School enrollment and district shifts prompt town vote
The committee analyzes growth in two districts Thoreau and Alcott with 1362 total children, 630 town and 687 district enrollments. It warns that implementing a school option may overload Alcott while Thoreau and Harvey Wheeler stay within capacity. A Baker Avenue closure is proposed to stop travel hazards and allow option withdrawal. Antarctic waters’ abundant marine life noted to explain large whale and seal populations.
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Wilipine
Faisen OY
Cnauge
Imassachusetty
Fuchuch Salevy
Cnler
Police of
Concord
Lown ‘Sraru
Alcott School
Alcott Thor
Alcott
Thoreau
Harvey Wheeler
Baker Avenue
Requiem for A D Chisholm at Concord
Funeral services for Allen Daniel Chisholm age 82 of 3 Thoreaucourt who died at a Worcester hospital after a long illness will be held tomorrow morning from the Vec funeral Frame A requiem high mass will follow in ot bernaras church and burial will take place in the family or at ot bernara cemetery May 1 1873 Mr Chisholm came to Concord over years ago for about 40 years he was employed as a butcher with the worn whitney market He belonged to the knights of Columbus and the fiery Name Society His late wife Kent I Brennan Chisholm died four years ago Surviving are a daughter Mrs Helen Rammelkamp Cleveland Ohio four sons Allan Daniel Jr Concord Edward J Lincoln William B Dover New Hampshire John C Concord 14 grandchildren and two sons Mrs Jennie Johnston Arlin n Mrs Margaret Perrault Weymouth
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Concord
Allen Daniel Chisholm
Thoreaucourt
Worcester
Bernaras
Bernara
Stellarion
Nova Scotia
Chisholm
Concora
Whitney
Tnights of Columbus
Fiery Name Society
Kent I
Brennan) Chisholm
Helen Rammelkamp
Cleveland
Ohio
Allan Daniel, Jr
Edward J
Lincoln
William B
Dover
New Hamp Shire
John C
Jennie Johnston
Arlin N
Margaret Perrault
Wey- Milluthn
Wayside Acres Builder Wins Competition in Boston Area
Boston builder Boston Alfred W. Halper, developing Wayside Acres in Sudbury, won the 1955 National Association of Home Builders competition for the Greater Boston area. Judges praised the exhibit home merchandising program and the appeal and livability of the Wayside Acres split level homes.
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Alfred Halper
National Association
Greater Boston
Boston
Alfred W. Halper
Wayside Acres
Sudbury
National Association of Home Builders
Anthony Losordo
Home Builders Association of
Harper
West Concord Club To Hear About Norway Customs
The West Concord Woman's Club meets Thursday December 15 at 2 45 p m in Union Church. Mrs Reino A Tuomanen of Acton will present in Norwegian costume and sing, then discuss Norwegian Christmas customs. Tea hosts are Mrs E Wells Hutton and Mrs George Harms Jr.
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West Concord
Sudbury Players Earn Laurels for High Ground Presentation
The Sudbury Players under Helen Tilden delivered a standout Friday and Saturday run of High Ground in the Convent of Our Lady of Rheims hall near Norwich England. Casts including Constance Chase as Sister Mary Bonaventure Lettie Cowden Sarat Carn and Mother Superior Anne MacRae impressed audiences with moving drama.
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iIt
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Mss Tilden
Peter Eaton
Helene Sherman
Hazel Witherbee
Convent of Our Lady of Rheims
Denzil St. David
Norwich
England
Constance Chase
Mary Bonaventure
Lettie Cowden
Anne MacRae
Willy Pentridge
Pat Requa
Margery Cahill
Sister Josephine
Dr. Jeffries
Jerry Cowden
Carolyn Forbes
Nurse Phillips
Bonnie Grey
Nurse Brent
Melling
Roger Witherbee
Miss Pierce
Gwen Loud
Martha Pentridge
Willy
Mary Sears
Sudbury Community Notes And News Highlights
Sudbury hosts a paper drive on November 10 hosted by Memorial Congregational Church Laymen's Service Fellowship with chair Richard Cutler and volunteers listed. Sudbury celebrates Red Feather Drive success and Greater Boston posts first win in eight years. Albert Haynes and Way side Inn Orchestra to perform at New Year’s Eve dance sponsored by the 1640 Club of First Parish Church with tickets at Millbrook Gift Shop and village contacts. Sudbury Woman's Club executive board meets at Mrs Burland's Peakham Road home with dessert and a Hooked Rug Exhibit slide show. Next meeting set for December 21 at Mrs George Haynes. In 55 years since 1900 there have been 143000000 motor vehicles produced in the United States.
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Memorial Congregational Church
Richard Cutler
Hilltop
Arthur E. Fay, Jr
Nye Rosa
Albert Haynes
Wayside Inn
Sudbury Woman’s Club
Carlyle G. Burland
Peakham Road
M. Granville Haley
Burland
George Haynes
Oppose Federal Aid to Education says Massachusetts group
The Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations rejects federal aid to education calling the crisis in education a distorted effort. It criticizes the portrayal of low salaries overcrowded schools double sessions and lack of textbooks as emotionalized public arguments.
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Boston
Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Association
Carlisle Goldsmith H Conant Patient At Lowell General
Mrs. Frank Berry Sr. of Concord road returned home Saturday after visiting her daughter in Derry New Hampshire. Conant a resident on Lowell road is listed as a patient at Lowell General Hospital.
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Goldsmith H. Conant
Lowell Road
Lowell General Hospital
Frank
Berry
Concord Road
Derry
New Hampshire
Massachusetts School Enrollment and Teacher Claims Questioned
The Federation questions current public school enrollment against a 1933 Massachusetts peak of 739 444, noting 680 000 pupils this year and denying widespread teacher drain to other states. It argues overcrowding claims have been oversold. Santa Fe uses adobe Post Office postal facilities for mail.
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Federation
Massachusetts
Santa Fe
United States
Sodality Christmas Party Planned by St Anns Church
Marlboro Rosary Sodality of St Anns Church will sponsor the annual Christmas party for children on Sunday December 1 in the church auditorium. Movies at 2 PM by City Recreation Department under Louis Ghiloni. Children perform, then Santa distributes gifts with candy and refreshments for attendees. Mrs Frances Brescia and Mrs Josephine Sceria head the planning committee.
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Marlboro
Tioly Rosary Sodality
St. Anns Church
Louis Ghiloni
Santa
Frances Brescia
Josephine Sceria
Marlboro Couple Files Intent to Wed in Marlboro Waltham Pair Also Plans
Wedding intentions filed with City Clerk Raymond Lavallee list Richard J. Ripley of 53 Pearl Street Marlboro and Patricia Milligan of 30 Beach Street Waltham as a couple. Also named are Joseph Duea of 151 Beach Street and Lorraine Garceau of 30 Ames Place, both of Marlboro. They plan to wed on December 31.
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Marlboro
Raymond Lavallee
Richard J. Ripley
Pearl Street
Patricia Milligan
Beach Street
Waltham
Joseph Duea
Lorraine Garceau
Ames Place
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