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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
5
A dedication ceremony for the Parmenter Health Center in Wayland featured trustees and local officials. The event honored the Parmenter family and highlighted the center’s rooms, facilities, and mission to provide health services to every home in the town.
Stow-David C. Clemens, 64, died suddenly at home Tuesday evening after living in Stow since 1915. He taught briefly in Alberta, worked with his brother in the orchard business, and served as a Stow selectman. Survived by wife Lyllia, son David Henry, daughter Nancy, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Friday at Fowler funeral home in Maynard. flowers omitted. no calling hours.
Sudbury native Clara L Parmenter 78 of Concord Road Wayland died at Waltham Hospital last week after a heart attack. Born February 24 1876 in Sudbury to Albert T and Charlotte Ang Carter Parmenter she moved to Wayland over 60 years ago. She served as housekeeper for the Cooper family and was active in Unitarian Church of Wayland and its Womens Alliance as well as Wayland Red Cross during wartime. Survived by sister Mrs Hattie P Allen of Belmont Funeral services were held January 23 at 3 pm in Wayland Unitarian Church with Rev Raymond G Manker officiating Cremation followed at Newton Cemetery.
Lincoln town election set for Saturday March 26 with town meeting Monday March 21. Nominating papers due February 19 at 5 pm and registration closes March 1 at 10 pm at the Town House. Selectman John O Wilson retires. William T King seeks unopposed seat. Assessor race has G Arnold Wiley opposed by Frederick H Green Jr. Davis seeks reelection as town clerk and tax collector for one-year terms.
The family expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown after the bereavement and for the floral and spiritual tributes.
The Colonial Inn in Concord announces Gereald Horan as Chef. Horan brings a long career with postings at Bretton Woods Mt. Washington Palm Beach The Breakers Harbor Point Wentworth by the Sea New Ocean House and Dolphin Bay Club. He resides in Amesbury with his wife and four children and will uphold the inn's traditional New England country cooking.
A Concord A Y P F session convenes at 7 o clock Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church. The Altar Guild holds its annual meeting and Holy Communion at 10 o clock Monday morning January 31 followed by parish supper at 6 45 p m. An education commission meets next Wednesday at 8 and a Bible class at 10 30 a m Thursday. An anti rabies vaccine for cattle was developed in 1954.
Carlisle to vote March 7 with three contests and four candidates. Frank E. Wahlen seeks selectman after loss at the January caucus to Everett F. Lapham while John E. Redican seeks one of two one year terms. George W. Foss not running. Karl V. Sirruss seeks re election for school committee with Joseph F. Macone and Robert J. Fulton also filing papers.
Lincoln Mr and Mrs War ren Fiske Flint announce the birth of their fourth child and second daughter Abigail Flint born Thursday January 20 at Emerson Hospital. The baby joins siblings Margaret Warren Jr Bemis and the family name Ephraim B Flint and Manning W MacRae as grandparents.
A dedication ceremony at Memorial Congregational Church marked the canvassers from last Sunday for the building project. Special music by combined choirs offered the anthem Long Hast Thou Stood. Rev. Ernest Bodenweber preached Prerequisite of Purpose with speakers Donald Atkins Arthur Fay Sr Edward Plumley and Dr J Carroll Morris. Lick infantile paralysis.
Wayland announces the completion of Happy Hollow Elementary School in the Happy Hollow section between Wayland and Cochituate. The twelve classrooom building serves grades 1 through 6, replacing Cochituate double sessions. An Open House is set for Sunday February 6 from 2 to 6 p.m.
Sudbury residents can study the Community Council Index of town activities at the Town Hall, in the possession of Leo Quinn. Calvin Smith and Mrs. Robert Childs organized the list of regular meeting dates from civic groups and churches to help avoid conflicts with major events.
On Monday January 31 the second half of the school year begins and kindergarten classes will interchange mornings and afternoons to equalize inconveniences. Children keep the same teachers rooms books and materials. only times change. Kindergarten hours will be 9 15 to 11 45 mornings and 12 30 to 3 o clock afternoons.
A calendar will be filled with the group name time and venue to allow planning six months ahead. The notice also promotes purchasing U S Savings Bonds.
Bedford members of the Bedford League of Women Voters attend the 33rd school of international relations in Massachusetts. A Bedford recreation group event registered 16 girls under directors Mrs. George McNally and Miss Stellman. Volleyball teams Earth Angels and Flyaways played, with Earth Angels winning 15 1. Francis J. Kelley chaired the annual caucus Friday night. Lee Pavlas was clerk and tellers included Herbert W. Dunston, William J. Beecy, Herbert M. Smith, Charles S. Hume, and Frank W. Cloutier.
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