Army of Acton Volunteers Launch Salvation Army Drive May 22
Acton volunteers rally behind the slogan the more you give the more Acton benefits beginning May 22. Mrs. H Vaughan Allen says the campaign will stay local with a portion of each gift aiding Acton needs and regional Salvation Army programs. Lowell H Cram notes support from servicemen and mothers, citing Wonderland Fresh Air Camp and Christmas activities as examples of local impact.
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Acton
Salvation Army
Good Neighbor
Land
H.vaughan Allen
Acton Service
Booth Memorial Hospital
Red Shield Club
Armed Forces
Wonderland Fresh Air Camp
Men’s Social Service Center
Allen
Lowell H. Cram
Wright
Terrace
Korea
Thes Salvation Army
Massachusetts
Wonderland
Lake Massdpoag
Sharon
United States
Mr. Cram
Carlisle News Briefs From Carlisle and Concord
Mrs Mae Swanson resumed duties at Middlesex School in Concord after a week’s illness. Carlisle Grange members attend Past Masters Association meeting in Tyngsboro. Tonight’s whist party led by Carroll Sleeper of Concord. Mrs Hazel Cann noted a Monday birthday anniversary. Mary Ellen Diment celebrated her birthday with a school friends party. Carlisle children joined a dance recital at the Veterans Building in Concord hosted by Mrs Jane Renz of Carlisle.
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Mae Swanson
South Street
Middlesex School
Concord
Carlisle Grange
Tyngsboro
Carroll Sleeper
Hazel Cann
Saquth Street
Mary Ellen Diment
Carlisle
Veterans Building
Jané Renz
Card of Thanks for Flowers and Sympathy
Mrs. James Mullin and Family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for flowers spiritual bouquets and expressions of sympathy during their bereavement.
Welcome Wagon Dance Plans Set After May Meeting
Bedford final meeting and season dinner for the Welcome Wagon at Domino Manse. Plans made for this coming Saturday’s dance at the Bedford Progressive Association’s Clubhouse. Newly elected officers listed: President Mrs. Leo Sullivan, vice-president Mrs. Ernest Watsen, secretary Mrs. William McLoughlin, treasurer Mrs. William Bustead.
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Bedford
Domino Manse
Bedford Progressive Association
Leo Sullivan
Ernest Watsen
William McLoughlin
William Bustead
DeMolay to Play Rainbow Girls in Friday Softball
Concord De Molay Chapter will play the Concord Rainbow Girls in softball Friday at 6 pm. The game precedes a cookout at the Gardner Lawrence camp off Monument Street, part of several outdoor meetings planned. The tool notes the earth is about 197 million square miles with roughly 70 percent water and 30 percent land.
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Concord
Concord DeMolay
Concord Rainbow Girls
Gardner Lawrence
Monument Street
Littleton and Acton Clash Over Regional School Vote
Voters in Littleton rallied for the regional school plan but fell short by 76 votes with 356 nays and 280 yes. Acton voters mostly rejected the measure, leaving the regional school committee to restart the process. Acton would pay about 311 118 dollars with state aid 651 000. Littleton about 237 882. tax impact roughly 5.76 first year. Police department moved to civil service by a 128 to 103 vote. about 329 attendees at Acton meeting led by Moderator Durkee.
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Littleton
Acton
Litleton
Whitman Pearsor
Smithe
Police Department
Civil Service
Albert P. Durkee
Reformatory Guard Not Guilty in Liquor Smuggling Case
West Concord resident Peter A. Valonino twenty nine or so? No, thirty, a Massachusetts reformatory guard, was found not guilty in Middlesex Superior Court last week of smuggling liquor to prisoners in exchange for eggs and cement. He had been suspended since last September as one of six indicted. three were found innocent, one pleaded guilty, and the remaining case awaits. Judge Wilfred Paquet presided.
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West Concord
Peter A. Volonino
Dane Street
Lowell
Massachusetts
Birth of second child and first son at Boston Lying-In Hospital
Rev and Mrs Brandoch L Lovely Bedford announce the birth on May 18 at Boston Lying-In Hospital. Seven boys and girls made their first communion at 9:30 a m Mass at St Elizabeth's mission Carlisle, followed by a communion breakfast at Mrs Francis Booth's River Street home. Boy Scouts Troop 36 enjoyed an overnight sleep-out despite heavy rainfall on Guy W Clark School Street. Cub Pack 35 field day and picnic at Cub master George A Clark Lowell Saturday at 3 pm replaces May meeting with races, refreshments, and free ice cream for family members.
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St. Elizabeth’s Mission
Carlisle
Francis Booth
River Street
Boy Scouts of
Guy W. Clark
Cub Pack
George A. Clark
Lowell
Read
Postpone Dinner Set by Acton Guild
West Acton Acton Catholic Women's Guild has postponed its annual dinner meeting from May 24 to June 14 at the Old Mill in Westminster. Further details will be announced.
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West Acton
Acton Catholic Women’s Guild
Old Mill
Westminster
Grange Meeting Set for May 25 at Acton Town Hall
Acton Grange No. 259 P of H will hold a meeting at the Town Hall Tuesday evening May 25 at 8 o'clock with Master John Torkelsen presiding. The agenda includes an agricultural march to send two 4 H members to a camp. Mrs. Jean Copp of Sudbury will entertain and refreshments will follow. Third and fourth degrees were conferred at the prior meeting.
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Acton Center
Pomona
Acton Grange
P. of
Town Hall
John Torkelsen
Jean Copp
Sudbury
Seek New Inventors Among Our Youth
Inventors come from all walks and ages with teens and young adults often producing breakthroughs. Historical figures like Eastman and Whitney show early skill, while current American manufacturers push high schools and colleges to train bright youths in science and industry.
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Westinghouse
Whitney
McCormick
Howe
Bans of Marriage Published for Dow and Dumas
Bans of marriage published at St Elizabeth of Hungary Church for Miss Doris R Dow of South Acton formerly of West Concord and Philip Dumas of Hudson. The couple plans to marry at St Elizabeth's on Sunday June 6th.
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West, Acton
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Doris R. Dow
South Acton
West Concord
Philip Dumas
Hudson
St. Elizabeth's
Makeups Logged by Concord Rotary Club Visitors Noted
Concord Rotary minutes record numerous makeups from across Massachusetts with guests and visitors listed. Gilbert Roddy Emerson Hospital president spoke at the Thursday noon meeting led by Charles R. Voigt at Howard Johnson's. Plans for installing new officers next month include Vice President Benjamin F. Clark taking the presidency.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Gilbert Roddy
Emerson Hospital
Charles R. Voigt
Howard Johnson
Pete D’ Arrigo
Belmont
Frank Esau
Milton
Samuel G. Kent
Groton
John J. Bent
George A. Rohan
Robert L. Bamford
Rene DuBerger
Maynard
Thomas Huckins
Lexington
Philip Spurr
Robert Spooner
Carlisle
Benjamin F. Clark
Coming Events Of The Week In Concord
Readout of weekly activities for Concord including By state Armory drills Antique Show Monument Hall Garden Club flower show at Concord Art Center Dog clinic at road department garage First Communion classes at St Bernard s and Our Lady Help of Christians May processions at both churches plus Monday meetings of Boy Scout troops selectmen town board Royal Arch Chapter Lions Club Elks and other civic events with times and venues.
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Garden Club
Art Center
Monument Hall
St. Bernard’s Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
St. Bernard’s
Our Lady’s
Boy Scouts
Old High School
Board of Selectmen
Town House
Walden
Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
Concord Lions Club
Howard Johnson
Boy Scouts Meeting
Concord Elks
B. P. O. E. Hall
Carl deSuze
Harvey Wheeler
Concord Chorus
State Armory
Cattle Country Tied to Montauk Point History
The National Geographic Society notes the eastern end of Long Island near Montauk Point was once key cattle country. By 1660 cow keepers tended herds, with two to six thousand head roaming the land through the late 1800s.
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Massachusetts
National
Mervyn F. Piper
Gloucester Insurance
Boston
Claude B. Cross
Robert Lubers
Long Island
Montauk Point
National Geographic Society
Five Boston Teens Involved In Route 2A Crash
Five teenagers from Boston fled a police chase along Route 2A and Concord Pike ending in a wreck near Lexington. Two sisters aged 18 and 19 from Roxbury are critically injured, with three others—all 17 or under—held at juvenile status. Police pursued after the car sped away on Friday night, and the crash damaged a pole and tree, with officers noting an attempted side swipe of the pursuing cruiser.
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Concord
Boston
Lexington
Arlington Hospital
Worchester
Roxbury
Thomas Graham
J. Barrett Wood
Route 2
Concord ’Pike
Lincoln
Bluffs
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Army of Acton
James Mullin
DeMolay
Rainbow
Maynard, Massachusetts
Reg Manning
Spike
Acton Favors
OK Civil Service
Reformatory Guard
Grange
Tel
Manny
Rotary Club
Axminster
Wilton
Velvet
Demoths
Middlesex Rug & Carpet Cleaning Company Powder
Mill Road
Carol Tully
Winchester
Mass
Bay State
Francis W. Tully Jr
Herter
Abn Byoung Won
Francis A. Harding
Dedham
American-Korean Foundation
Stay
Chung
Eisenhower
Stal
Edward Kelley
Dorchester
Michigan
Kiddie Ranch
Shoppers’ World — Framingha
Deliv
Mickey
Odelivered
Fred R. Jones
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