Elm Terrace couple wed in Trinity Episcopal ceremony
Edward B Wat Jr and Vivian T Poore tied the knot at Trinity Episcopal Church Concord with Rev. officiating. Attendants included Milton Poore and family. The couple’s families, maid of honor, and guests wore lavender and French blue, orchids from the bridegroom’s parentage.
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Trinity Episco- Concord
Satur
Houston
Elm Terrace
Edward N, Jr
Edward B. Wat
Pridegroom
Milton
Bride
Lawrence
Henry M. S
Concord Middlesex Worcester County growers meet on spraying costs
A joint Middlesex and Worcester County growers meeting at Harvard Town Hall featured Dr. Boyd and Dr. Wheeler discussing concentrate spraying. W H Thies presented cost analysis and record forms while M G Fultz urged attendance for a thorough spraying cost study for the year. Poultry disease school summaries were announced with Dr. Ellis and Alfred W. Carlson urging poultry raisers to attend and bring questions. Framingham and Concord meetings were scheduled with films shown on poultry diseases. Cabbage supply notes reported high reliance on cabbage for meals amid winter market shortfalls and growing future supplies.
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Concord
Truste
Middlesex
Worcester Counties
Harvard Town Hall
M. G. Fultz
Middlesex ‘Extension Service
W. H. Thies
University of Massachusetts
Louis Fierra
Central Street
West Acton
Theis
Fultz
Middlesex County Extension Service
Framingham Center
Alfred W. Carlson
Carlton Co. Ellis
Framingham
Farmers’ Co-operative ‘Exchange
Everett Street
Garfield's Father James R. Garfield Dies in Cleveland
Concord-Sympathy notes extend to Newell Garfield of Lexington road Concord for the death of his father James Rudolph Garfield 84 former Secretary of the Interior and son of assassinated President James A Garfield. He died in Cleveland Ohio last Friday. Two other sons survive. James R Garfield advised Theodore Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover and was a 1914 Bull Moose presidential candidate.
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Concord
Newell Garfield
Lexington Road
James Rudolph Garfield
Interior
James A. Garfield
Cleveland
Ohio
James R. Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Bedford Club Calendar Highlights Week
Thursday Boy Scout meeting at the Club house and Civic Club gathering at club rooms. Friday Choir practice at Church of Christ. Monday Bedford Women's Community club. Tuesday Girl Scout meeting at Town hall in afternoon and American Legion meeting in Town hall in evening. Wednesday United Workers meeting at Church of Christ and Beta Sigma Phi meeting.
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Church of Christ
Girl Scout
Town Hall
American Legion
United Workers
Beta Sigma Phi
Minor Alarm at Home of Mrs. Buttrick
Concord firemen answered a minor alarm at residence on Monument Street last Friday evening. Water in the cellar extinguished a burner and caused smoke that alerted occupants who notified the fire department.
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Concord
Central Station
William A. Buttrick
Monument Street
Sealed Mail Privilege Guarded by Postal Secrecy
A historical note states that sealed mail under Post Office Department custody enjoys absolute secrecy and protection from disclosure.
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Post Office Department
Bedford Red Cross Sets 1950 Quota of 1600 Dollars
Bedford authorizes a 1950 Red Cross quota of 1600 dollars up from 1200. Wilfred G Howland leads the drive with district captains across twelve districts. The effort funds a water program, blood bank, and home services and urges blood donations during a late April blood mobile visit.
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Bedford
American Red Cross
Wilfred G. Howland
William Walsh
Winthrop Adams
Veterans Administration
Red Cross
Veterans Hospital
Edward van Laethen
J. Earl Dick
Clifton E. Martin
Arthur P. Genetti
Abbott R. Webber
Warren K. Lewellyn
Charles Mann
Charles R. Scrugmeour
Richard B. Herring
Frederick W. Backus
Norman McPherson
John Burchard
Evangeline Parker
Lilensac Lodge
Lake Walden
Blood Bank
Home Services
Good Friday and Palm Sunday Observances Set in Acton Churches
The South Acton Universalist church will observe Good Friday and Palm Sunday with special music. Rev. Carl A. Hempel will preach on "Jesus Enters the City" and on Good Friday at the West Acton Baptist church he will speak on "I Thirst" at the union service on April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
South Acton
Acton High School Plans Town Paper Drive Saturday
The class of 1950 at Acton High School will hold a town wide paper drive this Saturday to raise funds for their trip to Washington D C during the April vacation. Proceeds go toward travel and related costs for the group’s educational excursion.
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Acton
Acton High School
Washington, D. C
New Mexico Road Runner Loses Pace to Modern Cars
Modern automobiles supplant horse drawn vehicles on New Mexico roads as road runners lose their traditional speed advantage on the straight and flat highways.
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New Mexico
Church youth present Samson play in Bedford
The Church of Christ youth staged a two night Samson play to a large Bedford congregation. Mrs. Marvin L. Derby wrote and directed the production with extensive church volunteer costuming and help from United Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delilah
Marjorie Isner
Manoah
Henry Isner
Linda Joyce
Angel
Caroline Ingalls
Gail Brolin
Robert Blake
Donald McCronee
John Lord
Frank Patterson
Norman Wellington
Margaret Johnston
Elizabeth Joyce
Evangeline Qua
Shirl
McCrone
Christensen
Ruth M. Livermore
Edward F. Pike
Thompson
Ismer
Ingalls
Brolin
Elinor Christensen
C. Rogers Lord
Ebe]sher
James H. Joyce
Barbara Brolin
Priscilla Harrison
Alfred H
Concord Notes Include Church Services and Local Events
The article lists Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services planned by Concord and West Concord churches with Easter Sunday set for April. It notes local figures such as Alexander MacEachern returning from hospital, and students Kenneth Olsen and Winthrow Puffer leading a Young People's Fellowship gathering at Trinitarian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Olsen
Winthrow Puffer
Young People’s Fellowship
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Concord
West Concord
Home of the Modern Minute Men at Hanscom Airport
The Bedford area Hanscom Field is unofficially dubbed the Home of the Modern Minute Men as Patriots Day commemorations align with Revolutionary War history. Colonel M S Hollidge approved the slogan, which appears on base correspondence and in the base newspaper On Course read across U S airbases worldwide.
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Hanscom
Bedford
Concord
Lexington
89Th
Air Force
New England
Air Force Reserve
Minute Men
M. S. Hollidge
United States
Europe
Far East
Cub Scouts Awarded Honors at Acton Pack Meeting
Acton Pack 18 Cub Scouts held a regular meeting in the town hall where many earned awards. Golden arrows went to Nylander Cla hane Farrar Huntley Sked Kimball Moody Woodbine Mc Garigle Caouette Deane. Wolf badges to Flagg Farrar Davis MacPhee Bartlett Almon Schientag Streeter Parsons Brooks Madama McGarigle Downey Leonard Christofferson Prentice. Bear badges to Kimball Caouette Baker Turner. Silver arrow to Deane. Lion badge to Nottle Webele Anderson. The pack plans a Cub Scout show on Saturday April 22 in the town hall. details to follow.
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Acton
Acton Cub Scouts
Town Hall
Cubs
Golden Arrows
Robert Nylander
Peter Clahane
Roland Farrar, Jr
Stephen Huntley
Philip Sked
Charles Kimball
John Moody
Barry Woodbine
James McGarigle
Bernard Caouette
Paul Deane
Peter Flagg
Robert Farrar
James Davis
Peter MacPhee
John Bartlett
Jeffrey Almon
Peter Schientag
Church Supper and Card Party at Acton Universalist Church
Acton South Acton Universalist church A U W hosts supper Saturday at 6:00 p m in the church vestry. Supper coordinators are Mrs Arnold Berry and Mrs H Lewis Jones with help from Mrs Harrington Moore Mrs Arnold Woodward Mrs Lloyd Priest and Mrs Richard Deane. Card party proceeds after supper no extra charge Lloyd Priest directs prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
South Acton
Pasteurization Process for Milk Described
The method heats milk to 143 degrees Fahrenheit and maintains that temperature for 30 minutes to pasteurize.
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Local Life Notes From Bedford and Nearby
Mrs. Thomas Poléo Jr visits relatives in Carolina Beach while Irvin M Pultzer retires from a Florida trip. Bedford Youth Association to sponsor Easter Egg Hunt on school grounds April 8 with colored eggs and prizes. Easter Bunny from Grover Cronin’s in Waltham to appear. Hostesses for United Workers at Church of Christ are Mrs James Douglas and Mrs John Douglas. Dr A Warren Stearns of Billerica will guest at a club meeting tonight. Birth announced for Martha Jane Steinbath in Emerson Hospital on March 19. Mrs Viola Webster returns from Jamestown after her mother’s death. Ronald Sullivan of Hillsboro NH spends school vacation with the Laffins on Concord Road. Robert McCaul of Lynn visiting sister Mrs Lincoln Currier.
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Bedford Youth Association
Grover Cronin
Waltham
James Douglas
John Douglas
the United Workers
Church of Christ
A. Warren ‘Stearns
Billerica
Dr Stearns
Stanley A. Steinbath
Great Road
Martha Jane
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Birthday salute for B J P Muscato in West Concord
West Concord celebrated the third birthday of B J P Muscato, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Muscato of Conant Street. The party, planned by his mother, with help from daughter Rosemary, followed by remarks about his brother Val Muscato, the former Concord track star now at Notre Dame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Joseph Pierce Muscato
Anthony J. Muscato
Conant Street
Rosemary
Val Muscato
Concord
University of Notre Dame
Vacation industry in New Hampshire nears 130 million
Concord dispatch reports that tourism and vacation business in New Hampshire generates about 130 million dollars annually. The state trials indicate strong visitor activity and economic impact across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord, N. H
Hampshire
New Teacher in W Concord R. W. Flanagan Named
West Concord announces Richard E Flanagan of Malden as the new seventh and eighth grade teacher at Harvey Wheeler School. He replaces Robert Sea ward who moves to Hupt Gymnasium with Bernard E Megin. flanagan aims to relocate his family to Concord after completing studies at Tufts.
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West Concord
Richard E Flanagan
Malden
Harvey Wheeler School
Robert W. Seaward
Hupt Gymnasium
Bernard E Megin
Seanard
Kenneth L. Creighton
Barbara F. Powers
John J. O'Connell
Physical Education
Mal- Wen
Wil
Seaward
Physica Education
Harvey Wheeler
Flanagan
Tufts Graduate School
Concord
Bedford Blood Donor Committee Forms for 1950 Clinic
The Bedford Blood Donor Committee met at the Public Library with members from American Legion Auxiliary Parent-Teachers Association Bedford Civic Club and Scout groups. Joseph Saliga was named chairman and plans include transportation supervision by Mrs Backus and Mrs Voigt and a clinic on April 21 at the local school auditorium starting at 1 PM with a 100 pint quota for 1950.
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Bedford
Wollowing
Thomas Poleo
N Légion Auxiliary
William HH. Arnold
Anthony Hunt Hamilton
American Legion
Frederick W. Backus
Earl Voigt
Parent-Teachers Association
Joseph Saliga
Bedford Civic Club
William J. Beaty
Craftey A
Mildred’ Coggins
John DeCamp
James H. McNaughton
Warren .K Lewellyn
Keefe
C. Rogers Lord
Backus
Voigt
P-T-A
Harvey J. Comrie
Winchenbaugh
Abbott R. Webber
James P MacQuaide
Duncan Jones
Air Scouts
New Weed Control Circular for 1950 from UMass
University of Massachusetts issues a revised circular titled Weed Control in Vegetables for 1950. It covers carrots parsnips celery onions asparagus and sweet corn and invites readers to contact the Extension Service Office at 19 Everett Street Concord to receive a copy.
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Concord
University of Massachusetts
Extension Service Office
Everett Street
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Pere Marquette
Boston
Degree
Bishop
O. Cc. Boyd
E. H. Wheeler
Garfield
President
OUR Democracy
Bedford Women’s Community Club
Amart
ARC
Wilford G. ‘Howland
GF Potter
Our Lady Help of Christians
Alexander MacEachern
Thomas F. Garrity, Jr
Poultry Disease Control School
Extension Service
Ann Preston
Lincoln
Concord Academy
Eve
Warren Wheeler
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
Glee Club
Concord Lions Club
Caleb H Wheeler
Virginia Road
Hanscom Base
Bn2
Thomas Poléo, Jr
School Way
Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Irvin
M.’Pultzer
Hartwell Road
Florida
Mary E. Sutherland
Crescent Avenue
Viola C Webster
Hillside Avenue
Jamestown
Pennsylvania
Ronald Sullivan
Hillsboro
New Hampshire
James B. Laffin
Concord Road
Robert McCaul
Lynn
Lincoln E. Currier
South Road
B. J. P. Muscato
R. W. Flanagan
W. Concord
Creighton
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