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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1955
Page
19
The piece mentions a Library open house at 8 and a public auction. It notes student athletes including a volleyball captain and reference to university summer sessions. There are mentions of Navy ship assignments, graduates, and staff editors with scattered personal notices.
Mrs. Alice M. Butterfield Clark of Sudbury and Waltham died after a lengthy illness. Born March 18, 1880 in Sudbury, she was the widow of George F. Clark and longtime Luce Home resident. Survived by two daughters, two sons, seven grandchildren, one great grandchild. Funeral at Wentworth Chapel with Rev. Ernest Case officiating and burial in North Cemetery, Wayland.
Rev David C Puhl preached on What is There to Hope For at the First Parish Unitarian Church on Easter Sunday. Middlesex Central Pomona Grange plans a meeting at the Scout House in Concord with Concord Grange as host. Bedford meeting moved to Tuesday this week due to a Monday special gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris D. Foote of 285 Centrals Street announce the birth of their second child and first daughter Judith Lynn Foote on April 2 at the Richardson House in Boston. Mrs. Foote is the former Phyllis Haickley. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Hacksley of Waban and Mrs. Cyrus A. Metcalf of Middlebury Vermont.
Sudbury Word reports the birth of a second daughter Penelope Perkins on April 9 in Lafayette Louisiana to Mr and Mrs Hamilton Chestley Perkins. The couple’s third child, with Mrs Perkins formerly Jeanne Nelara Benvie of Marblehead. Mr Perkins is son of Mrs C E Waite of Concord Road North Sudbury.
River street Maynard reports arrival in Germany as a member of the 765th Field Artillery Battalion. Private Laskowsky, a field wireman in Headquarters Battery, was stationed at Fort Campbell Kentucky before reporting for duty in Germany. A former employee at E Barbione and Sons, Laskowsky entered the Army in February 1954 and completed basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey.
In the three years of the Korean struggle cancer killed many more Americans than the war did, prompting a call to action to join the fight by giving to the American Cancer Society.
Maynard Miss Alice Koskela was guest of honor at a surprise shower hosted by Mrs. Peggy Waluck Mrs. Barbara Dutkowski Mrs. Virginia Hatch Mrs. Ina Edwards and Mrs. Frank Maki at 6 Beacon Street about 30 relatives and friends attended gifts were opened beneath a white bell with confetti shower and a buffet lunch with a large cake centerpiece.
Maynard Ernest Richards son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Richards observed his seventh birthday anniversary on Sunday. Illness of his little sister Ann Marie who is a patient at Clinton Hospital prevented a party.
A large birthday cake and ice cream were shared for Ernie’s brother and cousins. A formal celebration will await Ann Marie’s return from the hospital.
A roster of college students on Easter break lists Margorie Ogilvie and Richard Lyons from Centenary College, Charles Mayo of U Mass, John Han ley, Charles Napoli of Brandeis, David White of University of Maine, Anne Mars hill and Virginia Mutty of Bouve Boston, among others.
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