Concord notices and events from town talk column
Town Talk column highlights Columbus Day reflections and future anniversaries. It lists Harvest Day in Concord, K of C memorials, Salvation Army drive, town fair tickets, church events, library opening, theater plans, road route discussions, town meeting notices, Yom Kippur, local deaths, Civilian Defense survey, cinema listings, school trips, and Halloween preparations in Concord and neighboring towns.
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America
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Caeanee Chest
Concord K. of C
Leonard C. Larrabee
Lincoln
Middlesex
Salvation Army
Concord Citizens Committee
Withim’s
Old Country
Union Church
West Concord
Catholic Guild For the Blind
Florence Casey
New Stearns Library
Bedford
Town Hall
Gooch
Lincoln Players
Richard Fleck
Concord Players
Leon Moreau
Pearceet
Monument Square
Acton
Carlisle
Aaron Slick
Rumain Crick
Gannord Water & Sewer Department
Nashawtuc Reservoir
George E. Aberle
West Acton
William John McKnight
Motary
U.N
Nancy Wright
Claire Adrian
Concord High
Laurel
Maryland
Hallowe'en
Andy
Benitez
Wayside Inn News Briefs in South Sudbury
In the old Wayside Inn ballroom last Thursday sixteen ladies hosted by Mrs. Hathaway of Lexington played four bridge tables and enjoyed a late afternoon of cards after Jeheen served in the dining room. Mrs. E R Bryant, visiting with her daughter, recalled ties to Mrs. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison.
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South Sudbury
Jeheen
E. R. Bryant
Henry Ford
Ball and Chain Club Holds Supper Meeting
The Ball and Chain Club gathered for a covered dish supper at the vestry of the church last Saturday evening. Reservations were handled by Mr and Mrs Earl C Sparks of North road. Charles Schwerin and his wife were named new presidents. The governing board includes Mr and Mrs Herbert Bradley, secretaries, Mr and Mrs Bertram Chute, treasurers, with Mr and Mrs Fred Whitely, Mr and Mrs Sparks, and Mr and Mrs Bradley serving as past presidents.
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Bedford
Ball & Chain Club
Earl
C. Sparks
North Road
Charles Schwerin
Hillside Avenue
Herbert Bradley
Bertram Chute
Fred Whitely
Sparks
1940 Club Dessert and Bridge Party Held at Springs Road
Bedford residents Mrs. Henry S. Baxter entertained the 1940 Club on Thursday afternoon with a dessert and bridge party on Springs road. Members honored included Mrs. Walter F. Fitch and Mrs. Earl S. Atwood who received birthday gifts.
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Bedford
Henry S. Baxter
Springs Road
Walter F. Fitch
Earl S. Atwood
Breakfast guest uses telephone across the country
A guest who stopped for breakfast called a Seattle number, reaching someone on the other side of the United States in under ten minutes. The scene notes the contrast with 17th century horse communication.
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Seattle
Washington
United States
Coming Events Of The Week In Concord
A list of community events for Concord including lodge meetings church services and civic programs. Highlights include Kings of Columbus and Odd Fellows sessions, a Hudson high versus Concord high football night game, harvest day at Emerson hospital, and Rotary club outings across Monday to Wednesday.
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Concord
Concord Council K. of C
St. Bernard’s
Hudason High
Concord High
Hudson
Emersons Hospital
Concord Chorus
Concord Council
Monument Hall
League of Women Voters
Courthouse
Concord Grangé
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson’s
State Armory
New Concord Resignations Stir Chest Chatter
Neil and Gimfy Me lone resign from Concord spark discussion as City prepares the arresting Minute-Man folder. Belones and Bud Cross drafted the folder and Mary Q Abbott refined the Minute-Man's portrait, presenting a refreshed image of the Chest symbol after years of public interest and backstory work.
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Concord
Neil
Gimfy Melone
West Concord
Belones
Bud” Cross
Mary Q. Abbott
White House gains new lightning rods in 1951 program
The White House in Washington DC receives a 12 inch angular lightning rod system designed by George R Thompson Co of Minneapolis. The firm notes a pencil like ten inch copper air terminal can provide protection when bonded to a full system and that 18 Army Navy and Atomic Energy installations are being worked on.
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White House
Washington, D. C
George Rb, Thompson Co
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sys
Washington Monument
Army
Navy
Thompson
George E. Thompson
Couple Welcomes Birth Of Daughter In Emerson Hospital
Mr and Mrs Henry O Martinson of Barretts Mill road welcomed their third child and second daughter on Sunday October 7 at Emerson Hospital. The mother is Agnes L Sheehan earlier Mrs Charles J Sheehan Sr of West Concord. Grandparents are Charles J Sheehan Sr and Mr and Mrs Christian A Martinson of Concord.
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West Concord
Henry O. Martinson
Barretts Mill Road
Emerson Hospital
Charles J. Sheehan
Christian A. Martinson
Concord
Prize-winning pullet lays two eggs at Brockton Fair
Brockton Mass prize winning banam pullet caused a stir among poultry men at the Brockton Fair when it laid two eggs at once. Poultry building superintendent A J Belado said it was only the second double laying he had heard of in 35 years.
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Brockton
Mass
U.P
Brockton Fair
A.J. Belado
Concord Community Chest Leader Promotes Agency Roles
A speaker travels house to house explaining how participating agencies operate and who directs the Concord Community Chest, outlining key people and functions for residents.
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Concord! Community Chest
Concord Lodge 212 to Install Officers at Odd Fellows Hall
Concord Lodge 212 L C C F holds installation of officers at Odd Fellows hall West Concord at 7 45 tonight. Norman E Johansen will be reinstated as noble grand. Ernest MacFarland Jr Lincoln youth and Concord High School graduate recently visited relatives after completing Champlain College studies in Plattsburg New York. The Christian Science service at First Church of Christ Scientist Lowell road last Sunday studied Unreality. A lecture is set for October 29 at the Maynard Congregational church.
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Concord’ Lodge
C.C.F
Odd Fellows
Corp. Ralnph P. Hosmer
U.S.W.V
Missionary Society Meeting
Evangelical Free
Concord Lodge
L.C.C.F
Odd Fellows Hall
West Concord
Norman E. Johansen
Noble Grand
Ernest MacFarland, Jr
Lincoln
Concord High School
Champlain College
Plattsburg
New York
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Lowell Road
Maynard
Horgan Couple Return From Canada Wedding Trip
Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Horgan recently married at Our Lady Help of Christians in West Concord and returned home last week from their wedding trip to Canada.
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William Edward Horgan
Kathleen
Terese Dee
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
West Conard
Canada
I Proposed to Her She Turned Me Down
He proposed and she turned him down. He laments he will never marry, while she gently mocks him saying other girls won’t react the same. He teases that if she won’t have him, who will.
That’s My Pop A Sunday school joke
A boy misses Sunday school because he wants to fish. His teacher remarks on having a fine father. The boy explains his dad forbids fishing on Sunday citing insufficient bait for both.
City Hunters Encounter Barefoot Boy in Swamp Countryside
A group of well-dressed city hunters pushes through swamp land and meets a small barefoot boy with a sling. When asked what he hunts for the boy replies he does not know and has not seen it yet.
Indian play with shears ends in mock scalp mishap
War Party Tommy and his sister Betty play Indians in the garden. Their screams draw the mother who asks what they are doing. Tommy explains he is not scalping but “taking her hair off with the shears” in a rough joke.
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Tommy
Betty
Hat in the Wind Sparks Town Scolding
A near-sighted man chases his hat blown by strong wind through a small town. After ten minutes a farm woman confronts him saying his hat is near the wall and that his pursuit has exhausted her small black hen.
Concord Girl Honored at Erie College
Barbara Allen, a Concord High School graduate now enrolled as a Lake Erie College freshman, has been excused from English 101-102 due to high placement on the Form Y Cooperative English Test by the American Council on Education. Principal John K Donovan received the letter from William Hickerson, head of the English department at Lake Erie College.
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Concord
John Kx. Donovan
William H. Hickerson
Lake Erie College
Ohio
Donovan
Barbara’ Allen
Concord High School
Angerican Council On Education
College 4 Students Shine in Excellent Work
Readable fragments show students at College 4 praised for strong performance and notable effort. The note highlights achievement and commendation from instructors.
English Visitor Praises Yankee Pitching After Big Hit Run
An Englishman visiting the United States attends a Yankees game in New York. After watching the home team rally against the opposing pitcher the visitor jokes about the batter's hitting and exclaims about the pitcher's skill in a humorous remark.
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United States
New York
Yankees
Yanks
Eye for Profits Lady Cartoon Dialogue
A beggar responds to a prompt about a penny with a witty line denying blindness. The exchange frames a satire on charity and quick gains as the other character cites a neighbor’s absence to explain the timing.
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Eye For Profits
Cold Shoulder 4 Salesman Sent to Alaska by Noted Firm
A salesman from a well known firm known for unethical practices was dispatched to Alaska. Days after his departure, his office reacted to the situation with measures reflecting concern over the assignment and potential fallout.
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Alaska
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