Girl Scout rummage sale nets 964 28
Concord thanks volunteers and sponsors for a successful rummage sale. Special appreciation to Leonard Smith Concord Oil Company Kenneth L Hayes Mrs James A Ford and Mrs Edward B Thomas for organizing storage and collection. Proceeds totaled 964 28 with support from local churches and community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Leonard Smith
Concord Oil Company
Kenneth L. Hayes
James A. Ford
Edward B. Thomas
Mary Chamberlin
Masonic Temple
First Parish
Rene DeBerger
Minute Man Press
Joseph J. Ecker
William T. Wyman
Samuel G. Kent
Bernard A. Roth
Rudolph W Currier
Concord Players
Veterans
L. A. Russin Co
Acton School Pupils Lead Charitable Knits And Sports
Acton pupils in Miss Lynch's Junior Red Cross knit afghan squares for Bedford Veterans Hospital. High school girls prepare Christmas outfits for two blind Perkins Institute girls, aided by Barbara Scholl and a list of volunteers. Acton high's basketball season opens November 28 with trials and new guard selections under Coaches Costello and Winton, listing numerous team candidates and captains.
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Miss Lynch
Red Cross
South Acton
Veterans Hospital
Bedford
South School
Perkins Institute
Watertown
Barbara Scholl
Claire Linscott
Sally Jewell
Dianne Manter
Mary Starbuck
Barbara Holbrook
Sue Mellor
Nancy Winslow
Nancy Lee
Lois Allard
Helen Wetherbee
Janice Phelps
Acton High
Irene Costello
Miss Costello
John Winton
Joan Tucker
Wilhelmina Knippel
Julia Barry
Jafice Teele
Maureen Sweeney
Edna Nichols
Karen Kienow
Judy Hamblin
Johanne Holbrook
Marilyn LeDuke
Patricia McCarthy
Eleanor John
Ray Milland Supports 1956 Christmas Seal Sale Trailer
Film star Ray Milland urges fans to back the 1956 Christmas Seal Sale shown in trailers nationwide. Proceeds benefit tuberculosis associations affiliated with the National Tuberculosis Seals from Nov 20 to Dec 25 to fund prevention and control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Milland
Eal
Paramount Pictures
Acton Faculty to Attend Mental Health Lecture at Concord High
Acton faculty members including Whipple Rhodes and Raleigh Beach will attend a lecture by Dr. Libbie Bower of the Massachusetts Society for Mental Health at Concord High School on Wednesday November 29 at 3 30 p m. The program is arranged by Kenneth Rollins and includes a general discussion on mental health and life adjustments. Arrangements are being made for a Bundle Day on December 7 under Save the Children Federation to aid children in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Libbie Bower
Massachusetts Society For Mental Health
Concord High School
Kenneth Rollins
Concord
Pearson
Save the Children Federation
Red Feather Drive Bedford Campaign Progresses Toward Goal
The Red Feather Campaign in Bedford advances with Ernest A. Phillips as chair man and Clayton Morrill as co chair man. Volunteers, led by Mrs. Frank B. Dodd and Mrs. John D Burgoyne, target a $3200 goal as subscriptions are tracked on the Red Feather Chart at the local police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ernest A. Phillips
Pine Hill Road
Phillips
Clayton O. Morrill
North Road
Phillip M. Hallowell
Thomas T. Tuck
Roger G. Stone
J. Earl Dick
Frank B. Dodd
John D. Burgoyne
Stanley W. Carpenter
Volunter
Salvatore Albani
William Austin
William G. Bertelli
John S. Balfour
Herbert H. Bradley
John E Buchard
Frederick S. Christian
Lois N. Dogherty
Alice E. Whitcomb
Murray York
Concord Academy Graduates Honored At Thanksgiving Eve
At a Boston hotel Thanksgiving eve supper Concord Academy graduates Miss Doyle Peterson and Miss Lois Starr were honored along with other 1950 class members. Peterson and Starr, now freshmen at Connecticut College in New London, were home for the holiday with families from Concord and Littleton.
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Concord
Boston
Doyle Peterson
F. Norman Peterson
Independence Road
Lois Starr
Carl BR. Starr
Littleton
Miss Peterson
Miss Starr
Concord Academy
Connecticut College
New London
Local Youths Compete in Judging Contests at UMass Amherst
Fifteen Middlesex club members competed in judging contests at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Two Concord youths, Alfred Olsen of Lowell read and Robert Hall of Strawberry, participated. Hall joined the livestock contest while Olsen judged poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Middlesex
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Alfred Olsen
Lowell Read
Asa Olsen
Robert Hall
Robert C. Hart
Strawberry
Olsen
Friday the 13th yields watch and reward in Hanford fair
Mrs. Cy Kelley visiting the country fair in Hanford California found a watch valued at several hundred dollars and an ewer. She was given a $20 reward for the items found and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Calif
U. P
Cy Kelley
Church Elects At Annual Meeting Supper
Bedford The Church of Christ held its annual supper and meeting with over 100 attendees. Officers and committees were detailed including deacons, treasurer Alfred H Webber and Sunday school staff. The Prudential Board reported on church painting, bids ranged 1650 to 2585, and self‑paint saved 865.40. A $500 gift from the Mabel Atwood will fund building expansion. A seven‑member cabinet committee will report by April 1 1951. New officers were elected and the financial secretary post remains open for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Church of Christ
Earl S. Atwood
Board of Deacons
Walter B. Brolin
Elmer G. Smith
Alfred H. Webber
Doris W. Bieren
Lady L. Roby
Donald L. Murray
Prudential Board
Robert E. Pike
Grace M. Dougherty
Edward F. Pike
Ruth M. Livermore
Earl S. Atwood, Jr
Irma Damon
Beatrice E. Pike
Marion E. Ingalls
Katherine G. Isner
Roberta F. Dunston
J. Walter B. Brown
United Workers
John R. Comley
Hazel A. Proudfoot
Marvin L. Derby
Edwin F. Qua
Gerald H. Qua
Ball and Chain Club
Harold J. Brady
Donald Sands
William R. Greer
Sidney W. Ingalls
Ingalls
Mabel Atwood
Mabel A. Atwood
Sadie L. Roby
Donald Murray
Edith L. Riessle
Henry C. Isner
Edward E. Pike
John F. Brown
Gurney N
Merchants Launch Free Bus Service to Ease Parking
In Springfield Massachusetts merchants start a complimentary bus shuttle from an outlying lot to the downtown shopping center to draw customers back after parking woes discouraged shoppers from visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
U. P
Trefondis Scenes At Concord Free Public Library Gallery
Concord residents can view paintings by Stev en Trefondis at the Concord Free Public Library gallery daily through December 8. Born in New Bedford in 1926, he showed art talent early and earned a scholarship to a Boston art school at 17. David B. Little, library trustee and art critic, helped arrange the exhibit with several lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Steven Trefondis
Concord Free
Concord Lodge to Meet at Elks Hall on Wednesday
Concord Lodge Sons of Italy will hold a meeting at Elks Hall on Wednesday night December 6 at 8 o clock with Donata Faieta presiding. The Concord Tuberculosis Committee targets its 1950 Christmas Seal drive chaired by Mrs Edward K True. Company H MNG 182nd Infantry drills tonight at the State Armory at 8 under Capt Donald A Linscott Jr. The public is invited to dances with Marlboro orchestra. Concord High School's annual play begins preparations for February with Miss Gertrude Rideout coaching and tryouts completed for cast positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Lodge
Sons of Italy
Elks Hall
Donata Faieta
Concord Tuberculosis Committee
Edward K. True
MNG
182Nd Infantry
State Armory
Donald. A. Linscott
Algo
Marlboro
Concord High School
Gertrude H. Rideout
Farm Security Laws Discussed at Gibbs Field Station Meeting
Concord county Farm Bureau and County Extension host a discussion on farm employees law at Field Station Groton on the 1st. Topics include the 1 percent social security tax, coverage of workers, and employer responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Ty Farm Bureau
Field Station
Groton
Thanksgiving gathering near Bedford noted in family update
A fragmented notice lists a Bedford family’s Thanksgiving gathering with relatives from Malden and Jersey. It mentions Mr and Mrs TM and children celebrating a third anniversary and enjoying time on Lexington road and Dominick road with Barbara TM and others.
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Lexington Road
Bedford, Butl
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Bette Putnam
Shirley Conrad
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James Darriek
Kenneth Marble
John Edgar
John Steel
Robert
Charles Greenough
Glenn Pasanen
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Raleigh Beach
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Trefondis
U. S
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Chief
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Malden
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