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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1960
Page
12
The piece argues against H. 527 claiming it would strip power from locally elected school committees, raise litigation, and blur budgets with forced itemization. It warns of reduced accountability, potential employee reassignment, and a potential decline in Massachusetts public school quality as costs rise elsewhere.
Sudbury based Ingrid Jeppesen a drama coach and English teacher at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional brings a varied background. She trained with Tau Pi at Northfield School studied with Dr Balch worked with Mrs Samoiloff on children's theatre and acted in Schiller plays at the University of Vienna. She founded the Berlin Jr Players in Berlin Connecticut directing Peter Pan and plans to stage Schiller The Robbers and Ibsen The Doll's House among others.
Rehearsals continue for the Bedford Community Chorus production of Kismet to be held Friday and Saturday evenings at the high school auditorium under director E Whittedge Clark. The esco Club will not meet in February due to rehearsal. Church groups reported recent meetings and new members joining.
Gilroy California police report a liquor store clerk, G. F. Riley, 69, deterred an armed robbery by taunting the gunman and engaging him in conversation. The bandit admitted financial pressure, paid for a beer, and fled.
The text argues that property tax is no longer adequate for municipal needs and calls for greatly increased state aid for schools, noting it has long been proposed and is being done in other states.
At Harvard Trust Company annual meeting Robert R. Duncan, chairman, reported net earnings of 995 421 and total assets of 113 800 000, both records. Three new directors were elected Hugh S. Ferguson Alan Steinert and L Gard Wiggins. Stockholders approved a 20 000 share increase in capital stock with pro rata subscription.
Kenneth A Richards son of Mr and Mrs Samuel J Richards of 76 Laws Brook Road was promoted to aviation structural mechanic third class in the U S Navy and is stationed at Corpus Christi Texas. Join the March of Dimes.
Concord First meeting of the General Radio Explorer Post was held Friday evening with forty five boys and many parents present. Bob Hammare field executive of Boy Scouts of America described explorer activities and membership requirements. Electronics was discussed in detail and a tour of G R engineering facilities followed. A second meeting is planned Saturday at 2 PM with a tour of the company's manufacturing departments during working hours.
The Monday Club at St. Anne's Episcopal Church met at Mirs. C. Lee Todd's Lincoln road home. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Halt were hosts for the third square dance in the Smith School Auditorium event. Ralph Page of Keene N H acted as caller. First masses for February set for Feb 5 with confessions. Candlemas Day is observed next Tuesday and St Blase's Day follows at St. Joseph's Church.
Troy Beeson of Houston filed a $77,000 suit against his former employer claiming a live rattlesnake bit him on a barge on September 18. Beeson alleged negligence for failing to provide safe handling of rope that concealed the snake and led to injuries.
A Thoreau School meeting chaired by Miss Virginia Tolman and Boston University librarian Miss Virginia Haviland explored suitable children books. They recommended titles like Charlotte’s Web and McCloskey’s works and noted Boston Public Library plans to publish a 381 title reading list available in the library.
The Sudbury Woman's Club sponsors a free event in cooperation with the Sudbury public schools. Personal registrations will be made February 9 at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School from 7:15 to 7:30 p.m. Classes follow at 7:30.
Sergi Lopatin a 20 year old competitor at the Moscow youth weight lifting contest beat the world lightweight teen record by lifting a total of 875.3 pounds.
Concord announces two leaders for the 1960 Heart Fund drive. General chairman is Otis M Whitney of Elm Street Insurance. honorary chair is Mrs John Hutchinson of Nashoba Road, a Red Cross and Heart Fund veteran who led the Heart Sunday effort in 1958. The campaign runs February 1 to 28 with Heart Sunday events on February 28.
The Newport Mercury note claims its long history dating back to 1758 and invites readers to join or support a dime charity drive.
A Concord Club luncheon was announced by President Charles W. The event was held at the Colonial, with attendance noted at the Howard location before a transfer to Florida.
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