Concord notices blend of plans and parking changes
Fragmentary text references Concord police dating attempts at parking meters and tax talks. Mentions Acton Lincoln Nashoba roads and May events at a Concord auditorium. Scattered notes suggest local civic items, hearings, and land developments near Belknap Street and North Bridge.
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Concord
Enter- Auditorium
Acton
Lincoln
Boston
Eng- North Bridge
Audubon Sea
West Concords Pack 133 Celebrates 20th Anniversary
West Concord Cub Scout Pack 133 marked its 20th anniversary with a birthday banquet at Thor eau School cafeteria. Melvin M. King traced the original pack’s history and the split to create Packs 133 and 134. attendees included original committee members and den mothers. A cake, awards, and a Red Sox 1960 highlights film followed the event. Fabric pests cause over 2 million dollars in annual damage per UC Berkeley entomologists.
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West Concord
Michael Gormely
June Gormely
Cyril Perkin
Melvin M. King
King
Gary DeMers
Kevin O'Leary
Gary Holden
Han
Thoreau School
Frank Ahern
John Wetherbee
Mrs. King
Rev
Kenneth Teed
Winslow J. Damon
Roger F. Conant
James Alexander
Firemen Respond To Several Calls In Concord
Concord firemen answered two alarm incidents Monday including a grass fire near a Lincoln train set that threatened property and a second alarm at Lorraine Apartments on the third floor, likely started by smoking in bed and limited to a mattress. Thursday brought three grass fires a car fire and three emergencies. A girl on Virginia road cut her mouth on a stick and a bicycle car crash on Everett street left a five year old seriously hurt.
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Concord
Lincoln
Lorraine Apartments
Elmwood
Virginia Road
Everett Street
Concord Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Committee Organized
The Concord Sleepy Hollow cemetery committee is organized for the year with James Barrett Wood named as the new chairman succeeding Charles W. Dee. Frederick C. Klinck serves as the third member.
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Concord
Sleepy Hollow
James Barrett Wood
Charles W. Dee
Frederick C. Klinck
New Director in Concord Recreation Appoints Three Members
Concord Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson appoints Joseph T. Brown E Wells Hutton and Arthur F March Jr to the recreation commission for three year terms replacing Higgins Mattison Tolman. He also names Russell Joseph Halloran as part time recreation director bringing varied local experience.
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Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Recreation Commission
Joseph T. Brown
Everett Street
E. Wells Hutton
Old Marlboro Road
Arthur F. March, Jr
Zero Thoreau Street
John J. Higgins
Elizabeth Mattison
Julian W. Tolman
Nelson
Russell Joseph Halloran
Eaton Street
Newton
Red Sox
University of Connecticut
Boston University
Mary Vee Fitzpatrick
Newton Community Center
Youth Robs Loomis Street Grocery For $100
Bedford police investigated a jueves evening hold up at Oliver Mandrioli's grocery where a blank-faced youth with a snub-nosed revolver demanded cash. About $100 was taken, Mandrioli alerted, and officers searched the area with no clues. the case remains open.
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Bedford
Oliver Mandrioli
Loomis Street
Mandrioli
Bedford festival to feature many area high schools
A large music festival in Bedford is set for Saturday with participation from numerous high schools including Acton-Roxborough Amesbury Andover Bedford Belmont and more. Auditions occur in multiple venues around town with parade units from American Legion posts and military organizations contributing marshals and color guards.
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Bedford
Acton-Roxborough
Amesbury
Andover
Belmont
Billerica
Cambridge
Chelmsford
Chelsea
Concord
Carlisle
Danvers
Everett
Gloucester
Hopkinton
Ipswich
Lawrence
Littleton
Lowell
Lynn
Haverhill
Marblehead Masconomet
Medford
Methuen
Maynard
North Andover
North Reading
Swampscott
Thompson's Island
Wakefield
Stoneham
Tilton
Waltham
Watertown
Wayland
Weston
Winchester
Woburn
Winthrop
Newburyport
Center School
Veterans Hospital Theatre
Page School
Town Hall
Fellowship Hall
Church of Christ
Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post
American Legion
Nicholas J. Genetti
Maurice W. Isbell
Robert S. Ross
Marshall
Will Arnold
American Legion Post
Totino
James J. Shea, Jr
3245Th Air Base Wing
Hanscom Field
USAF
Bickford Hartwell
Lexington - Bedford
Marine Corps League
Louis Boulier
Stanley Hill Post
Lexington
A. L
Concord Names James F. Hanley Safety Officer
Concord appoints Sergt. James F. Hanley as full-time safety officer after 13 years in the force. A World War II veteran and former Concord High track star, he will lead safety education in schools, driver training for bus operators, and crossing-guard instruction. He is married to Ann Craig with two children.
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Concord
James F. Hanley
Concord High
Sergt
Hanley
Ann Craig
Wylie Family Announces Third Grandchild William Robert Kenney
Acton Mr and Mrs Robert C Wylie of Alcott Road announce the birth of their third grandchild, William Robert Kenney, on Thursday. Mrs Kenney's two former children are spending a few days with the Wylies until their mother Gretchen Wylie returns to her West Roxbury home with their new brother.
Concord Selectmen Grant Sunday Licenses and Post Office Plans
Board approves renewals for J. J. Service Station on Thoreau Street and John J. Troupe Kennedy’s. Regional post office expansion plans discussed with John J. OConnor. Richard J. Loughlin resigns as election officer. Last day to register for Waldon Pond swimming program is May 8. Patriot Restaurant applies for all alcohol and common victualler licenses but barred by ABC rule proximity to church.
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Concord — Selectmen
Thoreau Street
John J. Troupe
Kennedy
John J. O'Connor
Concord
Selectmen
Richard J. Loughlin
Pleasant Street
Walden Pond
Mary G
Donald H. Green
Patriot
ABC
School Paper Honored With Second Place Certificate
Acton Miss Nancy E Wer neth advisor to the Colonial Crier regional high school paper has been notified of a second place award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Staff includes Richard Brennan editor in chief Richard Armstrong John MacPhee production editors and others.
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Anita Davis
Judith Deane
James MacRae
Kathleen O'Connell
Edward Boyden
Charles Primiano
Nicholas Jewitt
Pamela Miller
Catherine Musello
Paul Shepard
Donald Lindquist
Concord Woman Linked to Spaceman Family
Mrs. Harold Nickerson Boyle Jr, former Helen Shepard of Nashua Road, is the first cousin of Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr the spaceman chosen for the initial ascent. The event was postponed due to bad weather, leaving the Shepard family in suspense.
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Concord
Harold Nickerson Boyle, Jr
Helen Shepard
Nashoba Road
Finan Named Concord Police Chief as Four Sergeants Promoted
Following the resignation of Police Chief Robert E. Kelley Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson appointed Sergt James E Finan Jr as chief and elevated two patrolmen William J Costello and Paul M Sweeney to sergeant plus existing Sergeants Boardman and Hanley. Hanley named first full time safety officer with duty shifts and a possible swing sergeant to create a 20 member force.
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Concord
Robert E. Kelley
Theodore M. Nelson
James E. Finan, Jr
Board of Selectmen
William J. Costello
Paul M. Sweeney
Kelley
Nelson
Finan
Sergt
Costello
Sweeney
Charles F. Boardman
James F. Hanley
Sergt. Hanley
Cornelia M. Lawrence
William G. Ryan
Kathy Diskin
Ryn
Julia Mansfield
Everett Street
Sergt. Sweeney
Mary Rogers
Main Street
Sergt. Costello
Dorothy Quigley
Ann
Jeanne
Boardman
Selectmen Award Highway Equipment Bids
Carlisle bids for the highway department truck and plow were reviewed with Highway Surveyor Edward J. Clark at the selectmen meeting. The truck contract went to Lowell Motor Sales for 3150 dollars and the plow with hydraulic pump to Files Equipment Co Acton for 790 dollars, both within town meeting limits.
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Carlisle
Highway Department
Edward J. Clark
Selectmen's
Lowell Motor Sales
Files Equipment Co
Acton
Mrs. Albert Jenks Connfined by Fall Injuries
West Acton resident Mrs Albert Jenks of Central Street is confined to her home with injuries from a recent fall. Friends lament her absence around town and wish her a speedy recovery.
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West Acton
Albert Jenks
Central Street
O'Neil Named Acting Postmaster at Acton Center
Acton East Acton resident Richard J. O'Neil was sworn in Saturday as acting postmaster at Acton Center to fill the vacancy from Edgar Pederson's resignation. Inspector Fetzer of Lowell performed the ceremony. O'Neil has served in the Post Office department for 30 years, most recently as assistant postmaster for West Concord.
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Acton
Richard J. O'Neil
Esterbrook Road
East Acton
Acton Center
Edgar Pederson
Inspector Fetzer
Lowell
O'Neil
U. S. Post Office Department
West Concord
Missouri Trio Attends Niece's Wedding Abroad
Dr. Alvord N. MacRae his wife and daughter Patty traveled from Missouri to attend their niece's wedding. They visited loyal relatives and friends during the trip.
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Alvord N. MacRae
Patty
Missouri
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