Local Meeting Notes Mix Campaign Jottings and Town Updates
Fragmentary notes recount campaign chatter and town affairs including a plan to re elect a chairman and upcoming meetings. References mention Hall tomer, Lions sale, a garage, and a banquet at First Religious Church with tickets via William Kilmartin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoreau
Hall Tomer- Town of Deeds Records Office
Hallowe
Rich
Carlisle
Conil
William Kilmartin
Selectmen Propose Three Vital Issues For Special Town Meeting
Concord's comprehensive town plans committee recommends three key questions at fall special town meeting. First, acquiring a 500 foot Route 2 strip near Sandy Pond for conservation and future sanitary fill use. Second, a new fire station and a coordinated town hall site plan. Third, zoning between Main Street and the railroad for a West Concord shopping center to align with regional retail needs. The panel notes potential tax impact and voters should decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Comprehensive Town Plans Committee
Sandy Pond Road
Walden Street
Heywood Street
Main Street
Baker Avenue
Citizens Advisory Council
Adams
Howard & Greeley
West Concord
Chest Drive To Open Here For Community Funds
Solicitors will learn details of the Community Chest and Red Cross and how to operate a single organization that raises two funds. Meetings on Monday and Tuesday October 13 and 14 will explain the cooperative drive. The 1959 Community Chest needs amount to 79000 for supported agencies and the Concord Red Cross budget is 15000. Both totals rise about five percent over the current year. Solicitors for Concord and West Concord will be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Red Cross
Concord Red Cross
Concord
West Concord
Concord in Brief: Local Barbers Organize and Town News
Concord Enterprise reports on area barbers organizing, a Concord youth fined for an Acton crash, Concord High losing to Wakefield, Gear Systems feature, Maynard defeating Hudson, silhouettes at Co operative Bank, residents block proposed town dump at rifle range, West Concord bowler scoring 347, Community Chest quota set, plans requested for recommendations, regional school bids floated, and a lengthy hearing promising a long town meeting as landscapers organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Acton
Concord High
Wakefield
Gear Systems, Inc
Maynard Wallops Hudson
Co- Operative Bank
Rifle Range
West Concord
Concord Landscapers Organ
Local Arrivals Concord New Births at Emerson Hospital
Emerson Hospital reports a week of newborn daughters to local families. William H Damon's at Alcott road welcomed Sept 30, William Berkes at 1 Holden lane welcomed Oct 1, Ralph Ursch at 8 Potter street welcomed Oct 2, Edmund Brown at 395 Main street welcomed Oct 3, John R George at 11 Arrowhead road welcomed Oct 3.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
William H. Damon
Alcott Road
William Berkes
Holden Lane
Ralph Ursch
Potter Street
Edmund Brown
Main Street
John R. George
Arrowhead Road
Bids Floated for New Concord Carlisle School Bonds
The Concord Carlisle Regional School District committee announces bonds for the new 1200 pupil school have been floated with Bankers Trust Company New York. They were low at 100 329 or a 10 000 premium at 3 70 over 20 years. Bond date is Oct 15 with maturities 160 000 yearly from 1959 to 1976 155 000 in 1977 and 145 000 in 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord- Carlisle
Bankers Trust Company
New York
Town Manager Notes on Marblehead Expenditures and Local Projects
Concord Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson holds a copy of Marblehead year end expenditures nearly 85 000 covering garbage and incinerator costs. Six recreation commissioners block 6000 voters from a potential dump site at the former rifle range. County commissioners granted funds for the Bedford street project under Chapter 90. Underground cables will be installed in Monument square this fall with light standards planned for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Marblehead
Nelson
Recreation Commission
Rifle Range
Bedford Street
Monument Square
Icle
Hugh Cargill
John E. Nichols
H. Whittemore Brown
Leon J. Moreau
Selectmen and Building Committee
Edward P. Chase
Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar
Palmer, Dodge, Bradford and
Gardner
Harris S. Reynolds
Board of Appeals
Goose Pond
Comprehensive Town Plans Committee
Lions To Start Light Bulb Drive
Concord Lions Club sets its next meeting for Tuesday October 14 at 7 p.m. after supper at Howard Johnsons with President Stanley M Howard presiding. A board of directors meeting occurred Monday at the local insurance exchange. Robin Wheeler will chair the light bulb campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Lions Club
Howard Johnson
Stanley M. Howard
Robin Wheeler
Concord Boy Scout Sponsors Plan November Paper Drive
The plan announces the annual fall paper drive to be held early in November by the Concord Paper Drive Committee of Concord Boy Scout Sponsors Inc. Present plans call for a joint drive with West Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Boy Scout Sponsors Inc
West Concord
Ac quaintance Night at Bulkeley Junior High
Concord third annual Ac quaintance Night drew over 200 parents Monday. Parents met their pupils teachers after homeroom reports, in a program planned by the parents steering committee and junior high faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Bulkeley Junior High School
Ronald Enticknap
Robert Bramhall
David Ellis
John Shaw
Randolph S. Jackson
Edward Stanley
Walter B. Driscoll
Joseph A. McGivern
William Payne
Everett Beede
John Alden
John Freete
Robert Brackett
Ann Stevens
Mary Ann Carson
Joyce Nickerson
Susan Faxon
Janet Brown
Joan Derbyshire
Jane Montague
Lynne Cullinane
Robin Childs
Judith French
Carol Austin
Cynthia Spinney
Susan Delaney
N Shalline
Cavewry
Oss
Leonard Godfrey
Leanard
Pamela Malone
Gertrude Nealon
David Townsend
Paul Dickie
Charles
Ruth Hay
John
Concord Dumps Closed Amid School Construction
Town report states the Concord dump off Walden street is closed likely permanently to allow work on the Carlisle Concord Regional High School. Residents must use West Concord’s dump off Laws Brook road though owner Charles Fisher favors closure and cleanup. Voters face two dump issues at the October 20 special meeting. rejection could force an emergency lack of dumping grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Walden Street
Carlisle- Concord
West Concord
Laws Brook Road
Charles Fisher
Concord Man Betroths Miss Abigail C Allen
Mr and Mrs Ed Allen of East Weymouth announce the engagement of their daughter Abigail C to John F Pereira son of Mr and Mrs John D Pereira 72 Sudbury Road Concord The couple plan a future wedding with no date set.
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Concord
Ed Allen
East Weymouth
Abigail C
John F. Pereira
John D. Pereira
Sudbury Road
Allen
International School
Geneva
Switzerland
On College
Pereira
Concord High School
Harvard
U.S. Army
Germany
Boston University Law School
Open House At Ripley School Draws Crowds
Concord residents attended the Ripley School open house on Sunday with brief remarks by Roger Duncan Ralph Haskell Dr. Ireland and Robert Watson. Flowers decorated the Wallden Club venue. A similar event is planned at Willard School on October 11 from 2 30.
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Concord
Ripley School
Robert H. Barber
Roger F. Duncan
Ralph T. Haskell
Robert S. Ireland
Robert Watson
Wallden Club
Willard School
Board Of Appeals Hearings On Wednesday
Concord board of appeals will hold four public hearings at the Town House court room on Wednesday October 15 at 8 o clock. Petitions include Mrs The resa Clark to use her residence at 159 Lexington road as a convalescent home and for a French family style restaurant. Also Robert Cousin seeks to locate a house trailer near his business on Brown street. Concord Rod and Gun Club seeks to remove silt soil loam from Angier's pond on Strawberry Hill road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord — Board of Appeals
Town House
Theresa Clark
Lexington Road
Robert Cousin
Brown Street
Concord Rod & Gun Club
Angier
Strawberry Hill Road
Holy Name Session Guests Weston College Professor
Rev. Philip J. Donnelly S. J. of Weston College will speak before Holy Name members of St. Bernard's Church on Sunday October 12. Mass at 8:30 will be attended by members who will receive Holy Communion. Rev. Edmund M. Higgins will celebrate. President Louis J. Verti will lead the meeting at the hall with a collation served.
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Concord
Philip J. Donnelly
S.J
Weston College
Holy Name
St. Bernard’s Church
Edmund M. Higgins
Louis J. Verti
Concord town reports 5,785 registered voters
The town of Concord shows 5,785 registered voters after final counts. Election sessions halted until after the November 4 state election.
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Concord
Women hear speakers at League of Women Voters tea
A large group of Concord women attended the League of Women Voters annual tea at Mire. Richard M. tam eron on Barrett's Mill road. Three speakers covered party work, voter registration, absentee ballots, and candidate lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
League To Women Voters
Mire
Richard M. Tameron
Barrett’s Mill Road
Republican Town Committee
G. Sherman Blair, Jr
Republican Party
Democratic Town Committee
Paul G. Counihan
Tomas Flint
Rotary views P. D. film at noon session
Concord Rotary hears a color film by the post office department with commentary by Postmaster Edward J. McCaffrey at Howard Johnson's. A Poland Spring, Maine conclave delegation attended. makeup notes list members True, D Arrigo, Howard, Voigt, Crockett with their locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
William C. Hall
Post Office Department
Edward J. McCaffrey
Howard Johnson
Poland Spring
Edward K. True
Cambridge
Peter D'Arrigo
Belmont
Eliot R. Howard
Charles R. Voigt
Boothbay Harbor
Jon A. Crockett
Modesto
Concord High School 25th Reunion Planned at Rod and Gun
Plans advance for the 25th reunion of Concord High School class of 1933 to be held at the Concord Rod and Gun Clubhouse on October 25. The event invites alumni to gather for a commemorative reunion with former classmates and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord High School
Concord Rod & Gun
Planning board backs several zoning changes at hearing
The Monday session drew about 200 voters as the planning board, with new chairman Herbert P. Wilkins, tackled Articles 12 through 19 on zoning, by law changes, and shopping districts. Major topics were a combined fire and police station, the dump site, and Bedford Street sidewalk debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Board
Atty. Herbert P. Wilkins
Bedford Street
Board of Appeals
Comprehensive Town Plans Committee
Comeau
Main and
Baker
Thomas Flint
John B. Finigan
Open Meeting on Planning in Concord
Concord sponsors an open town planning meeting on Wednesday Oct 15 at 8 PM in Thoreau School auditorium. Thomas Flint chair of the comprehensive plans committee will discuss warrant articles for the Oct 20 town meeting including the dump and a proposed shopping center at Baker Avenue and Main Street and outline proposals for March town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Thoreau School
Thomas Flint
Comprehensive Town Plans Committee
Baker Avenue
Main Street
League of Women Voters of Concord
Fire Prevention Week Will Visit Local Schools
Firemen visit area schools all week as part of the nation wide Fire Prevention Week observance. They demonstrate safety tips and discuss fire drills and escape plans to students and staff.
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Bill Mullins
Robert E. Kelley
Waltham
Selectmen
JR. High
Concord-Acton
Ripley
Widen Tenak
Rotary Views
P. D
Medical Mirror
Ani Alee
J Deacey Robson
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Maynard
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