Acton Woman Wins Trask Trophy At 4-H Gathering
Acton resident Gray of Littleton 4-H member wins the Robert P. Trask Trophy at the 4-H Congress held last week at the Hotel Sheraton Plaza. Trask honors the first county agent in the United States, dating to 1815, and Middlesex County Extension Service. Local Massachusetts Farm Bureau members plan to attend the state convention at the Hotel Sheraton Worcester next Tuesday and Wednesday with a banquet Tuesday night. Open house marks 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs John Latulippe of 91 Willow Street West Acton Saturday at 1 PM. Daily mass at St Elizabeth of Hungary with three Sunday services. Girl Scout cookie sale week underway with house-to-house service. Acton Center Woman's Club executive board host at 186 School Street South Acton meeting. Reverend Eric W Grimshaw notes Furnished Room sermon at Acton Center Congregational Church. Edwards-Quimby Post A L No 284 meets Friday at Universalist Church South Acton with Commander Stan A Nedza presiding.
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Nname Gray
Littleton
Robert P. Trask
Hotel Sheraton-Plazaton
Trask
Middlesex Nty Extension Service
Massachusetts Farm Bureau
Sheraton
Worcester
John Latulippe
Willow Street
West Acton
Gerald Hollis
School Street
South Acton
Acton Center
Acton Center Congregational Church
Eric W. Grimshaw
Edwards-Quimby Post
A. L. No
Universalist Church
Stanleyw A. Nedza
Woman suffrage law passed in Wyoming Territory
The text notes that a womans suffrage law was enacted in the Wyoming Territory on December 10, 1869, marking an early milestone in voting rights expansion.
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Territory of
Wyoming
H C Cross 72 dies at daughter's home in Maynard
H C Cross 72 of 39 Martin street died last Thursday morning at his daughter's home. Born in Shelburne Falls Vermont he lived here three years after moving from Cambridge. He was a retired stationery engineer husband of the late Annie F Cross. Survived by daughter Mrs Thomas P Kierce three sons Henry Cross Fredrick Cross Daniel Cross seven grandchildren three great grandchildren one sister Mrs Mary Fitzgerald two brothers Harley Cross Stanley Cross. Funeral from W A Twombly Maynard followed by requiem high mass at St Elizabeth of Hungary church burial in St Joseph's West Roxbury.
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South Acron
Harry C. Cross
Martin Street
Shelburne Fall
Vermont
Charles Cross
Claudia M
Stanley) Cross
Cambridge
Annie F. Cross
Thomas P
M. Frances) Kierce
Henry Cross
Florida
Frederick Cross
Boston
Daniel Cross
Westboro
Mary Fitzgerald
Somerville
Harley Cross
Concord
Stanley Cross
W. A
St. Joseph's Cemetery
West Roxbury
Woman speaker outlines inmate work at Framingham and Charlestown
Mrs Edgar Anderson of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts spoke at Trinity church during the Women's Auxiliary meeting. She described the women inmates at Framingham's reformatory and Charlestown State Prison and tied her remarks to the theme Who Is My Neighbor. The event followed a work day program and box luncheon with tea served. Mrs Anderson is the widow of a former rector and the daughter of Bishop Brewster.
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Concord
Edgar Anderson
Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
Women’s Reformatory of
Framingham
Charlestown
Trinity Church
Anderson
Church of the Good Shepherd
Watertown
Bishop Brewster
Maine
Concord Couple to Wed in Wilbraham September 29
Mr and Mrs George Milo Green of Wilbraham announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Joan Green to John Leo Merrick Jr son of Mr and Mrs John L Merrick of Concord The wedding is to be held in Wilbraham November 29 Miss Green a Bates College Katharine Gibbs School alumna is now with Arthur D Little Inez Cambridge Mr Merrick a Bates College graduate captained Concord High School track team New Hampton Prep Navy service and is with the New England Telephone revenue accounting in Boston
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Concord
George Milo Green
Maintreet
Wilbraham
Mary Joan
John Leo Merrick
John L. Merrick
Bedford Road
Inez Cambridge
Merrick
Concord High School
New Hampton Preparatory School
U. S. Navy
Bates College
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Boston
Beardsell Couple Observes 12th Wedding Anniversary
Concord couple Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beardsell celebrate their twelfth anniversary. married in Washington D C and now reside on the old road to Nine Acre corner. They operate a West Concord business and have two daughters.
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Concord
Arthur Beardsell
Old Road
Nine Acre Corner
Washington, D. C
Beardsell
West Concord
Brownie Pack Needs Mothers to Lead at Concord Program
Concord announces four Brownie Peeks for third and fourth graders in Concord and West Concord. Parents must volunteer as leaders to guide girls in nature, crafts, and group activities. Mrs Bennett offers training and advice, calls to Mrs Richardson at Concord 309.
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Concord
West Concord
Bennett
Richardson
Grand Secretary Earl M. Taylor Speaks at Corinthian Lodge
Concord guests attend Monday night meeting of Corinthian Lodge A F and A M Earl M Taylor grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons Massachusetts spoke on Colonial Masonry He was introduced by Norman H Bowen worshipful master The session included a business hour a supper by Eastern Star ladies and degree work.
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Concord
Corinthian Lodge
Earl M. Taylor
Grand Lodge of Masons of Massachusetts
Norman H. Bowen
Eastern Star
Family names match in Starkville house sale
A physician who left a Starkville residence moved with children Carolyn, Buddy, and Johnny. The buyers, also physicians, bought the house and have children Jedleat, Buddy, and Johnny, with the youngest named Johnny.
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Starkville
Miss
Carolyn
Buddy
Johnny
Jedleat
Samples of Teaching Materials Displayed in West Concord
During the week of November 9 15 exhibits of teaching materials and children’s work will be shown in West Concord at two locations. Miss Margaret Coughlin the West Concord postmaster and Carl J Hay of Hay's Shoe Store coordinate the displays. The items reflect actual student work and data not prepared solely for this event. The town invites interested parents and taxpayers to visit during November to view the exhibits and other school activities.
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Concord
West Concord
Margaret Coughlin
Concord High Notes Highlights 1952 Start
Concord marks the first term of 1952 53 closing last Friday with news on staff awards and student activities. A Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School representative spoke to interested girls at an assembly. The field hockey team earns praise for its showing under coaches Miss Clark and Miss Gutfreund. The school reports a successful workshop program. Parents Night runs 7 to 9 PM as 42 National Honor Society students helped with a preschool census in Concord and West Concord. A main hall showcase centers on voting while French class work displays life in Paris.
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Concord—Marks
Concord
Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School
Clark
Gutfreund
National Honor Society
West Concord
Paris
Birth of Fifth Child Stephen Bemis Perry at Richardson House
Concord couple Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perry Jr announce the birth of their fifth child and third son Stephen Bemis Perry on November 2 at Richardson House in Boston. Grandparents are Mrs A Farwell Bemis and Mr and Mrs Arthur Perry of Concord.
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Concord
Arthur Perry
Spencer Brook Road
Stephen Bemis Perry
Richardson House
Boston
Great Time Savings From Sip Coaches On Express Trains
A British railways feature allows sip coaches attached to rear of express trains saving time by avoiding stop gaps at released 400 yards from non stop stations.
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British Railways
Kellogg and the treaty to outlaw war remembered in St Paul
A veteran reporter recalls Frank B Kellogg's push to outlaw war, the 1928 Paris signing, and Kellogg's effort to secure bipartisan Senate ratification with Democratic support while Hoover and others debated political implications.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
State Department
Calvin Coolidge
Nicaragua
Mexico
Paris
New York Times
S. S. Leviathan
the Times
Senate
Kellogg and Stimson in Bipartisan Push for Peace Pact
The excerpt recalls Kellogg and Henry L. Stimson as Republicans favoring a bipartisan foreign policy. It describes Kellogg’s death, his Washington visits to aid his successor, and Stimson’s London mission to promote a consultative armament pact. Conflicting press conferences under Hoover illustrate Republican foreign policy tensions.
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Kellogg
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
London
Europe
United States
Baltimore Sun
Hoover
Republican Party
Russian reconnaissance planes spotted near Japanese coast
The Pentagon fears intensified Soviet activity after reports of Russian reconnaissance over the Japanese shoreline. Thousands of Soviet workers are building two large airbases on Ostrav Rudolph Island, only six hours from Thule Greenland by air. A British designer claims a new unsinkable cloth for suits to be exported to the United States. Secretary Lovett rejects a costly snorkel jeep at over 4500 dollars each.
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Pentagon
Ostrav Rudolph Island
Thule
Greenland
Secretary of Defense
Lovett
Jeep
People with jaundice now eligible to donate blood
Concord notices that individuals who had jaundice may donate blood if in good health. The appeal cites the National Blood Program and Harvard’s Blood Characterization and Preservation Laboratory, urging appointments via the Concord Red Cross or the Jamaica Plain lab at 281 South Street.
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Harvard University
Edwin J. Cohn
Concord Red Cross
South Street
Jamaica Plain
Jamaica
Auction and Supper at Concord Parish Vestry
Concord The First Parish church held a supper in the vestry last Friday evening followed by an auction. Mrs Elmer L Joslin and Miss Alice Lee managed supper tickets, while Mrs Danforth W Comins chaired the auction with William M Tobin as the auctioneer. A nautical mile equals 6 060 feet and is one minute of longitude at the equator.
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Concord
Elmer L. Joslin
Alice Lee
Danforth W. Comins
William M. Tobin
State League of Tech Nene Meeting Highlights Visitors
A Thursday meeting at G here on Thursday featured exchange student Harris Foundang sponsored by the Wansworth. Visitors included Peter land Rex Jornia Charles of Past bridge and Waltham.
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Tech Nene
Harris Foundang
The
Wansworth
Peterland
Rex
Jornia
Charles
Pastbridge and
Waltham
Local Women’s Visit Saturday Sponsored by Boston LA Team
An annual event hosted by the local women’s group in Boston and Los Angeles features a city sponsored visit day. The program marks thirteen years of community outreach and engagement.
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Daniel F. Riordan
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Nehru
India
Mahatma Gandhi
W.£. Aubuchonco, Inc
Main St. Marlboro
Nason St. Maynard
Lebanon
Bechera el Khoury
H.S
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Secretary of Commerce
U.S
Freeport
Ill
O'Neil
M Police
Leap
General Federation of Labor
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Munich
Adeolph
Butt
Garcia
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