Truck Collides With Freight Train On Route 2A In East Acton
A truck driven by Richard D. Krauss, 23, Boston, struck a freight train at the Route 2A crossing in East Acton last Thursday at 10 07 a m. The collision left the left front wheel torn off and the truck demolished. Krauss was taken to Emerson Hospital for cuts and abrasions. Train engineer John Sprague of Providence and conductor R O Connor also from Providence were on board. the train stopped about 30 minutes.
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Acton
Great Road
Holland’s Corner
East Acton
Michael J. Foley
Richard D. Krauss
Parkman Street
Boston
Lowell
Krauss
Emerson Hospital
John Sprague
North Main Street
Providence
Rhode Island
R. O'Connor
Nashua Street
Carlisle Republican caucus and town election dates
The Carlisle annual Republican caucus is set for Monday January 11 at 7 30 in Union Hall per town clerk Mrs Margaret Heald. Voters must file warrant articles by January 15 and new voter registration closes February 3. The annual election is moved to Tuesday February 28 with the town meeting on Monday March 1 due to a holiday.
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Carlisle
Union Hall
Margaret Heald
Service station burglaries plague Naugatuck man
Ed ward Lord of Naugatuck says his service station has been broken into 14 times in 16 years with no arrests. Police offered no comment on the persistent thefts.
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Naugatuck, Conn
U.P
Edward Lord
Acton Town Approves 4950 for 1954 Garbage Collection
In a quiet ninth special town meeting Acton voted 4950 to be used by the board of health to contract garbage collection and removal for 1954. The extra funds cover a new state requirement that all garbage fed to hogs be precooked.
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Acton
Albert P. Durkee
Board of Health
Rainbow Girls To Hold Election At Concord Assembly
Concord Rainbow Assembly will hold a business meeting and quarterly officer election next Saturday evening January 9 at 7 o clock in the Masonic temple. Miss Virginia Woodruff will preside with assistance from Mrs. Grace Smith.
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Concord
Concord Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Temple
Virginia Woodruff
Grace Smith
Benson retires after 38 years with Bethlehem Steel Boston
West Acton resident Albert E. Benson retires as of December 31 after more than 38 years as contracting engineer in the Boston Sales office of Bethlehem Steel Company. A dinner at The Port Side in Boston honored him with songs a skit and gifts including a gold wrist watch and a Paul Revere Bowl.
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West Acton
Albert E. Benson
Orchard Drive
Boston
Bethlehem Steel Company
Benson
Warmuth
Bethlehem Pennsylvania
Paul Revere
New England
Card of Thanks for William G. Ryan
The family of William G. Ryan expresses gratitude to friends associates and business people for kindnesses shown during their recent bereavement Mary Ryan and family Concord
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William G. Ryan
Mary Ryan
Concord
Miss Shirley Wilkie Engaged to Navy Man Robert Jenson
Carlisle Mr and Mrs William A Wilkie announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Lee Wilkie to Robert Stanley Jenson son of Mrs and Mrs Soren C Janson of Sidney Nebraska Jenson is a Navy member and a former Sidney High School and Midland College Fremont Nebraska attendee Wilkie is a Concorde High School and Chandler School for Women alumna and Boston insurance firm employee No wedding date set.
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Carlisle
William A. Wilkie
East Street
Shirley Lee Wilkie
Robert Stanley Jenson
Soren C. Janson
Sidney
Nebraska
Concorde High School
Chandler School For Women
Boston Insurance
Jenson
Sidney High School
Midland College
Fremont
U. S. Navy
Bedford Church Preacher Speaks on Major Danger
Rev. Oscar Hawes of First Parish in Bedford preached on The Greatest Danger We Have to Face on Sunday morning. In the afternoon the Liberal Religious Youth Organization gathered at Arthur Smith’s Fletcher Road home. Co chairs Mrs. Alice E. Thompson and Mrs. Ethel Puffer lead Girls State efforts and the local auxiliary reserves Bedford girls for June admittance. USO troupes mounted 4,425 shows for American and other UN troops in Europe Alaska and the Far East over the past two years.
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Oscar Hawes
Bedford
Arthur Smith
Fletcher Road
Alice E. Thompson
Ethel Puffer
S For Girls
State of the American Legion
United Service Organization
United Nations
Europe
Alaska
Far East
Acton Man and Wife Injured in New Year Car Crash
Andrew J. Rein, 39, of 65 River Street South Acton, and his wife were injured when his car struck a utility pole at 3 40 am last Friday. Police say a fast oncoming vehicle from Maynard forced Rein off the road to avoid a head on collision. Edison workers repaired the broken pole and wires.
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South Acton
Andrew J.rein
River Street
C. R. Fenton
Acton
Rein
Fenton
School Street
Parker’ Street
Maynard
Rien
Edison
Card of Thanks from Albert R. Murphy Sr
Albert R. Murphy Sr thanks friends and neighbors for cheerful messages and flowers during his hospital stay. He expresses gratitude to those who donated blood and those who offered blood, and he hopes to personally thank each donor in a few weeks.
Bedford Met Will Sponsor Cake Contest
Bedford retail sponsor teams with March of Dimes for a cake baking contest. The Bedford Market will host judging, provide prizes, and allow cake sales with all proceeds to the March of Dimes. Loretta Poleo leads the committee with a tentative January 21 judging date.
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Bedford
Bedford Shopping Center
Loretta Poleo
Grange Hosts Pomona Guests and Plans Supper
Carlisle Grange No. 402 members greet Pomona officers at the regular meeting. A bean supper is planned at the hall Saturday night January 16 at 7 o'clock. Local members will attend Middlesex North Pomona at Dracut with supper at 6 and James Burke of the Lowell police department as guest speaker.
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Carlisle
Carlisle Grange
Pomona
Marion Pedersen
Middlesex North Pomona
Dracut
James Burke
Loewis Police Department
Will Elect Five To Planning Board Two On Regional
Town election set for Monday March 1 will add two offices regional school committee and five planning board seats. Regional two year and three year terms. planning board terms of one through five years. Town meeting March 8 announced by Town Clerk Harlan E Tuttle.
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Planning Board
Acton
Harlan E. Tuttle
Bedford Women Aid Rainbow Girls Play in Lexington
Bedford members of the Lexington Chapter Order of Rainbow Girls join a children's play at the Lexington junior high auditorium this Saturday. A matinee at 2 30 p m precedes the evening performance at 8. Edith Cheever and Janet Reed of Bedford serve on the committee, with Joan Fox from Bedford in the cast.
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Bedford
Lexington
Order of Rainbow Girls
Edith Cheever
Janet Reed
Atomic Commission Movies to Open Lodge Session
Concord Corinthian Lodge A F and A M resumes meetings next Monday January 11 at 7 45 PM in the Masonic temple. After the business session a program of Atomic Energy Commission films on its work will be shown by Dr Lewis Russell Jr of 35 Elm Street.
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Concord— Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ralph G. Burstad
Masonic Temple
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis Russell, Jr
Elm Street
Rear end collision on Route 111 injures two
On January 1 at 12 n Chief Michael J Foley stopped at a light at Kelley's corner Route 111 when a car driven by E Van Landingham rear ended him. Dawn V Edwards and a soldier in the Army riding with Van Landingham were treated by a doctor. Van Landingham's car was badly smashed and towed.
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Acton
Michael J. Foley
Howard R
Edwamond Street
Kelley’s Corner
E. van Landingham
den Street
Memphis
VanLai
Lowell
Limoges
West Sell
Edwards
Dawn V. Edwards
Docto van Landingham
Marine Wardsman Stades Reports for Duty at Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point announces ward hospital corpsman first class J. Stades has reported for duty. Stades has served since July 1941, continuing his naval medical service.
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Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Corps Air Statfor Ward
J. Stades
USN
Stades
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Joe Angis
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