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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1951
Page
17
The Bedford town meeting agenda lists 62 articles for the Monday session at 9:00. Moderated by Harold I. with E. Carson as clerk, items cover road and bridge funding, tax actions, public works projects, water mains extensions, police equipment, welfare arrangements, school programs, library gifts, and town hall use.
Bedford residents W Albert Arthur family Miss Betty Arthur Bradford Susan visited Fletcher road friends. Mrs Richards Dodge treated at Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge. Dan McDaniels Crescent avenue announces son Daniel Calvin born February 6 at Murphy General Hospital Waltham. McDaniels serves at Bedford Air Base with the U S Air Force.
A surprise housewarming was given at their Box Mill road home Wednesday evening for Mr and Mrs Robert Derby. Co-hostesses were Mrs Harold McMurtry and Mrs Kenneth McMurtry of Sudbury. More than thirty friends and relatives from Bedford Groton Stow and Sudbury attended and brought many gifts. The couple’s surprised guests enjoyed a pleasant evening.
A going away party for Richard Stow son of Mr and Mrs George Stow was held at the Great Road home Sunday evening with many friends and relatives from Stow Hudson Mayford and Malden. He leaves Thursday for Army duty. Family musicians provided entertainment and community singing accompanied the gathering.
Stow youths reported to the Framingham Draft Board for physical examinations. Rob ert Banfield William J. Hartley Jr Gordon Nelson Clayton Trumpolt are among those awaiting further orders. Corp. George Goding of the 24th Division in Korea sent Christmas gift thanks from Stow to supporters.
Stow Mrs. Robert L. Davis travels to Camp Lejeune North Carolina to join her husband MFT Davis who has just completed advanced medical training before overseas duty. The couple's children Cynthia and Stephen stay with grandparents Frank and Coulter. Davis is noted for graduating with honors among 350 peers with a 94 percent average ranking second from the top. He graduated Hale High School in 1945 and reports to Naval training, having served in the Philippines and China and most recently at the U S Naval Hospital Chelsea.
The Stow Veterans Association held its annual meeting at Town Hall on Thursday evening. Salverio DiPietro, newly elected VFW Willie Allen Pekkala Post 8074 chair, was appointed association chair and plans for the Memorial Day program were discussed with DiPietro to appoint committees for the May 30th celebration.
The Stow Civic Club meets Monday March 11 at Town Hall. Miss Helert Landreth of Brookline author of Pursuit of Robert Emmet and Dear Dark Head speaks on St Patrick and Ireland in the World of Today at 8 p.m. Supper for members and guests starts at 7 p.m.
Transients preferring chilly independence sought security in a cell and received overnight lodging but no food.
Acton annual town meeting set for Monday March 12 at 7 30 p m in the town hall with 51 articles on the warrant The finance committee recommends a total budget of 296 475 with detailed allocations for Education Police Fire Departments highway health and welfare and other town operations including a 120 550 education budget and 28 445 for protection of persons and property Other items cover library improvements surplus revenue projects fire protection equipment and zoning by laws plus requests for a civil defense agency and planning board establishment
Funeral services for Fritz Cunnert 65 of North Great Road were held last Saturday at the Dee Funeral Home Concord with Rev Charles Marvin Styron officiating. Burial followed in Lincoln Cemetery. He died suddenly at his home last Wednesday morning after a long career as a roadside stand pioneer known for Fritz Red Cider Mill on Route 2A near the Concord line. Surviving are his widow Helen Holmes Cunnert and two sisters Emma Barth le and Jennie Cunnert, all of Lincoln.
Bedford Mrs Gloria E Allen wife of Everett M Allen 215 Great Road died at her parents home Mrs William V Collins of the same address She was 23 born in Arlington a Bedford resident most of her life She leaves her husband a small son two brothers Raymond Malcom and William Collins She was a member of the Legion Auxiliary and the Church of Christ Funeral services were held at the Concord parlor Rev Frank W Thompson pastor emeritus of the Church officiated Interment was in Shawnee cemetery Bedford
Judith L Wright six year old daughter of Stan Wright Carlisle superintendent of Great a a died suddenly at Emerson Hospital. She was born in Worcester and lived in Carlisle five years a pupil at Highland grammar school and attended Sunday school at the Congregational church. She is survived by her parents a sister Nancy Ann Wright and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Funeral services were held in Concord for Frank E Cutler at MacRae funeral parlors. Born in Bedford 88 years ago, he survived by his wife Lilla Frost Cutler and was a member of the Corinthian Lodge AF and AM and Walderf Royal Arch Chapter of Coreg. Interment followed at Sleepy E cemetery.
The funeral for Frank N Hannaford 77 former manager of Carlisle town and later manager of the town farm at Chelmsford was held Thursday at a Lowell funeral home. Burial followed at Pine Ridge cemetery Chelmsford. Hannaford had recently resided in Chelmsford but lived in Carlisle many years ago.
Harris Keith reports a chicken that shuns corn and eats only bread in Walls Mississippi. The odd behavior highlights a local poultry quirk observed by residents.
Article 50 seeks voter approval for the Board of Selectmen to act as Planning Board until a Pleading Board is elected. Article 51 proposes raising 6000 dollars for a Reserve with 3000 from appropriation and 3000 transferred from Overlay Surplus.
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