Where is Withington Disappearance Stirs Concord Junction
The Concord Junction community reports a week of mystery as Geo Withington, longtime resident and executor of the Gates estate, vanishes after an evening at home. A river search and clues from a hat, a watch, and a possible sighting fuel theories that he entered the Assabet river or fled elsewhere amid estate intrigues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Withington
Concord’ Junction
Withington
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston
Assabet River
John W. Ogden
Maynard
Enterprise
South Acton
Concord
Carr and Keyes
Craig and Lyons
Lyons
Craig
Gates
Stow
Prescott Keyes
Haynes Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary At Maynard Home
Abel G. Haynes and his wife Mrs. Haynes marked a half century of marriage with a daylong reception at their Sum mer Street residence. Neighbors and relatives crowded in from Maynard and nearby towns to offer praise and gifts, while Haynes’ service as postmaster, town official, and bank director were recalled as enduring civic contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel G. Haynes
Maynard
Summer St
Haynes
A. T. Haynes
Mary Haynes
Francis Pickard
Littleton
Old Pantry
Tuttle, Jones & Weatherbee
South Acton
Board of Water Commissioners
Hudson National Bank
Assabet Institution of Savings
Congregational Church
Charles A. Welchlodge
A. F
A. M
Mir
Berlin
Rufus and
Louise (Sawyer) Howard
Freath
Mass
Tuttle Jones & Weatherbee
Mr. Haynes
Blatt Gets License For Junk Business
The board of selectmen granted a junk license to Max Blatt after a two year dispute. Blatt had been in court five times on various charges and retaliated against perceived opponents, causing extensive costs and turmoil for the town. The decision ends the lengthy controversy and brings relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Blatt
Board of Selectmen
Concord Voters Question Undesirable Element in Politics
In Concord a large Citizens' caucus nominated Samuel Lufkin for selectman amid opposition tied to an article alleging an undesirable element in town politics. The writer criticizes the influence of a private faction, notes walking activists from Boston and New York, and reports a dinner at the Colonial Inn after sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lufkin
Selectman
Citizens
Concord
Citizens’ Caucus
Politicians
Marty Baron
Lufkin
Edward Payson Weston
F. J. Ludwig
Mer Binne
Boston
H. G. Taylor
Alsbany
F. H. Price
New York
Arlington Heights
Colonial Inn
Nurses 367 Moody Street Foster Care N H
Trained or experienced nurses available at short notice in Waltham Massachusetts. Night and day service offered. Weekly rates range from 10 to 21 dollars. Contact 672-3 or 672-1 for arrangements.
Town in Uproar Over Break-Ins and Theft Suspects
A wave of burglaries across the southern town from March 16 to 18 unsettles residents. Suspects hit Ryan's, Norton’s, and Burke’s, taking food, clothing, wine, valuables, and money. A large search with officers and volunteers followed, ending with two men captured at a Meade farm shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ryan
T. M. Norton
Spredby
Mr. Ryan
Norton
Mr. Norton
Christopher Burke
Kelly, Williams
Blake
Lexington
H Berman
Meade
Lana
Silaia
Geo. Wood
C. W. Blake
Meseré Blake
Wood
Bicycles Declared The Healthiest Way To Move
An advertisement extols bicycles as the healthiest exhilarating sport with true levers of the wheel and better circulation. It pledges good crockery when she has it and claims bicycles are a housewife’s pride offering a superior form of locomotion.
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Concord Junction
Informa
Europe
United States
H. P.N. Dahl
MAIN
China
Gutteridge’s
Geo. H. Gutteridge
Nason Street
Maynard, Mass
The
Jack Frost
Frost
W. F. Litchfield
Haynes Bros
MR. and
Mrs
A. G. Haynes
BLATT
Bedford
Red Cross
Moody
Waltham, Mass
Keyes
Walden St., Concord
Commonwealth Ave
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