Concord Lions Host Zone Meeting With Seven Clubs
On Tuesday January 24 Concord Lions host seven area clubs at the Veterans Building. A social hour precedes a 7 10 p m dinner with Leo White from South Acton as chef. Attending clubs include Arlington Chelmsford Bedford Lexington and more with district officers present for induction and a fund auction to aid convention plans.
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Ord Lions
Veterans Building
Acord
Concord Lions
Leo White
South Acton
Inlaale
Oclvb
Adtleton
Chelmsford
Ury
Bedford
Lexington
John Lawrence
District. Gov
Ray A. Hemel
Nels _ Jr
South Chelmsford
Irman
V. Taylor
North
Rudolph W. Currier
Rothwell N. MacRae
Fast
Leon J. Moreau
Edwin F. Crosby
Atlantic City
Acton Emerson Hospital Auxiliary Seeks More Volunteers
The executive board of Acton Emerson Hospital Auxiliary met at Mrs Blood’s home in Windsor West Acton last Thursday. Members include Webster Blanchard Mrs Blood Mrs Roger Crafts Carl Godfrey and Thomas Wetherbee with Mrs Charles publicity. Ribbons were praised and will be used year round. Robert Stow reported puppets made for hospital patients and called for more volunteers to sew. Meetings usually the first Wednesday at West Acton Baptist church with new members welcome.
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Acton Emerson Hospital
Entire Blood
Windsor West Acton
Ees
Webster Blanchard
West Acton
Year of Achievement at West Acton Baptist Church
The West Acton Baptist Church held its annual meeting on January 9 with the senior pastor as moderator. For 1955 the church reported 112 average Sunday attendance and $1135 in missionary contributions. Local giving reached $10 and total contributions neared the year’s total, with 23 new members received. A storage records project was authorized, $200 set aside for new folding chairs, and the constitution and 1956 budget of $13 were approved.
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Acton
West Acton
Stry
Ning
Rodettes Install Officers at Middlesex Club Meeting
At the Middlesex County Rodettes meeting, Helen Tola installed by Ragnhild presided with Alma Ta as first president. The club plans its first monthly Rod and Gun Club dinner on January 26 with Betty Crowther Julia Zach Sue McMan, Tiami White, Ketola, and Ragnhild organizing. A report notes recent officer changes and a theft of an ES HOME DAL D., OP night item.
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Rodettes
Ord
Helen Tola
Ragneld
Alma Ta
Agendum
Middlesex County Sportsman’s
Rod and Gun
Betty Clara Crowther
Julian Pres
Sue McManu
Zach
Tiami White
K Ketola
Ragnhild
Talented Actors Dying and TV Variety Faces in Flux
The piece notes recent actor deaths including Bob Francis James Dean Carmen Miranda and John Hodiak grimly observing the churn in Hollywood. Betty Hutton Jimmy Durante Bob Hope and vaudeville acts are discussed with a view to the aging variety format and the dearth of fresh material.
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Bob Francis
James Dean
Marion Brando
Flery Carmen Miranda
John Hodiak
Sally
Betty Hutton
Betty
Jimmy Durante
Bob Hope
Mary Martin
Noel
Coward
Martins
Platter Chatter Columbia Christmas Song Roundup
Christmas songs fill the scene with Ricky Zahnd and the Blue Jeaners performing Something Barked on Christmas Morning and Nuttin for Christmas backed records. The mix suggests some hits and some less memorable tunes for casual listeners.
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Columbia
Ricky Zahnd
Blue Jeaners
Volunteer Drivers Sought for Boston Area Medical Transport
Maynard The Concord Friendly Aid Society seeks volunteer drivers to shuttle patients to clinics and medical centers in Boston. A Meynard patient requires rehabilitation therapy trips on Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings at the Bay State Clinic near Massachusetts General Hospital. call EM 98-4909 or Mrs Benfield at EM 9-2077 between 8 am and 3 pm.
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Maynard
Concord Friendly Aid Society
Boston
Meynard
Bay State Clinic
Masachusetts General Hospital
Sudbury Girl Scout Banquet Highlights Annual Event
The Bay Path Girl Scout Council held its second annual banquet at Sudbury Elementary School on Wednesday January 11 under Mrs Elizabeth Van Pragg Dudley meeting chairman A roast beef dinner was served by Robert Nims The program featured a Sudbury Color Guard and troops from Sudbury Marlboro Medway Framingham plus folk dances and Virginia reels Officers were elected including Mrs James H Marr president and Dr J Carrell Morris finance chair People of note included Father Hurley Rev Ernest Bodenweber and Dr Rexford Souder The meeting also recognized service awards for local workers.
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Sudbury
Bay Path Girl Scout Council
Elizabeth van Pragg Dudley
Robert Nims
Ethan Hall
Luther Harden
Merle Hamilton
George Miley
Carl Roose
Cooper B. Harpin
W. Burgess Warren
Edward Cutler
Alfred Crowley
Ernest S. Merrill
George Mailley
Carl Roos
Theodore Williams
Marlboro
Jean Erickson
South
Oro
Medway
Framingham
James H. Marr
Raymond H. McAuley
James H. Lee
J. Carrell Morris
Fitts
E. Sohier Welsh, Jr
National Board
Edward Mullen
Father, Hurley
Our Lady of Fatima
Ernest Bodenweber
Memorial Congregational Church
Rexford Souder
West Acton School of Missions Studies Indians
West Acton West Acton A graded School of Missions is held in the West Acton Baptist Church for four to six weeks. Four departments Primary Junior Youth and Adult meet with leaders Mrs A W Lee Mrs Paul Richardson Mrs Ronald Noble and Mrs B H Smith. About 80 attended the first session. Philip Clemence and sister Barbara Clemence showed slides. Barbara has served as a nurse in an Indian Hospital in Montana. Next Sunday Miss Maude Priest will speak on What an Indian American means to me after studying Indians in Arizona last winter.
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West Acton
A. W. Lee
Paul Richardson
Ronald Noble
B. H. Smith
Abbout
Philip Clemence
Barbara Clemence
Montana
Maude Priest
Arizona
Newspaper Helps Pedestrian See You in Dark
An AAA Massachusetts official advises pedestrians to carry a white newspaper after dark to reflect car headlights and improve visibility on winter evenings. He notes white clothing may not always be possible, so use the newspaper as a safety aid when walking near traffic.
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Boston
American Automobile Association
Massachusetts
AAA
Active housing market reports numerous recent sales
Concord area realtor Boyd notes unusually strong demand due to new industrial and research projects. Recent transactions include Nashoba Road homes sold to Walter McLaughlin and Dr. Patrick Rose, a Western Ranch on Hayward Road to Lester Burdick Jr, a Garrison Colonial on Mohegan Drive to John Ledden, a Cape on Oneida Road to Major Carl Anderson, and the Edwin D. Brooks Crescent Road home to Major John Vanderpoel. Additional Concord and West Acton properties change hands, with several more under agreement pending final papers.
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Concord
Fred T. Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Boyd Office
Nashoba Road
Herbert Estabrook
Walter P. McLaughlin
Patrick F. Rose
Hayvard Road
West Acton
Whitcomb & Sisson
Lester L. Burdick, Jr
Garrison
Mohegan Drive
John R. Blander
John B. Ledden
New Cape
Porter G. Jenks
Oneida Road
Carl S. Anderson
Edwin D. Brooks
Crescent Road
Hunneman & Co
John Vanderpoel
Elm Street
West Concord
Eleanor H. Walker
Leland R. Newcomb
Barnes Hill Road
Guest Night at Acton Center Church With Rev. Holland
The Congregational Service League of Acton Center Congregational Church will hold its annual Guest Night next Thursday January 26 at 8 o'clock. Rev. Theodore Holland of Ashby who has lived and worked among the Navajo Indians will speak and show colored slides. All members and friends of the church are welcome. Refreshments will be served. The Army mission to uphold U S interests in peace cold war or war is noted.
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Acton
Congregational Service League
Acton Center Congregational Church
Theodore Holland
Ashby
Meeting To Form League Of Women Voters In Sudbury
Sudbury January 23 at 8 00 in the Lower Town Hall a meeting will discuss forming a local League of Women Voters Learn its purpose policies and future plans A Know Your Town Survey will guide studies of government elections finances equipment protection utilities education housing planning and zoning Three committees will be formed and transportation provided for non drivers Call Mrs Edna Tighe Hi 3 2002.
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Sudbury
League of Women Voters
Weaer
Edna Tighe
Cocker Spaniel Chota Peg Named World’s Most Traveled Canine
A New York based cocker spaniel known as Chota Peg earned renown as the most traveled canine stowaway. He sailed aboard the S S United States and later the S S Washington and S S America, meeting leaders and celebrities as a famed mascot of maritime legend through 1963.
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New York
Drink
Atlantic
Chota Peg
Pedros Ipoulas
S.S. Washington
Thome
S.S. America
America
Gongnes
Anderson
United States
Chota
Maynard Bride Mary Ruth Boothroyd Wed James Migliaccio
At St. Bridget's Church in Maynard last Saturday, Miss Mary Ruth Boothroyd married James Migliaccio in a 2 pm ceremony. The couple plans a New York City honeymoon and will reside in West Concord after returning. Boothroyd, a Raytheon employee, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Boothroyd. Migliaccio, a World War II veteran, worked for the Boston Globe.
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Maynard
St. Bridget’s Church
Mary Ruth Boothroyd
Harry Boothroyd
Thompson Street
James Migliaccio
Salvatore Migliaccio
Winchester
Michael Sullivan
Pauline Foley
Jack Johnston
Helen Boothroyd
Boothroyd
John Boothroyd
Migliaccio
Arthur LeSage
New York City
West Concord
Maynard High School
Raytheon
Waltham
Winchester ‘Schools
U.S. Army
Africa
Boston Globe
Mars Seaplane Becomes Navy Largest Operational Aircraft
The Mars seaplane earns status as the world's largest operational flying boat in Navy service. It serves as a heavy lift and patrol asset, reflecting strategic reach and maritime capabilities.
Acton Planning Board Reviews Abandoning Town Roads
A Town Hall meeting discussed discontinuing 13 old by ways including Jones Turnpike and Revolutionary road with supporters and opponents present. Belle Acton named Horse of the Year with a national award. St Elizabeth’s whist party and food sale planned. March of Dimes campaign urged as town election activity and firemen enjoyed a dinner with Rothwell N MacRae showing films.
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Jones’ Turnpike
Revolutionary Road
Belle Acton
St. Elizabeth’s
Acton
Rothwell N. MacRae
Concord
Framingham Guest Speaker Delights Sudbury Garden Club
Harold Bend of Framingham spoke to Sudbury Garden Club at Mrs. Burchell M. Johnson’s home on Old Lancaster Road. He lectured on Plants with colored slides of planned gardens and offered practical tips on growing fruits and vegetables.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Garden Club
Burchell M. Johnson
Old Lancaster Road
Elwyn C. Williams
Harold T. Bend
Framingham
Robert “Holmes
Robert Caldwell
Scythe of Time Found in Ancient Oak Log
South'Paris Missouri report: Gordon Stuart discovered a hand forged iron scythe blade embedded in a hollow log while sawing. A farmer likely left the tool on a limb when the tree was young about 150 years ago. The University of Illinois has run its own airport since October 26, 1945.
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Paris
Gordon Stuart
Rythe
University of Illinois
Sudbury England Town Clerk Sends Fire Letter to Sudbury MA
Sudbury Suffolk Town Clerk R Coates writes to Laur ence Tighe, Sudbury MA, regarding the Wayside Inn fire and sharing reflections on Long fellow Evangeline and Wordsworth Excur sion. The letter describes damage visible in photos and closes with best wishes.
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Sudbury
England
Laurence Tighe
Massachusetts
Borough of
Tighe
Wayside
Daily Telegraph
Wordsworth
Longfellow
Dickgee
R. Coates
Bean Supper in Union Hall for March of Dimes
A mammoth bean supper is set Saturday at 6 pm in Union Hall of the First Religious Society to benefit the March of Dimes. Carlisle Grange and church groups co sponsor the event with a nominal price.
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Carlisle
Union Hall
First Religious Society (Unitarian
Carlisle Grange
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