Auxiliary unit holds June meeting with May Day party planned
In June the Rel uxiliary Unit Veterans met as Mrs. Cutler past president conducted the meeting. Plans were made for the annual May Day card party to be held on Wednesday May 3 in Temple block quarters. Mrs. Olive Brown and Mrs. Ann O'Brien were presented gifts and poems were shared. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. Lacouture.
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Myra Cutler
Temple Block
Olive Brown
Fairhaven
Ann O’brien
Florida
Ann O'Brien
Blanche Lacouture
Rotary speaker on artificial limbs by Boston firm member
Marlboro Theodore Williams of Anthony and Williams Boston speaks at the Rotary Club Wildcats Wildwood meeting on artificial limbs. Williams, an amputee, runs a firm manufacturing artificial limbs and will be introduced by Harold Whitman. Earl G. Stringer, president, will preside.
Courageous Leader Guided City Through Yellow Fever
As his fortune grew, he believed a business man bears great responsibility to the community. He once risked his life by taking charge of the pest house during the yellow fever epidemic when most able bodied citizens fled the city.
Lions Club Hosts Concord Indoor Track Team Night
Concord high school indoor track team members attended a sports night hosted by the Concord Lions Club at their supper meeting. Guests included pressed visitors Bertram Gustin and Dr. Pyle of Lexington Lions, Fréd Dominick of Concord, and coach Skip O'Connor who received a lettered jacket from Captain Charlie Johnson. Cliff Rowan of Boston English high school spoke.
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Concord
Concord High School
Oncord Lions Club
Howard
Fréd Dominick
Charlie Johnson
Skip O'Connor
O’connor
Cliff Rowan
Boston English High School
Whist Winners at St Mary's Hall Auction and Draw
A whist event at St Marys Hall raised a basket of groceries and a door prize awarded to E Boothby. Winners with high scores included Bert St Jean and many named participants such as Mrs Fred igiois, Raoul Phaneuf, Mrs Francis Juaire, and others.
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Ttboro
St.Mary’s Hall
Exilda Renaud
Ron ‘Hosiery
Mary Callahan
E. Boothby
Winnie
Bert. St. Jean
A.fredigiois
Raoul Phaneuf
Francis Juaire
Blanche Fortier
Ada Danahy
Ella Boothby
Elivette Bedard
Lauretta Callahan
Oliver Lefevre
Betty Frullo
Eva Messier
Lauraine Leberton
Leon Wright
Laat Stiay
N. Wright
Fa Sasseville
Ita Hane
Mary Beavis
Jeane. Hackett
Rose Irma Lynch
Relph Barnett
Hilda Barchon
Aime Rougeau
Local farmers share in conservation effort in Concord
Middlesex County Soil Conservation district run by county farmers offers technical advice materials and instruments to help any farm owner plan and establish a complete soil conservation farm plan. With help from a US Soil Conservation technician farmers plan optimal use of each acre to reduce erosion conserve water improve production and efficiency. About 150 Middlesex farmers are adopting plans. contacted in Concord for further guidance at the Extension building.
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Concord
Middlesex County Soil Conservation District
United States Soil Conservation
North Adams
Middlesex
County Soil Conservation District
United States Soil Conservation Headquarters
Concord 1517
West Acton Club to Host Rudolph Elie Lecture May 12
The West Acton Woman's Club sponsors a Rudolph Elie lecture on May 12 at 8 PM in the clubhouse. Tickets are available from Mrs. Wilson D. Sked or any club member.
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West Acton Woman’s Club
Rudolph Elie
Wilson D. Sked
Walpole Dog Tampered Shower Valve in Memphis
Memphis Tenn. Mr and Mrs Joe Walpole wired their shower valve after discovering their cocker spaniel Priss had repeatedly turned the knob with her paw. Over two weeks she activated the water stream four times, prompting the owners to secure the valve.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Joe Walpole
Priss
Rotary Club Hears Talk By Motor Vehicle Members
Concord Rotary club met at Howard Johnson restaurant with President Morton R. Seavey presiding. E Payson True led two Registry of Motor Vehicles members William Reardon and Al Little who spoke on Safety is our business and announced the district conference on May 1 at Fitchburg.
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Concordé
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Morton R. Seavey
E. Payson True
Registry of Motor Vehicles
William Reardon
al” Little
Fitchburg
Colonial Inn
Immaculate Conception Variety Show Draws Crowd
Marlboro residents packed the high school assembly hall for a two night Immaculate Conception Variety Show. Directed by Mrs Anna Loa Bossiere with Mrs Hazel Flagg as assistant, the cast delivered smooth performances to financial success. The program featured songs, dances, jokes, and specialties by numerous students including Lizzo Barbara Roberts and Janet Josephson with a long lineup of acts and end songs.
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Marlboro
Immaculate Conception
Anna Loa Bossiere
Hazel Flagg
Resina Flynn
Lucy Fitzgerald
Mary Brown
Sonny Loretta
Galway Bay
William Fitzgerald
Gordon Crosby
Mary Pumphrey
George McGee
Johnny Corcoran
Four Little Shavers
Melissa Martin
Lizzo
Barbara Roberts
Janet Josephson
Hazel
Walter Killis
Charles Keane
James
Thomas Keane
Local couple marks 10th wedding anniversary
Marlboro residents Mr and Mrs Gerald F Spratt of 9 High Street celebrate their tenth anniversary with friends at The Meadows Fram ent. The couple wed April 13 1940 Easter Sunday in St Ann's church. They reside in town with three children Gerald Francis Jr Mary Joan and Ann Marie. Spratt runs the Avalon Social club in Maynard with his brother.
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Marlboro
Gerald F. Spratt
High Street
Gerald Francis, Jr
Mary Joan
Ann Marie
Mr. Spratt
Avalon
Maynard
Marlboro VFW Post elects 15 members to building association
The Sgt. John P. Colleary Post VFW met Tuesday at the VFW Home to elect 15 post members to the building association. Newell F. Warner was reelected president. other officers included Henry Labore and Gea Srey Gea.
Nunn to Lecture on Christian Science in West Acton
Herschel P Nunn, a nationally known Christian Science lecturer, will speak at 8 PM on April 17 at the West Acton Woman's Club Central and Church streets. He will discuss how Christian Science heals through prayer and present authentic examples, under the auspices of The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston.
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Acton
Herschel P Nunn
West Acton
See How They Run staged by Sudbury group April 21 22
Sudbury The Woman's Guild of St Elizabeth's Mission presents See How They Run at Town Hall on Friday and Saturday April 21 and 22 by the Elizabethan Players. The comedy set in an English vicarage during the late war features a Bishop a Nazi spy and several clerics with a strong Sudbury cast and a new arrival Virginia Oliver. The production is directed by Helen Tilden with Jane Tufts designing the set and Ernest Osgood as manager.
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Sudbury
Woman's Guild of
Mary Sears
Anne MacRae
Charles Hunt Smith
Harold Johnson
Jock” Fletcher
Virginia Oliver
Winchester Players
John Colby
Richard Forbes
William Wolf
Helen Tilden
Elizabeth
Jane Tufts
Ernest Osgood
Ray C. Smith
Women’s Guild
Calvin B. Smith
Edmund W. Stevers
Vivian Fletcher
Miss Oliver
Alleys Pay Dividend for Memphis Fines
Memphis officials report alleys generated $3,000 in fines within 66 days after January 1 from illegal alley parkers. The money reflects regular enforcement of alley parking rules.
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Memphis
Wayside Inn News Briefs Highlights Quiet Easter Week Socials
Amid a dull day luncheon served to six ladies including two blind Chinese girls from Perkins Institute Watertown. They plan to return to Canton after studying in China. Local minister lingered over Easter sermons and golf. A group of New York Wire Co. women toured the Worcester factory. Athlletic Cub girls from Cos Cob visited. Royal Netherlands Navy officers dined with Dr and Mrs Auer Belmont. Easter decor and flowers brightened the inn as guests enjoyed festive touches.
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Beth
Perkins Institute
Watertown
Simons
Miss Havens
South Sudbury
Canton
China
American Wire Co. of
Worcester
New York
F. N. Case of
Albert Johnson
Cos Cob
Connecticut
Mrs Manion Named to Concord School Committee
Mrs Charles E Manion formerly Anna Goulding is appointed to fill the Concord public schools committee seat resigning member Frank J Goggins. The appointment takes effect April 1 as Goggins leaves to pursue the superintendent post with the Ralph D Wane era ending in June. Goggins had served since 1946 and won re election in 1949 over Charles R Cherington.
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Concord
Winslow J Damon
Charles E. Manion
Anna Goulding
Frank
J. Goggins
Goosins
Concord Public Schools
Ralph D. Wane
Vetees
Dwartate Gor
Charles R. Cherington
Sudbury Easter Guests at Hosmer House
Conger Metcalf and Louis G. Davis of Cincinnati visit Sudbury for Easter with Mrs. Irving Priest and her family as a piano and voice recital unfolds. William E. Downing announces the birth of a second son, Richard Brandt Downing, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on Easter Sunday April 9.
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Hosmer House
Conger Metcalf
Louis G. Davis
Cincinnati
Ohio
New England Conservatory of Music
Metcalf
William E. Downing
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Richard Brandt Downing
McLean Anniversary Dinner and Engagement News
Sudbury hosts Easter Sunday dinner at the Chester M. McLean home in Medford for the 21st wedding anniversary of the McLeans. The gathering includes Paula McLean of Providence Rhode Island announcing her engagement to Alcide Jubinville of Hillgrove Rhode Island among a list of guests.
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Howe
George Blanche Lates
Pt. Courteous Rent Service
Lations Dept
Ood
Tic Ave
Mass
Cranber
A&p
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Ocean Spr
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T&p
Arrar
Fancy Yell
NCY
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Doz
Raasn Bild
Stephen Girard
Erkhant
France
America
Philadelphia
Giajo
Girard College
Lions Club
Susie
Rotary Club
Alexander
Sioux City
Ead
Lizza
H. P. Nunn Will
St. Elizabeth’s
Wayside Inn
Wes
Princes I
Miss Staples
Mrs. Flint
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