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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
5
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fragments show a disputed ballot count as precincts report late results. officials and voters await final numbers while observers seek clarity on precinct totals and the impact on the overall outcome.
Local families report vacations and visits as residents travel to Memphis Lancaster and coastal towns. Harold Rideout and family return from a seven week stay. Chabot returns from Texas. others holiday at Nano, York and Lake Baddacook. Various residents plan dances and fall events. lodge activities and road trips noted.
Thelma Kennedy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Kennedy of Central street, hosted a pink and white linen shower at her home last Thursday evening. Guests traveled from Hudson, Waltham, Lowell, West Ayton, Concord, and Concord Junction. Miss Kennedy plans to marry soon. Miss Mabel P Sargent, former Harvey Wheeler School eighth grade teacher, will teach in Watertown next season.
Concord, Sept. 8 Michael Cody Jr. fired a medal round of 73 to establish a new course record at Concord Country Club during the holiday tournament. The previous mark was 74 held by Jimmy Baldwin who recently returned from a three month European tour. Labor Day brought heavy highway traffic amid calm holiday observations.
Sermon at Wis Church in the University Congregationalist Chapel Sunday is noted by community members including Ladue pastor Gail Cleland. Patrolman Patrick A. Whalen seized dynamite at George Robertson's Sudbury Road premises, with Robertson alleged to lack an explosive license.
Trinity Church in Concord Massachusetts lists services with Holy Communion at 8 a m and morning prayer with sermon at 11 a m Rector Rev Smith O Dexter presides. The Concord Rifle Club decided not to hold a shoot on Labor Day.
The Middlesex County Baseball League extends its season to September 12 to complete many postponed games. The move aims to finish the standings and ensure all teams have a fair opportunity to compete in the post pandemic schedule.
More than 50 participated in the Concord Rod and Gun Club open handicap skeet event at the Algeo farm grounds in Concord. Joseph Macone and J P Quinn tied for first with 24 each, but Macone won the shoot to claim first prize with Quinn taking second. William Bulger placed third and John Valentine, Nelson Horne and George Holden also scored. High gun was won on a shoot-off.
Charles F. Bowers and Andrew H. Hepburn divided honors in a 2-3 handicap event at Concord Country Club. James Baldwin Russell G. Fessender and Henry P. Kidder were close behind at 3 down. Other scores included George S. Keyes 0.5 down Herbert Buttrick Hosmer 5 down and F Woolsey Pratt 6 down. Three players did not card.
Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Buttrick of Liberty Street were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French at Chesterwood Stockbridge for a week. The couple, married in May, have returned from a wedding trip abroad.
Miss Regina Catherine Connell wed William Randall West at Our Lady Help of Christians in Concord Junction. The ceremony occurred at 6 pm with bridesmaid Elizabeth Connell and best man Frank Connell. The couple, after a White Mountains tour, will live in Waltham. Continuous reception on the bride’s lawn drew 250 guests from Boston, Lawrence and nearby towns as Emerson Playground teams prep for Concord Schools fall season.
The West Concord Parent Teachers Association opens its year with officers elected, moving pictures, and a social hour. R M McMcRae presents Harvesters of the Deep and Mergentheim with orthophonic music. The event welcomes new teachers and marks an important season for Concord Junction.
A flier, Lieutenant Thomas B. Williamson, faces Navy court martial over alleged traffic violations in Ashington. Witnesses say the aviator flew at low altitudes and performed dangerous loops near buildings.
Five women were injured in a collision on the state highway near the Concord Lincoln line early Sunday. A sedan owned by Arthur J. Gavagan of Somerville and a touring car owned by Ernest F. Higgins of Arlington Heights collided after Higgins’ car entered the highway from a side road. Passengers in the Gavagan car, Mrs. Eliot Nelson of Arlington and Miss Finch of Ashmont, plus Edna Liddy, Mary Liddy, and Grace Coyle of Somerville, were treated at Emerson hospital in Concord for minor bruises. Higgins’ car was traveling toward Concord. both vehicles suffered heavy damage.
President George White of the American College at Salonica visited Concord and spoke at Trinity Congregational Church. He delivered greetings from Maurice Bigelow and praised his teaching of 200 students and the project method connecting to Roe’s chemistry work. White highlighted Salonica’s growth from 160000 to over 500000 and the college’s expanding impact.
Miss Josephine Loring daughter of Mr and Mrs John Loring of Riverside Park married Roy Lavorgna of New Haven at Help of Christians Church Concord Junction. Rev Joseph P Mahar performed the ceremony. Bridesmaid Miss Mary Loring best man Vita Lavorgna. After a breakfast at the bride home the couple went to New Haven for a reception. They will spend September in New York and live in Watertown after returning. The bride is a Concord Junction native and Mount St Marys Academy alumna. Lavorgna is son of Mr and Mrs Philip Lavorgna of New Haven and a Burdett College graduate employed in Boston.
Michael Cody Jr won the selected nine holes event at Concord Country Club leading a field of ten. He also captured the driving and approaching and putting titles and set a course record. Russell G Fessenden finished second with a 32.
Concord defeats No. Billerica 17 to 8 in a 25 inning scoreless stretch for opponents as Batchelor Morrill shine. Edwardson Arkin and Zollinger contribute key hits while Morrill earns the win in relief. Lincoln game follows with Concord winning 13 to 4 in a high scoring sixth.
Sunday services outline at Union church include 10.30 am sermon on Educational Religion, a 12.00 noon church reopening, 6.00 pm first meeting of the season, and 7.30 pm evening session. Mr and Mrs Daniel motor over the Mohawk for the holiday.
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