Board Appoints Officials at Last Meeting
The board announced appointments effective April 1 including Miss Jn Milbery Executive Clerk Acton and W Stuart Henry Tolman. Also named were Alden C Piso William T Merriam g Jenks Albert W, with committees for finance, fire, weights and measures, forests, rivers, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of En
Jn Milbery
Acton
W. Stuart Henry B. Tolman
Alden C. Piso
William T. Merriam
G. Jenks
Albert. W
William Zokas
William B. Feely
H. MacGregor
David N
Arno H. Perkins
Francis Davis
Thomas
Fred Stone
Albert S. N
Harold Whitney
William Edward Hellier
John W
Sudbury Woman Recuperating At Home After Hospital Stay
Harry Cutter of Pokonoket South Sudbury has left Memorial Hospital and is recovering at home with friends hoping for a swift return to health.
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Harry Cutter
Pokonoket South Sudbury
Screeks
Local Civil Defense Reports Amid War Time Blackout Efforts
Town women meet with Civilian Defense leaders to review last Friday blackout and discuss improvements. News notes residents Clark Hill family will relocate to Framingham Center while Edmund Gleason reports cloudy skies and missed sunshine. Robert Hall family relocates from King Philip Road to Boston Road house formerly held by the Elsers.
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Edmund Stone
Eaen
Aesto
Charlestown Navy Yard
Clark ‘B. Hill
Framingham Center
Calvin B.smith
Gertrude M. Halloran
John C. Hall
King Philip Road
Boston Road
Kenneth Elser
Fort Devens Promotion and Uniform Eligibility Announced
Sergeant Sergi Acton of Austin W Berkeley U S A has been promoted to Technical Sergeant from Staff Sergeant. Lieut Marion Wilmot of the Motor Mechanics Corps announces members are now eligible for uniforms and may order them at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergi. Austin W. Berkeley
Fort Devens
Lieut
Marion Wilmot
Motor’ Mechanics Corps
Barred Girls From Schools Across Early Education History
The text contrasts subpar access for girls with progress for Native and white students, noting Harvard’s education of Indians and delayed admission of white girls to public schools by about 1800, over 150 years after the first public school.
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Harvard
New England
Maynard Enforces 25 MPH Speed Limit Townwide
The Board of Selectmen orders 25 mile per hour limits through Maynard town to reduce traffic risk. They urge motorists to cooperate for pedestrian and driver safety within town boundaries.
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Maynard
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Local towns eye a new era of sport and recreation
The Sport Corner notes a decline in small town sports but suggests a revival through old timers like Don Lent and the Marsden brothers. Possible leagues could revive the Assabet Valley circuit or inter-town clubs with softball rising in popularity through Suomi A C and Maynard Men’s Shop.
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Mke
Don Lent
Marsden Brothers
Joe Bister White
Assabet Valley
Suomi A. C
Suomis
Maynard
Maynard sports revival urged to boost town morale
Community members call for using past Maynard teams and figures to organize a local sports revival. The aim is to channel public energy into bringing various sports back to the town and lifting local morale.
Southern Soldiers Embrace Camp Edwards Unity During Transfers
Corporal Charles F. Kulevich of the 181st Regiment, 26th Division at Camp Edwards, reports southern youths transferred north praise northern hospitality. He notes southerners shared scarce goods with bunks, while northern and southern soldiers previously kept to themselves. Local Boston residents now invite southern troops into homes, seen as a new lesson in unionism.
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Corporal Flevich
Greater
Boston
Report of ARC Nurse in Concord
ARC Red Cross Nursing Service announces visits in Concord during February. The brief notice highlights nurse visits and related activities and notes forthcoming details in the public notice.
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ARC Nurse In
Concord
Concord Red Cross Nursing Service
Valuable Jewel Reputation Is a Treasure Beyond Worth
The phrase extols a jewel's irreplaceable value, calling it priceless and enduring. It frames reputation as the most valuable asset, likening it to a treasure that outshines material wealth.
Acton Urges Volunteer First Aiders for War Readiness
Acton’s Medical Division head says the town urgently needs volunteer first aiders. A class of 35 graduates from a course by Dr. O L Clark, while some graduates remain, nine advanced first aiders are on record for war emergency service and six more have volunteered on a restricted basis. Defense headquarters warns of possible six to eight weeks before a Hitler invasion. local officials urge everyone to volunteer. Chairman W Burton Harvey says those who volunteer now will be remembered for aiding America in peace and war.
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Acton
Paul P. Gates
Acton ‘Committee On ‘Public
Meadquarters
O.L. Clark
Defense
Hitler
New England
Amerca
France
W. Burton Harvey
America
Sol
Jwilling
Acton Grange entertains 50 soldiers at Town Hall
Fifty soldiers from Fort Devens, guests of Acton Grange, attended a St Patrick's dance at Town Hall on Tuesday night. Under two lieutenants, the group from the South enjoyed hospitality. Irma Durkee's orchestra featured accordion solos performed by a blind musician. Miss Mitzi McDonald of Boxboro danced, Mrs. Flora Kilmartin led Acton Grange in song.
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Mitzi McDonald
Boxboro
Flora Kilmartin
Acton Grange
McNamara
White
Dover
Empty Talk Warns Against Tongue Wielding
A fragment quotes Carlyle condemning loose talk and reckless speech as dangerous, asserting no one has the right to wag his tongue or speak carelessly. The line reflects a cautionary stance on public commentary.
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Carlyle
Concord High Honors Last Marking Period
Principal Geer announces high marks for the last period with many students listed from Concord High School. District Speech Contest participants from Cushing, Ashburnham, and Debating teams led by R Coyne, J Walker, Rohan, and Kurtz, competed, with John Webster winning extemp and David Flew in humorous declamation. The A A Council plans an April show titled Minding Your Life\ts Work, to cover expenses and equipment costs for next fall.
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Baker
Mayeur L
Carlson
Dunn
Fletcher
Harwood
Henry
Hil
Liberty
MacKay
Maguire
Makrys
Martel
Mazaeo
McKenna
Rice
Rohan
Sheehy
Snider
Sweetland
Peterson
Tirrell
Tombeno
J. Walker
James
Wheeler
Cushing
Ashburnham
R. Coyne
R. Kurtz
Tee
John Webster
David
Flevin
deLellis
Frank J. Googins
Francis
Raed Mary
Lou Hills
AJ A, Council
Party Held for Earl Sheehan in West Concord
A farewell party was held for Earl J. Sheehan head Social Worker in the Personnel department at the Massachusetts Reformatory by his coworkers. Major John C. Dolan and Major Michael J. Dee presided as toastmasters and presented a sweater and wallet to the guest of honor. About 26 employees attended.
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Earl Sheehan
Michael J. Dee
Committees Named at Acton Town Meeting
Town Moderator Albert P. Durkee names two committees in Acton. One will investigate the heating system at Town Hall and the other the purchase of a fire truck for South Acton from the recent town meeting. Members include Walter M. Cook James Fitzgerald and Ray L. Har.
Fire department appointments listed by officials
The fire department announces appointees Chief H. Stuart Mae, Lawrence Donnelly, Bramen, and George S. as members of the new apparatus committee. The names indicate leadership roles within the department and confirm their positions on the council.
Acton Grange to Host Charity Whist and Meeting
A whist party at Mrs Mary Spinneys home West Acton benefits the Lecturer fund of Acton Grange on Friday. A regular Acton Grange meeting is set for next Tuesday at Town Hall. Mrs William P Cameron of South Acton has been homebound due to illness. Anne Litchard a West Acton sophomore at Gouldek Bethel Maine is on the privilege list, Elwood F Ireland headmaster notes high scholastic standards.
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Mary Spinney
Acton Grange
West Acton
Town Hall
William P. Cameron
Main Street
South Acton
Anne Litchard
West Actton
Gooldek
Bethel
Maine
Acc
Acton Joins State-Wide Salvage Drive
Acton joins a state wide salvage drive on the 18th with the local Teacher Association in charge. Residents are urged to collect loose scrap from newspapers magazines old rags tin and metal for donation by automobiles.
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Acton
Locatent Teacher Association
West Acton
Hall
Comunications
Dia
Acton Committed
Spree
Henry Engman
Dent
P.T.A
Mae
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