
Ernest R. Hunt
Lexington
Lincoln Orange
Lincoln Town Hall
Arthur
Robert Cullen
Marion Riley
Isobel Pierce
Lorraine Dean
Edward S. Coburg
Marie Gradeski
Ceres
Mildred Myer
Pomona
Blanche Huntly
Flora
Elsie MacLeod
Cora T. Young
Ethel Davis
Bertha Bawks
Foss family guests visit Qua grandparents in Spring Road
Mr and Mrs Edwin F Qua of 61 Springs Road hosted their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Frank Foss and the Misses Faith Jean and Adele Foss of Southbridge. Faith Foss stayed for an extended visit with the grandparents. Marilyn Sicotte, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence, and Linda Johnson, daughter of his operation, were mentioned. The Dale family moved from 7 Hillside Avenue to the vacated McNaught apartment at 7 Hillside Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Qua
Springs Road
Frank Foss
Faith
Jean and
Adele Foss
Southbridge
Faith Foss
Marilyn Sicotte
Lawrence
William Dale
Hillside Avenue
McNaught
Scouts Schedule Meetings After Board of Review
Concord scouters attended a Council Board of Review last Wednesday night and a commissioners meeting Friday night. They plan to attend the board meeting Tuesday January 25 and the district monthly meeting Thursday January 27 at the Middlesex Insurance Partnership office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Council Board of Review
Middlesex Insurance Partnership
Christmas exhibit ends at Concord library as churches hold Family Sunday
Local Catholic churches marked Family Sunday while the Christmas exhibit at the Concord Free Public Library closed last Saturday after ongoing display since before Christmas. John E. Holt opens a life insurance office at 317 Main Street West Concord in the old Harness shop. He is a World War veteran, married to Anna M. True, with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Free Public Library
John E. Holt
Lang Street
Life Insurance
Main Street
West Concord
Anna M. True
Postwar dollar value slips amid 1948 output drop
In late summer 1948 the dollar buys only 20 to 30 percent of its prewar value for staples like butter beef pork and corn, signaling a steep decline in purchasing power as the economy adjusts after World War II.
Also Mentioned on This Page
DWN
High School of
Lincoln Parish
Parish Club of
Bill
God
Pope
Grace Noll Crowell
Weet
Young Peoples Society
Evangelical
Anc
Linda Johnson
French Riviera
Concord Lumber Corporation
Lowell Road
Concort
Acton Street
General Motors
Chevrolet
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