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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text shows community life items across public notices, events, and letters. Mentions Boy Scouts activities, parish happenings, reunions, and a municipal focus on holidays and local commerce. Sparse readable names include Gardner Benson, Herbert J. Woodbine, and Starborough Downs, with references to routes, motor travel, and a large scale public program discussion.
Scouts from Troop 33 and Troop 43 and Explorers Post 34 will collect bottles on Saturday starting at 1 PM under adult scouters. Teams will call at houses and gather all kinds of bottles. Cubs of Pack 33 are distributing flyers about the event.
The 44th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Loughlin is noted. The couple, with ties to the legal field and civic work in the Concord District, are described as active community members. They have one son and seven daughters.
Three Concord educators plan international travels this summer. Miaine M. Hardie, French teacher at Concord High, earned the Frank M. Gilley Traveling Scholarship and leaves for Paris June 21, with visits to rural Brittany and Morlaix. Beverly N. Gerow, third grade teacher at Alcott, joins Boston University program, sailing June 25 on the Georgic, visiting Wales, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, then England and Scotland before returning in August. Helen Fiske, Thoreau School kindergarten teacher, plans a triad of Europe stops including Italy and France, combining travel with photography to aid future lessons.
Route outlines the Tuesday parade from Everett street down Thoreau to Main then to Mill Dam and the business district. It continues via Monument street Lang street Bow street and Lowell road, returns past Mill Dam to Sudbury road and Stow street, disbanding near the high school.
The Concord Board of Selectmen have compiled a new jury list effective July 1. It is going to the printer and will be announced to the press. The Enterprise is expected to publish the full list next week.
In a typical year 3,000 people travel to the United States or to Europe under the Mutual Security Agency technical assistance program.
Concord churches announce a ten week summer union service series starting June 29 at Union church West Concord with Rev. Edwin B Nylen. For August 17 to 31 the services move to Congregational church Walden Street under Rev. Robert H Barber. A 9 30 a m start and local minister support are noted to aid attendance and community needs.
June wedding of Miss Gertrude Mattie Loynd and Benjamin DiRuzzo at Our Lady Help of Christians in West Concord. Ceremony at 1 pm officiated by Rev. John J. Scol lan. Bride escorted by father. matron of honor Mrs. George Sumner. best man David DiRuzzo. They planned a Canada trip and will live in West Concord after. Both graduates of Concord High School. bride employed at local telephone exchange. groom in construction in Lexington.
Four local youths graduated in the record class of 1523 at Northeastern University on Sunday. Joseph A Gallagher and Chester Kane earned Bachelor of Arts degrees. G Sherman Blair Jr and John E Nickerson Jr earned Bachelor of Laws degrees.
The Delaware River remains a leading shipbuilding region with constructing ways at Camden, Chester, Philadelphia, and additional sites.
Concord Lions Club held a regular Tuesday meeting in the dining hall with President Charles Wear in charge. It was the last regular gathering until fall as July and August will host outdoor sessions and cookouts. New officers led by Lawrence S. Kendall take over July 1, and Past President Rothwell N. MacRae top the movie program.
At the Carlisle Branch annual meeting of the Concord Red Cross Chapter officers were elected. Mrs Clarence Campbell became chairman, Mrs William Shumway was chosen vice chairman, and Mrs Stanley Wright was named secretary treasurer.
Reed blocks nuts up for parades in Memphis warn readers with a quirky message Dont Cross Memphis Police. The terse note advises parade participants to keep to rules and avoid trouble with authorities in the city.
Two Concord delegates former Representative Harold Tompkins and Mrs Mildred Brooks will attend the Massachusetts Republican pre primary assembly at Worcester Auditorium the first such conclave in state GOP history Judge Maurice McWalter is the alternate delegate and Rep David B Williams new Concord committee chair plans to attend along with several others
Concord Grange No 150 hosted its annual Strawberry Festival at Peter Bulkeley School with 120 attendees. State Deputy William M Cassidy spoke, other Grange representatives offered greetings, and a program of songs dances jokes and slides followed before strawberry shortcake and coffee.
John McCabe a 42 year old maintenance man for Boston and Maine Railroad suffered a head injury last Saturday in a fall from a hand car near Concord Avenue and Alewife Brook Parkway Cambridge. He was on the danger list but reported improving at Cambridge City Hospital.
Concord leader J Wetherbee of 11 Union Street is elevated to grand knight at Monument Hall. Deputy grand knight John J Sheehan and other new officers include John F Donovan chancellor William M Johnson financial secretary Martin J Diskin past grand hiur Verbatim spelling may vary. Installation of statewide officers planned for fall.
Concord Rotary Club's incoming officers named at today’s luncheon include Robert D. Parks as president Charles R. Voight as vice president Benjamin F. Clark as secretary John H. Kennedy as treasurer James H. Dee as assistant treasurer Rev. Robert H. Barber as chaplain E Payson True as past president and auditor Robert Bumford as sergeant at arms Bernard E. Megin to direct international service and Charles W. Allen to chair club service duties as retiring president.
Concord resident and well known street tailor Walden, recently ill, had surgery at a Boston hospital. He and his family now reside in Cambridge after formerly living on Main Street in Concord.
Concord prepares a July first vehicular parade linked to the adult driver education program. The event features antique and modern vehicles, a horse drawn unit, emergency apparatus, and a driver education clinic at the high school.
The Enterprise staff was not invited to join the reception and parade sponsored by Concord’s vehicular registry event. The Enterprise belongs to the sponsoring group, too, but was excluded from the lineup.
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