Acton High School Announces Coming Weeks Activities
Acton High School lists events and student achievements for upcoming weeks. Miss Shirley Pellett, now training to be a commercial teacher at Salem Teachers College, earned a summer camp scholarship from the American Red Cross at Hanson. Barbara-Jean Holbrook, valedictorian, received The Reader's Digest Association annual award for leadership potential.
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Shirley Pellett
Acton High School
Salem Teachers College
American Red Cross
Hanson
Barbara-Jean Holbrook
Reader’s Digest Association
Whitman Pearson
Acton High
Reader’s Digest
United States
Canada
Card of Thanks from Edward A. LeClerc
My heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all members of the Acton Fire Department and to all others who contributed or worked for the benefit held in my behalf also for all cards and kindnesses shown me it is long illness.
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Acton Fire Department
Edward A. LeClerc
Winners of Auxiliary Whist Party in Concord Veterans Building
The Ladies Auxiliary of the James J. Mansfield post held a successful whist party last Thursday night at the Veterans Building. Winners included Mrs. Carl Rundgren and Miss Hamilton among many others. consolation prizes to Mrs. Alice Maley and Mrs. Annie E. Wood. special prize to Mrs. Fraticelli and door prize to Mrs. Robert Windheim. A follow up event is planned for next Thursday night June 7. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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Concord
James J. Mansfield
A. L
Veterans Building
Carl Rundgren
Thomas Burke
Minnie Campbell
Theresa Fraticelli
Arthur Tibbetts
John H. Goulding
Gertrude Parke
Russell F. Parson
Mary A. Kelley
Rundgren
Keefe
Loretta Cullinane
Joseph Gill
Frank Gower
Miss Hamilton
Philip B. Dee
Theresa Alexander
A’ Weeks
Frances Kenney
Margaret McCarthy
Dittrich
K. Mullaney
Patricia Hengman
Mary Duggan
L. Paanamer
Nellie Nelson
Tourville
Hennessy
McPhillins
Agnes Downing
Julia Finan
Sleeper
John Bartolomeo
Hannon
McPhillips
Eleanor Lawrence
Alice Maley
Martin Diskin
Annie E. Wood
Fraticelli
Robert Windheim
Acton Students Praised For Conduct At Cambridge Restaurant
A letter to Superintendent Pearson lauds service class students from Acton High School for exemplary behavior during lunch at a Cambridge restaurant. The note credits the group, their teachers led by Mr Bowman, and their parents. Edward Ferry announces Clare Linscott’s election to the National Honor Society. she plans to attend Lowell Teachers College next fall.
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Acton
Pearson
Cambridge
Mr. Bowman
Susan E. Perrell
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton, Massachusetts
Edward Ferry
Acton High School
National Honor Society
Clare Linscott
Miss Linscott
North Acton
Lowell Teachers College
Mrs Wm Tufts Delivers Talk at Vesper George School
Mrs William Tufts of Candy Hill gave the commencement address at Vesper George School of Art last Friday. She spoke on the cultural side of life and the need to apply it to obtaining and keeping a position.
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Sudbury
William Tufts
Candy Hill
Vesper George School of Art
Sudbury Births Report Two New Babies
Mr and Mrs Michael T Calin announce the birth of their first son at Richardson House on May 22. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Charles H Way of Penlan Sudbury Center and Sgt and Mrs Edgar J Ledster Jr of Chandler Arizona.
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Michael T. Caliin
Nancy Way
Richardson House
Charles H. Way
Penlan
Sudbury Center
Edgar J. Ledster, Jr
Ruth Hansen
Chandler
Arizona
Sudbury
Steven Paul
Theodore P. Hansen
July Read
Edgar J. Ledger
Waltham
Donald Freeman ~Brown
Linda Easton Smith
Linda Marshall Staples Brown
Sanderson House
Ray Clifford Smith
Sudhanye
Chapman Brown
Acton Cubs Honor Awards at Pack Show
Acton Pack 18 Cub Scouts held a town hall show with afternoon and evening entertainment. Honor awards were presented including Bobcat Walter Justason Wolf badges for Carlton Campbell Paul Caton Patrick Sweeney John Mulvaney David Harris Thomas Morgan Richard Ray Donald MacPhee and others plus arrows. Bear badge recipients included Edward Duggan Stephen French Philip Sked Laurence Turner George Perry Thomas Motley Peter MacPhee. Webelo badge and certificate honorees were Ralph Parsons David Simpson Peter Flagg John Bartlett Harry Freeman.
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Acton
Bobcat
Walter Justason
Carlton Campbell
Paul Caton
Patrick Sweeney
John Mulvaney
David Harris
Thomas Morgan
Richard Ray
Donald MacPhee
Eric Swenson
Paul Newton
David Parsons
Edward Duggan
Stephen French
Philip Sked
Laurence Turner
George Perry
Thomas Motley
Peter MacPhee
Charles Day
Ralph Parsons
David Simpson
Peter Flagg
John Bartlett
Harry Freeman
Donald Streeter
Charles Kimball
Twelve-Niners
Joseph Perry
Wilson D. Sked
Henry French
William Ray
Cub Scout Committee
Martin Meigs
David Tinker
George Allen
Kenneth MacPhéé
Donald P Nylander
Charles MacRae
Philip Clemence
Fritz F. Oelschlegel
Sudbury Woman's Club Plans May Meeting
Sudbury Woman's Club will meet at Mrs. Arthur E. Fay Jr home on Concord road Thursday evening May 31 at 8 p m. Programs for the coming year will be discussed. Mrs. Maxwell P. Eaton and Mrs. John E. Childs are program co chairmen.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Woman’s Club
Arthur E. Fay, Jr
Concord Road
Maxwell P. Eaton
John E. Childs
Earliest Reliable Reference to Ten Dates Found
Researchers trace the first solid citation of ten dates to a 2,300 year old record. The provenance points to ancient sources describing a decade of time units and their use in calendars and ritual cycles. Scholars weigh implications for early counting systems and cross cultural diffusion.
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Blanchard Hall
Shaker Glen House
Woburn
West Acton Woman’s Club
South Acton School
Alan McKelvie
Joan Fullenton
Karen Erkkinen
Louise Murrya
Georgina Phelps
Dorma Cunnigham
Raymond Landry
Dennis Maglione
Katherine Motley
Alai McKelvie
Julia Tinker
John Tolman
Martha Wilson
Carol Abbt
Christine Andersen
Jusus Baird
Dianne Curtin
Kathleen Dolan
David Estes
Janice Fulenton
Joan Full
Vo. F. Ww
Skyroom
Manny
Hudson
Featuring
Maynard, Massachusetts
Auxiliary’s Whist
U. S
Marion Willett
Wm. Tufts
Vesper School
CUBS
Town Hall
Pack
United Co-operative Society
Maynard, Mass
P. S
Hamburg
Arkist
Armour’s
Prem, Swift
Delrich Oleo
Brigandi Poultry Farm
North Sudbury
Maydale Beverages
Faynard
Mass
California
N. H
Pascal Celery
United Co-Op Socie Super Market
Powder Mie F
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