Funeral rites set for Ford Man 84 in Bedford
Funeral services for K. Stearns 84 of Bedford will be held Saturday at St Sterling Church. Stearns a native of Bedford County moved to Bedford years ago and ran a local business. Survived by wife Mrs. Richard C. Christie, daughter Mrs. Harry Christie, and another daughter Mrs. J Kenneth Christie of Bedford, with several grandchildren.
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St. .Sterhei
New
K. Stearns
Eat Road
M.ford
Nshire
Nellie A
Richard C. Christown
Harry. Christie
J. Kenneth Ig
Bedford
Single Persons File Third of Tax Forms in 1950
Commerce Clearing House reports that in 1950 single individuals filed 13 689 388 income tax returns. Women accounted for 6 152 394 filings and men for 7 516 994. A woman was among the three highest earners with income over six million dollars.
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Chicago
Commerce Clearing House
Clearing ‘House
Tax and
Queens
Bross
Crank Phones in New England Being Replaced by Dial
Henry Minott reports that crank telephones persist in New England with 92,522 in use at end of 1953, while dial phones total 1,582,808. The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co plans to replace 121,281 more phones by year end and eliminate crank service by 1957, with Emerson Hunt noting 1961 as a target for all dial.
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Henry Minott
U. P
Boston
Toman
New England
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Hoves
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
Southern
New England Telephone Co
Emerson W. Hunt
New England Telephone& Telegraph Co
Lhe Company
Hunt
Coming Events Of The Week In Concord
A weekly list of local gatherings from Thursday to Wednesday including Rotary Club assemblies Woman's Club meetings Boy Scout events and lodge gatherings at Concord venues such as the State Armory Union Church Town House and Masonic spaces.
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Concord
Union Church
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Old Concord
D.A.R
Boy Scouts Exposition
State Armory
Howard Johnson’s
Concord Woman’s Club
Selectmen’s
Town House
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Emblem
Elks Hall
Lions Club
Maynard
Concord Chorus
Elks
B.P.O.E. Hall
Hawthorne
Recreation Commission
James J. Mansfield
Ve*terans
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Harvey Wheeler School
Bruce Black Named Easter Seals Campaign Chair for Massachusetts
Bruce Black, president of Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston, was chosen to chair the 1954 Easter Seal drive for the Bay State Society for the Crippled and Handicapped. Parker Trowbridge announced the statewide event running March 18 to April 18 with a nationwide network of chapters.
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Si. Ce Black
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Boston
Bay State Society For the Crippled and Handicapped, Inc
Massachusetts
Parker Trowbridge
Worcester
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Black
Bay State
Bleck
Wing-Ding Dinner Dance at Hanscom Air Base
The 9230 Volunteer Air Group held its first annual dinner-dance at the Hanscom Airport Officers club Saturday night. About 125 people attended the gala hosted by Flight B led by Maj Stacey B Lloyd with Maj Harold Willis in command. General chairman was Capt Louis H Sinofsky. President Eisenhower’s line on unity closes the piece.
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Bedford
9230 Volunteer Air Group
Hanscom
Stacey B. Lloyd
Belmont
Harold Willis
Weston
Louis H. Sinofsky
Newton
Itinerant Mirror Cheerful Cleanliness Game Idea
A classroom style feature suggests using mirrors and posters to teach children cleanliness. Children compare reflections and answer prompts like Are my hands clean Is my face washed, turning daily habits into a friendly competition among siblings with an honor system.
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Anpchar
Bedford Junior High Elects Student Officers
Bedford Junior High School named student representatives including Thomas Derby and Judith French for the Grade class of Mrs. Eddy. From Miss Galley’s home room, Judith Isball and John Vietas were selected as officers.
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Bedford
Bedford Junior High School
Thomas Derby
Judith French
Eddy
Five Accidents At Dead Man s Curve Cause Local Protest
Five crashes at the Route 111 and 2 intersection last Saturday between 1 45 and 4 00 PM earned the corner the nickname Dead Man s Curve. A December youth fatality underscores danger as slick surfaces and a sharp eastbound bend prompt protests to Public Works.
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Acton
Chelsa
Good Citizen Girl Program Sponsored by Acton D A R
The Acton D A R Chapter meets at Town Hall with Miss Clara Newton presiding at 8 pm to view a George Washington film. Slides by Lawrence Boyce delighted attendees. refreshments were provided by Mrs Leo C Cunningham Mrs John Loring 2nd and Mrs Malcolm MacGregor. The chapter again sponsors a Good Citizen Girl from Hale High and Acton High with donations to the Heart Fund.
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Acton
Isaac Davis
Clara Newton
George Washington
Lawrence Boyce
Watertown
Leo C. Cunningham
John Loring
Malcolm MacGregor
Hale High School
Acton High
Legion Auxiliary Session Conducted at Bedford Town Hall
Bedford Mrs Winnie Q Joy president led the Ladies Auxiliary of the African Session at the Town Hall. The group voted to donate 2 to March of Dimes and to Tee son Hospital appeal. It also allocated 2 to the Wooden Crusade national drive. A county council report was presented with attendees named.
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Bedford
Winnie Q. Joy
Town Hall
Teeson Hospital
Joy
Dorothy Hume
Loretta. Poleo
Mary E. Sutherland
Elizabeth Atwood
Blind Man Driving Adorns Gowanda Truck
A Gowanda New York report notes a rear sign on a truck reading Approach with care Bling man driving. The vehicle belongs to a tiny business selling window shades.
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Gowanda
N. Y
U.P
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Ford Man
Good Housekeeping
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Ason Electric Pliance Co
R. Pauling
Fain St
Hudson
Rotary Club Assembly
Colonil Inn
Federal Inspection
State’ Armory
Sunshine Magazine
Acton Center
Hotel Roosevelt
New York
Allan Spurr
Indépendence
Cost
John J. Belmont
John G. Aldinger
Newton Highlands
Joseph A. Tansey
Milton
Willis J. Conn
Joni Gilman C. Harvey
Bruce Black
Easter Seals
AIR School
Eee
Air Force
Harold Talbott
House
Armed Forces Committee
Air Force Academy
Bill
President Eisenhower
Edison
Michael J. Foley
Foley
Lunenburg
Wait
Department of Public Works
Good Citizen Girl
Legion Auxiliary
Wn Life
Gruber Brothers CO
Main Street
TEL
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