Sudbury Slave History Document Highlights Colonial Trade
An archival snippet reveals Sudbury's colonial past with references to enslaved people. It cites 1653 land division among inhabitants and records of slave names Gloster, Toby, Simeon, Nero, and Phebe, including a 1764 bill of sale transferring a two-year-old girl Phebe to Elizabeth Balch for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
William A. Stearns
Bag—W. E
Chilaren Afd
Thomas Frost
Framwin
Jotham Smith
Gloster
Toby
Col. Brown
Israel Loring
Loring
Mr. Swift
Framingham
Nero
Ebenezer Roby
Josiah Richardson
Phebe
Elizabeth Balch
Middlesex
Josiah
Josiah. Richardson
Samuel Jones
Pupils to Perform in Concord School Concert
Bulkeley announces eight junior high pupils will join Concord School Band for an upcoming concert. Janet Magoon and Sybil Moore join a clarinet quartet, George Harms a saxophone trio, Emily Ridout Dorothy Bowering and Elizabeth Ogilvie a trumpet trio, Thomas Mudget on E horn, and Allen Williamson with the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Peter Bulkeley
Janet Magoon
Sybil Moore
George Harms
Emily Ridout
Dorothy Bowering
Elizabeth Ogilvie
Thomas Mudget
Allen Williamson
County 4 H Members Attend Boston Event
Concord Middlesex County 4 H club winners headed to the state 4 H congress in Boston with invitations extended to Allan Warner dairy Eric Borstrom Marlboro garden Joseph Busa Lexington tractor and Mattison waack Concord for awards and project wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Middlesex County
Waack “Mattison
Allan Warner
Eric Borstrom
Marlboro
Joseph Busa
Lexington
Couple from Sudbury celebrate anniversary in Cambridge
Moni and Mrs. Rich Montague marked a wedding anniversary dating to their marriage in Cambridge. The couple, tied to 8 Sudbury pews, include Mrs. Montague the former Ethel R Hedman. They have three children and Montague works as a local osteopathic physician.
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Moni
Rich Montague
Sudbury
Cambridge
Montague
Ethel R. ‘Hedman
Ree Vry
Wat
Christian Science Lecture on True Safety in Chelmsford
Frank C. Ayres of Indianapolis will present a public lecture on Christian Science: The Revelation of True Safety. The talk is at 3 30 p m Sunday November 4 in Chelms ford Town hall North road under the First Church of Christ Scientist Boston invitees free of charge.
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Frank Ayres
Town Hall
Chelmsford
Frank C. Ayres
Indianapolis
Christ Ian Science Board of
Mr. Ayres
North Road
First
Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
Mass
Midwest
Ayres
United States
Sudbury D.A.R. to Meet Saturday in Wayland
Sudbury D.A.R. will gather at 1 p.m. Saturday November 3 in the Unitarian church vestry Wayland for dessert. Miss May Blake State Defense chairman will speak and guests will be welcomed.
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Sudbury
Wayside Inn
D.A.R
Unitarian Church
Wayland
May Blake
State Defense Chairman
Food Sale At Lawton Appliance For Rose Hawthorne School
A Friday morning sale at the Lawton Appliance Company store 7 Walden Street runs at 9 30. Sponsored by the Mothers of the Pupils of Rose Hawthorne School the event invites the public and aims to raise funds for recreational facilities at the new Catholic school.
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Concord
Lawton Appliance Company
Walden Street
Rose Hawthorne School
New Catholic School
Ere
Fourth Degree Concord-Local officers installed in Boston
Bishop Cheverus Assembly Fourth Degree members attended the installation of officers at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. The next meeting is set for November 23 and the annual communion breakfast for Sunday November 25.
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Concord
Cheverus
K. of C
Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston
Miss Murphy Back From Europe Trip
Concord messenger Miss Jean Murphy Emerson Hospital nurse daughter of Mr and Mrs Bride V Murphy of Concord road South Lincoln recently returned home from a six weeks vacation in Europe She visited her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs William Murphy in Geneva Switzerland where Mr Murphy a former Concord high school football co captain is in the diplomatic service She also visited Rome and spent several days with Alice Boyce of South Lincoln now in Paris a member of General Dwight Eisenhowers staff
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Concord
Jean Murphy
Emerson Hospital
Bride V. Murphy
Concord Road
South Lincoln
Europe
William Murphy
Geneva
Switzerland
Murphy
Rome
Alice Boyce
Paris
Dwight Eisenhower
Dee Couple Mark 31st Anniversary
Concord Mr and Mrs James H Dee of Bedford Street celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary on Saturday. Mrs Dee is the former Agnes O Dowd from Bedford. They have two daughters three sons and several grandchildren. He is a well known local undertaker active in various organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
James H. Dee
Bedford Street
Dee
Agnes O’dowd
Bedford
West Concord Women Meet Friday at Union Church
West Concord Woman's Club holds a regular meeting Friday at 2 30 p m at Union Church. Mrs Edgar A Rohan will preside and tea hostess is Mrs Gordon H Ogilvie. Guest speaker Mrs Stella Marshall discusses Dramatic Interpretations of Current Books.
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West Concord
West Concord Woman’s Club
Union
Edgar A. Rohan
Gordon H. Ogilvie
Stella Marshall
Concord schools cancel Friday classes for association convention
Concord announces no classes all day Friday as teachers attend the 97th Middlesex Teachers Association convention at Mechanics Building in Boston. Guest speakers include Mark Strickland, noted lecturer, and Dr. Harold C. Hunt, Chicago schools superintendent.
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Concord
Middlesex Teachers Association
Mechanics Building
Boson
Mark Strickland
Harold C. Hunt
Chicago
Illinois
Bedford Sailor Joins First Postwar Atlantic Fleet Exercise
Charles W. DeBay storekeeper third class USN from Pine Hill Road Bedford serves aboard destroyer USS Steinaker in the first full scale Atlantic Fleet exercise since Korea. The drills include a mock invasion of Vieques Island off Puerto Rico and an all out amphibious assault on a North Carolina beachhead planned for early November.
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Charles W. DeBay
USN
Pine Hill Road
Bedford
Steinaker
Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
North Carolina
National Apple Week Highlighted Across Nation
Extension Service Agent M G Fultz announces National Apple Week from October 26 to November 3. The observance aims to educate the public on apple quality, cultivation, and the skilled work behind orchard management and fertilizing, pruning, and soil practices.
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M.G. Fultz
America
Apples Hold Strong Value For Winter Diet And Uses
The piece argues for careful packing and top grade apples to avoid losses in sales. It urges comparing apple prices with other foods to show value and notes apples aid digestion, teeth, minerals, and provide bulk. It highlights diverse uses from fresh eating to pies, juice, baking, and preserves.
Honor Meeting Highlights Smiles and Games
A fragment notes a meeting to honor members of a Grange with Halloween party activities. It mentions games and playful moments as members enjoyed food such as applesauce and other treats.
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J Grange
Hallowe'en Pa
Miss Anne Burns Enrolled at University of Maine
Miss Anne L Burns of Concord road is enrolled at the University of Maine for the fall semester. The institution opened in 1868 with twelve students and the total registration is expected to exceed 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne L. Burns
William A Burns
Concord ‘Road
University of Maine
Ororo
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