Local Scouts Return From National Jamboree
Concord Boy Scouts and Explorers return from Valley Forge after 10 days with Milford Bottomley acting as scoutmaster. Leaders George Speth and Cecil King assisted, with Bruce Bottomley and 12 Concord Scouts cited for roles. Major events included ceremonies with officials, church services, a Philadelphia side trip, and cross national friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Greater Boston
South Station
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
Milford
Bottomley
Acton
George Speth
Waltham
Cecil King
Bedford
Bruce Bottomley
Amers Couving
George Washington
Woods
Dubuque
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Independence Hall
United States
Texas
Kansas
Britain
Canada
Ustralia
Mexico
World Brotherhood
Jayne Mane‘field
Utah
Sudbury Crash Claims Life of H. B. Vaughan
A northbound car on Nobscot Road in Sudbury plunged down an embankment. Harry B. Vaughan, 28, of Baldwin Avenue, died at Framingham Hospital. Edmund C. Hall, 34, of 41 Balwin Avenue, was severely injured but survived. Hall said Vaughan was driving the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Nobscot Road
Framingham Hospital
Harry B. Vaughan
Baldwin Avenue
Edmund C. Hall
Bal Twin Avenue
Hall
Vaughan
Carlisle residents return from various vacations
Carlisle residents report vacations and trips, including the Cann family returning from Lake Winnipesaukee, N H, the Brothens from Mexico, Mrs Davis and daughter flying to Miami to visit relatives, the Millers from Philadelphia, and the Davises en route to Omaha to visit relatives.
Tractors Move 509 Tons Gear Across Ice in Deep Freeze Two
Navy tractors hauled 509 tons of gear over 647 miles of ice to establish a science base in Marie Byrd Land during Operation Deep Freeze Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Byrd Lands
Requiem for J. H. Diamond at Concord
Lincoln Patrolman James Henry Diamond 58 of Concord turnpike died at Emerson Hospital after a heart attack Saturday. He served as a permanent officer for six years and previously as a special officer and wartime police at Charlestown Navy Yard. Survived by two brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Dée Funeral Home followed by Requiem High Mass at St Bernard's Concord. Burial in St Bernard's cemetery. Police from Lincoln and neighboring towns attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
James Henry Diamond
Concord Turnpike
Emerson Hospital
Charlestown
Yate
Thomas
Richard
Annie Evans
Katherine Kettell
Margaret Rogers
Roxbury
Marynald
Cambridge
Dée
Concord
St. Bernard’s Church
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Bees Thrive on Rag Weed Now Despite Drought
ACTON notes bees are busy and thriving on rag weed and schumach for pollen during a long drought. A Maynard hairdresser jokes about waves. A Requiem Mass for Thomas Callanan was held at St Elizabeth of Hungry Church. Rev Dunn presided. Fr Kelley returns to Sacred Heart in Othello. Altar boys Mike and John Young sent a card about fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Saganich
Prospect Street
St. Elizabeth of Hungry Church
Thomas Callanan
Central Street
Daniel F. Dunn
John J. Kelley
Willow Street
West Acton
Sacred Heart Church
Othello, Wash
Jacob Kanebeco
Massachusetts Avenue
Teddy
Captain’s Pond
Jake
Maynard
Fr. Dunn
St. Elizabeth’s
Mike
John Young
Altar Boys
Impersonator Registers as Marquette Prison Warden in Flint
A man checked into a Flint hotel under the name Raymond Buckhoe, warden of Marquette Prison, and left a $104 bill unpaid. Buckhoe wondered if it was a case of impersonation or a former prisoner using his identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Mich
Flint, Mich
Raymond Buckhoe
Marquette Prison
Buckhoe
Sudbury Garden Club aids Bedford Hospital flowers
Three Sudbury Garden Club members with Chelmsford delegates arranged floral displays at Bedford Veterans Hospital last Friday. Despite drought, their contributions were welcomed and the Sudbury group will assist again in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury Garden Club
Robert G. Ling
Frederick Briscoe
Robert Holmés
Chelmsford Garden Club
Bedford Veteran’s Hospital
Garden Club
Sudbury
Gourd Found with 1890 Note From Kentucky Grower
In Madison Tennessee a note inside an old gourd reads that it was grown by Sammie Butler in Franklin Kentucky in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Tenn
J. J. Link
Sammie Butler
Franklin, Ky
Fire Detection System Completed at St Elizabeths Church
The new fire detection system at St Elizabeths of Hungary Church in West Acton is finished. Pastor Rev Daniel F Dunn reports Bernard A Joyce of Roxborough installed the emergency apparatus. When active, an automatic siren and flashing lights will be visible on the southern side and from the Acton business district. The exterior equipment blends with the church architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
St. Elizabeth’s of Hungary
Daniel F. Dunn
Bernard A. Joyce
Roxborough
Actun
Bedford Notices And Local Happenings
Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Charles Riley of Bedford for the death of her sister Mrs. Orra A Lyon Custance 66 of Lexington. Bedford Grange P of H plans Monday meeting to discuss October fair. Mrs Frank W Thompson Old Billerica Road vacationing at Bayside Me with her daughter's family. Robert Witherell and child in Lee C Clow 5 Hilltop Drive displays rocks and minerals at Blake's Store in Lexington including calcite found in Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Miller
Lowell Road
Philadelphia
Benjamin Latham
Kittannierng
Susan Miller
Carlisle
UASAE
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Erie
Tister
Navy
Jems Aircraft
Ellas
Texas
Naval Air Training Command
W. F. Doddy
Training Command
Jayne Marie
Charles Riley
Bedford
Orra A. (Lyon) Custance
Lexington
Bedford Grange
P. of H
Frank W. Thompson
Old
Billericg Road
Bayside, Me
Pains Robert Witherell
Lee.c. Clow
Hilltop Drive
Blake’s
States adopt reflective license plates for night safety
Six states including Maine Louisiana Delaware Wyoming South Dakota and Minnesota already use reflective automobile license plates as a nighttime safety device. North Dakota will join the list in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Louisiana
Delare
Wyoming
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Concord Notices of Parish, Births and Inobits
The Richard D Elson family of 276 Main Street West Concord returned home from a vacation. A requiem mass was sung for Catherine Ford at Our Lady Help of Christians Church West Concord. Firemen dispatched to a baby choking incident. infant treated at Emerson Hospital and discharged. New Hatherly Inn officers include Paul G Counihan of Concord as clerk. Mr and Mrs Leo Gillis of 264 Main Street Concord welcomed their fourth child Janet Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Elson
Main Street
West
Concord
Lewis F. Kearn
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
West Conford
Catherine Ford
Fred Sliman
Walden Breezes
Emerson Hospital
Hatherly Inn
Scituate
Paul G. Counihan
Holden Road
Leo R. Gillis
Janet Marie
Army unit highlights high educated recruits at Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis Washington proof company A of the 38th Infantry reports 21 percent of basic trainees are college graduates or students. Among 234 soldiers on the roster 61 percent are high school graduates. Included are a school principal and a professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lewis
Wash
38Th Infantry Regiment
Liquid soap promises longer life for elastic garments
New for the laundry is a liquid soap that prolongs elasticity of bras and girdles. The manufacturer claims the soap, usable with cold water, will double the life of elasticized garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Karhinski couple awaits visas for trip to Europe
Liberty square road residents Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Karhinski plan a September 1 departure for a European tour visiting Poland, marking Mrs Kaminski’s first return to her homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxborough
Stanley Karhinski
Liberty Square Road
Europe
Poland
Kaminski
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