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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1958
Page
1
Disconnected OCR fragment mentions Republic party, Mrs, Hays Atty Gen Bill Mul, Acton, Maynard, 1922 dates, a Wald Congress, 113 and 142 numbers, a rummage and town deeds office, and Marshall Engineers. The text is incomplete and references local officials and deeds records with scattered names and dates.
The finance committee estimates a nine dollar rise in the 1959 tax rate due to the regional school tentative budget needing approval by November 30. Concord's share is 192 599.69 dollars and Carlisle's 25 767.31 dollars.
This week’s Concord Enterprise notes an about eighty percent voter turnout with GOP leanings differing from state and national trends. Local items include a regional school budget concern for taxpayers, a funeral for Herb Smith and Mrs. Frank Cutler, Emerson Hospital reporting fifteen thousand volunteer hours annually, and high school football expectations in May. Acton Grange wins a state award, speeders are flagged near Acton, Bedford Hospital announces an open house, sanitary fill expected by December 1 amid court action, and high school gridiron teams reach a new law against Belmont.
Concord and surrounding towns vote to re elect Republican John M Eaton Jr to a third term in the 13th Middlesex District. The totals show Concord 4005 Maynard 975 Carlisle 449 Stow 721 and overall 7150. New Orleans note appears as an historical aside.
Concord selectmen continue to receive protest letters from out of state over the Goose Pond sanitary fill project. Town Manager Nelson expects the fill ready by December 1, the eviction date from the West Concord dump, as town land of 42 acres now appropriated for $20,000 at a special meeting will be used.
Concord town records show 44 building permits issued in October totaling 212 180 dollars with 149 450 dollars in new construction. Ten permits were for new dwellings including Stanly Tympanick 12 500 dollars and J Russell Clarke 30 000 dollars as the largest single addition on Westford Road.
Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson awarded three vault doors for the Town House to Mosler Safe Company as the lowest bid at 3834.90. The other bids were Concord Lumber 4124 and Diebold 4544. Work to begin immediately with doors in the town clerk's, treasurer's offices and the basement. Total appropriated funds were 4500.
The Lexington Concord Minute Man Association for Retarded Children will meet on Tuesday November 11 at 8 p m in the primary department room of First Baptist Church Lexington M avenue. Miss Helen Dunn Cambridge director Carroll Hall school former president Massachusetts Special Class Teachers Association and governor's special commission member will speak and film recreation projects of the association. The group covers Acton Bedford Boxborough Carlisle Concord Lexington Lincoln Littleton Maynard Stow and includes budgeting for next year.
Thoreau Wheeler P T A holds its November meeting at Willard Elementary School on Thursday evening November 13 at 8. Michael Ambrosino executive producer of In-School Television for WGBH TV will discuss why circuit TV suits schools and direct teaching methods. He will outline plans to expand In-School Television and explain program selection by the Operations Committee.
Lincoln resident Mrs Anne Weld of Baker Bridge road is among 65 women awarded diplomas by the Shepard Gill School of Practical Nursing operated by Household Nursing Association at 222 Newbury Street Boston. The event occurs Friday evening November 7 in New England Mutual Hall Boston with principal speaker Miss Eleanor Page Bowen, recently returned from Taiwan as Educational Consultant for the World Health Organization.
A Carlisle delegation led by Mrs. Edna Sleeper attended the home and community service program at Chelmsford Grange Tuesday evening. Sleeper chairs the Carlisle group, and Carlisle members plan to attend Middlesex North Pomona at Westford Town Hall this Saturday at 4 p.m.
Concord police Sergi and Mrs. James E. Finan announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Constance Marie Finan of Roxbury to Charles Robert Pumphret son of Mrs. James E. Pumphret and the late Mr. Pumphret of West Roxbury. Miss Finan is a Concord High School graduate employed at Lincoln Laboratory Bedford. He is a Huntington School and Maine Maritime Academy graduate, a former lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy, and now works for the city of Boston. A spring wedding is planned.
Concord police investigated a morning accident involving 16 year old Donald Foss of Carlisle en route to high school. His car skidded off Lowell Road, crashed through guard rails and trees but he escaped injury though the vehicle was badly damaged.
Carlisle Town of Carlisle reports election results with 570 votes cast and 486 votes counted overall. Rep John M Eaton Jr led with 449 votes. other notable tallies include Kennedy 178 and Furcolo 67. Pensions and liquor referenda showed varied yes and no results.
Girl Scouts move the Juliette Low birthday observance to Tuesday November 11 with a Scout House program focusing on international friendship. The high point is a program by Mrs H G Hoglund to show American and Japanese children living and learning styles. Two showings are set for Brownies 10 30 to 12 and for intermediate and senior scouts 3 30 to 5.
Reverend Arthur J. McCarthy of the Jesuit order has led a two week mission at St. Joseph's Church in South Lincoln. First Friday Mass is scheduled for tomorrow. All Souls Day was observed on Monday and Holy Day Masses were held on All Saints Day this past weekend.
Concord voters cast 4732 ballots as Precinct 1 reported 1757 Precinct 2 1381 and Precinct 3 1504. Edith Nourse Rogers led with 3645 votes to win an 18th term while town backed pensions and liquor forms. Horses and dogs lost despite local support.
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