Bedford Lady Agnes Callahan Dies at 74
Agnes Mary Croke Callahan age 74 of Hume Road Bedford died at her home on Thursday widow of George P. Callahan a former Boston taxicab driver she lived in Bedford since 1930 native of Placentia Newfoundland Survived by eight sons Thomas Joseph Edward James William Francis George Philip and others four daughters Helen James Rush Wing Bernardine Shields Lillian Montalto two great grandchildren and a sister Funeral from Bedford Funeral Home followed by Requiem High Mass at St Michael Church burial in Shawsheen cemetery
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Bedford
Agnes Mary (Croke) Callahan
Hume Road
George P. Callahan
Boston
Somerville
Placentia
Newfoundland
Thomas
Joseph
Billerica
Edward
James
William
Cambridge
Francis
Arlington
George
Philip
Helen James
Rush Wing
Bernardine Shields
Lillian Montalto
Margaret Cashman
Medford
Bedford Funeral
St. Michael’s Church
Shawsheen Cemetery
Czech native Rotary guest addresses Concord club
Dr Milo P Hnilicka a native of Czechoslovakia and research engineer with National Research Corporation Cambridge spoke at the Concord Rotary Club last Thursday noon at Howard Johnsons Restaurant on My Escape from Czechoslovakia and What America Means to Me President John H Kennedy presided Makeups noted from several members and visiting Rotarians including Henry T Speer and Frank Lisciardi High school students William Siekman and Herbert Pike attended
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Milo P. Hnilicka
Czechoslovakia
Natonal Research Corporation
Cambridge
Percy Skewes
America
John H. Kennedy
Charles W. Allen
Weston
Hubert M. Wardwell
Arlington
John M. Eaton, Jr
Charles B. Hall
Groton
W. Bruce Pirnie
Orlando
Florida
George E. Erickson
Lexington
George A. Rohan
Erickson
Rene DuBerger
Allen
Pete D‘arrigo
Chester D. Smethurst
Maynard
Henry T. Speer
Laconia
New Hampshire
Frank Lisciardi
Gordon Robinson
Leon Burke, Jr
Harold Brackett
Jack Scot
Boston
Arthur Raymond
Somerville
Ted Thiaffault
William Siekman
Herbert Pike
Church pays off 73 year mortgage in Garden City
First Methodist Church directors release a $250 mortgage dating 73 years to aid the building in Garden City Kansas The historic loan from the Board of Home Missions helped erect a small frame church The church completes a $600,009 building project and will return the funds to aid new church development.
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Garden City
Kan
Finney County
First Methodist Church
Board of Home Missions
Philadelphia
Kansas Pioneers
Requiem for P N Dalton at Concord
Funeral services for Peter N Dalton 83 of Old Bedford road were held at St Bernard s Lower Church Concord with Rev Edmund M Higgins officiating. Burial followed at St Bernard s cemetery. He is survived by four sons Edward John Leo all of Concord William of Hartford Conn and a daughter Mrs Charles E Mary Mara of Concord plus several grandchildren. His wife Catherine Maguire died ten years ago.
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St. Bernard’s Church
Catherine Maguire
Edward
John
Leo
Concord
William
Hartford
Connecticut
Charles E
Mary) Mara
Ex-Resident Joseph Melisi Dies at 82 in New Hampshire
Joseph Melisi 82, a former West Concord resident born in Italy, died after a long illness last Thursday. He is survived by three sons Pasquale and Samuel in West Concord Lawrence of Lawrence and two daughters Lucy Falzarano in West Lebanon and Jennie D Amico in Colony New York. 13 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral from Joseph Dee & Son Funeral Home followed by a requiem at Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord. Interment in St Bernard's cemetery family plot.
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West Concord
Joseph Melisi
Italy
New Hampshire
Mary C
Magilone) Melisi
Pasquale
Samuel
Lawrence
Lucy Falzarano
West Lebanon
Jennie D'Amico
Colony
New York
Joseph Dee & Son Funeral
Our Lady Help of Christians
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Black Elected Lincoln Planning Board Chairman
Lincoln Planning Board names Lincoln-Everett A. Black as chairman at the recent meeting. Alan McClennen is elected clerk. Other members include Arthur T. Howard Katherine S. White and Walter F. Bogner. Board meetings are set for the second Wednesday each month.
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Lincoln
Everett A. Black
Page Road
Lincoln Planning Board
Alan McClennen
Arthur T. Howard
Katherine S. White
Walter F. Bogner
Army officer Pirnie Graduates Transportation School
Fort Eustis Virginia where Second Lieutenant Peter M. Pirnie 24 son of Col El and Mrs W Bruce Pirnie of Concord Massachusetts completed the transportation officer basic course at the Army Transportation School after receiving his commission He was a sales representative for Bell Telephone in New Jersey before enlisting last November and is a 1955 Bowdoin College graduate member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
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Fort Eustis
Peter M. Pirnie
W. Bruce Pirnie
Alcott Road
Concord
Mass
Army
Pirnie
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Bowdoin College
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
Spring Time To Clean Up Around House
Connecticut State Medical Society urges spring cleaning for health. Inspect and repair windows and screens to curb houseflies, a germ carrier. Audit medicine cabinet, discard old prescriptions, and avoid sharing meds to prevent cross illness.
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John A. Cavanaugh
U. P
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut State Medical Society
Concord leaders attend New England workshop and fashion program
Concord figures led by President William Locke and Executive Secretary George E. Erickson will attend the fifth New England workshop at Hotel Bradford in Boston. The Glass of Fashion will be shown at Concord Academy Gymnasium on April 13 and 14 at 8 30, with tickets available. The exhibit features historic dresses once worn by notable 19th century women modeled by academy girls and local ladies. Mry General George Fingold of Concord received a merit citation for chairing Aid to Muscular Dystrophy Research at a Boston luncheon last week. The Roger Gaudets of Waltham and two children won 41 000 in a 1952 auto accident settlement against Edward A. Boresen Jr. of Concord and Alonzo E. Yent. papers filed in Middlesex Superior Court.
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William Locke
George E. Erickson
Chamber of Commerce
Bradford
Boston
Concord Academy
Academy
Concord
George Fingold
Statler
Roger Gaudets
Waltham
Roger, Jr
Ronald
Edward A. Boresen, Jr
Alonzo E. Yent
Middlesex Superior Court
Missionary Society Meets At Concord Church With Guest Rev Winchell
The Woman's Missionary Society of Evangelical Free Church gathers at the Concord church tonight at 8. Rev Walter Winchell, a South America missionary, will speak and a anniversary celebration will be held during the coffee hour after the meeting.
Food shopping tips for homemakers in choosing all forms
Miss Marion De Roche, home demonstration agent, explains that over one fourth of national income goes to food. A careful shopper compares availability, price, servings, and quality to decide fresh, frozen, or canned options for the family budget.
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Concord
Marion DeRoche
Middlesex County Extension Service
Miss DeRoche
First Public Museum Organized in Charleston
The first public museum in America was organized at Charleston South Carolina on January 12, 1873. In 1915 it was named the Charleston Museum.
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America
Charleston
S. C
Charleston Museum
Sleep Still More Popular Than TV Says Bedding Association
The bedding manufacturers association reports Americans sleep more hours than they watch TV. A survey cites 33.5 million TV households, about 2.3 billion hours weekly watching television versus 6.5 billion hours of sleep if eight hours per night are assumed. No data on viewers dozed during TV watching.
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Chicago
National Association of Bedding Manufacturers
United States
P.S
Patriots Day Dinner To Honor Archbishop Cushing Held In Concord
The second annual Patriots Day dinner in Concord will honor Most Rev. Richard J. Cushing, Archbishop of Boston. More than 500 guests are expected at a $25 per plate event to aid the diocesan school finances. Lieut. Col. Thomas J. McGrath chairs the affair with multiple Concord West Concord Lincoln and Acton committee members named. Also noted is a brief mention of Lake Michigan ferry service between Frankfort Michigan and Kewaunee Wisconsin, begun in 1892, now crossing between Frankfort and Manitowoc.
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Concord
Richard J. Cushing
D. D
Boston
Rose Hawthorne
Thomas J. McGrath
Maurice McWalter
Richard P. Sullivan
Edward J. McCaf
Acton
Henry Young
David Driscoll
Carlisle
John Rédican
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