Census figures show Concord population rising slowly in 1960
Census data released for Concord and nearby towns indicate modest gains with Concord at 7 972 residents, Bedford 5 218, Acton 3 408, Littleton 2 344 and Billerica 11 001. The report notes de parture of West Cambridge reforms and local hospital activity, with community events and town notices amid a busy summer calendar.
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Concord
Bedford
Acton
Littleton
Chelmsford
Bilerca
Lowell
Billerica
Ford
Ates
Massachusetts Reformatory
West
Emerson Hospital
Best Acton
Reno
Annuel Thoreau
Weday
Rideout
Carlisle
Edward Perry Daniels
Yarish
Barbera
California
John G. Morse
Christian Martinson
Edan
Vonth Acton Congregational Church
Northfield
Linen Swanson
Marilyn Cynthia Heald
Con
Mill
Maynard
Lexington
Republi
Scout House
Arthur W. Coolidge
Reading
Frank F. Walters
Boston
Wayland
Louise Hall
Windyhalls
Rockport
Robert Binney
Cambridge
United States
Massachusetts
East Coast Aviation Corp
Walden
Court interest in Massachusetts case on unty of Middle A
A partial, garbled report notes a court matter involving Massachusetts parties and a contested issue tied to Middle A and Fletcher. The fragment mentions Banfil and building trg but lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes. Further text is needed for a precise summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Banfil
New Used
Toledo Student Visits Concord Relatives at Teachers Farewell
John H. Bigelow son of Dr and Mrs Maurice H Bigelow of Temperance Michigan a University of Toledo senior visited his relatives the Misses Minna and Maud Findeisen in Concord over the weekend He attended a Concord High School reception honoring two retiring elementary teachers set to leave on June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
John H. Bigelow
Maurice H. Bigelow
Temperance
Michigan
University of Toledo
Minna
Maud Findeisen
Longstreet
Concord High School
Concord Misses Quota But State Drive Surpasses Goal
Concord reached 68 percent of its quota in the 1950 Massachusetts Cancer Society campaign. Massachusetts Division chair Walter H. Trumbull announced the statewide drive raised 533125, surpassing the 530166 goal, the first time the division met its campaign target.
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Concord
Massachusetts
American Cancer Society
Donald McAuer Smith
Walter " H. Trumbull
Cancer Society
Trumbull
Cutlers Observe 53rd Anniversary
Concord residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Cutler of 25 Hubbard Street marked their 53rd wedding anniversary this week They were married in Lowell and have resided in town for four decades Mr. Cutler formerly operated a grocery and provision store before retirement He recently noted his 88th birthday and both remain in good health.
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Concord
Frank E. Cutler
Hubbard Street
Lowell
Cutler
Hospital staff attend regional and national meetings
Concord Massachusetts nurse superintendent M Louise Gu naris attends a two week workshop at Boston University. Mrs Helen Chapman Grimes executive housekeeper attends the annual National Executive Housekeepers Association convention in Washington DC this week. Dr Charles H Duston of Main Street is visiting family in Chatham for two weeks.
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Concord
M. Louise Gunaris
Emerson Hospital
Boston University
Helen Chapman Grimes
National
Executive Housekeepers Association
Washington, D. C
Charles H. Duston
Main Street
Chatham
Concord Scouts to Attend National Jamboree at Valley Forge
Local Boy Scouts from Concord Lincoln and Carlisle plan to participate in the second annual national jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. Ten district scouts will join the event where President Harry S Truman is slated to make an official visit at the opening.
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Concord
Lincoln
Carlisle
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Harry S. Truman
Griffith Stadium Capacity Note in American League
Griffith Stadium in Washington with a 29,731 seating capacity is the smallest in the American League according to the report.
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Griffith Stadium
Washington
Miss Martha Dee Weds Anthony Pagano in Concord Mass
Miss Martha Dee daughter of Mr and Mrs Jarves H Dee of Concord married Anthony Joseph Pagano son of Mr and Mrs Dominic Pagano at St Bernard s church Concord Reverend Michael Joseph Burke officiated The couple plan to live in Concord after June 24th They traveled for a wedding trip to New Hampshire and Canada The bride attended Concord High School and Burdett College The groom served four and a half years in the U S Army and works for the Concord roads and bridges department
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Concord
St. Bernard’s Church
Martha Dee
Jarves H. Dee
Bedford Street
Anthony Joseph. Pagano
Dominic Pagano
Michael Joseph Burke
Imelda Connor
Belmont
Dominic F. Pagano
Charles W Dee
James H. Dee, Jr
Joseph P. Curro
Frank Pagano
Dorchester
Maid of Honor
New Hampshire
Canada
Pagano
Concord High School
Burdett College
Concord Roads and Bridges Department
U. S. Army
Birth of Cynthia Bewick Hall in Concord area
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hall announce the birth of a daughter Cynthia Bewick Hall born June 16 at the Richardson House Holliston. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh L. Pratt of Concord and John Plympton Allen of West Concord is the baby’s great grandfather.
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Concord
Louis Hall
Holliston
Joan Pratt
Cynthia Bewick Hall
Richardson House
Burleigh L. Pratt
John Plympton Allen
West Concord
Graduates Pass DMV Tests At Acton High School
Ten more Acton High School graduates passed the Registry of Motor Vehicles exams given at the school by Inspector Sullivan. Licenses went to Sally Jewell Betty Harper Patricia Frizzie Wilhelmina Knippel Claire Linscott Janice Teele Joan Tucker John Campbell Harold Laffin and Carol Spinney.
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Acton High School
Ralph Stetson
Inspector Sullivan
Sally Jewell
Betty Harper
Patricia Frizzie
Wilhelmina Knippel
Claire Linscott
Janice Teele
Joan Tucker
John Campbell
Harold Laffin
Carol Spinney
Acton Names New Teaching Staff For Next School Year
Acton School Committee elects Miss Joanne Marie Mc Laughlin of Winchester to the West School as third grade teacher replacing Mrs Best. Mc Laughlin, Regis College graduate, will pursue a Masters in Elementary Education and has taught in Medford and Wo burn. New hires include Mr Alminas at the high school, Mr Winton as Boys P E and high school librarian, Miss Anne Derby second grade at West, Mrs Heen Appleby DeCoste second grade at South, and Mrs Carolyn Douglas as West school principal.
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West Medford
Union Street
Woburn
Acton
Alminas
Hopkinson
Winton
Anne Derby
the West School
Joanne McLaughlin
West School
Heen Appleby DeCoste
South School
Carolyn Douglas
Weils
Acton area residents back from trips and hospital care
Mr and Mrs Edward Madama and family of South Acton returned from a week in Hartford Connecticut. Allen Pederson returned to his Acton Center home Monday after a major operation at Emerson hospital. Robert Barnhart of East Acton spent the past weekend at Cuttyhunk.
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Edward Madama
South Acton
Hartford
Connecticut
Allen Pederson
Acton Center
Emerson Hospital
Robert Barnhart
East Acton
Cuttyhunk
Brownies Outing to Benson Farm with Troop 3
Acton Troop 3 Brownies enjoyed their annual outing to Benson's Animal Farm last Thursday. The group, led by Mrs. Fred Lawrence and others, supplied lunches and transport with funds from a recent troop food sale.
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Acton
Atton Brownie
Benson's
Diane Curtin
Phyllis Hasselbar
Margaret Kienow
Ann Mauro
Rosemary Cullinane
Julie Ann Preston
Martha Winslow
Rosemary LeClerc
Joan
Janice Fullenton
Cynthia Nelson
Sandra Christofferson
Caroline Kangas
Acton-Roxborough Red Cross Elects Officers
At the annual meeting held last week in the Acton Woman's Clubhouse the Acton-Roxborough branch of the American Red Cross elected Charles M. MacRae as chairman Maj Gen Kenneth Blood as vice chairman Mrs Cleon Phelps as secretary Gordon Woodington as treasurer and directors Mrs Henry Haynes and Miss Evelyn Knowlton.
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Acton
Acton-Roxborough
American Red Cross
Charles M. MacRae
Kenneth Blood
Cleon Phelps
Gordon Woodington
Henry Haynes
Evelyn Knowlton
Birthday Party Celebrates Acton Moody at East Acton
Acton Moody daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen G Moody celebrated her 14th birthday anniversary Sunday with classmates at Pope Read East Acton. Activities included baseball badminton and a cook out supper. Guests listed include Bette Putnam Charlotte Hill Caroline Huntley Margaret Sweeney Margery Teele Lois Bonner Edwin Engmar Gerald Tuttle Philip Harris John Gregory Frederick Tuttle John Kiley Charles Bartlett and Arthur Lowden.
acton rummage sale by ladies circle at church grounds
Acton The Ladies Circle of the South Acton Universalist church will hold a rummage sale this coming Saturday at 10 o clock on the grounds of the South Acton department store. Coffee and doughnuts will also be sold during this time.
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Acton
South Acton Universalist Church
South Acton
World’s coolest thief walks off with $1000 bag
Police report a man dressed as a firefighter entered an American Company teller window and stole a money bag containing $1,000. He left unseen. The incident occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Charlotte
N.C
U.P
American Co
Liberty Bell and Savings Bond Drive Tour Arrives
A Philadelphia woman visited Independence Hall during her lunch hour to pose with the Liberty Bell and a U S Savings Bond. The Independence Savings Bond Drive runs May 15 to July 4 urging regular bond purchases for future financial independence. Fifty two full size duplicate Liberty Bells will tour the nation with one expected in this state.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Treasury Department
U. S
America
Sudbury Grants Permits for 22 Dwellings and 19 Alterations
Sudbury issued permits since the year's start for 22 new dwellings and 19 alterations. Local residents travel to Plymouth New Hampshire with social gatherings noting notable Sudbury natives like Alice Parmenter and Richard Eaton, and Richard Eaton earns acceptance to Purdue University for September.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Firemen Plan July Fourth Celebration Dance
The Sudbury Firemen's Association announces a full Independence Day program led by Chief Daviser with a July 3 dance and July 4 parade. Albert St Germain oversees the field, Ti refreshements, Baldwin treasurer, Quinn dance chair, and Siegars the television contest, with fireworks on July 3 and 4.
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Sudbury
David Baldwin
Leo Quinn
Myron Siegars
Leslie C. Hall
Eye Brown
Leslie Burr
Illiam F. Hellman
David Bentley
Delegates Elected at Sudbury Memorial Meeting
At the Memorial Congregational church Sudbury last week members ratified the Sudbury Council of Churches constitution and by laws and elected three delegates Mrs Maxwell P Eaton Luther M Child Jr and Donald M Fellows For a three year term two new members joined the standing committee Luther M Child Jr and A Andersogg Elected to the census Cliffon R Giles as treasurer Donald M Fellows Four Sudbury members of the Council of Churches St Elizabeths and the Memorial Church have voted for ratification Unitarians and Methodists will follow shortly The Federation of Malaya population has risen 30 percent in sixteen years.
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Sudbury
Memorial Congregational Church
Sudbury Council of Churches
Maxwell P. Eaton
Luther M. Child Jr
Donald M. Felows
Tee
A. Andersogg
Cliffon R.giles
Donald M. Fellows
Cousent of Churches
St. Eizabeth’s ‘Mis
Memorial Church
Hve
Unitarian
Methodist
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Dolly Aynard
Arance
C. Leggat
Butler
Register
Treas
Mass
Lic
A. Fletcher
Gray, Clark
Bud Morrison
Marlboro Rd
Tel. Sud
Iva Murto
Silver Hill Rd
P. C
Campaign For Cancer Society
Cutlers
Concord V. F. W. Post
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
St. Bernard’s Parish
Virginia Mutty
Girls State
Bridgewater State Teachers College
John E. Mutty
Sudbury Road
John Echo
Guyer Fowler
William H. O’brien
Tel. Maynerd
Acton Street
Scotvold Twins
Joanne
Joyce
Miss Dee
MR. Pagano
N. H
Fort Devens
Stetson
Industrial Arts
Carl Bowman
Whitman Pearson
Carl Christofferson
Nashoba
National Education Association
Pearson
Pearont Rometmmastine
Charles MacRae
A. R. C. Branch
GMC
Ers
Coac
General Mets
Nativ
Otophanes Ne
Alfred N. Eaton
Concord Road
South
Plymouth
Alice Parmenter
South Sudbury
Kenneth Parmenter
Parmenter
Christine Whiting Parmenter
Richard Eaton
M. P. Eaton
Purdue University
LaFayette
Indiana
Fornefit of Relief Fund
Federation of Malaya
Middlesex Irrigation Service
Louis Vigliotti
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