Maynard High School 1954 Honor Graduates Essays
Maynard High School Class of 1954 graduates deliver essays at the George Washington Auditorium program. Valedictorian Sandra Stammers and salutatorian Barbara Crotty present pieces stressing citizenship duty, liberty, education, and national unity, linking personal growth to national ideals.
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Maynard
Maynard High School
George Washington Auditorium
Wwe
Sandra Stammers
Barbara Crotty
Benjamin Franklin
America
Fireworks shipments banned as illicit sales rise
Boston police report mail order catalogs push illegal sales of fireworks. A 24 page brochure offering two inch salutes and bombs was sent to a 9 year old Back Bay boy. Sidewalk bootleggers traffic fireworks into Massachusetts where only licensed displays are allowed. A federal law to take effect July 1 will bar shipments into states banning sales.
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Boston
Back Bay
Jalso
Massachusetts
Coming Events Of The Week In Concord
Concord residents are reminded of weekly activities across clubs and groups. Highlights include a strawberry growers meeting at Dalton farm 7 p m Thursday, M N G drill at State Armory 8 p m, a C D A whist party and food sale 2 p m Saturday at 52 Laws Brook road, and Red Cross swimming classes at Walden pond 10 a m with annual meeting 8 p m at the old high school. Also listed are summer playground classes at Emerson Thoreau Rideout starting 9 30 a m, Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree meeting at Monument hall 8 p m and a Rotary lunch at Howard Johnsons 12 15 p m.
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Our Lady Help of Christians
C.D
Laws Brook Road
Concord
Emerson, Thoreau
Rideout
Red Cross
Walden Pond
Old High School
New England Peaches Face Spring Frosts Yet Show Promise
Extension service notes that despite severe winter and early April freezes, prospects for peaches in the area remain fair. Some orchards report light blossoms due to last summer’s drought, yet varieties like Golden Jubilee and Red Haven show reliability. Middlesex County hosts a significant peach industry with August harvests advancing as fruit sets vary by location.
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Massachusetts
New England
Jerseyland
Halehaven
Valiant
Middlesex County
Plastic ear muffs cut jet, factory noise in Worcester
A Worcester firm reports plastic ear muffs that mute loud jet hangar and carrier noises. Psychologists note milk and cheese intake signals stress while coffee and beer reflect low mood.
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Worcester
Mass
Sulkala Approved for Valparaiso University
Miss Virginia Miriam Sulkala a 1954 Maynard High School graduate has been approved for admission to Valparaiso University College of Arts and Sciences this fall. She plans to major in elementary education. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Osmo Sulkala of 63 Concord Street Maynard.
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Valparaisi, Ind
Virginia Miriam Sulkala
Maynard High School
Valparaiso University College of Arts and Sciences
Lutheran University
Sulkala
Osmo Sulkala
Concord Street
Maynard
Memphis snowman endures in deep freeze for two years
Mrs. Eric T. Dollar of Memphis says a snowman she built nearly two years ago remains intact and has not gained or lost weight. She preserves the figure in a deep freezer.
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Memphis
Tenn
Eric T. Dollar
Massachusetts
Sudbury Valley Trustees Formed to Protect Wild Land
The Sudbury Valley Trustees, Inc., a new Wayland organization, formed November 27, 1953, seeks to acquire wild land along the Sudbury river to preserve rural character and natural resources. Founders Richard Stackpole, Allen H. Morgan, Roger P. Stokey, Willis B. Ryder, and Allen Benjamin aim to obtain by gift or purchase marshes and meadows, ensuring perpetual protection for birds plants and animals.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Valley Trustees, Inc
Wayland
Sudbury River
Massachusetts
Richard Stackpole
Allen H. Morgan
Roger P. Stokey
Willis B. Ryder
Allen Benjamin
Sudbury Valley
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Dorothy McGuire
Jean Peters
Maggie McNamara
Louis Jordan
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IVY U. S. Savings Bonds
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Valparaiso Univ
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