Fare Boost For B and W Approved By Commission
Boston and Worcester Lines was certified for new rates that would raise the average passenger fare by 4.2 cents and increase annual revenue by 70 034 dollars. The basic first zone fare would climb from eight to ten cents with the new schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B&w
Boston & Worcester Lines
State Department of Public Utilities
Boston and Worcester Lines
Boston, Worcester and New York Street Railway Company
Boston and Worcester Line Details on Rates and Stops
The charge on the second and third zone is seven cents the next two zones and six cents thereafter. The Boston and Worcester operates between Boston and Worcester via the Route 9 Turnpike and Post road and has local lines serving Framingham Saxonville Natick Wellesley Hudson and Marlboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Worcester
Boston
Worcester
Post Road
Framingham
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Hudson
Marlboro
Engagement of Miss Jane Atwood to Von Sowers announced
Salem and Boxford residents Mr. and Mrs. Byron Trafton Atwood announce their daughter Miss Jane Knight Atwood a Concord Academy graduate and Wellesley College alum to Von Allen Sowers son of Mrs. Paul Hollenbeck Vienna Missouri and Paul Sowers of Revere Missouri. An early fall wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Byron Trafton Atwood
Salem
Boxford
Jane Knight Atwood
Concord Academy
von Allen Sowers
Paul Hollenbeck
Vienna
Missouri
Paul Sowers
Revere
Wellesley College
Requiem for S J Flannery at Concord
Concord resident Stephen Joseph Flannery 68 a retired masonry contractor died after a long illness at Emerson Hospital He born December 1887 in Concord He served on Concord Council and was a K of C member Survived by eight sons two daughters 23 grandchildren a great grandson and other relatives Funeral services were held at St Bernard's Church with a requiem high mass Interment followed at St Bernard's Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Stephen Joseph Flannery
Lexington Road
Emerson Hospital
Trinity Episcopal Church
Elm Street
Concord Council
K. of C
Holy Name Society
St. Bernard’s Church
Mary
Robert F
Richard
Carlisle
Ralph
Lincoln
Donald M
Leonard R
Acton
William G
South Acton
Lawrence
Bedford
Walter H. Waltham
Margaret Britt
North Acton
Mary E. Burton
Edward W. Flannery
Dee
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Lincoln Man F J Flynn Dies At Home
Lincoln resident Frank J Flynn aged 77 died after a short illness at his Old County road home last Wednesday. A former purchasing agent with John P Squires Meat Packing Somerville he was a Bryant Stratton and Suffolk Law School graduate and a long time member of Waltham Council R C Holy Name Society. He leaves a brother sister and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Brasco Funeral Home Waltham and St Josephs Church with interment in Lincoln Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Frank J. Flynn
Old County Road
John P. Squires Meat Packing Company
Somerville
Bryant & Stratton School
Suffolk Law School
Waltham Council
R. of C
Holy Name Society
St. Joseph’s Church
Here
Richard Flynn
Death notice for Walter E. Pingree of West Medford
Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Marjolrie P. Locke of West Acton for the death of her father Walter E. Pingree 62 of West Medford who died Saturday at his summer home in Bristol New Hampshire Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in West Medford Survivors include his wife a son another daughter and eight grandchildren Mr and Mrs Stanley A Nedza 167 Willow Street West Acton and three children vacationing at Buzzards Bay on Cape Nedza is a baker employed at Concord.
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Marjolrie P. Locke
West Acton
Walter E. Pingree
West Medford
Bristol
New Hampshire
Stanley A. Nedzay
Willow Street
Acton
Buzzard’s Bay
Cape
Nedza
Concord
Appeal Board List Hearing on Nielsen Variance Petition
Carlisle board of appeals schedules a public hearing at Union Hall Monday August 6 at 8 o clock to hear Niels P. Nielsen and Norman L. Nielsen petition for a land variance and adjustment on East Street and to validate a building permit for remodeling an apartment on Lowell Street James H. Wilkins secretary serves as hearing caller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Board of Appeals
Union Hall
Niels P. Nielson
Norman L. Nielson
East Street
Nielsens
Lowell Street
James H. Wilkins
Sheehan Family Reunion Set for August 19
West Concord reports the annual Sheehan Family Associates reunion to honor Jeremiah Sheehan with descendants from Ireland. The Musketaquid Sportsmen's Clubhouse hosts an all day program beginning with an 8:30 mass at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, a noon picnic, games, and a ball game between country boys and city slickers. Prizes and officer elections will occur. up to 100 attendees expected. formerly at Acton town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Sheehan
Jeremiah Sheehan
Ireland
Musketaquid
Our Lady Help of Christians
Alice
Lee) McNeil
Hamden
Connecticut
Associates
Acton Town Hall
Planning Board Hearings August 9 on Bedford Road zoning change
Carlisle Planning Board will hold a public hearing Thursday at 8 pm in Gleason Library selectmens room to consider amending the by law to include in the business district the Sterling and Davis property on Bedford road as shown on a map by Harlan E. Tuttle Acton center dated May 29 1956 and filed with town clerk Margaret Heald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Carlisle Planning Board
Selectmens
Gleason Library
Gymn
Sterling & Davis
Bedford Road
Harlan E. Tuttle
Acton Center
Margaret Heald
Whaleman Statue Dedication in New Bedford Honors Motto
The whaleman statue in New Bedford, long linked to the town’s whaling heritage, was dedicated in 1913 with the motto A dead whale or a stovepipe. The ceremony reflected the era’s maritime pride and the city’s historic industry.
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New Bedford
Concord Rotary hosts gearplant tour and briefing
Dr D Edward Cleary Jr presided at the Concord Rotary Club lunch and tour of Technical Products Co Inc. Nicholas M Delaney led a plant visit, detailing gears from tiny pencil sized to several inches and materials including carborundum nylon brass and steel. Members plus several makeups and visiting Rotarians attended the meeting at Howard Johnsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
D. Edward Cleary, Jr
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson’s
Gordon H. Ogilive
Technical Products Co., Inc
Nicholas M. Delaney
Delaney
Morton R. Seavey
Alden H. Russell
Bedford
George A Rohan
Edward J. Bartlett
Maynard
Dr. Russell
Waltham
W.bruce Pirnie
Boston
Belmont
John F. Donovan
Lexington
Woburn
Ray Hurlbert
Birmingham
Alabama
Dale Odgen
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Horace B. Porsch
St. Petersberg
Florida
John Kennedy Hudson
Nicholas Cannistraro
Joseph Goodhue
Leominster
E. Wilson Bursaw
Acton
Arthur Desmond
Robert Deckert
A. Glenn Simm
Robert Hancock
Robert Mead
Win Collette
Funeral services for Miss Gertrude Wheeler held in Maynard
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Fowler Funeral Home in Maynard for 81 year old Gertrude Wheeler of 233 Main Street who died Saturday night at her home. Rev Paul E Killinger officiated and interment was in Pan Cemetery Bolton. Born in Bolton she lived in Concord for years with her late brother Ivory Wheeler. Surviving are nephews Ralph Wheeler Rutland Vermont and Emerson Wheeler California.
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Concord
Fowler Funeral
Maynard
Gertrude Wheeler
Main Street
Paul E. Killinger
Phinister
Stow
Pan Cemetery
Bolton
Miss Wheeler
Ivory Wheeler
Ralph Wheeler
Rutland
Vermont
Emerson Wheeler
California
Concord Guild Names 1956 57 Rose Hawthorne Officers
Members of the Rose Hawthorne School Guild executive committee for 1956 1957 were announced. Betty Yeomans Lexington Agnes Coleman Concord Helen Ray Acton Mary Dalton West Concord Camilla O Reilly Lincoln Grace Silvester Bedford Rita Booth Carlisle Gertrude Owens Wayland Mrs Grande Sudbury Theodore Lowney Maynard. Frances McKenna Concord secretary disclosed the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Rose Hawthorne School Guild
Betty Yeomans
Lexington
Agnes Coleman
Helen Ray
Acton
Mary Dalton
West Concord
Camilla O’reilly
Lincoln
Grace Silvester
Bedford
Rita Booth
Carlisle
Gertrude Owens
Wayland
Grande
Sudbury
Theodore Lowney
Maynard
Frances:McKenna of
Local Public Safety Officials Return From Vacation
James P. Sheehan of Thoreau Street and William F. Erismar of Fielding Street, both at Snow Pharmacy, have resumed duties after a two week vacation. Brig Gen Otis M. Whitney of Elm Street, state commissioner of public safety, returned to work Monday after a Cape vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Sheehan
Thoreau Street
William F. Erismar
Fielding Street
Snow Pharmacy
Otis M. Whitney
Elm Street
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Cape
Stow Puppy Alerts Family To Brush Fire
At about 6 30 pm on July 25 the Winslow family heard their dog Putty barking and found a roadside hill fire. Paul Winslow and a passing motorist quickly doused the blaze after discovering pine boughs used to start it. Officials traced the fire to a cigarette tossed from a passing car. Putty received an extra portion of hamburg as a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Stow Selectmen Meet Approve Permits and Plan Town Meeting
At the July 24 meeting the Stow selectmen with Constable Andrew Laursen drew Leon Wetherbee for jury duty and reviewed the School Investigating Committee report by William H. Peck. They planned a special town meeting for September 10 to discuss the committee report and issued building permits 14 for Alvin Fletcher on Barton Road and 15 for Augustus C Pepoli Jr on High Street. An application from Joseph A. Lalli to build a gasoline station on Great Road was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Laursen
Drew Leon Wetherbee
Stow ‘School
William H. Peck
Stow School
Alvin Fletcher
Barton Road
Augustus C. Pepoli, Jr
High Street
Joseph A. Lalli
Great Road
Stow Police Report Details Break-In and Lake Boon Incidents
On July 28 a shed at Mr. Williams Bradley Lane property was broken into and carpentry tools were stolen. On July 29 windows were broken at a Nils Zander camp. Reports cite boats near swimmers at Lake Boon and dangerous water skiing with high speeds. cases under review and Lake Boon Commission is assessing, with boat numbers recorded for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Bradley Lane
Nils Zander
Lake Boon
Visitors See Inductee John A. Mackey at Fort Dix
Frank Miller drove August Mackey and Ralph Priest to Fort Dix New Jersey last Sunday to see Pvt John A Mackey newly inducted. They left Stow in the early hours to spend time with him and report he is well and enjoys Army life. John A Mackey is assigned U S 51372681 3d Kaiming Reg 3rd Platoon Co D Fort Dix New Jersey. On the return trip Miller briefly stopped in Collinsville Connecticut for August to visit an old friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
August Mackey
Ralph Priest
Fort Dix
New Jersey
John A. Mackey
Stow
Pvt
Mackey
John
U.S
Old Maple Tree Topples In Gleasondale Common
A large maple fell last Saturday on Gleasondale Common. The tree department cleared the trunk on Sunday and plans to use the wood for church heat at the Gleasondale Methodist Church next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Gleasondale Common
Gleasondale
Fragmentary Street Notice About Local Meeting
A garbled OCR note references The Street Rhode and an upcoming event involving Mrs and Mr two persons and a week period. It mentions a phone contact and an organization but contains incomplete details and inaccessible names.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gould’s Men's Shop
Clinton
John McGuire
St. Louis
Claudine
Monica
S. J. Flannery
Lincoln Man
F. J. Flynn
Westboro
Army
Maurice L. Dee
Margaret
Infantry School
Fort Benning
William H. Dee
Concord High School
U. S. Army
Sheehans
Planning Board
Rotary
T P
W. Concord
Rose Hawthorne Guild
Kathleen Anne Law
George G. Meade
Maryland
Women’s Army Corps Center
Fort McLelland
Law
Hale ‘High School
Selectmen’s Notes
Stow Selectmen
W. W. Addy
U. S&s. Savings Ponds
Rhode
Berth, Weeks
Paul Wi
Millin
Mrs. B
Whitney Spector
Thes Organizati
Imug
Av Subje
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