Boy Scout Overnight Returns From Cabin Meeting
Scoutmaster and assistants guided a troop overnight at a cabin on April 4 at 7 30 PM. Pack members demonstrated skills while planning future events and thanking participants for a copper venture fundraiser and monthly magazine pickup. The meeting highlighted a strong response from Scouters including Alar Edwin John Hawes David Hawes Lloyd Bancroft and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans, Asaster
Deal
Alar Idwin
John
David Hawes
Lloyd Bancroft
Ralph Hawes
Richard Eaton
Onry Batchelder
Warren Gledhill
Clifton Giles
Ict Scout Com
Local Residents Noted in Community Mention
Fragmented lines mention Col McCabe port commander and F Wendell with a Normandy invasion reference. Names such as Mr and Mrs Steeves Hulbert Braman Gatchell Jules and Jules family appear alongside Alfred Jules returning home after a ten day absence.
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cCabe
Faulmouth
Acton
Col
McCabe
Uer
Normandy
F. Wendell
and Putnam
N Steeves
and M. Hulbert
George Braman
Herman Gatchell
Walter Stew
Funeral Held for Charles R Wilcox in Maynard
Charles R Wilcox 62 of 16 Brooks Street Maynard died Monday at Emerson Hospital Concord. Funeral at Fowler Funeral Home Concord held Wednesday at 2 22 pm Norman McLean conducted. Burial Glenwood Cemetery. Born North Andover he lived in Maynard 40 years. He was a sales engineer for Riggs Lombard Co Inc Lowell and a Mason with Charles A Welch Lodge. Survived by wife Marion yes Wilcox son Harold Maynard daughters Helen Rupprecht Florence Zaparaski Belmont mother Mrs Peter Wilcox Maynard brother Louis Waltham seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion ©Ynes Wilcox
Harold
Maynard
Helen Rupprecht
Florence Zapareski
Belmont
Peter Wilcox
Louis
Waltham
Market Opens in West Concord At 4 Common Wealth Avenue
West Concord merchants West Concord John Fisher and Malcom Holden open a market at 4 Common Wealth Avenue offering provisions meats fruits vegetables and deep freeze products. The firm affiliated with New England Stores plans weekly specials and may later open Sundays for customer convenience.
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West Concord
John Fisher
Malcom
Sam) Holden
Common Wealth Avenue
New England
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Pederson at 67
About fifty relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mrs. John Pederson at Acton Center last week to honor her 67th birthday. Present were two of her sons recently discharged from military service George Pederson after three years in the Army Air Force and Ingvald after three and a half years in Iceland and Greenland with the Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pederson
Acton Center
George Pederson
Army Air Force
Ingvald
Iceland
Greerland
Coast Guard
Special Easter Week Meetings at Evangelical Free Church
Concord hosts special prayer and service meetings at the Evangelical Free Church Longstreet from April 16 to 21. Rev. Arthur Jensen missionary to Africa will be guest speaker during the Holy Week series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Evangelical Free Church
Longstreet
Arthur Jensen
Africa
Concord Elks Install Officers At Waltham
Officers of Concord lodge of Elks led by Past Exalted Ruler Austin D. MacRae installed the new officers of Waltham lodge B P O Elks last Thursday night. Joseph C. Masucci was installed as exalted ruler. Others assisting from Concord included John E. Forbes Joseph A. Macone George E. Davis Harold Wellington Harold Carlson Charles S. Robinson Henry A. Martel John J. McWalter Roger Keeley Joseph Muscato and David B Williams. The gift to MacRae was presented by Francis P. Shanley and the esquire gift by Thomas J. Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Lodge of Elks
Austin D. MacRae
Walthams Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Joseph C. Masucci
John E. Forbes
Joseph A. Macone
George E. Davis
Harold Wellington
Harold Carlson
Charles S. Robinson
Henry A. Martel
John J. McWalter
Roger Keeley
Joseph Muscato
David B Williams
Esquire
MacRae
Francis P. Shanley
Waltham Lodge
Thomas J. Murphy
Calendar for Bedford Week Highlights April Events
Calendar for April 11 to 18 in Bedford lists the PTA meeting at the school auditorium April 11 and a diphtheria clinic at the Junior High School April 12. April 12 marks the start of school vacation and a Grange Dance at the Town Hall. April 14 features a Church of Christ morning service and a Sunday evening club talk on Compulsory Military Education, plus American Legion baseball practice at Page Field. April 17 notes a Church of Christ study group.
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Bedford
Bedford Center
Parent Teachers’ Association
Grange
Town Hall
Church of Christ
Am. Legion
Page Field
Bedford Scouting Round Up and Community Notes
Bedford Pack 16 attended the Round Up in Sachem Council Lexington. Reports note illness keeping Mrs Oliver N Clark confined at Sym Hospital Arlington. Fort Devens dispatch for Corp Thomas H Larsen. Bedford Grange dance at Town Hall with committee members listed. Church of Christ groups and card parties planned. High School track prep under Doc Abell with new runners. Local birthdays listed for April 14 15 and 17.
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Cub Scouts
Bedford
Sachem Council
Lexington
Oliver N. Clark
Nes 8
Sym Hospital
Arlington
Bedford Grange
Thomas Johnston
Salvatore F. Albani
Richard J. Powderly
The
Grange
Lexington High School
Doc Abell
Letteriften
Il MacLeod
Juliet Ameley
Frank Race
David Swanson
Arthur A. Rivet
Concord
Funeral for Hector J. MacLean in Lincoln
Large crowd attends service at First Church in Lincoln for Hector John MacLean 73 a Lincoln resident and retired caretaker born in Valley Mills Nova Scotia February 15 1874. He was a Corinthian Lodge member a Lincoln Grange Silver Star member and husband of the late Lucy MacLean. Surviving are son Arnold daughter Flora and Ethel two brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Hector John MacLean
Charles Moon
Lincoln Cerhe
Maclean
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M. Concord
Valley Mills
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Emily Osgood
Trapélo’ Road
Lincoln ‘Grange
Middlesex Central
Pomona Grange
Lincoln Men’s Club
Lucy (Corkum) MacLean
Arnold, Mackean
Waltham
Conclord
Douglas Taylor MacLean
Flora. J
Ethel L. MacLean
John A. K. MacLean
River Denys
Cape, Breton
Alexander MacLean
Butte
Montana
Emma MacLean
Cambridge
Whitney Seeks Reelection to Third District Council
Concord Republican Otis M. Whitney announces candidacy for reelection to the Governor’s Council from the Third District. Boston Democrat Maurice Sullivan plans to run, with possible challenge from Rep. Perlie Dyer Chase. Primary filings due by April 23 ahead of June 18 elections.
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Concord
Otis M. Whitney
Hubbard’ Street
Maurice H. Sullivan
Boson
Sullivan
Whitney
Middlesex
Perlie Dyer Chase
Boston
Bedford Population Rises Near One Thousand in Ten Years
In ten years Bedford’s population grows by about 1000 with 1935 census at 3185 and 1945 figures reported at 4470. Dog licenses produced 669 dollars in revenue last year and the town shows an assessed valuation of 2 786 826 dollars. Local notes mention school events on April 12 May 3 and May 24 and a correction to a prior Enterprise edition.
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Bedford
Wade
Middlesex County Extension Service
Concord
Tny
Boots
Scouts Plan Boston Rally Trip For Brownie Members
Leaders of the Girls Scouts plan a Boston rally trip for Brownie groups to accompany their members to the event at the Children's Museum, coordinating travel and schedules.
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Girls’ Scouts
Boston
Meeting For Young Farmers On April 11th
Bedford invites young farmers to form a Middlesex County Extension Service youth group. The first meeting is at the Extension Service office in Concord at 7 30. It targets youths 18 to 36 with schooling in farming and 4 H backgrounds to develop leadership and address home and farm issues.
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Bedford
Middlesex County Extension Service
Extension Service
Concord
Community Notes Include Moves and Births
Rev Frank W Thompson and Mrs Thompson moved from the Church of Christ parsonage to the River Bungalow on North road. P F C Benjamin P Wisgin was discharged from the U S Army. Miss Carol Blake of Great road vacationing at Lincoln School Providence R I. Mrs Edward F Pike Great road returned from Scituate visit. Birth announced Bruce to Mr and Mrs Charles Veach on April 1. Be Kind to Animals Week to be observed at the school sponsored by the American Humane Society.
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The
United Workers
Russell C. Dodge
Edward F. Pike
Emma Gilman
Maude Comely
Irvin M. Puffer
William V. Collins
Frank W. Thompson
Veteran’s Hospital
Carol Blake of
Great Road
Lincoln School
Providence, R. 1
Scituate
American Humane Society
New Bedford Free Library Adds Wide Range of New Books
Bedford Free Public Library lists new acquisitions including Collected Poems by A E Housman Twenty Best Plays of Modern American Theatre by Joseph Cassner Of Human Bondage by W Somerset Maughan Brid eshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh and many others from fiction poetry history and children’s titles.
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Bedford
Bedford Free Public Library
A. E. Housman
Joseph Cassner
W. Somerset Maughan
Bernard Baruch
Carter ‘Field
Evelyn Waugh
Joseph
Marjorie Cory
Charlotte Armstrong
Francis Parkington Keyes
Ellergeen
Daphné Duurier
Robert
Marquis Ames
Edwin Way ‘Eale
Lammie
Peter Field
Tom West
Freddie the Popinjay
Walter R. Brooks
Lobbo Butte
V. ¢. Tuttle
John Gossner
Dudley Nichols
Jessamyn West
Erich Maria Remarque
Hayden ‘Son
Hedi
Charles Tritten
Wildcat
China
Girlcoat,’ Inc
Ralph DeVoe
Whittington
Berta
Elmer Hader
Massachusetts probes veterans readjustment allowance claims
Boston Massachusetts Division of Employment Security sharpens scrutiny of all veterans readjustment allowance claims under the G I Bill. Director Robert E Marshall says illegitimate payments are pursued with prosecutions possible and over a million dollars already recovered. The department notes similar checks apply to unemployment benefits and will bar violators from future readjustment allowances.
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Boston
Massachusetts Division of Employment Security
Robert E. Marshall
Massachusetts
G. I
G. I. Bulléteris
Poems Featured in Wind and Hottentot Collection
A brief note highlights two works: Written on the Wind by Robert Wilder and ae Koos the Hottentot by Josef Marais. The items are presented as literary pieces in a cultural column.
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Robert Wilder
Ae Koos
Josef Marais
Lexington High School to Stage Ruddiger Play This Weekend
The Lexington High School announces a campus production of the play Ruddiger to be staged Friday and Saturday night in the High School Auditorium. Bedford pupils have roles in the cast, while the PTA gathered at Belmont for a conference and members of United Workers at the Church of Christ worked with Red Cross. Luncheon was served by Mrs. John Douglas and Mrs. R. James Douglas during a daytime meeting.
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Red Cross
Emerson Hospital
The
United Workers
Church of Christ
John Douglas
R. James Douglas
Lexington High Sch
Ruddiger
Bedford
Play Delight For Children At Sche
Moving pictures were enjoyed by the children at the scheme yesterday afternoon under the direction of the Parent Teachers Association. Miss Donna Gaye and Evari Boynton were among those mentioned in the reading of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Gaye
Evari Boynton
Eiffer
Sche
Teacers’ Association
Monthly PTA Meeting Set for This Afternoon
The monthly meeting of the Parent Teachers will be held this afternoon in the school auditorium to discuss upcoming events and school programs.
Girl Scout badges awarded in Bedford tests
The final tests last week completed for the Bedford Girl Scouts under leader McGann. All members earned cooking and outdoor merit badges. Those completing tests earning badges include Stacey, Carol Van June, Laffin, and Priscilla Wray.
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Bedford
Girl ‘Scouts
McGann
Stacey
Carol van June Laffin
Priscilla ‘Wray
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Jules
Alfred V. Jules
Mary
Charles R. W Cone
Rial
Glenwood
W. Concord
AD Co-Operative Bank
Corcord, Mass
Maynard Trust Company
Ee Bpen
UMFIL
Concord Elks
Charles P. Englehardt
Otis Street
Betty MacDonal
Bedford Junior Hig School
Sunday Evening Club
Emerson Fox
Ivan Smith
Clinton E. Martin
Frank B. Dodd
Barbara Christie
Richard Merédith Webber
Alden W. Webber
South Street
Ruth McMahian Gemecr
MarticMahan Hancock
Linda J. Dahter
James
Street
Council
Benjamin P. Wisgin
U. S. Army
Stephen E,ase Hancock Street
Robert Burns, Ayer
Division of Employment Security
Parent Teacher’s Association
Louis H. Smith
James P. McQuaid
Co-Op
Bendix
America
Ec Mae
fMoney
Sherwin-Wagsams
Sherwin-Williams
PYREX
United Co-operative Society
Main Street
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