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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
6
Edward McKenna former Concord town official suffered a fall and hip injury while under medical care. A well known figure and former Concord Board chair, he has spent recent years largely at home.
A mixed readable fragment notes a Monday night school board committee meeting with references to individuals such as Mr. Goodspeed and local entities. The text is incomplete, but suggests procedural talk and community ties involving a bookshop and local organizations.
The Woman's Church Aid of Center Congregational announces the birth Monday morning at the hospital to Mr and Mrs Ralph Stetson. A baby boy weighs in at two pounds and ten ounces. If storms threaten, the church hosts a sale to aid the event.
In a brief notice, the Congregational church announces a meeting next Wednesday to discuss plans for a memorial event. Attendees include town officers and local leaders. Further details will be shared at the gathering.
As of Tuesday the Concord fire department logged a higher alarm total than a year ago with a fire response cost near 2 dollars per grass fire. Firemen answered fewer calls at the corresponding time last year than this year.
Mrs. James Salter the regent hosted a gathering with Mise Bly M. Thompson, Mrs. Lucius, Miss Lot tie Smith, and Mrs. Foss as guests.
Mrs Sam uel Micciche with Halamen and a magazine photographer appear in a fragmented Maynard scene. The text mentions international visit and a portrait session but details are incomplete.
Volunteers from Sudbury Church gathered for a weekend effort to finish painting the church tower. Named helpers include Giamwt'ie Haley Albert were Jeory Incr ak Ee ry Horton Carl-Goodnew and Robert Jones with Mr Hor hands supplying the key. Continued cooperation is expected to finish most of the church this weekend.
Funeral plans for Walter Hubbard known to athletic friends as W Hubbard are announced with services at Hollow Cemetery. The late figure is remembered for local sports involvement and community ties.
West Acton resident Paul A. Newsham, age twenty, graduates with high honors from a Boston school. The ceremony highlights his academic achievement and the milestone for Acton.
Sudbury Emma Maurice Tighe, Home Service Director and Boston Edison Home Economist, will speak at Wayland Town Hall on Thursday. A quiz responds and an afternoon film in sound and color titled Of This We Are Proud is shown. Prizes for answers add to the lighthearted event.
The Vice Commission announces civil service exams for positions in the Washington area. Openings include Specialist at 3727 a year, General Clerk at 2974 to 8351 a year, and Proofreading Clerk at 2974 a year. Applicants must meet approved civil service experience or from the U S Civil Service Commission requirements and be not older than September 20, 1949.
A fragment lists prize winners such as Mrs. Robert Stow and Mrs. Joseph Harriet for first and second places and mentions several other competitors including Mrs. Charles Davis and Mrs. Arthur Hall in a flower arrangement contest.
The text argues for a direct non vague platform stressing opposition to government competition with private enterprise. It claims a straightforward set of 32 paragraphs and asserts broad public appeal for honesty and decisiveness in political principles.
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