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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
5
A terse clipping notes Sheriff and Bishop Corey observing their anniversary with local family members living in Concord. The record mentions Mrs and Miss Bar, and references Donald Hall Corey and other local names in a small community context.
A couple identified as Rice, 17 Central ly, were married by Rev. , minister, at a local ceremony.
Preparations are underway for the Stow Grange Fair to be held Saturday afternoon September 15 at the Town hall. The fair opens to the public at 10 m with food and candy sales, flower and handiwork exhibits, a vegetable display, and a livestock show in the rear. Exhibits must be in place by 11 30 a. m. A doll carriage parade for girls under 9 offers first prize a doll and ribbons for 2nd and 3rd. A baked bean supper with ham and salad starts at 6 p.m followed by dancing 8 to 11 15 p. m.
West Concord resident Robert Harlin Brown died suddenly at 86 in his home. Formerly of Wal tham and North Troy Vermont he lived in Charlestown and Des Moines later. Funeral Monday at West Concord Union church with Masonic and church members present burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Survived by wife Ethel Jewell Brown four sons a daughter eleven grandchildren and several siblings. Born Mosheim Tennessee November 10 1882.
Concord Middlesex School opens fall term on September 19 and 20 under Headmaster Lawrence Terry. Enrollment rises to 173 students from 29 states plus Canada, Italy, and Bermuda, including 22 day boys from Concord and nearby towns and 53 new students. New Concord residents include Gilbert C Castle Reginald F Johnston Jr William L Marshall III Peter W Smith and Charles E Terry. Edward R Childs Jr class of 1945 will join the faculty and was an all around athlete at the local private school.
Maynard council 2121 Grand Knight McGann announced the second in a series of Knights of Columbus whist parties to be held Tuesday evening September 18, 1951 at 8 pm at K of C Maynard. The committee will award many fine prizes displayed in Herb Martin's store window over the weekend.
West Concord firemen battled a coal truck blaze on Main Street near Powder Mild Woods after a 12:52 p.m. call. A broken gas line and short circuit from the battery were blamed for the fire. the 10-wheeler delivering coal from Maynard mills suffered heavy damage. Fire Chief Harry E. Tittle said firefighters spent nearly an hour dousing gasoline to prevent further danger.
Bedford hosts the County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary in September at the Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital. The Bedford unit with Lexington and Concord units will assist. Dr Winthrop W Adams will attend as hospital manager. The event includes a 12:30 tea and an afternoon session starting at 2 with delegates from three towns visiting the hospital.
A nine year old Leominster boy with polio died after Leominster Fire Department ambulance broke down on Route 2 near Tracey’s filling station. Concord ambulance and state police escort carried him to Children’s Hospital in Boston in 12 minutes. Fireman Nicholas J. Macone led the emergency transfer with a nurse assisting.
The Girl Scouts of Troop 2 will restart regular meetings at the Town Hall on Monday afternoon September 17 at 2 30 p m.
Concord-John H Harper Jr of New England Telephone announces three additional toll circuits linking Concord to Boston as part of ongoing expansion. Daily calls rose 50 percent from 9000 in 1946 to 13500 now, with groups invited to view equipment at Concord Central Office via Marlboro contact.
William F. McNally Jr. ex high school and Boston College athlete and Army serviceman has spent a furlough with his parents at 12 Elm Place West Concord after stationed at Camp Gordon Georgia during recent months.
Sudbury resident Mrs Clarence Anderson also known as Gertrude Sone daughter of Walter Stones of Hudson Road won first prize in the room size class of the Nation Wide Hooked Rug contest. She will exhibit at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield next week. She also earned second prize in the Geometric Classification and honorable mention in the Scroll Development Class. Mrs Anderson has previous awards in Geometrics and Orientals and is a Sudbury High School and Boston University graduate who teaches bookbinding in Northampton.
Sudbury residents learn that starting Sunday October 7 the church service at First Parish Church will be moved to 5 p m from 7 p m This change allows Sunday School children to go home earlier A customary Coffee Hour will follow the service on October 7.
Dr Szent Ivanyi leads a weekly Bible Study class from 6 30 to 7 30 p m open to teenagers and adults. The sessions run at the same time every week and are offered to anyone interested whether or not they attend church services.
The Community Chorus of Wayland Weston and Sudbury started Monday evening rehearsals on September 10 at the Wayland High School auditorium. No prior experience needed. contact Dana Chase or Mrs Irvine for joiners from Sudbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Gotts and daughter Karen of Great Road returned home this week after an extended vacation through Toronto Canada and a visit to Great East Lake in Wakefield New Hampshire.
Chinchilla Ranchers Association of New England holds a regular meeting at Howard Johnson Route 2 West Concord Mass on Saturday September 22 at 7 pm. Guest speaker is Francis W McGee D V W of Marlboro. Officers include President Albert S Kennedy Sudbury vice president E Sterling Pratt Nashua and secretary treasurer Alice W Stevens Concord. All chinchilla owners invited.
Sudbury figure A. S. Kennedy president of the Chinchilla Ranchers Association spoke to the Natick Kiwanis Club on Tuesday night. Kennedy owns the New England Chinchilla Ranch on Haynes Road in North Sudbury and is described as New England's largest chinchilla breeder.
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