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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1954
Page
1
Local chatter mentions a Tuesday event tied to a hurricane in Concord with clashes and a wave of damage. References to Trinity church, Franklin Cool in Westport, and an electrical storm flood warnings surface amid scattered notices and civic concern.
A fragment notes the Scouts helping youths learn civic duties and leadership, aiming to mold responsible citizens and future leaders.
The Concord School Committee, led by Superintendent Radcliffe Morrill, toured school buildings on Saturday September 4 and praised ongoing maintenance, redecorating, and repairs including the Harvey Wheeler auditorium and Peter Bulkeley assembly room.
Concord Deputy Fire Chief Harry A. Patterson reports street fire alarm boxes are out of order and will remain so indefinitely. In a fire, residents must use the nearest telephone to call for help.
The Municipal Light Plant reports near complete electric service restoration in Concord as of September 6 with outside help. Workers labored from dawn to dusk, restoring services under an orderly plan and awaiting street lighting reinstitution. The Light Board thanks citizens and commends plant employees and fellow town departments and the Telephone Company for support.
Concord high school alumnus Concord resident Donald M Hopkins is in eight weeks basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey with Company B 893rd Tank Battalion 69th Infantry Division. He will receive military instruction and may proceed to advanced infantry training specialist courses or transfer for further training after this phase.
Concord reports the week’s newborns including a son to Alfred Harter at Old Pickard farm on August 30 and a son to Robert Wildes on Nancy read September 1. A daughter to Willard Prince at The Valley Road September 2, a son to John Barron on Westford Road Carlisle September 6, and a daughter to John J. Ruggiero at 421 Main Street West Concord on September 6.
Radcliffe College student Diana Frothingham from Concord boarded the S S Mauretania in New York last week to begin a year of study at the University of Paris.
Firefighters from Concord and West Concord responded to 199 fire alarms and 15 ambulance calls as of Tuesday, well ahead of last year’s figures. The report notes the surge in emergencies compared with the same period in the prior year.
Local voters are advised of polling times for the state primary next Tuesday. Polls open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. in all three precincts with Precinct 1 at Hunt Memorial Gymnasium, Precinct 2 at Harvey Wheeler School, and Precinct 3 at the Veterans Building.
Concord Council 287 installs new officers on September 21 at Monumentdial after a spaghetti supper at 6:30 p.m. Grand Knight John J. Sheehan states District Deputy Walter F. Doherty of Woburn will perform the induction of the new state.
Police report an unusually quiet weekend with lighter traffic on Routes 62 2 2A and 126 as residents stayed home to recover from hurricane damage or returned home early. Some travelers may have stayed in the stricken areas or left for home over the holiday.
West Concord Union Church hosts a dinner meeting for all church school teachers and officers on Thursday September 16 at 6 30 o clock. The speaker is Mrs Norman H Erb director of religious education at Old South Church Boston.
Concord couple Mr and Mrs David Anderson of Garfield road announce the birth of their third daughter on August 30 at Emerson hospital. Mrs Anderson is formerly of Stow. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leslie O Anderson of Fitchburg turnpike Concord.
Concord reports a record fall enrollment of 1,821 students, 153 more than last year. Expectation of growth to about 1,835 by October 1, with three year rise totaling 354 pupils. historical data show shifts across High School and other local schools.
Concord Rotary club will welcome about 125 guests at tonight’s evening meeting at Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club. Foreign students on Fulbright scholarships will attend, replacing the usual noon session. Chester D. Smethurst plans for a fall conclave at Poland Springs, Maine, Sept 29 to Oct 3.
Concord reports morning sessions today and tomorrow as opening classes begin. Full day sessions resume next Monday. Enrollment is expected to exceed last year’s 500.
Hawthorne Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star opened at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Arline Parker of Lincoln as the new worthy matron presiding. Rothwell N. MacRae showed colored movies after the business session and refreshments were served. Next meeting listed for October 13 with program to be announced.
The Concord Board of Selectmen will hold its next regular meeting at the Town House on Monday night September 13 at 7 30. Chairman Edward P. Chase will preside and meetings will be scheduled on Mondays following summer sessions.
Five candidates seek the G O P nomination for the vacancy created by the death of Rep Harold Tompkins last May in a Concord stronghold district that includes Carlisle Maynard and Stow. Also on the ballot are Governor's Councillor David B Williams and Attorney General George Fingold both unopposed for re election. Democrat John Driscoll of Maynard faces a contest with a challenger for governor after the convention. Petrie Mallen and Mrs Patrick Macconix plus Zofia visited Concord relatives before returning home.
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