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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1962
Page
1
Bonazzoli and Sons undertake a 35 by 47 foot addition as part of a long range home improvement plan. The project serves Stow Bedford Marlboro Hudson Southboro and Northboro and signals growth for a growing community.
Fragmented report mentions drought water concerns and town actions on lawns and permits. References Maynard Bedford Coolidge and Acton Concord roads. Allusions to local politics and anniversaries with scattered proper names.
A district court case concerns Murray Alvin of Alabama and a trucking incident near Fort Devens. The court set bail at $200 for the defendant while the plaintiffs Silvio and Alexander claim violations and endangerment. Judge Frederic presided over further applications and lessons for the case in the accompanying articles.
Concord area students participate in the American Field Service program. CCHS senior to be Clark from Carlisle will study in Hiroshima living with a Shinto priest’s family after a national screening. Kristen Rohme rings Norway will attend Concord Carlisle and live with the Webster family. Maria Esther Martinez Andina from Madrid will live with the Faxon family, attending Concord Academy.
Police department will be led by Sergt. Chauncey R. Fenton Jr. while Acton Police Chief Edward J. Collins Jr. enjoys his annual vacation. He plans boating on several New England lakes during the absence.
Acton selectmen will meet at 7 30 p m to choose a permanent police sergeant. David W Scribner remains acting sergeant after a 14 day extension. Two other candidates include Norman Roche and Robert Bartlett. A civil service exam for a patrolman vacancy is scheduled for July 27.
Republican congress candidate Elizabeth H. Boardman arrives in Moscow with a group of American women invited by the Soviet Women's Committee. The trip, spanning Copenhagen and Stockholm en route, aims to explore nuclear deterrence issues. Boardman plans to return to Acton by July 28 to resume campaign efforts.
At the Bedford planning board meeting a hearing on the Woodmor Acres subdivision was held and action taken under advisement. Beverly Road and the proposed Ty-in with Wildwood Road were discussed. Two applications were filed for lots on Old Causeway Road. Town Counsel Francis J. Kelley discussed Country Side estates and development on Wagon Wheel Road and Willard Circle, formerly part of Llewsac Lodge.
A local bear caused a Sunday disruption in West Acton as it ran across land near the Flera fruit stand. Fran Flerra witnessed the animal while working in the field. Police searched the area but the bear eluded capture and vanished behind a stone wall.
The article notes the Fourth of July summer union services at First Parish Concord Sunday at 9 30 with Rev Arthur Boyer Jellis preaching on The Serenity of the Wise Mrs Charles Forrester of Lexington returns as organist and Mr Foster as soloist.
Members of the North Road School sketch plans committee, appointed by Town Moderator William J. Walsh, will meet Monday in the superintendent of schools office.
Oil Facts Magazine reports that after Castro's 1960 expropriations Cuba has drilled only 15 oil wells with no commercial success. It notes thousands of Cuban vehicles out of service due to spare parts shortages lubricants and erratic gasoline supply.
About 60 to 70 residents attended a Wayland meeting on Article 27 options. Chairman Counihan outlined three remedies including water and road upgrades, the Betterment Act with 20 year payoffs, and potential urban renewal with federal aid, noting possible tax impacts and lengthy timelines.
West Concord David D. Baker aged 24 son of Mr and Mrs Harold A Baker of 4 Frances Street has been chosen as one of 50 recruits to train for the state police. Public Safety Commissioner Frank S Giles announced the selection and the group will report September 3 for a 13 week intensive program. Baker played football at Concord High and has worked as a computer operator and in the service.
State public safety officials say land for a new state police academy, currently part of the Mass Reformatory site along Route 2, has been sent to the legislature for study in the next session. House Bill 1886 covers the transfer of land from correction to public safety for the academy project.
Acton-Edwards Quimby Post 284 A L will hold a cookout at Col Edward J Higgins home Prospect street on Saturday. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Stanley A Nedza Commander James McBride Rufus McFarland Norman Gilbert and Col Higgins following a regional convention in Worcester. Nebraska shows 19.6 infant deaths per 1000 live births versus 26.4 nationally.
Residents heard updates on hydrants and safety from officers and, at the close, Counihan invited ideas to mail to the committee and promised another such meeting.
Concord Next selectmen will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the town house. The board cautions residents about a supposed cure for Dutch Elm disease noting a new chemical on the market is not a cure and cites Prof. Chatters of the Waltham Field Station. Town Manager Theodore M Nelson says adult mosquito spraying has ended and the selectmen have certified L Gard Wiggins for Mid Cambridge Corp abroad.
Acton Paul J. Furdon, 23, Needham, was fined $20 in Concord district court on Tuesday after Judge Moynihan found him guilty on a complaint by Patrolman Robert Rhodes. Rhodes stopped him on Route 2 as he went west. Furdon pleaded not guilty but paid the fine.
Acton New England Fire Insurance Rating Association in collaboration with the National Board of Underwriters conducts a town inspection. Evaluates fire department police water facilities and buildings in the first survey in 10 years. Upgrading could lower fire insurance rates.
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