West Acton Woman's Club Fashion Show Enthralls Members
The West Acton Woman's Club hosted a fashion show titled Holiday Atmosphere at the Community Center with A. G. Pollard Company Lowell as sponsor. Agatha Riley acted as commentator while guests from Acton Center and Stow joined. A Christmas gift sale benefited the event alongside antique displays including a Faulkner house roasting spit and an antique butter churn.
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West Acton
A. G. Pollard Company
Lowell
Faulkner
South Acton
Buford Oakes
Franklin Charter
Henry French
Stanley Veazie
Robert Treyz
Carl Godfrey
Paul Caton
Safford P. Sweatt
Bedford Woman Appointed WBUR Production Supervisor
Miss Grethe Christenson of Sunset Road Bedford has been named production supervisor of high school programming and to traffic promotion and publicity at WBUR Boston Universitys educational FM station. She was elected to the PSI Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Rho, the national honorary radio and television fraternity at BU.
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Grethe Christenson
Hermann E. Christenson
Sunset Road
WBUR
Boston University
Christen Son
PSI Chapter
Alpha Epsilon Rho
B.U
Wayland Tops Fund Donors in Red Feather Campaign
Wayland leads local towns in the annual Red Feather fund drive. The report lists each town’s percentage contribution with figures and codes, highlighting Wayland’s superior showing among participating communities.
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Wayland Tops
Acton
Wayland
Inmate Goes Beserk at West Concord Jail
Vincent L. Kelley a 20 year old inmate at Massachusetts Reform atory in Cambridge eluded guards for 15 to 20 minutes last Wednesday around 1 15 p m He climbed the east wing windows and kicked out glass sashes before being coaxed down Kelley faces two indeterminate sentences on two counts of breaking and entering larceny and three counts of assault on police officers He had been a patient at Bridgewater State Hospital.
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West Concord
Massachusetts Reformatory
Beserk
Edward S. Grennan
Vincent L. Kelley
Cambridge
Kelley
Bridgewater State Hospital
New Appointee Representing Concord in Suasco Watershed
The board of selectmen announces Roland R. Eldridge of Fitchburg Turnpike will represent Concord in the Suasco Association, which serves the Sudbury Assabet Concord River watershed. The notice urges purchase of U S Savings Bonds.
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Concord
Board of Selectmen
Roland R. Eldridge
Fitchburg Turnpike
Suasco Association
Sudbury- Assabet-Concord
Troop 69 Honors At Parents Night Awards
Concord Many awards were given by Troop 69 at its annual Parents Night. Seventeen merit badges were awarded with Robert McLaughlin earning 6, Andrew Boutin and Jackie Fisk three each, Lavrakas and Pakstis two, and Buddy Delorey receiving a rowing merit badge. Fisk and Lavrakas achieved first class at a board of review prior to the meeting, while Peachy Powers and Lawler received second class. Richard Peck was the lone patrol leader elected to a second term. new patrol leaders are Paul Driscoll Martin Powers and Thomas Mansfield. Assistant patrol leaders badges went to Nickerson Fowler Sloan and Peachy. The highlight was star scout badges to Boutin and McLaughlin after district boards of review. The troop entertained parents with a pie show, then refreshments followed for all. A court of honor and a scouting movie closed the event as Peter DiCicco played taps.
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Concord
Troop 69
Robert McLaughlin
Andrew Boutin
Jackie Fisk
David Lavrakas
Alan Pakstis
Court of Honor
Peter DiCicco
Junk dealer Brownie McQuaid claims he is the biggest west of the Mississippi
Greenfield Iowa reports 53 year old Lawrence Brownie McQuaid who weighs 350 pounds proclaims he is the largest junk dealer west of the Mississippi. He asserts he may not have the most business but doubts anyone is heavier. The sparrow typically lives four years.
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Greenfield
ULP
Lawrence (Brownie) McQuaid
Mississippi River
Couple welcomes twins in South Acton
Mr and Mrs Russell T Jones formerly Mary Keefe of 86 School Street are parents of twins a girl Diane Marie and a boy Dean Richard born November 10 at Emerson Hospital The couple also have two older sons aged six and four
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South Acton
Russell T. Jones
Mary Keefe
School Street
Diane Marie
Dean Richard
Emerson Hospital
Dramatic Club Plans 19th Anniversary Show Off A Pewter Platter
Maynard Dramatic Club marks its 19th anniversary with the comedy Off A Pewter Platter on November 19 featuring a cast of 19. The event includes a 19 pound door turkey prize and a corsage for the nineteenth ticket holder, donated by L Roy Hawes Florist.
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Maynard
Maynard Dramatic Club
L. Roy Hawes
George Dorn
Toots
Kathy Tobin
Roy Gould
Buddy
Mary Louauderau
Richard Bernier
Debbie
Davy
Arthur Brooks
Grandpa
Margie Crowe
Isobel
P.T.A
Katherine Kinsley
Mary Morrison
Mabel Jenks
Sorority
Natalie
Dottie
Joan
Betty Jackson
Christine Lampinen
Joyce Beadreau
Jerry D‘errico
Stephen Ranes
Dick Colleton
Anne Duclos
Aggie
Richard Walker
Forrest Nelson
Helen Ketola
Sam Micciche
Leo Comeau
Dorothy Statkus
Pat Wehkoja
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Starkus
Pat Farrell
Book Holder
South Acton Woman Taken To Hospital After Accident
Margaret Upham a 31 year old resident of River street was critically injured when struck by a motorist in South Acton near Route 27 during a November snow storm. Driver Francis Collins about 30 of West Acton remains at large as Maynard officers investigate.
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South Acton
Margaret Upham
River Street
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Acton
Warren Birch
Francis Collins
Arlington Street
West Acton
Maynard-Acton
Fava and Drozdowski
Maynard
Stow Residents Join UMass Marching Band
Stow residents participate in the University of Massachusetts marching band directed by Joseph Contino. Eleanor Warren plays trumpet and John H. Peck plays sousaphone. Warren is a junior and Peck a freshman at UMass.
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Stow
University of Massachusetts
Joseph Contino
Eleanor Warren
Francis W. Warren
Cresecent St
John H. Peck
William H. Peck
Great Rd
Miss Warren
University
Women’s Athletic Association
Square Dance Club
Mr. Peck
Maynard Library Selections Include Children and Adult Titles
The Maynard Public Library lists children’s books Nora Meade M D Peevish Penguin Pilgrims Thanksgiving Kim of Korea Borghild of Brooklyn Treasures of the Depth and adult titles When God Said No Tales of the South Pacific The Sorrows of Travel The Long Ride Home Cape Cod Summer Action at Bounty Peak Castle Garac by Nicholas Monsarrat.
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Maynard
Maynard Public Library
Nora Meade
M. D. Peevish
Penguin
Kim
Korea
Borghild
Brooklyn
South Pacific
Cape Cod
Bounty Peak
Castle
Garac
Nicholas Monsarrat
Stow Holds First Union Thanksgiving Service
A union Thanksgiving service will be held on Thanksgiving Day at 9 a.m. in Union Evangelical Church Stow. Ministers from Gleasondale Methodist Unitarian and Union churches will participate in a short service thanking for blessings received during the year.
Acton Lions Hold Supper Chief Speaks
South Acton first Lions meeting since charter night at Liberty Tree House Tuesday with about 25 members and guests. President Richard A. Gallant presided. Fire Chief H Stuart MacGregor spoke on Acton fire dept and equipment. Leo R E White led supper.
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South Acton
Acton Lions Club
Liberty Tree House
Richard A. Gallant
Rudolph W. Currier
Concord Sponsoring Club
John E. Holt
Concord Club
Lloyd E. Williamson
P.T. A
West Acton
Arthur A. Dunphy
Wisconsin rural carriers aid partridge surveys statewide
Wisconsin rural mail carriers in 25 counties aid the conservation department by reporting Hungarian partridge habitats to support population studies. Since 1954-55 started the program, researchers must wait for the next winter to compare flock size and locations across the state.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Autos grow modestly in length since 1941 study shows
A California State Automobile Association study finds the average 1055 car has increased only about 2.7 inches since 1941. The finding suggests modern autos are longer but not dramatically so.
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San Francisco
California State Automobile Association
Visit'ng Grog At Cente Visit'ng Grog At Cente
Fragmentary OCR lists names and titles including Mrs and Mr figures and various surnames. No cohesive event or clear context emerges beyond personal names and roles. The readable bits resemble a social notice or meeting roster without a definite action.
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Woman’s Club
W. Acton
Bedford
Man
Erikson’s
U. S
Star Scouts
Santa
Dad-with-ack
Hudson Stores
Shop Hudson
Boston Post Road
TEL
Elmwood
Cente
Nord
Manning
Ma Dent
Coln
Derry
Cord
Mith
George Wilson
William Gale
Bruce Alexander
Ton
A, Jr
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