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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
4
Retailers of all sizes keep prices down by cutting unit profits and trimming costs while wholesale prices and overhead rise. Competition will force further cuts as costs ease. New York imposes a rule requiring replacement auto glass that remains clear yet shatters less, with emphasis on safety and visibility.
First Parish Meeting House. Sunday June 20 at 9 30 a m Rev Edward Daniels will preach The Way We Act Soloist L Frederick Kilham All welcome Congregations of First Parish and Trinitarian Churchs conduct summer union services May 2026 context not explicit but inferred from listing
Our Lady Felp of Christians Church announces Masses on Sunday June 20 at 7 8 30 and 10 30 with a 5 p m Novena service. Rev Alexander J McCarthy pastor Mrs John Kerns organist and Mrs Walter Dow organist listed.
West Concord Union Church on Main Street hosts Morning Worship at 10 45 guided by Rev Earl K Sweatland with Nina Lind on organ and C Waldo MacWilliams as chorister. German reading by the minister is scheduled.
St Bernard's Catholic Church announces new mass times Sunday June 2007 schedule includes 8:15 9 11:30 with 8:15 for children's mass Benedict ion at 4:30 pm. Rev Michael J Burke pastor Rev Francis D Chmaj curate Rev Robert D Kelliher curate Manuel Perrault organist Claire Austin organist.
The Evangelical Free Church at Lang St Concord lists morning worship at 10 45 with Rev Otto L Larsen founder of Bethany Gospel Tabernacle LaCrosse WI and 7 30 gospel service with Rev O M Johnsen pastor Ebenezer Evangelical Free Milwaukee Wis The midweek service of meditation and prayer follows June 23 8 p m The Vacation Bible School runs two weeks from June 28 9 am to 12 pm daily Enrollment contact Rev Gunnar A Gunderson 12 Lang St Concord Phone 1236 J
Concord Sunday services at 10 45 and Sunday school at 10 45 Weekly testimonial meeting Wednesday at 7 45 Reading Room at 24 Main Street Hours 11 a m to p m weekdays except holidays Nursery provided for younger children Is he universe including man evolved by atomic force Lesson Sermon subject for Sunday June 20 includes Bible passages Psalm 107 15 20 and I Corinthians 8 5 6 from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy This item summarizes church activities and quoted references.
Bradford Hastings rector conducts Holy Communion at 9 00 a m and Morning Prayer with sermon at 10 00 a m. Service includes children and adults.
The Concord Knights announce a four day 1948 program opening July 2 at Emerson Playground. Activities include a July 3 pet show, July 4 children’s baseball, fireworks on July 3 and 5, plus a parade and a chance to win a new Chevrolet two door Stylemaster. Entries for the pet show are due June 30. further details to be released next week.
The Concord art scene recalls a winter scene by A F Davis seen by a reviewer who notes Davis as a competent watercolorist in the meticulous style of his era. David B Little of the Concord Art Association seeks reader information to identify Davis and his other works.
In a letter urging further donations the organizer praises last drive turnout as a grand success and calls for continued effort. The target is for one in seventeen residents to donate, with Emerson Hospital needing over 100 pints yearly and the Red Cross offering assistance to donors and patients alike.
Kenyon College in Gambier Ohio awarded degrees to two ex rectors. Rt Rev Norman B Nash formerly rector of St Anne's preached the baccalaureate sermon. Rt Rev Richard S Emrich received the honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology.
Rev. John E. Wallace ministers a union service at First Parish from June 20 to July 25 and leads a union service at Trinitarian Congregational from August 1 to ember 5.
Concord figures highlight veterans work at Rideout Emerson play areas and Edward Horne leading maintenance. Boston Braves top Sox as area seniors graduate. Post offices now head by women. Peggy McGlone stars in show business. congrats to Ernest and Mrs Miner on long marriage. Mill Dam traffic lines update and local nostalgia notes conclude with 1928 CHS reunion plans.
Kenneth W Rollins of 48 Thoreau Street and supervisor of guidance at Concord Public Schools serves on the editorial board of the NESDC News published by the New England School Development Council.
Concord. Two local students were graduated at St Mary s parochial high school in Waltham last Sunday. Mary Elizabeth English 88 Thoreau street received a scholarship from the St Mary s Mothers Club. David Francis Gallagher from West Concord played organ and piano at the ceremony and has appeared on radio programs and given recitals. 92 graduates in the 1948 class with Rev Joseph P Burke as guest speaker.
The article highlights a shift toward lighter fats and healthier foods this year. It notes new recipes, consumer interest, and possible industry responses shaping menus and diets nationwide.
William Francis Robbins 58 former Carlisle selectman died Sunday at his Worcester home. Funeral held at First Unitarian Church Worcester with burial in Green Cemetery Carlisle. A Carlisle native he moved to Worcester 12 years ago and remained active in local organizations and town affairs. He leaves a wife three daughters one son and several grandchildren. One daughter Mrs William A Robinson and sister Mrs Edward S Ricker are named.
Members of Concord Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls prepare items for a rummage sale at the Masonic Temple in Concord to be held Wednesday, June 23 with the public invited. The sale follows an Initiatory Service on Saturday, June 26 ending the Rainbow season and reopens in fall under Miss Alice Zumwalt and new officers.
The Concord Rod and Gun Club hosted disabled veterans from Bedford Veterans Hospital at Wigwam Brook off Monument Street. It was the second in a series of projects for veterans from nearby hospitals with tackle bait and outdoor lunches provided by the club.
The National Safety Council plaque awarded to Concord and presented to Police Chief William G. Ryan at the Governor's Highway Safety Conference in Boston now hangs in the Concord Police Station. Carlisle Maynard and Wilmington are among nearby towns sharing the award.
The 1949 Ford cars arriving in New England will be shown to Concord residents by Middlesex Motor Company of Walden Street. The event runs Friday and Saturday all day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Monument Hall. Erv Bumford, local dealer, invites guests to view the car hailed as The Car of the Year.
Concord-Cynthia Susan Cook daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Cook formerly of 75 Mein Street Concord graduated last week from Lexington High School She excelled in sports and school activities and belonged to the Lexington chapter of the National Honor Society She received the Charles Edward French Medal for highest average and the Elsa W Regesten Award for character She will enter Radcliffe College as a freshman in September The family now resides at 259 Bedford Street Lexington
The Concord Grange held a penal meeting on Tuesday with several members of Middlesex Pomona attending the gathering at Weston.
Concord opens a new modern garage at 31 Sudbury Road under Liese & Smethurst Inc. Warren H. Liese and Chester D. Smethurst lead the firm with seven employees and a 9000 square foot building. They offer Dodge Plymouth and Dodge trucks, Tudor gasoline, parts for all makes, windshield and glass installation, and invite the public to visit across from the Boston and Maine depot.
A list of local meetings and activities in Concord for the week. Includes Concord Lodge events at Oddfellows Hall and West Concord Boy Scouts Troop 35, Lions Club programs, Elks, Rotary, Garden Club arrangements at Concord Library, and town board sessions.
Concord Maurice L. Dee, a former sergeant of Company H who served in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, has joined the Concord Post Office. He recently left employment at the Massachusetts Reformatory on Belknap Street.
Concord Lodge of Elks holds its next regular meeting at B P O E hall on Main Street Tuesday evening June 22 at 8 o clock with Exalted Ruler Robert Smith presiding. July and August meetings will be held once a month.
The Picacho Peak site in southern Arizona hosts the only Civil War battle fought in the territory, marking a rare clash in the region. Local history notes the engagement as a notable episode in Arizona’s Civil War era.
Holy Name men from the Northern Middlesex Deanery will gather at Lowell Memorial Stadium on Father’s Day Sunday June 20 at 3 PM for Holy Hour Benediction and a major message by Rev Lawrence Riley. Monsignor Markham will celebrate while transportation is arranged from parish churches to the stadium for a large public faith gathering.
Report shows the Concord High School foods class served about 550 meals and prepared 200 dishes in the 1947-48 year. The clothing class made 27 garments costing about $100 in materials, with assumed retail value around $170. each girl earned about $3 per garment.
Miss Bertha Maitland of Denmark was the guest speaker at the Girl Scout Association meeting. She discussed Scout work in Denmark and displayed handicrafts from Danish scouts. The Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post plans a Paper Drive for July 11 with papers to be ready for collection. Miss Priscilla A. Currier spent the weekend in Fitzwilliam New Hampshire with friends. The Pfeiffer sisters entertain their niece Mrs Elizabeth Pfeiffer Van Heusen and her children from Niverville New York. Lincoln E. Currier, home from illness, returns to taxi work. Mr and Mrs James C Humphries announce birth of daughter Gail Ellen at Emerson Hospital. Mrs Humphries is the former Dorothy June Rice.
A thief stole a pair of crutches from Davis Hornung a 56 year old World War I veteran who slept on a subway train during an overnight ride in New York.
Concord New York juniors from 258 Main Street and Sudbury 4 have been selected for university study. They will attend High School and continue at the university program in Amherst.
A Lions Club vote meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 o clock. Joseph J. Collins was named to a new flag committee and installation is planned for July after the members approve the bylaws.
A public afternoon event at the Lincoln Carlisle Pack Field Day at Concord playground supports cancer research. The fundraiser features general admission with donations encouraged and was promoted by local organizers to invite the community to attend.
An announced law will place a new district court office in Concord town. Whitney of Elm Sheehan Jr. and David B. Willington read the details. A secretary died soon. Whitney is the governor’s councillor to Gov. Bradford. The clerk of District Court, in Concord, is noted as prominent in Ri bar in Massachusetts.
A children’s day program at Evangeli Church concluded last Sunday with a climax led by Rev. Gunnar and the church minister. The event marked the annual conference of the Evangelical association held in Boswl.
Generosity from the Acton Library enables Young Readers to enjoy seven new titles. The list includes Babe Ruth Star and Moon Winning Pitch among others, spanning sports, adventures, and classic tales for children.
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