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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
14
The opening whist party at Monument under St Bernard's CYO awarded Mrs. Michael Boyce of enteln the grand prize for the series. Mrs Owen Hillips won first prize in one whist round. Other winners included Mrs. Fannie Crowe Thomas Burke Mrs. Marie Adrian Mrs. Ian Macone and Rene Beau. The grand prize tracks most points after eight games, with a $5 door prize and weekly parish events continuing each evening.
Mary Morin of Fitchburg Mass for 75 years has smoked the briar pipe that remains her lifelong consolation. She has continued the habit despite changing times and lasting devotion.
A reader asks about correct forms like residing versus re siding and with hyphenation. The column explains usage rules for re prefixes and American British spellings, including theater versus theatre and pronunciation hints, with examples such as re fuse versus refuse and re cover.
Concord resident Edward J Bartlett a U S Navy veteran and Seabees member operates his own cabinet making and furniture repair business behind the Central Fire Station. He formerly worked with Russell Hunt and now offers skilled work and repair services.
Five up masie spent Sunday with Miss Marie Howard. A football game between Concord High and Maynard drew a large crowd with Shep winning 12-0 advancing to Wilson and Gage. James Muldoon dies in Harvard bicycle crash at about 20 mph.
Twenty five years ago the community marked Patriot's Day with a civic program and a play by Middlesex Players titled Get Rich Wallingford directed by Lawrence O'Toole of Clinton. Samuel E. Haines died in Concord at 73 and Mrs Bridget Daly at 75. Middlesex School bought a Ford for mail service from Concord with Michael O Laughlin in charge. Maynard High and Shirley School tied 6 8 in a football game. Concord grammar School beat Concord Junction 12 7 on two Dempsey touchdowns.
Allen speaks at First Parish ceremony on anniversaries. Miss Anna Corkum formerly married to Joseph Delory at St Bernard s. Bradburys sue Vermont Central railroad for missing Christmas trees. Concord Legion Band marks fifth anniversary. Funeral for Thomas Leaves, 78. Mrs Frederick Eaton heads Concord Garden Club officers. Wells A Hall and eight teachers honored at Seiler s. Unitarian church notes by Rev Daniels. Community anecdotes on superstitions and Halloween folk beliefs. Widow Florence Everett dies at 71. Balloon installed. West Concord Woman s Club begins ninth season. Concord Lions Club plans Charter Night at Girl Scout House.
Prague authorities order post offices to return to sender any item from abroad addressed to Protectorate of Bohemia Moravia Sudetenland or Ts checode and any mail to Germany from Czech towns as part of erasing Nazi era remnants.
The Greater Boston Community Fund allows Concord to reduce its 1947 goal by 8.7 percent to 31000 to aid Emerson Hospital expansion. Winthrop H. Lee, Concord Division chair, announced the adjustment as other areas rise over five percent. Large worker meetings occurred at Concord High School on October 28 and Harvey Wheeler School on October 30, with Professor Roger C. Fenn presiding.
Veteran affairs officer John H. Allen announced under the Life Insurance Act of 1946 veterans may reinstate lapsed National Service Life Insurance by paying two months' premiums and meeting health conditions. Through February 1, 1947 no health test is required if health is as good as on the due date. The act also liberalizes conversion to Ordinary Life, Twenty-Payment Life, Thirty-Payment Life, Twenty-Year Endowment, and Endowment at age 60.
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