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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
2
The record-era style notice notes a Tuesday evening Memorial Choruses performance at 7:45 PM. It highlights the Veterans event and 49:07:60 time stamp as a notable moment in the local concert scene.
Concord St Bernard's Church at Monument Square will receive a fresh coat of paint soon. Local contractor Mark Mara has been signed to do the job and will begin as soon as he comes in. The church will remain the same color and a steeple jack will work on the 160 foot steeple.
Rival teams have been seeded and prepared for the fall season. New facilities and materials are reportedly in place, with high expectations from coaches and players for upcoming competitions.
West Concord Willow meeting of the Masons held last Monday night elected Florence Perry as noble grand succeeding Mrs Sci Segee. The vice grand position remains open to be filled at the next meeting on October 7 at Odd Fellows Hall. A surprise guest Margaret Bragdon district deputy from Winchester attended and a collation followed in charge of the vice grand.
Concord Middlesex School on Lowell road opened its 46th season with an enrollment of 150 boys, up slightly from last year. Five new students joined from 13 states. New faculty members include Robert P. Hurlburd Princeton John W. Danforth Jr Williams and Charles L Eberhardt Harvard all former servicemen. Francis B Maguin of bury road took part in auto racing at Dracut last Monday night.
In Concord the James J. Manisgeld Post American Legion No. 158 announced officers after three comrades were nominated. The Musketaquid event facilitated the selections in a local veterans meeting.
The notice lists surviving relatives including Eileen, Dee, Mrs Catherine Murphy, and several grandchildren. It notes a brother Richard Dee of Slonimbo w, four sisters named Mrs Julian Vaughn Lexington Mrs Elizabeth Pon eos Mexican Mrs icCarte Mel Mae ane and Mr William Get poe ae ae Vermont. A funeral service followed a warning from Bedford Street with a high mass at St Bernard Church led by Rev Mark P Sultgin. Burial was in St Bernard Cemetery with attendees met by mourners.
Concord Knights of Columbus held an installation for Grand Knight Richard J. Loughlin of 3 Willow Street. District Deputy Moran of Leominster and suite attended in place of ill district deputy Joseph Keating of Fitchburg. Other officers and guards were installed and a business session followed with reports on golf tournament and upcoming first degree.
An aviation group petitions the Board of Selectmen for a permit to build a commercial landing field on the Williams Farm in West Concord. A hearing will be held later by the Concord Board of Appeals to decide on the proposal.
Concord high school cheerleaders, a 22 member squad trained by Miss Barbara B Gardier, domestic arts teacher, have been practicing for ten days to provide pep at fall football games. The group will be cut before the Saturday game after tryouts.
Concord plans a meeting for Friday evening at 8 o clock at Odd Fellows hall West Concord to form a union of town employees. The gathering is called by William V Ward international vice president of the AFL-CIO and Municipal Employees.
The State Housing Board asks Chairman Thomas J. Hayes of the Concord Veterans Housing Committee to advise other towns planning similar projects under Chapter 372. Hayes has not yet accepted and may decline due to a busy schedule, though he and the Concord group are pioneers in the state for veterans housing initiatives.
The Concord Post VFW No 6537 announces a monster dance at the state Armory on Column Eve with Oceanary Lamia as chairman of the large committee. A prominent Boston orchestra will provide the music.
The Concord James J. Mansfield Post No 158 celebrates 27 years since its September 26 1919 founding. John A Hutchinson becomes 27th commander in 1947, following a long line of leaders including Herbert B Bétry and Arthur Wood.
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