Moscow bold Kommissars reshuffle hinted in wartime critique
The article portrays a harsh postwar view of Soviet leadership, citing Konstantovich Timoshenko and Kommissars as wielding veto power and paychecks to secure loyalty. It references defense ministers, payroll shifts for political loyalists, and broad critiques of Moscow’s command and governance amid global conflict.
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York
Moscow
Konstantovich Timoshenko
Warsaw
Semcommissar
Defense
Han
Russia
Finland
Timoshenko
Concord Adds 158 Voters to September Primaries
Mrs. Elsie EB Rose of the Board of Registrars reports from precinct one that 187 more voters are now eligible to vote in the September 17 state primaries. The Concord registration stands at about 3800, within 100 of the town’s largest ever total.
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Concord
Elsie EB. Rose
Board of Registrars
Concord Fire Truck Debuts After Chimney Fire
Concord firemen from Central Station tested their new junior aerial ladder truck on Barretts Mill Road early Friday for a chimney blaze at Charles J. Sheehan’s home. Damage remained slight. The item also notes local births, hospital stays, and community notices from Concord including social and civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Sheehan
Barretts Mill Road
New England Evangelical Free Church Conference in Portland
Members of the People's Society led by Rev. Otto T. Rafos attended a weekend conference of the New England Evangelical Free Churches held in Portland, Maine. The service on Saturday featured Pastor Rafos leading singing and the main speaker was M. D. Christian of Africa, with a closing picnic on Monday.
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Being People’s Society
Otto T.rafos
Evangélical Free
New England
Portland
Maine
Rafos
M. D
Christian of Africa
Concord Legion band to perform West Concord concert Thursday
Weather permitting the Concord Legion band will present the West Concord Community band concert at Harvey Wheeler school grounds Thursday at 8 PM. If rain forces postponement the concert moves to Friday at the same time and place under Manager A George Landini.
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Concord Legion
West Concord
Johnny Powers Returns From New York Business Trip
Johnny Powers son of Mr and Mrs Powers has returned from a four day business trip to New York City.
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Johnny Powers
Center
New York
Widow Mrs Brittain Dies At 90 At Daughter's Home
Mrs Brittain widow of William C Brittain died at her daughter Mrs Malcolm MacKay 35 Central Street on Thursday night aged in her 90s. She was born August 13 1859 in Sussex New Brunswick and came to the United States 52 years ago living in the town 26 years. She leaves a daughter Mrs Ina Williams of Boston a brother in New Brunswick two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday from her home with Rev Kenneth R Teed of Union Church officiating burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
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West
Concord
Mae
Siger (Buthatan) Brittain
Portoncord
Malcolm MacKay
Central Street
Brittain
William C. Brittain
Parish
Sussex
New Brunswick
United States
Certificates Awarded To Concord Firemen From Vocational Education
Concord firemen at Central Station receive certificates from the Division of Vocational Education. Recipients include Chief Harry K. Tuttle District Chief Dennis Horne Captain Michael Mullaney Captain George W. Deacon and numerous others.
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Concord
Division of Vocational Education
Central Station
Harry K. Tuttle
Dennis 8. Horne
Michael Mullaney
George W. Deacon
Harry A. Patterson
Augustine Melanson
Martin Mullaney
Mason G. Foss
Charles E.mara
Ralph B. Peterson Jr
Thomas J. Aey
Hartnell
Ana
Edward J Vest
Cote
Setion
Captain At
Lain
Maxwell
G Lawrence
Gerald H. Finan
Henry W. Harmon
Holgar. Olsen
Carl Anderson
Fred Edwardson
Wendell R. Prentiss
J. Reginald Perry
Charles H. Doyle
Erling Johanson
Harold T. Beharrell
Reed O. Beharell
Red Cross First Aid Course Opens September 10
A Red Cross First Aid course will start Tuesday September 10 at the West Concord Fire Station. It runs for 10 consecutive weeks from 7 to 9 PM and is open to men and women over 18. Limited to 30 members, the course fee covers the Red Cross First Aid Textbooks and bandages. Enroll via Dr. C B Dow instructor at 390 Main Street or Concord 1350-W.
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West Concord
American Red Cross
C. B. Dow
Main Street
Concord
Baseball league ties for first as East Quarter beats Hub bardville
Concord Herronville captain elect Jimmy Condon pitched in the 4-1 win over Depot leading nine at Emerson playground. Harry Cook pitched a 2 one-hitter for East Quarter in a 4-9 victory over Hubbardville, placing East Quarter a half game ahead of Depot. The title race tightens as Depot faces East Quarter, with a "Little World Series" spot at stake next weekend.
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Concord
Herronville
Jimmy Condon
Depot
Emerson Playground
Joe Ruggerio
Woody” Blocher
Dickie Craig
Sleepy Hollow
Harry Cook
Hubbardville
Maurice Dee Caugff
Frank Lawton
Richie Loughlin
Bill McCarthy
Tom Burke
East Quarter
Hubbardsville
Trinitarian Congregational Church Service Schedule
Walden Street announcement for Rev. Wilfrid H. Bunker minister. Morning worship Sunday September 8 at 10:45 a m with communion and a sermon by the pastor. Religious Education committee meets Friday September 6 at 7 45 p m at Mrs Leslie R Moore home. Tuesday September 10 at 7 45 p m a teachers meeting and church school updates at the parish house.
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Trinitarian Congregational Church
Walden Street
Wilfrid H. Bunker
Religious Education Committee
Leslie R. Moore
Pariabouse
Town Meeting to Vote on Zoning for Theatre Project
Residents are urged to attend a special town meeting Monday at 7 o clock in the town hall. The session will discuss the reconing of property behind the Middlesex Institution for Savings Bank to build a theatre, requiring a two thirds vote to change zoning. Concord aims to support the moving picture theatre plan.
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Concord
Friends Seek Reinstatement for Warren B Goddard
A Concord group will hold an 8 pm meeting Friday in the Warren High School library to urge reinstating Warren B Goddard, former teacher, principal, and school committeeman retired by the school committee two years ago. The group argues he should be granted permission to teach one more year to obtain a state pension.
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Concord
Inter
Fie
Warren’ B. Goddard
Goddard
Ie Jiked
Hag Sige
Concord Cousins Cheney and Kidder Debut at Chilton Club
Miss Grace Hurd Cheney and Miss Josephine Burnett Kidder announce their joint debut at a Chilton Club luncheon on September 12. Daughters of Charles W Cheney and Henry P Kidder, both graduates of Concord Academy in June, plan college entrances to Sarah Lawrence and Vassar.
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Concord Academy
Sarah Lawrence College
Kidder
Vassar
Grace Howell
Julia Howell
Concord
Gun Club Field Day is Planned With Variety of Shoots
The Musketaquid Gun Club meets for its monthly luncheon at Harrington avenue clubhouse and later holds committee meetings to finalize Field Day plans. Sun day events start at 10 30 with a clambake from 12 to 1 39 and include balloon shooting fly and plug casting deer shooting horse and dog races pistol skeet and rifle shooting plus three gate prizes.
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Concord
Musketaquid Gun Club
Harrington Avenue
Concord Rotarian luncheon to feature electrical engineer
William E Sutherland has secured William Kennedy Mason of Medford as speaker at the Rotarian luncheon this Thursday. Mason will discuss experiments with pinine ozonide.
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Concord
William
E. Sutherland
Kennedy
Mason
Medford
Roy
Erikson Dairy Announces New Milk Seal Hood
The Erikson Dairy of Great Road Maynard introduces a new seal hood to protect milk bottles during delivery. The feature aims to maintain purity from the dairy to the consumer, enhancing quality control of Brikgon milk.
Richenburg True Wedding in Roslindale Church
Miss Mildred Louise Richenburg daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Richenburg Roslindale married Edward Keene True son of Mr and Mrs B Payson True last Saturday at four in Roslindale Baptist Church The Rev Harold S Campbell presided After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Eugene Oregon Groom is an MIT graduate The couple will live in Eugene Oregon
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Concord
Mildred Louise Richenburg
Frederick
Richenburg
Roslindale
Edward Keene True
B. Payson True
Woodstree
Roslindale Baptist
Harold S. Campbell
Truebell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Concord area brief notes on locals, travels and military service
The Carlisle based families relocate to Lowell road while others, including Mrs Ida Martin and Kathleen Phillips, return from Maine. National Guard and reserve members such as William T. McCarthy and Stevie Klannery join Framingham Company C. A new baby arrives at Emerson Hospital to Mr and Mrs John W. Adams. Local figures attended events in Lincoln and Concord, with plans for September Rotary speakers and upcoming state primaries discussed by the Democratic Town Committee at the Court House.
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Democratic Town Committee
Court House
Charles’ Flannery
Five Year Old Barbara Hall Celebrates Birthday
West Concord reports five year old Barbara Hall daughter of Harold H Hall and Mrs Hall celebrated her birthday with a party at 154 Commonwealth Avenue last Friday afternoon. She received many presents and enjoyed games and refreshments with guests including Jean MacFarlane Nancy Humes Peggy Ware Roger Derby Jr Dickie Hopkins Jane Heckman Joan Pearson Donna Johanson and Carol Prentiss.
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West Concord
Barbara Jane Hall
Harold H. Hall
Commonwealth Avenue
Barara
Jean MacFarlane
Nancy Humes
Peggy Ware
Roger Derby Jr
Dickie Hopkins
Jane Heckman
Joan Pearson
Donna Johanson
Carol Prentiss
Concord golfers in Myopia four ball at Hamilton
Andrew Hepburn Gerald Henderson Henry Snelling John Buttrick and William Faversham are Concord golfers entered in the Myopia four ball event at Hamilton last week. Robert Kelley a high school athlete joined the six mile race feature at the Scottish Caledonian holiday card. Grove games in Boston Monday. Biss won Sunday's weekly golf tournament at the Country Club links with 95 71 for 18 holes handicap medal play. Burleigh Pratt runner up 83 72 Leonard Smith 92 72.
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Eee
Andrew
Hepburn
Gerald Henderson
Henry B. W. Snelling
John B
Buttrick
William Faversham
Concord
Hamilton
Robert Kelley
Bedford Street
Grove
Boston
Biss
Burleigh L. Pratt
Leonard Smith
Labor Day Guests Roster From Arlington Heights to Jaffrey
Mr and Mrs Walter Kilton of Arlington Heights and Roger M Adams of East Jaffrey New Hampshire were among the guests here on Labor Day. Mr and Mrs Barl Stone and
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Walter Kilton
Arlington Heights
Roger
M. Adams
East
Jaffrey
N. H
Barl Stone
Lincoln Woman Christine Jensen Dies At 72 In Lincoln
Mrs Christine Peterson Jensen longtime Lincoln resident died suddenly at her home on Monday Born February 18 1869 in Borup Denmark she was 72 and had lived in Lincoln 32 years Survived by husband Neills and three sons Alex Olin Holgar all of Lincoln Funeral by Rev Richard Emrich of St Anne s Episcopal church from the late home Wednesday burial in Lincoln Cemetery
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Lincoln
Sarah
Christine
Peterson) Jensen
Old
Sudbury Road
Concord
Jensen
Borup
Denmark
Neills
Alex
Olin
Holgar
Gordon Eaton holiday golf winners named
Gordon Gordon M Watson and John Eaton Jr captured the holiday golf tournament at the Country Club links with a 78 65 in four ball best ball. Other scores list pairs including Mason Ham Piper Hutchinson Ham Buttrick Hepburn Fessendon Pratt Codding Bodfish Eaton Brooks Piper Snelling Buttrick Bodfish Johnston and Bodigh.
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Oncord
Watson M. Gordon
John M. Eaton, Jr
Mason I. Ham
Ralph C. Piper
John W. Hutchinson
M. L. Ham
John B. Buttrick
Andrew. H. Hepburn
Russell
Randolph Piper
Khenee
Johnston
Clarence
Bodfish
Concord Representative Otis M Whitney Seeks Reelection Unopposed
Otis M Whitney of Concord seeks the Republican nomination for a new term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 13th Middlesex District which includes Concord Lincoln Wayland and Weston. He has previously served on the State Administration committee and Mercantile Affairs and was youngest ever elected from the 13th Middlesex District.
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Concord
Otis M Whitney
Republica
Whitney
Middlesex
Lincoln
Wayland
Weston
House of Representatives
Unemployment Compensation Commission
General Court
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Young Republican Club
Republican Town Committee of
Bedford Children Attend League Game at Fenway Park
Bedford Progressive Association invited 86 boys and girls to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park as guests. The outing followed another by the group and featured enthusiastic response from both boys and girls.
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Bedford
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Bedford Progressive Association
Boston
Bees
Philadelphia
Art Ball in Sudbury Pace and Plans
Sudbury plans an annual Art Ball to close the season with a formal event. A committee on arrangements is expected to be formed and Columbus Day Eve is a considered date. Interest is shown by Wayland Weston Lincoln and Concord residents as efforts continue to make the ball a great success.
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Sudbury
Wayland
Weston
Lincoln
Concord
Maynard Garden Club Flower Show Hosts and Entries
The Maynard Garden Club announces its annual Flower Show on Monday September 9 hosted by Mrs. George Hird at 77 Gontord Street. Entries must be in place by 2 30 p m judging begins at 11 a m. Open to the public with numerous classes for flowering and foliage plants arranged by committee.
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George Hird
Maynard
Maynard Garden’ Club
Gontord Street
Hird
Maynard Garden Club
Wilder Macurda
Thompson
William ‘McGarry
Brooks Ried
Victor
Frey Jones
William McGarry
Chanae
Wild i
Howe
Howard Crane
Cisirthan
Francis May
Charles Warren
Dance Party Draws 700 at Local 140 Event
More than 700 members and guests attended the Complimentary Dance under Local 140 T W U A at Pastime Hall Monday night. Music by Fennessey’s Orchestra of Woburn provided lively entertainment with festive decorations and refreshments. John O’Leary presided. committee members included William O’Toole Lester F. Cowles and Wilfrie Riley.
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Meynard
Fennessey
Woburn
Bruno Rantane
John O'Leary
Shea
William O'Toole
Lester F. Cowles
Wilfrea’ Riley
Drivers Fined After Sudbury Fatal Car Crash
John Foran and John Donahue, both of Roxbury, were each fined 75 dollars in district court for the Sudbury crash that killed Albert P. Wright of Roxbury on the night of August 2. Foran paid the fine. Donahue appealed.
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Sudbury
John’ Foran
John Donahue
Roxbury
Albert P. Wright
Foran
Wright
Donahue
Maynard Club Women Play Final in Golf Championship
Mrs Clifton defeated Mrs Edward one up in a tense final at Maynard Country Club to defend the Women’s Golf Club title. The match marked a repeat victory for Clifton, who also won the championship five years ago. A large field from various towns participated in the tournament.
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Maynard
Clifton Ra
Maynard Country
Edward
Soctl Women’s Golf Club
Var Ree
Ancy- Do
Bedford Beacon Concert Clue Delivers Afternoon Program
Under Nam L. Daley, a Bedford unit presents a car program at the United Veterans Administration facility on Monday afternoon at 2 o clock for the party staff. The weekly feature is listed as an entertainment option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Opr Nam L. Daley
United Veterans’ Administration
R Bedford
Senator Connors Addresses Local 140 at Complimentary Dance
Senator Louis B. Gont, representing the 5th Middlesex District with a 100 percent labor record, spoke briefly at the Complimentary Dance of Local 140 Monday night at Time Hall. Joseph Casey and others praised labor leaders, while Washington delays prevented further appearances.
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A Defense
Harriet Elliott
Ayn Conference of
Jelliott
Woman’s of
The
University of North
Uligtt
Sis
Lege
Parkville
Trollege
Hanover
Ind
Pil Tmnaster
Co_ University
Council of National Deéwas
Perry Ime
Eveleth R. Todd
Richardson House
George B. Clark
Lexington Road
Myron
Farmington
Connecticut
Thomas J. Healy
Marty
Rita
Iinois
Archie
St. Giroux
Lexington
Civilian Defense Committee
Colonist Inn
Macatt
Aiaur Line
Helping Hang Society
Harvey Wheeler School
Nantasket
A. OU. H
Concord Grange
Suipper
Violet, Flanery
Helen Croft
Jeannette Steisby
Madeline DeMars
Francis Street
Alfred Wheeler Stone
Union Church
Unti
Harold C. Carlson
Cottage Street
Concord Elks
Willard S. Taylor
Riverside Avenue
Annapolis Royal
Nova Scotia
Mathe A. Findeisen
Peter Bulkeley
Susannah Brittain
Red Cross
Friends
W. G. Goddard
Gun Club
Mildred Richenburg
Edward True
Oregon
Frederick Dexter
Carlisle
Lowell Road
Charles
Everett
Ida Martin
Kathleen Phillips
William T. McCarthy
Fairhaven Road
Stevie Klannery
Bedforn Street
Framingham Company
110Th Quartermaster Regiment
Massachusetts National Guard
John W. Adams
Shirley Street
Emerson Hospital
Miss. Louis
Ineson
South Acton
Hildegarde Andreaspen
Egep
William.h. Dee
Philip Dee
Hampton Beach
Alvard N. MacRae
Hubbard Street
Kirksville
Missouri
MacRae
David. B. Williams
Charles 8. Robinson
Philip Smith
Arthur
W. Parke
Otis
M. Whitney
Louis Keiffer
Williams&. Sutherland
Rotary Club
Barbara Hall
SO. Sudbury
Sarah C. Jensen
Gordon
Eaton
Art Ball
Garden Club
Senator Connors
Manning Pharmacy
Rexaal
Richardson Drug Concord
Bradshaw’s South
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