Acton to Collect One Third Of Its School Budget
Acton learns from Deputy Commissioner Raymond Fitz Gerald that State aid under Chapter 70 for the 1950 school year totals 25 400 23 dollars plus 275 75 for pupil transportation. Together with other reimbursements and small tuition receipts the income side reaches about 34 000 dollars, roughly one third of the 1950 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Whitman Pearson
Raymond Fitz- Gerald
Roxborough
Westford
Bedford Notes on Local Residents and University Lineup
Mrs. Leonard Cress and daughter Louise from Concord stay with Mrs. Sophia W. Martin at 10 School avenue. Vernon River and wife announce the birth of their first son at Emerson hospital on Friday November 24. Arthur J. Rivet of 98 South road is the paternal grandfather. Wilbert Richter of 8 Hillside avenue is chosen as a Chorale member at the University of Massachusetts for the coming year after radio work with WMUA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Cress
Louise
Concord
Mrs. Cress
Sophia W. Martin
School Avenue
Vernon River
98 South Road
Emerson Hospital
Arthur J. Rivet
Wilbert Richter
Waldmar G. Richter
Hillside Avenue
Chorale
University of Massachusetts
WMUA
Holiday Party Hosts Share Thanksgiving Gatherings
Stow residents Stow Mrs Irene Donovan and daughter Miss Noreen hosted a family Thanksgiving at their Boxboro road home. Attending were Richard and Sandra Moore and Richard Moore of Reading Mr and Mrs Alan Moore and their sons Donald and Douglas of Worcester Minnie Wright Hazel Moore Marjorie Moore all of Stow and Francis Coleman of Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow
Irene Donovan
Noreen
Boxboro Road
Richard Moore
Sandra
Reading
Alan Moore
Donald
Douglas
Worcester
Minnie Wright
Hazel Moore
Marjorie Moore
Francis Coleman
Cambridge
Bedford music classes train young players at modcal school
A group of 12 clarinet students and one piccolo player and nine brass players study weekly under Mr. Fitz sche and Mr. Caica respectively. Classes began last February with parental payment, while the full group meets Monday evenings under Mr. Mac Arthur. Officers named after a tied vote: Joan Lord and Edward Meade co presidents, Norman Wellington vice president, Alice Jean Eliott secretary, David Lyons treasurer, Gail Brolin librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Modcal School
Fitzsche
Caica
MacArthur
Joan Lord
Edward Meade
Norman Wellington
Alice Jean Eliott
David Lyons
Robert Blake
Gail Brolin
Christmas Checks Issued By Bedford Lexington Trust
The Bedford branch of the Lexington Trust Co issued Christmas checks totaling 139900 dollars. Many checks went to Bedford residents who saved through the local branch Christmas club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Lexington Trust Co
Lexington
Concord News Roundup Includes Ankle Injury And Community Events
Mrs. Warren A. Rice of Concord road fractured her right ankle after a fall in front of her home and received treatment at Waltham hospital. John Swanson plans a new garage on Route 2A in Lincoln. The Concord Board of Selectmen meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Town House. Willow Rebekah Lodge meets Monday, Dec 4 at 7:30 p.m. Noble Grand Mrs. Bessie Pedersen presiding at Odd Fellows hall. William C Brengle to usher at Miss Ann Doolittle and Henry Brooks Jr. wedding in Boston. A dinner program at 6:30 p.m. Friday for canvassers at Trinitarian Congregational Church. speaker Charles Bent of Leominster. Loyalty Sunday observed at the church. Troops 43 and 49 Boy Scouts meet tonight at regular locations. Concord Lodge 212 I O C F meets Thursday at 7:45 p.m. Noble Grand Norman E. Johansen presiding. Concord Lodge of Elks held a meeting at BPOE hall. turkey drawing reported.
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Warren A. Rice
Concord Road
South Lincoln
Waltham Hospital
Willow Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
West Concord
Bessie Pedersen
Noble Grand
William C Brengle
Concord
Ann Doolittle
Henry ‘Brooks, Jr
Leslie Lindsay Memorial
Emmanuel Church
Boston
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Charles Bent
Leominster
I.0.c.f
Noble ‘Grand
Norman E. Johansen
Bedford Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Rehearsals
Friday choir rehearsal at Church of Christ led by Mrs. Leila M. Blake. A Civic Club card party at the town hall. Saturday Ball and Chain Club meets at Church of Christ along with youth choir rehearsal. Bedford Women’s Community Club at Mrs. Pickman. Progressive Club minstrel show at the school auditorium. Girl Scout and American Legion meetings noted. Civil War Auxiliary officers installation planned. Wednesday United Workers meeting at (text incomplete).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Leila M. Blake
Town Hall
Civic Club
Bedford Women’s Community Club
Girl Scout
American Legion
Civil War Auxiliary
United Workers
Steam erupts from Fresno switchboard at police HQ
Fresno police headquarters switchboard operator Mrs. Lillian Fioren thought she smelled smoke when a steam leak sprayed the room. A check found a steam pipe under the board that repairs had not capped, causing the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
U.P
Lillian Fioren
County Council Meeting Held At Bedford Hospital
The bi monthly County Council of the American Legion met at the Veterans Administration hospital in Bedford with over 400 delegates from 52 posts and auxiliaries. Dr. Winthrop A. Adams spoke on hospital crowding while 1820 patients occupied 1636 authorized beds and 260 on a waiting list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
County Council of the American Legion
Veterans Administration Hospital
Middlesex County
Joseph L. Walsh
Auburndale
Bernard Harvey
Howard Carley
Newton
Winthrop A. Adams
Veterans Administration
Joseph O’donnell
Cushing Hospital
Framingham
The
Elks
Adra Saunders
Department
Legion
Massachusetts
Mrs Lindau Named to Massachusetts Public Health Panel
Mrs Linda Lindau of 97A North Road Bedford was appointed by Gov Paul A Dever to the Massachusetts Citizens Committee for Public Health. She has chaired the Well Child Conference in Bedford for years, a monthly event in the Town hall with limited attendance by appointment.
Bedford GAR Auxiliary Social Meeting Highlights
The Bedford Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary met at Mrs. William Mc Connell s home on Tuesday evening. A birthday celebration for Mrs. Harriet Sargent framed the social hour and Mrs. Bernice Mulvey won the mystery prize. Attendees from the Friendly Relational Allied order of the GAR included Mrs. Alice Campbell Mrs. Marie A. Wright Mrs. Beatrice E. Pike and Mrs. Dorothy M. Hume. The next meeting is December 5 with installation of incoming officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Auxiliary
William McConnell
Harriet Sargent
Bernice Mulvey
Friendly Relation Allied Order of the Gar
Alice Campbell
Marie A. Wright
Beatrice E. Pike
Dorothy M. Hume
Genius at Work: Li Refuses Big Offer to Leave ACTH Lab
San Francisco report profiles Dr Choh H. Li, longtime California biochemist who isolated five hormones including ACTH from a dingy basement lab. He rejected a $100,000 yearly offer to move to industry, insisting discoveries belong to the public and must advance research rather than patent profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
Choh Hae Li
University of California
California
Hydrogen bomb could end all life on Earth report
Dr James R Arnold of the University of Chicago says a near total kill hydrogen bomb might be built at a cost of 4 to 40 billion dollars within five to ten years. He notes global extinction is unlikely but radioactive dust could spread death. cobalt would be used to form the deadly dust, though current risk is not immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACTH
Chicago
James R. Arnold
The
University of Chicago
Dr. Arnold
Arnold
Book From 1772 Returns to Columbia University
Robert Harpur, Kings College librarian in 1772 and Hamilton tutor, borrowed a book and forgot to return it. Enos M. Johnson of Brooklyn, a descendant, retrieved the tome from his aunt’s attic in Binghamton and returned it. The staff gratefully accepted “A System of Natural Philosophy” by T. Rutherford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia U
New York
Robert Harpur
Kings College
Columbia University
Alexander Hamilton
Brooklyn
Johnson
Susan Ruggles
Binghamton
N. Y
T. Rutherford
Past President's Day Observed by Concord Woman's Club
Concord Woman's Club held its regular semi monthly meeting at the Girl Scout house Monday afternoon. Many past presidents attended and Emory Stevens Bucke spoke on "The Wield Things that People Do" after the business session. Tea followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Woman’s Club
Girl Scout House
Emory Stevens Bucke
Recreation Commission Meets in Concord to Discuss 1951 Grants
Concord Recreation Commission held a regular meeting at the Town House with Chairman Roger C. Fenn presiding. Reported were Red Cross scholarships for 1951 and the upcoming year's budget. The article notes 40 Great Smokies peaks above one mile and 16 above 6,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Recreation Commission
Roger C. Fenn
Red Cross
The
Great Smokies
Health Association aids Bedford residents with tuberculosis control
The Health Association and Bedford officials reported progress in a 40 000 unit effort to extend tuberculosis control. They mentioned 300 patients and scholarships for health work with Mrs Frederick leading the committee and W Webber and M Hallowell aiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ousetts Department Health
Frederick
Sis
W. Webber
Lip M. Hallowell
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U. S
Assabet Institution
Maynard, Massachusetts
TAX and Vacation Club
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Savings Bank Life Insurance
Sudbury
Sadie Hawkins
Augustus Sharkey
Bentley
George Edward Lewis
John Swanson
Route 2A
Lincoln
Concord Board of Selectmen
Town House
Egbert S. Newbury, Jr
West Concord and Concord Boy Scouts
Concord Lodge of Elks
B.P. O.E. Hall
Main Street
Edward F. Sheehan
V. F. W. Skyroom
Ev.Hinckley
Manny’s
Hudson
Featuring
Manny
Normandie
Bedford Hospital
Walsh
Miami
Fla
Thomas Quinn
Daniel Lynch
Afor
Recreation Commission
Christmay
Winifred Bush
Independence Court
Oucesat
Concord Music
Concord Players
D& Veterans’ Hall
Richardson
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