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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1963
Page
1
The notes announce the christening of Martin and Scott at the First Parish service. The service will resume Sunday with details: Wednesday's meeting will be at 8 p.m.
Fred George 26 of 59 Walden Street faced district court after allegedly firing four shots at Concord police on Sept 29. Judge Otis M. Whitney ordered a 35 day observation at Metropolitan State Hospital after testimony. George had been detained previously on a 10 day hold and remains on $1,000 bail posted by his employer Edward J. Bartlett. Officers Sergt. Martin S. Yauga and Patrolman Wilbur Mounsey testified.
Two Asian news gits and Jitendra Tuli spoke at Lions meeting after dinner at Colonial Inn. President G. Donald Wade and Warren E. Davis praised the light bulb drive co chairmen Arthur L. Carr Jr. for selling nearly all 2,000 bags. Credit was given to Timothy Blaisdell Richard Carey and John Lup for assisting in the house to house drive.
West Concord Fin n Corp plans a $50,000 Teione A-1 Grange on its premises to lease out. The 10,000 square foot area includes an access road. A hearing date will be announced.
Concord and Carlisle residents will observe United Nations Day with an international tea from 3 to 5 p.m. at C.C.H.S. The program features folk dancing and singing by the Concord Scottish Country Dancers and an exhibition by the iene. Hostesses will wear attire native to foreign countries. Mrs. Will Bangs and Mrs. Russell Wheeler urge all to attend.
More than 500 people attended a Concord public forum at C. C. H. S. Auditorium Sunday evening. Sponsored by the Concord Inter-Church Peace Study Group, the event featured Rev. Harvey G. Cox Jr. and Rev. Robert J. McEwen S. J. discussing Pope John XXIII's encyclical and engaging in a lively Q&A.
The dedication honors James Harry Wilkins with present descendants and local leaders. School Committee members George A. Clark, T. William Lambe, Charles P. Brown, and principal Marguerite L. Grant attended alongside about 400 parents and friends. The new facility serves Grades 5-8, joining Brick, Highland and Spalding as part of the system.
Carlisle Boy Scouts plan a 9 a.m. waste paper collection Saturday rain or shine. Residents should place scout size bundles at the curb before the hour.
Concord crews battled a woods fire in the Powder Mill area beginning Thursday as flames spread through about 10 acres. The same day roughly 1.5 acres burned along Conant Street, with state trucks summoned to assist.
Concord articles for the December 9 special town meeting close at the selectmen's town house meeting Monday October 28 at 1 30 p m. Articles include a new 2 million dollar junior high school. Finance Committee to propose snow plowing funds and transfer to the stabilization account.
Mrs. Barbara R. Burr 73 of Elm Street is listed in Who's Who of American Women compiled by Marquis Who's Who. A former WAAC captain, she played a key role in local civic groups, Scouts, PTA, and church committees, with four children and a husband in the securities field.
Town Manager notes flagpole lowering for winter by Framingham firm. Acting manager Eldridge warns if hurricane Ginny threatens this week the pole may be lowered sooner. Electric rates to rise November 1 with about seven percent reduction. Main Street hotting to start after sewer project. AT&T cable plan approved. field station possible with hearing likely soon.
A waste paper collection drive will be held in Concord and West Concord Sunday. Sponsored by St. Bernard's Church and Our Lady's, the fundraiser benefits the Cardinal Cushing Chair. Items placed at curbs before noon will be picked up by volunteers from the two parishes.
The text notes a family with a daughter and four sons plus a remark about Mrs. Burr receiving an outstanding award. Le land, 19, a Exeter graduate and Weslayan sophomore, is in France for a six month study. Peter 16 Andover, Geoffrey 14 Concord Carlisle, and Con stance 12 in junior high.
Roger Davis, offensive guard for the Chicago Bears, pursues a hobby of raising training buying and selling field trial dogs while living in Solon Ohio.
In a town facing soaring elementary enrollments, the article outlines options for reconfiguring grade placement as new junior high space is planned. It discusses Emerson, Ripley, Willard, and Peter Buckley facilities and the potential need for a new elementary school in West Concord to handle growth.
On the sports pages of this newspaper, Phil Laursen was mentioned in a correction regarding a schoolboy football report. The item clarifies his role and corrects prior misstatements about his participation or coaching duties.
State Police discuss Joan Risch in a nationwide circular as investigators reexamine an unidentified woman’s body and fingerprints linked to the 1 year old disappearance of Mrs. Risch from Old Bedford Road. Martin Risch was in New York on business when she vanished.
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