Ex-West Concord Man William Nicol Dies at 75
William A. Nicol 75, former Salvation Army public relations officer and Boston Rotary Club president, died after a weeklong illness at Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis. He lived at 8 Grove Street Hyannis and had recently returned from Los Angeles where he organized a Salvation Army unit. Surviving are his wife May Nicol a daughter Joan Nicol of Yarmouth and two brothers. Funeral services were held at Community Church Hyannis.
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West Concord
Hyannis
William A. Nicol
Salvation Army
Cape Cod Hospital
Grove Street
Nicol
Los Angeles
California
Scotland
England
Winnipeg
Canada
New York
Boston
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston Rotary Club
William, Jr
Concord High
May Nicol
Joan Nicol
Yarmouth
MRS. SLUYSKI DIES SUDDENLY ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Anna Cullinane Sluyski 52 of 45 Old Marlboro Road died at Baker Memorial Hospital Boston after a major operation. Born Concord June 1 1903 she lived there all her life. Survived by husband Morris four grandsons one daughter and four brothers and a sister. Funeral held at Dee Funeral Home and Our Lady Help of Christians Church with high Mass at St Bernard's Cemetery.
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West Concord
Anna
Cullinane) Sluyski
Old
Marlboro Road
Baker Memorial Hospital
Boston
Concord
Our Long Help of Christians Church
Wilson Lumber Company
Morris M. Sluyski
John E
Mary E.) King Jr
Edward Cullinane
Cornelius Cullinane
South Acton
Matthew Cullinane
Daniel Cullinane
el Paso
Texas
Christiana Lawrence
Walpole
Dee Funeral Home
Lady Help of Christians Church
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Bedford Couple Welcome Daughter Deborah Catherine Sullivan
Mr and Mrs Frederick Sullivan of 61 Hillside Avenue Bedford announce the birth of a daughter Deborah Catherine on July 17 at Emerson Hospital Concord Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul Sullivan of Bedford and Mr and Mrs Walter Picard of Ayer
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Bedford
Frederick Sullivan
Hillside Avenue
Town
Deborah Catherine
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Paul M. Sullivan
Walter Picard
Ayer
Boston-Born Benjamin Franklin Left Long Probate Will
Boston born Benjamin Franklin who died in 1709 left a lengthy will spanning forty pages. The document stands as one of the longest wills probated in the era.
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Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Local youths ordered to report for armed forces
West Concord Selective Service No 114 issues call for four youths to report on Thursday August 11 for the armed forces. Names listed include William Lewis Cobleigh Jr of 184 Main Street South Acton Harold Samuel Holappa of 9 Ul and road West Concord Raymond George Connors Jr of 5 Linden Street Maynard and John Bernard Mayo of Lewis Street Lincoln.
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West Concord
Selective Service, No. 114
William Lewis Cobleigh, Jr
Main Street
South Acton
Harold Samuel Holappa
Upland Road
Maynard
Raymond George »Connors, Jr
Linden Street
John Bernard Mayo
Lewis Street
Lincoln
Concord Event Marks Waltham Field Station Anniversary
Local residents are invited to the 41st anniversary open house of the Waltham Field Station on Saturday August 6. The station originated in 1914 by action of the legislature. A block dance organized by Our Lady Help of Christians Church C Y O will be held Friday evening from 7 to 10 at the Harvey Wheeler School grounds in West Concord for all teenagers.
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Waltham Field Station
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Harvey Wheeler
West Concord
Mr and Mrs Hans Miller Move Address
Mr and Mrs Hans Miller relocate from 88 Main Street to Belknap Street in a simple household move confirmed by local notices.
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Hans Miller
Main Street
Belknap Street
Homemakers Meet Features Plastic Pleasure Topic
On Wednesday August 3 over a Boston channel the homemakers meeting at 2 45 p m will discuss Plastic Pleasure Jean Wood ward former home demonstration agent in Middlesex County will emcee and her guest will be Miss Vera Sullivan of Essex County
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Boston
Jean Woodward
Middlesex County
Vera Sullivan
Essex County
Air Force Lieut Finan Begins 13 Month Jet Training
Lieut Richard M. Finan U S Air Force has reported for a 13 month jet training course at Bartow Florida after a recent leave He is accompanied by his wife Alice Zumwalt and their infant son He is the son of Patrolman and Mrs James E Finan Jr of 25 Everett Street.
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Richard M. Finan
U.S. Air Force
Bartow
Florida
Alice Zumwalt
James E. Finan
Jdr
Everett Street
Local W G A Golf Tourney Leaders Named
Concord Mrs John W Hutchinson and Mrs Morgan K Smith Jr head the local representatives in the annual W G A golf tournament this week at Myopia Links Hamilton. The Edith Nobbit Baker trophy, last year won by Mrs Edward McAuliffe of Charles River, is the event’s centerpiece at Kittansett.
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Concord
John W. Hutchinson
Nashoba Road
Morgan K. Smith, Jr
Lowell Road
Myopia Links
Hamilton
Edith Nobit Baker
Edward McAuliffe
Charles River
Kittansett
Lincoln Girl and Concord Man Married at St. Josephs Church
Miss Mary Katherine Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Merritt Davis Lincoln Road became the bride of Richard Thomas Hayes son of Joseph M Hayes 46 Walden Street Concord. Rev Walter Dona hue officiated at 4 PM. Reception at Sudbury Inn. The couple will reside in Concord.
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Lincoln
St. Joseph’s Church
Mary
Katherine Davis
Alfred Merritt Davis
Lincoln Road
Richard Thomas Hayes
Joseph M. Hayes
Walden Street
Concord
Walter F. Donahue
Sudbury Inn
Virginia D. Sims
Eileen Sullivan
Riveryhead
New York
Julie Campobasso
Kathleen Sullivan
Riverhead
Alfred G. Davis
Joseph McBreen
Leon Morasu
Hayes
Concord High School
Boston University
Howe High School
Billerica
Massachusetts Trade School
Boston
Hanscom Air Base
Bedford
U. S. Air Force Reserve
Bedford School Committee Awards Milk and Oil Contracts
Bedford School Committee awarded the milk supply for the school lunch program split between Bedford Farms Dairy and Blue Ribbon Dairy after identical bids. Middlesex Lumber and Fuel, Inc. won the low bid for oil. A pupil insurance survey is planned, and advertising specs for bus transportation and more desks were prepared. Grades 1 and 2 will begin double sessions in September. parents will be notified of session assignments. Edward H. Gillespie began as principal of the new junior-senior high school on July 18.
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Bedford
Bedford School Committee
Bedford Farms Dairy
Blue Ribbon Dairy
Middlesex Lumber and Fuel, Inc
Warren D. Bennett
Edward H. Gillespie
Carlisle forms three man school construction panel
Carlisle moderator Guy W Clark names a three member school construction committee after a July 18 special town meeting. Members are R Wright McAllister Alonzo Reed and Frank E Hannaford. They will plan a $195 000 elementary school on Spaulding Park land.
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Carlisle
Guy W Clark
R. Wright McAllinster
Curve Street
Alonzo B. Reed
Westford Street
Frank E. Hannaford
Prospect Street
McAllister
Spaulding Park
Woman Defends Home In Kitchen Encounter
Mrs. Stanley Kant told police a man entered her kitchen and ordered her to stick them up. She grabbed a dishpan, struck him, and chased him into an alley.
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Grand* Rapids, Mich
Stanley Kant
Office moves to former junior high building
The office is now located in the building that previously housed the old junior high, consolidating operations at this renovated site. Details on the move and new access points were announced by local administration.
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Old Junior High
Farm Safety Full Time Job Says Official
University of Massachusetts extension specialist Robert B. Parmenter urges constant safety awareness at home and on farms. He lists eight guideposts including guarding stairs, turning off electricity during repairs, keeping poisons away from children, and never replacing fuses with pennies during National Farm Safety Week July 24 to 30.
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Robert B. Parmenter
University of Massachusetts
National Farm Safety Week
Parmenter
Bedford Man Leaves For Michigan Vacation
Gerald H Qua of Main street North Acton stayed with his parents in Bedford while his wife and children visited Michigan. He left last Saturday for a two week vacation to join his family. John R McArdle and wife welcomed a daughter Victoria Ann McArdle at 23 Elm street. Majorie Isner of Flan cock street and Mary Mansfeild of West Concord vacationed at Hyannis Cape Cod. Edwin F Qua of Springs road vacationed at a summer home in Tuftonborough New Hampshire hosting son in law Frank Foss and daughters Jana and Adele.
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Gerald ‘H. Qua
Main Street
North Acton
Bedford
Michigan
John R. McArdle
Elm Street
Victoria Ann McArdle
Majorie Isner
Flancock Street
Mary Mansfeild
West Concord
Hyannis
Cape Cod
Edwin F. Qua
Springs Road
Tuftonborough
New Hampshire
Frank Foss
Southbridge
Jana
Adele
Guard Units Return Home After Fort Devens Training
About 2,200 members of the 182nd Regimental Combat Team Massachusetts National Guard ended two weeks of field training at Fort Devens and headed home to Eastern Massachusetts. The 1955 session closed with a parade and review by Lt. Gov Sumner Whittier Brig Gen Otis Whitney and guests from Washington including Maj Gen Ed gar trickson and Col Alfred Dequoy.
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Concord
Massachusetts National Guard
Massachusetts
Fort Devens
Sumner Whittier
Otis M. Whitney
Edgar Trickson
Alfred Dequoy
Washington
Miss Ruth Ann Tobin Weds Sgt Glenn Hampton in Concord
Mrs Henry M Tobin of Boston announces the marriage of Ruth Ann Tobin to Sgt Glenn Hampton U S Air Force son of Mr and Mrs James W Hampton of Maryville Tennessee. The ceremony occurred at First Parish Universalist Church Concord with Tobin a senior at Boston University School of Music and Hampton stationed at MIT.
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West Concord
Henry M. Tobin
Newbury Street
Boston
Old Marlboro Road
Ruth Ann Tobin
Glenn Hampton
U.S. Air Force
James W. Hampton
Maryvale
Tennessee
First Parish Unitarian Church
Concord
Traveling packing tip for cord and clothesline use
When traveling carry a few yards of narrow tape or smooth cord and a portable clothesline. It is easy to hang between chairs for drying or organizing items on the go.
Local Family Visits Attend To Aunts And Vacations
Sandy Patricia and Tommy Spellman of West Concord visit aunt Mrs Williams V Collins at 215 Great Road Bedford. Arthur F Wright and spouse of Springs Road return home from a vacation at York Beach Maine.
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Sandy Patricia
Tommy Spellman
West Concord
Mrs. Williams V. Collins
215 Great Road
Bedford
Arthur F. Wright
Springs Road
York Beach
Maine
Rats and mice begin nightly food search
Rats and mice typically begin seeking food after sunset each day, adjusting their activity to the daily light cycle and human environments. This behavior increases at dusk as top navigation and foraging drives push them toward accessible food sources.
Sudbury barbecue for agriculture officials at Merrie Meadows
A large barbecue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. L Roy Hawes at Merrie Meadows North Sudbury drew Massachusetts agriculture officials and Milk Control Board staff. William MacCulloch cooked the chickens as 180 guests enjoyed tennis swimming and yard games despite intense heat.
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Sudbury
Merrie Meadows
L. Roy Hawes
Hawes
Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Mass. Board of Agriculture
Milk Control Board
William MacCulloch
Bill
Sudbury Grange Plans Tuesday Camp Event
A fragmented note indicates Sudbury Grange No. 121 hosting a Camp event on August 13. The entry mentions activities including swimming and door games, with families staying and a fundraising pitch for U.S. Savings Bonds.
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Sudbury
He Ling
Business Grange
Mark Ter
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