Acton Center and South Acton Social Notes
The note lists family updates from Acton Center and South Acton including travels to Banff Bay and the Pacific Coast. It mentions Mrs. Kenneth Jewell, Mrs. Irving S. Duren, Judy and Nicky, and the Duren family traveling and visiting. It records Capt. Samson with the U S Army Medical Corps in France and a Legion supper for South Acton firemen hosted by the Edwards Quimby Post with committee members R A Lawton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel P. Samson
Evelyn Hagen
Linda
Arlington
Acton Residents Attend Regional Institute and Visit Relatives
Acton families return from Cape vacation. Rev Gilbert S Zimmerman attended an 11 day social progress institute at Wellesley College. Seminar topics included labor management relations and the atomic bomb. Mrs J Sidney White visits Hanover New Hampshire with Leonard White family. Dr White, brother of Mrs Durkee, heads political science at Chicago University and researches in Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert S. Zimmerman
Institute On Social Progress
Wellesley College
J. Sidney White
North Acton
Leonard Whites
Hanover, N. H
White
Albert P. Durkee
Chicago University
Hanover
Three Injured In E Acton Crash Involving Beer
Three people were injured when a westbound car on Great Road East Acton driven by Alverne P. Beer 95 Phillips Street Fitchburg allegedly crossed left of center and hit a car driven by Joseph P. Scali 50 Norcross Street Arlington. Scali and his wife Mary and sister Carmel Sullivan of Arlington suffered injuries including abrasions and contusions. Beer, alone in his car, was taken to the state police barracks in Concord and arrested for drunk driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Emerson
Great Road
East Acton
Alverne P. Beer
Phillips Street
Fitchburg
Joseph P. Scali
Norcross Street
Arlington
Scali
Mary l
Carmel Sullivan
North Union Street
Beer
State Police
Concord
Jeremiah Murphy
Concord State
Michael Foley
Diplomas Awarded at St Michael's Graduation
Pupils of St Michael's church received diplomas and prizes at recent exercises. Awards named include John McIntosh Alfred Stewart James Whelan John Cobb Francis Sullivan Robert Lipp Paul Pierce Frank Kace John Higgins Edward Cerasulo Charles Lehman Ann Dalton Francis Dalton Jean Sanders Helen McMahan with prizes in doctrine senior and junior classes and perfect attendance honors for several students including Joseph Sweeney Ruth Kelley and Louise Barrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cerasulo
Charles Barrett
Edward McMahan
James McMahan
Charles Siekman
William Mooney
Eugene Herlihy
Andrew Barrett
John Lehman
Frank Martines
Paul Powderley
Henry Rockwood
Joseph Weisensee
Francis Weisensee
Joseph Sweener
Sleepy Hollow Wins First Half in Twilight League
Sleepy Hollow has clinched the first half title of the Concord Twilight League. The second half begins July 8 and runs to July 29 with the same six teams. Sleepy Hollow, managed by Mort Dee, has only one defeat in nine starts, to William Clippers. Remaining schedule includes July 8 Sleepy Hollow vs East Quarter and other matchups through July 19 Hubbardville vs East Quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Sleepy Hollow
Paul Moynis
Mort.Dee
Mil!iam Clippers
L Jst
Moynihan
East Quarter
Herronville
Mill Dam
Hubbardville
Depot
Local Residents Take Short Trips and Camp Trips
Mrs. E J Prill of Milwaukee visited Boston and New York with her sister Mrs Kienow of South Acton. Miss Janet Flagg attended the Deer ing Community Center camp near Hillsboro New Hampshire. Miss Barbara Bartlett and Miss Mildred Hollo wel attended a Christian Endeavor conference in Northfield Massachusetts. Rosemary Spinney visits grandparents in Nova Scotia. Chester Spinney and sons left for a motor trip to St Andrew and St Stephen Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Prill
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Boston
Oswald Kienows
Martin Street
South Acton
Janet Flagg
Esterbrook Road
Deering Community Center
The
Christian Endeavor
Hillsboro
N. H
Barbara Bartlett
East Acton
Mildred Hollowell
North Acton
Northfield
Mass
Rosemary Spinney
Mrs. Seaward Spinney
West Acton
Nova Scotia
Chester Spinney
David and
Donald
St. Andrew and
St. Stephen
Canada
Major Liebman Commissioned in Air Forces
Sudbury native Major David Liebman has been awarded a permanent commission in the Army Air Forces as the nation selects a permanent Air Force. From 81,000 candidates, 9100 were chosen after rigorous testing. Liebman served five years in the Air Forces, including two and a half years in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Army Air Forces
David Liebman
Liebman
Rebecca Liebman
Raymond Road
Air Foties
Pacific
Meadows Inn opens with local party guests in Framingham
SUDBURY Miss Nancy Way joined a group of ten at the Meadows Inn opening in Framingham last Friday evening. Miss Way, an interior decorator, led the decoration of the new establishment. Albert E. Haynes vacations at Rockland Breakwater Maine. Mr and Mrs Louis H. Hough sail off Cape Cod for a week. Miss Marion Beckwith will vacation from her duties at the University of New Hampshire in Calgary Canada. Miss Claire and Miss Joan visited North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy-Way
Meadows Inn
Framingham
Miss Way
Marion Beckwith
University of New Hampshire
Calgary
Canada
Chances Of Lightning Hits One In Three Hundred Sixty Five Thousand
Dr G D McCann of Westinghouse, a lightning expert, says the chance of being struck this summer is about one in 365000, with rural residents at higher risk. He urges indoor safety, avoiding exposed poles, and staying away from beaches and pools during storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
G. D. McCann
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
McCann
Cann
Acton Red Cross Water Safety Classes Open
The Red Cross water safety program began Monday in Acton with 161 local children enrolled for the four week session. Bus supervisors listed include William Lymberg, Robert Rayner, Otis Price, James W. Gates, Darel Sweeney, A Perry Marble, Seaward Spinney, Waldo Flint, Gerald Hollis, Tauno Rasi, Hal Newport, Cleone Phelps, Oswald Kienow, Laurence Slow, J Henry Engman, Allen Moody, Herman Ga, H Vaughn Allen, and other staff at Acton Center and South Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Kienow
Laurence Slow
South Acton
J. Henry Engman
Allen
Ae Moody
Herman Ga
H. Vaughn
Miss Joanne Vose Returns From Lake Winnepesaukee Trip
Miss Joanne Vose of Main Street South Acton has returned from several days spent at Lake Winnepesaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Vose
Main’ Street
South Acton
Lake Winnepesauke
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. Hartwell Fam
Iiet
Acton Center
Winnepesaukee
Jy Jewell
Mrs
Kenneth Jewell
Irving S. Duren
Nicky
Main Street
Acto
Sout
E. Everett
Judy
Friendship
Mainé
Iowa
W. Stuart Allens
Banff, Bay
Pacific Coast
John A. C. Kimball
John, Charles
Nancy
Cape
Ith National Stores
Eee
First National
Dthursday
Rkeys
Northern
BAOM
Freestone
Curo
Finast
Wis
Ar’s
Cam
Nason Sr
Maynard
Florida
California
Hee
Joan Carol
Main St
E. Acton
St. Michael’s
Ruth Kelley
Benita Bertoli
Margaret Siekman
Louise Albani
Roberta Capone
Richard Whelan
Norman Norton
Dorothy Sick
Marylyn Meade
Pauline Trainor
Phyllis Trainor
Gertrude Murray
Betty Sweeney
Nancy Hatcher
Etty Sweeney
Neal, Tackney
Rosemary Leavens
Michella
Mooney
Montrose McArdle
Allan Fay
Thomas Donnelan
Mary Bergers
Louise Barrow
Twilight League
Maj. Liebman
Albert E. Haynes
Rockland
Breakwater, Me
Louis H. Hough
Cape Cod
Claire
Joan
Pederson
Auto Service Motor
Nagog Hill Rd
Hudson’s
Moulton Field
Plymouth
Stewart-Warner Radio
Phonograph
Thor Gladiron
Riverside Park
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