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Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1947

Page

2

Concord Lions Club Installs New Officers Slate

Ex president inducts new officers at the Concord Lions Club supper meeting. Dr Arthur F. March Jr presided as president and Lee man E. Haines stepped down. A mid summer frolic is planned July 22 at Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club house West Concord with ladies night and an interesting program.

Concord Concord Lions Club Arthur F. March, Jr Leeman E. Haines Musketaquid Sportsmen’s West Concord Laurence S. Kendall Rothwell N. MacRae

Anniversary of Thoreau Observed At Walden Pond Dedication

Concord hosts the National Thoreau Society annual meeting with a 4 p.m. granite fieldstone dedication at Walden Pond marking the Thoreau birthplace site. The daylong program begins at 10 a.m. with addresses by Ode! Shepard and Herbert Faulkner West in First Parish Church vestry.

Concord Henry David Thoreau Walden National Thoreau Society Ode! Shepard Herbert Faulkner West Dartmouth Thoreau Roland Wells Robbins National Society

Rear Admiral Ingram Sowell Visits Concord for Parade Tour

Rear Admiral Ingram C Sowell joined a town tour of Concord and nearby Carlisle and Lexington before the Knights of Columbus Field Day. He traveled in a 1947 Buick with Marx Mara and met local officials and civic leaders during a luncheon hosted by Mrs Harry B Little.

Concord Ingram C. ‘Sowell Carlisl Bedford Lexington Knights of Columbus Marx Mara Lee R. Dee David B Little Edith E. Monson All /Woman’s Post James Alexander Sogpepander Veteran Council James N. Berry Corp Ralph “ Hosmer Robert E. Sheehan Roger K. Allen James J. Mansfield Bernard J. Rushe Concord Post

War Vet Buys Red and White Store in West Concord

World War II veteran Albert J. Queenin purchased the Red & White grocery in West Concord from Mrs. Josephine Hall and has taken over operations. Queenin, from Wayland, served with the U S Army Air Corps in Europe for nearly two years and previously worked at the Boston Post Office. He vows to maintain the store’s service, offering a full line of groceries vegetables and cold meats and welcomes old and new customers.

Stobn Olson Couple Mark 47th Anniversary in West Concord

Mr and Mrs Stobn Olson of 20 Riverside Avenue West Concord celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary today. The couple were married in Denmark on July 10, 1900. Mr Olson works for Whitney & Grain Company and has long served as district fire chief at West Concord.

West Concord Stobn Olson Riverside Avenue Denmark Olson Whitney& Grain Company West Conceir

Move of Families Prompts Local Residence Shifts

Notice notes households of Percy A. Elft and Rudolph W. Currier relocating. Mrs Currier moves from 9 Thoreau Street to a newly purchased home at 2 Main, formerly owned by Mr and Mrs Percy Elliott and family, with the change appearing on page 4.

Percy A. Elft Rudolph W. ‘Currier Thoreau Street Sormerly An S. Percys R, Elliott

Navy Presentation Marks Concords Three Day Event

Concord wraps up a three day Knights of Columbus Field Day and patriotic celebration at Emerson Playground with a grand drawing for the 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster. Miss Joan Vaillant, Concord high school senior, won the car as the winning number was drawn by Krist Andersen. The holiday parade and exercises drew thousands. Navy memorabilia from the U S S Concord were displayed after the parade.

Concord Knights of Columbus Horces Edgar A. Rohan Gordon H. Ogilvie John E. Mutty Senato Oar I Furbush Altham Harold Tompkins Horace R. Fletcher Thomas J. Hayes John C. Dolan Massachusetts’ Reformatory Stow Street U.S. S. Concord James Knowles South Lincoln Ralph A. Macone Kristoh Road Ae Highry Enney Lo Tay Thei Jmericai Cout West Emerson Playground Joan Vaillant Concord High School Ernest Vaillant Commonwealth Avenue West Concord Krist Andersen Concord Board of Selectmen

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