Maynard Man Among Bougainville Frontline Wiremen
A Maynard veteran recalls Bougainville and Guadalcanal as a wire section chief in the American Infantry Division. He describes jungle lines, fighting damage, storm outages, and the daily drift of linesmen carrying, stringing, and repairing telephones under fire.
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Bougainville
Frankie” Mento
Guadalcanal
Point Cruz Guadalcanal
Cocoanut
Jim Fitzgibbons
Fitzgibbon
Bn Bougaville
Communications Backbone of the American Regiment in 1941
Officer 1st Lt Kenneth A Smith of Melrose Mass leads a wire section with multiple switchboards in bomb proof dugouts. Operators work 24 hour shifts observing blackout. Troops from Charlestown Roxbury Athens Hinton etc serve overseas in their third year. Senior NCOs Sgt James Fitzgibbons Sgt George Kerrisey and others keep lines open across three battalions.
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Kenneth A. Smith
Melrose
Mass
Adam
Regimental Central
Charlestown
James Fitzgibbons
George Kerrisey
Joe Hayes
Jim Hallahan
George Babcock
George Duffy
Charlestown-bound units rally for military dispatches
Sgt Ed Heartquist of Malden Massachusetts and S Sgt Hartley Wakefield Massachusetts along with Nick Kaval of Maynard and Jerry OConnell note plans toward Charlestown this year as part of a campaign.
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Ed. Heartquist
Malden
Mass
S. Sgt
Hartley, Wakefield, ‘Mass
Nick” Kavalchuck
Maynard, Mass
Jerry” O’connell
Dates Set for Diphtheria Immunization in Sudbury
Sudbury boards of health announce immunization for infants over six months with three doses given at South Sudbury on April 6 and Center Sudbury on the same day, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Registration via Sudbury nurse at phone 45. free for residents. Schick Test offered April 4 at same times for those already vaccinated.
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Sudbury
South Schol
Center School
Albert Sadler dies in Concord at 68
Albert Henry Sadler of Boxboro died Tuesday morning at Emerson Hospital Concord after a long illness. He was 68 and a former Boxboro real estate dealer. Survived by wife Margaret two sons Craig Philadelphia and St Albert Jr stationed in Mississippi a daughter Enid of Boxboro a sister Addie Wilbur Southboro and a brother Arthur of Maine. Funeral from his home today at 2 pm conducted by a Washington, DC cousin. Burial South Cemetery Boxboro Fowler Funeral Home Maynard.
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Boxboro
Albert Henry Sadler
State Rad
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Margaret
Daughr
Enid
Craig
Philadelphia
St. Albert, Jr
Mississippi
Addie Wilbur
Southboro
Arthur
Maine
Washington, D. C
South Cemetery
Fowler Funeral Home
Maynard
Bloodhounds Track Trail Run 30 Hours Old
Bloodhounds on the trail pick up a scent 30 hours after, following leads as investigators press the case. Dogs alert handlers to possible clues in the forest area, guiding search teams through dense terrain.
Acton Girl Named to Presidents List at Salem Teachers College
Anne Haggarty of Acton, junior at Salem Teachers College, was named to the Presidents List for the first semester ending January 21. A former Acton High School student, she was senior class president, valedictorian, and school paper assistant editor. She attends the Commercial Department, plays varsity hockey and basketball, and has been elected president of the Cooperative Council for next year. She is attending the Nineteenth Annual Spring Conference of the Eastern States Association of Professional Schools for Teachers at the Hotel Commodore New York and will take part in round-table discussions on Post-War Teacher Education.
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Acton
Anne Haggarty
Salem Teachers College
Anne
Howard Staples
Massachusetts Avenue
Acton High
Salem
Cooperative ‘Council
Eastern States Association of Professional Schools For Teachers
Commodore
New York
Sudbury Board Names Chief of Police and Staff
Lawrence B. Tighe chairs the Board of Selectmen with Arthur V. Howland as secretary. Alfred Meissner is named Chief of Police amid a reportedly non unanimous vote. Water District meetings use Town Hall at hydrant rental cost to the town of one thousand dollars annually. Aviation Cadet Irving Richardson Jr. is on furlough at his Post Road home. his first leave since December, training with U S Naval Aviation forces.
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Sudbury
Water District
Irving Richardson Jr
Post Road
Saltonstall Honors Former Massachusetts Guardsmen
Gov. Saltonstall paid tribute to former Massachusetts National Guardsmen who reinforced the First Marine division in the Guadalcanal campaign. Brig. Gen. Keville announced the units involved including the 182nd Infantry and 26th Signal Company. Troops from Boston, Lowell, Lawrence, Concord, Wakefield and more reinforced Guadalcanal in 1942 and earned commendations for bravery and devotion.
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State House
Boston
Saltonstall
Massachusetts National
101St. Quartermaster Regiment
Massachusett
Massachusetts
Boshill
Lowell
Lawrence
Concord
Wakefield
Mashore
Guadalcanal
Florida
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West Concord
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