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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1945
Page
1
Local church leaders announce Lent sermon series at Trinity Congregational Church with Rev. Cole assisting. Parish events include a Concord club meeting at Mill Dam Tea on Tuesday at 6 30 E S time with guest speakers and community notices about parishioners and schedules.
Concord notes report a Lions Club meeting at 8:15 with W. Currier among attendees. Lieutenant Louis Cunningham, a Concord High School alumnus, arrives after a 30 day furlough from Quantico, with mention of Mohawk unit service. Parish and council activities, Boy Scout events, a birth announced for March, and remarks on local civic groups fill a crowded item with scattered names and dates.
In Concord district court Judge Pierre A Northrup waived jurisdiction and ordered Mary A Phelps and another Rutland resident handed to Concord police. They claimed a string of alleged crimes in New Hampshire including a wooden revolver tale but were found comic by authorities.
J Bent led the Concord-John chapter gathering with a talk titled Promises to come in the postwar world. John B Zumwalt presented Peewalt to the Rotary Club as the guest. Harrogate experiences and Rotary Club in England were also discussed during the event.
Maynard The War Department informs Mr and Mrs Staffley Andruskiewicz of Mill Street that their son A force has been missing for overseas duty after four months abroad. He has two sisters Miss Blanche Andruskiewicz and Mrs Virginia Scezerzen and is assigned to the air force.
A concise engagement notice states that Mrs Marguerite has become engaged. Further specifics about the families or dates are not provided in the fragment.
The Brangelea community plans an election night event with key roles assigned to community members. Organizers emphasize orderly counting and public oversight to ensure transparency.
A St Patrick Day celebration at Our Lady's West Concord featured Rev Miss Helen Sputy Robbs of Acton who provided two performances and Miss Ruth Gallagher offered vocal selections. The event followed a recent parish meeting with guests in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Edgar A Witton of Williams Road report their son William J Witton 20 was killed in German action on December 21 1944 after being listed missing in action. A Concord graduate from 1943 he followed on to the University of Coriford and then enlisted in the army serving in World War II.
Concord area Red Cross collections total 43 403 85 surpassing the 1945 quota of 38 000 The effort reflects broad local support from residents and active solicitors who gave time and energy to sustain the Red Cross.
Sudbury river Nashoba Brook and Shawslicen river are noted as trout stock ponds or nearby streams. The fragment highlights local water bodies associated with trout stocking in the area.
The annual Easter Sunrise service will be observed by the Senior Young People of the West Concord Union Church. A guest speaker from Boston is invited to address attendees at six.
A fragmented note lists several high school teams including Lexington and Framingham and Emerson in a Middlesex league baseball game at rival Lexington. The exact dates and full event details are unreadable.
Funeral services largely attended Monday for Frank L. Draper 67 a well known dairy farmer who died Saturday after a lengthy illness at his home on Lexington road Rev John Elmor Wallace pastor of the Trinitarian Congregation conducted the service at the home and burial followed in Hollow Edge cemetery Draper leaves two grandchildren a sister Mrs Edith Jack of Jonson Me and other relatives including Cari of Elmira Mex
A Maine boy appears in Concord court after confessing to stealing four cars in Maine and one in Portsmouth New Hampshire. He led officers from Concord police to Danvers before fleeing on foot toward Massachusetts following his March 14 spree.
Concord area saw a weekend of brush and grass fires totaling 30 alarms with 15 responses. Rain yesterday reduced fire risk somewhat, but Chief Harry E Tuttle urges citizens to stay cautious when burning grass and brush.
Mrs. J. J. (Morgan) Grant, 76, of Bedford Street, died Sunday. A high mass of requiem was celebrated at St. Bernard's Church on Wednesday morning, with burial in the family lot at St. Bernard's Cemetery. James Grant is named among the late Mrs. Grant's survivors. The obituary lists her sons Hugh B. and others, noting inland death and other family details.
A fragment reports Dr. Robinson released from a prison camp during World War II while en route to the country, noting the capture occurred on January 2, 1942 as he traveled from China to the nation.
West Concord resident William McCarthy of 407 Main Street is a World War I veteran who saw action in France. He has three sons in the present World War II era, all of whom have served overseas.
Roland S Laurent 18 of Fall River fled from the Massachusetts Reform School after a hair raising chase involving at least three police departments. He stole a car in West Chngord and evaded officers through Brockton Chelmsford and Cambridge before recapture near the Corecrd turnpike.
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