Rules for Concord Players Play-Writing Contest
Concord announces guidelines for its play writing contest open to all residents except judges and families. Manuscripts must be original single scenes, double spaced, typewritten, marked with singer’s alias, submitted by December 1 1951. Winning works may be produced with a $25 prize. judge’s decision final.
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Concord
Ming Concord Players
Irnéas
Ios
Coard
Edward Payson Chase
Concord Players
Mass
New Flashing Signals At R R Crossing
West Concord Harvard road crossing 6400 feet south of West Concord now has automatic red flashing signals and reflectorized distant warning signs. Signals operate 30 seconds before train arrival and provide 24 hour protection with powerful red beams warning motorists not to cross when active.
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West Concord
New Haven Railroad
Harvard Road
Whist Winners at St Elizabeth Hall Acton
West Acton hosted a whist party last Saturday at St Elizabeth's hall with 29 tables under Mrs Bertha Stone. Prizes went to L Paananen Fitzgerald Dube Dittrich and Amy Ryan. high scorers included Gardner Tucker Chauvin Blodgett Piper Playart O'Brien Dittrich Carney and others. Next week's event will be led by Miss Gertrude McCruddin.
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West Acton
St. Elizabeth’s Hall
Est. Acton
Bertha Stone
Walter Sawyer
Thomas Foley
Mary Tuttle
Jack Brissette
L. Paananen
J. Fitzgerald
F. Dube
J. Dittrich
Amy Ryan
Addie Gardner
Gertrude Tucker
Helen Chauvin
Ethel Blodgett
Eliott Piper
Elizabeth Playart
John O’brien
Dittrich
Tom Carney
Sherman Frost
Walter Schwyer
Ruby Emanuelson
Ann Ashurst
Mr. W. Drury
Mary Connors
Bob Windheim
Lena Wetherbee
M. Webb
E. Phillips
C. Kluft
J. F. Fitzgerald
Laura Fullenton
M. Tobin
Eileen Simons
Annie McCarthy
Margaret Curley
Teresa Mulcahey
T. J. Foley
Mr. Bellville
Mary Moynihan
I Seder
Margaret Murray
Anna Peterson
James Tobin
William Wall
M. Cullinane
John‘o’brien
Agnes Phillins
M. Jamieson
John Guiny
E. Reid
Douse Duty Reveals Birthday Card From Korea Returned
Holly Springs Mississippi reports Mrs Dowsie Coleman believed a birthday card from Korea was from her sister but the card was actually sent by Mrs Coleman to her nephew in Korea. He then mailed it back to his mother for her birthday.
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Holly Springs
Miss
U P
Dowsie Coleman
Korea
Hawes Finishes Farm Pond Project in Sudbury
Concord L Roy Hawes of Sudbury, former Massachusetts Grange leader, completed a 0.25 acre shallow farm pond with capacity for fish, as part of a broader conservation program begun after a request to the Middlesex County Soil Conservation District in 1948. Construction included 1300 feet of diversion, 4 acres drained wetland, 1500 feet drainage ditch, and 0.2 acre improved wildlife habitat. Subsoil will be reused for farm road work, linking two conservation aims in one project.
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Concord
L. Roy Hawes
Sudbury
Massachusetts Grange
Soil Conservation Service
Hawes
Europe
National Grange
Middlesex County Soil Conservation District
Sudbury Scholarship Fund Receives $1000 Addition
Mrs. George J. Raymond contributes $1000 to the Raymond scholarship trust in Sudbury to aid a high school graduate entering classical or technical college for AB or BS degrees. The fund bases the award on scholarship character and personality, with first prize awarded after the freshman first semester.
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Sudbury
George J. Raymond
Sudbury High School
Waldo Stone
Ruth Mitchell
Rosalind Bonazzoli
Nancy Poole
Ralph Hawes
Jean Hawes
Louise Pride
University of Massachusetts
Sudbury Public Health Nursing Plans Gala New Year Ball
Plans for the Sudbury Public Health Nursing Association New Year’s Eve ball are underway. At a meeting hosted by Mrs. Cyril Wynne hosts discussed a more gala event with hostesses arranging pre dance entertainment and a modern dance orchestra for the evening.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Public Health Nursing Association
Cyril’. Wynne
Reformatory Man Speaker to Rotarians
Concord Massachusetts Reformatory speaker Thomas J. McDonald addressed the Concord Rotary Club on Social Work in the Penal System. Col. John C. Dolan presented him. report given on Distrit Governor Briggs visitation. business session led by President Charles W. Allen. notes on visiting Rotarians and makeups. board meeting and stag outing planned for October 17.
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Concord
Thomas J. McDonald
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
John C. Dolan
Charles L. Briggs
Clinton
Charles W. Allen
W. Stuart Allen
Newport
New Hampshire
Casper J. Jenney
Radcliffe Morris
John J. Flannery
Maynard
Allen
Coolidge
Local Draft Board To Send Six For Pre Army Exams
West Concord's Local Draft Board No. 114 at 7 Commonwealth Avenue will send six youths for pre induction examinations in Boston on Wednesday October 24. The board serves Concord Maynard Bedford Sudbury Wayland Lincoln and Acton.
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West Concord
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Concord
Maynard
Bedford
Sudbury
Wayland
Lincoln
Acton
Lincoln County Fair at Town House Saturday
Concord The Lincoln County Fair will be held at the Lincoln Town House starting at 1 o'clock and continuing into the evening. An auction with Edmund W. Giles as auctioneer will begin at 2 30. Mrs Richard Rice serves as general chairman with a large committee assisting.
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Concord
Lincoln
Lincoln Town House
Edmund W. Giles
Richard Rice
Airborne forces to deliver men and materiel in future war
The article notes airborne divisions formed a small minority of WWII combat troops, yet planners anticipate extensive air transport of soldiers and equipment in a potential future large scale conflict. It emphasizes reliance on air mobility despite historically small share of ground combat units.
Stow Man At Fisher School Derby Youth
Stow-Roger Derby son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Derby of Stow, graduated Hale high school in 1950. Active in extracurriculars, he belonged to baseball and basketball clubs and is preparing for a career in business management.
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Stow
Roger Derby
Robert W. Derby
Hale High School
Derby
Hale High Subscription Drive Tops $1000 For First Time
Hale High School halted the 1951 magazine campaign with total subscriptions of 1027.75 dollars earning the school an honor plaque. Carole Weatherbee led with 63 dollars in sales, followed by Richard Goucher with 59.50, both receiving prizes. Proceeds fund the athletic program after prize purchases.
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Carol Wetherbee
William Whitney
Isabelle Townsend
Eleanor Peck
David Goss
John Peck
Sandra Herrick
June Macomber
Halloween events and promotions noted in Concord notices
Concord readers are told of Trinitarian Congregational church events for junior and senior high pupils on October 20 and 27. The Couples Club plans a supper October 26. Missionary Society meets tonight at Evangelical Free Church, with Young People's Society tomorrow. State trooper promotions include Jeremiah G Murphy to sergeant junior grade and Carl M Larsen to corporal. St Elizabeth's Mission whist party in Carlisle is set for this Friday night.
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Hallowe'en
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Couples Club
The
Missionary Society
Evangelical Free ‘Church
Young People’s Society
Corp
Carl M. Larsen
St. Elizabeth’s Mission
Carlisle
Ex athlete involved in pike crash near Route 128 overpass
Concord youth Charles B. Johnson Jr., 20, of Nashauttle Hill, injured in a collision on the Concord turnpike amid slippery conditions. He struck a parked car near the Route 128 overpass after failing to see it while another vehicle driven by Jay Howalt and occupied by Capt. Morris Seibert was also involved. Howalt and Seibert suffered minor injuries and were treated. Police, including Lexington, investigated as Route 2 traffic was briefly halted. Johnson, a former Concord high school track and football athlete.
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Concord
Charles B. Johnson, Jr
Nashawtlle Hill
Concord Turnpike
Emerson Hospital
Concord State
Johnson
Boston
Route 128
Jay’ S. Howalt
Radcliffe Road
Belmont
Newark
New Jersey
U.S. Army
Fort Devens
Howall
Libert
Lexington
Howatt
Harvest Day for Emerson Hospital October 16
Concord and surrounding towns mobilize Harvest Day for Emerson Hospital with door to door drives by Girl Scouts Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Collectors set up stations at Mill Dam Concord railroad station and stores offer baskets for canned goods.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
Chester Smethurst
West Concord
Concord Center
Acton
Maynard
Fred Oliver
Boy Scouts
Cubs
Mill Dam
Ahew Jventure
Kenneth .L. Hayes
Charles Noble
Concord Community Chest Campaign Seeks Donations
The special gifts committee led by John W. Teele of Monument Street continues its 1951 fundraising drive as events run from October 9 to October 29. World Wide Communion Sunday observed in Concord and West Concord churches last Sunday the 12th. Concord Grange P H will meet October 16. Men’s Club at Trinitarian Church last Friday featured Floyd J. Bell on Inside Circus. Harvest Day noted for Concord and neighboring towns served by Emerson Hospital. Nantucket Mass cited as the only US town county and island with such status.
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Concord Community. Chest Inc
John W. Teele
Monument Street
Concord and
West
Concord
Central Middlesex Council of Churches
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Floyd J. Bell
Ringting Brothers Circus
Inside Circus
Acton Woman Wins New England Cake Championship
Acton Center resident Mrs F Rimbach won the New England cake baking title at the New England Foods Exposition in Boston Garden. She received an electric stove and a Bermuda air trip for two. Rimbach founded the Acton P T A and led the Acton Woman's club.
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Acton
F. Williams
Rimbach
Acton Center
New England
Boston Garden
Bermuda
Acton. P.T.A
Acton Woman’s Club
Monthly Hospital Posts Report for September
Concord Miss Elmina L Snow administrator of the Emerson hospital reports September totals: medical 41, surgical 62, obstetrical 49, infants 38, admissions 190, discharges 174, outpatients 224. In hospital 91 51 36, deaths over 48 hours 3, under 48 hours 1, major minor 81, nursery 6, X rays 310, lab exams 946, pathology 22. Accidents auto 19, others 61, daily averages around 1950. Largest patients 54, smallest 25. Private rooms 33, semi private 58, ward 61, infant 38. Patient days 1275 with private 222, semi 379, ward 433, infant 241, medical surgical 805, obstetrical 229, infant 241.
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Concord
Elmina L. Snow
Emerson Hospital
Lincoln Grange installs new master Mrs MacLeod
Mrs Edward MacLeod locally well known is installed as the new master of Lincoln Grange P of Hhy at the Town Hall. The Pomona meeting host on Wednesday night October 17 will install Sherman Davis as the new master. Bedford Concord Annursnac Waltham and Acton members attend. refreshments served.
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Concord
Loc
Grange
Lincoln Grange
Edward MacLeod
Pomona
Lincoln’ Grange
Sherman Davis
Bedford
Annursnac
Waltham
Acton
Concord girls enter Bouve Boston Freshman Class
Mutty and Morrill, daughters of Col and Mrs John E Mutty of 5 Sudbury Road and Mr and Mrs Radcliffe More rill of West Concord, enroll in the freshman class at Bouve Boston School of Physical Education Medford affiliated with Tufts College located on the Tufts campus. Both graduates of Concord High School in June.
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Concord
P. Virginia Mutty
John E. Mutty
Sudbury Road
Anne Morrill
Radcliffe Morerill
West Concord
Bouve-Boston School of Physical Education
Medford
Tufts College
Tufts
Concord High School
Wedding at St Johns in Canton Spotlighted by Sudbury Couple
Miss Doris Mae Bulleg of Lewis F B Morgan wed at St Johns Church with Miss Barbara Buller as maid of honor and Millie Dodge and Miss Cash as bridesmaids. Charles Cash served as best man as guests gathered at 16 Dunbar Street for a reception at Blue Hill.
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South Sudbury
H ‘Cash
The
Boston
Ford
Wayside
Canton
St. John’s
Doris Mae Bullegher
Lewis F
William. Morgan
Blue Hill
Barbara Buller
Millie Dodge
Miss Cash
Jean Schanbet
Charles Cash
Wal
Hig Nep Frey
Cash
Asi
Ada
Gat
Dunbar Street
Acton Woman's Club and D A R Meet In Autumn Events
The Acton group led by Mrs. Cook held a social hour with Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Dana Fielden serving as hosts. Captain Isaac Da of the D A R presided at a meeting in Acton with regent Ms Cook in charge. An October 9 card party and bridge games will raise funds for the finance drive. Donald I son of East Acton family welcomed Missouth duties, noting travel in the Far East and recent rains.
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Isaac da
D.A.R
Acton
Cook
Miss Loiser’s Riverside School Career Noted
Miss Loiser from Riverside High School is highlighted in a student profile noting her progress and activities during her junior and senior years. The brief mentions her school and future plans in a concise local-item style.
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Loiser
Riverside
Er School
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