Town meetings, votes and events clash on Monday night
Town House hosts a joint meeting to hear action on the special town warrant as finance and town boards plan sessions. Residents discuss budget implications and the upcoming armory event with community schedules and local announcements bundled in a busy civic week.
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Armory
Richard P. Re Healy
Jersey
Chicago
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Warren J
Newton
Concord
Concord GI Appeals For Help For Korean Orphanage
Sgt. George Terro Sablone son of Mr and Mrs John Sablone of Belknap Street now in Korea with the U S Air Forces asks Concord residents to support a new orphanage started by a large outfit He is a 10 year veteran who served in World War II in Germany and Japan and re enlisted a few years ago He is one of five sons and three daughters and a triplet with brothers Primo Seccondo Rico also veterans The letter was written to the Concord Enterprise.
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Concord
George
Terro) Sablone
John Sablone
Belknap Street
Korea
U. S. Air Forces
Sgt
Sablone
Germany
Japan
Sablones
Primo
Seccondo
Rico
Concord Enterprise
Ex-Gridders Grath Enlisted for Fort Dix Training
Concord private Leo James McGrath Jr arrives at Fort Dix New Jersey assigned to Company C Ninth Infantry Division for 16 weeks of basic training. He is son of Leo J McGrath and former Concord High standout football tackle from the 1949 undefeated team.
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Concord
Leo James
Grath, Jr
Davis Court
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Company C. Buth Infantry Regiment
Ninth Infantry Division
Pvt
Leo J. McGrath
Harvard College
Cambridge
Concord High School
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Drive S 1953 Quoted Campaign Gifts
A fragmented 1953 message from the Cancer Society thanks contributors and supporters. It references Andrew Hep, Concord leadership, and ongoing efforts in research education and battles against cancer while pledging to save lives.
Local Party Schedule and Upcoming Meetings
Fragment reads as a notice for a party event in Concord with May dates and sponsor details. It mentions May 18 and May 19 for gatherings, a chairperson named Will, and that the party continues into fall.
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Meeting Anniversary Observed at Mrs Matron’s Home
A local event marks a meeting anniversary with patrons and honored guests invited to join on May 20th at Mrs. Richard Matron’s residence.
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Richard Matron
Concord League of Women Voters to Meet May 20
The Concord League of Women Voters holds its annual meeting on May 20 at Mrs. Robert Moore's Studio Elm Street. A brief business session precedes a talk by Livingston Hall vice dean of Harvard Law School and circuit courts expert from Massachusetts.
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Concord
Concord League of Women Voters
Robert Moore
Elm Street
Livingston Hall
Harvard Law School
Circuit Courts of
Massachusetts
Selectmen Back Plan to Hire Traffic Engineer
Concord Board of Selectmen endorsed the Board of Trade plan to hire a traffic engineer to study the town traffic and parking. The Board of Trade will cover survey costs and all Concord residents will be included. The engineer's recommendations will be reviewed by the selectmen the Concord Traffic Safety Committee and Board of Trade directors.
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Concord
Concord Board of Selectmen
Board of Trade
Concore Traffic Safety, Committee
Rummage sale by West Concord Woman's Club set for May
The West Concord Woman's Club hosts a rummage sale Friday May 22 at the vacant Bartolomeo store Commonwealth Avenue. Donations accepted by calling Mrs Far Wheeler Concord 1649 or Mrs Harold N Clarke Concord pen before Thursday May 1.
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West Concord
Oregon Steamship Brings California Admission News
The wooden steamship Oregon carried a message to San Francisco in 1850 announcing California’s admission to the Union, marking a pivotal moment in the state’s history.
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Oregon
San Francisco
California
Whist Drive Friday at Carlisle Catholic Club
The Catholic Women’s Club of Carlisle sponsors another whist party at the channel Bedford Road Friday at 8 o clock. The public is welcome and prize awards will be given.
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Catholic Women’s Club of
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Concord Schools Announce Closure and Graduation Date
Concord public schools will close on Friday June 19 following a board meeting. Supt. Radcliffe Morrill announced the date of the annual graduation exercises for Saturday night June 13 at 6 30 PM at Emerson Playground.
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Concord
Concord Public Schools
Concord School Committee
Concord Schools Rehearse for May Brahms Requiem Concert
Concord High School Concord Academy and Middlesex School rehearse for a May 31 concert at the State Armory. Combined rehearsals boost chorus quality as they prepare Brahms Requiem and teams up with another local Concord school.
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Concord
Concord High School
Concord Academy
Middlesex School
State Armory
Thatill
Brahm
Concord School Committee Accepts Two Resignations and Announces Six Appointments
The Concord School Committee accepted the resignations of Colin Bentley mathematics teacher and Warren J. Loring social studies from Concord High School. Bentley, 4 years at Concord since 1949, holds BS from Harvard and MS from Boston University and coaches multiple athletics. Loring, also since 1949, has BS and MS from Boston University and coaches cross country. Six new hires were named: Dorothy W. Nelson art supervisor. Miss Mary Edgarton. Miss Monica Murphy. David E. Townsend. Mrs. Eleanor H. Wicher. Thomas J. Dillon. Nelson is a Massachusetts School of Art graduate with NH experience. Edgarton, Concord Academy alumna, attends Tufts this June. Murphy to graduate Colorado State College next month. Townsend, Tufts graduate, previously at Vineyard Haven Junior High. Dillon, Tufts graduate with Tufts master, taught at Case High Swansea. Mrs. Wiener, Wheelock-Lesley alumna with Tufts degree, taught at Lesley-Ellis.
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Colin Bentley
Warren J. Loring
Concord High School
Bentley
Harvard
Boston University
Jayvee Coast
Loring
Dorothy W. Nelson
Mary Edgarton
Monica Murphy
David E. Townsend
Eleanor H. Wicher
Thomas J. Dillon
Nelson
Massachusetts School of Art
Canton
Foxboro
Nashua
New Hampshire
Edgarton
Concord Academy
Bennett Junior College
Boston
Tufts College
Miss Murphy
Colorado State College
Townsend
Tufts
Vineyard Haven
Dillon
Case High School
Swansea
Wiener
Wheelock and Lesley College
Concord Public Hearing on Town Meeting Articles
Concord voters are invited to a joint hearing by the Planning Board and Finance Committee on May 18 at 8:15 PM in the Town House Court Room. Edward K. True and Robert J. Roddey will answer questions on warrant articles for the May 25 special town meeting.
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Concord
Concord Planning Board
Concord Finance Committee
Edward K. True Charman
Finance Committee
Robert J. Roddey
Hospital Day Visits For High School Students
Concord Tuesday marked Emerson Hospital Day for all high school students. Students toured the hospital on a guided tour and thanked personnel for the thrilling opportunity to see the facility.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
Concord Warrant Seeks 17 Zoning and Town Measures
Warrant articles for a special town meeting on Monday May 25 include 17 items. The measures cover zoning amendments for residential districts Elm Street Union Turnpike Barretts Mill Road and surrounding areas, water and sewer projects including eminent domain, borrowing for pumping stations, and funding for a Battleground parking area. Also proposed is reimbursement for animal control officer services and purchase of two portable fire pumps.
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Veterans Building
Planning Board
Philadelphia
Elm Street
Union Turnpike
Barretts ‘Mill Road
Water and Sewer Commissioners
Arthur Fraser
General Building Committee
Battleground
McCulloch
Concord Civil Defense Announces May 26 Air Raid Alert
Concord Civil Defense Director William A Hagerty says Region 4 will participate in an alert Tuesday May 26 at 11 o clock with the all clear at 11 08 a m. further details will be announced next week.
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Concord
Civil Defense
William A. Hagerty
Region 4
Hagerty
Enterprise
Armory Open to Public During Armed Forces Week
Concord Armory will host an open inspection for Armed Forces Week led by Captain Maurice L. Dee of Company H M N G 18nd Infantry. The event runs Saturday May 16 from 3 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM with equipment and facilities on display and staff available to answer questions.
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Maurice L. Dee
H. M.N.G
18Nd Infantry
Two Rabies Clinics Set For Local Dogs Friday And Saturday
Concord residents are urged to bring dogs to two rabies inoculation clinics this Friday 3:30 to 5:20 at the road department garage off Lowell road and Saturday 3:30 to 5:20 at the West Concord Fire Station. Dr Alden H Russell will attend. Regulations require vaccination or restraint.
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New Road
Lowell Road
West Concord
Alden H. Russell
Parishes Pool Paper For Sunday Collection
St Bernard's Church and Our Lady Help of Christians join diocesan waste paper drive. Parishioners are asked to place bundles at their curbs before 12 noon on Sunday for collection by volunteer workers with trucks.
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Concord
St. Bernard's Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
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