Bedford seniors head to colleges after award list
The class of 19xx, with 131 graduates, sees many seniors winning scholarships and planning to enter Columbia Bowdoin Rutgers Colby Pierce Boston University and Worcester Polytechnic among others. Notable winners include Shirley EBreen Leo McSalter Grethe Christensen Ruth Hayward and Dean Comeau.
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Robert Arthur
Bedford
Columbia
Richard
Bowdoin
Rutgers
Ruth Hayward
Colby Junior College
Dena Ferran
Barnard
Elizabeth Barrett
Fisher Junior College
Marjorie Bean
Pierce Secretarial School
Grethe Christensen
Bedford Woman’s Club
Boston University
Comeau
Worcester Polytechnic
Purdy’s
Boston
Concord Airman Visited Folks While On Furlough
Richard Hayes of Walden Street in Concord is visiting his parents while on furlough from U S Air Force duties at the Fort Worth Texas base. Mr and Mrs Richard D Elson of 276 Main Street West Concord returned home after a week in Virginia Beach and planned a trip to Maine. The Marshall Plan counterpart funds have yielded about 50 million dollars in European currencies turned over to the U S Treasury.
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Richard Hayes
Walden Street
U. S. Air Force
Fort Worth
Texas
Richard D. Elson
Main Street
West Concord
Virginia Beach
Maine
U.S. Treasury
Margaret O’grady
Elm Street
Rose Hawthorne School
William H. Currier
Rudolph W. Currier
Thoreau School
New Books on Hand at Concord Free Public Library
Concord Free Public Library announces new adult fiction and non fiction titles including Abbott The neighbors Bancroft Upside down in the Magnolia Tree Caldwell A lamp for nightfall Corbett The richer harvest Gardner The case of the moth eaten mink Lawrence Song in the night Masters The deceivers Queen The king is dead Stern The donkey shoe White Fire in the flint Fosdick Great voices of the reformation Wright Palomar Phone Modern gardening Sherman Literary America Paul Emerson's angle of vision Le Gallienne October vagabonds Hoemberg Thy people my people Ethridge Let's talk Turkey Vandenberg The private papers of Sen Van denberg Hall The forgotten one Boswell Boswell in Holland Elam Chuffer Had er Lost in the zoo Reynolds Pepper Carpenter Wonder tales of horses and heroes Streatfield Picture story of Britain Poole Today's science and you.
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Abbott
Bancroft
Caldwell
Corbett
Gardner
Lawrence
Masters
Queen
Stern
White
Fosdick
Wright
Palomar
Phone
Sherman
Literary America
Paul
Emerson
le Gallienne
Hoemberg
Ethridge
Turkey
Vandenberg
Sen. Vandenberg
Hall
Boswell
Holland
Elam
Chuffer
Hader
Reynolds
Pepper
Carpenter
Streatfield
Picture Story of
Britain
Poole
Local Athlete Veracka Recuperating At Omaha Base Hospital
Airman First Class John Veracka is convalescing at a base hospital in Omaha after knee surgery. An all around high school athlete, he enlisted after graduation and served in Japan before returning to the U.S. late in 1951. Friends may contact him at Camp Sargent Bluff, Iowa.
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Maynard
John Veracka
Omaha
Japan
F c John
Veracka
Radio Cal
Sioux City
Camp Sargent
Bluff
Iowa
Concord Week Ahead Events and Meetings
Concord activities list the Concord Recreation Commission meeting at 7 30 p m in Town Hall the Company H drill session at the State Armory eight p m on Thursday. On Monday the Board of Selectmen meets at Town House at 7 30 p m while Company H drills at 8 p m. Tuesday features Concord Lions club and supper at 6 30 p m.
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Concord
Dell
State Armory
Board of Selectmen
Town House
Concord Lions
Concord Board of Selectmen
Franklin R. Johnson
Collects in Gilford Vermont cigar collection 1830s
A Vermont collector in Gilford offers a 100 foot display of cigar labels dating to the 1830s with values from $200 and up. The items include pieces tied to the Redskins era and other historical brands.
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DE Gilford, Vt
Robert Kuhn
Concord Taxpayers Association Holds Spring Drive Meeting
The Concord Taxpayers Association held its June director meeting at President Kenneth Robertson's home. Officials discussed a fall reception to meet state office candidates and reviewed plans for addressing current personal property tax assessments. The spring drive added 156 new members, many as double memberships with spouses, boosting total to 156.
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Concord
Concord Taxpayers Association
Kenneth Robertson
Robertson, Jr
Bruce
F. de Hart Houston
Benjamin Clark
John F. Freete
William T. Magoon
Myron T. Smith
C. Loyd Thomas
William Wadsworth
Robertson
Wadsworth
Thomas
Massachusetts Wage Patterns and Camp Demand in 1951
Massachusetts factory workers show weekly averages around $61 for men with over half earning above $65 and 10 percent over $100 while about 70 percent of women earn under $50. Overtime accounts for 6 percent of payroll and federal tax deductions about 10 percent. Camps for boys and girls report a 6 to 8 percent rise for July and August, led by Cape Cod. A potential steel shortage threatens 340,000 factory and construction jobs. Lynn seeks zoning amendments. Vitus Bering’s voyage notes from 1728 highlight geographic discovery.
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Massachusetts
Dept. of Labor and Industries
Cape Cod
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston Fish Pier
U. S. Fish and Wild Life Service
Lynn
Bowen Named Corinthian Master Succeeding Lantz
West Concord officer West Concord Norman H Bowen elected worshipful master of Corinthian Lodge A F and A M He succeeds Elmer M Lantz of Lincoln who presided at the recent meeting at Masonic Temple Officers elected include Ralph G Burstad senior warden Gilbert G Lawrence junior warden Donald M Smith senior deacon Robert P Condit junior deacon Robert F Charles treasurer and Ralph Hemenway secretary both re elected
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West Concord
Norman H. Bowen
Commonwealth Aversie
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
A. M
Elmer M. Lantz
Lincoln
Masonic Temple
Ralph G. Burstad
Gilbert G. Lawrence
Donald M. Smith
Robert P. Condit
Robert F. Charles
Ralph Hemenway
Concord High Student Receives Harvard Prize Book
At Concord High School graduation exercises last week Thomas Tuttle of the class of 1953 was presented the Harvard Prize Book by Principal John F. Donovan.
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Concord
Concord High School
Thomas Tuttle
John F. Donovan
Pfo Samuel Augustine
Lexington High School
Concord Notables Share Pre-nuptial Shower and Local News
Concord residents take part in a pre-nuptial shower for Jill Paladino of Waltham who will wed Herbert Rich of Medford at St Charles Church Waltham on June 29. Deborah Vienett Concord High junior named Girls State representative. Local events include a slide show on Africa for the Golden Age Club and summer plans at Walden Pond with Red Cross instruction to continue.
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Charlotte Burstad
Concord
Jill Paladino
Waltham
Herbert Rich
Medford
St. Charles Church
Deborah Vienett
Concord High School
Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post
A. L
Bedford
Howard O. Vienett
24 Summer Street
Clifford Allen
Elm Street
Africa
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Golden Age Club
Barnard from Shelburne Falls to represent dairy interests
Francis Barnard, a Walham-A Massachusetts dairy farmer from Shelburne Falls, was chosen by the Northeast Farm Bureau Conference to represent northeast dairying on the American Farm Bureau Federation Dairy Advisory Committee. He begins a three year term September 1st, marking Massachusetts first-time representation. Barnard is a vice president of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, with a long record in dairy and farm organizations and extension work.
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Walham
Massachusetts
Francis, Barnard
Shelburne Falls
American Farm Bureau Federation
Northeast Farm Bureau
New Jersey
Barnard
National Farm Organization
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
Franklin County
Arms Academy
Farm Bureau
New England Milking Shorthorn Association
Maple Producers Association
Massachusetts Farmureau Dairy Committee
Goodnow Library Adds New Books To Circulation
Sudbury Goodnow Library announces new acquisitions for all ages. The list includes Secret Road by Bruce Lancaster and Tides by W. Brooks, among many titles by well known authors. New juvenile offerings include Wrong Way Rookie by Wayne and Tug Boat Mystery by Adrian, with educational picture volumes and activity guides.
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Sudbury
Goodnow Library
South Sudbury
Bruce Lancaster
Tides
W. Brooks
Prairie Marshal
Tompkins
Eberhart
Longstreet
Elizabeth
Seifert
Winston Churchill
R. L. Taylor
G. Maxwell
J. Ullman
Adam Wyngate
O’hare
Holland
J. Jennings
Taylor Caldwell
S. W. Bassett
J. Hendryx
Howe
S. Chamberlain
Wayne
Swamp Chief
Ball
Boy
Meek
Adrian
Rowleys
Beckman
Franklin
Frankel
Smokey
Goodey
George Dewey Nong
Bedford Forest
Parks
Whitney Named Sgt At Arms for Worcester Assembly
Concord Brig Gen Otis M Whitney named chief sergeant at arms for the Republican pre primary assembly in Worcester on June 28. He will lead 50 deputies to maintain order with many local attendees.
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Concord
Otis M. Whitney
Elmstreet
Worcester
DeMolay Concord High School Chooses New Master Councillor
The Concord DeMolay Chapter installs a new master councillor succeeding Ernest B. Smart from the 1952 class. Photo credit Purdy Boston.
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Concord High School
Concord. DeMolay
Ernest B. Smart
Purdy
Boston
Sudbury Lad Wins Honors in School Prizes
Sudbury David W. F. Lloyd son of Mrs. William F. Lloyd of Rice Road Sudbury won the Charles T. Sibley prize for declamation of the Gettysburg Address at Mount HeI School class day exercises on June 7. He also took the Fleming H Revell first prize for best essay on the life of D L Moody founder of the school.
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Sudbury
David W. F. Lloyd
William F. Lloyd
Rice Road
Charles T. Sibley
Lincoln
Mount Héi School
Fleming H. Revell
D. L. Moody
Three Local Students Receive Prizes at Exeton Academy
Concord youths John M. Garfield Charles W Pratt and Robert Underhill were honored at graduation exercises among 103 students. Garfield won first prize in oral French Pratt earned the Thomas W Lamont prize for English composition and Underhill won second prize in second-year French.
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Concord
Exeter Academy
John M. Garfield
Charles W. Pratt
Robert Underhill
Dry
Street
Pratt
F. Wolsey Pratt
Lowell Road
Thomas ‘W. Lamont
Underhill
Robert LM. Underhill
Garland Road
Moyniy Speaker at Bedford Hoy Name Breakfast
The Bedford Hoy Name breakfast featured Patrick J. Moyni as speaker, not Matthew J. Ga as previously reported. The society has resumed activities for the summer with the next meeting set for September 14.
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Bedford
Patrick J. Moyni
Matthew J. Ga
Tax relief linked to national business support urged
The North Attleboro Mass Chronicle quotes that if the nation remains committed to government support of business, then there can be no tax relief. The remark underscores a debate on fiscal policy and public funding priorities.
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North Attlebors
Mass
Chronicle
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