Christmas Observed by School Tots at Hilltop
Sudbury December was a busy month at Hilltop School on Dutton Road led by Mrs Newton. Children crafted window and tree decorations, created Christmas Books with gold stars, and made gifts for parents. The celebration included games Santa Finding the Reindeers, songs, and refreshments for three year olds Tuesday morning, five year olds Tuesday afternoon, and four year olds Wednesday morning before January reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Thomas Newton
Dutton Road
Mrs Mae Swanson Hosts New Year Eve Party
Carlisle notes Mae Swanson of South Street spent the weekend with sister Mrs West in Cambridge. Last evening Mr and Mrs Swanson entertained several couples for a New Year’s Eve gathering. Quote from Fannin News credits The Fafnir Bearing Co New Britain Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Swanson
South Street
Mrs. West
Cambridge
Mrs. Swanson
Fannin News
The
Fafnir Bearing Co
New Britain, Conn
Partridge In A Pear Tree and Winter Bird Feeding Tips
The piece outlines ground-feeding birds like Juncos Tree Sparrows Mourning Doves Fox Sparrows and Pheasants and feeder birds such as Nuthatches Chickadees Goldfinches Evening Grosbeaks with sunflowers hemp and suet. It notes birds may learn to use new foods including doughnuts on a string and stresses continuing feeding as birds may depend on people. Massachusetts Audubon Society offers two winter bird mixes at sanctuaries and at Automon House Newbury Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Harry
Downy
Massachusetts Audubon Society
New England
Aumobon House
Newbury Street
Boston
Lyric Opera Quartet to Perform in Parker Lectures
Mrs. Thomas Redfors Summers, lyric soprano formerly of Memphis Tennessee, will appear as a member of the Lyric Opera Quartet in Moses Greeley Parker lectures program at the Little Theatre on January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Marjorie) Summers
Memphis, Tenn
Lyric Opera Quartet
Moses Greeley Parker
Little Theatre
Work status of elderly men in the United States
A report notes that fewer than one third of single men aged 65 to 69 are employed while more than half of married men in the same age group hold jobs. The source emphasizes retirement trends by marital status among senior men.
Alaska to Enter Union as 49th State
President Eisenhower plans to formally proclaim Alaska as the 49th state this week. An executive order will set the design for the new 49 star flag to be used starting July 4. White House will announce the signing time and location of the proclamation and order.
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Gettysburg
Driver Education Classes Completed at Lincoln Sudbury High
Students enrolled in the Driver Education program at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School will finish the course on January 23 1959. Many inquiries seek 1959 auto insurance rate reductions and require a Driver Education certificate from the Registry of Motor Vehicles after instructor notification and course testing.
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Sudbury
Lincoln- Sudbury Regional High School
Registry of
Motor Vehicles
Sudbury Ducks Reach 1200 as Food Drive Details Revealed
Walter R. Roe of Wayland filed his annual report on the Sudbury duck project feeding about 1,200 birds. He used 29 860 pounds of bread and 38 200 pounds of grain, with total expenses 2 386 96 dollars. He contributed 725 02 his own money and received 644 donations during the year. An explorer program is starting in Sudbury with meetings the first and third Wednesdays, officers' meetings twice monthly, and a Parents Night planned for January 7 for current and prospective members aged 15 or older, with 14-year-olds as high school freshmen eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Norumbega
Walter R. Roe
Plain Road
Wayland
Christmas Party Inspires Festive Decor and Fellowship
The Women's Fellowship of Memorial Church hosted a Christmas party with the Women's Association and Homemakers. Natalie Long welcomed guests while Dorothy Poole led devotions and Peter Marshall’s Christmas Book talk inspired attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundbury
Women’s Fellowship of Memorial Congres Church
Women’s Association
Natalie Long
Dorothy Poole
Peter Marshall
Marshall
David Armstrong
Barbara Deveneau
Ames
Virginia Child
Dorothy Bodenweber
Marian Anderson
Evelyn Smith
Helen Fay
Arthur E. ‘Pay
William Brennan
Alvin Noyes
Albert Howard
Wilfred Allen hosts Checksett Club event in Sterling
Wilfred Allen formerly of Sudbury spoke at the Checksett Club dinner in Sterling on December 23 at Nellies Inn. Afterward the group gathered at his Country Store which houses the Ford Collection and enjoyed coffee in the old Inn owned by the Allen family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Allen
Sudbury
Checksett Club
Sterling
Nellie
Ford Collection
Mr. Allen
Allens
Requiem for Mrs Johnson at Concord
The funeral of Mrs. Julia Barrett Johnson 68 who died last Saturday at Emerson Hospital followed a Dee Funeral Home service and a high mass at St Bernard's Church. Rev Edmund M Higgins officiated and committal prayers were at St Bernard's Cemetery. She was born January 1 1889 widow of Olaf Johnson and left a daughter Mrs Frank Croft and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Julia
Barrett) Johnson
Emerson Hospital
Dee
St. Bernard’s Church
Edmund M. Higgins
St. Bernard’s
Johnson
Olaf Johnson
West Medford
Frank
Phylis) Croft
Old Road
Nine Acre Corner
Danish Design exhibition opens at de Cordova Museum
A Danish Design show will open at the de Cordova Museum following the Lincoln Exhibition by Achi Sullo and San Diego artists. It runs through February 8 with cooperation from the Massachusetts Association of Architects and sponsorship by the Embassy of Denmark via Design Research Cambridge.
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Lincoln
Achi Sullo
Boston
San Diego
de Cordova Museum
Denmark
Massachusets Association of Architects
Embassy of Denmark
Design Research
Cambridge
Bedford Resident Wins Drawing for Club Doll
Carlisle Catholic Women’s Club hosts a holiday party at Rutland road home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Trainor. Games and dancing enjoyed and refreshments served. Doll prize won by Mrs. Kolpack of Bedford. Club plans skating or coasting party in January.
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Carlisle
Robert E. Trainor
Rutland Road
Carlisle Catholic Woman’s Club
Kolpack
Bedford
Soviet Military Budget Devoted Largely to Army
More than two-thirds of the Soviet military budget goes to the army, described as the largest land force on earth, highlighting emphasis on ground forces over other defense branches.
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Robert Walker Sudbury
Cess
REX Corporation
Hayward Road
Acton
Redfors
Cnera Fatima
Eward
Sudbury Hilltop
Boston Kenmore
Alaska
Marlboro Road
John XXIII
U. S
Rochester, N.Y
Sudbury Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Morgan Memorial
Morgan Memorial Hancock
Shawmut Ave
New York City
Oye Ver Va
Canal Haa Pe
Mrs. Johnson
Ae Maan Ts
Seme Ag
the Apparel Shop
Main St
Dalton & Robinson Ignition Specialists
Sudbury Rd
Assabet Sand & Gravel Co., Inc
Mill Road
South Acton
Ajmorous
Frank Maurer
U.S
Biethee
Boston Post
Rd. S
Music Shop
Edwardsen & Soberg
Mars
Highland Painting & Cleaning CO
South
Whitney Coal & Oil CO
Concord, Mass
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