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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a Framingham committee annual outing, mentions a bridge and a lady car on the Mill, and references police, a windshield tag, and a possible social event. The text is garbled with scattered names and phrases about a wife, vio lence prevention, and a veterinarian, lacking coherent details or dates.
The fragment notes a reference to a 400 event at a school and indicates discussion or hearing. Details are incomplete.
Mrs Lovell attended a local bar anniversary event with residents and community members present.
Concord Rotary hosts Fred Z. Boyd district governor of Rotary International 791st district on Sept 12. He will address members and confer with club officers as part of his annual mid eastern Massachusetts tour. Boyd fronts real estate and insurance, chairs committees, and has led regional associations.
Concord reports a joint installation of officers for James J. Mansfield Post No. 158 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 138 at the Veterans' Building on Sept 11 at 8 pm. George K. Walker will install post officers and Anne Melody will install auxiliary officers. Edith Nourse Rogers may attend. Local officials invited. guest attendance expected from nearby communities. Proceeds from cake sales will aid Bedford V.A. Hospital expenses.
A Saturday accident on Lexington road involved Philip Ruggiero and his passenger Mrs. Clara Ruggiero both of Somerville. The car blew a front tire and skidded into a tree, injuring Mrs. Ruggiero who was hospitalized for a bad gash. Vehicle damage was about 400 dollars.
Corrected wedding notices include Ruth Nancy Judson of Shrewsbury and David James Curran a Marlborough graduate and Boston College staffer united at St Bernard s Church and to reside in Concord. Also Sept 14 Jesse James of New Hampshire 4-H ties with Enid Vose of Amherst in a Burton ceremony. prior note amended.
Dr. Robert S. Ireland announces the appointment of Mrs. Jane S. McGregor to replace the late Elizabeth Downes. A Rice Institute graduate from Charlotte North Carolina, she will teach fourth grade at Thoreau School. The McGregors reside in Cambridge while her husband pursues a PhD in chemistry at MIT. The district opened with record enrollments and full staff.
The Carlisle Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the new school auditorium on Wednesday September 11 at 8 o'clock to act on the petition of Niels P Nielsen for a variance of the zoning by law affecting land on Cross Street. Chairman of the board is Jay Fisk.
Concord issues notice for reconstruction of Commonwealth Avenue with bids due by Tuesday Sept 10 at 2 p.m. Proposals are to be received at Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson's office and plans shown at the Town Engineer's Public Works Building on Lowell Road.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 69 completed a six day journey through four New England states New York and Quebec Montreal and Nova Scotia. They camped near Augusta Maine visited the shrine at St Anne De Beaupre learned about Canadians and set tents in parks camping along the route. They cooked their own meals and stayed in camping areas as they traveled through Vermont New Hampshire and New York.
Annual Concord area school bus drivers meeting set for 8 p m September 11 in Wells A Hall Memorial Auditorium. George H Perry of the Massachusetts Safety Council will speak, with a Registry of Motor Vehicles representative also attending. Neighbors towns police and private bus contractors invited to learn responsibilities and bus laws.
Troop 69 holds weekly meetings in Monument Hall every Tuesday at 7 15 PM starting September 10. Open to boys aged 11 and 12 who wish to join.
A large crowd including Attorney General George Fingold and Brigadier General Otis M. Whitney joined in the funeral service for Thomas F. Sullivan, the city's Police Commissioner who died at 79 at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston last Thursday.
Trinity Adult Group hosts a chicken and corn barbecue at Charles R Childs home in Stow on Saturday evening September 14 at 6 o clock. Proceeds support group activities and local community projects. All members and neighbors invited.
James F. Hanley urges Concord parents to teach 2000 pupils safe routes to school. He stresses drivers must treat children as vulnerable, stop for stopped school buses, and stay alert at bus stops. The return to school marks a community safety responsibility.
Town Manager Theodore M. Nelson reminded taxpayers that October 1 is the deadline to request abatements for personal property and real estate taxes. The board of appeals, led by Chairman Andrew Hepburn Jr., considered several new proposals after a routine meeting at the Town House. Assessors continue reviewing abatements under the prior revaluation program conducted last year.
Several assessors plan to attend state meetings at Ambherst later this month, aiming to discuss regional issues and statewide standards. The attendance signals coordinated oversight and potential policy updates affecting local budgeting and property assessments.
Concord hosts its fourth year of adult education classes with registration on Sept 23 and 24. Evening sessions start Oct 1 and run until March 10 at Concord High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30.
Two youths from Massachusetts Institution for Correction fled the farm dormitory on Saturday evening and were recaptured Tuesday in Coudersport Pennsylvania in a stolen New York car. Leonard Frost and John LeFebvre, both 19, had faced armed robbery and larceny charges and were sentenced to five years and a day to run concurrently.
New arrivals listed for Emerson Hospital over the past week include multiple births: a son to Morris and Mrs Fink of Cambridge Turnpike on Aug 26, a son to Roger and Mrs Hatch of 2 Highland Street on Aug 26, a son to Robert and Mrs Johnson of Dudley Road on Aug 27, a daughter to Augustus Doty Jr of Sudbury on Aug 27, a son to John and Mrs Ryan of Wayland on Aug 29, a daughter to Harry Cook of Concord on Aug 29, a son to Norman Lounsbury on Aug 29, a son to Michael Fitzmorris of Concord on Aug 30, a son to Roman Kis of Valleyhead Hospital Carlisle on Aug 30, a son to Charles Genetti of Bedford on Aug 31, a son to Howard Boeske of Maynard on Sept 1, and a son to Kenneth Drolette of Concord on Sept 1.
Mrs Betty Hodges and two children of Texas have returned home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Edward F Wright at 10 West Street West Concord.
Concord public schools open with 2138 students, a record, though Lincoln and Bedford send no high school pupils. Carlisle contributes about thirty, with total staff around 130. High school enrollment stands at 492, up 31 over eight years, while overall district totals may top 2200 after upcoming registrations.
The Concord Lions Club holds a fourth consecutive summer cookout at Ray Pare’s home on Route 27 North Acton on September 10 at 6 30 p m. President John C Collins presides with Edwin F Crosby as chairman. Last meeting drew 38 members and guests at Harris home with Dorchester caterer. The club plans a busy fall campaign and will again run the refreshment concession at Emerson Playground during home football games. An advisory committee meeting for Zone Chairman Rudolph W Currier occurs September 17 and a local delegation attends the September 18 advisory council meeting in Lynn.
The Massachusetts Institution of Correction reports 361 inmates as of Saturday, down from 349 in June and far below the usual 600 plus, with historical highs near 1100.
Mr and Mrs Walter Mickolcz of Pelham New Hampshire return from a Chicago visit with Mr Mickolszs brother and family traveling by auto to London Ontario and back along the toll road. R Wilson Brooks of 337 Chera Street returns from a trip to Chicago with her.
The Concord Next public hearing of the board of appeals will be held Wednesday evening September 18 at 8 o clock in the court room at the Town House. Petition submissions are due to the selectmen's office before Monday September 9. Nelson announced there are no decisions ready from the August 21 hearing where several citizens and one petitioner appeared.
West Concord firemen were summoned yesterday around 6 30 for a small fire at the Howard andscthag Restaurant Route 2 West Concord. Damage was slight and marked the 224th alarm of the year.
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