Area Invited Delegates for Middlesex Institute Conference
Monday program invites delegates from Middlesex area to attend at Concord Union Church Hall. Speakers include Mrs Harris Newton Centre and Rust director of National Conv mtional Christian education. Conference topics cover church use, religious ed, and administration. Registration begins at 7 30 with open attendance for all interested.
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Tral Middlesex “Hes Institute Concord Union
Harris Newton
Rust
National Convmtional Christian
Reformatory Inmates Recaptured Near West Concord
Two inmates from the Massachusetts Reformatory, Ralph Langdon and McCarthy, escaped about 6 45 AM from the cow barn and were tracked to near Strawberry Hill road. Walter Maconey, ex high school baseball player and World War II veteran, spotted them, challenged them with a shotgun until officers arrived and escorted them back to the reformatory. Langdon was serving a sentence for motor vehicle violations and McCarthy for armed robbery.
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West Concord
Massachuset's
Walter Macone
Cantaia
Strawberry
Hill Road
Ralph Langerton
Brook
McCarthy
Newton Place
Somerville
Nove
Maconey
Lincoln Mohawks
Reformatory
Harold Baker
Robert Carson
Scpt
John J. O'Grady, Jr
N One
eCarthy
Langdon
Mormon guests share Utah pictures at Trin ing church
Two young Mormon guests Elden and an elder were present at a Sunday night event at the Trinitarian church. Colored pictures and a talk were shown, recounting experiences in Utah.
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Trinigational
Elden
Utah
Concord Community Chest Moves to Cut Agency Quota
The Concord Community Chest board met at Old Concord High School to finalize disbursements from the 1949 campaign. Agencies already receiving 90 percent plus six percent of their budgets for the current year face a four percent cut, prompting appeals for generous donations to avoid further reductions and potential government intervention in child welfare and health services.
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Concord
The
Concord Community Chest
Old Concord High School
Stow Street
Winthran H Len
Chest
Nor
Funeral for Harold G Isner held in West Concord
Harold Guy Isner 45 of 352 Main Street died last Tuesday at Emerson Hospital after years of illness. Services were at West Concord Union Church with Rev. Edwin B. Nyzen and Rev. Robert H. Barber officiating. Interment Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Delegations from Corinthian Lodge A F & A M and Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance attended. He worked 22 years at Middlesex Mutual as purchasing agent. A Concord High School graduate who starred in baseball, he played semi pro locally. Surviving: his mother Annie M. Isner and brother Henry A. Isner of Maynard.
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West Concord
Harold Guy Isner
Mainstreet
Emerson Hospital
West Concord Union Church
Edwin’ B. Nyzén
Robert H. Barber
Sleepy Hollow
Coe
Corinthian Lodge
Middlesex
Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Concord High School
Annie M. Isner
Henry A. Isner
Maynard
Are Sin Death and Disease Real Sermon Topic
The two men read at First Church Christ Ecients on Sunday morning spoke on Are Sin Death and Disease Real while Sunday school also met at the same hour.
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Christ
Garrity Couple Celebrates 51 Years in Concord
Mr. and Mrs. Garrity mark a 51 year wedding anniversary in Concord. They reside in Holliston while their son Thomas F Garrity Jr works as a tax collector. Grandchildren include Mrs. W Hi Heponstall Nennis and Mrs. Thais Er Fynn with eleven total.
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Concord
Joon
Pegoe
Knapconnie
Anni
Holliston
Garrity
Thomas F. Garrity
W. Hi Heponstall Nennis
Thais Er Fynn
Campbridge
Joint installation of officers to be held in Concord
On October 18 at 8 o'clock the James J. Mansfield Post No. 158 and the Ladies Auxiliary unit will conduct a joint installation of officers for the coming year. The Auxiliary officers will be installed by Mrs Pauline Rehd district director, assisted by the Middlesex County cadets.
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Concord
James J. Mansfield
Ladies Auxiliary
Forthcom
Legion Eters
Joseph L. Wals
Dlesex
Pauline Rehd
Middlesex County Cadets
L. No. 158
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans Building
Frank J. McLaughlin
Lowell student descriptions of McMillan Arctic expedition
Concord and Lowell native Concord Peter Marden, a Middlesex School student, spoke to the First Parish church Young People group about his summer trip with the McMillan expedition to Greenland and the Arctic. He showed photos and specimens and gave an engaging talk. The public was invited.
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Concord
Peter Marden
Lowell Road
Middlesex School
Greenland
Arctic
First
Fingold Named as Concord Guest Attorney General Hope
Fingold of Lowell appears as guest in Concord as the G O P pleads for a new attorney general. The former officeholder, who served six years in the State House, is discussed amid the political scene.
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Concord
aAttorney
George
Fingold
Lowell
G.O.P
New Ocean
State House
Concord The Dance Draws Large Crowd During Friday Night
A lively event drew many old timers who praised the music and planned to return next week. Dances will be held every Friday at 8 and refreshments were served downstairs at a reasonable cost. Enlistments are open for ages 18 to 35, with service to state and country framed as the motivation for joining.
Concord High Driver Education Teachers Attend Special Meeting
Concord high school driver education faculty members were invited to a special meeting of the Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles Monday afternoon. Registrar Rudolph F King addressed the group, including instructors from multiple high schools.
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William J. Bulger
Concord
High Eman
of Motor Vehicles
Rudolph PF. King
Concord Red Cross to Offer First Aid Classes
Concord Chapter of the American Red Cross with the Civilian Defense Committee plans a series of first aid classes for adults to prepare for potential atomic attack casualties in Greater Boston. Instructors will cover wounds burns fractures dislocations shock and more. The initial class led by Mrs Rodney Pratt is scheduled for Wednesday October 25 at 7 am at Concord High School. Enrollment requires a registration fee for a Red Cross manual and materials.
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Concord
Rodney Pratt
Concord High 1
Red Cross
Stow Street
Leonard E.rae
Nashoba Road
Concord news items from West Concord community notices
West Concord Troop 43 meets Mondays at 7 o clock in the Harvey Wheeler School Auditorium. Miss Nancy Sturtevant now works at Concord Cooperative Bank. The Concord District Court room was redecorated with portraits of three judges. Frank Parker, formerly of Concord, now in Lincoln while continuing study at a local university. Concord High seniors held a harvest festival dance at Wells Hall Memorial. James Mansfield Post 158 officers installation planned October 18 at the Veterans Building. Elks Lodge semi monthly meeting at 8 pm at Main Street hall. Veter ans Building sale planned for October 27. Berewill Dog Training Club to meet Monday at 7 at the Girl Scout House.
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West Concord
Boy Scouts
Harvey Wheel‘er
Nancy Sturtevant
Devens Street
Harvey Wheeler School
West Goncord
Concord Cooperative Bank
Concord “High
Wells ‘Hall
Concord Lodge
Elks
Heli Et B.P.O.E
Edward. F
Veterans Building
Monument Council hosts Powers enchanted eve
On Tuesday night October 1 at 8 o'clock the Monument City Council hosts James W. Powers who will enchant the audience with a magisterial performance announced for the town.
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Heidom
Council of Monument
James W. Powers
Dee Win
Dhe
Many Local Folks Entertain Before Lincoln Meeting
Concord households hosted a Monday night dinner before the Lincoln Town Hall gathering. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Bruce S Old, Mr and Mrs Morgan Smith Jr, Mr and Mrs Wilbur Edwards, Mr and Mrs Henry S Drinker, Mr and Mrs John R Bemis, Mr and Mrs George Shaw, Mr and Mrs James Ford, Mr and Mrs William Munroe, Mr and Mrs Frederick Watriss Jr, Mr and Mrs Edward Thomas, and Mr and Mrs Roger C Fenn.
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Concord
Frederick Watriss, Jr
Edward Thomas
Roger C. Fenn
Whittemore Family Mourns Depot Grandmother at 98
Concord sympathy extends to John Whittemore of Cambridge for the death of his grandmother Mrs Henry Whittemore who died at age 98 in Waltham last week. He is personnel head at Harvard University.
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Concord
John Whittemore
Harvard
Henry Whittemore
Waltham
Frank Parke remembered by family in Concord obituary
Concuord sympathy is extended to Arthur W. Parke of Maynard formerly of 11 Bedford Court for the recent death of his uncle Frank Parke a Spanish war veteran in Boston He was well known in this town and is survived by several other nephews and nieces.
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Arthur W. Parke
Maynard
Bedford Court
Frank Parke
Boston
Sudbury Young People's Orchestra Grows to Fourteen
Sudbury group expanded to 14 members and meets weekly at Madeleine John's Sudbury home where William Taunton directs and coaches the ensemble, which shows great promise in musical circles.
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Sudbury
Mothers Meet at Co-operative School in Sudbury
Regular meeting of the school mothers at the home of president Mrs. Robert J Schee fer drew full attendance. Plans for school development were discussed as enrollment reached capacity with a waiting list. Mrs. J Carrell Morris spoke on mental growth shown in children through drawings and paintings.
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Sudbury
Co-operative School
Groun
Robert J. Scheefer
J. Carrell Morris
Population estimates of the Western Hemisphere at Columbus arrival
Estimates of the hemisphere population at Columbus arrival vary widely from eight million to seventy five million. A recent authoritative Smithsonian estimate places the number at about 15.59 million.
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Western Hemisphere
Smithsonian Institution
Bedford Appeals Heard On Zoning By Law Violations
The Bedford Board of Appeals held two public hearings at Town Hall on Wednesday. Arthur G Bolton sought to build a single family home on Ol Bidikeria Road adjoining William H Austin at 37 Old Bil-erica Road, with enough area but frontage short of current by laws. Mrs Makel F Whyte proposed a similar single family dwelling on a lot with adequate area but insufficient frontage. Both appeals were taken under advisement.
Parent-Teacher Meet Opens Season in Bedford
Bedford P T A opened its fall season with a supper at the Church of Christ and a meeting. Officers include Mrs. Burton I Colburn president and Mrs. Charles F Hammond vice president. Guest was Miss Helen A Murphy professor of education at Boston University who spoke on reading and its teaching in schools.
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