May 1955 Boston area flood dumps 10.5 inches in record deluge
Maynard suffered the heaviest local rainfall in decades as 10.5 inches fell from Friday to Sunday. Weather officials at Logan Airport and Hanscom Field logged the total and gusts of 32 to 33 mph, noting Maynard as the hardest hit town. Authorities compare the weekend flooding to the 1938 hurricane but say conditions were less severe.
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Maynard
Sudbury
Concord
Acton
Stow
Hur Cane
Diane
Logan International Airport
Boston
Hanscom A. F. B
Bedford
Donald A. Lent
D.P
Flooded Streets and Cellars Trigger Emergency Pumps
Dozens of streets flooded and hundreds of cellars drenched across Fire Town area. Concord, Sudbury, Acton, Stow, Maynard areas pursued pumping and repairs through Saturday night and Sunday. Fire Chief MacGregor cited 15 cellars cleared in Acton, with several remaining blocked. Police Chief Waddy noted swollen brooks but no cellar floods in Stow. A three car collision occurred on Powder Mill Road in Maynard injuring Mullaney family members. A live electrical wire on Summer Street in Maynard prompted rapid response and repair. Alcott School boiler room flooded. over $2,000 in equipment saved with round the clock pumping. Maynard high school basement flooded by Concord street drainage.
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Yuy
Concord
Sudbury
H. Stuart MacGregor
Acton
Winthrop Waddy
Stow
Brooks
Powder Mill Road
Maynard
Eric J. Hamalainen
Thomas E. Mullaney
Stow Road
Roxborough
Louis Fava
Mullaney
Hamalainen
Purley E. Lord
Everett Street
Stoneham
David
Summer Street
Boston Edison Company
Alcott School
Robert S. Ireland
Concord Street
Albert Lever
Theodore M Nelson
Edison Opposed Overhead Line Protests Spread in Towns
In Sudbury and surrounding towns residents oppose an Edison overhead line route through public ways. About 1,100 signers, led by the League of Women Voters, press planning hearings and a federal refuge plan. Sudbury Finance Committee and DP U oppose the proposal citing potential economic harm and tax loss. A Sudbury Indian burial ground on Harry Rice’s property is cited as a grave safety and legality concern.
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Sudbury Finance Committee
Edison Company
Sudbury
Sudbury Committee
Charles Downe
D.P.U
Harry C. Rice
Rice
Water Row
Enterprise
Carl Coon
Harvard
Keen Discussion At Town Meeting On New Elementary School
At a Monday special town meeting 170 voted for a 20 room elementary school project with 30 against. The town building committee would hire an architect to prepare drawings for a Sept 1964 use, with a transfer from the school department to fund preliminary steps. Debate covered one or two story designs, outer shell materials, safety, and cost comparisons with nearby towns. The session at Blanchard Auditorium lasted 1 hour 16 minutes.
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Acton
Arlington Street
Edwin Richter
Warren W. Wheeler
Henry Erikson
Blanchard Auditorium
James E. Kinsley
Concord to explore Russia town friendship venture
West Concord plans a cultural exchange with a Russian town Krilov and seeks town meeting approval to appoint a committee to manage the effort. The project would include pamphlets literature and possible exchanges of officials and residents and may involve sponsorship by private gifts and tax deductible donations.
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Moscow
Concord
Russia
James V. McMullen
Main Street
West Concord
McMullen
Donald B. Sinclair
General Radio Co
Institute of Soviet-American Friendship
Sinclair
Paul E. Green Jr
Lincoln
Huntington
Long Island
Sestroretsk
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Walter G Whitman
Secretary of State
Nigeria
Krylov
Mill dam patter hints at local fall happenings
The column lists upcoming events and notes from Concord Acton Sudbury and surrounding towns. Pulaski Day and Columbus Day closures mark a holiday stretch with Presidencies, sports, and civic activities noted. Community Chest drives, D P U hearings, and local political visits pepper the week ahead.
Baby Dresses Benefit From Starched Hemlines
A brief note suggests that baby soft dresses appear neater when the hems are starched, a practical tip for parents seeking crisp styling in young children's attire.
Concord Resident Certified as Incorporator of Public Schools Council
The Concord-Selectmen certified the character of John C. Palmer of 4 Martha's Point road as an incorporator of the Council for Public Schools. The corporation, not based in Concord, aims to advance public schools.
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Concord
John C. Palmer
Martha’s Point Road
Council For Public Schools
Selectmen eye joint meeting on Route 2 reconstruction
Officials discussed a possible joint session with Lincoln and Lexington to plan the Route 2 reconstruction. The meeting would align with November hours and standard polling procedures.
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Caurard
Lincoln
Lexington
Chest Drive Sets Wednesday Goal for 115 865 Quota
Concord residents are urged to participate in the Community Chest drive starting Wednesday to meet a 115 865 quota. The effort relies more on resident gifts as agencies such as Emerson Hospital Red Cross Concord Family Service Society Walden Clinic and others share in funding local needs with 72 percent of the total allocated to member agencies.
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Concord
Cest
Concord Citizens
Emerson Hospital
Red Cross
Concord Family Service Society
Walden Clinic
United Community Services
Salvation Army Minute-Man Council
Boy Scouts
Concord Girl Scouts
Minute-Man Association For Retarded Children
U.S.O
Red Feather
Boston
Concordians
Concord Carlisle Regional School District Meeting Study
At a Concord Carlisle Regional School District Committee meeting a regional study is discussed for town meeting plans and implications for the district.
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Concord
Concord - Carlisle Regional
Plowing Streets in White Pond Area Questioned
Concord official seeks guidance from town counsel on whether the town should plow streets in the White Pond area. The roads are described as private, and plowing has only occurred in emergencies.
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Concord
Arthur L. Stevenson, Jr
White Pond
John J. Sheehan
Car Recovered: 1962 MG Roadster Stolen in Cambridge
Concord police recovered a 1962 MG roadster left abandoned on Sudbury road Monday at 12 30 a m. The vehicle owned by Donald F Briant of Watertown had radio and spare tire removed and was found near Academy Lane after being stolen in Cambridge.
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Concord
Sudbury Road
Cambridge
Donald F. Briant
Riverside Avenue
Watertown
Academy Lane
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