30 May 1957
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
1
The readable text hints at a town message about taxes and savings during wartime. It mentions a crowd of 125 people, a monument, and references to printing costs and a penny saver plan. Details are unclear and fragmented.
Fragment mentions John E. Mutty director and simulated air tests at shelters. References to alarms at 10:30 am and 10 alarms tested. Details are garbled and no clear event or outcome is established.
The Concord School Committee reorganizes space for 100 additional pupils next year. Gr 1–2 move to Harvey Wheeler, Gr K and 3–6 stay at Thoreau. Harvey Wheeler auditorium becomes a classroom, with music and gym usage shifted to Thoreau.
The Concord Chamber of Commerce sponsors a breakfast meeting at Howard Johnson's on Wednesday June 6 at 7 30 am to discuss The Massachusetts Limited Sales Tax. Dr Philip L Gamble head of Economics at UMass will speak with a question period and the event aims to inform the public about tax alternatives.
The Concord High School graduation exercises will be held Saturday evening June 8. Principal John F. Donovan reports full details will be announced next week.
The American Legion Auxiliary James J. Mansfield Post 158 hosts Poppy Days on May 30 and 31 to fund aid for disabled and hospitalized veterans through poppy sales. Residents are invited to contribute to the fundraising effort supporting WWI WWII and Korean War veterans.
Concord Guest sneaker at Tuesday supper meeting of the Crd Lions Club featured Stanley Swimein of the New England Institute discussing The Spirit of Selling. Frederick H Bubier chaired. J Edward Holt presided. Installation of officers planned for June 13 at Sudbury Inn. John C Collins to be inducted as president.
Patrolman Dominic Pagano will have complete charge of the parking meters and oversee enforcement, repair, and maintenance. He will move to day shifts when meters begin operation in the next two weeks, with a new night-shift officer to replace him. Meter revenue will fund the position, not burden the police budget, under General Laws.
The Greater Concord area raised $1,958 toward its campaign goal. William K. Walters, assistant treasurer at the Harvard Trust Company, serves as area treasurer and reports the progress.
The parade forms at the State Armory at 2 o'clock and moves promptly at 2 30 p m along main streets to the burial grounds where memorial services will be held to honor deceased of all wars Michael B Kenge Jr will be the oceans 1 Schang
Concord observes Memorial Day with veterans urged to honor fallen comrades in a reverent display. Michael B. Gormely Jr., marshal for 1957, calls on patriotic Americans to join parades and exercises that honor those who answered the call for peace.
Concord Fire Department reports multiple ambulance and emergency calls in May. Incidents include patients transported to Emerson Hospital from various locations, a still alarm on Main Street, and ambulance transfers between Emerson and local facilities. Notable times: May 19 11:00 p.m. 21 4:14 p.m. 6:40 p.m.. May 24 12:20 a.m.. May 25 12:21 p.m. and 2:16 p.m.
Concord Grange No. 150 P of H will hold a regular meeting at Peter But School on Tuesday June 4 at 8 oclock.
Theodore M. Nelson reports that Merry M. Keyes of Liberty Street has resigned both as Chairman and as a member of the public works commission. No successor has been named. Keyes is in New York with the state department and plans to visit Belgium.
Miss Margar ey Nagle of Laws Brook Road is betrothed to Paul Franklin Ahern of Dorchester in an announced engagement by their parents Mr and Mrs Garrett Nagle and Mr and Mrs Bush F Ahern.
A Concord elementary school system will have a summer playground instructor teach in the district. The individual is identified as Mias Nagle, age 48, associated with Sylvania in Waltham. No wedding date is given.
Elizabeth Ogilvie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon H Ogilvie of Lowell Road, is the Concord High School standout chosen for the annual partial scholarship. She will study at the University of Vermont College of Liberal Arts and plans to become a swimming instructor with the Concord Recreation Commission.
Concord town officials report delivery of a two tone truck and a two door sedan from Middlesex Motors for the light plant. Additional pickups are expected for the department and highway. Parking meters may be in place within ten days as painting lines and angular meters are arranged for the municipal lot.
Jesse James, 4 H Club agent for Middlesex County, appointed state club leader in New Hampshire. He led Middlesex 4 H with over 2400 members. begins June 17. Farewell party planned June 15 at 4 H Center, Westford. Georgia native, University of Georgia graduate, naval veteran, previously North Carolina 4 H leader.
The seniors’ last dance is set for Saturday night with an outdoor cafe mood and band. Carol C¢ leads the event with Melee Libby, Nancy, Jeanne Elliott, Charles Mara, Donna Johnson, and Janet Scherer handling decor, refreshments, tickets, and publicity.
Edward F. Olden, a local man, suffered a broken neck on a contractor’s project at General Radio in Concord. He was transported by ambulance to Emerson Hospital for treatment.
A fragment notes a cinema milestone mentioning Concord and George A. Lothron along with David Wark Griffith and The Adventures of Dolly. The readable bits imply a first motion picture appearance or release context with era style notes.
About 1400 residents attended the town meeting as the planning board defeated all three supermarket articles. Selectman Robert D’s proposal for an Elm Street shopping center lost by a wide margin. The session lasted nearly four hours with the town’s votes approving a housing rezoning for Coolidge Park and a 5-1 off street parking ratio for plants and firms. Other articles covered school district funding and operating costs, with unanimous support for some measures while several planning targets were decisively rejected.
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