Bedford Selectmen Appoint Officials for Coming Year
Bedford Board of Selectmen announced the appointments for the new year. Key roles include Chief of Police Frederick H. Sullivan, fire engineers Richard S. Dodge and Walter Swanson, town counsel Francis J. Kelley, and various department heads such as building inspector Hubert W. Dunston and zoning board member John P. Forte. Additional posts cover forest fire warden Syner, burial agent Arthur F. Wright, veterans agent Albert J. Berry, and election registrar James R. Doherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bedford Board of Selectmen
Frederick H. Sullivan
Farl S. Atwood
Richard Kk. Brown
Charles S. Hume
All Selectmen
Frank W. Cloutier
Harry Cook
Martin F. McMahan
Louis Pfeiffer
Selectman
John J. Sweeney
Arthur H. Hayden
Fire Department
Richard S Dodge
Walter Swanson
John B. Sayer
Syner
Sullivan
Hubert W. Dunston
Orlando Palmeri
Francis J. Kelley
Paul Little
Arthur F. Wright
Herbert L. Clark
Adolph F. Mix
Howard D. Skelton
Clark
Fred Larcom
Carl Christensen
Veterans
Albert J. Berry
Veterans Service
Cloutier
James A. Healy
William A. Atton
Ronald O. Davis
William PD. Seger
Catherine A. Cloutier
Edward T. MacGilvary
4 H Exhibition At Carlisle Friday Night
The 4 H club exhibition returns to the Grange hall on Concord road Friday evening April 30. The hall opens at 7 and program starts at 8 with club demonstrations led by their leaders. Stephen Minassian’s boys perform while girls model self made outfits. About 60 to 70 youths from ten clubs attend with Middlesex County Extension staff Trene Holmes Helen Sellen and Jesse James expected present. Donations accepted for charities at Camp Middlesex Ashby.
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Carlisle
Grange Hall
Concord Road
Stephen Minassian
Arnold T. Lapham
Concord Roads
Nason
Navy Seaman Recruit Attends Submarine School
Robert B Hickey of West Concord attends two weeks of annual active duty naval reserve training at the U S Submarine Base Groton Connecticut. He joined Naval Reserve Submarine Division 17 in Boston and arrived April 11 for an abbreviated submarining course concluding April 23.
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Groton
Conn
Robert B Hickey
USSNR
Rabph J. Hickey
Main Street
West Concord
Navy
U. S
Naval Reserve Submarine Division 17
Boston
Mass
Hickey
Marine Rutland Assigned to Far East Duty
Robert F Rutland son of Mr and Mrs Otis Rutland of 10 Riverside Ave Bedford is set to sail in late April for duty in the Far East after four weeks in the staging regiment at the Marine Corps Base The regiment handles final preparations for foreign duty with inspections refresher weapons training and physical conditioning
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Sfar East Kiendleton
Calif
FHTNC
Marine Pfe
Robert F. Rutland
Otis Rutland
Riverside Avenue
Bedford
Far East
Marine Corps
Pfe
U. S. Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Woodworking Rutland man carves united states map
Rutland artist Thayer creates a wooden map of the United States with each state carved separately and interlocking as a single display piece.
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Rutland, Vt
Thayer
United States
Bedford Notes Include Training Acceptance and Local Meetings
Carolyn Jones of Bedford has been accepted for training at Booth Memorial Hospital while she finishes Concord High School this June. U S Marine Robert Rutland, son of Otis and Mrs Rutland, faces Far East deployment after Camp Pendleton training. Pre school PTA met at Mrs John Berquist home, with Dr Dorothy Dolan as speaker. Bafta Club luncheon supported the building fund. Bedford Radio Club met at Progressive Club with Al Kujama as guest speaker. Elane McDonald recent Rose Hawthorne pupil celebrated her birth birthday at a Davis Road home party.
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Carolyn Jones
Finley Jones
Crescent Avenue
Bedford
Booth Memorial Hospital
Concord High School
PTA
John Berquist
Concord
Dorothy K. Dolan
Elane McDonald
Rose Hawthorne
Thomas J. McDonald
Davis Road
Bedford Soldier Aids Korean Schoolhouse Project
Pfc. Arthur V. Lehman of Bedford helps build a Kore a schoolhouse as part of Armed Forces Assistance to Korea. He serves in Battery C, 31st Field Artillery Battalion of the 7th Infantry Division, arrived in Korea last June from Fort Knox, Kentucky, and entered the Army in June 1952.
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7Th Div
Korea
Army
Arthur V. Lehman
George Lehman
Otis Street
Bedford
7Th Infantry Division
31St Field Artillery Battalion
Lehman
Fort Knox
MIT Announces Faculty Promotions Effective July 1
The faculty advancement at MIT names three assistant professors raised to associate professor. Robert M. Solow of Concord joins the economics and social science department, David C. White of Concord moves in the engineering department, and Robert W. Williams of Concord advances in the physics department.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert M. Solow
Concord
David C. White
Robert W. Williams
Fourth Degree Members Plan May Events in Watertown
Concord local Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree members met in Watertown Tuesday evening to discuss the May 30 degree and the May 11 ladies night at Hotel Commander in Cambridge. Leon J. Moreau serves on the ticket committee. The article notes Missouri coal production by surface mines exceeding nine tenths.
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Concord
Gov. David J. Walsh Assembly
Knights of Columbus
Fourth Degree
Watertown
Cambridge
Leon J. Moreau
Missouri
Harvard man speaks to Arlington seventh graders on New York meeting
Seventh grade pupils heard Leslie Barrett of Harvard describe the International High School Conference at the United Nations Building in New York. He recounted experiences of students from 60 foreign lands and shared tales of diverse encounters, including a Gold Coast boy and a German youth, with vivid anecdotes from the program.
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Acton
Joseph Moynahan
Leslie Barrett
Harvard
West Junior High School
Arlington
United Nations
New York
Barrett
United States
Elizabeth Boardman
Africa
Gold Coast
White High Assembly
Richmond
Virginia
America
New Jersey
Funeral for Miss Caird
Miss Jean Ann Caird age 81 of Monument street died last Sunday at Emerson hospital after a short illness. She worked as a domestic at the Robb estate for 47 years and lived there since birth in Owunaee Scotland May 15 1872. Survived by no immediate relatives. Funeral Tuesday at Trinitarian Congregational church with Rev Robert H Barber officiating. Interment in Robb family lot Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
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Concord
Jean Ann Caird
Monument Street
Emerson Hospital
Robb
Owunaee
Scotland
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Robert H. Barber
Sleepy Hollow
Bedford Scouts Parade District Event and Fundraiser
Bedford Boy Scouts led by Scoutmaster Denaro marched in the Patriot's Day parade in Lexington, assisted by York King Berwick and Toop 16. They will host a Bedford food sale and whist party tonight from 6 to 9 at Town Hall, open to the public. Rev. James McDonald of Needham preached at Bedford First Parish Unitarian Church services. Youth Sunday exercises are delayed until May. Bedford members attended the Groton conference.
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Bedford
Toop
Marty
James McDonald
Needham
Bedford First Parish Unitarian Church
Groton
Concord Academy Plans Fair For Benefits
Concord Academy will hold a benefit fair on Saturday May 8 in the school gym. Activities include games booths and refresh ments with student handiwork on display. Proceeds go to charities chosen by students including cancer relief and Metropolitan State Hospital. Public welcomed.
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Concord
Concord Academy
Nann
Schoo Gymasium
Cancer
Rolio
Rovs Town
Metropolitan State Hospital
Acton Faculty Meeting Held In School Cafeteria
Acton school faculty gathering took place yesterday afternoon in the school cafeteria. The Edwards-Quimby Post A. L. No 284 will meet Friday May 14 at the South Acton Fire Station with Commander Stanley A. Nedza presiding.
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Acton School
Edwards-Quimby Post A. L
South Acton
Stanley A. Nedza
Army PFC Stewart Arrives Overseas with US Forces Austria
Salzhbure Austria Army PFC John F Stewart son of Mrs Elizabeth Stewart Bedford recently arrived overseas for duty with the U S Forces in Austria ITISFA Troops with USFA are part of a four newer occupation force on duty in Austria since WWII They also operate Leghorn Italy port of embarkation handling all personnel and supplies for USFA Private First Class Stewart entered the Army in January 1953 and was last stationed at Camp Pickett Va
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Salzhbure
Austria
John F Stewart
Elizabeth Stewart
Bedford
U.S
Itisfa
USFA
Leghorn
Italy
Stewart
Army
Camp Pickett
Job gains mark postwar prosperity rise in January
In January this year 59.8 million Americans were employed, up 4.4 million from January 1947 when postwar prosperity started. The increase signals continued economic growth and labor market strength.
Goss Malson Marriage Announced At Randolph Field Texas
West Acton Mr and Mrs Byrd D Goss announce the marriage of their daughter Doris J Goss an airman third class to Airman Second Class Francis L Malson grandson of Mrs Clara Chambers of Alturas California The wedding occurred in the chapel at Randolph Field Texas where the couple are serving in the Air Force.
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West Acton
Byrd D. Goss
Arlington Street
Doris J. Goss
Francis L. Malson
Clara Chambers
Alturas
California
Randolph Field
Texas
Air Force
Trinity Fair at Concord May 15 Draws Families
Trinity Church schedules a spring fair featuring Pinocchio as a symbol. Activities include penny toss by Mr and Mrs Emnett, savnge throw by Mr and Mrs Hawks, square dancing and supper. Planning committee members are Stephen Baldwin Louis McMillen Henry Bowen William Brengle Janely Moulton and Fred Mears. Rain or shine date set for May 15.
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Concord
Trinity Church
Richard Emnett
James Hawks
Stephen Baldwin
Louis McMillen
Henry Bowen
William Brengle
Janely Moulton
Fred Mears
Cars Crash Not Injuring Drivers in Acton Nashua
Two cars collided at Main street and Brook street on Route 27 Sunday at 7 10 pm. Mabel D Goodsneed and passenger Florence M Springer of Nashua were not injured while Arthur L Hall and daughter Eleanor Ruth Hall sustained minor injuries. Goodsneed car towed to Acton Motor Company.
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Acton
Main Street
Brook Street
Michael J. Foley
Mabel D. Goodsneed
Mulberry Street
Nashua
New Hampshire
Florence’ M. Springer
Manchester Street
Arthur L. Hall
Acton Center
Brooks Street
Nlice
Eleanor Ruth Hall
Acton Motor Company
West Acton Choir Joins Spring Festival at Millbury High
The West Acton Baptist Church choir is among ten choirs participating in the Spring Festival sponsored by the Town and Country Department of the Massachusetts Baptist Convention. The event is next Sunday at Millbury High School at 7 30 p m.
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West Acton
Steady Work and Pay Debate Divides Business Groups
Kenneth R. Miller of the National Association of Manufacturers argues that a guaranteed annual wage is an illusion of security and would harm national welfare by creating a large fixed cost. He favors industry led employment stabilization as a safer path to steady work and pay.
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CIO
Kenneth R. Miller
National Association of Manufacturers
Miller
Paintings by Loring W. Coleman Displayed at Concord Lib
Loring W. Coleman of South Sudbury exhibits oil and watercolor works at the Concord Free Public Library for six weeks ending June 4. The show features bold color and strong composition, including The Broken House and Queeney's Tavern on Norfolk Avenue, with evaluative notes on technique and subject matter.
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Concord
Loring W. Coleman
South Sudbury
Concord Free Public Library
Queeney’s
Norfolk Avenue
Hosmer
Lowell Road
Angello
Family Card for Joseph Pi
The notice records a family card for Joseph Pi, listing relatives and a memorial intention. It notes the family’s affection and ongoing remembrance, with no further legal or social details provided in the readable text.
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Joseph Pi
Acton Rifle Team Competes at National Junior Matches
Acton high school rifle team members Louise Fitzgerald Malcolm Langille Waino Kangas Poul Deane Russell Nylander Edwin Anderson and Bernard Caouette represented Acton at the National Junior Rifle Matches held at Millbury over the weekend.
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Acton
Millbury
Louise Fitzgerald
Malcolm Langille
Waino Kangas
Poul Deane
Russell Nylander
Edwin Anderson
Bernard Caouette
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the Universalist Church
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Manny
Hudson
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Lawrence B. Arnold
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