Acton Grange to Install New Officers Next Tuesday
Acton Grange P H No 259 will install its newly elected officers at the Town Hall on March 9 at 8 pm. Visiting officers will perform the ceremony. New slate includes Master John Torkelsen Overseer Joyce Ryan Lecturer Helen Pedersen Steward Thomas Curtin Assistant Steward Lawrence Hadley Chaplain Margaret Fraser Treasurer Mildred Jollowell Secretary Inga Frost Gatekeeper Lawrence Tucker Ceres Mabel Jenks Pomona Vivian McGraw Flora Ingeborg Penderson Lady Assistant Steward Mary Downey Pianist Della Rolfe Assistant Lecturer Elyla Torkelsen Executive Committee Bertha Tucker. Members enjoyed games and refreshments after the election. Guests from Lincoln Lexington Temerton New Hampshire Granges attended.
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Norman FE
Livermore
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Lexington
Tem
John Torkelsen
Joyce Ryan
Helen Pedersen
Thomas Curtin
Lawrence Hadley
Margaret Fraser
Mildred Jollowell
Inga Frost
Lawrence Tucker
Ceres
Mabel Jenks
Pomona
Vivian McGraw
Flora
Ingeborg Penderson
Mary Downey
Della Rolfe
Elyla Torkelsen
Bertha Tucker
American watch industry in tariff battle draws protection debate
Justice Department probes legality of a firm buying at cartel pegged prices. Congressional fight centers on shielding American business and labor. Advocates warn tariffs protect jobs. critics fear harm to industry and broader economy.
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Justice Department
Herbert Brownell
United States
Basement Hotbed From Window Heat For Plants
A DIY hotbed uses an east west basement window to supply heat to plants. Build a 6 by 6 foot two sash frame or a 3 by 6 foot unit with a glass substitute. Dig a foot deep excavation and fit the frame, vent by lifting the sash, heat comes from basement air, frames are caulked to prevent drafts.
St Elizabeth Parish Hosts Acton High School Discussion
St Elizabeth of Hungary Church West Acton hosted a high school discussion class session Monday night. Holy Name Society members watched two Christopher movement films and socialized. A children’s Communion Sunday is planned for March 7 at St Elizabeth’s. A St Patrick’s Night committee met after Ash Wednesday and set the event for March 17 at Town Hall.
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Concord Scouts Sponsor Rosary Broadcast
Members of Troop 43 West Concord Boy Scouts sponsored a radio recital of the rosary by Archbishop Cushing last Sunday.
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West Concord Boy Scouts
Cushing
Recruiting Office to Open in Maynard
Sgt Alvin H Magoon of the Framingham recruiting office announced a joint Army and Marine Corps recruiting office will operate at Maynard Town Hall serving Maynard and nearby communities. The Marine Corps now accepts 2 year enlistments with options of 2 3 4 or 6 year tours. Army recruiter Cpl James Lawhorne says 3 or 4 year enlistments are available and Air Force enlistments are also being accepted.
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Alvin H. Magoon
Framingham
Army
Marine Corps
Town Hall
Boston
Magoon
Cpl
James Lawhorne
Air Force
Committal for F B Sanborn in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Committal services were held at Sleepy Hollow cemetery for Francis Bachiler Sanborn who died last Friday in Westfield New Jersey. He was the son of the late Franklin Sanborn and Louisa Leavitt Sanborn and husband of Mary DeCourcy Sanborn and father of Francis B Sanborn Jr.
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Concord
Sleepy Hollow
Francis Bachiler Sanborn
Westfield
New Jersey
Carol Lane Attends White House Highway Safety Conference
Carol Lane of the women's travel authority talks about the White House Conference on Highway Safety in Washington DC set for February 17 to 19. The event aims to boost community safety programs led by women and recognizes safety achievement through the Carol Lane Traffic Safety Awards.
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Carol Lane Women’s Travel Authority
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Washington, D. C
Carol Lane
National Safety Council
Shell Oil Company
Brink's suspect linked to Allston robbery arraignment
George W. Thomas of the South End faces District Court arraignment on an armed robbery charge for the $2,558 Stop & Shop hold up in Allston Friday. He implicated John H. Carlson, a witness in the grand jury probe of the Brinks robbery. Carlson was questioned Sunday about the holdup.
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Boston
George W. Thomas
South End
Stop & Shop
Allston
Thomas
John H. Carlson
Brirnk
Carlson
William B. Toole
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
Knights of Pythias Scholarship Contest Opens for 1954
The ninth annual public speaking contest by the Knights of Pythias invites high school and prep students to discuss Courteous Motor Manners. Massachusetts eliminations occur late April, with state sectional and national finals in Des Moines, Iowa, in August. Prizes include 1500 for the national winner and 750 and 500 to runners up, plus 250 at sectional level and 100 state prize. Entries due by April 1, 1954.
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Knights of Pythias
National Contest Committee
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Massachusetts
Des Moines
Iowa
Massachusetts Knights of Pythias
Howard L. Hall
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Judge Northrup Takes Florida Vacation as Court Awaits
Concord District Court Judge Pierre A. Northrup left last week for a 10 day trip to Florida. Assistant Justice Maurice Mc Walter will preside in his absence. A meeting of the King's Daughters was held at the vestry of the First Parish Church with hostesses Miss Louise Garland and Mrs Percival Vilas. Also notes a new bed blanket that doubles as a stole and a wrap for home use.
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Concord District Court
Florida
Maurice .McWalter
King's Daughters
Louise Garland
Percival Vilas
Post Office Delivers Boy’s Letter to Fort Worth Mother
Apprentice seaman Johnny Murphy from Bainbridge Maryland mailed a letter to his mother Mrs A D Bates in Cowtown Texas. The letter was delivered to Mrs Bates in Fort Worth.
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Johnny Murphy
Bainbridge
A. D. Bates
Cowtown
Tex
Bates
Fort Worth
Fires Roar as Weekend Sunday Sets Record for Starts
Authorities report Sundays see the highest number of forest fire starts this week, with emergency crews responding to multiple blazes across the region. Fire officials urge heightened vigilance and caution in dry conditions.
Funeral for Ralph Holden at Concord
Ralph Holden 84 a lifelong Concord resident died Saturday at Blackburne Rest Home He served as treasurer for Middlesex Insurance Company and formerly for Concord Country Club and First Parish Church Survivors include wife Martha daughter Eleanor Greeman Swansea three grandchildren one nephew and a stepson Sebastian Small Norton Funeral services were held Monday at First Parish Church with Rev Edward Perry Daniels officiating Burial followed in Sleepy Hollow cemetery
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Ralph Holden
Bedford Street
Blackburne
Silas
Sarah W. (Prentiss) Holden
Middlesex Insurance Company
Concord Country Club
Acton
Lexington
Martha (Smith) Holden
Richard
Eleanor) B. Greeman
Swansea
Nice
Sebastian Small
Norton
First
Edward Perry Daniels
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Bedford Girl Named to Who's Who at BU
Dorothy L. Lunt of Bedford daughter of Samuel W Lunt Springs Street Bedford a Boston University senior in the college of practical arts and letters has been named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities under professor Philip H Bunker director of student activities Lunt a book illustration major was among 51 BU students chosen Her activities include vice president junior class student senate Sigma Delta Phi Hub Student Government Group leader roles and Freshman Sophomore and Junior year offices She will graduate in June Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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Boston
Dorothy L. Lunt
Samuel W. Lunt
Springs St
Bedford
Boston University
College of Practical Arts and Letters
Philip H. Bunker
Lunt
Sigma Delta Phi Sorority
The
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Labor Pushes Annual Wage to Boost Employment
Labor leader Walter Reuther calls for a guaranteed annual wage to combat unemployment and recession fears. He argues workers should share the income stability of management and predicts initial management resistance but eventual support. Reuther also brands Senator McCarthy's methods as dangerous and warns against tolerating them.
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CIO
Welter P.reuher
Rambhey
Ford Hall Forum
Reuther
Reuher
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Foss Named Head of Carlisle Board
The Carlisle selectmen, meeting at Gleason Library, chose George W. Foss of Ruland Street as chairman. Alonzo A Reed of Westford Street was elected secretary, with Ray V. Cann of Acton Road as the third member.
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Carlisle
Board of ‘Selectmen
Gleason
Secord‘y
George W. Foss
Ruland Street
Alonzy
Reed
Westford Street
Ray V. Cann
Acton Road
Federal posts pay up to eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars
Notices from Washington outline federal salaries from 410 to 18 800 dollars a year for electronic scientists and related fields. Applicants must have four years of appropriate experience and one day of eligibility. No limit on higher pay exists. forms may be obtained from John C. Abatsiy or the U S Commission in Washington. Applications accepted until further notice.
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Washington
John C. Abatsiy
U. S ¢ Commission
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