Old South Road at Bedord Bedford closed for airfield work
The Old South Road linking Bedord to Laurence G Hanscon Field closed permanently after overhauls. Col. Fitzgerald says the runway lengthening to 3000 feet necessitates the closure to allow new headquarters construction and reduce base congestion. Lexington and Bedford officials will determine an alternative perimeter route.
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Bediford
Old South Road
Bedfred
Laurence G. Hanscon Field
Shepler W. Fitzgerald, Jr
120Th
Air Force
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Poinrt
L. G. Hanscon Field
Msico Field
Bedford Road
Litcoln
Concord
Wood Street
Lexngton
Trafffic
Spa
Wille
Lexington
Bedford
Lieutenant Louis Helps Mark 87th Birthday Of Unit In Korea
1st Lt. Richard S. Louis from Bedford Massachusetts participated in the 87th birthday observances of the 3rd Infantry Division Signal Company in Korea. The day included memorial services a parade athletic events and refreshments to honor the unit formed in 1917 with service in World War I II and the Korean conflict. Louis a Norwich University graduate arrived in Korea last August.
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Korea
Richard S. Louis
Donald B. Louis
Old
Billerica Road
Bedford
3Rd Infantry Division
Louis
Norwich University
Northfield
Marines Welcome New Arrivals Rutland Joins 1st Division
Marine Pfc Robert F Rutland son of Mr and Mrs Oris Rutland of 10 Riverside Bedford arrived at Inchon Harbor aboard the John Pope to join the 1st Marine Division in Korea. The division has fought on the front since the outbreak of the war and earned two Presidential Unit Citations for Inchon and Chosin actions.
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First Marines
Robert F. Rutland
Oris Rutland
Riverside Avenue
Bedford
Inchon Harbor
John Pope
1St Marine Division
Korea
Inchon
Chosin Reservoir
Local Couple Welcomes Daughter at Emerson Hospital
Recent arrival Mr and Mrs William W Anderson of 14 Hubbard Street announce the birth of a daughter born on Saturday July 8 at Emerson Hospital. Mrs Anderson formerly Mary Richardson is from Lincoln. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leslie O Anderson of Fitchburg Turnpike.
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Concord
William W Anderson
Hubbard Street
Mary Richardson
Emerson Hospital
Anderson
Lincoln
Leslie O. Anderson
Fitchburg Turnpike
Roadeo at Bedford Air Base Draws 100 Drivers
Bedford hosts a national Air Force Roadeo with nearly 100 drivers from the Air Force Cambridge Research Center competing July 12 to 16 on a course near the Electronics Research Directorate. Winners advance to Westover AFB, then to Bolling AFB for the grand finals.
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Bedford
Air Force Cambridge Research Center
Laurence G. Hanscom Field
Roadeo
Westover Air Force Base
Westover
Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Electronics Research Directorate
Requiem for Inw Downey in Acton Funeral Mass Held
A funeral service for Chester M Downey 61 of 45 School Street Acton followed by a Requiem Mass at St Elizabeth of Hungary West Acton and committal prayers at St Bridget's Cemetery Maynard. Downey a longtime Acton resident and former Maynard mill spinner and mail carrier leaves wife Edna Cheney two daughters Edna F Downey and Anna Foley two sons George and Frank Downey and brother Leo Downey.
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South Acton
Chester M ‘Downey
School Street
Main Street
Maynard
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
West Acton
Daniel F. Riordan
St. Bridget's Cemetery
Arthur Cerleon
Malcolm Fullerton
John Flaherty
Lemuel Graceffa
Leo Roche
John Enneguess
Mr. Downey
Clingon
Acton
Assabet
Edna R. Cheney
Edna F. Downey
Anna Foley
George Downey
Frank Downey
Leo Downey
Chicago Visitors Estimate Tourist Boom For City
Chester A. Wilkins, executive director of the Chicago Convention Bureau, estimated in June that visitors to Chicago represented about 10.6 million dollars in tourist business for the city.
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Chester A. Wilkins
Chicago
Father of Concord Woman Dies Six Days After Mother
John D Curtis aged 72 of Sudbury road Concord and retired Boston investment broker died last Wednesday six days after his wife Anna Breslyn Curtis. He retired in 1935. Survived by daughter, three sons and several grandchildren. Funeral services were private.
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Concord
Gordon
Cornelia) Smith
Sudbury Road
John D. Curtis
Boston
Anna Breslyn Curtis
Bees bred in England to teach bee-keeping to youngsters
Bees without stingers are being bred in England to educate children in beekeeping. The program aims to provide safe, manageable colonies for classroom use, fostering interest in apiculture among youth.
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England
Rotary Talk on Infiltration in Asia at Concord Club
Concord Rotary Club heard M. V. Pyless of Harvard Law School discuss communist infiltration in Asia. Attendance reached 93.74 percent for June with several members earning perfect attendance honors and visitors welcomed from multiple towns.
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Rotary
Asia
Concord
M. V. Pyless
Harvard Law School
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson’s
Benjamin F. Clark
George A. Rohan
Waltham
A. Glenn Simms
Belmont
John J. Bent
Robert L. Bamford
Maynard
Samuel
Messrs
Pandolf
Phelan
Wilson
Needham
Lexington
Natick
Alden R. Wheeler
Boyd
George
E. Brockson
Kent
Charles W. Allen
Julian
W. Ballou
D. Edward Cleary, Jr
Lester B Whittemore
W Concord Man Is 94 Years Old
West Concord resident George W. Parsons aged 94 marked his birthday on Monday with wife Oliver E. Parsons aged 93. Parsons, a retired Massachusetts Reformatory officer, remains able to tend to daily duties. the couple have been married nearly 70 years.
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W. Concord
West
Concord
George W. Parsons
Commonwealth Avenue
Oliver E. Parsons
Parsons
Massachusetts Reformatory
Disjointed notes hint funding and programs across arts and education
Fragmentary references show funds and entities including Lions Club recipients Sweeney Maynard, and colleges and bureaus in the Philippines and the United States. Mentions of $500 and $100 appear with unclear context, plus vaccine or cattle items and several broken names.
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Business
FE. C. Gari
Lions
Sweeney Maynard
T Arts
Man
Msern
Allen
College of
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