Memorial services for May Balfour Ryan in West Concord
Private funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at her home on Cottage Street for May Balfour Ryan nurse of West Concord born January 8 1881 in Walton New York. She died last Sunday and leaves four brothers and sisters and her mother. A world war veteran she enlisted July 1918 served with Dr Lunds hospital and was discharged May 1919. She was a member of the American Legion and All Union Post No 296 Boston.
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West Concord
Balfour Ryan
Cottage Street
Alfred Wheeler Stone
West Coand Union Church
Sleepy Ryan
Waln
N. Y
D Nurses’ Club
Boston
Brothers and Sisters
Brvnve
Ryan
Lund’s Hospital
All U Post
Greater Boston War Fund Drive Opens Oct 1 1945 Concord
The 1945 Greater Boston Community War fund drive will open in Concord on October 1 and run through October 17. Franklin R. Johnson is general chairman with a large corps of assistants to be announced. Johnson notes Concord must meet its quota this year even with the war over. West Concord Union Church resumes winter schedule with service at 10:45 AM.
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Concord
Greater Boston
Franklin R. Johnson
Simon Willard Road
Johnson
West Concord Union Church
Concord Town Marks 310th Birthday in 1945 Observance
Concord Massachusetts observed its 310th birthday on Wednesday with minimal celebration, flags on public buildings, and reflections on its history since 1635. The town, once New England Prospect, grew from settlers led by Rev. Peter Bulkeley after floods in 1644 and is now a peaceful residential community with about 8000 residents and a 1945 tax rate of 33.60 per thousand.
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Concord
Old North Bridge
William Wood
New England
Gov
Winthrop
Concord River
Musketaquid ' River
Peter Bulkeley
Massachusetts
Concord Ration Board Adopts 40 Hour Week
The Concord Rationing Board, aligned with an OPA ruling, switches to a 40 hour week. It no longer opens on Saturday mornings or holidays and is closed Monday evenings. The board was one of the few area offices retained by OPA with plans to shift overtime to other boards.
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Concord
Concord Rationing Board
OPA
Army Nurse Re Assigned To Alabama
Lt. Eleanore M. Murphy, an Army Nurse Corps officer on furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Albert R Murphy at 9 Parmenter Avenue, returned to Fort Dix New Jersey and has been reassigned to Alabama after two years overseas service in England hospitals.
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Maynard
Eleanore M. Murphy
Albert R. Murphy
Parmenter Psavenue
Fort Dix
New Jersey
United States Army Nursing Corps
England
Alabama
Tenth Company Hears Talk By Miss J Ballou
Tenth Company Concord MWC met at the State Armory for a regular meeting. Miss Joanne Ballou daughter of Mr and Mrs Julian W Ballou Atawan road spoke on Occupational Therapy after returning from the south where she worked in veterans hospital therapy. Captain Dorothy Macone and Lieut Mae Meigs attended the company commanders meeting.
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Concord
Tenth Company
MWC
State Armory
Joanne Ballou
Julian W.ballou
Attawan Road
Ballou
Corp. Ballou
Fourth Company
Mass
State Guard
Dorothy Macone
Mae Meigs
Concord Chorus Seeks Large Enrollment for Brahms Requiem
Concord and nearby towns join in chorus effort with Mrs D Ripley Gage training. Miss Nancy Loring conducts with Gage as accompanist. Rehearsals weekly on Tuesday nights for a May Veterans Building performance. No auditions. join by notifying G Waldo MacWilliams and mailing responses.
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Concord
Concord Chorus
Nancy . Loring
Gage
G. Waldo MacWilliams
Hillside Avenue
West Concord
Julian W. Ballou
Elizabeth Darling
Katherine K. Davis
Leon F. Foss
D. Ripsey, Gage
Margaret Hearn
Edward F. Loughlin
Nancy Loring
James A. MacLean
Waldo MacWilliams
Thomas W. McGrath
Burleigh L. Pratt
Willard ‘A. Smith
Bedford Bride Marries Corporal Dimond Jr in Medford Church
Miss Mary Nestor daughter of Mr and Mrs James F Nestor of Ridgeway Road Bedford wore white lace gown and carried white roses as she wed Corporal George M Dimond Jr USMCR son of George Ma Dimond of Fletcher Joan Bedford at St Francis of Assisi Medford The Rev Francis W Finnegan officiated Best man Rupert T Little Bride’s sister Miss Bette Nestor acted as maid of honor The couple planned a Boston reception and a wedding trip to Montreal Dimond on three week leave after a year aboard the battleship New York He had been a Boston College student before enlisting in the Marines over three years ago.
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Bedford
Mary Nestor
James F. Nestor
Ridgeway Road
St. Francis of Assisi
Medford
George M. Dimond, Jr
USMCR
George Ma. Dimond
Fletcher Joan
Francis W. Finnegan
Bette Nestor
Mediora
Rupert T. Little
Béaford
Charles KK. Holland
O's Agar
Megford
Hopert C. Corry
Woburn
Boston
Montreal Corp
Dimond
Pacific
New York
Boston College
Actona
Center Congregational Church
June Sonia Bartlett
Charles Edward Bartlett
Great Road
East Acton
Ervin Earl Fitzsimmons
Earl Fitzsimmons
Limestone
Maine
Lester Lewis
Lexington
George W. Weaving
Maynard
Donna Goyette
Barbara Bartlett
Kathleen McGrory
Ethel Mills
Fitzsimmons
Limestone High School
USAAF
Miss Dimond Heads Local S A Drive
Bedford starts its annual Salvation Army drive for 1945 46 to support Greater Boston Maintenance and War Services. Miss Virginia Dimond leads the residential solicitation effort with captains including Mrs. Louis H. Smith and Miss Cynthia Webber aiding in district assignments.
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Bedford
Salvation Army
Greater Boston
Virginia Dimond
Louis H. Smith
Fletcher Road
Cynthia Webber
Hillside Avenue
George M. Champney
Great Road
George H. Hammond
Old Billerica Road
Frederic A. Jenks
Alden W. Webber
South Road
Joseph Proctor
Dudley Road
Manuel DeCamp
Hubert Dunstan
Wilson Road
Earl Heath
Musketaquid Sportsmen Set Meeting September 20
West Concord Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club schedules a 6:30 p.m. meeting on Thursday September 20 at the new clubhouse off Harrington Avenue.
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West Concord
Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club
Harrington Avenue
United in Marriage at Acton Church
A fall wedding united Miss June Sonia Bartlett and Ervin Earl Fitzsimmons at Acton Center Congregational Church last Saturday. The ceremony featured local officials and family members with a reception in the church parlors. The bride is from East Acton and the groom from Limestone Maine. The couple plans to reside in Limestone after a wedding trip.
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Acton Church
Service for J. A. Petersen of Bedford
Bedford funeral services were held Saturday at Marshall Memorial chapel Lexington for John A. Petersen 86 of 136 North road who died Wednesday night Rev Frank W. Thompson officiated burial in Shawsheen Cemetery Bedford Petersen born in Denmark lived in Tacoma Boston before settling in Bedford He held the Boston Post cane as oldest male resident and is survived by granddaughter Mrs Edward Nahigian and a great granddaughter
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Bedford
Marshall Memorial Chapel
Lexington
John A. Petersen
North Road
Frank W. Thompson
Church of Christ
Shawsheen Cemetery
Mr. Petersen
Denmark
America
Tacoma
Washington
United States
Boston
Hartwell Road
Bedford Airport
Helen Petersen
M . Carson
Emily
Boston Post
Edward Nahigian
Seminary Open Day At St John’s Brighton For Public
Concord parishioners and visitors are invited on September 15 to tour St. John’s Seminary Brighton as the final of four public visiting days. Guests may inspect grounds buildings and meet students. The afternoon includes an ediction ceremony and other activities announced by church leaders.
Concord Conn Club Enjoyed Welldoor Meeting with Clams
The Conn club met at Gardner Street Cookery and Corn Toast featured clams. Committee including Roth Rae Ian Blair Royden and others oversaw the event. Next meeting set for Tuesday evening November 25 with a program.
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Concord
Conn Club
Gardner, Lawrence
Meat Street
Roth Rae
Ian Blair
Royden
Roger F. Conant
Grence
Maxwell
Lemuel Small Ang
Leon J. Moreau
West Concord
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Concord Massachusetts Savings Accounts
WAR Bonds Club
Assabet: Institution For Savings
Sae Bus
Lovell
Old Concord
Concord Ration Board
Acton Centre
Mr. Bell
Cobb’s Pedigreed Chicks, Inc
Littleton
J. Ballou
Se Me
Tus
Ge Waey Telephone Directory
Brahm
Concord Red Cross
Old Concord High School
Concord RD
Sudbury
Call Sud
Re St
Robert B. Swain
Fells Ave
Wilder X.macurda
Linden Sheel
OH. Burner Service
R. D. Brackett Oil Burner
A and Service
Central St. Weir Acton
Corporal George M. Diamond Jr
Miss Dimond
S. A
Ervin E. Fitzsimmons
J. A. Peterson
Helder
Baston
Seminary
Bartlett Pears
LE Creamery
P&g
A&p
Dodge
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