League Panel Discusses Concord Schools Problems
Concord League of Women Voters held a panel on Concord Schools last night at the Literacy of Concordshugh School. Participants included Morton R. Seavey principal Pe'er Bulkeley School James V. McMullen principal Harvey Wheeler School Miss M Virginia Biggy remedial reading supervisor and Kenneth W Rollins guidance director. Mrs Winslow J Damon chaired the school committee.
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Mis souri Chiropodists Convention Opens With Invocation
The Rev. Edward T. Foote gave the invocation at the thirty-fifth annual Missouri Association of Chiropodists convention in St. Louis, energizing delegates as they gathered for proceedings.
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Bartletts mark 42nd wedding anniversary in Concord
Dr and Mrs William Bartlett of 28 Monument street observe their forty second wedding anniversary on Saturday November 25 in Concord. They were married in Melrose and reside here with son Edward J Bartlett in business in Concord. Dr Bartlett is a retired physician with a Boston insurance firm.
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Edward J. Bartlett
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Boston Insurance Company
Extension on Route 2 Project Advances Through Towns
Work continues at a rapid pace on the new Route 2 extension from the West Concord rotary near the Massachusetts Reformatory through Ashland and Littleton to Westminster. Contractors hope to press on in good weather, with many local residents employed on the project.
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Kris Kringle Fair Opens Today in West Concord
Kris Kringle's Village debuts at West Concord Union Church on November 30 at 2 PM. The event offers a toy shoppe, Mama Kris kitchen, sugar and candy section, handmade gifts, and Santa's pack for children. An all-hands ham supper starts at 6:30 PM, with tickets available through Mrs. Leonard V. Benson. Movies entertain younger visitors while parents shop.
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Put-In-Bay Feels Winter Scarcity After Coal Scow Sinks
Home furnaces in Put-In-Bay, Ohio, face a hard winter as a coal scow sank in Lake Erie carrying 116 tons of winter fuel. A rapid salvage lift recovered 90 tons, easing but not ending the shortage. The article notes global tectonic belts encircle the Pacific Rim from Mediterranean to Himalaya regions.
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Lake Erie
Local Pupils Enter Essay Contest at Concord School
Concord Peters Bulkeley School pupils from seventh and eighth grades entered a national essay contest. Topics include Peace Friendship Why I am an American and My Ambition. Contestants listed are Pauline Alessi Shirley Beharrell Arthur Duggan Barbara Fultz Henry Keyes Helen Locke Eleanor Loomer Mary Mullaney Mary Lou Perrin Samuel Putnam Karl Stetson and Nancy Woodruff. Mrs Harold Wheeler supervised preparation.
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Arthur Duggan
Barbara Fultz
Henry Keyes
Helen Locke
Eleanor Loomer
Mary Mullaney
Mary Lou Perrin
Samuel Putnam
Karl Stetson
Nancy Woodruff
Harold Wheeler
Dances Resume in Concord by Company H M N G
Concord hosts a Friday night dance at 8 at the State Armory sponsored by Company H M N G 182nd Infantry featuring old fashioned and modern dancing with Marlboro Orchestra. A laying hen requires one pound of dry feed per seven eggs per poultry experts at the University of Illinois.
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Dr Piper's Father Celebrates 83rd Birthday in Lexington
Concord Dr Fred S Piper of Lexington, dean of physicians, marked his 83rd birthday last week. He and wife celebrated a golden wedding anniversary this past month. Born in Dublin New Hampshire he has resided in Lexington since January 1897. They have a daughter Mrs Walter H Neaves of Plymouth and several grandchildren.
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Fred S. Piper
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Walter H. Neaves
Plymouth
Brush Paintings By Miss Abbott Opens in Boston
Concord residents were invited to the private view of watercolors and brush drawings by Mary Ogden Abbott of Concord at 162 Newbury Street Boston. The Grand Canyon exhibit, drawn from a personal trip last summer, runs through Saturday December 9.
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P. T. A. Plans December Meeting and Christmas Play
The Harvey Wheeler School Parent Teachers' Association will meet Thursday December 14 at the school auditorium to present its annual Christmas play.
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Harvey Wheeler School Parent Teachers’ Association
Winners of Knights of Columbus Whist Prizes
Concord reports the Knights of Columbus whist party at Monument Hall awarding prizes to a long list of players led by Mrs. James Alexander Mrs. Johanna Kelley and Mrs. Louise F Currier with many others including John T O'Brien Katherine Burke Michael Boyce and Mary Boyce. Consolation honors went to Mrs Bridey Murphy and the special drawing winner was Mrs Jesse Potter.
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James Alexander
Johanna Kelley
Louise F. Currier
Martin Diskin
John T. O’brien
Katherine Burke
Michael Boyce
Fannie Crowe
Margaret Connair
John H. Goulding
E.hennessy
Teresa Fraticelli
Mary Perrin
John Bartolomeo
Catherine Dee
A. Graham
Mary Boyce
Missing jury found in Grand Rapids during trial
In Grand Rapids Michigan Judge Leonard Verdier excused the jury for an argument on a motion but when arguments ended the jurors were missing. After an all day search a courtroom attendant discovered the jury waiting in the jury room for further proceedings.
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U.P
Leonard Verdier
Union Church Thanksgiving Service Held at Night
The annual Thanksgiving Protestant union service was held Wednesday night at Trinitarian Congregational Church Walden Street. Rev. Robert H. Barber preached with special music. Clergymen Rev Bradford Hastings Rev Edwin B Nylen Rev Gunnar A Gunderson and Rev Edward P Daniels also took part.
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Trinitarian Congregational Church
Walden Street
Robert H. Barber
Bradford Hastings
Triniy Episcopal Church
Edwin B. Nylen
West Concord Union Church
Gunnar A. Gunderson
Scouts Form New Senior Unit in Concord Area
Local Boy Scout groups organize a new explorer unit for Concord and surrounding towns. Advisors are Robert Bumford and Lyman S. Wiles with help from Robert H. Daly and Peter P. Hill. They plan monthly courses at Hanscom Airport Bedford and meet tonight at Concord High School at 7 30 for boys aged 14 to 16.
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Lyman S. Wiles
Robert H. Daly
Peter P. Hill
Hanscom
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Concord High School
Concord Players Present Annual Fall Production Born Yesterday
The Concord Players stage Born Yesterday at the Veterans Building this Thursday through Saturday with 8 15 pm curtain. Tickets remain at Richardson's Drug Store. Directed by Mrs F Norman Peterson with assistant Mrs Frederick Mears.
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Concord Elder J Trick 95 Rites Held In Town
The body of 95 year old J Trick was held for late rites at St Bernard's church in Concord after a Mass of requiem at the funeral home. He died at his home with the family lot at Concord cemetery noted. Survived by a daughter, and former wife Baret Coughlin who died in 1949.
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Widow Jo Ann Jordan joins Navy to honor husband memory
In New Orleans Jo Ann Jordan, 24, widowed after her husband’s service, moves to Washington and later Chicago to pursue a Navy career. She sought a path to carry on her husband’s legacy by becoming a chief pharmacist and serving her country.
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