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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
13
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Rev Thomas E Conlon, former pastor of St Josephs South Lincoln, left to serve as pastor at St Margaret Mary Westwood. He was reassigned by Archbishop Richard J Cushing. Conlon led Catholic juvenile cases in Concord District Court and succeeded Fr Albert Quigkey as South Lincoln parish priest.
Nancy Wright of Carlisle wins first prize in the Holstein calf class championship at Topsfield fair 4 H dairy show. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley D Wright, manager of Great Brook Farms, she shows the calf Fernhame Defender.
Funeral services were held at Parish church in Wayland for Amar Asa Howe 41 former Concord resident and noted New England court reporter. Among the ushers was William R Callahan of Concord. Howe leaves wife one daughter his mother one sister and two brothers. Burial was in Presque Isle Maine. He was born in Houlton Maine.
Concord residents will hear David B. Williams of Nashawtuc Road speak at the Young Republican 21 Club meeting tonight at the local insurance exchange. Williams is a former town counsel of Carlisle and commander of the local Legion post, active in civic and fraternal groups. Gerald H. Qua of Bedford will preside as president.
Concord On Sunday an informal luncheon was held by Mr and Mrs George Stuart of Powder Mistread this town for their debutante daughter Dianne Stuart a graduate of Concord Academy who is about to enter Wellsan College The affair was held at the family home and served as a reunion of Dianne s former class college bound Among those attending were Catline Alice Grote Annee Winslow Colt Nancy Bordman Lois Starr and Rachel Smith.
Concord private funeral services were held for Miss Lily Hard aged 90 who died at her Concord home on Tuesday September 12. Rev Bradford Hastings presided at Sleepy Hollow cemetery burial. Born March 16 1860 in Baltimore she lived in Concord 45 years. She was Oldfield School alumna and active in Saint Episcopal church and various clubs with a quiet life. Survived by a grand nephew Francis E and nieces Mrs Albert Rae and others.
Mrs. William Gibson Borland of Concord announces the marriage of her daughter Mrs. Peter Desmond White formerly of New York City and Pennsylvania to Andrewell Hepburn of Concord. The ceremony occurred Friday September 15 at Trinity Church with Rev. Bradford Hastings officiating.
Mr. and Mrs Richard James Files of Waltham announce the birth of their first son at Sanderson Memorial Waltham Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clarence Files of East Acton and Mr and Mrs Harris B MacArthur of Waltham.
Mrs Ida P Arnold extends sympathy to Horace L Arnold of Simon Willard road for the recent death of his mother Persis Lane Arnold, 87, at Waltham. The funeral was private. Besides her son in Concord, she leaves two other sons one sister nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was the widow of Dr Horace D Arnold.
Concord Board of Trade will resume fall and winter meetings on the first Monday of next month following a supper at Howard Johnsons. Charles W. Allen of Coolidge Road is president. A weekly school meeting will be held at the State Armory Monday night at 8. Members of Concords Company H M N G plan modern dances at the armory starting Friday night September 22. Sunday school opened at West Concord Union Church last Sunday with Mrs Norman E Johansen as superintendent.
The Walden Chapter announces the first fall meeting to be held next Monday at 5 30 in Concord. High Priest Ernest R Flachsbart will preside and the program details are to be announced. Savings bonds are mentioned in the notice.
Concord announces the engagement of Elizabeth Lee Cushing of Groton to Capt. Boris Wolkonsky son of the late Prince and Princess Sait Wolkonsky. The bride elect is a Concord Academy graduate who served with the American Red Cross in Europe and the Pacific and attended the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry New York. Capt. Wolkonsky served with the 12th Hussar regiment of the Russian Imperial Cavalry.
Funeral held Saturday at Mac Rae in Concord for F. Small 90 who died at a rest home. Rev. Edwin B. Nylen officiated, burial in Cedargrove cemetery. A native of Dorchester, he lived in West Concord after retirement and worked with the sub treas ury in Boston and a customs office. He belonged to the Pen Officers Association of Bane and is survived by two nephews and a sister living with a caregiver.
In Braintree Massachusetts a man named Michael Molinario was saved when a bulldozer driven from a trailer freed him after a two ton truck toppled. The operator quickly backed away and the bulldozer pulled the boom free, preventing severe injuries or death.
Beginning Monday October ninth at 7 30 p m and continuing for six weeks a Religious Daleene Institute will be held at West Concord Union Church The Central Middlesex County Council Churches sponsors the event with Protestant churches in the area Rev Henry H Rust national youth director of canal churches will lead teaching for middle and high schoolers Mrs James Hye and Mrs Harriet Ainsworth direct junior and beginner classes respectively Gerald Gifford a student at the Theological School will assist The institute invites teachers and interested parents to attend and learn teaching methods and materials
A new art exhibit debuts in Concord with Monday sessions from 11 to 2 and Sunday hours from 2 to 5. The showing invites local residents to preview contemporary works by regional artists.
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