Bedford Grange Night Draws Grange Delegations
Competitive night at Bedford Grange drew officials and members from Concord Waltham Winchester Pinehurst Carlisle Lexington Lincoln Sudbury Groveland Wakefield Arlington and others. The event recognized state deputies Grange masters and hosting locals with plans for future suppers and a traveling gavel award for Bedford.
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Bedford
Bedford Grange
Concord
Waltham
Winchester
Pinehurst
Carlisle
Lexington
Lincoln
Sudbury
Groveland
Wakefield
Arington
Harry ‘Haigh
Clyde Mullen
Lorraine Dean
Home and Community Service
Ernest Hunt
State Grange
Leila Blake
Deforest Caldon
Merion’ Riley
Ethel Waltham
Harold Libby
Middlesex
Don Pomona
King
Elm Street
Stanley Rudzinski
Robert Powderly
Mrs Peirce 74 Dies at Her Sudbury Home
Mrs Martha Locke Peirce 74 longtime North Sudbury resident died last Friday at her daughter's Briardale home. Born Fall River 1871, widow of Owen Peirce, she leaves a son Fire M. Peirce Jr and five grandchildren. Funeral services conducted from her daughter's home by Rev. William H. Clark. Interment Belmont Cemetery. MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home of Concord in charge.
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Belmont Cemetery
MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home
Concord
Acton Families, Deaths, and Birth Notices
Sympathy extends to Don ald W Parker of West Acton on his mother Mrs Nowe x Parker s passing at Waltham Hospital. Funeral services were held Friday. Also noted is Ingrid Troup of South Acton mourning her brother John E Bengston of Lowell who died January 28, with services held in Lowell. Surviving relatives include several children and siblings.
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yMy
Jerome Schwarza
Quaboag Road
West Acoh
Son
Say
Waltham Hospital
Donald W. Parker
West Acton
Nowe x
Woddman) Parker
Fr Pi
Assabet Institution For Savings
Maynard
Ingrid Troupe
South Acton
John E Bengston
Lowell
Town Clerk Berry Retires May 30th
Bedford town official Albert J. Berry will retire May 30 after 30 years in public service as town clerk and accountant. The Somerville native, a resident since 1926, concludes a 12 year tenure as town clerk and 18 years as town accountant. He and his wife reside at 324 North Road.
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Bedford
Albert J. Berry
Somerville
North, Road
Administrator at Congress Concord Miss Snow Leads Panel
Concord Massachusetts Elmina L Snow administrator of Emerson Hospital attends the second annual congress on administration in Chicago February 5 to 7. She will serve as a panel member and examiner for oral examinations for college membership. She is a fellow and former vice president of the American College of Hospital Administrators. She also belongs to the Massachusetts Hospital Association and chairs its council on public education. She serves on the New England Hospital Assembly publicity committee and is an associate member of the American Management Association.
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Concord
Elmina L. Snow
Emerson Hospital
American College of Hospital Administrators
Chicago
Miss Snow
Massachusetts Hospital Association
Council On Public Education
New England Hospital Assembly
American Management Association
States and Local Governments Borrow Record $7.5 Billion in 1958
State and local governments in the United States borrowed nearly seven and one half billion dollars in 1958 reaching an all time high. The figure signals growing municipal borrowing and investment needs across the nation.
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U. S
Andrade Named Assistant Controller in Cambridge
Joseph Andrade is appointed assistant controller of the Dewey and Army Chemical Division at W. R. Grace & Co. in Cambridge. He joined the firm in 1951, has worked as accountant and office manager at South Acton, and as internal auditor and head of auditing at Cambridge headquarters. He holds a 1951 B S in business administration from Northeastern University and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Accountants. He resides on Laws Brook Road with his wife Irene Rezendes and their three children.
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South Acton
Joseph Andrade
Dewey and
Army Chemical Division
W. R. Grace & Co
Cambridge
R. M. Vining
Andrade
Dewey and Almy
Northeastern University
Institute of Internal Auditors
National Association of Accountants
Laws Brook Road
Irene Rezendes
New Bedford
Paul
James
Lisa
Firemen Recruit Babe Adams Orchestra For Scholarship Ball
Acton firemen hire Babe Adams and his crack band to perform at the third annual scholarship dance at Blanchard Auditorium on Friday Feb. 20. The event supports local students heading to college with a grand march, refreshments, and a house-to-house ticket campaign starting Feb. 9.
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Acton
Acton Firemen
Babe Adams
Blanchard Auditorium
Bob
Boston
Police
Legion
Massachusetts
New England
Harry Mills
Tommy Dorsey
Val Emerey
Lester Lanin
Record Fame
Hartack Wins First Charles Town Meeting Title
Jockey William Hartack, a leading national rider, captured his first title by riding 24 winners at the 19 day autumn meeting in Charles Town West Virginia in 1952. He later added three national championships.
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Charles Town
W. Va
UPI
William*Hartack
Concord Chamber forms conservation committee plan
The Concord Chamber of Commerce enhancement group met to map local conservation actions. They discussed floodplain zoning, wildlife habitat, tree planting to replace elms, and cooperation with Suasco on watershed efforts for Sudbury Assabet and Concord rivers.
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Concord
Conservation Committee of
Chamber of Commerce
Suasco
Sudbury
Assabet
Notes of Interest At Concord High
At Concord High Miss Elaine Hardie spoke at a regional principals meeting in Framingham on the Modern Language Panel about the Language Laboratory Her talk impressed attendees and sparked interest in the new experiment The senior executive committee for seniors Weeks activities has named its members including William Mullaney Judy Bower ing Marion Brackett Peggy Nickerson William Libby Sue Webster Patricia Delaney Judy Anderson Harold Nichols Nancy Sikiricia Jane Hinlicka and Robert Steinmann Another honor comes as Stephen Livernash is listed among the eighth annual Science Talent Search honors group for Westinghouse Scholarships He is among 18 in the state named to the honors group
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Concord
Framingham
Elaine Hardie
Hardie
Oe High ‘School
William Mullaney
Judy Bowering
Marion Brackett
Peggy Nickerson
William Libby
Sue ‘Webster
Patricia Delaney
Judy Anderson
Harold Nichols
Nancy Sikiricia
Jane Hinlicka
Robert Steinmann
Science Club of America
Stephen Livernash
Westinghouse
Steve
Wages Gap Highlighted Between U S and Russian Workers
In 20 minutes the average U S factory worker earns enough for a pound of dacor ham or butter while the average Russian worker requires seven times that period.
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U. S
Mrs Fletcher Dies in Stow at Age 85
Mrs Mary L Moore Fletcher 85 of Brookside Avenue Stow died Friday after a long illness born in Stow a lifelong resident of the town She belonged to First Parish Unitarian Church Woman's Club and the Grange Surviving are husband Charles D three daughters Eleanor Derby Eve lyn Priest M Elizabeth Davis eight grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and a sister Florence Wetherbee Funeral services were held at Fowler Funeral Home Maynard Monday with Rev Charles O Richardson officiating Burial at Brookside Cemetery Bearers were grandsons Roger N Derby Robert F Derby Richard F Priest Charles H Lord
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Stow
Mary L. (Moore) Fletcher
Brookside Avenue
First Parish Unitarian Church
The
Woman's Club
Grange
Charles D
Eleanor Derby
Evelyn Priest
Groton
M. Elizabeth
Davis
Sterling
Auto field narrows down
In New York the decades old auto industry narrowed to a few makers as the horseless carriage era advanced. Prices on early cars ranged from about 250 dollars for a one cylinder model to 7500 dollars for a six cylinder model. US savings bonds promotion follows.
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New York
UPN
Ford
Scouts Celebrate Boy Scout Week Across Acton-Wachusett Council
Action planning by Acton-Wachusett Council Boy Scouts marks Boy Scout Week February 7 to 13 with unit displays live demonstrations Blue and Gold Dinners and Parents Nights at units and packs. Services for Protestant Catholic faith groups include Clinton Congregational Church Worcester and Boston events. Liudas J. Koncius waterbury Conn scout executive to be main speaker. he escaped Lithuania.
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Acton
Wachusett Council
Boy Scouts of America
Gustave Ferri
Leominster
Clinton Congregational Church
John J. Wright
Worcester
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Liudas J. Koncius
Waterbury, Conn
Communist
Lithuania
Carlisle Man Loses Car in Concord
Carlisle resident Westford Street, Carl ile Rus sell reports his 1956 Buick went missing after a barber visit. Police alerted, the car was recovered in ten minutes when a Market worker, sent to fetch apples from Concord Cold Storage, was stopped en route. The owner canceled a taxi home and police confirmed the recovery. Coffee egg recipe appears in the text.
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Concord
Clarence D. Russell
Westford Street
Carlisle
Edward Wnnkowski
Robert E. Kelley
Economy Market
Walden Street
Concord Cold Storage
West Concord
Paul Landini
Russell
Former Concord High Athlete Appointed Superintendent at Stanley Works
Russell Jennings has been named director long range wing at Stanley Works New Britain Connecticut. J Skewes, former Concord High superintendent, joins Stanley Tools as plant superintendent. Skewes, a Dartmouth Amos Tuck graduate, served in the US Army 1951 53 and holds a master’s in business administration from Dartmouth.
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Stanley Tools
Concord
Dartmouth
Amos Tuck
U.S
Concord High
Science Youth Day marks Edison birth anniversary
Concord observes the 112th anniversary of Thomas A Edison birth on February 11 with a Science History tour conducted by electrical contractors through the inspector of wires office. The event includes a Nuclear Metals Inc tour by the high school science class under Joseph C Regan and junior high classes receiving 150 copies of a Science Service prepared book distributed by Edison Foundation for classroom and home use.
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Concord
Thomas Alva Edison
Electrical Contractors
Office of the Inspector of
Nuclear Metals Inc
Joseph C. Regan
Science Service
Edison Foundation
Honor Retired Call Man At West Concord
West Concord Massachusetts honors Henry W Harmon Sr with a retirement dinner by Concord and West Concord firemen after 30 years as a call man. Chief Harry A Patterson presides as master of ceremonies with Capt Thomas Tombeno and several firemen organizing the event. Over 40 attendees, gifts including a purse, and a formal recognition mark the evening.
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West Concord
Henry W Harmon
Commonwealth Avenue
Concord
Harry A. Patterson
Thomas Tombeno
Stanley Omrpik
Walter Whalen
Charles E. Mara
Erling Johansen
Reed Belferrell
Carl
Dennis Horne
Former Resident Mrs Blodg Dies At 74
Ex resident Mrs Blodg dies at 74 after years in Maynard and West Concord. She was a longtime member of the Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. The funeral was at MacRae Tunnicliffe Funeral Home with Rev Robert H Barber of the Trinitarian Church officiating. Interment followed at Woal cemetery in Acton Center.
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Maynard
West Cone
Coe the i
Co MacRae-Tunnicliffe Fu
Robert H. Barber
Trinitarian Co Church
Woal Cemetery
Acton Center
Mexican Navy Denies Troop Build Near Guatemala Border
The Mexican Ministry denies reports of troop and weapon concentrations in the Guatemala area as the Navy assigns a boat and coast guard to aid Mexican fishermen after a Guatemalan attack near Guatemalan waters. Dated December 31.
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Mexico City
UPI
Sense
Guatedez
Navy
Coast Guard
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Ethel Gray
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