Clearing snow and road issues spark local activity
In Lowell road back area residents discuss a new road named Burma road amid talks of reviving a former business site. Local officials and residents attend events about driver training and policy plans while Easter drives and hospital fund campaigns loom in Lexington.
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Comon Lowell Road
Burma Road
Good World
Timan
Lotta
Whitney
En Gov
John A
Selp
Concord
Tt P. Wilkins
Concord School Committee Names New Principal
The Concord School Committee announces the appointment of William A. Small as principal of Riipl ing Willard schools beginning in July. Small has prior experience as a teacher in South Paris and Darien and has been a Stratford elementary school principal for eight years. He served in the Army and held roles in scouting and YMCA programs.
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Concord — School Committee
William A. Smail
Stratfor Conn
Riipling Willard Schools
Iversity
Mai Bgogne
Columbia University
Paris
Darien
Conn
Small
Stratford
Army of Occupation
Stuttgart
Newton
Ymca Sport and Craft Center
Fairfield
Mt. Washington
Middlebury
Acton Plans Historic Patriots Day Celebration
A group in Acton plans an April 19 Patriots Day observance starting with a 6 a.m. ceremony at the Isaac Davis homestead on Hayward Road and ending with an 8 p.m. program by the Acton Historical Society. Ray Shamel leads with Concord’s Dr. Francis C. McDonald coordinating. The highlight is a march along the Isaac Davis trail. Next meeting is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in town hall. attendance urged.
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Acton
Isaac Davis
Hayward Road
Acton Historical Society
Ray Shamel
Concord
Francis C. McDonald
Town Department Series To Begin In Concord
Concord town affairs director Theodore M. Nelson in his sixth year prepares about 40 articles on town departments. The first installment is expected next week and may include photographs with department head cooperation.
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Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Rose Hawthorne Pupils Win Drama Show Prize
Rose Hawthorne School students captured top marks with a high score for their “Anastasia” scene. Diane Sirois and Margaret Mary Jankers, both Class of 1962, delivered moving portrayals as the Dowager Empress and Anastasia. The performance drew hushed applause and emotional reactions from the audience. The school advances to Ursuline Academy on April 1 for finals among eight schools with other rehearsals underway for Massachusetts festival and senior play.
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St. Patrick
Rose Hawthorne School
Anastasia
Margaret Mary Jankers
Diane Sirois
Rose Hawthorne High School
Ursuline Academy
Dedham
Mary
Margaret Mary Jungers
Rose Hawthorne
Wm. T. Ryerson
Pot-Bellied Stove Scene Sparks Patriots Day Ideas
Concord notes that Patriots Day ceremonies feature the 1775 bridge battle reenactment led by Les Anderson. David Anderson helped bring in the Scottish Pipers Sutherland Clan in 1961 and a 1:30 a.m. Mill Dam lighting signals Sam Prescott’s town arrival. A 1960 Chamber of Commerce meeting around the pot-bellied stove launched the ceremony with planners including Ralph Peterson and Dr. Francis McDonald. This year a new Chamber group, led by Jason Korell, considers tied national publicity for the event.
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Concord
Les Anderson
David
Bill Anderson
Mill Dam
Sam” Prescott
Chamber of Commerce
David Anderson
Ralph Peterson
Stephen Smith
Mildren W. Howe
Elsie Kennedy
George Erickson
Ralph Macone
John F. Forbes
Phil Davis
Francis McDonald
Jason Korell
Concord Committee Sets Monday Meetings for Holiday Program
The public ceremonies committee will meet every Monday at 7 p m at the town house through April 19 to shape the town’s holiday program. Citizens are welcome to attend.
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Concord — Committee On
Flag Raising Ceremonies Mark First Anniversary in Concord
Flag raising ceremonies continue to honor Samuel Prescott M D Abel Prescott and Gen George Lincoln Prescott marking one year since the program began at the Veterans Building. The weekly events move among Emerson Rideout playgrounds and the Veterans Building with family participation and local caretakers listed.
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Concord
Veteran’s Building
Samuel Prescott
Abel Prescott
George Lincoln Prescott
American Legion
Emerson
Percy A. Rideout
Veterans
Market Sold At Concord Tom s Market In Lowell Road
Concord Tom s Market on Lowell road has been sold to Ma cone Sporting Goods owner Ralph Alexander Macone. No price disclosed. He plans to lease the market and connect Lowell road with Main street via a new Key road. Bidding firms include Star A & P and First National, previously rejected on Walden street.
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Concord
Lowell Road
Macone Sporting Goods
Ralph Alexander Macone
Key's
Main Street
Star
First National
Walden Street
Special Town Meeting Warned After Annual Meeting
Local town meeting set two weeks after the annual gathering with a second session scheduled for April 9 to discuss school facilities. Warrant includes bylaw amendment to update bust districts, rezoning, and land purchase on Church Street for town use.
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Carlile
Honiday
Spalding School
Church Street
Acton Center
Jones Field
Paralel
Fort Pond Brook
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen Learn Of Tie To Meet Monday Evening
Concord George A. Cole man chair of the housing authority informs selectmen of a tie for two town election terms. The deadlock from February 26 recount pits Mrs Helen Shaw against William B Lochman. Officials expect a Monday meeting to dissolve the tie with Shaw for two years and Lochman for one year.
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Concord
George A. Coleman
Housing Authority
Helen Shaw
William B. Lochman
Mrs. Shaw
Lochman
Acton Scout Pack to Meet Next Wednesday at St Elizabeths
Curb scout peck No. 32 will hold its monthly pack meeting next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St Elizabeths Church.
Acton Town Meeting Flags School Land Additions and Purchases
Acton voters approved a 35 acre land addition adjoining a previous 25 acre school parcel and backed several appropriations. The meeting also funded maps and deeds, library equipment, a sign meter, and civil defense gear, while cutting a proposed Davis monument light.
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Acton Memorial Library
Civil Defense
Davis Monument
Town Officers Reappointed To Post By Selectmen
Theodore M. Nelson confirms three town officers as of April 1. Mary E. Sheehan remains treasurer and tax collector. Bernard W. McGrath continues as assessor. Cornelia M. Lawrence stays town clerk.
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Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Mary E. Sheehan
Bernard W. McGrath
Cornelia M. Lawrence
West Point Dedicates Mic Michie Stadium in 1924
UPI reports the stadium at West Point was dedicated in 1924 in memory of Dennis Michie, the academy's first football coach and captain, commemorating his service at the academy.
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West Point
N.Y
UPI
Michie
Dennis Michie
House Approves 1.5 Million for Minute Man National Park
A telegram from Congressman E Bradford Morse in Washington reports that the House this afternoon approved 1 500 000 for the Minute Man National Park. The message to the Enterprise requests advisory confirmation.
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Concord
E. Bradford Morse
Washington, D. C
Enterprise
Minute-Man National Park
Dentist Dr Robert McKinney Extracts His Own Teeth
Hannibal Missouri Dr Robert Houston McKinney 87 performed his own dental extraction Sunday night saying he used a decal anesthetic injected into the tooth and waited 15 20 minutes to relieve a toothache.
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Hannibal, Mo
UPI
Robert Houston McKinney
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Saturdaysbury
Ting
Lexington
Leman
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Seca Wes
Percy A. Rideout Playground
West Concord
Rudolph W. Currier
William
Edward
Jane
Ann-Mary
Emerson Playground
Herbert P.wilkins
Jay
Maynard
T- Manning
Kelly's Corner
Highway Department
John Whittier
Board and Building Committee
House
Paul’s Food Shop
R. C. A. Whirlpool
Middlesex Services, Inc
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