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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1960
Page
1
Reported fragments show a town meeting where Articles 6 and 43 dominated discussion. Officials addressed police raises, a building demolition question, and planning board concerns amid turnout notes and community commentary.
A local extension service hosts a public tree meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. on Everett Street. Speakers include Charles E Concord tree warden and H Lambert from Concord Extension, with Fultz and E Mosher of Massachusetts Extension also listed for horticulture.
A historic 20 inch fall crippled Concord from late Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning. Schools were canceled and emergency services mobilized as extra firemen and police operated on duty. The town faced over 3 000 dollars in costs while taxi passengers were stranded and buses halted.
Concord and West Concord report 2899.02 and 1006.17 dollars raised for Heart Sunday, totaling 3905.09 dollars. Statewide drive by Massachusetts Heart Association aims to push annual income past a million for the fourth year. Funds support research, education, and community service. Appreciation notes credit Mrs. John W. Hutchinson and Mrs. Arthur W. Hughes Jr. Safety tips urge careful driving over gadget aids, noting a careful driver is the best device.
Kenneth L. Creighton, Concord High School vice principal and general chairman, announces the 12th annual Science Fair is rescheduled for March 25 and 26. About 60 exhibits will be on view March 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. Judges work Friday. Lions again sponsor top prizes.
Concord residents can attend a Mock Trial on Thursday March 17 at Elks Hall. D A John J Droney heads the staff presenting the event to acquaint the public with police and court procedures. Mrs Fer Me Kelley chairs entertainment. The new district attorney, a Cambridge resident and WWII veteran, was appointed by Governor Furcolo in October.
Concord selectmen did not organize at their Tuesday night meeting and will wait until after the adjourned town meeting on Monday. Harold C. Smith will continue as chairman. The board discussed post office expansion plans. Next meeting is March 15 due to the Monday town meeting.
Concord hosts visiting students from Her shey Pa beginning March 12 for a week. Afterward Concord High students will visit Hershey for a return trip on April 19. Faculty advisers Miss Miriam C Clark and W Harold O Connor coordinate arrangements.
Concord Grange P H No 150 held its annual Past Masters Meeting at Peter Burke School last Tuesday evening with 38 past masters from surrounding communities. John E Johnson Chelmsford overseer spoke. officers chairs were filled by past masters. The program ended with refreshments and a social hour.
Concord building committee, with Fire Chief Thomas Tombeno and Police Chief Robert E Kelley, discussed occupancy of the new combined station expected about May 1. River depths cited by a Bay State News statistician noted as two feet on average.
Concord fathers and 45 mothers will join 104 fathers attending the Junior Father's Day at Radcliffe College Cambridge on March 12. The day long program aims to acquaint them with student life, featuring Liberté Boeke and Louise L. Smith whose daughters are Radcliffe juniors.
The Concord board voted to suspend Willow Pond Kitchen Inc.’s seven day common victualler license for 10 days at its Lexington Road location. Suspension runs March 10 11 p.m. to March 21 11 01 p.m. following a March 3 public hearing. The board cited management selling liquor to a minor.
Carlisle voters approve a by law for transient vendors and hawkers while tabled is an amendment on building above swamp level. The session approved two aerial mosquito sprays and rejected road acceptance and parking ratio articles in a sparsely attended meeting at Spalding School Auditorium.
West Concord officers of Explorer Post No.140 will hold a meeting to select members for various committees. Another order of business set a swim party at the Waltham Boys Club Pool on Saturday evening, April 9. James Skilling of General Radio Engineering Department gave a lecture on electrical fundamentals and led a workshop. The next meeting is March 14.
The planned World Day of Prayer Service at Union Church in West Concord was cancelled due to a severe snowstorm. A new date could not be arranged, so this year’s service is omitted.
West Concord iRecent births at the Emerson Hospital list a daughter born to Ches ter G Rapson of 26 Derby street on March 6 and a daughter born to Robert Parker of Old Stow road on March 6.
France ships 10 to 12 million bottles annually with about 2 million destined for the United States and roughly 60 thousand each to China and Afghanistan.
Contested articles were defeated while the annual budget passed. Police wage article was denied. A new seven percent town employee pay raise was unanimously approved retroactive to January. The budget lists allocations for government, police, fire, education, libraries, and utilities. A Sleepy Hollow burial ground land purchase received strong support for long range planning.
Organization announces its annual income well over the million-dollar mark for the fourth consecutive year as sponsors, including Donald Li and Brown, prepare for the state wide event.
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