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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
10
Attendees from Washington and local groups, including Alden Wheel and Dewey, met at Mass College to review the state conference program. The discussion centered on a plan for a conservation committee and a schedule for elections and subcommittees.
True ithed to yr and Mrs E of 24 Davis Court announced the engagement of their daughter Miss True to John Burr, son of Mr Buchanan Nims of West Concord. The couple’s background mentions graduation from a school and current status at Smith College, with overseas service noted and a period of recovery following a severe injury.
Syiss Madelyn Mary Loftus of Concord and Joseph Richard Berrio, a Navy veteran, wed at St Bernard's Church Concord with Rev Michael Joseph Burke officiating. Maid of honor Dorothy M. Cullinane. best man Ernest Berrie. After a reception at Cullinane home, couple planned a Cape Cod trip and residence in Waltham. Berrio recently completed three years overseas in the Pacific Theatre.
Rev Rollin J Fairbanks, longtime Lincoln pastor, was named to the faculty of the Boston University School of Theology. He also serves as chaplain at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Miss Emma Horrocks 62 Mainstreet Concord a retired school teacher died after a week's illness at Emerson Hospital Funeral services were held at her home with Rev Henning E Danielson officiating Interment was in Tiverton Rhode Island Surviving are two sisters and two brothers from Concord Born in River she taught in Waltham Methuen New Hampshire Framingham Normal School was her training
Concord clearing lands for pasture now pays 10 dollars per acre under the 1946 Agricultural Conservation Program. Payment covers brushing cleaning for seeding or reseeding to approved pasture mix. Massachusetts funding increased for this practice and others. Worcester leads with over 2000 acres in applications.
Emerson hospital directors and the Emerson Hospital Aid Society announce a revised schedule for the Building Fund Drive. House-to-house solicitation runs January 24 to February 17, 1947, with the Special Gifts Committee starting October 1, 1946. The appeal supports expanding facilities to meet rising demand and potential federal aid.
Concord’s Minute Man insignia, once on Boston and Maine passenger trains, spreads to box cars and freight equipment nationwide. The emblem may prompt debates on the Minute Man of Lexington or Concord while boosting advertising reach across the country. The article notes the U S population at over 140 million with a female lead of 231 469 over males.
Memory Lane in Concord reports Concord Chapter DAR annual meeting at Mrs Lothrop s home selecting Miss Jeannie S Barrett as regent and Mrs Thomas Todd as treasurer New Emerson and Concord High teachers named Pickard Chamberlain Hazzard How Edward McKenna chairs Democratic Caucus Delegates to State Convention listed W D Cross Jose Dee T Frank Mullen John B Studley in attendance Company I defeats Company F 403 to 397 Faber leads winners with 46 of 50 points
Military units including Company H and the 3rd Infantry move to Camp Devens for a two week encampment. General Pershing visits Concord Junction to buy candy from the Jones sisters, while local student government names officers Rene DuBerger president Blanche Cousins vice president Alice Hoff secretary and Russell Eldridge treasurer. Captain Joe Murvis leads the quarterback position as the football squad drills. The Neord Tennis Club loses 4-3 to the ns r Club with Lynch sidelined by poor form.
Miss Madeline Ryan is installed as regent of Court Our Lady Help of Christians C D A at Veterans building. Marion Evelyn Cobb marries Andrew Farmen Windhol at the bride’s Malden home. Beckvold family reunion at Emil O Thorpe home on Monument street. Benjamin F Clark installed worshipful master of Corinthian Lodge A F and A M succeeding Ralph Henenway. Rev and Mrs George L Thurlow observe their 25th wedding anniversary and his 23rd anniversary of ordination.
Miss Sarah Millers wed George E Hall in a ceremony at First Parish. The event notes include a golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John P Allen and a large flower show by Concord Garden Club drawing five hundred attendees.
Concord Council and the Knights of Columbus will hold an outing on Sunday October 6 at the Stow Country Club directed by Dr. Charles H Duston as chairman. An all day program of sports and other activities is planned. Local residents return from trips and resume duties after illness.
An essay by Henry F. Werner on character education and the involuntary political influence at home and school. It traces how wartime rationing and political talk shaped family behavior and children’s attitudes, showing how “under-the-counter” education spread through households and schools.
Judith Emelie Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Cooper Taylor of 9 Belknap Street married Donald Dent Webster son of Mr and Mrs Richard Curtis Webster of Baltimore Maryland. The ceremony was held last Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church Concord with a reception at the bride’s parents home. The wedding party included matron of honor Mrs Richard C Webster Jr and bridesmaids Miss Katherine Sawyer Miss Margaret Crawford Peters Miss Olivia Bradley Swaim and Miss Eleanor Murdock Peters. The bride wore a white brocade gown with Belgian lace and a rosepoint lace crown. The groom is a Navy veteran and both will reside in Boston after a wedding trip.
A new restaurant named Cozy Corner opens near Main Street and Commonwealth Avenue in West Concord. It is run by Marshall, who previously operated Marshall's Food Shop on Wealth Avenue and also sells lunches. The venue will offer hot meals, sandwiches, and light lunches alongside existing offerings.
Mrs Margaret Stockley has prepared and served school lunches for 32 consecutive years. Her ten children attended school, and she continues the longstanding daily meals at the Buzzard's Bay area.
A note states that the groom will join Harvard Law School in the coming fall term. It mentions the couple and the academic plan without extra details.
A fragmented wartime family scene shows Bill and relatives coping with rationing and shortages. Mother quietly helps, Luella boasts about shoe stamps, while the neighborhood drugstore curtails sales to enforce limits. Bill weighs loyalty, cooperation, and ideals as the war ends.
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