Memorial fund aids hospital patients with new comforts
Funds from a Memorial drive support patient comfort in the hospital. Donated items and renovations are planned to improve rear area access and relaxation spaces for patients this year.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
5
First PTA Meeting Slated For Concord Wednesday
Concord Chapter of the Massachusetts State Parent Teacher Association will hold its first regular meeting next Wednesday November 20 at 8 PM in the Wells A. Hall Memorial Auditorium Concord High School. President Martin J. Diskin will lead a business session followed by the film The Greater Victory about Nazi prisoners of war learning democracy. Parents and teachers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Massachusetts
Parent
Wells A. Hall
Concord High School
Martin J. Diskin
United States
Community Fund Campaign Expands in Concord
The Community Fund drive continues in Concord with solicitors collecting. Those behind can reach Ellis' hall headquarters or call Concord 1545 for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Ellis’ Hall
Concord 1545
Hudson Ends Home Stand With Friday Night Tilt
Natick and Hudson, both out of the Midland title chase, face off at Riverside Park in a finale for Natick and a late season game for Hudson. Natick has one league win over Milford. Hudson meets Marlboro after this contest, with a 12 day layoff to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natick High
Natick
Hudson
Marlboro
Milford
Phil Flanagan
Crimsons
Chelmsford
Norwood
Divorces Granted to Hudson Women in Cambridge Session
Hudson residents Mary Le Gere and Velma Jean Desmond were awarded divorces. Le Gere cited a May 1918 marriage and a 1939 separation from Eris Joseph Le Gere, now in Pennsylvania. Desmond, from Daniel J. Desmond Jr., obtained a divorce for cruel and abusive treatment after a 1936 Seekonk marriage. Attorney Samuel Kunen represented both women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellews Service
Cambri Fer
Mary’ Legere
t.“Hudson
Eris Joseph i
Pennsylvania
Gere
Maynard
Velma Jean (Herman) Desmond
Brook Street
Hudson
Daniel Joseph Desmond, Jr
Cambridge
Herman
Desmond
Seekonk
Rhode Island
Samuel Kunen
Marlboro
Concord Knights to Work Major Degree at Waltham Hall
Concord Council K of C members invited to attend the major degree to be worked by Waltham Council at Belatter's hall on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The record notes Thomas A. McKenna of Laurel street visiting his parents during leave from Worcester Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Council
K. of C
Waltham Council
Thomas A. McKenna
Laurel Street
Bernard A. McKenna
Worcester Academy
Columbus Man Reports Theft After Quick Kiss Ends Bad
Colum bus O Thomas Riley says a woman he met at a nightclub kissed him and left with $6 from his pocketbook. He told police the incident occurred after they returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Riley
Columbus
Peel to Speak at Fall Dinner of Trinitarian Church
Concord resident Concord Rob ert Peel of the Christian Science Monitor will be guest speaker at the Trinitarian Congregational Church fall dinner Thursday November 21 at 630 pm. He will discuss his Japan observations including a meeting with the Emperor. Reservations with Mrs W Lamb chair of the ticket committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Robert Peel
Christian Science Monitor
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Peel
Japan
W. ©. Lamb
Banquet Plans Set for Concord High School Event
Concord The next committee meeting for the testimonial banquet to the Concord High School football team will be held Wednesday. The November 20 event at the Veterans Building seeks ticket refunds by that date as the speaking portion of the program is to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Veterans Building
Robert E. Sheehan
Plac
Curtis announces wedding of Mary Curtis to Horatio Colony
Mrs Alfred Curtis of Lowell road Concord announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Mary Curtis to Horatio Colony of Keene New Hampshire. The ceremony occurred at St Bernard s Church Concord last Saturday November 9. The bride is proprietor of 5 Shop on the Concord Mill am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Alfred Curtis
Lowell Road
Mary Curtis
Horatio Colony
Keene
New Hampshire
St. Bernard's Church
Concord Mill
Acton Honor Roll Highlights Strong Term End Grades
Acton High School lists term end honors with Grade 12 Honors showing A and B averages for students including Walter Ballard and Phyllis Barnhart. Grade 11 High Honors includes Joan Christoffer Son and Shirley Cobleigh among others. Grade 10 Honors features Donald Chisholm and Joan Cook, with Grade 9 and 8 listings also noting multiple recipients across homerooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ballard
Phyllis Barnhart
Huth Gilbert
Frances Merry
Patricia Mullen
Paul Newsham
Donald Reynolds
Lorna Steele
Janice Webb
Elliot ‘Strong
Joan Christoffer‘Son
Shirley Cobleigh
Marie Degenais
Phyllis Morse
Beverly Richardson
Betty Sexton
Betty Teele
Donald Chisholm
Joan Cook
Robert Durand
Richard Flint
Harriet Frizzle
Robert Frost
Alfa
Republican precinct captain bitten by dog during event
A Republican precinct captain was bitten by a dog during a city event as onlookers watched. The incident, described as unexpected, left the official with minor injuries and the dog controlled by its owner.
Concord High opens hoop drills under Creighton
Concord High School began informal basketball practice at Hunt Memorial gym with new coach Kenneth Creighton from Barrington Rhode Island. About 70 players are reported. several nonleague games planned before Middlesex League play in January. Captain Normie Dee and Dukie Stefanelli lead a list of returning lettermen along with many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord High School
Kenneth Creighton
Barrington
Rhode Island
Hunt ‘Memorial Gymnasium
Jame der
Charles Williams
Pearson
Walter
Loomer
Kelley
James "Hancock
Frask Trabucco
John Ballou
Alfred Bartlett
George Hardy
Lusi Florio
Paul DeMille
Bill Flynn
Woman's Club Notices on Adolescent Girls Program
Sudbury Middlesex tension program sponsors second meeting of the Woman's club. It will be held Thursday November 21 at 3 p.m. in the lower Town hall. Open to the public. Extension Service in Concord contributes. Call for nurses noted as Massachusetts hospitals need more staff. Massachusetts General Hospital launches a special appeal for high school graduates to enter nursing classes beginning February or September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Middlesex
Woman’s Club
Lower Town Hall
Concord
Woman’s Clubs of
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Genepal Hospital
Short Sea Moss Supply Hits Ice Cream Makers
Small supply of sea moss used for iodine and ice cream in Small Point Beach Maine worsened by a shortage of workers to rake wash grade and pack the moss. Local firms warn production may slow due to limited raw material and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Beach
Cat Fatal Jump Causes Dual Fatalities at Power Station
In Hamilton City California a cat leapt through a window into an irrigation system power station and was electrocuted after landing on an oil switch box. Julius F Moelk and Alvin Willens removed the charred body and inspected the switch. the device exploded and the two men were fatally burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton City
Calif
Julius F. Moelk
Alvin Willens
Paralyzed girl shoots stepfather in Springfield case
A 19 year old paralyzed girl in Springfield confessed to fatally shooting her stepfather Lawrence Barregarye. Police found Jacqueline Barregarye in a wheelchair with a pistol. she said he attacked her with scissors and she fired four shots in the chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Jacquéline Barregarye
Lawrence Barregarye
Jacqueline
Barregarye
Retta
Barregaryé
Ata
Teasthe
Stowaway Clings to Plane Engine Three Hours
A 12 year old Indonesian boy survived a three hour flight clinging inside a plane engine nacelle near Darwin Australia. He was treated for burns exposure and shock after the ordeal and could not name his hometown. He remains under medical care and is expected to recover with RAF officers puzzled by his survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Darwin Hospital
Darwin
Koepang
See
RAF
Five Children Buried Alive in Norwalk Pit Tragedy
In Norwalk California three young children died when the walls of a rubbish pit collapsed during play. Two other children were pulled to safety by their grandparents who spotted feet sticking from the dirt. Victims named Dewey, Garry, and Joy Anne Carlsen. survivors John Ray Shelly and Don W. were in shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Calif
Dewey
Garry
Joy
Anne Carlsen
John Ray
Shelly
Don W
Pound-and-Half Infant Survives at Johns Hopkins
A premature baby weighing one and a half pounds at birth survived at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Liddick of Harrisburg Pennsylvania was born there and admitted to the nursery May 12. She now weighs four pounds fifteen ounces according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Teeneena
Robert Liddick
Harrisburg
Defendant Returns to Police After Stolen Jewelry
Louis Zimmerman went to the North Chicago police station to pay a fine for overtime parking at the request of officers. Shortly after, he returned with a complaint that two men had broken into his car while he was inside, stealing cigarette cases and other jewelry valued at 61,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Zimmerman
North Chicago
Zimimerman
Navy Device Zebra Opens Way to Rooftop and Sea Airports
At Patuxent River Maryland the navy unveiled Zebra a rooftop and ocean base launcher. A small electric cart speeds along a track to propel pilotless missiles and small aircraft up to 100 mph before detaching a launch cable. Engineers say future designs could handle large airliners and bombers, with scale and power increasing for bigger aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patuxent River
Navy
Gmail
Zebra
Jones
Canine Mercenary Honored With Tombstone Memorial
A Georgetown Delaware report notes a tombstone marking the battle record of Cookie the terrier who served with the unit in France. Cookie, found in battle, aided troops by sniffing enemy spies and helped his company reach safety before being killed by an automobile. The dog was buried in the old Baptist cemetery with the memorial noting his military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Del
Curtis Weat
Brewington
Ba ‘Tist
Wulfit
Russian Composers Ordered To Modernize Their Music
Stalin laureate A. Khatchaturian urged Soviet composers to modernize works. He criticized stagnation in operas and Soviet chamber vocal music for overreliance on past lyrical motifs and folklore elements. He called for greater geological and artistic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stalin
Poser A. Khatchaturian
Khatchaturian
Three Men Steal Fifty Suits and Sixty Cents in Cash
Three men described as tall short and medium entered a Chicago tailor shop and announced a holdup. They took fifty suits and sixty cents from Adolph Sugar, then fled. Police describe one thief as plump size 42, another 48 long stout, and the preferred suits in size 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Imedium
Adolph Sugar
Heavy T-28 Tank Displayed for West Wall Assault
In Aberdeen Maryland a nearly 100 ton T-28 heavy tank is shown to the public for the first time. It runs on double tracks to prevent ground sinking and is armed with a 1 meter gun. Built for the German West Wall assault, it is described as the heaviest tank yet produced by the ordnance department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
West Wall
Bhiller
Ordnance Department
Japan Seeks 5 Billion Yen Trade Credit to Boost Foreign Trade
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign trade board seeks Diet authority to borrow up to 5 billion yen about 333 million dollars to act as an operating fund. The fund will cover differences between international and domestic price levels and profits accrue to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Japanese’ Foreign ‘Trade Board
Diet
Janese
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