Captain Norman L. Scherer Receives Bronze Star
Captain Norman L. Scherer, 31, U.S. Army, formerly of Concord, awarded the Bronze Star for valor and extreme effort in a campaign area. A member of the 1st Infantry Division, he was cited after being ambushed in Italy and later promoted from first lieutenant to captain. His family resides at court. Inducted January 1941 into the National Guard service.
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Concord Lions Plan November Meeting And Dance
Concord Lions club will meet Tuesday evening November 14 at 6 30 with supper at Old Mill Dam tea room. They plan another service dance at the Girl Scout house. Cyril Perkin announces birth of daughter Carolyn Frances born October 7 at Emerson hospital. Mrs Perkin is the former Frances Wood of Hillside avenue West Concord. Rothwell N MacRae of 16 Belknap street recently attended the Laymen's League meeting in Carlisle and showed motion picture reels. Dale Belmont daughter of Edward Gallins 442 Main street West Colora has been performing as a singer and entertainer in a New York night club.
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Concord Lions Club
Old Mill Dam
Lions
Girl Scout House
Cyril Perkin
Carolyn Frances
Emerson Hospital
Perkin
Frances Wood
Arthur Wood
Hillside Avenue
West Concord
Rothwell N. MacRae
Belknap Street
Carlisle
Dale Belmont
Edward (Allins
Main Street
West Colora
New York
Bedford Folks in Community Hallowe'en
Bedford residents gathered for Halloween events hosted by local groups including the Civic Club 750 Club American Legion and Auxilary PTA Progressive Club Women’s clubs Eastern Star Grange United Workers of the Church of Christ and Holy Name Society. Children enjoyed doughnuts cider and apples while older kids danced in the school auditorium and younger ones watched movies and played games in the Duff barn.
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Bedford
Hallowe’en
Bedford Civic Club
750 Club
American ‘Legion
American. Legion Auxilary
Parent- Teacher, Association
Progressive Club
Women’s Community Club
Eastern Star
Women's Service Club
Grange
United ‘Workers of the Church of Christ
Holy Name Society
Trade Board Meets Monday in Concord at Colonial Inn
Concord Board of Trade holds its monthly meeting at 6 15 o clock next Monday night at the Colonial Inn. Vice president Lester Whittemore presides in the absence of Herbert A Brown who is ill. The nominating committee will be absent to bring in the new slate of officers at December's annual meeting. Capt Harding Newman and Simon Willard read recently while on leave from U S Army duties.
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Concord
Concord Board of Trade
Colonial Inn
Lester Whittemore
Herbert A. Brown
Harding
Newman
Simon Willard -Read
Bedford Girl Married in California
Belford Mr and Mrs Densus Peterson Carlisle road announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Elsie Peterson to Lt John H Davidson Jr son of Mr Mrs John H Davidegon of Old Town Me The ceremony was performed October 14 in the Presbyterian church in Santa California After a honeymoon in Hollywood the Lt Davidson and bride will make their home in Victorville Cal where he is starting as a pilot at the army airfield
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Belford
Densus Peterson
Carlisle
Road
Elsie Peterson
John H. Davidson, Jr
John H. Davidegon
Old Town
Sante California
Hollywood
Davidson
Bride
Vitorville
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Memorial Mass for Pfc R F Britt Held in Concord
A memorial mass of requiem was celebrated for Pfc Robert Francis Britt 24 U S Army killed in action. The ceremony at Church of Our Lady Help of Christians West Concord drew a Legion Posts delegation from Concord and Acton. The town flag flew at half staff. Britt son of Mr and Mrs Michael J Britt and widower of Dorothy Bond leaves a 16 month old daughter Nancy and several siblings. He entered service from Acton.
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Concord
Church of Our Lady Help of Chritians
West Concord
Robert Francis Britt
U. S. Army
George. Everard
Legion
Acton
Concord Center
Pvt
Britt
Michael J. Britt
Baker Avenue
Dorothy Bond
Aon Center
Nancy
Severa
Pvt. Britt
Concord Rotary Club Luncheon Holds Eye Care Talk
The Concord Rotary Club met last Thursday at Colonial Inn with Thomas L. Sanborn in charge of the luncheon. Elmer Robinson spoke on eye care, introduced by H. Whittemore Brown. Attending students included Capt. Peter Frank enberg and Jack Merrick of Concord High School.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Colonal Inn
Thomas L. Sanborn
Albert M. Coffey
Elmer Robinson
H. Whittemore Brown
Concord High School
Peter Frankenberg
Concord High Schoval
Jack Merrick
Ralph Macauley
Monument Street
France
Benedict
William Russin
Mill Dam
W. Stuart Allen
East Acton
Middlesex to Meet Undefeated Belmont Hill in Big Test
Middlesex faces its toughest test of the season with a 2 p.m. home game against undefeated Belmont Hill, coming off a 25-0 win over Browne & Nichols. Belmont’s Gelotte brothers star at back, with Coach Pratt and Bill Alexander preparing the squad. The contest precedes the Newport Armistice Day battle, while Concord High hosts a Glee Club meeting and harvest dance funds the activity fund.
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Middlesex
Belmont Hill
Groton
Belmont
Browne & Chols
Gelotte’ Brothers
Frederick W. Pratt
Bill Alexander
Newport
New Porton Armistice Day
Bedford Veteran Stuart Dickson Dies After Illness
Funeral held Friday for Stuart Gordon Dickson 49 of 44 Hubbard Street Conway veteran of World War One died last Wednesday at Bedford Veterans Hospital after a long illness. Rev John Elmo Wallace conducted the service at MacRae Funeral Home. Burial in Lowell Cemetery. Dickson, native of Tewksbury, lived in Concord about three years. previously in Lincoln where he was a gardener. He belonged to Lincoln Post American Legion Montgomery Lodge A F and A M Walden Royal Arch Chapter Connare and Gallahad Commandery. He leaves wife Christine Belle Dickson a son S Gordon Jr in Navy at Panama and a daughter Alice May a high school senior. Town flag at Concord center flown at half staff.
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Concord
Stuart Gordon Dickson
Hubbard Street
Bedford Veterans Hospital
John Elmo Wallace
Trinitarian Congregational Church
MacRae
Lowell
Dickson
Tewksbury
Lincoln
Lincoln Post
American, Legion
Montgomery Lodge
Milford
Walden Royal Arch
Conare
1 Gallahad
Wal- Heaxting
Christine Belle (MacPhee) Dickson
S. Gordon, Jr
U. S. Navy
Panama
Alice May
Concord Center
Nurse student completes cooking course in nursing training
West Concord student Lena Y Jeanson finished a six week course in cooking and household management at the Training School for Attendant Nurses. She is assigned to Marlboro Hospital for twelve months of bedside nursing instruction to aid community service and hospital work for disabled servicemen.
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Lena Y. Jeanson
West Concord Marine Killed In Action In Pacific Area
West Concord mourns Corporal Joseph D. Sheehan 24 U S Marine Corps killed in action in the Southwest Pacific. He served since 1941, fought at Guadalcanal Bougainville and Cape Poliliug, and was a star athlete at Concord High School. He leaves parents Edward and Mary Sheehan and three brothers.
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Guadalcanal
Rine Division
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Our Lady
Berry Couple Marks 58th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Berry of 176 Commonwealth Avenue West Concord observe their 58th anniversary today. They plan a gathering to mark the occasion. Mr. Berry is noted as custodian of the Veterans Building.
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Concord
J. N. Berry
Walden
Commonwealth Averiue
West Concord
Sani
Berry
West ‘Concord
Veteran of Spanish American War Honored In Local Notice
A longtime veteran of the Spanish American War is noted for service with the S cord Volunteer militia in 1898 and as former commander of the Ralph P. Hosmer Camp. The item recalls years of devotion and local military leadership.
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Scord Volunteer Militie
Corp
Ralph P. Hosmer
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