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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Page
3
Church members seek funds for space expansion and modernization. Plans include new education space, rebuilt vestibule, updated vestry, improved heating, and redecorating the hall to accommodate evening junior high and senior high sessions. Previous year attendance 130.
Private George W. Thane Jr son of Mrs Margery L Thane of Mohawk Drive Mass completed a three month tour with the U S Army in Europe He was assigned to the 82nd Firing Battery in Kit Germany and entered service December 1959 after basic training at Fort Ga He attended Acton Box Regional High School and worked for Univer Co Maynard.
Fire gutted a residence and a nearby storage area on a local street. Stuart MacGregor estimated the loss at 4500 dollars as investigators determined an overheated stove likely caused the blaze and the home was left badly damaged.
Mr. and Mrs. James S Wheeler of 115 Waltham Street were guests of honor at a buffet party at the Italian Social Club marking their 25th anniversary. The couple, married Oct 10 1937 at St Bridget's Church, were joined by relatives and friends from Nashua Marlborough Sudbury and several towns.
Acton West Acton Baptist Church hosts the annual Outgrown Shop on October 20. Volunteers organize departments for children and adults and decorate with plants from Acton Nursery. Proceeds aid Bethel Christian Center Boston and the church Christmas party. Donations of repairable used toys are welcome for underprivileged children.
Acton local parish notes urge groups to meet as Mr. Goodwin of the Episcopal diocese requests surplus furniture bedding and household items for relocating refugee families. Contact Rev. Roger W. Wootton at the rectory for donations as committees meet and rehearsals proceed.
Delegates from West Acton Baptist Church attended the grisaee meeting with Rev. William T. Keech Mrs. Paul Richardson Willard Boedemer and Charles Putnam. The association voted to merge with Worcester Baptist Association to form a larger regional body while keeping Bankes Church as a separate locality partner in the ongoing group.
The South Acton Regular parish committee announced renovation work on the church kitchen to move a wall and enlarge the Sunday School nursery. An adult discussion group will form with material and meeting times to be decided, and junior youth fellowship officers Dee Howe, Lynne Moody, and Elizabeth Tinker were named.
Acton Roxborough Regional High School librarian attended the New England Library Association conference at New Ocean House Swampscott. Director of Music Constatine Limberakis announced Lowell state college students Linda Fleishman Cosette Beaudoin Ellen Walsh will do practice teaching at the regional high school. Twenty one Acton Roxborough students auditioned at Weston High School for the Northeastern music festival to be held in Wakefield in December.
Acton Center Congregational Church’s Missions committee met Thursday chaired by Parker Harrison. Attendees included Mrs. David Towle Mrs. Teuvo Grekula Mrs. Robert Johnson Harry Ditchett and Rev. Justin Hartman. They could not arrange foreign student visitors for Sunday but may do so later. Committee approved gift subscriptions of the United Church Herald to new members.
Kemp Honored receives appointment to the council in Massachusetts and serves as treasurer of a local church. The appointee views his duties as stewardship of people and notes prior appointment of Nicholas Van Ness to the diocese field department last year.
Friday's master point session at Acton Community Center produced top finishes for North South partners Mrs. Phyllis Painter and Mark Mohr first, Robert Johnston and Robert Lightbody second, and Charles Greene and Miss Audrey Boyan third. East West winners were Charles Greene with Audrey Boyan first, D E Ferner second, and Frank Wilson with an unnamed partner third.
A two car collision near Route 117 in Nine Acre Corner left a Marlborough boy age five with a gash and six stitches after the passenger car driven by Gertrude H Legge and another car driven by Philip W Maloney. Legge suffered bruises and Maloney was hospitalized after collapsing during investigation.
Carlisle Congregational Church social circle holds a luncheon today at noon. Mrs. George H Hodgson is noted among attendees. Hostesses include Mrs Paul F Swanson Mrs Ingolf Hope and Mrs Daniel G Ohgs. Cars involved in a crash were damaged and towed from the scene.
Hollywood producer director Stanley Kramer will helm Andersonville at Columbia after completing Ships of Fools. The film adapts MacKinley Cantor's Pulitzer prize winning novel and centers on the Civil War era prison camp story.
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