Rose Hawthorne Lathrop and her Civilizing Mission
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, later Sister Alphonsa, pursued charity for the cancer afflicted. From Concord to New York, she founded St. Rose of Lima House and the Servants of Relief of Incurable Cancer, turning charity into a life work with Alice Huber as sister Mary Rose and a mission that grew under hardships and public support.
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Lenox
Hawthorne
Concord
Rose
Julian
Sher
Redate
Louisa
Sease
Blackwell's Island
New York Cancer Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Scammel Street
New York Times
Watson
Alice Huber
George Lathrop
Roosevelt Hospital
S T. Rose
Cherry Street
St. Rose
Lima
Elizabeth
Hoar
Emerson
Sears
New York
Servants of Relief of Incurable Cancer
Congregation of St. Rose of Lima
Dominican Order
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Mary Alshonsa
Mary Rose
Alphonsa
Mother Alphonsa
the Times
Concord Man Weds Connecticut Bride in Sharon Ceremony
Miss Martha Ford daughter of Mr and Mrs Clement R Ford and Samuel Hoar Jr son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Hoar of Concord wed in Sharon Connecticut on Saturday June 30 at the First Church of Christ. The gown was ivory taffeta with Honiton lace veil. The reception followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple will reside in Cambridge as Hoar attends Harvard Law School.
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Concord
Sharon
Connecticut
Martha Ford
Clement R. Ford
Samuel Hoar
Great Meadows Road
City
Church of Christ
F. J. M. Cotter
John Casteel
Virginia Hoar
Field Cooper
Woodbridge
Richard H .Russell
Cambridge
Ernest C. Swigert
Peoria
Illinois
George G. Palfrey
Duxbury
Sally C. Vincent
Greenwich
Mr. Palfrey
E. A. Curtis
Bohlen
Chestnut Hill
David B. McGrath
South Dartmouth
Mr. Russell
Robert M. Mauk
Toledo
Ohio
Throop M. Wilder
New York City
Clement L. Despard
Rumson
New Jersey
Harry G. Nichols
Grenwich
C. Oliver Iselin
Middleburg
Virginia
Ford
Hoar
St. Timothy’s School
Catonsville
Maryland
Radcliffe~ College
Brooks School
Andover
Harvard College
Porcellian
Varsity
Hasty Pudding Institute
U.S. Army
Adirondacks
Harvard Law School
Frost of 40 Newton Road Plans Business Administration Degree
Acton Robert E Frost of 40 Newton road completed a Business Administration course in Burdett College Boston. Commencement exercises were held in John Hancock Hall on Friday evening June 29 during the 72nd graduating class.
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Acton
Robert E. Frost
Newton Road
Burdett College
Boston
Ae Frost
John Hancock Hall
County reduces dog pound diet to skim milk
Mason Michigan county supervisors have ruled that stray dogs at the pound be fed skim milk instead of homogenized milk. The change is expected to save taxpayers about 4.20 dollars a month.
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Mason, Mich
U. P
Mother Alphonsa Dies After Lifelong Charity Work
The obituary recalls Mother Alphonsa’s early biographer Dr James J Walsh and George M Cohan benefactor acts in fundraising for St Rose s Home and a 100 bed fireproof home at Rosary Hill. She died peacefully in her sleep after a long life serving sisters with community building efforts.
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Maurice Francis Egan
New York Times
George M. Cohan
James J. Walsh
Mother Alphantes
St. Rose
Colear’s Park
East Side
Alahonsa
Rosary Hill
Nathani Wthorne
Alphonsa
Bedford Civic Club Discusses New Letter Carrier
The Bedford Civic club met at the Loomis Street clubhouse for a final pre September session. President Walter Bieren led the business and a discussion about adding a new Bedford Post Office letter carrier followed, with a petition to Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers. Tom Joe and Jerry Madden of Boston provided entertainment.
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Bedford
Bedford Civic Club
Loomis Street
Walter Bieren
Bedford Post Office
Edith Nourse ‘Rogers
Washington, D.C
Tom, Joe
Jerry Madden
Boston
Kate Smith Honors Sudbury Penny Candy at Way Side Store
Kate Smith, in a televised appearance, showcased a Penny Candy assortment from the Sudbury Way Side Country Store. Visitors included Adolph Menjou Rex Stout Jesse Buffum Margot Fonteyn Louis Untermeyer and Native American figures Tony White Cloud Val White Hill San White Cloud who bought the store’s slogan Too Many Chiefs and not enough Indians.
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Sudbury
Wayside
Kate Smith
Rex Stout
Jesse H. Buffum
Boston
Margot Fonteyn
Louis Untermeyer
Robert Frost
New Mexico
Tony White Cloud
Val White Hill
San White Cloud
Mr. Swansons
Twins Twice in Row Born to Former WAC Corporal
Mrs Joseph N Casedevall a former WAC corporal gave birth to her second consecutive set of twins in Boston according to United Press reports.
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Boston
U.P
Joseph N. Casedevall
WAC
Fruit Growers Need Thorough Training To Be Successful
In New England fruit growing demands wide technical knowledge and fast adaptation to weather, pests, and diseases. Growers must master spray timing, materials, and equipment costs while training green help and balancing high input prices with quality fruit.
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New England
Massachusetts
Old Glory Waves Over Rising Waters at Lake
At Clear Lake, LaPorte Indiana high water swells surround a flagpole as Old Glory waves above the flooded shoreline. Local spot sees waves around the flag amid the rising lake.
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LaPorte
Ind
U. P
Old Glory
Clear Lake
Security Director Clarifies Vacation Unemployment Rules
Massachusetts Employment Security Director explains unemployment benefits during worker vacation periods. A waiting period may apply and benefits depend on prior waiting periods and vacation pay versus weekly benefit rate. If a worker had no prior waiting period, no benefit is paid for vacation weeks unless otherwise eligible.
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Maynard
Maynard Area of Employment Security Office
Antonio England
England
Massachusetts
Local Girl and Air Force Man Are Married
Miss Mary E B Snee of Bedford wed Sgt James M Ledbetter of Scotia NY in St Michaels church Bedford. The ceremony was by Rev Kerrigan with Rev Bernard Harvey assisting. The couple will reside in Bedford after a trip to New York City.
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Bedford
St.*Michael’s
Mary EB. Snee
Bernard Snee
James M. Ledbetter
McKinley Ledbetter
Scotia
NG York
William, E. Kerrigan
Bernard Harvey
Virginia, Hohmann
Helen Porcelain
William ‘Néewmann
Pattersonville
New York
Bernard Snée
John Snee
Raymond Snee
Joseph Hohmann
Panis Angelicus
Arthur Silva
Lexington
Betty Jane Kumer
Sgt. Ledbetter
U. S. Air Force
Hanssom
New York City
Soldier Completes Technical Training in Armament Electronics
Pvt. Bursaw has completed indoctrination training at Samas on June 28 and will proceed to New York Colorado for advanced technical training in armament electronics fundamentals. He is the son of Mrs. Beatrice J. Bursaw of 54 Central Street, South Acton.
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A LO
N.Y Colorado
Air Force Armament Electronics Fundamentals
Samas
Pvt
Bursaw
Beatrice J. Bursaw
Central Street
South Acton
Bedford Progressive meeting notice on Great Road
The Bedford Progressive club announces a meeting at the Council building on Great Road Tuesday July 10 at 8 o clock. Frank White will speak. The event is open to the public with plans for the coming night parties and new members welcome to join.
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Bedford
Bedford Progressive
Great Road
Paden
Frank White
Theelib
Zinc Pennies Brushed Off In Sheffield Mass
Pétér Brahier opposed U S mint pennies issued in 1943 and spent years saving them. He plans to bank the hoard, stating he has saved about 15,000 pieces. The piece notes coal needed for soda ash and uses in polished plate glass manufacture.
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Sheffield
Mass
U P
Pétér Brahier
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