Concord Eyed Big Extension of Business District
Concord planners propose extending the business district over Walden street Sudbury road Stow street Hubbard Street and Lowell road to create a large 18 acre commercial zone. The plan covers downtown and Mill Dam areas with buffer zones near Emerson high school and old high school and envisions industrial development along the New Haven Railroad tracks.
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Concord
Walden Street
Sudbury Road
Stow Street
Hubbard Street
Lowell Road
Citizens Council
Town Comprehensive Plans Committee
Monument Hall
Atsanwais
Wavvul Avu
Alexander C. Peters
Thomas Flint
Flint
George S. Lawton
Louis McMillan
Winthrop W. Sargent
Robert Rodday
Co-Operative Bank
Heywood Street
Science Church
Macones
Mill Dam
Devens Street
Emerson High School
Old High School
West Concord
Robert G. Brown
Gordon H. Ogilvie
George Cole
White Pond
New Haven
Harrington Avenue
Local youth found after dining mishap near Woods road
A teenage pupil described as an experienced student by his father was found by a passerby after an evening incident at 5 30 near Woods road. He had reportedly returned to bed and was in apparent distress, with authorities reviewing the case.
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Andrew H
Tently
Wan- Woods
Kk Road
Pa- P. Thomas
Vandalism Hits Two Homes. Police Seek Clues
Police seek clues after apples and potatoes were tossed at two homes, that of Special Officer Francis A. Booth on River Road and Everett V. Heald on Lowell Road, around 1 a.m. The incidents broke windows and woke families, with court action promised if culprits are caught. Similar acts were reported in Concord the same night.
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Caplisle
Francis A. Booth
River Road
Everett V. Heald
Margaret Heald
Lowell Road
Concord
Red Cross to Offer First Aid Course for Carlisle Officials
Carlisle Concord Red Cross Chapter plans a standard first aid course for police firemen auxiliaries and town employees with potential two classes if enrollment is strong. Interested parties may contact Selectman Everett F. Lapham at the Concord Red Cross Office EM 9 2590. The disaster plan executive committee meets Oct 29 at 9 pm in Emerson Hospital conference room with recordings from prior meetings available 7 30 pm to 9 pm. secretary Dr Jack K Holmes notes.
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Carlisle
Concord Red Cross
Everett F. Lapham
Emerson Hospital
Jack K.holmes
Concord Man Guest Speaker on Computers
Robert G. Brown of Valley Road spoke to about 300 accountants at a Boston Chapter dinner of the National Association of Accountants. He praised data processing for inventory control and called electronic computers a wonder of the age. Brown is Yale graduate with a 1948 math master’s degree and has worked with the USS Navy Operations Evaluation Group and Willow Run Research Center.
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Concord
Robert G. Brown
Valley Road
Boston
National Association of Accountants
Brown
Yale
USS
Navy
Willow Run Research Center
University of Michigan
Arthur D. Little, Inc
N.A.A
Allan L. Spurr
Independence Road
Spurr
Is West Concord Still In Town
A Concord bowling license hearing opened with a Sudbury road woman asking why West Concord residents favored the permit. Selectman Edward P. Chase, acting as moderator, admonished the newcomer during the proceedings.
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West Concord
Concord
Sudbury Road
Edward P. Chase
Honey Reward For Nabbing Thief In Lexington District
A Concord Lexington road resident reported a man stole a jar of honey from a stand near her home. Patrolman Thomas C. Graham captured the suspect about a mile away. The man, an escapee from a state hospital, was returned and Graham received the jar as his reward.
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Concord
Lexington Road
Te Stand
Alfred J. Baptiste
Thomas C. Graham
Metropolitan State Hospital
Graham
Design Research Conference at DeCordova Museum
Lincoln area spokesmen for management and product design will discuss creative design in industry at the fourth annual Design Research Conference on Saturday October 26 at the DeCordova Museum. About 75 representatives from Boston area industries will hear three panelists address the group versus the individual in design.
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Lincoln
deCordova Museum
Boston Area
4 swallow proof pins for baby diapers patented in 1956
A 1956 patent covers four swallow proof pins designed for baby diapers. The invention focuses on preventing small items from being swallowed while securing diapers. Patent details specify the structural features intended to enhance safety for infants.
Concord Men Reach Home After Ketch Sighting
The 40-foot ketch Grebe with two Concord men, Franklin W. Hobbs III and William B. Horton, 45, and their sons John and William, was found near Race Point Light after disappearing Sunday. The group had planned to move the boat to Gloucester for winter storage. coast guard planes and cutters searched for them. Horton heads the H. E. Fletcher Granite Co. in West Chelmsford, Hobbs serves as treasurer of Ebisco Co. Boston, and the families have lived in Concord about five years.
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Concord
John Horton
William Hobbs
New Bedford
Gloucester
Coast Guard
Horton
Nassau
Atlantic
H. E. Fletcher Granite Company
West Chelmsford
Hortons
Susan
Sally
Robert
Hobbs
Ebisco Company
Boston
Fritzie
Helen
Matthew
Fingold to Speak at Temple Sinai Boston Breakfast
Attorney General George Fingold will be guest speaker at a Boston Sunday breakfast meeting of the Temple Sinai Brotherhood. The event highlights a civic outreach by the faith group with the state official addressing attendees.
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Atty
George Fingold
Temple Sinai Brotherhood
Boston
Hepburn Ouster Hearing Set For Tuesday Evening
Concord residents note an ouster hearing for Andrew H Hepburn Jr one time chairman of the board of appeals. The proceeding before the selectmen will be in the selectmen's rooms Tuesday Oct 29 at 8 PM. Hepburn refused resignation prompting the action.
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Concord
wThe
Selectmen
Andrew H. Hepburn
Estabrook Road
Boa U of Appeals
Selectmen’s Rooms
Hepburn
Six Dwelling Permits Highlight Concord September Construction
Concord reports 28 building permits in September totaling 155 915 dollars, with 115 295 for new work. Six dwelling permits listed for Montague Crastwood Saulnier Schofield Butcher Kline with values ranging from 8 000 to 32 000 dollars. In September 1956 Concord had 462 850 dollars in construction, 90 850 of which was new work.
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Concord
Theodore M. Nelson
Richard A. Montague
Park Lane
Crastwood
Elm Street
Emile Saulnier
Noel Schofield
Strawbery Hill
William H. Butcher
Harrington Avenue
Jack Kline
Fire Department Calls Concord-Carlisle Week Summary
Firemen logged calls from October 14 to October 19 including still alarms for car accidents on Route 2 and Cambridge Turnpike, a box alarm for an oil burner on Beharrell Street, a truck fire on Route 2 east of Walden, smoke investigation on Elm Place, a brush fire on Liberty Street, and ambulance transports to Emerson Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Boston plus a Thoreau School investigation.
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Concord
Rotary Circle
Beharrell Street
Walden Street
Elm Place
Cambridge Turnpike
Liberty Street
Ipatient
Emerson Hospital
Thoreau School
Children Hospital
Boston
Concord hearing on Smethurst bowling alley license
The Concord selectmen held a two hour hearing on Chester Smethurst’s bid to open a bowling alley at 31 Croan. About 80 to 85 residents attended with 38–40 in favor and a similar number opposed. Proponents praised local recreation and business value. opponents cited traffic and noise concerns amid ongoing zoning questions.
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Chester D. Smethi
Croan
Edward P. Chase
H. Whittemer Brown
Harold C. Smith
Robert D. Parks
Archibald H. Ferran
Chase
Willian M. Higgins, Jr
Smethurst
Concord
Higgins
Boston
Bedford
Smeethurst
Earl B. Wheeler
Board of Health
James W. Powers
Nashawtlle Hill
Fire department totals rise to 261 alarms and 212 ambulances
Firemen have now responded to a total of 261 fire alarms this year and 212 ambulance calls as of yesterday morning, reflecting ongoing demand on emergency services.
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UK Hunt
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Concord Man
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Mothers of Twins Club
David W. Manning
America
LIONS
Joseph App
Wilmington
Rudolph W. Currier
Carl Roessler
Woburn
Cy ‘Bagdidian
Billerica
John C. Collins
Warren F. Davis
Vaughan
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James E
Jeff” ‘Finan
James E. Finan
Ash Street
James E. Finan, Jr
Concord Men and Sons
Robert E. Kelley
James F. Hanley
Corp
John Kulik
Raymond Travers
W. W. Anderson
Fire Department
Thomas Hopl
Albert M. Coffey
Astrid Currentary
Tom Brew
Gelettman Chase
Marguerite Ecke
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