01 Oct 1953
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1953
Page
1
Readable fragments show community planning notes about a new school housing plan causing traffic bottlenecks during peak hours. References to committees, a Harvest event, a union breakfast, and a campaign with a $69,000 funding figure are interspersed with church and civic mentions.
The Citizens Council and School Committee met with architect S. W. Haynes to review Thoreau and elementary school addition plans. They discussed flexibility for 40 to 50 years, central placement of auditorium cafeteria and activity rooms, sky domes for lighting, and site adaptation with a contour map. The group approved current planning and endorsed ongoing revisions to incorporate council input.
The second annual Enterprise Hall of Fame sports night honoring ex Concord High athletes will be held tentatively Friday November 6 at the Wells A Hall Memorial Auditorium. Admission will be free.
Concord Police investigate weekend thefts at Bridge Acres Martin Ceres real estate project off Bedford Street. Painters and carpenters report missing materials worth hundreds, including 20 medicine cabinets. Sgt. J Witherell leads the probe. no formal plan yet, but a community program may follow.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a police incident involving Patrolman Ralph, suspects named Frost Fitch Ning Acre and Dane, and a behind-the-scenes investigation. Details are unclear due to garbled source. Further readable context would be needed for a precise card.
Concord two local girls join 275 freshmen opening Simmons College 51st year in Boston. Carole Jaques and Jean Kennedy from Concord High class of 1953 receive scholarships and join clubs and committees, including National Honor Society, glee and dramatic clubs, yearbook staff, history and science groups.
The Harvest Supper for the parish and friends of Trinitarian Congregational Church will be held at 6 30 p m on Thursday October 15 at the parish house. Guest speaker Rev Dr John P Fitzimmons of Belmont will discuss Humor and Horse Sense from the Hills of New Hampshire.
The Concord Rotary Club hosted a luncheon with speaker Martin A. Gilman of Cambridge discussing bench marks. Attendees included guests from Irenera radio and Cambridge, with announcements of an attendance dinner won by Lexington Rotarians and a district conference in Milford October 14 headlined by Congressman Joseph Martin.
Musketaquid Boy Scout District chair Concord Clifford A Pulis outlines Operation Water Hazard a survey of danger spots for swimmers boaters skaters and hikers. New volunteers Dr Arthur F March Jr John B Bartolomeo and George Stanley join explorer unit leader. Details to be discussed at next district meeting with a date change noted.
About 30 tons of waste paper were collected by Boy Scouts in Concord on Sunday. Thanks go to local volunteers, businesses, and scouts from Troop 31 and Troop 49 for loading and transporting the paper, with plans for another paper drive to be held later.
A French teacher, A. R. Le Fevre, arrives in Concord to teach at Concord High School for one year under the Fullbright interchange, exchanging with Miss Elaine May Hardie. The program, announced by Lawrence J. Bresnahan, involves teachers from Britain and Canada and is funded by the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare in cooperation with the State Department.
Concord announces the annual Girl Scout rummage sale for Saturday November 7 at the State Armory. Organizers expect a record sale to aid troop funds. Contributions welcome. arrangements led by Mrs Gordon T Roberts at Concord 1054 for details.
Concord event at the Veterans Building runs 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m with public welcome. Items may be left at the Veterans Building Thursday before, 9 a m to 4 p m, or Friday 9 a m to 1 p m. Further details to be announced.
Concord board of directors urged support for the Community Chest campaign. President Laurence F Peterson and Executive Secretary George E Erickson presided. Merchants will insert plugs in ads before the October 16 campaign opening. No regular meeting next Monday.
Benjamin Moody, a longtime Concord resident and former treasurer and manager of the Concord Co-Operative Bank, observed his 96th birthday quietly this week. He remains in remarkable health and still walks downtown greeting townspeople, while continuing active church work.
Two technicolor nature films show this Saturday October 3 at 9:45 and 10:45 at the Fine Arts Theatre Maynar. Proceeds benefit the Brook School Parents Association with tickets at Richardson's Drug Store or Brooks School.
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