Acton School Schedule Highlights Teacher Pay Plan
Acton School Committee plans Friday exhibition at Blanchard Hall focusing on Practical Departments. Carl Bowman and Art Gregory Bowes lead demonstrations on visual equipment and moving pictures. New salary plan aims to raise base pay to 2900 with master’s-equivalent increments, plus annual increases for senior staff. Page notes a teacher resignation and substitute, plus music festival plans and driver training tests set for March 28.
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Igh
Blanchard Hall
Lcation
Carl Bowman
Art Gregory Bowes
Actor
Ralph Stetson
Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
New York City
Acton High Students Prepare for Spring Activities
Acton residents and students at Acton High School and nearby institutions prepare for spring events. Senior and Junior Class members, including basketball captain Morse, plan activities and exchanges, with focus on academic and technical education as part of a busy spring schedule.
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George Ath Acton
Oung Morse
DeNormandie Elected MSBA President for 1950
James DeNormandie of Lincoln was elected president of the Massachusetts Selective Breeding Association for 1950 at the first meeting of the year. He succeeds Walter Lewis of South Chelmsford. The directors approved a $75,000 budget for 1950.
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Concord
Massachusetts Selective Breeding Association
James DeNormandie
Lincoln
DeNormandie
Walter Lewis
South Chelmsford
Middlesex County
Concord Patriots Day Ball Promises Bright Fundraising Night
Mr and Mrs Thomas Peterson of 29 Stow Street visit relatives in New Jersey while Concord continues selling tri-corner hats to benefit the Concord School Band. Tickets for the Patriot's Day ball on April 18 at the State Armory are available from local drugstores and feature Ruby Newman as the band. John T Algeo of Bedford Lane North Lincoln is a patient at Cushing Hospital in Framingham.
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Thomas Peterson
Stow Street
New Jersey
Concord
Richardson Drug Co
Snow Pharmacy
Rexall Drug Store
West Concord
State Armory
Ruby Newman
John T. Algeo
Bedford Lane
Lincoln
Cushing Hospital
Framingham
R. Angus Johnston
Frederick Weidner
Concord Rainbow Girls
Laurie MacRae
Beverly Chaffee
Janice Beharrell
Shirley Beharrell
Margaret Lawrence
Marilyn Wear
Marilyn Simms
William T. Wyman
Arthur L. Carr
John C. Collins
Lawrence S. Kendall
Laurence F. Petersen
H. Theodore Beharrell
Benjamin L. Benott, Jr
Maxwell Lawrence
Rothwell N. MacRae
Robert B. Lortz
Richard P. Sullivan
Concord Lions
Concord Academy
Wilson Lumber
Warren Wheeler
Caleb H. Wheeler
Virginia Road
Robert Howard
Eliot R. Howard
Monument Street
Six Birthday Celebrated For Patricia Ann Beard
Concord notes Patricia Ann Beard daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur H Beardsell observed her sixth birthday at home last Sunday. Nearly 20 young friends from Harvey Wheeler School kindergarten joined the party with games and refreshments.
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Concord
Patricia Ann Beardsell
Arthur H. Beardsell
Old Road
Nine Acre Corner
Harvey Wheeler School
April to be Cancer Month across the nation
The article calls April Cancer Control Month and touts progress in cancer research led by the American Cancer Society and its Massachusetts Division. It urges public support, explains the ongoing toll of cancer in Massachusetts, and stresses that funds determine how quickly victory can come, ending with a plea for generosity.
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Congress
American Cancer Society
Massachusetts
Erogan
Grange To Hold Regular Meeting In Concord
Concord Grange P H will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night April 4 at 8 at Peter Bulkeley School. Alice O’Brien master will lead the business session with a program by Jeannette S Stensby past master. Members to attend Middlesex Central Pomona Grange in Maynard next Monday.
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Concord
Concord Grange P. of H
Peter Bulkeley
Alice O’brien
Jeannette S. Stensby
Middlesex Central
Pomona Grange
K. of C. Hall
Maynard
Maynard Grange
D. A. R. Chapter Meets Saturday Speaker Arthur T. Lyman
Old Concord D A R Chapter meets Saturday at 2 45 pm at the Chapter House Lexington road with Mrs Howard G Simonds presiding. Guest speaker is Arthur T Lyman Massachusetts commissioner of conservation. Littleton and Harvard members hostesses chaired by Mrs Charles K Houghton. Open meeting for local residents.
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Concord
Old Concord
D.A.R
Lexington Road
Howard G. Simonds
Billerica
Arthur T. Lyman
Conservation of
Massachusetts
Littleton
Harvard
Charles K. Houghton
Lyman
Eat and Gas Up Sign Sparks Farmington Diner Local Standoff
A roadside restaurant in Farmington New Hampshire displays a bold sign reading Eat and Gas Up, drawing drivers and local chatter about whether the gesture encourages meals and fuel purchases in a single stop.
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Farmington
N. H
U.P
Pedestrian Safety Message Urges Crosswalk Use
A safety notice emphasizes that nearly half of pedestrian deaths occur away from crosswalks. It urges crossing where drivers expect, using signals at controlled intersections, and notes AAA Safety Features as part of the guidance.
Acton P T A Plans Student Panel Discussions
Acton. The April meeting of the Acton P T A will be held next Monday at 8 o clock in Blanchard hall with Oswald Kienow presiding. Two high school panel discussions directed by Miss Ruth Proctor and Albert Koch will replace the declamation contest. Topics include US aid to Europe and opportunities for African Americans. Two five dollar prizes will be awarded. A social hour with refreshments follows.
Carlisle appoints David B Williams as town counsel
Concord The Carlisle Board of Spectmen named Concord attorney David B Williams of Nashawtuc Road as the new town counsel succeeding John H Valentines. Williams of the firm Whitney Sheehan and Williams is a World War II veteran, Harvard College and Boston University graduate, practicing law two years and admitted to federal courts.
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Concord
Carlisle Board of Spectmen
David B. Williams
Nashawtuc Road
John H. Valentines
Concord District Court
Willams
Whitney, Sheehan and Williams
Harvard College
Boston University
Bingo chair collapse leads to $15000 suit in Omaha
In Omaha a hotel is being sued for 15000 dollars by a woman who alleges her chair collapsed during bingo, causing injuries. The case was filed by the plaintiff against the hotel, with details of the incident and alleged damages.
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Omaha
Neb
U. P
Concord Woman's Club play this Friday and Saturday
The Concord Woman's Club presents Blithe Spirit at the Veterans Building to raise funds for the Concord high school girl scholarship. Directed by Mrs F Norman Peterson the show features a large cast with performances at 8 o'clock each night. Tickets are sold at Richardson Drug Company.
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Concord
Veterans Building
Concord High School
F. Norman Peterson
Richardson Drug Company
Concord Girl Scouts Celebrate National Birthday Week
Concord Girl Scouts held a party for Troop 6 third graders by Troop 8 fourth graders at the Girl Scout House. The event featured themed cupcakes, plays, and a "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" performance.
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Concord
Concord Girl Scouts
Girl Scout House
Troop
Patrol
Hansel and Gretel
Edgar A. Rohan
Alfred J. Baptiste
John R McManus
Laurence Yont
John Watt
Milton Wortheiey
Archie Barret
William Martin
Acton Library Books Arrive in Row of New Titles
Acton Memorial Library announces the arrival of numerous new books including I Hear You Calling Me White Collar Zoo Home Sweet Home Reluctant Farmer Secrets of the Eurete Far Away Haven Swiftwater Wild Birds and Their Music Pember Shades Case of the Negligent Nymph A Rage to Live The White House Gang A Long Day's Dying The Cry and the Covenant Dream Merchants Jubilee Trail The Way West The Horse's Mouth Tiger in the Garden Three Blind Mice Complete Guide of Home Pet Care I Leap Over the Wall Seven Story Mountain Deadly Miss Ashley Bullet for My Love This Is It Michael Shane Draw or Drag Murder Begins at Home Practical Hooked Bugs Funny Bunny Contented Pussy Cat Bill and His Neighbors Sea Star King of the Wind America’s Ethan Allen Frogs and Toads Windmill Mystery A Horse of Her Own Clara Barton Thunder and Jerry Bases Loaded The Little Auto And When She Was Bad Sudden Vengeance The Motive Fight For the Sweetwater Rough Justice Wall of Guns.
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Acton
Acton Memorial Library
White Collar
Home Sweet Home
the Eurete
Swiftwater
Pember
White House
Cry
the Covenant
Miss Ashley
Michael Shane
Bugs
Funny Bunny
Pussy Cat
Bill
Guest Speaker Dr Miriam Van Waters at Bemis Lecture
Dr Miriam Van Waters, superintendent of the Framingham Reformatory for Women and noted penology authority, spoke on Crime and Culture at the Bemis lecture in Lincoln last Friday night.
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Concord
Bemis
Lincoln
Miriam van Waters
Reformatory For Women
Framingham
van Waters
Bowdoin Glee Club Enthusiastically Welcomed in Concord
About 400 attended the Bowdoin College glee club concert at Concord Academy Gymnasium. The two hour program, directed by Prof. Frederic E. T. Tillotson, featured Psalm XLV and the Bowdoin College medley finale. Proceeds supported Emerson Hospital.
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Concord
Bowdoin College Glee Club
Concord Academy Gymnasium
Concord Lions Club
Emerson Hospital
Frederic E. T. Tillotson
America
Apollo
Ani Maamin
Glee Club
Meddiemebpsters
Bowdoin College
Donald B. Snyder
Funeral for TG Heyliger at Concord
The funeral for Theodore Godet Heyliger 64 a Concord resident and insurance claim manager was held last Friday at the Trinitarian Congregational Church with Rev. Robert H Barber officiating. Burial followed at Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Heyliger born November 18 1885 on St Eustatius Netherlands Antilles came to Concord in 1926 after Melrose he was a Northeastern University graduate admitted to the bar in 1919 and served as claims manager for Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corp and Columbia Casualty Co in Boston. He belonged to multiple fraternal orders and local associations leaving a wife six sons a daughter and ten grandchildren. He died Tuesday night March 21 at home.
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Concord
Theodore Godet Heyliger
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Robert H. Barber
Sleepy Hollow
Heyliger
Boston
St. Eustatius
Dutch West Indies
Melrose
Northeastern University
Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corp
Columbia Casualty Company
Daniel Hershey Lodge
Jamaica Plain
William Webber Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
U. S. Marine Corps
Cherry Point
North Carolina
Frederick F. Heyliger
Acton
Victor Heyliger
University of Michigan
Raymond Heyliger
Theodore G. Heyliger, Jr
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Pauline L. Heyliger
Robert Heyliger
Evangelical Free Church Hosts Speaker on Home Missionary Radio
Concord service featured Robert Mostrom of Peabody discussing Home Missionary Radio. Next Friday the Young People’s Society invites Rev. Aksel Gjestland and family, South Africa missionaries, as guests at the church event.
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Concord
Evangelical Free Church
Robert Mostrom
Peabody
Home Missionary Radio
Young People’s Society
Aksel Gjestland
South Africa
New England Tax Burden Grows With 133 Classifications
The New England Council reports 133 tax classifications across six states for the year ending July 1949. Connecticut has the most varied taxes, with Massachusetts and Maine following. Many taxes apply differently by person, and hidden levies loom alongside visible charges such as sales and motor taxes.
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Bureau of the Census
New
EI Council
Connecticut
Massa Ptts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhodesland
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William S Packer, Jr
Packer
Dorothy Ferry
Acton Center
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Merrimack
Eron
Allan Cameron
West Acton
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Acton High
Vers
Stratton School
Specia
Miss Byers
Or Justice
Frank E. Justice
St. John Towin
New Bruns
Bora Allen
St. Vaughn Allen Nter
Cord High School
Byattsville, Maryland
Engman
East Acton
Lawrence Road
Houghton
Aecademy
Richard
T. A
Chard Hall
Williams
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MSBA
Utica
Susan Fitzgerald
Ralph Kiner
Cecil. Pa
Acton P.T. A
Carlisle
Girl Scouts OF Concord
N. Y
Church World Service
New York
Europe
Alli
Leslie O. Andersen
Mrs. Wormheley
Fabian Friedman
Rohan
U. S
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Lions
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Evangelical Church
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