Wildlife Ponds Promised as Massachusetts Conservation Plan
Conservation news from Concord Massachusetts outlines creating wildlife ponds across Wayland Lincoln Acton and Concord. Residents Allen Morgan Douglas MacGregor Elsie Kennedy and Pierre Dumaine plan ponds this year for wildlife habitat plus benefits like stock water irrigation and fire protection.
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Allen Morgan
Wayland
William Preston
Lincoln
Douglas MacGregor
Acton
Elsie Kennedy
Concord
Pierre Dumaine
Rainier Car Model Draws Hollywood Interest
A 1951 aluminum bodied car, originally priced in Paris and tied to Prince Rainier, drew attention from a Philadelphia socialite and Hollywood circles. The vehicle features four speeds and a modern clutch while being offered by a local Salem man at a fashionably low price, with a forthcoming interview suggesting renewed interest.
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Prince
Rudolph F. King Reappointed To Registry Post
Boston reports Gov. Herter will reappoint Motor Vehicles Registrar Rudolph F. King of Millis to a new five year term. King has held the $12,500 annual post since 1944, appointed by Gov. Leverett Saltonstall.
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Boston
Herter
Rudolph F. King
King
Millis
Leverett Saltonstall
Women’s Club Dance At Old Belfry Club May 11
Bedford The Women’s Club hosts a semi formal dance at the Old Belfry Club in Lexington on May 11 from 8 to 12. Don Richards and his orchestra play with Mr Richardy as master of ceremonies. Tickets via Mrs Robert Dodge Orchard Road or Mrs M Pallen McArdle Great Road.
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Bedford
Old Belfry Club
Lexington
Don Richards
Mr. Richardy
Robert Dodge Orchard Road
M. Pallen McArdle
Great
White House Sees Over Five Thousand Weekday Visitors
The facility reports an average daily attendance exceeding 5,000 visitors on weekdays, reflecting steady public interest.
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White House
Third Aviation Conference to Be April 26 in Westfield
The Boston area aviation conference slated for April 26 at Barnes Airport Westfield will be the largest yet with three panels on aviation topics a helicopter demonstration by Kaman and speakers from federal state and private sectors Moderators include Richard Preston Crocker Snow and Ralph Lovering Panelists cover aviation industry flight safety and agriculture with participants from Worcester Chelsea Norwood UMass and Westfield Airport Reservations contact Richard Dolan at 32 Elm Street Westfield.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Barnes Airport
Westfield
Feneral
Richard Preston
Massachusetts Rtment of Commerce
Crocker.Snow
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
New England Safety
Ralph A. Lovering
Civil Aeronautics @Administration
Aviation
Flight
Horace Gooch, Jr
Worcester Moulded Plastics Company
S. Abbot Smith
Thomas Strahan Company
Chelsea
J. B. Hartranft, Jr
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn
Washington, D.C
Derwin M. Hyde
CAA
Norwood
Frank P. Sweeney
William B. Becker
Ellsworth H. Wheeler
University of Massachusetts
Gale Hanson
Andr. J. Hermann
Kaman Helicopter Company
Connecticut
Mohawk Airlines
Atty
Richard T. Dolan
Elm Street
Requiem for Mrs L Ducer In Bedford Home
Mrs Anna Marion LaDucer 81 of 49 Hillside Avenue died at home on Tuesday widow of Peter LaDucer who died six years ago Born in Newport New Hampshire she lived in Bedford for 12 years coming from Arlington Heights She was active in Grange Sodality Rosary Mission Surviving daughters Mrs Marguerite A Rossiter Bedford and Mrs Beatrice Bairstow Winchester Funeral services were held at A F Wright Funeral Home Spring Road then a requiem high mass at St Michael's Church Burial followed in Shawsheen Cemetery
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Bedford
Anna Marion (Bierne) LaDucer
Hillside Avenue
Peter LaDucer
Beatrice Bairstow
Winchester
A. F. Wrght
Spring Road
St. Michael’s Church
Shawsheen Cemetery
Valentine birth in Nebraska marks Wesley Wilkin’s arrival
Six year old Wesley Allen Wilkin son was born on Valentine’s Day in Valentine Nebraska. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Wilkin of Riverton Wyoming. The AP report notes the coincidence of the birthday with the holiday.
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Riverton, Wyo
Wesley Allen Wilkinson
Valentine’s Day
Valentine, Neb
Marlboro Sets 1956 Tax Rate At $63.50 Per Thousand
Marlboro city officials announced the 1956 tax rate at $63.50 per $1,000 valuation, up from last year’s $54. The measure was approved at noon, marking a $9.50 increase in the rate.
Sudbury weddings join two regions with an Iraqi tie
Miss Judith Margaret Merrill Morris, daughter of Charles W. Morris of Baghdad, wed Ruppert Rudolph Hunziker of Florida at Asylum Hills Congregational Church Hartford. The bride’s sister Miss Elsie Simonds of West Hartford served as godmother. The couple plans to reside in Ames Iowa after May 1. The article notes Blinded Veterans Association cites 3,400 blinded ex servicemen and women from WWII Korea.
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Sudbury
South Sudbury
Genevieve Haven
Elsie Simonds
Judith Margaret Mennell
Morris
Charles W. Morris
Baghdad
Iraq
Hartford Public High School
Helen Walker Simonds
West Hartford
Elsie Simmond
Ruppert
Rudolph Hunziker
John Hunziker
Hunziker
Montverde
Lake County
Florida
Gross Memorial Chapel
Asylum Hills Congregational Church
Hartford
Bernard T. Drew
Ames
Iowa
Hunzicker
University of Manchester
England
Queen Aliyah College
Hunzidir
Sudbury Auxiliary Elects Officers and Plans Emerson Drive
The Sudbury Auxiliary of Emerson Hospital met at Mrs. Einar Johnson's home with 33 members. Elected officers include President Clifton Giles and Treasurer Einar Johnson. Miss Elmina Snow spoke on Emerson Hospital’s growth and expansion plans aiming to serve twelve nearby towns, with a $385000 drive starting this month.
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Sudbury
Emerson Hospital
Einar Johnson
Windsor Road
Clifton Giles
Charles Cousins
Henry Wohlrab
Arthur E. Fay
Arthur E. Fay, Jr
Donald Shay
Elmina Snow
Gilbert Bell
Concord Auxiliary
Vera Presley
Judge McLaughlin
Windsad
Concord Residents Take Weekend Trips and Local Events
Mrs Alphonse D Martin and Miss Katharine Phillips of Concord street spent the past weekend at Hamilton. Rev Robert C Loveless of Honolulu will speak at Youth Time at Boston Park Street Church Saturday at 6 45 p m. Local members plan to attend. Mr and Mrs Benjamin Latham of St Petersburg Florida visit her parents on South street. The David R Bott family of Lowell road spent the weekend visiting Gloucester. Next selectmen meeting is May 1 at Gleason Public Library with Chairman Alonzo Reed. Donald A Lapham of Concord street spent the weekend at a camp in Rust Pond NH. Concrete boards combining wood excelsior and cement are in the offing as building blocks.
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Alphonse D. Martin
Katharine Phillips
Concord Street
Hamilton
Robert C. Loveless
Kaimuke Evangelical Church
Honolulu
Honolulu Christian College
Boston Park Street Church
Benjamin Latham
St. Petersburg
Florida
Charles R. Miller
South Street
Board of Selectmen
Gleason Public Library
Alonzo Reed
Donald A. Lapham
Rust Pond
New Hampshire
Woman's Guild of
St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church
Theodore B. Plimpton
Candy Hill Road
William MacCulloch
Hilltop
Sudbury
Sudbury News Highlights Local Scouts Teachers and Events
Walter Kilton wins Boston paper contest and tours New York City visiting UN Building Rockefeller Center and a ball game. Memorial Church adds pre school class while others host paper drives and fundraisers. April Cancer Crusade continues with checkup slogan. Local residents recover from surgery and plan community events including a Backyard Carnival to support Our Lady of Fatima Church.
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Walter Kilton
Sudbury
Boston
New York City
United Nations
Rockefeller Center
Manhattan Island
New York
Grant S. Boughton
Highland Avenue
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Miss Helen Wetherbee Weds Richard Rhodes in Concord
Miss Helen Louise Wetherbee of Boxborough married Richard Albert Rhodes on April 8 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord. Rev. William H. Clark officiated. The couple, both Acton High School graduates, plan to reside at 431 Main Street Acton Center after Rhodes’s posting at Hanscom Base Beaford.
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Helen L. Wetherbee
Richard Rhodes
Acton Center
Boxborough
Helen Louise Wewervee
Wosand O. Werervee
Mall Road
Richard Albert Knones
Movert O
Rhodes
Main Street
Sout Aconon
Trinity ’&Piscopal
Concord
William H. Clark
J*hyllis Weherbee
Coor
Carmen Racine
Webster
Mary Louise Nilar
West Roxbury
Irsors Mraiani
Maynard
May
Belie Sleeper
Hucson
Wauciina
Aviluces
Salem
Waitred
Littlevon
Ruchard Pursaw
Lixingon
Duichara Herrick
Acton
George Penney
Sue
Elks Clail
Vriae
Acton Haugh School
Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing
U. S. Air Force
Hanshom Base
Beaford
Tion Center
Sudbury Cub Scouts Plan Unit Split After Growth
Members of Den 12 visited Drift Wood Aquarium in Hudson led by Den Mother Mrs. Arthur Clark and Assistant Mrs. Shirley Smith. Den members include Donald Smith Channing Stone David Dumas John Riley Peter Goranson and Arthur Clark Jr. Sudbury Pack 1 has grown from 25 30 boys to nearly 100 prompting a proposal to divide into three units. Parents are urged to attend the April 27 meeting at 7 p m in the school gym for a discussion with visiting cochituate leaders who have overseen similar reorganizations.
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Sudbury
Den 12
Drift Wood Aquarium
Hudson
Arthur Clark
Shirley Smith
Den
Donald Smith
Channing Stone
David Dumas
John Riley
Peter Goranson
Cochituate
Feet Assist in Setting Up New Packs
Footwork and balance help in configuring new packs as part of a broader setup process. Trainers note feet provide essential support during the initial assembly and positioning.
Newborns Reported at Emerson Hospital Acton
Recent arrivals at Emerson Hospital include the Hancock family of Central street West Acton welcoming a daughter on April 16. Herbert MacLane of Great Road North Acton adds a daughter born April 20. Edward T Hughes of School Street West Acton welcomes a daughter born April 20. Robert Major of Summer Street West Acton greets a son born April 21.
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Acton
Emerson Hospital
James B. Hancock
Central Street
West Acton
Herbert MacLane
Great Road
North Acton
Edward T. Hughes
School Street
Robert Major
Summer Street
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs A R MacLeod
We thank our many friends for their thoughtful messages during our illness. The kindness shown over the past three months has meant a great deal to us. Gratefully, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. MacLeod, Everett Street.
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A. R. MacLeod
Everett St
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Clark
Sofi
Aconis
Rainier
Stringosecomes More 'Rince Rainier
Kelphia
Hollywood
Hanks
Agnes Phillips
Ratory
Schreiber
Almy Chemical CO
Ace & Co
Acton Plant
Fletcher & Son, Brokers
Tel. Hud
Barnes
West
MRS. L@DUCER
Double Valentine
Carl
Fullonton and
Decker
Hal Hackett
Red Barn
Brook Palmer
William Inge
Westboro
Judith Morris
Korea
Irvin P. Schloss
The
Blinded Veterans Association, Inc
Stow
Ee Arene Barn
Alvin H. Fletcher & Son
Dial
Santores
Dewey & Almy Chemical CO
W. R. Grace & Co
C-Giles
Sudbury Aux
Carlisle
David R. Bott
Lowell Road
Gloucester
Espie Ave
Memorial Congregational Church
Nyck
Judith L
Ira Whelpley
Richard Whelpley
Ever
Wayland Clothing
Exgle
Fellowship Hall
Cochituate Road
Allan Armitac
Atkins and Merrill
Baker Memorial
Massachusetts General Hospital
Buddy Nelson
Henry L. Nelson
Framingham Union Hospital
Buddy
Juvenile Grange
Sudbury School
Red Sox
J. Grant Boughton
Winifred Young
John
Winifred
David
Cape May
N. J
Gandy
Edison School
S. H. Weber
Princeton, N. J
Center School
James Baker
Boston University
CUB Scout News
St. Bridget’s Holy Name Society of
Acme Supply
Arthur's Jewelry
Bachrach’s Super Market
Bears
Gruber Furniture Co
Hermina’s Gift Shop
Jerre’s Package Store
Johnson Pharmacy
Manning Pharmacy
Maynard Ice and Coal Co
Middlesex Cleaners
Oberg
Army & Navy Store
A & P Store
Barber Chevrolet, Inc
Buscemi’s Market
Grant Cleaners
Hawes, Florist
Hudson Dress Shop
John’s Dry Cleaners
Tom King’s Package Store
Maynard Cleaners
Massarelli’s
Jewelry Mill Outlet Pizza House
Rainville’s
Rickle’s
Cut Rate
Sanderson’s
Whitmac Furniture Co
Larry Quinn
L. Roy Hawes
North Sudbury
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