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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
5
James J. Igitman thanks parishioners and helpers for a successful indoor bazaar raising proceeds toward the parish. The event featured booths prizes and community support with holiday style ambiance and a social finale on final night.
Mr and Mrs David Virginia observed their seventh wedding anniversary on Monday. Mrs Virginia formerly Elizabeth, the couple have long served in the U S Navy Ahway Department as foreman and partner.
Military funeral services were held Monday for Corporal Edwin A. Knox Jr at St. Ann's Church Littleton. Burial followed at St. Marys Cemetery Ayer with local honor guard from the Littleton American Legion Post. Knox was killed in the Pacific and his body arrived in Concord Friday. he leaves parents a sister and two brothers.
Concord attorney George Fingold remains in serious condition at Emerson Hospital after a gall bladder infection. He marked his 40th birthday during hospitalization as family only visited, and the Revere probe has been halted for his rest before any operation.
Mrs W Lee Ustick, state chairman of Women Voters, spoke at a Lincoln Lea Voters meeting presided by president Charles Marvin Styron. The guest speaker addressed merit and responsibility topics as part of the event led by Mrs Ernest Henderson and Mrs Daniel Gonietoek.
Lexington voters approve parking meters in the business section by a narrow margin. The official tally shows 73 votes in favor and 68 against, amid a special town meeting last night.
Mr and Mrs Phil Hocquard of 50 Walden Street celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Monday October 18 in a quiet gathering. The couple have long resided in town with Mr Hocquard a retired town employee who previously ran a Lincoln garage. They thank friends and neighbors for generous contributions on the occasion.
A compact list of upcoming activities in Concord and surrounding towns. Highlights include the Community Chest drive kickoff on Friday with a $63 500 goal, Boy Scout meetings, Cub packs, and lodge and club gatherings at local venues across Thursday to Tuesday. An observance program at the Veterans Building tops the Sunday slate.
Concord PTA opens its coming year with a meeting on Wednesday October 27 at 8 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. The School Facilities Committee reports and election of officers will take place. Parents and teachers from Peter Bulkeley School and the High School are invited to attend and join the Mass State PTA. LX-Reformatory Deputy To Retire From Deer Island.
Major George F. R. Mulcahy, longtime master of Deer Island House of Correction, seeks pension-triggered retirement after 22 years in charge. A World War I and II veteran, he was appointed master in a Dartmouth area ceremony and earned French Croix de guerre honors. He previously led Deer Island and the related reformatory position, and remains connected with Masonic and fraternal circles.
Concord's Republican Town Committee hosts the annual Guest Night with speakers including B Willis of Concord Young Republicans and Judge Maurice McWalter. T. Francis McPhillips presides as the event highlights pre-election activities and United Nations Day observance.
Dean Dan H. Fenn Jr of Harvard was named executive director of the Foreign Policy Association in Boston. At 25 he recently graduated from Harvard, served as Crimson president and Phi Beta Kappa, and sits on the United Nations Association board and Cambridge Social Union. He is nephew of Roger C. Fenn, headmaster of the Fenn School in Concord.
West Concord Cub Scouts of Concord Pack 33 plans a costume party and dance Friday night at the Harvey Wheeler School Auditorium after their 7 o clock meeting. A military whist party is planned for Wednesday night October 27 to raise funds for handicrafts and provide boys with time to work and play under den mothers.
Concord and West Concord Boy and Cub Scouts led a town wide drive to post 1948 campaign materials. Trustees of Concord Free Public Library approved use of the Ahi campaign thermometer. Fred Loftus supervised transport and mailing of 2200 pamphlets. John Halmes of Railway Express Office helped secure a 5 p.m. train return to Boston for final adjustments.
The biennial event titled Woman's repair will be held at Congregational Church on November 5 and 6, a Friday and Saturday, with participation anticipated from local groups and attendees.
Concord plans an all ages UN Day observance Sunday October 24 at the Veterans Building at 8 p.m. The event features the Concord Chorus, a keynote by Prof. Carl Friedrich, a short UN film, and a WWII veteran’s remarks about backing world peace. Children under 14 may attend with parents.
Central Station firemen were awakened at 2 30 Sunday morning for Box 16 at the corner of Old Bedford road and Lexington road The alarm proved false marking the 130th fire call of the year for Concord and one of several false alarms in Lexington and nearby towns that night.
Mr and Mrs Walter E Dow Jr of Marlboro Road celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary with a dinner party in Boston. The couple have two sons Walter III and Peter. Mr Dow serves on Concord committees and boards while Mrs Dow is active in local groups. The piece also notes that the 1948 cranberry crop is expected to be the second largest ever.
Mr and Mrs Sheehan of Old Road celebrate anniversary in West Concord as Judith Pentilla and the co have two daughters. Mr Sheehan is past commander of the Concord Post and served in WWII. He now works with Massachusetts Reformat. Paper parachutes are noted for success and have attracted attention. The first foreign order shipped 3 000 chutes for the army in Indo China.
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