Class Night marks Sudbury High long tradition with humor
The Sudbury High School Class of 1956 held Class Night as part of commencement weekend. Students performed a TV studio themed program titled This Is Your Class, with seniors depicting future occupations, a humorous roll call, and musical interludes.
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Jean Helen Taylor
Frank’ Matthew Vana
Walter E. Willett
Harvard
Harvard Club of
Concord
Sandra Irene Dugan
DAR History
United States
Carol J. Cushing
Sudbury Teachers’ Club
Richard C. Ling
Raymond
Helen Krause
Souder
Grace E. Richardson Smith
Witham
Eliza MacLean
Bedford
Myron Siegars
Carol Louise Bailey
George L. Brennan
William Brian Carroll
Louis J. Casella
Nancy Lee Cushing
Sally Blades Cutler
Gertrude Ann Davison
Barbara Marie Dawson
Marjorie Eileen Doherty
Diane F. Fairbanks
Priscilla Allen Fellows
Brenda V. Fletcher
Jean Priscilla Franks
Dee Ann Hairston
Carolyn Elkerton Harmon
William Nichols Hoagland
Donald J. Howell
Nancy Allen
Warren DeMont
Frank Vana
Vana
T. V
Ernest S. Merrill
New York City
Ruth M. Buxton
William Hoagland
M.C
Washington Zoo
America
David Copp
Janet Bogle
Louis Casella
Buxton
Sudbury High class poem and alumni remarks at graduation
Louis Casella and Donald Howell presented a class poem while alumni greetings honored Sudbury High School's 1892 founding and the last graduating class. Priscilla Fellows wrote the class song, and Harvey Fairbank II offered remarks on the school’s history and future. Graduation Ball featured Herbie Sulkin’s Orchestra and a Gone With the Wind decor theme with about 125 guests.
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Louis Casella
Donald Howell
T.V
Rameses II
Baird Pittman
Rameses
Sudbury High School
Harvey Fairbank, II
Alurane Leong
Stiles Fairbank
Sudbury
Herbie Sulkin
Downing
Acton Thirteen Honor Students Graduate At Commencement
Acton High School held its 1956 commencement at the Blanchard Memorial Auditorium. Edmond J. McNitt chaired. Wesley Baker and Judith Hatch delivered salutatorian and valedictorian remarks. Numerous scholarships were awarded to Martha Lee Lorraine Foley William Irwin and others by local clubs and officials as Acton prepares to merge with Roxborough to form a regional high school.
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Acton
Edmond J. McNitt
Acton High School
Blanchard Memorial Auditorium
Eric W. Grimshaw
Daniel F. Riordan
William L.o'connell
Raymond J. Grey
Wesley Baker
Acton-Roxborough
Acton High
Judith Hatch
Martha Lee
Acton Teacher’s Association
Joanne Dagdigian
Safford Sweatt
Lorraine Foley
West Acton
Woman's Club
Gerald Hollis
Acton Center
Miss Hatch
Lloyd Williams
William Irwin
Association
Mary Lou Fierra
G. Gladys Steele
Roxborough
Blanchard
O’connell
Miss Lee
Baker
Maynard Rotary Club
Ormal Lafm
Mr. Grey
Sylwin Anderson
Rensselaer
Sudbury Scout Meeting Reports Outdoor Training and Merit Awards
The June 14 meeting at the Congregational Church included outdoor heat use, artificial respiration practice, and games. The Board of Review, with Joseph Bisson as chair, approved three boys for four Merit Badges to be presented at the Court of Honor on June 21. Summer meetings planned July 5, August 2, and August 16.
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Sudbury
Board of Review
Congregational Church
Joseph Bisson
Donald Shay
Dean Crary
Court of Honor
Resolute
Gloucester city warns on home improvements
Gloucester Massachusetts officials remind homeowners that painting reshining or clubboarding will not raise assessments and hope the message stimulates improvements around the city.
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Gloucester
Mass
Converted Navy ship hauls trucks between Florida and Puerto Rico
In June a former Navy landing ship began transporting loaded truck trailers between Florida and Puerto Rico, marking a new role for the vessel and expanding logistical links between the mainland and Caribbean territory.
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Navy
Florida
Puerto Rico
Sudbury Mourns Sadie Michelson Passes Away
Expressions of sympathy go to William Michelson and children after the death of Sadie Elizabeth Michelson born November 8 1901 in Norfolk Massachusetts. Funeral at Twombly Funeral Home Maynard with Rev. C C Hall officiating burial in Sudbury. She leaves husband several stepchildren and a brother of Norwood among other relatives.
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Sudbury
William Michelson
Sadie Elizabeth Michelson
J. E. Burbride
Norfolk
Mass
Michélson
Elsa Michelson
Twombly Funeral Home
Maynard
C. C. Hall
Michelson
Helena Spaulding
Dorothy Robinson
Cochituate
Rudolf Michelson
Alice Cook
Milo
Maine
J. E. Burbridge, Jr
Norwood
Anna Shank
Jersey City
N. J
Summer School Begins June 25
Sudbury Vacation Summer School registration remains open with two opportunities at Memorial Congregational Church. The two week program runs from June 25 to July 6 for children ages four through high school, directed by John Mark Thomas of Boston University with emphasis on teenage participation.
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Sudbury
Memorial Congregational Church
John Mark Thomas
Boston University
Weekend Guests Bring Harvard Ties to Sudbury
Mr and Mrs La Monte Griswold of Concord Road Sudbury hosted relatives from Columbus Ohio and Seattle Washington over the weekend. Charles La Monte a Harvard Class of 1956 graduate was among the family guests. Dr Eldon Griffin from Seattle attended his Harvard reunion during a cross country tour visiting Southern States Quebec Canada and Montana.
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Sudbury
LaMonte Griswold O
Concord Road
Columbus
Ohio
Charles
LaMonte
John
Dartmouth
Collge
Edward
LaMontes
Harvard
Seattle
Washington
Eldon Griffin
Griffin
Harvard University
Quebec
Canada
Montana
Sudbury Garden Tour Opens Homes To Throngs
Sudbury Garden Club and Thursday Garden Club sponsored a garden tour drawing more than 170 visitors. Homes on Concord Road Goodman Hill and Peakham Road showcased flower arrangements with awards for Best in Show and ribbons. Tea and refreshments followed at the Atkinson house as judges from Wayland evaluated displays.
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Sudbury
Wayland Garden Club
Allen Finlay
Henry M. Doane
Norman J. Alstead
Thomas Cahill
Edmund Sears
Thomas McDonough
Concord Road
Goodman Hill Road
Leonard McCarthy
Descom Hoagland
Lund
McCarthy
Lester Smith
Kenneth Ritchie
Leonard P Goulding
First Sudbury
Wayland
Glezen Lane
Donald
William Brennan
Robert Caldwell
Frank Trussell
W. Burgess Warren
Vivien T. Fletcher
Louis Hough
Peakham Road
Post Road
Old South West School
Henry Ford
Charles Carothers
Harold Johnson
John Griffin
Qld
Wayside Inn Boys School
J. Philip Ledger
Theodore Coburn
Wesley Teich
David Adams
Ledger
Thomas Goebhel
William Lowery
Ray Smith
Russell Wood
Atkinson
Perry
Babe Ruth
Melv'n Guptill
Priscilla Staples
Robert Holmes
Sudbury Garden Club
Johnson
Thursday Garden Club
Alexander ,Kearin
Roland Cutler
John Meachen
Robert G. Ling
M. Granville , Haley
Cooper B. Harpin
New Officers of DeMolay Are Inducted
Concord De Molay Chapter installs new officers after a catered supper at the Masonic Temple. Installing officer David Woodrutl is aided by Peter Duff George Hodgman Maynard Fobes Aan Williamson Alice Place and Pauline Anderson. Principal officers include Master Councillor Floyd McManus Charles Williamson Senior Councillor Donald Bresnick and Junior Councillor.
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Concord
Masonic Temple
David Woodrutl
Peter Duff
George Hodgman
Maynard Fobes
Aan Williamson
Deaton
Alice Place
Pauline Anderson
Floyd McManus
Charles Williamson
Donald Bresnick
Local Boy Receives Amateur Radio License
Concord youth David Berglind son of Mr and Mrs Wendell Berglind of Old Marlboro Road has earned his amateur radio license. His call letters are WMLMZ and he belongs to the Assabet Valley Radio Club. He passed the examination with help from Marvin Wood W10TN of Great Road Maynard.
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Concord
David Berglind
Wendell Berglind
Old
Marlborg Road
WMLMZ
Assabet Valley Radio Club
Marvin -Wood
Great Road
Maynard
Sudbury Fire Chief Reports Multiple Incidents and Tips
The Sudbury Fire Chief details several calls from June including a house resuscitator call on Horse Pond road and a brush fire on Hudson roads burning over two acres using 2600 gallons of water. Additional alarms cite rubbish fires near Krause's green houses and a child sparked brush fire on Dutton road with open fire rules noted. Contact guidance urges dialing the fire station number 2323 and placing it in the phone directory.
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Sudbury
Horse Pond Road
Hudson Roads
Nathaniel Roe
Lincoln Road
Roc H
Nationwide telephones handle vast daily conversations
An estimated 186 million conversations occur each day across the United States through 51 million telephones, highlighting the daily scale of mass communication.
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Rexford Souder
Richard Selections
Tor
Ronald
Lydon
Lowell
Ehean Franky
Jane Parks
Nancy
Treasinnr
Esmond S. Bailey
Ruth M
Willan Meouecoai
Eino Kahilainen
Evergreen Nursery
Boy Scout News
Troop I
Indian Lake
Troop 4
Marlboro
Charles Cousins
Thoams Curran
Robert Bronn
David Davison
H., Nelson
R. Place
W Moulton
J. Bisson
R. Bisson
J.smalley
R. Abrahamson
Sadie E. Michelson
Atkinson House
Krause
Dutton Road
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