Acton School Board Discusses Federal Lunch Program
Acton school board met at the high school with 35 attendees as Mrs. Bethel B. Ross explained the federal school lunch program begun in 1943 to aid malnourished youth. Officials discussed reimbursements, menus, and a plan to form a committee to study program details, while approving a two year contract for Superintendent Pearson.
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Acton
Tee
Pearson
Acton P. T. A
Supt. Pearson
Charles W. Sturdivant
Lloyd Priest
Rinehart
Severance
Concord Rainbow Girls Plan Sale
At a recent meeting the Concord Rainbow Girls announced a rummage sale on Saturday April 22 at the Veterans Building starting at 10 am. Miss Lorraine Simms led the session and the group will sponsor a float in the April 19 parade.
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Concord
Masonic Temple
Lorraine Simms
Veterans Building
Driver crashes through garage doors in San Jose
Henry Adler suspected brake trouble and drove to a San Jose shop. The car failed to stop and plowed through the doors of the A-1 Brake Safety Shop, causing damage but no immediate injuries reported.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
Henry Adler
Funeral for Hugh Fraser Leith Sr. in Concord
Funeral services for Hugh Fraser Leith Sr. 81 of Nashawtuc Hill were held at First Parish Church Concord attended by former town officials and Abbott Worsted colleagues where he served as treasurer. Burial at Sleepy Hollow followed in the family plot. Leith a Scotland native born March 2 1868 lived 47 years in the community. He survived by his wife Edith Hurd Brown two sons Fraser Leith Jr. and Donald M. Leith and two grandsons.
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Concord
Hugh Fraser Leith
Nashawtuc Hill
Leith
Abbott Worsted Mill
Carleton Ellins
Sudbury
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sleepy Hollow
Abbott Worsted Company
Forge Village
Monument Square
Board of Selectmen
Scotland
Edith Hurd Brown
H. Fraser Leith, Jr
New York City
Donald M. Leith
Chevy Chase
Maryland
Thoreau Society Meeting Set in Concord July 15
The Thoreau Society will hold its annual meeting at First Parish vestry in Concord on Saturday July 15 with morning and afternoon sessions. Prof H W L Dana of Cambridge will speak on Thoreau in the Mid Twentieth Century and Dr Raymond Adams will give the presidential address. Officers will be elected.
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Concord
The
Thoreau Society
H. W. L. Dana
Cambridge
Thoreau
Raymond Adams
Revered Pastor to Preach On Real Womanhood Theme
South Acton Rev. Carl A. Hempel will preach on The Virtues of Real Womanhood at the South Acton Universalist Church next Sunday. Rainbow Girls will attend a special assembly at the service.
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Carl A. Hempel
South Acton
Smith Chosen Chairman of Cancer Group
Concord Ronald McRuer Smith is named chairman of the Concord committee aiding Massachusetts cancer control. The drive targets 530 166 dollars with E Payson True as treasurer and local members including D Edward Cleary Jr and others. Community donations urged. 8500 Massachusetts residents could die in 1950 without funds.
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Concord
Ronald McRuer Smith
Massachusetts
E. Payson True
D. Edward Cleary, Jr
Joseph J. Ecker, Jr
A. Robert MacLeod, Jr
Edward W. Sheehan
Whitney S. Smith
Edward K. True
Town clocks silenced after 50 years in Colebrook NH
After five decades residents vote to mute the town clock in the Congregational Church tower between 10 p m and 7 a m, ending the hourly chimes that marked nights.
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Colebrook
N. H
Triplet Girls Born at Emerson Hospital
West Concord couple Mr and Mrs Donald H Glass announce the birth of triplet girls Nancy Susan and Sally born last Wednesday at Emerson Hospital. The babies remain in hospital while the parents care for them and two older sisters.
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West Concord
Donald H. Glass
Cress Street
Emerson Hospital
Nancy
Susan
Sally
Glass
Jean Kelley
Carol
Sandra
Stow seniors plan New York trip by rail this weekend
Hale high school seniors depart Boston for New York with weekend excursion rates. The group includes students from Biddeford and Kennebunk, Maine, staying at the Hotel Times Square while chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop W Addy.
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Roger Derby
Alice Dexter
Virginia DiPietro
Daniel Enneguess
Elaine Drechsler
Joanne Hartley
William Hib- John Makey
Dorrance Leary
Ruth Stiles
Frank Vodoklys
Francis Warren
Acton P T A Auction Set For April 21 at Blanchard Hall
The Acton P T A plans a public auction on April 21 at 7 o'clock in Blanchard hall. Theodore G Williams, chairman, announces Arthur Maguin of Concord will be the auctioneer and many attractive articles have been donated. Donations will be collected by the junior class which will receive 20 percent of profits for the Washington DC fund. Call Theodore Williams or A Perry Marble to donate items for the P T A high school scholarship fund.
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Acton P.T.A
Blanchard Hall
Theodore G. Williams
Arthur Maguin
Concord
Washington, D.C
P.T.A High School
A. Perry
Concord Grange To Meet Tuesday April 18 at Peter Bulkeley
Concord Grange P H holds a regular meeting next Tuesday April 18 at Peter Bulkeley School with Mrs Alice O'Brien presiding. A program led by Mrs Lillian E Boresen follows the business session and refreshments will be served.
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Concord
Concord Grange
P. of H
Peter Bulkeley
Alice O’brien
Lillian E. Boresen
Priscilla Roche Heads Acton VFW Auxiliary Unit
Acton officers elected to the VFW auxiliary for the coming year include president Priscilla Roche and Marion Douglas as senior vice president. Other officers are Mary Nichols treasurer, Mary Spinney secretary, Mary Barker chaplain, Dorothy Nichols conductress, Rose Sayer guard, with trustees Inez Canessa and Frances Byron. County council delegates Harriet Taylor and Mary Barker, district delegates Clara Newton and Harriet Taylor. A private
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Acton
VFW
Priscilla Roche
Marion Douglas
Mary Nichols
Phyllis Kreinfelder
Mary Spinney
Mary Barker
Dorothy Nichols
Rose Sayer
Inez Canessa
Frances Byron
Harriet Taylor
Clara Newton
Story Hour Friday at Acton Memorial Library
Acton Memorial Library announces story hour for grades 4 5 and 6 to be held this Friday afternoon in the West Acton Woman's clubhouse on April 28 at the same location.
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Acton Memorial Library
West Acton
Divorce Declared a Luxury by Bucks County Judge
Doylestown Pa A Bucks County court calendar will prioritize equity cases over divorce cases as Presiding Judge Hiram H Keller calls divorce a luxury and orders equity matters to proceed first on the crowded docket.
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Doylestown
U.P
Bucks County
Hiram H. Keller
Equity
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