Mt Nobscot TV Tower Proposed For Channel 5 Franchise
Massachusetts Bay Telecasters seeks to erect an 800 foot tower atop Mt Nobscot Fram ingham near Sudbury boundary for Channel 5. The FCC examiner will hold hearings after an initial conference in Washington DC and the full commission may take up to a year to decide.
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Channel 4
Boston
Washington, D. C
Federal Communications Commission
Massachusetts Bay Telecasters, Inc
Mt. Nobscot
Framingham
Columbia Broadcasting System
Newton
Framingham Selectmen
Mass. Bay Telecasters
Channel 5
Talier
Nobscot
Mass
Bay Telecasters, Inc
Greater Boston
Sudbury Boundry
Jewett H
aAnake H. Hulbert
Sudbury
PCC
Two Juvenile Escapees Caught in Acton
Two youths aged 16 and 17 escaped from an Industrial School and were seized by Acton Police last Friday night after Arthur J. Conquest notified authorities from his rear shed. Patrolmen C R Fenton Jr and Warren Birch arrested one offender who offered no resistance. the pair had been at large about 48 hours since their Wednesday escape.
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West
Acton
Shirley
Arthur J. Conquest
Kingsley Road
C.R. Fenton, Jr
Warren Birch
Acton Residents Return From Vacations
Dr and Mrs Orma Lawrence Clark of 64 Prospect St South Acton returned from a Hyannis Cane Cod vacation. Mr and Mrs Stanley A Nedza of 167 Willow St West Acton also returned. Nedza resumes duties at a Concord bakery. Opening fall PTA meeting planned with president William R Owen of Concord Rd Acton Center Miss Maralen Moody and Mrs Edith Engman to join final exercises August 19.
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Orma Lawrence Clark
Prospect Street
South Aston
Hyannis
Stanley A. Nedza
Willow Street
West
Acton
Mr. Nedza
Concord
Acton P.T.A
William R. Owen
Concord Road
Acton Center
Maralen Moody
Edith Engman
East Acton
Americans Spend 67 Billion on Food in 1953
The report notes Americans spent about 67 billion dollars on food during 1953. It also urges readers to buy U S Savings Bonds as a patriotic and financial savings measure.
Work to Begin Repairs on Concord Street Under Chapter 90
Highway Surveyor Edward J. Clark announces repairs on Concord street will start soon under Chapter 90, adding to a section that was repaired and relaid a year ago. Mr and Mrs Carroll Sleeper and daughter moved into their new home atop the hill on School street in Carlisle.
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Concord Street
Edward J. Clark
Carroll Sleeper
Everett Sreet
Concord
School Street
Party Winners at Long Lake Club Whist Night
Local prize winners at the Long Lake Club house whist party in Littleton include Mrs. Theresa Alexander Louis Smith and Mildred Nickerson all of West Concord and B Colby of Stow B J O'Reilly chaired refreshments with Cameron H McCluggage president Co chairs were Mrs James Franklin and O Reilly.
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Concord
Long Lake
Littleton
Theresa Alexander
Louis Smith
Mildred Nickerson
West Concord
B. Colby
Stow
William J. O'Reilly
Cameron
James Franklin
Oreilly
Stow Man Named to Take Police Course
Stow resident Harvey W. Trefry is among fifty men chosen by Commissioner Otis M. Whitney to attend the State Police Academy in Framingham for three months of training toward permanent appointment as state troopers.
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Stow
Harvey W. Trefry
Commissioner of Public Safety
Otis M. Whitney
State Police Academy
Framingham
State Police
FBI
Road Closure Notice for Fort Devens Firing Ranges
Motorists and residents near Fort Devens are warned Lancaster Shirley Road will close on multiple dates for artillery and heavy mortar firing south of Route 2. Do not trespass during these times for safety.
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Fort Devens
Lancaster - Shirley
Route 2
Shirley- Lancaster Road
Lincoln residents return from Cape vacation and local births noted
Lincoln Mr and Mrs James V Len non and family return home from a month long vacation at South Dennis on the cape. Mr and Mrs G Gordon Gatchell announce the birth of a daughter Catherine Ellen at Burn Mawr Hospital Philadelphia. Joseph Campobasso takes vacation from duties as carrier at the South Lincoln Post Office. The article notes that Fort Miami was named by French explorer La Salle who built the first fort in Michigan at St Joseph in 1679.
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James V. Lennon
Lincoln Road
South Dennis
Cape
G. Gordon Gatchell
Esther MacLea
Stratford
Pennsylvania
Catherine Ellen
Burn Mawr Hospital
Philadelphia
Gatchell
Concord High School
Joseph Campobasso
South Lincoln
Michigan
la Salle
St. Joseph
Fort
Miami
New State Agency Aims to Aid Business in Massachusetts
Boston AP reports Massachusetts plans a new non profit Economic Development Council of Massachusetts to help communities and business groups. The council will study municipal financing long term planning population growth and zoning and will provide access to New England university resources.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Commerce Department
Richard Preston
Economic Development Council of
Preston
New England
Funeral for W. Acton Man Held in Maynard
Millard Johnson Handley of Central Street died at Thoreau Nursing Home Concord last Wednesday. Rev Ronald H Noble officiated at Fowler funeral home Maynard and interment followed at Mount Hope cemetery. Handley born in Acton was 87 or 88, survived by sister Ethel V Goding and many nieces and nephews. He long served in the Odd Fellows lodge and was a past noble grand.
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West Acton
Millard Johnson Handley
Central Street
Thoreau
Concord
Fowler Funeral Home
Maynard
Ronald H. Noble
Mount Hope Cemetery
Acton
Handley
Reuben P
Caroline M. (Johnson) Handley
Ethel V. Goding
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Mrs DeVeau Named Acting Lincoln Postmaster
Mrs Margaret Higgins DeVeau of Lincoln road was appointed acting postmaster of Lincoln Post Office to succeed her late husband Ira Forbes DeVeau who died July 7. She will be sworn in August 16 after recommendation by Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers. Her son Daniel DeVeau is a Concord high school track star.
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Lincoln
Margaret (Higgins) DeVeau
Lincoln Road
Jincoln
Tusband
Ira Forbes DeVeau
Edith Nourse Rogers
Lowell
DeVeau Thas
Littleton
Daniel DeVeau
Concord
Arthur E. Summerfield
Retired Secretary and Noted Fruit Grower Passes
A longtime secretary who served thirty years and, before retirement, gained recognition as a well known fruit grower. The obituary notes his lengthy public service and his prominence in local agriculture.
Maynard boy held as delinquent after car chase
A 14 year old Maynard boy was arraigned in Concord District Court and held as delinquent on three charges including operating without a license and failing to stop for a police officer. Trooper Edward Biron pursued him on Route 128 and 28 after he borrowed his brother's car and crashed in Reading. The case was continued to August 30.
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Concord
Maynard
Concord District Court
Pierre A. Northrup
Edward G. Biron
West Concord
Coal Production High Last Month
Washington UP soft coal production peaked in the week ended July 31 with 7.5 million net tons. The National Coal Association noted the month’s output was the highest since late June, with year to date production about 2110.8 million tons vs 258.9 million a year ago.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Concord Notable Local Notices
Concord attorney John J. Sheehan has filled in at the probation office of Concord District Court while Donald Wilson of Lexington is away. Mr and Mrs Bernard E Megin of West Concord vacationed at York Beach Maine visiting Mr and Mrs John F McGrail of West Acton. Rev James William Macdonald, minister emeritus of Harvard affiliated church, preached at the union service as services move to Trinitarian Congregational Church on August 22.
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John J. Sheehan
Whitney, Sheehan and Williams
Concord District Court
Donald Wilson
Lexington
Bernard E. Megin
Elm Street
West Concord
York Beach
Maine
John F. McGrail
West Acton
James William Macdonald
First Congregational Unitarian Church
Harvard
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Old Orchard Beach
William R. Dalziel
Toronto
Canada
Bermuda
Thy
Maynard Barn Becomes Fine Arts Theatre and Gallery
A Maynard stable has become the Fine Arts Theatre at 21 Summer Street. Burton Coughlan transformed the barn from a trotting horse stable and auto showroom into a theatre serving audiences from nearby towns. An upstairs gallery now features paintings with air conditioning and a wood lined, dimmed space. The move highlights a creative career path from industry to art.
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Maynard
Fine Arts Theatre
21 Summer Street
The
Christian Science Monitor
Don Messenger
Mass
Burton Coughlan
Coughlan
Maxwells
Buicks
Fords
Burton
Huntington School
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Museum of Fine Arts School
Fayette Street
People’s Theatre of
Automobile Agency
Stow
Acton
Concord
Lincoln
Wayland
Harvard
Littleton
Valparaiso Campus Advised by Synodical Council
Members from Synodical Churches including Mr Kienow and Mr Calvary Wl in Maynard form an advisory council at Valparaiso campus. The council receives input from representatives of various church bodies as sessions begin in August.
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Orwald
Valparaiso
Lems
Synodical Churches
Kienow
Calvary Wl
Maynard
Maynards Took fi Seafaird Maynards Took fi Seafaird
Five ships of the Pacific Fleet arrived for Seafair events as residents gathered to view the visitors. The U S Navy aviation group aboard a carrier was part of the Northwest Seattle Tacoma Everett Washington festivities with other local participation.
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Pacific Fleet
Northwest
Tacoma
Everdham
Wash
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Fragmentary OCR notes mention a couple, relatives, grandchildren, and an arrest. References to a doctor, exercise, a jet, and seven numbers appear without coherent context or clear event details. Overall content is readable but lacks decisive facts or a storyline.
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