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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
2
Local residents attend mid week devotional at Evangelical Congregational Church and plan visits to Camp Clear for season ending services. Clergy changes include Rev. Albert E. Gabriel resuming duties and Edward Ledgard returning to The Paper Store after vacations.
A brief notice urges readers to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds as a patriotic and practical investment for national prosperity. It emphasizes supporting government funding and personal financial security through saving programs.
Sudbury fire crews fight a blaze at 15 Pine Street injuring a child and damaging the three month old dwelling. Officials estimate 10000 for the building and 3000 for contents. Fire started in a back second floor bedroom. The owner Samuel Ackroy was abroad. Fires also report brush fires on Lillian Avenue and Raymond Farm with hose lays and water transport.
Following the opening call Coach Bernie Megin will run his 1960 high school grid squad through two sessions daily until school resumes next Thursday. A 70 player squad is expected to answer today, led by captain Terry Taylor who also leads the baseball team. Several boys have been informal workouts at the playground and are reported in condition.
Concord Belief residents will host the Boston Patriots for a holiday workout at Emerson Playground on Monday. Daily sessions run 12 30 to 2 30 p m with lockers and showers at the State Armory. Selectmen granted permission for use of Emerson Playground.
A 1960 town meeting authorized a 15 member High School Building Committee with $20 000 to study a new facility on land near Alumni Field Great Road The panel including ThomasBillups and Albert Lever aims to draft preliminary designs and cost estimates for a 600 student program and secure needed approvals and planning steps
Maynard selectmen met with two members present. They granted a shoe highlighting permit for Joseph T. O’Driscoll and approved a pole erection hearing for Boston Edison and New England Telephone on Maple Street. The board renewed town group insurance contracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Boston Mutual Life, reappointed Thomas Cocco as town insurance agent, and granted building permits for Frederick Casalito and Pine Knoll Acres. A rezoning petition near a gasoline station was discussed, and a notice was sent about removing a real estate sign following a court decision.
The State School Building Assistance Commission notes a high school need and selects Perley R. Gilbert for design. The committee studies educational specifications, site options, and potential federal aid with Maynard projected to receive about 36 percent. Bi weekly full meetings are held at Green Meadow School on the first Wednesday and third Monday at 8 p.m., with sub committees meeting as needed. Voters are urged to attend these meetings.
The Maynard rotary club schedules a ROT list event at Twin Trees Row ing in September. Visitors listed include Mark Poplin Taft Hudson Cleary Jr Rolan Concord John J Shaughnesgy Woburn Herbert Wag ner New York and Jewell Ryerson who contributed door prizes.
Victor Pazaricky urged action regarding a house on Espie Avenue as the board learned about the map location. W Beebe, chairman of the town committee, notified the board that Republicans qualified to be tellers for the upcoming primaries will be involved.
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