Acorn Demonstrates Moveable Pre Fab Home Test
The Acorn Houses test moved a folding prefabricated home two miles at the Route 2A plant with witnesses from the Housing and Home Finance Agency and officials from Washington. The demonstration, halted by rain, aimed to show ease of relocation and potential defense uses. results will be announced in June in Washington.
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East Acton
Acorn Houses, Inc
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington, D. C
New York
Boston
Washington
Ralph Call
Acorn
Wetherbee Road
Monument Street
Amost
Will
C. E. Hall & Son
Cambridge
Weherbee Road
Hapcold Cross
John R. Bemis
Yoth
Concord
Carl Koch
Koch
Bemis
M.I.T
Charlestown
Bedford
Concord House
Call of the
H.H.F.A
Thomas Coogan
Department of Defense
Carrol Towne
Atomic Energy Commission
C. B. Hill
Herbert S. Havevarich, Jr
Memorial Will Be Dedicated Sunday at Page Field
The town will dedicate its new World War II memorial Sunday at 2 30 p m at Page Field. Town officials and veterans will participate. The Anthony Hunt Hamilton Post A L will place flags around the memorial before the exercises.
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Bedford
Page Field
Anthony-Hunt-Hamiton Post
A.L
Scout District Meeting Highlights Carlisle Program
Dr. A Warren Stearns of Billerica lectured on The Unfolding of a Personality focusing on child life ages 11 to 14 and lifelong habits. The event honored local troops with awards for increased 1951 membership and featured remarks by Scout leaders and a group sing.
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Carlisle
Dr. Stearns
A. Warren Stearns
Billerica
Tufts College
Tuckerman Moss
Main Street
Concord
Court OKs Maclaurin Plan at Conantum
Bankruptcy Referee approves offer by Prof. W Rupert Maclaurin of MIT to take over and finish about 35 houses in the Conantum Realty Trust project. Maclaurin pays 50000 to the receiver and waives claims totalling 74000. Trust went bankrupt April 21. Maclaurin is the largest creditor.
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Concord
W. Rupert Maclaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Conantum Realty Trust
Wilfred H. Smart
Irving J. Helman
Maclaurin
Prof. Maclaurin
Spring steel wire in car seats stretches around the world
The article notes that the spring steel wire used in seats by a major auto maker would total about 202,500 miles, enough to circle the earth more than eight times at the equator.
Smokey the Angora Finds New Home After Spring Wanderings
Sudbury reports Smokey a gray angora cat imported from Maine vanished as Spring arrived. The Purdy family traced a sighting near Hoopers Hardware Store but learned Smokey was not the stray. A grooming, vet visit, and new home followed, leaving the Purdys curious about the original Smokey and whether he found another owner or simply wandered away.
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Sudbury
Smokey
Maine
Purdy
Dutton Road
Hooper
South Sudbury
Tramp
Purdys
Local Youth Among 28 Arraigned in Harvard Melee
Concord-Frederic Gooding Jr. of 64 Main Street, a former Middlesex and Fenn student now at Harvard, was among 28 Cambridge area youths arrested after a Harvard Square melee sparked by a presidential rally. He appeared in Cambridge District Court with a continuance to Friday. Judge Edward A. Dever presided. two youths received a day in jail. Gooding, a Harvard Crimson photographer, pleaded not guilty.
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Concord
Frederic Gooding, Jr
Main Street
Middlesex School
Fenn School
Harvard
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Cambridge District Court
Edward A. Dever
Matches from Blue Water Inn found on fallen Chinese soldier
Port Sanilac owner Robert Trimble learns a book of matches bearing the Blue Water Inn name turned up on the body of a killed Chinese soldier on a Korean battlefield. The find raises questions about how the matches reached Korea and who left them.
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Port Sanilac
Mich
U.P
Robert Trimble
Blue Water Inn
Korea
Win Prizes With Your Snap
Readers are urged to enter local and sponsor photo contests aimed at amateurs with snapshots of family pets children and daily life. The piece notes varied prize levels and emphasizes reading rules to ensure eligibility while encouraging participation despite modest equipment.
West Concord Couple Wed At Our Lady Help Church
A summer wedding in West Concord united Miss Mary A. Halloran and Pfc. Thomas C. Graham at Our Lady Help of Christians church with 75 guests. The bride wore Chantilly lace, the groom serves in the Army at Fort Bragg. The couple completed a New York trip en route to North Carolina.
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West Concord
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Mary A. Halloran
Louis. E. Halloran
Laws Brook Road
Pfc
Thomas C. Graham
Alice C. Graham
Harrington Avenue
John J. Scollan
Church Hall
Henrietta Halloran
Robert Craig
Robert Graham
Donald Halloran
Frances Dow
Mary Gill
New York
North Carolina
Fort Bragg
U. S. Army
Concord Taxpayes Meet Leads to Constitutional Debate
A fragmented report from Concord describes a recent meeting where President and lawmakers discuss unanimous constitutional measures. The dialogue centers on gradual changes, executive limits, and reducing expenditures while addressing waste. The text references regional officials and mentions Great Lakes topics and water rates.
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Mars
H. Dietz
Donald E. Jarvis
William W. Ahern
John E. Nichols
Brandon
M. Rogers
William A. Sommers
Harvard Graduate School of Design
William D. Jones
John Dobby
New York City
Mark Clark
Ridgway
Far East
Manny’s
Hudson
V.F.W. Skyroom
Maynard, Massachusetts
Ree-Manning
Robert MacFarlane
Howard D. Butnew
Sachem Council
Stearns
Elliot C. Vining
Phyllis Lovering
Henry Swaebe
Belmont
Charles W. Allen
Concord Boy Scouts Sponsors, Inc
MacFarlane
Butler
G. Sherman Blair
Melvin M. King
Alexander F. MacEachern
Cyril Perkin
Bill” Shumway
Dorothy Poole
the House of Good Design
Sidney Sales CO
Alton Place Brookline
Mass
Institute of Contemporary Art
Worcester Art Museum
M'Laurin
Conantum
Enterprise
GO Far
Boh
Pretty West Concord
Graham
Cord Schools
Concord High
the Bridegroot Concord Schools
Army Airborne É
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Mutual Casualty
United States
John V. Powell
Malden
Joseph W. Church
South Hanover
Helen Curtin
Newton
James J. Loughlin
George H. Bigelow
West Newton
Clark E. Woodward
Bush
Liams
Garlisi
Great Lakes
J. Garlisi
John
Avenue
Eestern Waters
Winnir
Hells River
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