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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
2
The Concord selectmen approve the Knights petition to hold their Patriotic celebration on three dates at the Playground this year, following a successful event last year. Further details will be announced later.
At the last meet the Concord Board of Selectmen held at Town Hall announced coming year appointments. Murray of Cambridge was named to a one year term on reappointment. Hosmer of Elm Street and Archibald Ferran of West Concord were named to three year terms on the committee of voters for three.
A meeting formed a temporary union group with officers Whitnsy as secretary and Ed Campbell as treasurer. Rucker of Lexing founded the national union and led the new organization at the meeting.
The Colonial Room at the Johnson Restaurant hosted a meeting led by President Lee Aines. Attendees included Jo Centgaria and Orr, district governor and principal manager respectively. They discussed future improvements and noted a March 15 deadline for 1947 Federal tax filing. Anie Lynch returned home from a two week vacation.
The Rev William Bradford Hastings was installed as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord in a ceremony attended by clergy town officials neighboring church leaders parishioners and townspeople. Bishop Nash conducted the service and preached the sermon. Hastings succeeds the Rev Charles Russell Peck who moved to Boston last year to serve at Old North Church. Hastings is a Syracuse graduate and former rector of St Pauls Overland Missouri.
Concord Boston papers announce Nancy Loring will present a song recital at Jordan Hall Boston Friday evening at 8:30. She is known as a chorals conductor from Concord Academy and the Concord Chorus. Tickets are sold at Concord Music Shop or via Jordan Hall.
Concord West Concord resident Concord-Krist Andersen 485 Main Street was elected chair of the Concord Board of Selectmen at the recent town meeting. He succeeds Egbert S. Newbury Jr. who declined another term. Danforth W. Comins Sr. was elected clerk. Andersen won the seat by 42 votes, one of the town’s closest contests.
Boland a Concord high school teacher and football coach resigns both his teaching position at Peter Bulkeley School and coaching duties to accept a new post in Washington D C. He led the football team to an undefeated season last fall and is a native of South Portland Maine graduate of Boston University. He served three years with the U S Army Air Forces as a radar observer retiring as a master sergeant.
The school presented Richard II directed by Miss Emily Hale. The satin cast of local girls received a warm ovation as proceeds support the Susan Hurd Warren Scholarship fund. Local cast members included Miss Phyllis déVeau Miss Elizabeth Jenks and Miss Mary Sherman Parsons with sets led by Miss Ethel Borden.
Concord St Bernard’s parish announces a minstrel show with the next rehearsal on Sunday evening March 16 at Monument Hall at 7 30. The performance is scheduled for the summer season.
In Concord two St Bernard’s parishioners Miss Mary F Finigan of 21 Everett Street and Stephen J Flannery of Lexington Road received honors from Most Rev Richard James Cushing archbishop of Boston. Finigan received an engraved scroll for devoted parish service and Flannery, a WWII veteran with seven sons in service, was honored for parish war effort. Three of his sons served in the Army and Army Air Forces. two (Robert and William) were in Yokohawa at Japan’s surrender in 1945, another son wounded in France, and others Richard Donald Donaldson and Walter serving in U S Army units.
Cullinane named permanent member of the Concord Fire Department. Chief Harry E Tuttler reports he will begin duties on Saturday. Cullinane, WW II Marine veteran, served in the Southwest Pacific and was wounded in action. He was custodian at Peter Bulkeley School and a special police officer. He will work on the new system one day on and one day off. He is married with one child.
Bedford couple Mr George Lovejoy and Mrs Lovejoy of Cambridge announce the birth of a son on Friday March 7 at Wyman House Cambridge Hospital. Mrs Lovejoy formerly Helen Condor is the former Miss Helen Condor daughter of Mr and Mrs John F Condon of Great Road.
Mrs Blanche Appleby and her daughter Faith of Devens street flew to Bermuda last week to visit their son and brother Richard and his family, formerly of Concord.
A Metropolitan Opera debutante of 1941 appears as guest soloist for the Community Center Association at the Vet building in Concord on Monday evening March 24. Frederick Kitzinger will accompany as pianist in what is billed as the opening of a three week series.
Marlboro Miss Muriel A Johnson daughter of Mrs Win t pee ene and Harry E Bailey daughter of Mrs Grace Bailey wed Tuesday in the Unitarian Church. The bride wore a pale blue suit with a corsage of gardenias and sweet peas. After a short wedding trip they will reside at 147 West Main Street. The groom is a Coast Guard veteran and employed at B A Corbin Company.
The Evangelical Free Church announces missionary meetings to be held again this Thursday night with a focus on outreach and discussion.
In the first 10 days of the Red Cross campaign covering Concord Lincoln Acton and Boxboro initial returns total just over five thousand dollars. The piece urges broad support to meet a six thousand dollar local goal and nine thousand for the national fund highlighting relief to Peru Romania and war stricken areas.
Emerson Hospital announces total cash and pledges at 375 200 with 18 000 prior gifts and 20 000 set aside for maintenance The campaign covered numerous towns including Concord West Concord Magna Lincoln Carlisle and Stow with about 7 000 residents contributing through 4 401 donors and many volunteers praising broad support and savings on expenses
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