Regional notes on admissions and awards at local schools
Lois Hall of Acton Center has been admitted to a men’s class at regional high school starting in September. Bert Gould of Acton is accepted to the University of Massachusetts class of 1963. Marion Towne notes five regional high school poets had works accepted for national competition. The article also cites that eight million civilians are employed by federal and state governments in the U.S.
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Lois Hall
Lois
Arthur Hall
Street
Acton Center
Bert Gould
Regional
Har Gould
Nashoba Road
Acton
Ersity of
Massachusetts
Marion Towne
Nglish
Regionash School
Ational High School
Poetry Nation
Carol
Judith Cornwall
Janice
Carolyn Sweatt
Rich Hammond
U.S
Secret hearing method sparks research in New York labs
Researchers in Ossining New York unveil a new direct hearing concept using tuned background noise to isolate speech. The approach claims high accuracy and courageously explores how sounds can be filtered to improve understanding in noisy environments.
World Almanac 1959 Highlights Space Race and Elections
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1959 surveys 1958 achievements in space and military science, including satellites, ICBMs, and undersea propulsion. It notes the 1958 political shift with Rockefeller's New York win and 1958 economic rebound. It covers Middle East peace, regional turmoil, and Nasir's Arab plan, plus social security, postal rates, and labor changes.
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North Pole
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
United States
Middle East
Lebanon
Iraq
Sudan
Hussein
Jordan
Kuwait
Aden
Egypt
Arab Republic
Yemen
Nasser
Soviet Union
West
John XXII
U.S
Alaska
Milwaukee Braves
New York Yankees
Work World-Telegram
the Sun
Barclay St
N.Y
Heart Fund Drive Campaigns In Lincoln Mass Towns
Sudbury and Lincoln leaders launch annual campaigns for Massachusetts Heart Association. Dr Michael P Tristan pediatrician and Mrs Fitts former Lincoln Heart Fund chair join volunteers as Heart Sunday on Feb 15 from noon to 3 pm, visiting homes to discuss combating the common health issue.
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Individ
Tristan
Sire Et de
Michael P. Tristan
Fitts
Lincoln's Heart Fund
Climax
Massachusetts Heart Association
Heart
Massachusetts
Four NYC Trailer Parks Reported At Latest Count
A latest count records four trailer parks operating in New York City. The figure reflects measurements of available plots and occupancy across the city’s mobile home sites.
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New York City
Camp Resolute Plans Busy Bolton Season 1959
Camp Resolute at Bolton expects a busy summer 1959 with high registrations. Fees stay the same as last year. New campsites, kitchen, and equipment are under construction. The committee led by Charles H. Murphy aims to have operations ready before the season with final plumbing and fire equipment housing completed.
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Camp Resolute
Resolute
Bolton
Charles. H. Murphy
Concord Library Named First Public Library in America
The 1959 American Library Annual lists Concord Library founded in 1872 as the first group of circulating books for citizens. Concord residents note the longtime public library history and official recognition as the first public library in America.
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Concord
Concord Library
United States
Library World
Conford’s
Amherica
Nominations Close January Twenty-Six for Town Offices
Nomination papers must be filed by 5 p.m. January 26 at the Office of the board of registrars. Open seats include Moderator one year Town Clerk one year Selectmen three years Assessor three years Board of Public Welfare three years Treasurer one year Collector one year School Committee two seats three years Constables one year Cemetery Commissioner three years Board of Health three years Trustee to Memorial Library three years Tree Warden one year Planning Board five years.
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Acton
Board of Registrars
Board of Public
Board
Memorial Library
Grapes and culture in ancient Hebrew and Greek writings
The fragment references the role of grapes in Hebrew and Greek culture, noting linguistic and cultural ties. It highlights how grape imagery appears across periods, signaling cultural importance in rituals, art, and daily life.
Mrs Rogers Moves Washington Office To 1136 Suite
Congressman Edith Nourse Rogers moves her Washington office to Suite 1136 in the New House Office Building with the 86th Congress. Speaker Sam Rayburn praised the assignment as a fine, spacious suite retaining views of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. The move follows two prior relocations in her long Congressional career.
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Edith Nourse Rogers
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rogers
Rayburn
New House
Congress
Old House
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Congressman Rogers
Capital Building
Speeker Rin
First Child for Mr and Mrs Curran at ag Hospital
Concord notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Francis D Curran of 21 Elsinore Street on January 7 at ag Hospital. The birth announcement appears with a BAY U Savings Bonds reference.
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Concord
Francis D. Curran
Elsinore Street
Davidge
Ag Hospital
Curran Ig
Bedford PTA Panel Discusses Parental Roles and School Views
Bedford Monthly PTA meeting at the Center School auditorium featured Miss Elda Luzzatti and a moderator guiding a panel with Rev Harold Handley Dr Alfred Weller and Dr Stanley Cath. They analyzed fourth to sixth grade compositions on what parents mean to me while refreshments were served by area mothers. A separate note reports on postage rate debates with a Republican lawmaker predicting slim chances for a nickel stamp and the President's forthcoming proposals amid references to a 550 million dollar revenue need.
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Bedford
Bedford Pta
Warren D. Bennett
Elda Luzzatti
United States
Leo Kritsick
John Scanlon
Bedford School
Harold T. Handley
Alfred Weller
Stanley ‘Cath
Scanlon
Marilyn Lindlindetrom
Lucille Potter
Ruth Palmeri
Lee Porter
Edith Whitehead
Sally Copple
Marion Pride
Jean Chamberlain
Barbara Miner
Rozann Taliner
Ellen Diming
Republican House
Congress
Post Office Department
Regional Teacher Aids Evaluation at Acton-Miss Capitell High School
Evaluation of regional teacher aids led by the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges began January 12 and concluded Wednesday January 14 at Acton-Miss Joan Capitell High School.
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Acton
Joan Capitell
Reg‘onal T
Evalua High School
Ion
New England ‘Association of “Secondary Schools and Colleges
Funeral Services for Concord Man Matt Beck 66
Funeral services for Matt Beck, 66, of Concord, who died April 14 at Emerson Hospital, were held Friday at MacRae Tunnicliffe Funeral Home with Rev. Gordon Swanson of Church of Redeemer officiating, burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Born in Finland on January 6, 1893.JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES
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Concord
Matt Beck
Concord’ Turnpike
Emerson Hospital
MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home
Gordon Swanson
Church of Redeemer
Lutheran
Sleepy Hollow
Finland
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