Intelligence Chief Koenig Praised As Clever Leader
Lemuel F. Parton profiles Col. E. Francis Koenig, head of the First Air Force intelligence section at Mitchel Field. The article lauds his intellect, optimism, and curiosity, noting his wartime and postwar rise from World War I correspondent to Army officer and instructor.
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NW York
Intelli
Intelli. Ht
Opan
Action Centeas
Col. E.- Francis Koenig
First Air Force
Stant Mitchel Field
L. L, Testiat
Koenig
Dili
Ape
New York
Europe
Lold
New York World
Lof
Swift on war andhumanity in talk with J Gen Louis Souques
In a reflective dispatch, Swift weighs the human cost of war and praises Free French leader traits. He discusses Hitler’s strategy, Sabreur loyalty, and the roles of Souques and Petain in shaping wartime conduct amid German sabotage and labor shifts.
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Ean Swift
John
Peter
Paul
J. Gen
Louis Souques
New York
Equatorial Africa
al- Chausseurs
Unic
Legion of Honor
Hitler
Eneral
Venali
Ney
Petain
Ter
Needles for American Homes Hold Backed by Steel Ration Plans
Fragmentary note describes ordinary steel sewing needles as a staple for every American home rationing program. It hints that the item has not yet been manufactured in the United States.
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United
Concord Rotary hears Rev. Nathan Gist on home history
Rev. Nathan Howard Gist of Leominster spoke at the Concord Rotary Club meeting last Thursday noon on A Chapter from the History of the Home. President Ervin Lynn Bamford led the business session. Burleigh L. Pratt will arrange next week's speaker. Concord high girls travel to face Malden at Hunt Memorial Gym for their third win of the season.
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Nathan Howard Gist
Leominster
Concord Rotary Club
Thomas L. Sanborn
Ervin Lynn Bamford
Burleigh L. Pratt
Miriam C. Clark
Concord High School
Malden High
Hunt Mémovrial
Ladies Union Meeting at West Concord Church Elects Hewitt Leader
The Ladies Union of the West Concord Union Church met in the Ladies parlor on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Blanche Hewitt presiding as new president.
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Ladies Union of the
West Concord Union Church
Blanche Hewitt
Middesex School Announces Spring Sports and Cadet Deployments
With winter schedules finished, Middesex School shifts to spring athletics. Veteran baseball coach Wen dell Phillips Raymond plans workouts in the school cage to field a strong baseball team and crew. Ice melt will trigger crew practice at Batemans pond. A large group of Selectees, the 54th, departs Saturday for Fort Devens for military assignment.
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Wendell Phillips Raymond
Batemans Pond
Fort Devens
Sermon Subjects At First Parish Church Last Sunday
Rev. Edward P. Daniels preached at 11 in the morning on A New Pattern and, in the second Lenten Vesper, spoke on The First Weeks.
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Edward P. Daniels
Army enlistment ends Helsher long Concord post office career
Henry C. M. Helsher Jr of 230 Main Street has left the Concord post office after many years of service to report for Army duty. He is also a noted cornetist with the Legion band.
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Henry C. M. Helsher, Jr
Concord
Army
Legion Band
Grass fire on Nashoba road prompts early season response
Firemen from Central station answered the first grass fire of the season last Friday morning. Box 32 was sounded for a blaze off Nashoba road and the crew were on scene about 45 minutes.
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Nashoba Road
Guest Preachers Highlight Lenten Service at Local Church
Dr Richard M Cameron of Barretts Mill Road Boston University Theological School faculty was guest preacher at last weeks Lenten service at Trinitarian Congregational Church. This week the Rev Harold LeMay of Ayer was the guest preacher.
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Richard M. Cameron
Barrett’s Mill Road
Boston University Theological School
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Harold LeMay
Ayer
Berlied announce birth of son at Emerson Hospital
Mr and Mrs Henry P Berlied of 8 Grove Street West Concord announce the birth of a son born February 17 at Emerson Hospital.
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Henry P. Berlied
Grove Street
West Concord
Emerson Hospital
King's Daughters Meeting Hosts in First Parish Church
Mrs Thomas Todd and Mrs Eliot R Howard served as hostesses to the King's Daughters gathering held Tuesday afternoon at the First Parish Church.
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Thomas Todd
Eliot R Howard
King’s Daughters
Hosts honor guests at Lexington dinner party
Dr and Mrs John D Sheehan hosted a Wednesday evening dinner for friends at 56 Lexington Road. Guests included Lieutenants Thomas F Kieley and Bertha Dickson Kieley from Bedford and others from Bedford Lowell and Lexington. Kieley recently left Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for active duty at an unnamed base.
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John D. Sheehan
Lexington Road
Thomas F Kieley
Kieley
Bertha Dickson
Bedford
Fort Leonard Wood
Rallo
Missouri
Lowell
Lexington
Birth of son Richard Allan Beharrell
Mr and Mrs Reed Beharrell of Old Marlboro Road welcome son Richard Allan born February 21 at Emerson Hospital. Mother is Helen P Berlicd formerly.
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Reed
Beharrell
Old Marlboro Road
Richard Alan
Emerson Hospital
Sermon by Rev. Herbert Fulton at West Concord Union Church
The Rev. Herbert Fulton of Maynard delivered the sermon at the regular weekly Tuesday Lent midweek meeting at West Concord Union Church. The Concord Public Safety Committee moved its office from 39 Main Street to 12 Main Street in front of the Municipal Light Plant with a secretary on duty daily during regular hours.
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Herbert Fulton
Maynard
West Concord Union Church
Concord Public Safety Committee
Main Street
Enterprise
Municipal Light Plant
Mill Dam Bowling League Banquet Wraps Up Season
The Mill Dam bowling league banquet was held at Green Acres Framingham with President Jack Hayes and Hilding Johns in charge of reservations. About 90 members attended, enjoying a catered dinner and professional entertainment. Assistants included Walter R Joy Harold Hall Henry Smith and Lawrence Dee as the season ended with unfinished play due to ger ah a used the bowling alleys.
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Mill Dam
Green Acres
Amingham
Jack Hayes
Hilding Johns
Walter R. Joy
Harold Hall
Henry Smith
Lawrence Dee
Maynard Town Meeting March 9 At Parker Street Hall
Maynard voters gather in Parker Street Hall for the annual town meeting to approve 44 articles with a total appropriation around 335062 dollars. Finance committee and department heads report near agreement on most items after six weeks of meetings before the meeting.
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Maynard
Parker Street
Finance Committee
W.ccciue
Maynard Woman Injured In Car Train Crash Near South Sudbury
Mrs Carrie A King of 2 Brooks Street Maynard was injured when her car collided with a Boston and Maine passenger train at the South Sudbury crossing near the railroad station around 11 Sunday night. She was taken to Emerson Hospital Concord with head and arm lacerations. Dr Raymond EB Hooper of Maynard treated her as X rays checked for internal injuries. she may stay two weeks or more. Her car was wrecked. Mrs King, returning from Framingham, had taken her daughter Charlotte King a senior at Framingham State Teachers College. She is known in local insurance as head of John T King Insurance Agency.
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Maynard
Carrie A. King
Brooks Street
Boston and Maine
South Sudbury Crossing
Emerson, Hospital
Concord
Raymond
EB Hooper
Hooper
Changes in Old Age Assistance Effective After April 30 1942
Acton announces changes in Old Age Assistance and Old Age Benefits will take effect after April 30 1942. Chairman Backman notes most changes activate then and minimum grants rise to 40 for individuals alone and 80 for eligible couples or siblings living alone. other family groups keep current minimums.
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Acton
Carl E. Backman
Backman Board’ of Welfare
Arthur G. Reteh
Commissoner Department of Public Welfare
Funeral in Woodlawn Chapel for Mrs Harris of Acton
Mrs Marion A Harris 55 former Acton resident died Monday at her Boston home 66 West Cedar Street She was wife of Alfred B Harris and mother of Jennie Fred and Leslie She leaves two sisters including Mrs Lillian Taylor head of Acton Public Safety nursing staff Funeral 2 30 PM Thursday at Woodlawn Chapel Acton Center conducted by Rev Arthur F Wilde Warren A Twombly in charge
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Acton
Marion A. Harris
Wesit
Cedar Street
Boston
Harris
Alfred B. Harris
Medford
Clarence A
Lillian
Sherman) Frost
Woodlawn Chapel
Acton Center
Arthur F Wilde
West Acton Baptist Church
Warren A' Twombly
Jennie
Fred
Leslie
Lillian Taylor
Alleviating Misfortune One Alleviation in Misfortune
A terse expression notes enduring hardship by accepting necessity as a path forward. The phrase reflects stoic resilience in adversity without citing specific people places or events. The tone mirrors reflective moral guidance from a historical context.
Concords First Blackout Scheduled for March 8
Concord will hold its first blackout Sunday March 8 from 9 to 9 20 p m under Public Safety Chairman Col Robert E Goodwin and a team including Hubert Ward H Paul Larrabee and William G Ryan. The blackout is mandatory with penalties for noncompliance and will affect homes offices stores street and traffic lights and vehicles. The alert will come by telephone before 9 and a 2 minute fire whistle signals start with a four five signals for all clear.
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Concord
Robert E. Goodwin
Public Safety Committee of
Hubert M. Wardwell
Selectmen
H. Paul Larrabee
William G. Ryan
Auxiliary Police
Edmund H. Campbell
Massachusetts Public Safety Committee
Concord Bride Marries in Brooklyn Chapel
Miss Florence Standish Parton of Brooklyn wed Dr. Peter Thacher Brooks of Concord on February 28 at Parker Collegiate Institute chapel in Brooklyn. Rev Frank B. Seeley officiated with Mrs George A Hendicks of Kingston New York and David Emerson of Concord as witnesses and best man.
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Concord
Florence Standish
Parton
Wier
Brooklyn
New Yok
Peter “Thacher Gs
Arthur B Brooks
Simon Willard Road
Parker Collegiate Institute
Frank B. Seeley
George’. A. Hendicks
Kingston New York
David
Emerson O
Engagement announced for Miss Helen Tompkins and Thomas Wood
Concord and Oberlin families report the engagement of Helen Eset Tompkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Harole Tompkins to Thomas Henderson Wood of Oberlin Ohio Miss Tompkins a Concord High School graduate and Oberlin College senior Mr Wood also a senior at Oberlin and a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps He is expected to be called to active duty this summer No wedding date yet set.
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Concord
Harole Tompkins
Lowell Road
Helen Eset
Thomas Henderson Wood
Dudley ‘Siler Wood
Oberlin
Ohio
Tompkins
Concord High School
Oberlin Cotlege
Wood
J W Kenney Dies At 74 A Market Gardener
James W. Kenney 74 a market gardener died suddenly today at Emerson hospital Arlington born in Arlington He was a member of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters formerly a call captain of the Arlington fire department Funeral services will be Friday at 9 a m in St Bernard s Church Mount Pleasant cemetery Arlington burial in Arlington M A
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Concord
James W. Kenney
Emerson Hospital
Arlington
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Arlington Fire Department
St. Bernard’s Church
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Concord Lions Club to Hold March 10 Meeting
The Concord Lions Club will hold its first March meeting Tuesday evening March 10 after dinner at Wright's Tavern. President Rothwell N MacRae will preside and J Clifford Geer, vice president, will announce the program.
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Lions’ Club
Concord
Concord Lions’ Club
Wright's Tavern
Rothwell N MacRae
J. Clifford Geer
DiPietro Russell Rites Held in Concord Parish
West Concord February 22 wedding of Mildred Helen Russell daughter of Mrs Helen F Russell Highland Park West Concord and Ralph DiPietro of West Acton road Stow took place at First Parish Church Concord with Rev Edward Perry Daniels officiating.
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di Pietro—Russell
West Concord
Mildred Helen Russell
Helen F. Russell
Highland Park
Ralph DiPietro
West Acton Road
Stow
Concord
Edward Perry Daniels
Justice for Self Across the Ages and Peoples
A reflective aphorism notes that every man desires justice yet often resents it when applied to others, expressing a common tension between fairness and self-interest in law and society.
Concord Voters Approve 543803 Dollar Town Appropriation
Concord town meeting approved a total appropriation of 543803.65 dollars with a 1941 tax rate of 34.60 per thousand likely. Voted items include street lighting 9400, surplus transfer 6000 to Municipal Light Plant, land purchase 250, and 250 to remove obstructions in Mill Brook. A snow removal by law was defeated 118-66.
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Concord
State Armory
Marvin C. Taylor
Battle Ground
Mill Brook
Board of Selectmen
Coolidge Road
State Street Trust Company
Edmund J. Coolidge
Qak
Independence Road
Alcott Road
J. Coolidge
Revolutionary Ridge Company
Harrington Avenue
Waldo P. Lapham
Board of Assessors
LA Brares
Trade Board Hears Talk on Town Business
About 40 members attended the Board of Trade meeting at Wright's Tavern last Friday after dinner. President Frank W. McKellar presided as Danforth W. Comins Sr. chair of the Finance committee gave a talk on Our Town as a Going Business with a brief question period.
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Concord
Board of Trade
Wright’s Tavern
Frank W. McKellar
Danforth W. Comins, Sr
Finance Committee
Sand Distribution Planned For March 9 and 10
Maynard John J. Driscoll superintendent of streets and his crew will distribute sand to householders for air raid use on March 9 and 10 per Guyer W. Fowler air raid warden. Householders should place containers near the sidewalk. about two pails per home will be provided to store for use against any bomb that may land on the property.
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Maynard
John J. Driscoll
Guyer W. Fowler
Tin Cans and Chopping Wood in Concord
Concord reports community defense wins with old tin cans and scrap steel. The Boston Herald notes a process turning a ton of discarded cans into 24 pounds of tin and nearly 9 tons of scrap steel. Belmont forms weekend wood chopping groups for civilians.
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Concord
Boston Herald
Belmont
Concord Man Initiated Into Delta Psi Fraternity
Harvey Wheeler of Simon Willard road Concord was initiated into Alpha chapter of Delta Psi at Trinity College Hartford Conn. The St Anthony Hall fraternity admission marks his status as a Trinity freshman after Belmont Hill prep.
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Concord
Harvey Wheeler
Simon Willard Road
Brotherhood of Alpha Chapter
Delta Psi Fraternity
Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
St. Anthony Hall
Trinity
Wheeler
Belmont Hill
Sudbury Water Board Reelects Cabot Devoll Treasurer
Cabot Devoll was reelected treasurer of the Sudbury Water Board at the recent meeting.
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Cabot Devoll
Sudbury Water Preteiet Board
Mrs. Ida L. Prescott Dies at 84 in Concord
Concord widow Ida L. Davis Prescott 84 passed away Sunday night at Blackburn Rest Home. A Boston native, she lived in Concord 60 years and was active in local groups. Widow of Charles Prescott and mother of WWI veteran George L. Prescott who died last June. Funeral at First Parish Church conducted by Rev. Edward Perry Daniels. Interment Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
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Concord
Ida L. (Davis) Prescott
Monument Street
Blackburn Rest
Boston
Charles Prescott
George L. Prescott
Edward Perry Daniels
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Megin's Lads Capture Winter Championship in Concord
Concord high school basketball team Megin's Lads won the Burlington tourney title with a 30-25 victory over Stoneham in the final after an opening 36-24 win against Draer. Dick Wetherbee led scoring with 10 points as Concord claimed a trophy and eyes next Townsend meet for a possible first place.
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Concord
Bernie Meat
Burlington
Draer
Dick ‘Wetherbee
Conerd
Stoneham
Als
Megin
Townsend
Pete
Townsend Toney
Soresee Men Shine at Madison Square Track Meet
Concord captain Billy A and Tommy McKenna led school runners at the fast Madison Gallen track last Saturday. Ambrose led the 1000 yard event before finishing behind Joe Hall. Kenna placed in the 440 dash with strong heat times, both earning medals. Ward drills the Roys for Andover, with Bowdoin Interscholatics invite extended to March 21.
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Concord
Billy A
Tommy iMcKenna
Ste
Madison Gallen
Ralp Ward
iMcKenna
Bernie McKenna
Ambrose
Joe Hall
Kenna
Ward
Roys Hani
Lewiston
Maine
I Wish to Thank the Voters of Sudbury
A brief thank you note to Sudbury voters dated Monday March 2, expressing gratitude and a pledge to cooperate with taxpayers while serving the town faithfully.
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Sudbury
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