Acton Town approves earth removal by law and penalties
The Acton town meeting voted to adopt an earth removal by law prohibiting stripping soil from non public parcels without a permit from the Board of Selectmen after a public hearing. The by law details permit conditions, bonds, revocation, and fines up to twenty dollars per offense. It covers removal of sand gravel soil and loam with various exemptions and proximity rules. The by law was approved by Attorney General Francis E. Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Board of Selectmen
Harlan E. Tuttle
Town Fire Department By-Laws Amended and Budget Rule Change
The town approves amendments to Article 1 Section 5 of the fire department by laws. The change allows the Board of Engineers to appoint a clerk and requires the Chief and assistants to submit a yearly budget in December. The document outlines the structure duties and membership rules for the fire department and its stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Board of Engineers
Board of Selectmen
Harlan E. Tuttle
West Concord Triumphs Over Peter Bulkeley in Junior High Basketball
Harvey Wheeler defeated Peter Bulkeley 43 to 9 after a tight first half that ended 16 to 7. High scorers were Davis Bouchard 24 and Paul McLaughlin 10 as Wheeler and Maynard share the league lead with 3–0 records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Harvey Wheeler
Peter Bulkeley
Basketbal
Paul
McLaughlin
Davis Bouchard
David
Maynard
Harvey Wheeler's Team Tops Acton
Harvey Wheeler's team defeated Acton Junior High 32 to 6 at Acton last Wednesday. The home standout was Tommy McCarthy scoring all Acton points, while Harvey Wheeler's Paul McLaughlin led with 16 points on field goals and both McLaughlin and David Bouchard shone on defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Harvey Wheeler
Acton
Tommy McCarthy
Paul McLaughin
McLaughlin
David Bouchard
Sudbury School Notes Tour Of Wayside Inn And More
Sudbury high school students toured the Wayside Inn through colored slides while studying Longfellows Tales of the Wayside Inn under Miss Ruth Buxton. Priscilla Staples hosted and Curtis Harding assisted with projection. Notes cover Inn history, portraits, and rooms plus upcoming driver education films from General Motors. Miss Joyce Olson and Guy Palmer named Girls and Boys State representatives. President Truman’s Union Message read. Student Safety Patrol captain Kenneth Harmon explains new monitorial system. Beverly Giles receives Good Citizenship award.
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Wayside Inn
Sudbury High School
Ruth Buxton
Priscilla Staples
Curtis Harding
Miss Staples
Longfellow
Paul Revere
Martha Mary Chapel
Little Red School
Sudbury Mill
Alan F. Flynn
A.B.C
General Motors Corporation
Department of Public Relations
Joyce Olson
Bridgewater State Teacher’s College
Olson
Sudbury Teachers’ Club
Sudbury Post
American Legion
Guy Palmer
Amherst
Truman
A. J. Crowley
Kenneth Harmon
Beverly Giles
Real Estate Transfers and Local Activities in Sudbury Area
Sudbury reports several property transfers including 48 Seaward Road in Wellesley Hills to Edith P. and Paul W. Redden and 61 Parker Road to Orrin B. and Ann T. Conaway. Also 54 Glendale Road Needham to Ruth B. and Gordon M. Benedict. The Wayside Inn chapter of the D.A.R. issued a scholarship. Theresa Letteri earned honorable mention in the Voice of Democracy contest. An art exhibition at the Sudbury school runs today 2:30 to 4:30 with two annual shows planned. Sudbury defeats Medfield 53-41 in a boys basketball game, Harding scoring 26 in a hard-fought contest.
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Sudbury
Sudbury School
Medfield
ge@ne
Harding
Palmer
Hall
Woodward
Horween Nets In Harvard Freshman Hockey Victory
Harvard freshman hockey crushed St. Mark's 18 to 1 at the Boston Arena on Monday. Fred Horween, ex Middlesex School standout and 1949 football captain, led scorers as Harvard chalked up its fourth straight win.
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Concord
Harvard
St. Mark’s School
Boston Arena
Fred Horween
Middlesex
Hale High Boys Fall to Harvard in Close Game
Hale High School boys lost 36 to 29 at Harvard last Tuesday. Friday Ashland High beat Hale 46 to 29 in Ashland. Hale girls were edged by Harvard 47 to 42 and Ashland 50 to 34 in preliminaries.
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Cregar
Hines
Marr
Ryan
Messersmith
Hale High School
Holliston High School
Holliston
Ashland High School
Ashland
Sudbury Finance Committee Sets Open Budget Hearings
The Sudbury Finance Committee will hold open meetings at the Sudbury Town Hall on Wednesday January 24, 1951 and Thursday January 25, 1951 at 8 p.m. to hear department budget requests for 1951. Wednesday covers General Government Protection Persons and Property Health and Sanitation Highways and Charities. Thursday covers Schools Library Recreation and Special Articles. John P Bartlett Finance Committee.
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Sudbury Finance Committee
Sudbury Town Hall
Volunteers Sought For Various Jobs By R C Chapter
The Red Cross chapter in Concord seeks volunteers for multiple roles. Open positions include a nurse aide recruiter, a volunteer hours and statistics helper, staff aides for weekly shifts, and Gray Ladies and arts and skills workers at Bedford VA Hospital and Fort Devens Army Hospital. Call Concord Red Cross Headquarters or Mrs. Stanton Garfield for details.
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Concord
Red Cross
Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Devens
Stanton Garfield
Concord town notes and local happenings in brief
Local Concord items include Cushing optimistic about World War III avoidance and religion praise. 30th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Betes. engagements of Joanne Dierdorff and Peter Gordon Andrew Taylor. sale of Cave Cod residence on Independence Road. Know Your Town meetings by League of Women Voters. caucus and upcoming Feb 26 election. honeymoon couple Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mace Seiferle. K of C weekly whist parties. expansion of Technical Products on Route 62. Concord Cooperative Bank construction. death notices for Mrs. Mary J. Hamblen and Arnold P. Berry. Lemuel Small’s Florida trip. Plymouth car model The Cord. March of Dimes drive. tax assessor visit Jan 25. Harriet for F3 play by Concord High. Octagonal Unitarian Church anniversary in East Lexington. Ralph Emerson’s Lexington sermon. heart fund campaigns. global war outlook quote. Boston Poultry Show judge Harold Tompkins. Rep B Williams at K of C dinner. death of IsraF Fuhrmann. 1941 Camp Edwards remembrance. Black Mountain Tramways event. Rotary February program. Sudbury road work planned.
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Concorda
Cushing
Concord
Richard B. Betes
Carlisle
Joanne Dierdorff
Brookling
Peter Gordon
Andrew Taylor
West Acton
Cave Cod
Independence Road
P W. Bulger
Fred Forg
Stopher W. Hurd
League of Women Voters
Hue
Arthur Mace Seiferle
K. of C
Mony Hall
South Acton
New Y
Concord Cooperative Bank
Mary J
Truman
Comn High School
Harriet
F Community
East Lexington
Belfast
Ireland
Ralph W. Emerson
Lexington
Heart Fund
John Bagley Buttrick
Barber
Boston
Harold Tompkins
B. Williams
Maynard
Israf
Fuhrmann
Date Con
H. M.N.G
William A. Hagerty
Camp Edwards
Legion
Black Mountain Tramways
Jackson
North Com Hospital
Rotary
Payson
Sudbury Road
Hale High elects representative for Good Government Day
Richard Salmon of Hale high school was chosen to represent the school at the Good Government Day exercises at the State House in April. Barbara Nelson led the assembly in prayer and the flag salute. The article also notes upcoming games against Holliston and Ashland, and mentions fossils indicating life on Earth for at least 550 million years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Salmon
Hale High School
State House
Barbara Nelson
Helen Punty
Dever
Margaret Schmelzer
Counci
Concord Eccentric Club Notes Local Meetings This Week
A string of community gatherings is listed including Woman's Union at Trinitarian Congregational Church parish house Thursday at 3 p.m. Boy Scout district meeting at the Insurance Exchange, Young Republicans at 8 p.m. at Concord Lodge 212 Odd Fellows hall, and West Concord Woman's meeting at Union Church Friday.
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Woman’s Union
Boy Scout
Young ‘Republican
Concord Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Concord Woman's
Concord Board of 5
Walden Royal Arch
Masonic P
M. N.C
State Armory
Annursnac Grange
West Concord
Concord Lions Club
Howard] Son’s
Concord Bowl
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