Middlesex and Ry Company Seeks Fare Increase in 1950
The Middlesex and Ry Company proposes a fare rise for its bus routes serving Bedford and surrounding towns due to higher material costs and taxes. The plan would raise cash fares to 15 cents, with two for 25 cents, and student tickets at 50 cents for travel after May 1 pending a public Utilities hearing.
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Middlesex ‘ & Ry
State Department ‘Utilities
Sbe
Newam
Arlington
Ledford
Billerica
Conmont
Hopkinton
Ashingham
Lincoln
Narm
Needham
Westond Watertown
Hartwell Named Patrolman by Bedford Police Department
W Hartwell a World War I veteran was named a patrolman in Bedford Police Department. He was appointed on July 18 as a temporary officer alongside Martin F Race and Charles Il partment officers. The department soon expects Q way radio on patrol.
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W. Hartwell
Harta
Veteran of World
Police Department
Bedford
Frederick H
Martin F
Charles Race
Ford
Ilpartment
Brown and Wife Anniversary Remembered in Concord
Judge and Mrs Brown of Concord Road celebrated their wedding anniversary last week. The household includes John F Jr and Nathan Bo in Concord with long lived unity and community service roles.
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Concord Road
Wellere
Brown
Justice of
New Fe
Brownhaven
John F., Jr
Nathan Boi
Concord
Legion Posts Plan Memorial Exercises and Events
The Anthony Hunt Post of the American Legion remains active with plans for Memorial Exercises. A paper collection in Bedford drew attention in April as a comedy titled Father and Son was considered. Regular meetings occur the first Tuesday of each month with additional programs announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Hunt
Bedford
Ally
Bans
Collected hospital drive report from Concord area
A report states that the Sivital drive raised about $900 toward last year's quota. J. Berry, a town clerk, served as general coordinator for the campaign benefiting the hospital in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlayton O. Morrill
Zai
J. Berry
Concord
Bedford Banter Roundup of Local Happenings and Notes
Bedford readers share items on the new library exterior finishing, Evans avenue boom, April being Cancer Month, Route 128 progress near Bedford, Police Chief Fred Sullivan's long service, local merchants bowling, Patriots Day plans, historic trolley days, National Hospital Day at Veterans Hospital, new elementary school nearing completion, April vehicle inspections, Ye Olde Garrison House, Herman Schofield’s coffee shop, Bedford student counts at Concord High and Lexington High, weather and air port flying for reservists, local church locations on Great Road, and a sharp $42 tax rate with Meynard’s $65.50 per thousand.
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Bedford
New Bedford
Bedford Line
Buttrick
Fred Sullivan
Sam Brown
Charlie Stefanelli
Bedford Merchant
Concord League
Lexington Post
Lexington and Concord
M. & B. Bus Railway
Lexington Park
Veterans Hospital
National Hospital
Garrison House
Herman Schofield
Grange
West Concord
Concord High School
Lexington Hig
Bette
Great Road
Meynard
Local Man to Wed Concord Attorney in Bedford
The wedding date for Miss Charlotte Gailbraith Rohan of Concord and Thomas William Collins of Bedford is set for May. She is the daughter of Edgar A. Rohan and Mrs. Rohan of Main Street Concord and a Boston University Law School graduate and Massachusetts Bar member. Collins is a son of the late Thomas W. Collins of Arlington and a San Diego State College graduate.
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Bedford
Charlotte Gailbraith Rohan
Concord
Thomas William Collins
May
Edgar A. Rohan
Main Street
Collins
Thomas W. Collins
Arlington
Boston University Law School
Massachusetts Bar
San Diego State College
Change of Venue for 1951 Girls Day Program
Middlesex County Extension Service announces the girls day program location is changed to Cary Memorial Hall Lexington for Saturday May 19. The event shift affects attendees and participants from Bedford and surrounding areas.
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Bedford
Middlesex County Extension Service Office
Cary Memorial Hall
Lexington
New Editor Rudolph W Currier Named Bedford Enterprise Head
Rudolph W Currier of Main Street Concord takes over as editor of the Bedford Enterprise. Known locally as Rudy Currier he previously managed semi pro sports teams and has written Bedford news. He can be reached at Concord 1159 W or 6 Main Street Concord.
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Bedford
Bedford Enterprise
Rudolph W. Currier
Mainstreet
Concord
Rudy
Bedford News
Main Street
Bedford Cubs Earn Awards At Scout Meeting
At Bedford Town Hall Pack 16 held an awards ceremony led by Cubmaster Albert Tuttle and Richard W. Thompson. Gold arrow went to William White, gold and silver arrow to Christopher York, and silver arrows to Lee Giudici. Lloyd Mahoney provided motion pictures. Next gathering is April 16.
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Bedford
Town Hall
Albert Tuttle
Richard W. Thompson
Entertainmnt
Engagement of Miss P M Creed to Galvin L Speer
Mr and Mrs William Copp of Bedford announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Mae Creed to Galvin L Speer son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Speer of Lexington Well known locally Creed graduated from Bedford and Lexington schools and works for a Cambridge chocolate company Speer graduated from Medford schools and works for a Medford trucking firm No date has been set for the wedding.
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Bedford
William Copp
South Road
Patricia Mae Creed
Galvin L. Speer
Henry A. Speer
Ward Street
Lexington
Creed
Cambridge
Spear
Medford
Tin Cans Actually Steel with Tin Coating
The article explains that tin cans are not solid tin but sheet steel coated with a tin film. The tin coating represents only about 14 percent of the can’s total weight.
Bedford Donor Day Planned for April 20
Bedford Red Cross Chair William Walsh leads a blood donor drive set for Friday April 20 at Bedford Junior High School auditorium from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. John R. Goddu says the quota requires many donors with some rejection tolerance. Donor appointments, contact Goddu at Springs Road or Walsh, and volunteers including Mrs. Harold Weillington and others assist. Blood given supports the war front in Korea.
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Bedford
Bedford Red Cross
William Walsh
Red Cross
Bedford Junior High School
Ppd
Iff
John R. Gododu
Auota
Rica
Kar von Red Cross
Korea
Goddu
Springs Road
Walsh
Harold I. Weillington
Bertram Chute
Spencer Hauenstein
Charles Hume
Roderick D. MacLean
J. Kenneth Armstrong
Ann Haley
Girl Scouts
Bedford Board Names New Year Officials and Committees
Bedford selects Earl Atwood as chairman of the Board of Selectmen with Charles S. Hume and Irvin M. Puffer as members. John Earl Dick is named School Committee chairman with Mrs. Joseph O. Proctor and Frank R. Joslin as officers and members. Regular meetings set at Town Hall.
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Bedford
Bedford Native Reverend Brown Installed at North Parish
Local residents attended installation services at The North Parish Church in North Andover for Rev. Ernest A. Brown a Bedford native and new pastor. The service featured Rev Bradford E. Gale and Rev. Frederick M. Eliot with charge by Rev. Frank E. Smith and benediction by Dr. HGO!. Brown’s education spans Lexington High School Tufts College and the Crane School of Theology at Tufts and he is married with two children. His mother Mrs Ethel Brown serves on Bedford’s Board of Public Welfare.
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Bedford
North Parish
North Andover
Ernest A. Brown
Waltham
First Universalist Church
Bradford E. Gale
D. D
First Church of
Salem
Frederick M. Eliot
Cambridge
American Unitarian Association
Samuel C. Keane
Frank E. Smith
New England Unitarian Council
Warren H. Sargent
Brown
New Arch
Ethel Brown
Board of Public Welfare
Keiley Couple Welcome Second Daughter
Mr and Mrs Leon ard H Keiley of 138 Great Road Bedford welcome their third child and second daughter born March 26 at Symmes Hospital Arlington. Grandparents are Mrs Leor ard M Keiley of Winchester and Mr and Mrs Waldo F McNaught of Bedford. Father works at Whitney Coal and Grain in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Leonard H. Keiley
Wedding in Maynard Saturday Unites Hazel Cummings and Joseph Mauro
Miss Hazel E. Cummings and Joseph P. Mauro married in St George's church Maynard in a double ring ceremony led by Rev David R Covell. The bride wore a nylon gown and seed pearl crown. maid of honor Mildred Cummings wore blue chiffon. Best man was Maynard resident Weak. Reception at Eagles hall. They plan to reside at 3 Walcott Maynard. Mauro is a World War II veteran employed at a West Concord foundry.
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St. George’s Church
Maynard
Hazel E. Cummings
Lakeside Avenue
Marlboro
Edgar A. Cummings
Stowe Court
Hudson
Joseph P. Mauro
Joseph Mauro
Walco Street
David R. Covell
Po Mildred Cummings
Mauro
Eagles Hall
New York City
Walcott Street
West Concord
Bedford Grange Meeting Set for April 9 at Town Hall
Bedford Grange P of H 1 will hold its regular meeting Monday April 9 at 8 oclock in the Town Hall Agricultural Night will be observed with the agricultural committee in charge A State Grange officer will speak and social hour committee includes members whose names begin with M
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Bedford
Bedford Grange
P. of H
Funeral for Elizabeth Tower at Concord home service
The funeral for the late Mrs Elizabeth De Lano Tower of Nashoba road was held at her Concord home with Rev Edward Perry Daniels officiating. Burial followed at Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury. She was born in Duxbury and lived in Concord 27 years. She was widow of Clement B Tower formerly with Plymouth Rock Gelatine Company. Survived by sister Mrs Helen Downey and nephew Philip Weston.
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Concord
Elizabeth
Delano) Tower
Nashoba Road
Emerson Hospital
Edward Perry Daniels
First
Mayflower Cemetery
Duxbury
Plymouth Rock Gelatine Company
Concord Peece Club
Urviving
Helen ‘Downey
Philip Weston
San Mateo
California
Bedford Meeting Explores Modern Food Mixes
At Bedford Town Hall in a Middlesex County Extension Service program Mrs. Mary J. Bell and Mrs. Marion D. Fen ger demonstrated modern ways to mix foods and distributed recipes to 25 women attendees. A future session on salads is planned.
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Bedford
Middlesex County Extension Service of
Concord
Town Hall
Mary J. Bell
Marion D. Fenger
Visit Notes From Bedford Area Social Roundup
Mrs Clara M Whittier and niece Mrs Vernon P McCray with two sons Larry and Phillip from Ithaca NY stayed with her brother E Grove Smith at 9 Fitchdale Avenue during the past week Miss Jane Isner of 11 Hancock Street entertains Miss Betty Arthur of Tenafly New Jersey former resident of Fletcher Road Mrs Frank B Dodd of 21 Elm Street entertains her aunt Mrs Ethel Martin of Newton Mrs Dorothy Cress of 8 School Street formerly of Concord visits relatives in Marlow New Hampshire
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Clara M. Whittier
Vernon P. McCray
Larry and
Phillip
Ithaca, New York
Jane Isner
Hancock Street
Betty Arthur
Tenafly
New Yersey
Arthur
Fletcher Road
This Town
Frank’ B. Dodd
Elm Street
Ethel Martin
Newton
Dorothy Cress
School Street
Concord
Marlow
New Hampshire
Well Child Conference At Bedford Town Hall
The well child conference for pre school children will be held today at the Bedford Town Hall. Dr Harriet Leach a pediatrician will preside assisted by public health nurse Miss Mildred Coggin. Appointments are in charge of Mrs Norman C
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Bedford
Town Hall
Harriet Leach
Mildred Coggin
Norman C
Concord Young Republican Club Meets at Local Office
Local members of the Young Republican 21 Club of Concord attended their monthly meeting at a Concord insurance office last Wednesday night. Gerald Qua is a past president of the club and a member of the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Young Republican “21” Club of
Concord
Gerald Qua
Five Year Old Bedford Bruce Ralph Videto Birthday
Ralph Videto son of Charles Henry Videto and Mrs Videto celebrated his fifth birthday on Sunday April 1. His mother is Jean Elizabeth Bourque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford—Bruce Ralph Videto
Charles Henry Videto
South Road
Jean Elizabeth Bourque
Two drown in Concord River boating accident near Talbot Mills
A Bedford Veterans Hospital employee Charles L. Gelineau 22 survived after a boat propeller struck a drifting log on the Concord River in North Billerica. The two others, Laurier Lowell and Theresa Gannes both of Lowell, were swept over the falls and drowned. Rescue teams from Billerica Carlisle and Chelmsford aided, with Miss Gauthier's body recovered days later.
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Bedford
Concord
North Billerica
Bedford Veterans Hospital
Charles L. Gelineau
Lowall
Talbot Mills
Gelineau
Laurier
Lowell
Theresa Gannes
Billerica
Harry Waite
Carlisle
George Swanson
Warren Foss
Chelmsford
Gauthier
Volunteers sought for Red Cross office help in Concord
The Red Cross chapter in Concord seeks volunteers to answer phones and serve as receptionists. Contact Concord 258 at the chapter office or volunteer services chair Mrs. Stanton Garfield at Concord 540. Dog owners are reminded to obtain licenses at the town clerk’s office. Rotarians plan their annual white elephant sale tonight at 8 to fund the new hospital wing. Workmen repair a flagpole and repaint the Moment Square ball. motor vehicles must be inspected in April at nine local stations.
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Red Cross Chapter
Chapter
Concord
Volunteer Services
Stanton Garfield
West Concord
Rotarians of
Emepital
Two Piano Concert Planned at Concord Academy Gym
Plans progress for a two piano concert by Mrs Harold Adams and Edward Barry Green at the Concord Academy gym Friday night April 6 at 8 30. Tickets available at Richardson Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Adams
Cord
Edward Barry Green
Concord Academy
Richardson Drug Store
Calf Born Without Tail At South Dakota Farm
A calf born at the Leo Soppe farm near Plankinton in South Dakota is missing its tail and may struggle with flies next summer.
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Plankinton
Leo Soppe Farm
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