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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
2
Jumbled notes mention parade plans on Sunday and June town meeting on June 2. Mentions track teams winning trophies and a return trip to Lachine Quebec for a paper collection. References to a Catholic group, local vendors, and a church hall gathering with unclear details.
Concord Police Chief Wil and regional agency members attended a meeting in Lowell at 7 o'clock. The Young People's First Parish met in the vestry for an all parish gathering and election. On Tuesday the 27th at 2 o'clock Robb Sr will host a memorial unit event at the King's Daughter home. Our Lady Christians church will hold a whist party Friday in the church hall for public participation.
Concord observes Memorial Sunday with two parades starting 9 30 a m at West Concord Station, marching to Sgt Kenneth J Dunn Square. The day includes a service at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev William H Clark, and veterans from all wars invited to participate.
Concord High School sophomores split into groups for Career Day last Friday. Students explored interests at architecture tours of local houses, Bedford Airport for armed forces, Worcester City Hospital nursing, and forestry in Rhode Island. The GE Plant in Framingham hosted one group and the air transportation group visited Logan Airport. All returned satisfied.
Episcopal Bishop Reymond Heron will confirm a class of 200 boys and girls this Friday at 8 pm at St Anne's church. Refreshments follow in the undercroft. St Anne's was a former mission of Trinity church of Concord.
Concord on May 14 and 15 hosted a science fair. Grade Eight winners included Sam Putnam, Charles Vaillant, and Clark Thorpe for Model House. Other prizes listed for Auto Hen House Door, Photography, and Structure of Atoms with several honorable mentions. Grade Seven prizes included DC Motor and Wireless Communication. Ushers were Billy Gault and others. space assignments by Joyce Nylen. judges Tuck Moss, Leo McKenna, and Dean Comeau.
Mr and Mrs Daniel F Viles of Concord spent the weekend in Baltimore for the Preakness race. Mr Viles heads a Waltham industrial plant and is brother of Lyman Viles of the town.
Concord Massachusetts May 14 1950 Preston chair of the state GOP finance committee launched the local fund raising drive at the D A R House to raise 1500000 statewide and target 3000 in Concord from 850 contributors The event was introduced by John M Eaton Jr and Mrs H Fraser Leith Jr others present included Alexander Ellis Jr president of the Young Republicans who spoke on registering the town 800 unregistered voters.
Concord hosts a joint student event at Concord Academy Gymnasium on Saturday evening May 24 featuring three short plays Spreading the News Shall We Join the Ladies and The Potboiler by Lady Gregory James Barrie and Alice Gerstenberg. Admission is free.
The Musketaquid District Camporee at Camp Oak in Bedford featured nine patrols from Concord West Concord and Lincoln. Troop 31’s flaming arrow patrol led by David ee with Paul Fraser and Jos Robinson won with 4811% points. Fifth place went to Troop 31 Cobra patrol led by David Beatteau. five winners advance to the district camporal at the same site on June 14.
A Middlesex County Republican meeting chaired by Anthony Faunce of Lincoln was held in Framingham. Robert Beech of Natick and Charles P Howard of Reading spoke as the party prepares candidates across the county with a committee including G Sherman Blair Jr Maynard Francesco Colombo Warren Johnson Sudbury and Mrs Arthur E Grannis Jr of Sudbury.
Grand Knight Hugh E. Kilmartin and officers inducted a class of Knights of Columbus candidates Tuesday at Monument hall. The ceremony prepared for tonight's second degree at Belmont and the major degree back here Sunday night.
A 2:30 PM parade includes police escort veterans in cars marshal staff 23rd Infantry Band Company H MNG 182nd Infantry massed colors WWI WWII and youth groups. Chief marshal is Commander Casper J Jenney USN adjuvant Major Norman L Scherer US Army. Veterans urged to join in ceremonies at Main Street burying ground and St Bernard's cemetery with taps remarks and decorations.
Concord announces the annual holiday parade route starting at the State Armory. Units proceed along Stow Street Sudbury Road Main Street Bedford Street to St Bernard's Cemetery on the outward leg. Returning they march to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Court Lane into Mean Square then Mill Dam Sudbury Road and proceed with marching to keep intersections clear.
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