Town Eyes Unified Offices In Riverside Building
A town meeting discussed grouping all town offices in one building. The Riverside Cooperative Building at Nason and Summer could be bought for 20000 to house the town hall including the library, replacing rent costs of 1440 and 200 for the cooperative hall. Further consideration planned at an upcoming town officials meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lever
Ing
Lerer
Nited Cooperative Society
Main Street
Iek Construction
Medif
Rious
Comen
United “Cooperative
Masonic Block
Riverside Cooperative
Nason and
Summer Streets
France Committee
Riverside Cooperative Association
Sudbury votes to build new town hall and elects Goodnow
Howard M. Goodnow wins a selectman seat in Sudbury's recent town meeting held at the 166 year old First Church. A $32,000 school appropriation was debated, with amendments lost, and a town hall building committee was formed led by Harvey N Fairbanks. The meeting adjourned to Monday evening with a plan for a March 10 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Goodnow
George K
Harvey
Goodnow
Thomas F. O'Neil
O'Neil
Fairbanks
Borden
John C. Hall
Frank Mortyn
South Sudbury
Harvey N Fairbanks
Frank F Gerry
Harlan H Rogers
Lydia ‘Raymond
Concord
State Armory
Veterans Building
McKenna
Farnham Smith
Grass Fire Near Teele’s Meadow In West Acton
A grass fire started by sparks from a westbound train near Teele’s meadow beyond the blind end of School street triggered the Saturday alarm around one o’clock. Earlier in the week excitement rose as the chemical and firemen passed the Square and a phone fire alarm was used. A. R. Jenks reportedly sought to burn tall grasses on land along the Littleton Road with Fire Department assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teele
A. R. Jenks
Littleton Road
Lent season observances at St Bridget and St Casimir churches
Ash Wednesday marked the start of Lent with large congregations at St Bridget's and St Casimir's. Mass times were set for mornings and evenings, with daily services and ashes distributed. A mission began Monday at St Casimir's led by a Montreal priest and will end next Sunday with special services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Bridget’s
St. Casimir’s Church
St. Casimir
St Casimir’s Church
John ‘Dziok
A& Mission
Montreal
Acton Town Meeting Elects Officials for Three Years
The South Acton annual town meeting on March 3 re elected Waldo E. Whitcomb as selectman for three years and Horace F. Tuttle as clerk for 35 years. Frank W. Holt was re elected town treasurer. Other officials named include Charles A. Durkee tax collector Mrs Hobart E Mead Arthur M Whitcomb and Frank J Toohey school committee Alan Brooks Parker moderator Michael Foley Alan B Frost John T McNiff Charles D Dutkee constables James O Neil tree warden Dr Frank E Tasker Board of Health Dr Wendell F Davis cemetery commissioner Lucius A Hasselton trustee of Memorial Library. Town meeting for business set for March 10 at 10 o'clock in Acton town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Acton
Pri & Or
Waldo E. Whitcomb
Horace F. Tuttle
Frank W. Holt
Charles A. Durkee
Hobart E. Mead
Arthur M. Whitcomb
Frank J. Toohey
Alan Brooks Parker
Michael Foley
Alan B. Frost
John T. McNiff
Charles D. Dutkee
James O'Neil
Frank E. Tasker
Board of Health
Wendell F.davis
Lucius A. Hasselton
Memorial Library
Acton
Grocery Whist Held by Concord Ladies Auxiliary
Concord March gathering at Monument Hall drew divisional members for a Grocery Whist event. Prizes were awarded to Miss Gertrude Hagerty first and Mrs. Annie Mara second, with many others listed as winners. consolation prizes went to Mrs. John Brown and Joseph Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Monument Hall
Division 44
Hibernians
Gertrude Hagerty
Annie Mara
William J. Bulger
Harriet Gilbert
Will'am ‘H. Dee
John Berry
Mary Shea
John Brown
J. William Byron
George Engerretsen
Genévieve Hill
Miss Cotter
Miss Benson
Alan Burnham
John Smith
Dave Lundstrom
James J. Loughlin
Michael Boyce
Bernard Rushe
John Sheenan
Margaret
Mary Hill
Eva Dee
Margaret Hutchinson
Annie Smith
Katherine Hayes
Richard Hartnett
Margaret Callahan
Catherine Culkins
Acton Woman's Club Social Features Midnight Sun Cruise
A social evening at the Acton Woman's Club house featured a slide show by Miss Dorothy Allen on a voyage to the land of the midnight sun. Attendees enjoyed the pictures and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Land of the Midnight Sun
Dorothy Allen
Concord Town Meeting Debates Town Hall Remodel Court House
The Concord Town meeting at the State Armory discussed remodeling the Town hall for a Court House and debated borrowing authority. Residents heard reports on site routes and a Terteutenery committee while funds for a sub primary grade were postponed.
C H S Pupils Amaze With Dream Play at Veterans Building
Concord High School pupils staged Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream under Miss Gertrude Prideout to delight a large audience at Veterans Building. The Friday and Thursday performances featured colorful costumes, dazzling lighting, and spirited performances by students who delivered the poetry and comedy with charm and precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterar
Concord High School
Gertrude H. Prideout
William Shakespeare
Pyasuus
Thisbe
Artizans
Athens
Puck
Mise Gertrude
One Killed Two Escape After Waltham Collision
Miss Mary Buttrick and David J Little escaped injury when their car collided with another driven by John Rooney on Main Street near the Weston line in Concord. Joseph Chardonneau was killed and Rooney was seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mary ‘Cool
William Buttrick
David JF. Little
Harry B Lttle
John J Rooney
Lincoln
Main Street
Weston Line
Waltham
Joseph Chardonneau
Shady Side Avenue
Mr Rooney
Grandmother's Garden Party Presented by West Concord Club
Mrs Robert Walker hosted the cast for a reception after a performance of Grandmother's Garden Party on Monday afternoon. The West Concord Woman's Club will sponsor a major play in West Concord on Friday April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walker
West Concord
Pinafore Delights Maynard For High School Benefit
Maynard March 5 Gilbert and Sullivan operas were presented at Colonial Hall for a Maynard High School Athletic Association benefit. Harlan Cook and Elmer Cook were replaced by William Weigle and Victor Salloway in the repeat show. The nautical comedy drew a strong local cast and featured Gladys Graham and a large chorus with prominent roles and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Gilbert
Sullivan
Colonial Hall
Maynard High School Athletic Association
Harlan
Elmer Cook
William Weigle
Boston
Harlan Cook
Victor Salloway
Gladys Graham
West Concord
Gilbert Garland
Edwin Carlton Jr
Roderick MacIver
William Johnson
Grace Salloway
Nina
Clark Livingston
Helen Hinchliffex
Hazel Hooper
Mildred
Axford
Ruth
Berglind
Elizabeth Binks
Ruth Foster
Ruth French
Helen Gardner
Myrna Goettler
Leona Howard
Jeanette
Louis Johnston
Lorraine Koch
Eleanor
Virginia Lawson
Margaret Murray
Pauline ‘Newton
Doris Prescott
Edith’ Perkis
Nina Ruble
Doris Reynolds
Adelaide Sims
Olive Saxon
Lillian Weaving
Florence Wilcox
Hollis Barlow
Charles Chandler
William Jones
George Lawton
Ronald MacKenzie Robert
Madsen Mark Newton
Alan Palmer
Hiram Parkin
Lawrence Chandler
Walter Dénniston
Albert Foster
Frederick Moore Jr
Wilfred Saxon
George Webster
Phillip Wilson
Flora Macurda
Doris Miller
Arthur Dawson
Howard King
Sted Te
Maptae
Rainbow
Donithaninia
M.H.S.A
Rogers Proposes 50 Beds at Bedford Veterans Hospital
Washington March 6 Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers introduces a bill to provide 50 additional beds at the U S Veterans Hospital in Bedford at an estimated cost of 87 500 The measure amends the World War Veterans Act of 1924 adding two changes first extending service origin presumptions to chronic diseases and second detailing financial allowances for wives and children of veterans during hospitalization with income limits of 1000 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coman Edith Nourse Rogers
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Bedford
Rogers
T. B
N. P
Roger
Service for Mrs K Cook
Mrs K Cook of Maynard died at home Thursday morning at age 54 after a cerebral hemorrhage following a fainting spell. Born in Broad Brook Connecticut she lived in town 24 years and is survived by three sons Elmer Harlan Lloyd Cook a brother Michael Sylva and a sister from Rockville. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday conducted by Rev Charles C Garland at the Methodist church with hymns sung by William Hicks of Boston. Burial in Glenwood Cemetery. A Miznah Rebekahe delegation attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Brooks Sirest
Charles C. Garland
William Hicks
Boston
Joseph Schnai
William ’ Carney
Harold Dockerty
Ralph Jones
Frank Smithsen
Glenwood Cemetery
Miznah Rebekahe
Serce
Bedford Town Election Yields Selectman and Road Commissioner
The Bedford town election held in the school auditorium produced 585 votes with Francis J. Kelley winning 296 to 225 for Stillman G. Whittaker for selectman. Louis Kelley won the treasurer race by ten votes and Adolf F. Mix defeated Irving C. Waite for road commissioner for a three year term. No other contests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelley
Selectman
Kelley
Stillman G. Whittaker
Kiley
Donald Birrell
Lonny Kelley
Louis Kelley
Adolf F. Mix
Concord Road
Irving C. Waite
Lapa
Prisoners Describe Escape Plan and Capture
Daniel L. OConnell and John F. Buchanan testified in Middlesex Superior Court about the Feb. 16 escape from the Massachusetts Reformatory. Buchanan described hitting a guard with a blackjack, taking a pistol and keys, and escaping with Vincent before being recaptured by Officer Lawson and escorted to the Concord police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glancy News Service
Enterprise _ East
Cambridge
Robert P. Lawson
Concord
Middlesex
Daniel L. O'Connell
Thechusetts Reformatory
John F. Buchanan
Stephen Franks
James S
Buchanan
Vincent
Concord Woods
Lawson
Concord Station
James H. Sisk
Reformatory
O'Connell
Lelt
Liberty
Maynard Town Meeting Sets 19 Articles for Budget
Maynard March 5 The annual town meeting will be held March 10 at Cooperative hall at 7 30 p m. Nineteen articles include not-for-profit items such as Memorial Day observance 250, Fish and Game Warden 50, Public Health nurse 1000, Legion Post headquarters 324, Middlesex Extension Service 200, sewer connections 1394 12, vocational education 7, Fire Department repairs 2700, and a reserve fund for unforseen expenditures. Salaries for Sewer Commissioners and other town posts are debated with committee recommendations. Public works projects and cemetery funds are listed along with state aid items and budget transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Cooperative Hall
Legion Post
Middlesex County Extension ‘Service
Russell's Bridge
White Way
Dees Pebate
Fire Department
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WLD
Tment
United Cooperative Society
BURY
H. W. Fair- la Gee
H. Clark
M. Goodnow
New Selectman
Whm
Tighe
Wright
Puan Wee Ennee
Ervever, Tymae
Ien
Sors Ss
Sunbury
Legion Hall
George H Clark
West Acton
Acton Woman’s Club
Court House Town Hall
Concord Town Meeting
Terteutenery
Spe
Ial
Department of Roads and Bridges
Concordians
Gertrude H. Redeem
Pinafore
Edith N. Rogers
K. Cook
Rebekah Lodge
Bedford Town
Maynard Town
Passe
AifRene
Treasurys 7
Finance Committee
Summer
Nason
Waltham and
Parker Streets
Mary BE. Martin
Sarah Jafnell
Albert EB. Randell
Jean Coulter
William Sherwood
William Bilson
Frank Kelley
Joshua Naylor
H.H. Young
A. Lahn
Cham Ayotte
John H. Murray
A. K E. Larkin
J. Laurisa
Public Welfare
Leslie Sims
P. J. Sullivan
H. H. Young
Pne
Board of
Tisiandeebald
Insta
6Th Street
Health Board
Water Department
Fin. Com
Be. Ing
Finance Salen
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