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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
9
A historical note recalls Concord’s 1634 incorporation as a town during observances tied to its early founding. The piece contrasts Concord’s age with nearby towns, mentions Lexington, and references Rev. Peter Bulkeley and the colonial slogan Quam Concordia as part of early settlement lore.
Concord clubs plan a active fall and winter with September and October meetings. The Corinthian lodge installs new worshipful master A Robert Macleod Jr and Walden Royal Arch Chapter meets September 23. Concord Council Knights of Columbus sets installation for September 17 with Richard J Loughlin named grand knight. Women’s clubs also prepare, with the Concord Woman’s Club resuming October 14 and a yearbook forthcoming.
Karl K Johnson of Lowell Road creates a driveway that resembles two lighthouses. Stone piles flank the path with embedded red and green lights, one red beacon atop the pile and a second set midway, cemented for visibility at night.
The Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club schedules a Sept 19 meeting at 6 30 PM at the Harrington Avenue clubhouse with Turner Kelley presiding and Fred Nolan in charge of supper. A ladies night is planned for Oct 3 and a Field Day for Oct 12.
John C. Chisholm of 3 Thoreau Street, a discharged U.S. Army veteran, began job training as a dental mechanic at Poston last Monday after leaving a previous job at a Main Street store.
Sudbury Lloyd Bancroft commander of the Sudbury Legion Post attended the state convention in Lowell. He was elected a delegate to the national convention to be held next month in San Francisco California.
Corinthian Lodge A F and A M in Concord held its annual installation at the Masonic Temple last Monday night. A Robert MacLeod was inducted as worshipful master succeeding Donald P Donaldson. The evening included a banquet, business discussion, and election with several officers installed.
Concord announces the reopening of Cogicord's private schools including Fenn for boys Middlesex Concord Academy and Brooks on Tuesday September 17 as new students are admitted and older pupils report the next day.
Concord reports a week full of injuries across local sports. Co Captain Val Muscate suffered a likely season impact, with teammates Billy O'Neil and Paul Moynihan also hurt. Richie Ryan sustained a broken collar bone in a sandlot game.
Concord Package Shop proprietor Dick Sullivan shows a back trailer sign reading KWIT CHYURBITCHEN to deter motorists from cussing as they follow. He says the phrase is his playful warning and means it in his own sense.
Concord youths Alfred Giusti John T OBrien Jr and Edward Dempsey, servicemen with overseas records, received $50 war savings bonds from Boton and Maine Railroad President Ed ward S French in Boston. They were rewarded for stopping an eastbound train after a P 51 crash during a Bedford Airport air show. They toured the B and M plant following the presentation.
The Concord Lodge of Elks met Tuesday night at the B P O E hall on Main street with Exalted Ruler David B Williams presiding over the session.
Concord officials praised last week’s Concord Enterprise piece on Emerson Playground grandstands and other needs. Willard H. Smith, new member, was tasked to contact the Enterprise writer after sales at Concord newsstands boomed, with notes that stands may move to the home side when permanent cement structures arrive next year.
Three Concord girls join the record-breaking class of freshmen at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York. The students are Joanne W Bourne Sarah W Garfield and Barbara Shaw daughters of local families on Lexington road Nasawtuc road and related addresses.
Walter C. Gindele of 77 Main Street has been confined to Emerson hospital for five weeks and is reported as greatly improved.
Concord Mosquito Control, overseen by administrator William D Wadsworth who received 5000 dollars for this season, has completed its task with funds exhausted. Assistant Robert Brooks and six veterans supported the effort before rains eased control. A future appropriation is hoped to continue the vital program. a full report appeared in the August 29 Concord Enterprise.
Fireman Harry Rider and Fireman Laurence D. Hennessy of the Central station are on their annual vacations, taking a break from duties and duties.
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