War Food Admin Predicts Adequate Planting With Limited Spare Machinery
War Food Administration officials forecast adequate domestic crops if weather remains average, noting planned production schedules and lagging parts of farm machinery. They report ongoing repair efforts and cooperative services to improve distribution, with emphasis on prioritizing needed equipment and materials amid wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Production Board
War Food Administration
Harhay
Bridal Gown Custom Symbolizes Burial Rite
Fragmentary ad text notes bridal gown as a custom ritual for a deceased person and hints at a marriage condition. The readable phrases suggest a ceremonial garment tied to death and union, reflecting traditional customs in a historical context.
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Anl
Concord Briefs Highlight Local Births and Community Events
Concord notices report births for David Jr. in Lincoln at Walham Hospital and a son for Mr. and Mrs. David Todd. Several civic groups meet, including the Person Society at First Parish and Maynard VFW officers installation. Local sports note Middlesex Seconds beat Concord High JV 6 3 and Concord High plans a home and away baseball series with Maynard. The article lists numerous club meetings, dances, and church activities across Concord and West Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord High School
Maynard High School
Crowe Park
Maynard
Concord
Concord Private School Tennis Team Schedule
Middlesex school tennis was idle last Saturday as the Thayer of Braintree match was canceled due to Thayer playing Tabor. This week the team hosts Winchester High and St Mark’s of Southboro. Coach Russell H. Kettell leads the team. On May 12 and 13 the septs enter the Andover Interscholastics, formerly at Harvard.
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Concord
Middlesex School
Thayer
Braintree
Tabor
Netthen
Winchester High School
St. Mark’s of
Southboro
Russell H. Kettell
Septs
Harvard
Concord Schools Sing in Concert at Academy Gym
About two hundred students from Concord Academy Concord High School Middlesex School and Brooks School North Andover performed excerpts from Bach Christmas Oratorio in a concert at the Concord Academy gym Saturday evening. Directed by Nancy Loring and Frederick W Kempf, with Miss Atkins on piano and Arthur M Lamib on organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Academy
Concord High School
Middlesex School
Brooks School
North Andover
Bach
Nancy Loring
Frederick W. Kempf
Then Atkins
Arthur M. Lamib
Middlesex
Belmont Edges Concord High In Last-Inning Run
Belmont High School edged Concord High 5 to 4 in a Middles County League game at Belmont last Thursday. The decisive run came with two outs in the ninth after Concord tied it in the seventh and eighth. Billy Seaburg pitched well for Belmont while Al Davis sparked Concord with four hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Belmont High School
Cord. High School
Belmont
See- Gee
Billy Seaburg
G. Hartley Curtis
al Davis
Dave Spooner
Wally Macone
Lexington
Concorde
Ord
Seaburg
Davis
Gibson
Granberg
Finan Couple Celebrates 20th Wedding Anniversary
Concord residents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Finan of 6 Willow Street marked their 20th anniversary on Friday April 28. The former Maud Finan of Maynard is a Mrs. Finan. Married April 28 1924 in Maynard they have two daughters Theresa and Patricia. He served 15 years as a Concord patrolman and recently joined the U S Coast Guard now stationed at a Southern base.
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Concord
Thomas V. Finan
Willow Street
Finan
Maud Finan
Maynard
Theresa
Patricia
Mr. Finan
U. S. Coast Guard
Rummage Sale Marks 20th Anniversary in Concord
The Emergence Aid Society hosts its 20th anniversary rummage sale to support a hospital fund. On May 10 donations are accepted at the Veterans building in Concord and the sale runs May 11 from 10:00 a.m. until everything is sold. Numerous departments are listed with their coordinators for supplies cash publicity sorting trucking shoes books and more.
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Concord
Emergence Aid Society
Veterans
A. Russell
W. W. Sargent
Stanwood Bolton
C. Edgarton
C. Wohle
W. Brown
D. Little
J. Clarkson
L. Goulding
J. Mullaney
Two Lexington Teens Injured In Motorcycle Crash
Two Lexington high school youths were involved in a motorcycle accident last Sunday evening at the Fitchburg Turnpike and Sudbury Road junction. One rider, a member of the high school baseball team, was taken to Emerson Hospital in the one balance and found to have a broken right leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington High School
Fitchburg Turnpike
Sudbury Road
Emerson ‘Hospital
United in Marriage at St Bernard's Concord
Mrs. Sarah A Bartolmeo wed Sergt John T Hayes at St Bernard's Church Concord. The couple will live in Concord after a reception at the Girl Scout House and Hayes returns from overseas service with the Concord Company.
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ST. Bernard's
Sarah A. Bartolmeo
John T. Hayes
Concord
John Bartolmeo
Byron Street
John Thomas Hayes
U. S. Army
John J. Hayes
Delia Hayes
Cottage Lane
St. Bernard's Church
Walter A. Quinlan
Mary Roebuck
Somerville
Mary. Bartolmeo
Jennie Melisi
West Concord
Pasquale Melisi
Sergt. Hayes
Roslindale
Thomas Roebuck
Girl Scout House
Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Concord Company
Concord Lieutenant Potter Wounded in Bougainville Return to Duty
Lieut. John S. Potter 24 of Concord is listed as wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific during the Bougainville battle. He has since recovered and rejoined his unit. Potter formerly served with the Concord Company and sailed overseas January 1942, seeing action at Guadalcanal and in New Caledonia and the Fiji Islands. His brother James also serves in the Army. home address is 16 Lexington Road, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
War Department of
Washington, D. C
John S. Potter
U. S. Army
Potter
Southwest Pacific
Bougainville
Lieut
Concord Company
Guadalcanal
New Caledonia
Fiji Islands
James
Lexington Road
Jesse Potter
Stoneham High Edges Concord By One Run In League Play
Stoneham High edged Concord 3 to 2 at Emerson Playground after a fourth inning rally. Billy Seaburg allowed five hits in a nine strikeout effort but took the loss as Concord failed to push more than two runs across. Dave Spooner sparked Concord with three straight hits, while Jim Coffin scattered seven hits for Stoneham.
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Concord
Billy Seaburg
Concord High School
Emerson Playground
Stoneham
Seaburg
Jim Coffin
Dave Spooner
Concord Forces
Jack Lynch
Mercury rises 43 degrees in eight hours in Concord
The Concord weather station recorded a 28 degree start at 6 a.m. and an 71 degree peak at 2 p.m. on Saturday April 29. Ice formed in barnyard containers and bird baths before a late spring warm-up erased the winter chill.
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Concord
Northrup Named Presiding Justice of Concord District Court
Concord appoints Associate Judge Pierre A. Northrup as presiding justice of the Concord District Court replacing the late Judge Howard A. Wilson. Northrup, a Lexington resident and 14 year Concord veteran, will begin immediately and share duties with Edward B. Caiger while a third judge is appointed.
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Concord
Pierre A. Northrup
Concord District Court
Boston
Howard A. Wilson
Maynard
Northrup
Lexington
Rosetown
N. Y
Boston University
Third Open Forum Held at Wells A Hall Memorial
The third public open forum at the Wells A Hall Memorial auditorium in Concord was largely attended Sunday evening. Charles R. Cherington of Harvard College chaired and introduced speakers, with several articles on international relations attracting discussion.
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Concord
Wells A. Hall Memorial Auditorium
Charles R. Cherington
Harvard College
Concord Middlesex crews open season at Degan match
Concord Middlesex crews begin their season with a Degan match against Noble and Greenough. The private school boats race over a half mile Charles River course with three separate varsity bouts. Captain Roger Bigelow from St Paul leads the No 2 boat. Todd Parsons represents Concord in the varsity. On May 13 the team meets Brooks School of North Andover.
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Concord
Degham
Noble & Greenough
Ocals
Charles River
Roger Bigelow
St. Paul
Minn
Todd Parsons
Brooks School of North Andover
Emerson Hospital nurses aide class eighth graduates
The eighth class in nurses aides at Emerson Hospital graduated and was capped last Friday at the nurses home. Instructor Miss Elizabeth Alexander presented certificates to Mrs. Julian Ballou, Mrs. Lambert Bigelow, Mrs. William Emerson, Mrs. Leon F. Foss, Mrs. Gilbert Gravina, Mrs. Henry Hosmer, Mrs. Henry A. Laughlin, Mrs. William A. Rand, Mrs. Townsend Scudder, and Mrs. Graydon Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Hospital
Elizabeth Alexander
Julian Ballou
Lambert Bigelow
William Emerson
Leon F. Foss
Gilbert Gravina
Henry Hosmer
Henry A. Laughlin
William A. Rand
Townsend Scudder
Graydon Smith
Final Tribute Paid Marine At Service
Concord mourns Lieut. Merton Sanborn U S Marine Corps flier killed in a Deland Florida plane crash. Final rites at Trinitarian Congregational Church featured military honors, flag ceremony, bugler and firing squad. Burial at Sleepy Hollow with Marine honors. Sanborn, 20, a Concord native and 1942 Concord High School graduate, is survived by his parents and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Merton Sanborn
U. S. Marine Corps
Deland
Fla
John Elmo Wallace
Edward Perry Daniels
Elaine Pattee North
Concord Boy Scouts
Sanborn
Sleepy Hollow
Walden Street
Main
Monmont Square
Charlestown
Richard M. Cutler
Concord High School
Naval Air Corps
Pensacola, Fla
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Applications Now On Hand for Servicemen Voters
Concord town clerk Mrs Elsie E Rose reminds relatives of service members that applications are ready for men and women in the armed forces who wish to vote in the presidential election. Applications must be filed at the town office by relatives of the servicemen or servicewomen.
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Concord
Elsie E. Rose
Yrown
Miss Martha Ellis Joins Boston Child Welfare Department
Miss Martha Ellis daughter of Mr and Mrs William O Ellis Sudbury road recently graduated from Radcliffe College and has accepted a position with the Child Welfare Department of the Child Guidance Division at the State House Boston.
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Martha Ellis
William O. Ellis
Sudbury Road
Radcliffe College
Child Welfare Department
Child Guidance Division
State House
Boston
Boston Edison Plans 28 Mile Electric Line Project
Boston Edison Co plans a 28 mile line from Woburn to Framingham linking Waltham and passing through Burlington Lexington Lincoln Weston Wayland Natick and Sherborn to meet rising May approval by the State Public Utilities Commission allowing survey entry for eminent domain. The line would connect major generators including the Everette plant to supply increasing city and town demand.
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State House
Boston
Maynard
Boston Edison Co
Woburn
Framingham
Propds- Waltham
New Everett
State Public Utilities Commission
Waltham
Burlington
Lexington
Lincoln
Westop
Wayland
Natick and
Sherborn
Edison Company
Tham
Acton
Arlington
Bedford
Concord
Hopkinton
Otn
Natick
Reading
Stoneham
Sudbury
Wield
Weston
Winchester
Mrs. Howard Shows Color Photography at Concord Rotary
The Concord Rotary Club met at the Colonial Inn with President William Magoon presiding. Mrs. Eliot R. Howard presented color slides of Concord scenes and Maine camp views, highlighting her work as a photographic artist. Burleigh Pratt welcomed Kennan Damon into the club. Next meeting set for May 4 at 12 15.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Colonial Inn
William T. Magoon
Eliot R. Howard
W. Stuart Allen
Spencer Lake
Maine
Howard
Burleigh ‘L. Pratt
Kennan Damon
West’ Concord
Concord Lions Club Dance Set for May 12
The Concord Lions Club hosts a dance for servicemen on Friday May 12 at 8 o clock. A May 9 meeting at 6 30 features a business session led by President G Sherman Blair to finalize plans.
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Concord
Concord Lions
Mill Dam
G. Sherman Blair
Libis Club
Cambridge Turnpike
Elm Street
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Lyons
England
Ughout
America
WPB
Wilson
Agricultural College
Concord Briefs
David Todd
David Jr
Waltham Hospital
Todd
Grace Field
Fauline
The
Person Society
Maynard V.F.W
Marsh Purington
Hillside Avenue
West
William Evans
Ensign
Theodore Buxton
Ensign Buxton
Bermuda
Evangelical Free Church
John Swen
Barrets Mill Road
Middlesex Seconds
Normie Dee
Billy Muscato
Concord Art Association
Concord Lodge
1.C.C.F
Concord Lions Club
Servicemen’s Fund
YC Veterans’ Association
New YD Club
King’s
First
Floyd Verrill
Philip. A. Davis
Louis A. Sohier
S. S. Mohawk
Concorde Sea Scouts
Harvey Wheeler School
Roger F. ‘Conant
Edwin Anderson
Heywood Road
Acton Center
Concord Teachers’ Club
Albert Haynes
Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club
Harrington Avenue
Harry Robertson
Fred Nelan
Frederick H. Lovejoy
Henry H. Fay
Gordon. Hutchins
Trinity Episcopal Church of Concord
Corinthian Lodge
A.F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Merton J. Leighton
Outfit
Stoneham HS
Concord Ee
Coffin and
Morira
the Navy
William Franklin Knox
Peter Bulkeley
Lincoln Elementary School
Twombly Funeral Service
Main St
Mass
Emergency Ambulance Service
Merton Sant
Estelle Stanley
Seaver
Roxbury
Mase
Acton Monumental Co. N
P. O
Concord, Mass
R.F.D
Cold Fur Storage CO
C. F. Carigon Furriers
Haven ST
Hollis ST
William Spokesfield
Langstreet
Darien
Conn
Lions Club
Paul Davis
Acton Tel
Remin
the Fashion Shop
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