03 Oct 1957
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1957
Page
1
Fragmentary notice references parking removal, building concerns, and city planning in Cambridge. Mentions by laws, monuments, and street development but text is garbled and incomplete. No clear actions, dates, or named organizations can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
An accident occurred on Xington Road involving Charles F and H Mon Concord. The incident left damage to a door and vehicle with reports of injuries described as stable. The case is under review by local authorities.
John E Nickols, a deposed Concord building inspector, writes to Town Manager T M Nelson Sept 24 seeking a public hearing and detailed explanation for his relocation to the town engineer role. He notes he accepted the post as a public service and cites reputational harm from the termination.
Concord artists stage their annual show at the Concord Free Public Library running four weeks ending October 25. Ten modernizing painters push beyond strict representation with works from Eliot Bartlett to Joseph Damery, Virginia Mortenson, and Alice Moulton. The exhibit includes portraits, still lifes, and bold geometric forms as the group showcases a range of styles and strong draftsmanship.
Concord resident Miss Gertrude W. Dyer aged 65 retired from Concord High School after a 43 year career, 40 of them at Concord High. A former Nantucket teacher she led the science department for 35 years and taught three generations of students. Teachers honored her with a mercury barometer and savings bond. pupils gave a bouquet and cafeteria staff a lamp.
Concord Coolidge announces captains to guide the Chest Drive raising funds for ten agencies. Residential captains in Concord include Gordon T. Roberts David N. Reece and others. West Concord captains are Robert B. Dalton Richard M. Hatch and more. An outstanding captain in each area may earn a chairman's citation.
Julian W. Tolman of Belknap Street Concord has been promoted to manager of the general agency division of the underwriting department at John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance. Tolman joined the company in 1946 and became assistant manager in 1953 after graduating from Yale University and earning the Life Office Management Association Fellowship.
Attorney General George F. Fingold of Concord addressed the Massachusetts Restaurant Association dinner in Boston. The event, televised, highlighted policy topics of interest to the dining and hospitality industry.
Concord firemen report a busy week with ambulance calls to Boston Floating Hospital and Mass General Hospital, Emerson Hospital transfers, several still alarms for fires on Nashoba and Walden streets, a grassy fire on 168 Main, a lost child incident on Garfield Road, and an emergency ambulance to Emerson Hospital.
Concord Rotary Club members and guests traveled to the Rotary International conclave in Poland Springs Missouri. Scheduled noon speaker was Bill Ormsby former Brown University coach famed for the Iron Men of 1926. He would present colored films of the Rose Tournament. Reverend Robert H. Barber introduced him.
The Hawthorne Chapter will hold a catered supper at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday October 9 at 6 pm. Afterward the grand chapter officers will conduct the official inspection and Mrs Daniel P Dorr the worthy matron will welcome the visiting officers.
William Hi Damon, membership chair, expects several new members to be introduced and inducted at the zone meeting in Bedford Obvi. This will be the last meeting before the zone meeting at Bedford airport. Currier leads the session with airman Rudolph Currier in charge. clubs from Acton Bedford Littleton Lexington join. Currier offers a Welcome Banner prize for best attendance percentage. A mass induction of new members with district officers officiating will highlight the program.
As of Monday Concord and West Concord reported 255 fire calls and 199 ambulance calls for the year. On Sunday two alarms were sounded for grass fires in a peat bog behind the Algeo residence on Virginia Road.
A simple home fix suggests applying iodine to a minor scratch on mahogany furniture to darken the wood and blend the mark. Wipe excess and buff gently to even tone without staining surrounding finish.
Concord Massachusetts selectmen set a public hearing for Monday Oct 21 at 8 PM in the Town House to consider Chester D Smethurst seeking a bowling alley license on Sudbury road near Grant streets. The site is zoned business and may be affected by a 5-1 parking ratio rule.
A local fundraising drive runs this week to repair the Girl Scout Community House damaged by insects. About 20 troops and 400 girls will help, with the Intervale Farm and Market Stocking peanuts for the effort. Cash gifts are sought via a special committee led by EB Bell and checks payable to the Girl Scout House. Work, led by contractor John J Bent, progresses on schedule with classes planned at the Joslin dancing school.
Cuyahoga County Ohio which includes Cleveland leads all counties nationwide in the number of vegetable gardens under glass. The growth highlights local urban farming efforts and county initiatives to boost fresh produce access.
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