Maynard Community Notices and Holiday Events
Social evening and dance by Maynard Lodge of Eagles set for Saturday at 8 o clock with public welcome. Rotary members congratulate Dr. Donald O Feltus on his wedding anniversary. Harold Holappa visits from Chicago for holidays. Open house planned for 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W Walter Nelson on New Year’s Day. Local students enjoy annual holiday vacation from Rose Hawthorne School and St Michael's Academy. Local attendees witnessed Giants Browne at Yankee Stadium. Public schools close for holiday break, reopen Jan 5. Christmas decorations praised across town. Paul Barilone convalesces at home after illness. Finnish Christmas Eve service at Finnish Evangelical Mission Congregational Church. Christmas Day Sunday School and year end service. Mrs Harold Lyons named Maynard March of Dimes mothers march chair for January campaign. Union Congregational Church senior choir rehearsal on Wednesday. Boy Scout Troop No 1 meets Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Walter Nelson
Barton Road
Lake Boon
Union Congregational Church
Boy Scout Troop No. 1
Local births report in Emerson Hospital past week
A son born December 19 to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Olsen of 251 Great Road and a son born December 20 to Mr and Mrs Roland Marcaurelle of 2 Prospect Street.
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Maynard
Emerson Hospital
Kenneth Olsen
Great Road
Roland Marcaurelle
Prospect Street
Record low US temperature at Rogers Pass Montana
The coldest U S temperature on record was 69 7 degrees below zero set at Rogers Pass Montana on January 20 1954 as reported by the station records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Rogers Pass Mont
Maynard Rotarians Idle No Speaker at Holiday Meeting
Maynard Rotary Club held its regular meeting with no speaker listed. President Joseph Bachrach presided as members and guests, including Herbert G. Johnson Marlborough Edward Sumpter Louise Drinkwater Ralph Powell and others from Hudson Natick Weston Aubur n Reading and Auburn, were welcomed as visiting Rotarians and guests during the prior gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Rotarians
Joseph Bachrach
Bach
Rotarians
Herbert G. Johnson
Marlborough
Edward Sumpter
Louis Drinkwater
Ralph
Powell
Hudson
Norman “Utters
Fitchburn
Funeral for Mrs Grande ll at Maynard
Mrs Aina Ryoma Grandell 83 of 1 Riverband Joaa died after a long illness. Born in Finland she lived here most of her life and was a charter member of the Finnish Evangelical Mission Congregational Church. She is survived by a daughter Mrs John Howse a sister Mrs Alma Kilpijoki two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral held at Fowler Funeral Home officiated by Rev Eino Hamalainen with burial in Glenwood family lot. Grandell was widow of D Oscar Grandell. bearers named Henry l Frank Grandell John dr and Joseph Reguerra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Aina
Ryoma) Grandell
Finland
Finnish Evangelical Mission Congregational Church
D. Oscar Grandell
John Howse
Alma Kilpijoki
Fowler Funeral Home
Eino Hamalainen
Glenwood
Henry l
Frank Grandell
John
Joseph Reguerra
Scientist Foresees Arm and Leg Regrowth
Cornell zoologist Prof Marcus Singer says amputees may someday grow new limbs. In Scientific American he argues every organ holds latent regrowth power and that nerve chemicals likely trigger it, based on his frog and salamander studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N.Y
UPI
Cornell University
Marcus Singer
Scientific America
Singer
Sleeping Dog Fatal Flare Up Ends With Gunshot
Gardner Baker 48 of Pittsfield Vermont was awakened by a disturbance near his farm. He went to investigate with a .22 caliber pistol but tripped over his sleeping dog causing the gun to discharge four shots into his right thigh. The source notes he never learned the cause of the noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield, Vt
UPI
Gardner Baker
Baker
California Rainfall Ranges From 110 Inches to 2 Inches
The report notes California's annual rainfall varies widely from about 110 inches in the northwest redwood belt to two inches or less in the southwest desert valleys.
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California
Redwood Belt
Desert Valley
Christmas shipping of exotic gifts by railways
Rail expressmen handle unusual December shipments from a hippo named Bertie to giraffes and tiny gemstones. A Denver buyer sent a 28 month old 1200 pound hippo in a wooden crate, coddled along for 42 hours. The New York firm notes December handles the heaviest volume, about one million packages, with items ranging from fur coats to a 14 karat gold nail file encrusted with sapphires and diamonds.
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New York
UPI
Railway
Denver
AF. Johnson
Bertie
E. Boykin Hartley
Savoy
Moor
Er Rock Garden
Merchal Inc
Fifth Ave
No title available from fragment
Sag from child's sweater pockets is prevented by lining with sturdy cotton cloth.
Remembering Virginia O'Hanlon and the Santa Claus Letter
Sixty-one years after the famed Santa Claus question, Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas recalls her 1897 letter to the Sun asking is there a Santa Claus. The Sun editorial affirmed his existence, and Douglas-Douglas notes retirement plans and family memories in New York.
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New York
Manhattan
Laura Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
A Moore
Virginia O'Hanlon
the Sun
Papa
Virginia
Santa Claus
Francis B. Church
Matthewes
Actor’s Fund
V'rginia
South Middlesex SMARC Honors Donors at Awards Dinner
The South Middlesex Association for Retarded Children held its first annual Awards Dinner at The Meadows, honoring campaign volunteers from Hopkinton, Sudbury, Wayland, Sherborn, Southboro and Ashland. Guests Sidney W. Gurney and Maurice Mezoff praised SMARC for raising 11,300 dollars toward services for the mentally retarded. A Cannon Mills executive criticized government subsidies for domestic operations and regulation of mills before a Senate subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Middlesex Association For Retarded
the Meadows
G. Fettinger
E. Baith- Selectman
Sidney W. Gurney
Massachusetts Association For Children
Maurice W. Mezoff
Massachusetts Association
Smarc Campaign
Untold Authorship Doubt Lingers Over Editor Dana
Fragments suggest questions about a controversial piece attributed to a long time editor. Readers recall the line in question and debate whether Dana authored the work before his death. The debate centers on stylistic clues and archival bylines.
Elks 1568 Merry Christmas Party Announces Plans
Maynard and surrounding towns hosted the annual Elks 1568 Christmas party with hundreds of children and Santa at George Washington Auditorium. Gifts and candy distributed. P E R Hooper and other officers assisted while a film was shown and future events announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard, Stow, Acton
Sudbury
George Washington Auditorium
Santa Claus
Santa
P. E. R. Hooper
Knight
Prescott
Hugo Torppa
William Scully
Edward Higgins
P.E.R. Noble J. Morgan
Owen Frankland
Willie Haager
South Acton
Harry Cook
Lynn
Charles Spence
Littleton
Fred King
Punty
Stow
William Klemola
Graniteville
William Stockwell
Selectman
Veterans
Elks
Mary Dunnigan to Peter Belida engagement announced
Mr and Mrs Michael J. Dunnigan of Maynard announce their daughter Mary is engaged to Peter Belida son of the late Mr and Mrs Christopher Belida of Sherman Street Maynard. No wedding date has been set. Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Michael J. Dunnigan
Glenview Ment
Daupitier
Mary
Peter Belida
Christopher Belida
Sherman Street
Maynard and Arthur Day at Eme native here. retired Woolen Co survivor
The notice lists Hilma Maurits and others as survivors and mentions cremation arrangements in Auburn with new dip starch and iraq. The fragmentary text references Maynard and Arthur Day and an obituary context in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Arthur Day
Eme
Hilma Maurits
Angeles
Cal
Stowgen
Fowler
Hamaish Evan
Congreatown
Ing
Auburn
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Maynard Lodge of
Eagles
Donald O. Feltus
Case Building
His
Dr Feltus
Harold Holappa
Samuel Holappa
Nason Street
West Concord
Chicago
Rose Hawthorne School
St. Michael's Academy
Will DeRosa
Doug DeRosa
Art Dodd
Jim Duggan
Bill O'Toole
Jim Bakum
Gianted Browne
Yankee Stadium
Paul Barilone
Benedict Barilone
Butler Avenue
Remco
Finnish Evangelical Mission
Pam
Harold Lyons
Middlesex County
Advwavhd Oninnyw
Manning Ee
John Hill
Natick
Daniel Kennedy
Weston
Gerald LiFluer
C. Harold McGraw
Donald Ward
Jon Dagdigian
Reading
Clark Frooper
Rey
Rober
K. Jones
Main St. Maynare
Railroad St
McKinley S.M, Maynard
Steno
Main St
Twinoaks
Gay Pauley
UPI Women’s Editor
H. D. Quigg
United Press International
Real Estate and Tax Accountant
C. A
Cannon Mills Company
Senate
Emile A. Dumas
B.P.O.E
Lodge 1568
Elks Hall
Wes
Merry Christmas
Iraq
Nason St
Salon de Beaute
J. Janerico
Army & Navy
Ghovel
Jerry
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