July 27, 1927 – The police report more evidence of the pickpockets who worked the crowd during Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's visit to Concord two days before. Two young boys have found 20 more pocketbooks in a hole covered with paper behind the airport hangar. The number of people robbed now totals at least 36.
July 28, 1827 – Othello is performed at the Eagle Coffee House in Concord. Crowds are sparse.
July 29, 1927 – Police Chief A.S. Kimball orders the Lapp carnival on the Bridge Street fairgrounds to close “forthwith.” The shutdown follows the arrest of two men who work for the carnival on gambling charges. Both are convicted and fined $50. The chief investigated after receiving reports of gambling and indecent shows at the fair, including one show to which only men were admitted. The sponsoring Elks Club will argue in vain for a reversal of Kimball's closure order.
July 30, 1777 – After riding all night from Exeter, Lt. Col. Gordon Hutchins, Concord's legislative representative, bursts into the Sunday service at Concord's meeting house to say that Gen. John Stark is marching west but needs more men. “Those of you who are willing to go had better go at once,” Rev. Timothy Walker tells his congregation. All men present leave.
July 31, 1947 – The Monitor is inundated with letters to the editor urging the city to build a swimming pool. One resident, Hazel M. Stiles, writes: “Oh yes, we have Bear Brook if you have a car and someone to take you over. Most parents are working daytimes and cannot take the children. Yes, we have a bus at the cost of 35 cents each way, making 70 cents and an admission fee when you get there. How many times can a child afford to go there?”
August 2, 1927 – Granite cutters from Concord join others from throughout New England in appealing for a five-day week with a $9-a-day wage.
