Concord area notes mix of events and local notices
Local items include Concord High School rate discussions and a total of 83.40 dollars. Reports mention 1959 harness horse events at Raceway and Foxboro followers toward Country Day School moves. References to new jury Enterprise, Lantern Corp, street improvements, and vacation season activity at Ripley. Also notes about Stop and Shop building east of Sudbury, a West Concord outing, and a chamber info booth.
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Concord
Johnson's
Raceway
Foxboro
Lantern Corp
New Bedford Sttreet
Ripley
St. Swithin
Sudbury
V. Chamber of i
Thoreau
T Richardson
Nota
Fr Gallagher to Sing Mass Here Sunday
West Concord Rev David F Gallagher of the Stigmatine Fathers will offer his first solemn mass of thanksgiving in Our Lady of Christians Church Sunday July 19 at 11 00 oclock. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Herman J Gallagher of Main street and brother of Rev John E Gallagher at St Cecilia s Ashland Joseph A Gallagher La Crescenta Cal and Ensign Gerald B Gallagher Great Lakes Naval Training Station. James Shea CPS will preach. Miss Hel will lead the choir. A reception follows at Rose Hawthorne Central Catholic School 3 30 to 6 00 Sunday afternoon.
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West Concord
David F. Gallagher
The
Stigmatine Fathers
Our Lady Aoe of Christians Church
Father Gallagher
Herman J. Gallagher
Main Street
John E. Gallagher
St. Cecilia’s Church
Ashland
Joseph A. Gallagher
la Crescenta
Cal
Gerald B.gallagher
Great Lakes
Lewis Kearn
Wilsisen
Eee Cps
Esi
James Shea
CPS
Miss Hel
Vatican
Lourdes
Paris
Ireland
Rose Hawthorne
Central Catholic School
Library Opens Two Mornings Weekly at Fowler Branch
Starting August 1 the Fowler Branch in Concord Free Public Library will operate two mornings weekly. Hours are Tuesday and Friday 9 12 and 1 6 Monday and Wednesday 1 6 and 7 9 Saturday 1 6 Closed Thursday and Sunday.
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West
Concord
Fowler
Concord ‘Free Public Library
Police Auxiliary Fully Uniformed and Ready to Assist
Concord Police Chief Robert E. Kelley announces the civilian defense auxiliary police are now fully uniformed and equipped and ready to assist under Special Officer James W. Powers.
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Concord
Robert E. Kelley
Civil Defense ‘Auxiliary Police
James’ W. Powers
Grounds Set For Friday
Concord officials announce a ground breaking ceremony for the Stop and Shop supermarket at the Sudbury Road shopping center. The event will be Friday at 10 a.m. with selectmen Chamber of Commerce Police Chief Robert E. Kelley and company representatives present.
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Concord
Stop & Shop A
Sudbury Road
Selectmen
Chamber of Commerce
Robert E. Kelley
Save Walden Campaign Seeks State Control of Pond
The Save Walden Committee and Mrs Herman Hosmer and Mrs Caleb Wheeler appeal Governor Furcolo for state jurisdiction over Walden Pond. They say the Thoreau Society adjunct fights county plans to expand bathing facilities, which threaten the pond's natural and historic beauty.
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Concord
Save
Walden
Furcolo
Walden Pond
Middle County Commissioners
Herbert B. Hosmer
Elm Street
Caleb H. Wheeler
Fairhaven
The
Thoreau Society
Obituary of J Spen Father of Mrs Gulás LeSage
J Spen 70 father of Mrs Paul B Gulás LeSage of 126 Main Street who died in Ireland after a 10 day illness. Rev Edmund M Higgins officiated as celebrant with Rev Thomas F Brosnan and Rev John E Buckley assisting. Interment was in the family plot at St Pauls Cemetery Arlington.
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J. Spen
Paul B. Gul'as LeSage
Main Street
Ireland
Edmund M. Higgins
Thomas F. Brosnan
Plain of Massachusetts Correctional Institute
West Concord
John E. Buckley
Concord
Sacred Heart Church
Lynn
St. Paul's Cemetery
Arlington
Former Residents Visit Concord From Washington D C
Former residents Mrs D S Sheehan and Dr John D Sheehan Jr of Washington D C visited Concord area staying a weekend with their son on Longfellow Road Sudbury. Dr Sheehan, a former local physician, is still stationed with the Veterans Office in Washington D C and previously lived on Lexington Road in town.
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Concord
Sos D. Sheehan
Washington, D
John D.sheehan
Longfellow Road
Sudbury
Sheehan
Washington, D. C
Lexington Road
Marine Sergeant Returns From Furlough to Duty in California
Marine Sergeant and his mother Miss Edna Sleeper of Brook Street visited before he shipped to Japan by jet after a recent fur lough. They traveled from California to Tokyo area, marking a notable family homecoming.
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Swickinelles
California
Edna Sleeper
Brook Street
Japan
Births Reported for Baker and Henry Families
A son to Mr and Mrs Stanley Baker of 444 Main Street on July 6. A son to Mr and Mrs John Henry of Virginia Road on July 7.
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Ford Road
Stanley Baker
Main Street
John’ Henry
Virginia Road
Thoreau Society Holds Annual Meeting at First Parish Unity
Concord hosts Thoreau Society annual gathering with about 160 attendees. Prof Lyndon Shanley from Northeastern U delivered a talk on The Pleasures of Walden and Truman Nelson spoke on Plea for Henry Thoreau in remembrance of John Brown’s raid. Officers were elected and Save Walden Committee reported. Tours included Concord Free Public Library exhibit and Thoreau memorial sites.
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Concord
The
Thoreau Society
First Parish
Lyndon Shanley
Northeastern
Electadl du Fay
Paul Ochser
D.C
Herbert Buttrick
Hosmer, Sr
Walter Harding
Conesco
Caleb H. Wheeler
Charles S. Edwards
Mount Clemensg
Mich
Walden
Concord House Kills Death Penalty Abolition Vote
In the New Hampshire State House on Tuesday the abolition of the death penalty was defeated 168 to 56. Republicans opposing the measure included John M. Eaton Jr of Concord and Rep Fletcher of Chelmsford, while Rep James DeNormanide of Lincoln was not recorded.
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Concord
Police Chiefs Association
Hector J. Pelletier
Cohagget
E of Representatives
Herbert’ B. Ehrmann
Brookline
Concord Enterprise Roundup Highlights Local Events
Fire police shift to a real threat scenario as Red Cross holds meeting on July 1. West Concord Softball League announces week events and a bean supper. Deeds show area growth while Thoreau Group and Save Walden Committee meet with the governor. Hearing on a new filling station set for Monday. Rev David Gallagher to lead first mass next Sunday. Rotary notes a member talk. Auxiliary police ready for action. Union services at Congregational Church continue. Groundbreaking for Stop and Shop scheduled tomorrow. Remedial reading clinic reports progress.
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Concord
Red Cross
West Concord Softball League
Thoreau Group
Save Walden Committee
David Gallagher
Rotary Hears Club
Congregational Church
Stop & Shop
Arlington man charged after drunken drive over Concord line
An Arlington man was picked up Monday evening by local and Concord police after his car crossed the Concord line. He faced a drunkenness charge and said liquor influenced his driving. His car, with a flat tire, drove off the highway and into a tree eight feet from the road. he was unhurt.
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Carlisle
Arlington
Concord
Selectman Merrill
C. Hobart
Pearance
Massachusetts House Defeats Death Penalty Abolition Bill
The Massachusetts House defeated a bill to abolish the death penalty by a 168 to 50 roll call. The measure would have kept the death penalty off the books, despite prior recommendations for abolition by a special commission and the judiciary committee.
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Frank Donoghue
United Press International
Boston
UPI
Massachusetts House
Massachusetts
Legislative Judiciary Committee
Formal contract held up delaying police fire station work
The town's general building committee reports the Walden Street police and fire station project funding and contract documents are almost ready but a minor hitch stalled signing at Town House. Manzelli Inc of Belmont remains the chosen bidder pending legalities and bond arrangements. Roberts predicts work will start soon and the building could be finished by year’s end.
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Concord
Walden Street
General Building Committee
Town House
Gordon T. Roberts
Manzelli, Inc
Belmont
Manzelli
Roerts
Roberts
Selectmen Hear Trustees on Gas Tank Installation
Town trustees Edythe Sania and Harry B. McCrackern Jr. seek approval for installing gasoline and kerosene tanks. Hearing scheduled in selectmen rooms to review the proposal and related safety measures.
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Edythe Sania
Maine to its liquor laws change in 1961
Maine voters approved a 1960 referendum allowing certain restaurants to serve cocktails and hard liquor starting January 1 1961. The act applies to bona fide restaurants with annual gross business of at least 50 000. Resort communities are expected to back the measure at the next year's referendum.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Before World War I Glass Supply Boosts U.S. Industry
Before World War I almost all optical glass in the United States was imported from Germany, prompting a push to develop domestic production and reduce reliance on German suppliers amid growing wartime concerns.
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Germany
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LIONS
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First National
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W. W. Anderson
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Special Commission
West Concords
Sportsmen
Rossi
Ing
Mount Holyoke College
Atlantic City
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Camere
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