Power to address dedication of Air Force Cambridge labs
Bedford Bedfordshire will host Lieutenant General Thomas S Power commander of ARDC as the main speaker at the dedication ceremony for the Air Force Cambridge Research Center laboratories in Bedford on April 26. Power, a veteran officer with WWII service under Spaatz and involvement in atomic tests, now leads the Strategic Air Command and will speak before Air Force Secretary Harold E Talbott dedicates the laboratories.
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Bedford
Thomas S. Power
Usaf Air Research and Development Command
Air Force
Cambridge Research Center
Montday
Power
ARDC
England
North Africa
Guam
Spaatz
Japan
Bikini
Strategic Air Command
USAF
Harold E. Talbott
Bedford Grangers Plan Hobo Party at Town Hall
Bedford Grange P of H No 283 schedules a Hobo Party for the April 26 meeting at the Town Hall with Master Ralph W. Thompson in charge and refreshments by members of the H division. First and second degrees are announced for the May 10 meeting. on June 16 Bedford Grange hosts Middlesex Central Po anornea.
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Bedford
Bedford Grange
H. No
Town Hall
Ralph W. Thompson
Middlesex Central Po- Anornea
Local Couple Welcome First Child Linda Howe Phillips
Carlisle Mr and Mrs William O Phillips announce the birth of a daughter Linda Howe Phillips on April 15. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs George H Phillips of Concord Carlisle and Mr and Mrs Decevare King of Quincy. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Reginald Phillips of Cleveland Ohio.
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Carlisle
William O. Phillips
Molly King
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Linda Howe Phillips
George H. Phillips
Concord Road
Decevare King
Quincy
Reginald Phillips
Cleveland
Ohio
Bedford District Attorney Plans Local Trial Event
Bedford will host a "Trial By Jury" program next Wednesday evening April 28 conducted by Middlesex County District Attorney George E. Thompson and a team of prosecutors. Jurors will be drawn from the audience along with the defendant and three witnesses. Local women’s groups are asked to cooperate.
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Bedford
George E. Thompson
Middlesex County
Womens’ Republican Club
Concord Rotary Hosts Guest Speaker From Local Aid Society
Concord Rotary Club heard Mrs. John K. Norwood of the Concord Friendly Aid Society speak on the Golden Age group during the lunch meeting at Howard Johnsons. Members and guests included visiting Rotarians from Lexington Maynard and others, with makeups recorded by Secretary John H. Kennedy.
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Concord
Thc
Concord Rotary Club
John K. Norwood
Concord Friendly Aid Society
Benjamin F. Clark
Howard Johnson’s
Doc Fie’z
Henry Jackson
Lexington
William Frye
Weston
James Ledgard
Maynard
Avery Steele
Alvin Hitchcock
Earl Rogers
Stephen Ramsay
William Smethurst
Henry Willard
John H. Kennedy
Charles R. Voigt
Portland
Maine
Quebec
W. Stuart Allen
Winter Gardens
Florida
W. Bruce Pirniee
Spartenburg
South Carolina
Lowell
George A. Rohan
Woodstock
Ontario
Gordon H. Ogilvie
Waltham
Peter D’arrigo
John J. Bent
Evening Alliance Elects Officers in Bedford Home
The Evening Alliance held officer elections last week at members homes. In charge were Mrs George L Goulding and Mrs Ralph Tarment. New officers include President Mrs Lawrence C Mansur Vice President Mrs Russell Olsen Secretary Mrs Russell Robety Treasurer Mrs Harry Martin Auditor Mrs E Stanley Nowers.
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Winston S. Harvey
James A. Peirce, Jr
Bruce W. Pollack
Bedford A U Y Elects New State Officers
Officiating at the First Parish Church Bedford new A U Y group officers are Arthur Smith president Richard Thompson vice president Elizabeth Webber secretary Judy Isbell treasurer Lynn Devereux news reporter. Youth Sunday set for April 25 with the young people leading the morning service.
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Bedford
Arthur Smith
Richard Thompson
Elizabeth Webber
Judy Isbell
Lynn Devereux
Young Winner Earns Ice Chips Tickets in TV Contest
West Concord Caroline Per kin9, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cyril Perkin Hill Street this town won two tickets for the Ice Chips of 1954 in the Big Brother tele vision contest. She wrote a story on Why I Would Like to See the Ice Chips.
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West Concord
Carolyn Perkin
Cyril Perkin
Hill Street
Big Brother
Oldest Stow Man Arthur Jones Dies at 93
Arthur C. H. Jones of Stow died last Thursday evening at a local rest home at age 93. A native of Concord he lived in Stow 35 years and was the oldest resident, a retired cattle dealer who once held a cane from a Boston newspaper. Surviving: wife Blanche two sons James and Walter three daughters Grace Edith Mary, 18 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren one brother George E. Jones 88. Funeral at W A Twombly Maynard Saturday afternoon with Rev Paul Pardy officiating. Interment Sleepy Hollow cemetery Concord.
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Stow
Arthur C. H. Jones
Great Road
Concord
Hiram W
Mary J. (Heald) Jones
Boston
Blanche (Conant) Jones
James Jones
Hudson
Lincoln elected Malcolm L Donaldson as school district chair
Malcolm L Donaldson of Tra Pelo road was chosen chairman of the Lincoln Sudbury Regional school district. William J McCune Jr of Old Concord road was elected vice president of engineering at Polaroid, a position he has held since 1939.
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Malcolm L. Donaldson
Trapelo Road
Lincoln School Committee
Lincoln-Sudbury
William J. McCune, Jr
Old Concord Road
Polaroid Corporation
Bedford police appoints former Lexington athlete Sullivan
Bedford appoints Bedford-Francis Sullivan a former Lexington high school athlete as a new police department member. He plans to start May 1 and is the nephew of Chief Frederick H. Sullivan. He is married to the former Joan Gower of Concord and is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Sullivan of Hillside Avenue.
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Bedford
Francis Sullivan
Lexington
Bedford Police Department
Joan Gower
Concord
Sullivan
Civil Service
Frederick H. Sullivan
Paul Sullivan
Hillside Avenue
Wrong Sort of Dolls in Memphis Show Draws Young Critic
Five year old Suzanne Brescia complained at a local production of Guys and Dolls that she saw mostly men. she said I don’t see any dolls during the show. The remark captures a child’s humorous take on a famous musical and reflects audience reactions to casting and presentation.
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Memphis, Venn
Suzanne Brescia
K of C Breakfast to Honor Spring Communion
Concord Council K of C plans a Sunday April 25 event with 8 am mass at St Bernard's followed by breakfast at Monument Hall. Grand Knight Leonard J. Wetherbee will lead attendees to mass. Speaker Rev Gerus Macdonald CP from St Gabriel's will speak and Rev John A York council chaplain will also address attendees.
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Concord
Concord Council
K. of C
St. Bernard’s Church
Monument Hall
Leonard J. Wetherbee
Gerus Macdonald
C. P
St. Gabriel’s Way
John A. York
Council
St. Bernard’s
Death of Herbert E Whitney in Littleton Massachusetts
Herbert E Whitney longtime Littleton resident died at his Maple Street home after a long illness. He was born in Acton son of Joseph and Mary Whitney and was married to Lillian Day Whitney. He worked at United Elastics and served as captain of the Littleton Fire Department. funeral held in Littleton.
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Herbert E. Whitney Acton
Herbert Ellsworth Whitney
Littleton
Maple Street
Acton
Joseph and Mary (Reed) Whitney
Lillian (Day) Whitney
United Elastics
Mrs McGann dies at home in Bedford after long illness
Julia Agnes Walsh McGann 72 of 37 Springs Road Bedford died last Sunday at her home after a long illness. She was born in Bedford and widow of Michael M. McGann former Bedford Veterans Hospital herdsman who died in 1948. Survived by three sons John Carmel NY William Bedford Richard Lexington. three daughters Anna Mary Gerald Glennon Medford. three grandchildren and two sisters Arthur Parker Lexington Joseph Hodgdon Bedford. Funeral from her home followed by solemn high mass at St Michael's Church. Burial in Shawshin cemetery.
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Bedford
Julia Agnes (Walsh) McGann
Springs Road
Michael M. McGann
Bedford Veterans Hospital
John McGann
Carmel
New York
William McGann
Richard McGann
Lexington
Anna
Mary
Gerald Glennon
Medford
Arthur Parker
Joseph Hodgdon
St. Michael’s Church
Shawsheen Cemetery
Two Birthday Double
Sturgis Michigan residents Cecil DeHaven and son James share a Feb 2 birthday while Mrs. DeHaven and son David celebrate on April 12.
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Sturgis, Mich
Cecil DeHaven
James
Mrs. DeHaven
David
Father and Sons Night Held by Bedford Legion Post
Anthony Hunt Hamilton Post 221 A L invites fathers of veterans to a Father and Sons Night at the Progressive Clubhouse on Monday April 26. Legion officials will attend and a home cooked supper will be served. Arrangements by Nicholas J Genetti assisted by John F Darling Charles J Kace Robert W Dodge and John P Forte.
Straighten a Crooked Stick By L Moody Quotation
A Dwight L Moody quote asserts that the most effective way to reveal a crooked stick is not to argue or denounce it but to place a straight stick beside it for comparison. The saying emphasizes quiet corrective measure over vocal critique.
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Dwight, L. Moody
Arrival at Field Sparks Official Suest in Brookline
Report mentions a Monday arrival by plane at the field and an official suest conducted in Brookline. Details are fragmentary, with unclear parties and outcomes.
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Field
Suest Atington
Brookline
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