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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
22
The event, held Saturday from 10 a.m. at the Community Base, features donations of used garments and household items to raise funds for the Girl Scouts and local community projects. Volunteer coordinator Rescott A. Smith lists a long roster of chairs and helpers across divisions including accessories and men’s clothing.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous chairs and assistants for a local event or fundraiser. The names include Goulding and Daly with multiple Mrs. titles, plus several others across committees and ticket handling. The incomplete text suggests a large volunteer committee.
The South Acton Congregational Church holds its annual fair this afternoon at 2 o clock with tables run by chairmen and volunteers for fancy work, aprons, food and plants, white elephant, grabs, and other stalls. KEY PEOPLE INCLUDE Mrs Alice Stiles Mrs Karl Jones Mrs Kenneth Reed Mrs Ruby Laffin Mrs Flint McCand y Mrs Carl Fint Mrs Tur Ner Mrs John Campbell Mrs Tohlore Mrs Benjamin Ineson Ms Katherine Graham Ms Joyce Pettip Teene Byers and Mrs Lawrence Dofinely.
Congressman Philip J. Philbin of Clinton urged Veterans Administration officials to revise regulations so former prisoners of war can obtain quicker disability determinations. He noted ex POWs faced delays due to missing service medical records, especially for dental claims, hindering substantiation of their cases and leaving veterans very handicapped by the lack of official records.
Polls open from 10 a m to 8 p m at Stow Town Hall on Tuesday. Residents needing coins to vote contact Robert Derby at Teaynards 313 W3.
Veterans advocate urges VA adjudicators to apply broader interpretation of service-incurred status for former POWs facing delays in dental treatment. He cites harsh camp conditions and backlogged ratings that hinder urgent care and argues veterans deserve full benefits. The note ends with a federal postmaster duck shooting ban remark.
At the VFw auxiliary meeting held at the town hall a vote changed meeting nights to the first and third Tuesdays each month and winter gatherings to homes. Next event at Mrs Richard Barker's home East Acton. A four part whist series begins at 8 p.m. with Mrs Marion Douglas leading the committee and a top score prize of $5.
The school fundraiser shows sixth graders earning 330.65, eighth graders 218.30, ninth 98.88, with pupil lists noting George Kelly and others. Joan Watson led earnings, and receipts will fund a purchase. A party on November 10 will award prizes and a drawing for a radio, watch, or bicycle.
Fragmented OCR text references Roanoke Island North Carolina and mentions bonds and titles. Readable parts indicate a legal or property notation with unclear entities. The piece is too garbled to extract a coherent event or outcome.
A fragment mentions Concord Masonic Temple events with officers including Frank W. and Excellan Jains, high priests seated, and a program honoring armed forces. Names listed include Rt By secretary and grand high priest, with references to Watertown Stow and river smiths among attendees. The text indicates a lodge gathering and a ceremonial diploma presentation with a support message for families.
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