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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
12
The Bedford Women's Community club will stage an antique show on Wednesday March 31 at the Town Hall. Antiques from many local homes will be displayed in a recreated home setting including entrance hall parlor sitting room bedroom dining room and kitchen. Refreshments will be served.
The Concord Lincoln Boy Scout District met at the Micclesex Insurance partnership office in Concord. Chairman John Todd announced final plans for the Boy Scout Jamboree at the State Armory on April 3 and a full district report was given by Chairman David Todd as units attended.
The exhibit will feature participants dressed in traditional period attire as part of the event. Attendees can expect a themed display reflecting historical fashion and customs.
Spring arrival brings thaw and floods as Concord and West Concord report snow still on shaded streets and Mill Brook overflows on Cambridge Turnpike. Measles cases rise while baseball season nears at Middlesex School. taxes, elections, and public notices surface amid civic details from local chiefs, clubs, and scouts.
Dr Frank Littorin director of missionary cooperation for the Massachusetts Baptist convention was the guest speaker at the latest Ladies' Circle gathering in the West Acton Baptist church.
A speaker explained home and foreign missionary work, detailing aid needs and a division of coverage to avoid overlap among denominations. He described the impact of packages from the White Cross on abroad missions where materials are scarce. Mrs Arthur W. Lee and her committee served homemade cakes and tea after the meeting. next regular session is March 25.
Concord firemen answered 26 fires this year by Monday, a figure comparable to the same point last year.
The body of Jesse L. Grant 60 of 1740 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge was found in a muddy brook on Wyman road Bedford near Nuttings Lake. An autopsy revealed two bullet wounds and homicide suspicion. Grant known for horticulture experiments at Nuttings Lake and survived by his wife. Authorities from Bedford Cambridge and state police investigated the scene.
Bedford residents can donate blood at an in town mobile unit on March 29 from 3:00 to 7:00. Miss Mildred Coggins health nurse is chairman coordinating the event with Philip W. Hallowell leading the Bedford Red Cross chapter.
The Bedford calendar lists Lenten services at the Church of Christ on March 25 and St. Michael's on March 26 with additional Lenten services. A Lenten Cantata will be broadcast on Lowell Radio Network from the Church of Christ on March 26. A Mobile Blood Unit operates March 28 at the School Auditorium from 3:00 to 7:00.
Bedford adds 94 names to its voting list, qualifying residents for upcoming elections. The roster includes Elizabeth Martines Emma G Czusada Dorothy W Saunders Donald L Murrary Charles W Webster Paul W Patton Mil dred B Patton and many others across local households and families.
Governor Bradford reappoints Se jécthan Danforth W. Comins Jr. to again serve as Middlesex County public administrator. Comins, a Boston lawyer and former Concord selectman, has long been active in town affairs and chaired the Concord Finance Committee before his prior election.
A long roster of individuals including Rice W Isbell Sidney F Marshall Virginia I Mahoney Joseph P Mahoney Ruth B Elliott Roderick R Elliott Mary E MacDonald Robert D MacDonald Doris Carpenter Gale W Carpenter Marianne Leary Paul A Leary Barbara K Isbell Angelo F Montato Lilian M Montato Francis Callahan Frank R Joslin Josephine Fevine Laura N DeOme Forest E DeOme Marcia R Beri Gara Owen George W Owens Robert J Casey and Louwis Mariani appears in a public records notice.
A Bedford group of mothers and teachers held an informal meeting on May 6 at the home of Mrs Richt on Springs Road. Rev Richard, pastor of the Fir tarian church, attended along with Mrs Henry and Mrs M Bernard from Newton school.
Fragmentary report references Acton Maynard teams and individuals J Heyliger and Ray. Mentions April 9 event, West Acton and a penny sale. Non-specific notes obscure full context or outcome.
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