May Day musings and town notes from Concord
May Day brings talk of tax rates and a new Lovell bus schedule. Local events include Disraeli at the Veterans Building, St Bernard’s minstrel shows, and a Sudbury May 5 6 program. Concord sights include tulips, the Flagpole, and plans for social and sports happenings with Val Muscato and local racing.
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Manila
Moscow
al Oy
Henry Agard Wallace
Europe
Disraeli
Veterans Building
St. Bernard's
Sudbury
Concord
Lovell
Val Muscato
Ba High
South Bend
Newburyport
Salvation Army
Tea Scudder
Concord Battery
Johnson and Robinson
Concord Enterprise
Enterprise
Concord Liars Club
Rotary
Texas
Wilson
Keene
Dinny’ Horne
Packard
Lexington
Toolowners Union
Elks
I Scord High
Champ Wakefield
Elmerson’ Playground
Ebber” Flannery
H.S
Concord P. O
Holand Wells
Freddie Macone
Macone
Red Sox
A. S. Batepal
E Enterprise
Sporting News
West Concord
Peter Bulkeley
Firefighters Save Young Turkeys As Henhouse Burns
Stow firefighters rushed through heavy smoke to rescue 650 month old turkeys from a henhouse on White Pond Road owned by Mrs. Harold Manson. Two men entered the flames and saved the turkeys though 750 month old chicks perished. The henhouse and its chicks were lost but the fire did not spread to a nearby barn amid high winds. An earlier noon alarm touched off the blaze. Also, at 11 15 a grass fire on Packard Road burned two acres in Herrick’s orchard.
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Stow
Harold. Manson
White Pond Road
George Stokes
Howard Minnes
Packard Road
Harry W. Herrick
Stow Veterans Elected Leaders and Memorial Day Plans
At the Stow Veterans Association meeting in the Town Hall Laurie Jokin en was named President Robert Koch became Secretary Ralph Stiles named World War I veteran representative Francis F Rogers named World War II veteran representative Memorial Day plans were outlined including a May 29 ceremony at 1 PM and a parade with three churches involved Further details to follow from Stow officials
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Stow
Stow Veterans Association
Laurie Jokinen
Robert Koch
Ralph Stiles
Stile
Vuere
United Church
Sunda
County 4-H Day Set at Concord Again
County 4-H Day at Concord High School on May 24 invites all county clubs to attend. The event features demonstrations, dress contests, and ribbons. registration includes assembly, lunch, and participation in the state-wide showcase with about 11 participants expected.
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Middlesex Extension Agent Speaks at Wayland Home Makers
Miss H Katherine Wissociated home agent of Middlesex County Extension Service was guest speaker at the Wayland Home Makers meeting. She addressed home economics and community programs.
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Aeard
H. Katherine
Second Marine Division History To Be Written
Concord A history of the Second Marine Division will be published for free distribution to former members. Submit name, rank, serial number, present address, inclusive dates of service with the division, unit attached to, and incidents or actions to be included. Send to Second Marine Division History Board Room 120 Headquarters U S Marine Corps Washington 25 D C.
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Concord
Second Marine Division
Second Marine Division History Board
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington
D. C
Danforth Awards Honor Concord-Dorothea Kekes and Jeremy Dole
At a school assembly, Concord Dorothea Kekes and Jeremy Dole of the Peter Bulkeley school received the annual Danforth Award for School Leadership in Secondary schools. The prize is an autographed book titled I Dare You.
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Concord
Dorothea Kekes
Jeremy Dole
Peter Bulkeley School
Danforth
Daughter born on great grandfather’s birthday in Marlboro
A daughter was born at Marlboro hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow L. Hardy of 50 Chestnut street on a Saturday night. The baby’s birth coincided with the 74th birthday of her great grandfather Harry JF Darling of Hosmer street. Mrs. Hardy is Dorothy Darling, daughter of Elmer E. and Mrs. Darling. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Astwood of Maynard are great grandparents.
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Hudson
Woodrow L. Hardy
Chestnut Street
Marlboro Hospital
Miss
Harry JF. Darling
Hosmer Street
Hardy
Dorothy Darling
Elmer E. Darling
Irvine Astwood
Maymard
Mrs Wright Transferred to W Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Kenneth Wright of Lake Boon who had been a Marlboro Hospital patient for several weeks was moved to W Memorial Hospital on Bub day afternoon for further treatment. Her condition remains serious.
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Kenneth Wright
Lake Boon
Marlboro Hospital
W Memorial Hospital
Sermon by Rev A Abbott Hastings at Trinity Church
A guest preacher will deliver the 11 o'clock service at Trinity Church in Ncord. Rev Dr A Abbott Hastings, formerly rector at St John's Beverly Farms and dean at Laramie, Indiana Wyoming, will preach. Hastings has held church leadership roles including archdeacon and executive secretary of the Albany Diocese.
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Trinity Church
Ncord
A. Abbott Hastings
St. John’s Church
Beverly Farms
Hastings
Geo Teft
Michael
Troy
Newark
Beverly
Diocese of
Albany
End of War Brings Outpost Open For Public View
Honolulu and Tago researchers report the Army's largest outpost near the barracks, once a wartime hub, now open to the public as civilian sightseers tour the facility and its historic grounds.
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Honolulu
Tago
War Department
Concord Events Include Meetings and Shows This Week
A sequence of local events lists Concord Lodge meetings at IOOF hall 6 p m and Board of Trade at Howard Johnson 6 45 p m on Monday. The Concord Players stage Disraeli at Veterans Building 8 p m Thursday through Sunday with minstrels at St Bernard's Veterans Building 8 p m on various days.
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Concord Lodge
IOOF
Odd Fellows Hall
Concord Players
Disraeli
Veterans Building
Our ‘Lady-Help of Christians
Wayside Inn
Concord Board of Trade
Howard Johnson's
Concord Board of Selectmen
Concord
State Armory
Nesday
Concord Council
Peter Bulkeley
St. Bernard’s
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
St Bernard’s
Sternwheeler Retires From Washington River Service
Portland records the retirement of the Georgie Burton, the last Columbia sternwheeler, whose final trip to The Dalles is planned for conversion into a museum. Noted figures and crew were listed as on board for the sendoff.
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Ore
Georgie Burton
Coumbia
Dadles
Civil Service Exams Posted for Watertown Arsenal Posts
Open competitive examinations announced for mathematician metallurgist and physicist positions at Watertown Arsenal with annual salaries from 3397 to 7102. No written tests. ratings based on experience and education. Applications due by May 15 1947 for mathematician. metallurgist and physicist open until needs are met.
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Concord
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Massachusetts
U.S. Civil Service Region
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Civil Service
U. S. Civil Service Region
Court‘house
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Board of U.S
Peabody Radio Awards Founded At University Of Georgia
The George Foster Peabody Radio awards were established in 1940 to perpetuate the memory of George Foster Peabody a benefactor and life trustee of the University of Georgia.
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George Foster Peabody
University of Georgia
Thée word apron origin traced to French term
The article notes that the word apron evolved from the Quebec French term for a clothing item, with reference to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. It discusses linguistic roots and historical usage of the garment name.
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Britannica
Cub Pack 49 Plans Spring Events and Meeting
Concord notices Cub Pack 49 Boy Scouts to meet at Trinitarian Congregational Church parish house on Wednesday May 7 at 7 o'clock with Cub master Ralph D Stetson in charge. Boys should bring kites handicraft and sponsor tags. Plans include a big league baseball game in Boston and forming a Cub baseball league in the near future.
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Concord
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Ralph D. Stetson
Boston
Alen
Family Airs Spokane Pilots Share Flight Dream
The C. S. Graham family in Spokane Washington includes Mr and Mrs Graham and their daughter Dianne all licensed pilots. Their 13 year old daughter Jacqueline will begin flying lessons at the earliest opportunity allowed by the C A A once she turns 14.
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Spokane
Wash
C. S. Graham
Graham
Dianne
Jacqueline
Humphreys Peak: Arizona's highest point at 12611 feet
Humphreys Peak in the San Francisco Mountains reaches 12,611 feet making it the highest point in Arizona. It is an extinct volcano and marks the state’s top elevation.
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Arizona
Humphreys Peak
San Francisco Mountains
Extension of G L Insurance Reinstate and Convert Benefits Observed
Hudson-Insures Week marks sessions at the Department of Veterans Services from April to May 1947. Clarence A. Laméon notes extended options for reinstating National Service Life Insurance through August 1, 1947. Veterans urged to visit the local office for guidance with a VA Regional Office assist on selected days and evenings.
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Department of Veterans Services
Clarence A. Laméon
Veterans Administration
Boston
Savings Bank
National Service Life Insurance
National Service Life Insurance Act
Veterans~ Administration
New Braces of Middletown Developed for Air Force Use
An Army Air Technical Command unit reports a new type of brace built from steel sponge rubber with felt padding. Lt. Col. Draper notes the design is lighter and less outdated than prior heavy models.
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Fort and
Army Air Technic Command
Draper
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