Concord Briefs Highlight Local Births Church Schedules
Local notices report births at Emerson Hospital including Robin Mara and a son born to Mrs Mara of Bedford Street. Church timetables show mass schedules at St Bernard's Our Lady Help of Christians and related services. Community updates note Red Cross dressings, fire drills, and the fall Board of Trade meeting planned for October 1 at the Colonial Inn.
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Cord Board of Trade
Ithe Colonial
Inn
B. Whittemore
Robert M. Ma
Bedford Street
Robin
Emerson Hospital
Tly
Mara
Natalie L. McMorrow- Lieu- Mara
U. S
Pacific
Okinawa
St. Bernard’s
Monument
Our Lady / Help of jans
West Concord
Concord School Enrollment Reaches 1292 On Opening Day
Concord sees fall term start with 1292 students enrolled, up from 1224 last year. High school lists 412 pupils, 10 fewer than 1944, with many awaiting summer job finish. Elementary totals at Peter Bulkeley and Harvey Wheeler fall from 802 to 780 amid possible family moves.
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Concord
Ralph .L.macleary
Peter Bulkeley
Harvey Wheeler
West Concord
Concord High Opens Football Practice Under Coach Curtis
Concord high school started football practice last Wednesday as Head Coach G Hartley Curtis led 31 players at Emerson playground. Assistant coach John J Watson arrives, club begins early drills gearing up for the Prichard opener. Several players from last year left for military or work, including Joe Dee and Bill Nickerson.
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Concord
Concord High School
G. Hartley Curtis
Emerson Playground
John J. Watson
Curtis
Prichard
Joe Dee
Marines
Will Pearson
Jack O’grady
Dave Spooner
Navy
Walter Wood
Coast Guard
Paul Horne
Ken Mounsey
Bill Nickerson
George Fenton
Joe McKenna
John Parker
Warren Bay
Bill McNelix
Dick Bates
Bernard Leslie
Lenny Erickson
Eddie Dee
Billy _Muscato
Ray Eisenhauer
Jimmy Britt
John Hanley
Bob Adams
Bob’ Ware
Teddy Fredenburgh
Dave Robinson
Donald Mills
Christopher Brown
Robert Rice
Bob Learmouth
Warren Wheeler
Dick Finan
Charles Williams
Freddy Carlson
Teddy Finan
Joe Callahan
Jim Alexander
Bobby Finan
John ‘Weatherbee
Jim’ McKenna
Tuiti Sepe
Lester E. Smith Enjoys Annual Vacation Nearby
Lester E. Smith of Lexington who works at a local Mill Dam market is pictured enjoying his annual vacation during a quiet break from work.
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Lester E. Smith
Lexington
Were United in Marriage at Chapel Concord
The wedding of Miss Helen Louise Hosmer of Concord to Ernest A. Swan of Waltham was held at the Andover Newton Theological School chapel with Rev. John W. Brush officiating. The couple will reside in Waltham after a wedding trip, with Mrs Swan a librarian and Mr Swan a Boston bank employee.
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Concord
Helen Louise Hosmer
Cyrus Hosmer
Devens Street
Hosmer
Ernest A. Swan
Carolyn E. Hosmer
G. Warren Smith
Winchester
Belmont
Robert Mosher
Waltham
M. Ruth Spencer
College
Swan
Concord School Committee Names New Teachers and Cuts Kindergarten Age
The Concord School Committee announces Elaine Curtin to fourth grade at Harvey Wheeler West Concord John Ashline in the high school mechanic arts department Frances S Greenwood a first grade substitute at Peter Bulkeley and Charles Yeremian as music supervisor. It votes to lower kindergarten admission age to four years eight months as of September 1 to align with common practice, applying to grade one in 1946.
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Concord
Elaine Curtin
Harvey Wheeler
West Concord
John Ashline
Mechanic Arts
Frances S. Greenwood
Peter Bulkeley
Charles K. Yeremian
Concord Public Schools
91st Anniversary Observe
Concord parents and friends mail parcels to boys and girls overseas between September 15 and October 15 to ensure delivery before Christmas. Bundles must be securely tied and properly marked as regulation size. Post office authorities warn of a greater rush than ever this fall to send Christmas bundles overseas.
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Concord
Post Office
Citizens of Tomorrow pictures at Waltz Studio in Enterprise
The Enterprise invites all children to have free portraits taken by Waltz Studios on Saturday September 29 at Odd Fellows Hall. No age limit or subscription needed. Parents may order extra prints via studio rep. photos will appear in the newspaper. Service members abroad are encouraged to participate for their children.
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Waltz
Taira Pictures
Waltz Studios
Odd Fellows Hall
Maynard
Service Men
Armed Forces
Former Local Man Awarded Commendation
Captain Austin W. Berkeley of Newilonville has been awarded a letter of commendation by Major General Frederick Gilbreath for outstanding services related to the University of the South Pacific GI college overseas. The citation credits his time and efforts toward launching the pioneering overseas educational project benefiting all services. Berkeley was a former resident known locally before joining the service.
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Austin Berkeley
Gf College
Concord
U.S. Army Air Forces
New Calédonia
Austin W. Berkeley
Newilonville
Frederick Gilbreath
South Pacific
Berkeley
Gilbreath
University of the South Pacific
G. I. College
Thoreau Gift Exhibition Opens in Boston Museum
Concord naturalist Henry David Thoreau is honored as the New England Museum of Natural History in Boston opens an exhibition this week marking the centennial of his Walden Woods stay. The Concord observance followed Independence Day and a First Church sermon focused on the subject "Man."
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Concord
Henry David Thoreau
Walden Woods
Walden
New England Museum of Natural History
Boston
Thoreau
Reformatory trusty escapes from Massachusetts Reformatory
Robert Frederick, 19, a trusty at the Massachusetts Reformatory in West Concord, fled Thursday night but was found asleep in a stolen car in a Cambridge parking lot Sunday morning. He was serving a five year term for breaking and entering and larceny with parole violations.
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West Concord
Robert Frederick
Massachusetts Reformatory
Cambridge
Frederick
Elizabeth Pawluck
Montgomery Street
Reformatory
Concord
Jackson R. Garrett
Barretts Mill
Garrett
Dorchester
Fields Corner
Jane Peers
Boston
Massachusetts
Col Chester H Elmes Freed From Jap Prison Camp
West Concordes Mrs Weldo P Lapham reports a War Department telegram confirming Col Chester H Elmes U S Army release from Mukden Manchuria prison camp. He had been presumed missing in action since Corregidor, with wife awaiting his return in California for rest before new duties. He served two years at the base and was to come home when war began.
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West Concord
Weldo P. Lapham
Mainstreet
War Department
Chester H. Elmes
U.S. Army
Mukden
Manchuria
Col. Elmes
Concord Couple Announces Wedding in Lexington
The wedding of Lucy Winsor Chamberlain of Lexington to John William Geibel Jr. is announced. The bride is a Concord Academy and College of Wooster graduate. The groom, with the U S Army Medical Corps, is stationed at Wright Field Butner North Carolina.
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Concord
Lucy
Winsor Chamberlain
Lexington
John William Geibel, Jr
John W. Geibel
Berea
Ohio
Concord Academy
College of Wooster
Wooster
Geibel
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Aehy Butner
Carolina
Concord Coach Resigns to Join Boston Sporting Goods
E Robinson former teacher coach at Concord high resigns from Prichard high to take a new position with a Boston sporting goods firm and plans to locate in Connecticut.
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Albert “E. Robinson
Concord High School
Prichard High School
Robinson
Connecticut
Local Soldier Maconee Aids Team In Overseas Play
Mam ter Sergt Nicholas J Maconee son of Mr and Mrs Wing ball played for Rheims ball club and helped them win 2 1 in a recent game He is a former Cone school baseball captain and M State semi pro player now overseas for three years in Africa Italy and Germany as an outfielder with the Lincoln Mohawks team
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Concord
Mamter
Nicholas J. Macon
Irs
Rheims
Maconeé
Wichita
Kansas
Nationals
Africa
Italy
Germany
Lincoln Mohawks
Concord High Girls Field Hockey Returns for Season
Concord High School will field a girls team for field hockey this season with Miriam C. as coach. Games are planned against Acton Lexington Mayington Belmont and town teams. Home games will be at Emerson ground.
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Concord
Miriam C
Acton
Lexington
Maylington
Belmont
Town
Emerson Ground
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Edward J. Mclan
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Mudgett
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Ent Hall
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P.N. Messier
Hartley Curtis
Union Congregational Church
Enterprise
Wm. J. Cameron
General Office
Action
R. F. Co
Marlboro Enterprise
Henry Warner Lincoln
South Lincoln
Acton Monument Co. LN
P.O
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R.F.D
New England Museum
First Church of Christ
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Reformatory Trusty
Coaneeee
Ernest Viano
Thoreau Street
Felix Viarx
St. Bridget’s Church
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C. H. Elmies
MacArthur
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