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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1955

Page

7

Sudbury PTA Discusses Budget and School Support

The Sudbury PTA chair fronts budget concerns and school funding. Speakers urge passage of Bill 1567 to double state aid amid Massachusetts ranking 43rd. Committee posts filled for next year. regional planning notes land acquisition and need for a superintendent as plans advance.

Massachusetts U.S.A Paul Volke Janet Hoyle Evelyn Downing Gertrude Hirsch LaMonte Griswold Howard Emmons Lincoln School Association Lincoln Malcolm Donaldson

Obituary Notation From Fragmented Virginia Notice

Incomplete obituary fragment lists Anne Algeo of Con County Road age 26, died suddenly February 1883 birth year. mentions siblings, burial with family at cemetery, and references to other Emersons and Preat relations. details are garbled.

Neral Services Anne Algeo Conf County Road Hamilton Virginia Road Minisman

Acton Exceeds Hospital Fund Quota In 1955 Drive

Acton surpasses its Emerson Hospital Auxiliary quota by 27 percent with a total of 2274.25 dollars, topping 1954’s 2163 and breaking down by district including East and North Acton 390.55, Acton Center 445.50, South Acton 541.15, West Acton 846.05, with 51 dollars unallocated.

Acton Roger Crafts Emerson Hospital Auxiliary Crafts East North Acton K. T. Blood Acton Center Gardner Walker South Acton Stuart Frazier West Acton Calvert Wilson Emerson Hospital

Dwight honored at 95 with dinner party

Sudbury resident Prof. Albert E. Hosmer invited Dr. Dwight to a dinner at his Vineyard Haven home as the retiree marked his 95th birthday. Retired sea Captain Kenney joined, all living independently, sharing praise for a dessert of ice cream on cupcakes with fresh strawberries.

Sudbury Albert Edwin Hosmer Vineyard Haven Dwight Kenney Seven Seas Prof. Hosmer Florence Hosmer

Acton Newborns Reported by Emerson Hospital

New arrivals last week include a son born to Mr and Mrs Robert R Priest of 21 Maple Avenue Acton on March 2 and a son born to Mr and Mrs David A Jackson of 36 Prospect Street South Acton on March 3.

Acton Emerson Hospital Robert R. Priest Maple Avenue David A. Jackson Prospect Street South Acton

Sudbury Girl Scout Week Opens with National Hail

Sudbury girl scouts attended St Ants and Sudbury Methodist services as nationwide plans mark 43rd year. President Eisenhower praised the movement for spreading goodwill. A March 12 cinema event at Shop pers World Theatre in Natick marks the celebration with films The Story of the Declaration of Independence and Mariners Ahoy. Tickets limited. 1400 seats for Bay Path Council includes Southboro Framingham Marlboro Medway Sudbury.

Sudbury St. Ant's George Mailly Sudbury Methodist Church Carl Roos Eisenhower America Shoppers’ World Bay Path Natick Lloyd Mills Jordan Marsh Company Southboro Framingham Marlboro Medway

Two Accidents On Slippery Roads In Acton

Two minor accidents occurred here this past week due to slippery road conditions. On Friday at 8:45 a.m. near Route 27 and Route 2A a car driven by Robert G. Willett collided with a vehicle operated by Frank A. Lamontague. On Saturday at 7:35 a.m. a car driven by Allen H. Maynard struck a utility pole. Maynard sustained minor facial cuts. Patrolman Warren Birch investigated both incidents.

Acton Robert G. Willett North Acton Main Street Frank A. Lamontague Star Route Boston Massachusetts Avenue Allen H. Maynard Central Street South Agton Warren Birch Acton Police

Parents Night At Boy Scout Meeting Here

Carlisle Troop 36 observes Parents Night with a 7 30 p m meeting at the brick schoolhouse. A Scouting movie and entertainment by the boys are planned. Scoutmaster Robert F Lauder and assistant John E Redican lead. Tender and foot awards will be given. The troop is part of Musketaquid District and seeks an active outdoor season.

Carlisle Boy Scouts Robert F. Lauder John E. Redican Musketaquid Boy Scout District

Dean's list honors RPI student James B Callanan

James B Callanan, a senior in management engineering from West Acton, is named on the Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York for high scholastic merit in the first half of the college year.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy N. Y James B. Callanan Thomas F. Callanan Central St W. Acton

Sudbury Woman's Club to Meet for Thackeray Talk

Sudbury members gather at 3 p.m. on Wednesday the 16th at Sudbury Town Hall to hear Louis G. Thackeray, handwriting detective, discuss Grapho Analysis and its uses in many professions. Executive board meets 1 30 p.m.. a brief business session follows at 3. Members urged to be prompt.

Sudbury Sudbury Woman’s Club Louis G. Thackeray Thackeray

Make a Coat Classes Now Being Held

Make a Coat classes are scheduled by Miss Blanche W Eames Middlesex County Extension Service. Tailoring and simplification methods taught. No cost to participants. each attendee to spread information to five or six others. Three groups limited. programs run five mornings 930 to 12. Carlisle enrollees may attend in Billerica Tuesdays 930 to 12. Call Mrs A Latpham Concord 103 W 1 for more info.

Carisle Blanche W. Eames Middlesex County Extension Service Miss Barnes Carlisle Billerica A. Latpham Concord 103

Bedford clubs host executive meeting and guest speaker

Bedford The Bedford Woman's Community Club held an executive board meeting at recent home of president Mrs. Joseph P Ma loney on Old Billerica Road. A coffee hour preceded plans for the next meeting. The Bafta Club met at Mrs. Warren W Morris's Hartwell Road home with guest speaker Mrs. John F Brown discussing Gems From Old Bedford. Hosts included Mrs. Randall Martin and Mrs. John MecGruer.

Bedford Woman’s Community Club Joseph P. Maloney Old Billerica Road Bafta Club Warren W. Morris Hartwell Road John F. Brown Bedford Old Bedford Morris Randall Martin John MecGruer

Sudbury Seaman Apprentice Completes Coast Guard Recruit Training

Sudbury native William Wade Wilson III has finished Coast Guard recruit training and is assigned to Boston Cutter Bibb. The Bibb operates as an ocean weather station with mining search and rescue duties in the North Atlantic. Wilson, a Sudbury High School graduate, earned seven letters in basketball baseball and soccer and was MVP in his senior year.

Sudbury William Wade Wilson III USCG Mrr William W. Wilson Pratt Mill Road Boston Coast Guard BIBB North Atlantic Wilson Coast Guard The Technology Instrument Corporation Acton Mass

Boston Girl Barbra Bullard Feted With Shower in Sudbury

A shower for Miss Barbara Bullard of Boston drew about thirty Sudbury friends. She will wed Royal E. Haynes Jr. on April 23. Hostess Mrs Lucile Haynes of Waltham decorated the Haynes home with roses and a pink green theme. Bullard, a Mass General Hospital nurse, is daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bullard of Reed's Ferry New Hampshire.

Sudbury Barbara Bullard Boston Royal E. Haynes, Jr Royal E. Haynes Old Sudbury Road Robert Larcome Lucile Haynes Waltham Haynes Miss Bullard Robert Bullard Reed’s Ferry New Hampshire Beverly Bullard Mass. General Hospital Merchant’s National Bank

Clarks Lead Unity Club Meeting At Mrs Clark Home

Unity Club sets its next gathering at 8 p m Thursday March 17 at the home of Mrs George A Clark on Lowell Road Mrs Arthur Clifton presides Co hosts are Mrs Benjamin Clark and Mrs Guy Clark A movie A Preface to a Life followed by discussion to be shown in the program

Carlisle Unity Club George A. Clark Lowell Arthur Clifton Benjamin Clark Guy Clark

Free Chest X Ray Clinic Scheduled for March 16

The Middlesex area announces a free chest X ray screening for Acton Boxboro Maynard Stow and Sudbury on March 16, with appointments via town nurses. Clinics run bi monthly funded by Christmas Seal funds and health boards.

Acton Boxboro Maynard Stew Sudbury Reall Leen Hale Colonial Boxhoro Hazel Vose Mary Ward Stow Doris Allan Barbara Lounsbury Hilltop Middlesex Health Association Boards of Health Tuberculosis Committees

Sudbury Kiwanis Hosts Presidents Night Dinner Dance

The Sudbury Kiwanis Club, with Framingham and Sudbury hosts, plans a Presidents Night dinner at the Wayside Inn on March 15. District attendees will join as members review recent talks including Gordon Hunter’s China WW II experiences and Raymond Hilliard’s banking update.

Sudbury — Kiwanis Wayside Inn Kinho District Ae Framingham Sudbury Kiwanis Gordon Hunter China Raymond Hilliard Framingham Trust Company Sudbury General Department of Commerce Waltham

Hoovers Return From Michigan

Sudbury notes a groom Sgt. Jack Hoover and his wife Catherine Smith Hoover return from Michigan where they stayed with his family. They plan to sail for Salzburg Germany around March 21 as he will be stationed there for two years and they will reside there.

Sudbury Segt Jack Hoover Catherine Smith Fort Devens Michigan Sgt. Hoover James Mattson

Carlisle Grange to Convene March Sixteen Meeting

The Carlisle Grange P. of H. No. 402 will hold its next regular meeting at the hall on Concord road Wednesday March 16 with Mrs. Bessie Pedersen presiding. This Saturday members intend to attend Middlesex North Pomona’s monthly session at Grange Hall South Chelmsford.

Carlisle

Sudbury Birth Is Recorded In Houston Arrival

Geoffrey Charles Twitchell born February 21 in Houston Texas weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rodney Twitchell formerly of Concord Road Sudbury with mother Charlotte Capon.

Sudbury Houston Texas Geoffrey Charles Twitchell Rodney Twitchell Charlotte Capon Concord Road

Carlisle Voters Back $103,196 Budget With Tax Rate Unchanged

Carlisle residents approve a $103,196 budget keeping the 1954 tax rate. Schools receive $58,265, the largest allocation, with other major holds including General expense $7,621.50, old age assistance $9,000, dependent children $3,000, snow removal $4,000, Fire $4,900, street repair $2,500, warry $1,815, Chapter 81 $3,075. One article seeks $10,000 for future shop construction, not recommended by the finance committee. the rest cover routine items.

Red Feather Gains $8 478 At Bedford

Bedford reports a record campaign total of 8478 dollars raised for the Red Feather drive. Local chairman James R Doherty thanks Raytheon Manufacturing Company and President Charles F Adams and D C Coffin along with all volunteers and solicitors for their help.

Red Feather Bedford James R. Doherty Raytheon Manufacturing Company Doherty Charles F. Adams D. D. Coffin

WSCS Birthday Celebration at Sudbury Methodist Church

Public invited to attend WSCS birthday celebration at Sudbury Methodist Church on March 17.

WSCS Sudbury Methodist Church

Sudbury Names Hill Cancer Drive Chair In April Campaign

Mrs Richard Hill is named chairman of Sudbury's Cancer Drive to raise funds for the American Cancer Society during Cancer Control Month. Roland Cutler leads business solicitations and Mrs Vivien T Fletcher assists with organization. Massachusetts seeks a $900000 campaign goal and residents are urged to donate to aid research and Red Cross efforts.

Richard Hill Sudbury Congress United States American Cancer Society, Inc Massachusetts Boston Roland Cuttler Vivien T. Fletcher

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