Sudbury forms committee to preserve colonial records
A seven member panel led by John C Powers was named by Sudbury Moderator L Roy Hawes to plan preservation of records dating to 1638. Members include Elizabeth E Atkinson Maude M Clarke Lawrence B Tighe Forrest D Bradshaw Richard C Hill John C Powers and Leslie C Hall. They study micro filming costs preservation methods and potential federal state aid while noting Sudbury may hold one of the most complete early American record sets in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
L. Roy Hawes
Elizabeth E. Atkinson
Goodnow
Maude M. Clarke
Lawrence B. Tighe
Forrest D. Bradshaw
South Sudbury
Richard C. Hill
John C. Powers
Leslie C. Hall
New
Engand
Birth of a son for Edmund R. Brown family
Mr and Mrs Edmund R Brown welcome son Mark Clayton Brown born January 16 at Emerson Hospital Concord. Grandparents include Mrs Wilfred Spiller Sudbury William Brown Danny New Hampshire and Mr and Mrs H Publicover Sudbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Edmund R. Brown
Mary Publicover
Mark Clayton Brown
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Wilfred Spiller
William Brown
Danny, N.H
H. Publicover
Local Church Elects Slate of Officers at Annual Meeting
At Memorial Congregational Church in Sudbury a nominating committee presented a full slate of church officers and committee members. The list covers roles from clerk and moderator to deacons, visiting and standing committees, and subcommittees for music altar and religious education with term dates through 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Memorial Congregational Church
Robert Nims
William Hellmann
Robert Lane
Charles Cousins
Gordon Sampson
F. Nye Rosa
J. Carrell Morris
Richard Whelpley
Leslie Hall
John Anderson
Edward Plumley
John Rankin
William Downing
Arthur Fay Jr
Arles Cousins
Swanson
Richard Burches
Robert Smith
Walter Kilton
Dorothy W. Poole
Donald Shay
Util
Richard Cutler
John A. Anderson, Jr
John Curtis
Alan Flynn
Richard Long
Edwin L. Frye
Peter Senecal
Virginia Priest
Ernest Bodenweber
Helen Campbell
Flower Committee
Richard O'Malley
Carlton W.ellins, Jr
Robert M. Lane, Jr
Leroy Hall
Sudbury Names George Donald Heart Fund Chairman
Sudbury selects George Donald of Hudson Road as general chairman for the 1957 Heart Fund drive, appointed by Massachusetts Heart Association state chairman Ernest Henderson of Boston. Donald is treasurer of Veterans Motor Corp Club of America and former Exchange Club of Boston president, with prior duties as 1956 Heart Fund area chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
George G. Donald
Hudson Road
Ernest Henderson
Boston
Donald
Massachusetts Heart Association
Veterans Motor Corp Club of America
Exchange Club of Boston
Sudbury Taxpayers Form Board Elects Officers and Dues
At the first Sudbury Taxpayers Association meeting 14 of 15 directors elected J Fleet Cowden president with Donald W Neelon as VP Phyllis Sampson secretary and Frank Trussell treasurer. An executive committee of seven was named. Dues set at 2 per year for a family membership, despite an earlier suggestion of 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Sudbury
Sudbury Taxpayers Association
Frank Trussell
J. Fleet Cowden
Donald W. Neelon
Phyllis Sampson
John Powers
Richard Burches
Albert Merrill
Sudbury
Fire Chief Report Sudbury Fire Calls and School Signal Change
Fire units responded to a home on Oakwood Avenue where a burned out water pump motor caused a cellar fire at Edward Hamilton residence. A second alarm at Sudbury Center reported an automobile fire caused by a blanket left on the motor. School department announces February 4 1957 the no School signal will sound at 7 30 a m The signal is 2 2 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Edward Hamilton
Oakwood Avenue
Sudbury Center
Scout O Rama at Sudbury Center Crowds Trail to Manhood
Sudbury Center School Auditorium hosted Scout O Rama with Cub and Explorer exhibits. Proceeds fund seven lean to shelters for Camp Resolute Bolton as local boys plan Mohawk Village. Pack 60 won Best in Show for shells stones and bark ID while Princess Wild Cranberry attended.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Center
Bolton
Hudson
Cochituate
Wayland
Stoward
Maynard
Wild Cranberry
Martha’s Vineyard
Ou Pack
Hudson Boys
Wayland Boys
Sudbury Kiwanis Installs new president and officers
Dr. Daniel F. Buttner was installed as president of the Kiwanis Club of Sudbury succeeding Leslie C. Hall. New officers include 1st Vice President Donald MacRae 2nd Vice President Herbert E. Woodside Treasurer W. Loud Secretary John Powers and directors John H. Saint William L. Hall Donald W. Atkins Robert Phelps John S. MacKinnon William Garzia and Ralph E. Hawes. Frederick Y. Briscoe acted as installing officer. In Egypt linen was the only fabric priests were permitted to wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Kiwanis Club of
Daniel F. Buttner
Pratt Mill Road
Leslie C. Hall
Donald ‘MacRae
Oak ‘Ridge Road
Herbert E. Woodside
Treasrence
W. Loud
John Co. Powers
Penny Meadow Road
John H. Saint
William
Claims to Be Legal Heir of Geo Letters
Mrs Dorothy Letteri Gallo of Sudbury claims to be the daughter and legal heir of the late George Letters the wealthy florist known as the carnation king The equity petition filed in probate court seeks an estate valued at 175000 The petition faced opposition from two sisters and a brother Judge Monahan heard documents showing Letteri was single in 1918 and 1920 She testified she and her father were close and lived at his house until 1940 and that he gave her 1000 an insurance policy and furniture when she married
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Cambridge
Mass
George Letters
Sudbury
Dorothy T. Letteri
Gallo
Letteri
Joseph W. Monahan
Registration Dates Listed for Voter Registration
Town Clerk Eleanor Jones announces upcoming voter registration sessions. Dates include February 7, February 13, and February 19 with evening and midday hours at the Town Clerk’s office. This is the last chance to register before the March town election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Eleanor Jones
Middlesex County Selectmen Hear Crime Talk at Russo's Meeting
The Middlesex County Selectmen Association held its quarterly meeting at Russo's in Maynad. Attendees included Arthur E. Fay Sr Harvey N Fairbanks Allan G Bowry and Chief John McGovern. James O Day Middlesex District Attorney spoke on handling criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Arthur E. Fay, Sr
Harvey N. Fairbanks
Allan G. Bowry
John McGovern
Middlesex County Selectmen’s ‘Association
Card of Thanks for Louis M Loftus Family
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindnesses during a recent bereavement of the Loftus family in Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Loftus
Concordadv
Massachusetts Tree Wardens Convenes in Boston
The 54th Annual Convention of the Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association meets at Horticultural Hall Boston February 5 and 6 with a banquet at Hotel Kenmore. Sessions cover tree care, pest control Gypsy moth trapping, municipal wardens finance and road clearing, and films on street tree planting and Dutch elm disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association
Horticultural Hall
Boston
George M. Dolan
Clifford S. Chater
Richard T. Ferrara
W. Leslie . Herbert
T. O. Guptill
Gordon King
Frederick
GC. Burk
H. ©. Cook
Mass
Dept. of.Natural Resources
Warren G. Harding
Harry ‘L.' Levin
Business Equipment, Corp
Arthur H MacKinnon
Winfred Hamrick
Conn. Light and Power
Hubert L. Chenery
New Eng
Tel
Oak
Artemas P. Richardson
Olmsted Brothers
G. Kennard Wakefield
Blue Star Memorial
East Middlesex
Robert Armitrong
Town votes on Nashoba Regional School District plan
Joint Stow committees urge acceptance of the Nashoba Regional School District Agreement and call for immediate construction of a four room addition to Center Elementary School. The report cites enrollments costs and regional comparisons to support a unified educational plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Board of Selectmen
Finance Command
Planning Board
Nashoba
Stowe
Nash‘Oba
Bedford Ty ford Grant Approval Details
Fragmentary text notes a federal grant related to Bedford Ty ford, totaling 29 369 06 dollars, with references to the office of U S Saltonstall and a department of welfare. It mentions approval of a grant for local schools and streets amounting to 23 495 dollars, with incomplete context.
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Alan Ladd
Ernest Bodenweber, Jr
Arata Kimura
Clifford Giles
George Donald
L. A
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Smart
Tel. Colonial
Wychwood
Littleton
R.R. Depot
F.H.A
Mth. Inc. Prin
Littleton Common
Hartwell Hill
P.S
Pennell & Thompson
Realtors
Mass. Avenue
Arlington
Fleet Cowden
President OF
Taxpayers
Pr Jrect
Ave
Frank
Gulf Service
L. G. Hanscom Field
Bedford
Hanscom Field
USAF
NEW Kiwanis President
Egypt
William’s
Mansfield
J. P. Nourse, Inc
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GEO. Letters
Dorothy _ Gallo
Cousins
West Concord
Fire Department
Assabet River
Sonja
Gloria
Lois Ann Hojem
Town OF Concord
Board of Selectmén
Selectmen’s Office
Town House
Theodore and
Reed O. Beharrell
Main Street
Edward P. Chase
the Country Store
Monument Street
Sity
Harold A. Ledgard
the Powers Realty
South Acton
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