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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
1
The article argues national income rose from 1929 to 1942 with war effort lifting output and wages. It warns against prolonged borrowing or taxation and calls for sustaining farm prices and labor demand to avoid inflation or income decline. It stresses interdependence of farmers and workers and the need for policy bargaining to maintain a stable economy.
Concord notes report Rev Harry P Odland at the Evangelical Free Church national meeting in Jersey City June 7 to 11. Miss Mary A Powers returns home after teaching and will start a new job at Maynard junior high in Sept. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Edward L McKenna and a granddaughter to Capt and Mrs W Lawrence Marshall. A cadet Edward P Daniels Jr completes training and is posted to Chapel Hill. Charles Harwood ties for third in pole vault at the National AAU meet with 12 ft 6 in. West Concord fire drills set for July 6. Annuities, meetings and tourism draw crowds to Concord historic sites and the Lions booth guiding servicemen. A theater party for the minstrel cast and a May 26 birth at Emerson hospital are noted along with flowers for a flower mission. The town marks 28th wedding anniversary for Harold and Mrs Cowling and plans another golf tournament at Concord Country Club.
Concord reports 4th Company of the 23rd Infantry marching in Charlestown on Bunker Hill Day under Col. Connolly. A vivid parade with bands, salutes, and civilian respect for the flag. Marines, WAVES, and local crowds observed, with humor from spectators about uniforms and age.
The War Department notified Mr and Mrs Ernest A J Anderson of 6 Hawthorne Lane that their son Frank A Anderson gunner’s mate first class U S Naval Reserve was killed in action in the Atlantic during World War II. He died after saving crew by removing danger from depth charges, earning a posthumous Navy and Marine Corps Medal. He had served several years and was 52. He is the Concord area’s 16th World War II casualty.
Last week's drill started with outdoor exercise on Everett street followed by riot formations. Fifteen men were sent to Capt. Drury for the triple typhoid inoculation and vaccination program, with all but five men having taken the voluntary immunization. The session closed with a rifle marksmanship lecture by Lieut. Barr, assisted by Sst. French, as part of Training Portfolios issued by the First Service Command.
Mrs Mary Thane of 5 Roosevelt Street received notice that her son George L Thane has been promoted to Corporal. He serves with the Quartermaster Corps supply division at Fort Benning Georgia since enlisting in November 1942 and earned his first stripe before finishing basic training.
The Concord Boy Scouts plan a one day paper salvage drive on Sunday July 9. It will be a house to house collection of newspapers. Residents are asked to tie bundles about one foot high for easy handling and stacking. Station wagons and trucks have been donated. Scoutmasters troop committeemen and Boy Scouts volunteer their services.
Rev Edward Perry Daniels, minister of the First Parish on Lexington road, began his fifteenth year as pastor of the local Unitarian church on a Friday marking his long service to the congregation.
Concord residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Virginia Road home with an open house. Many relatives and friends visited, and the couple received numerous congratulatory messages and gifts.
Anna Frederika Anttila 71 wife of Anton Anttila of 23 River street died yesterday at Emerson hospital in Concord Born in Finland she had lived in town 45 years Survived by husband five children three stepchildren five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral arrangements incomplete expected Saturday at Fowler Funeral Home burial in Glenwood cemetery
Concord Region IV MWDC Company 10 met at the Armory on Tuesday June 13 for monthly inspection and orders. The session included a paper incident problem lecture on Motor Transport and a fire drill. On June 17 Co 10 transported the 4th Co 23rd Inf to Charlestown for the Bunker Hill Day parade with Ensign Dorothy Meigs of the Waves visiting from Minneapolis.
West Concord Troop 33 will hold a public court of honor and a dance in the Harvey Wheeler school auditorium Friday evening June 23 at 7 30. The public is cordially invited. Music by Rothwell N MacRae.
Miss Martha Jane Barker daughter of Mrs Charles F Barker Rosemont Pennsylvania wed Ensign Robert Hall Merrick Jr of Concord. The ceremony was held at Annapolis Naval Academy chapel on June 8 as Merrick graduated the prior day with the 1944 class.
The Concord Boy Scouts schedule a one day salvage drive on Sunday July 9 with house to house pickups. Residents should bundle newspapers and magazines in roughly one foot bundles for easy handling. Volunteers include Scoutmasters troop committee members and donated station wagons or small trucks.
Emerson Hospital reports May 1944 totals with 36 obstetrical cases and 32 infants born, 92 out patients treated, 34 operations, 3 auto accidents, 2 gas incidents, 239 lab tests, 92 X rays, and a daily average of 33.9 patients. May 1 to May 31 totals show 51 patients in hospital peak, 29 minimum, 121 admitted, and 121 discharged.
Mary Louise Ryan became the bride of Maynard James Morris Tobin USAAF son of Mr and Mrs James J Tobin at St Bernard s Church Concord. The ceremony followed by a reception at Old Mill Dam Tea House. The bride wore white mousseline de soie with a lace cap and carried a prayer book with an orchid. The couple will reside in Madison Wisconsin.
Bedford holds a memorial service for Leslie Neville U S Navy listed as dead after months missing in action. The service is at 4 p m Sunday June 25 at Christ Church with patriotic organizations and the public invited to attend.
Newly elected Concord Lions Club officers include Dr Richard A Montague as president Leon J Moreau first vice president Leeman E Haines second vice president Robert B Bortz third vice president Rothwell N MacRae secretary H Theodore Beharrell treasurer Lawrence Peterson lion tamer Maxwell Lawrence tail twister and two year directors Robert E Cousins Philip F Kenney Roysen A Soule. President G Sherman Blair presided deputy district governor Thomas B Lindsay attended. Rothwell N cerag named zone chairman for Concord Lexington Arlington and Watertown. Next meeting June 27 features installation and July cook out at Austin D MacRae home.
The 56th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Wood of 26 Hubbard Street, Concord, was quietly observed Tuesday. They were married in Boston on June 20, 1888, and previously lived in Framingham. They have several children and grandchildren.
Concord Rotary notes discuss club activities and craft history. Lt John A Mullen USN to speak at next meeting. Bill ends term as press officer and a 100 percent attendance goal is set for the year finale. School year ends with teachers returning home and students seeking jobs.
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