Local towns join forces for TB clinic in Maynard
Public health nurses and tuberculosis committee chairs from Acton Boxboro Concord Hudson Maynard Stow and Sudbury met in Maynard to set up a monthly TB screening clinic starting October 20. The clinic will run the third Thursday each month from 6 40 to 8 50 p.m. at Maynard Town Hall with advance appointments limited.
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Acton
Boxboro
Concord
Hudson
Maynard, Stow
Sudbury
Maynard
Maynard Town Hall
Accon
Eileen Hale
Hazel Vose
Naoko Aoyamakin
Mary Ward
Florence Crane
Hilltop
Stow
George Ajalihto
Eunice Charbonneau
Board of Health
Fludson
Dramatic Club to Present Off a Pewter Platter Next Month
Maynard Dramatic club rehearsals for a three act play Off a Pewter Platter progress under director Mrs Eino Ketola. Cast includes 17 members Amy Reynolds Peter Hogan Kathy Tobin Mary Lou Boudreau Richard Walker and others with Sam Miccicke as business manager and Anne Duclos as a point of contact.
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Maynard
Maynard Dramatic Club
Margie Crowe
Aggie
Mary Lou Boudreau
Richard Walker
Chris Cutaia
Stephen Ranes
PTA
Catherine Kingsley
Mary Morrison
Mabel Jenks
Natalie
Betty Jackson
Dottie
Christine Lampinen
Joan
Joyce Boudreau
Dick Célleton
Savings and Loan Assets Surge Since World War II
Chicago reporting assets of savings and loan associations have more than trebled since World War II. The U S Savings and Loan League says assets doubled in five years and rose 18.2 percent in 1954 to reach 31 5 billion dollars. Deposits totaled 27 3 billion, up 20 percent, while these associations financed 36 percent of annual home purchases. Last year loans for homes reached about 9 billion, up 15.5 percent from 1953.
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Chicago
Savings and Loan Associations
U. S. Savings and Loan League
League
Trading Post at West Concord Church Fair October 20
West Concord Union Church hosts an all church fair from 2 to 9 pm featuring handwork gifts including knitware and paintings, home made candy and baked goods, a mammoth food sale and children’s shop with dolls and toys. Tea and snacks run 2 to 7 30 pm. Also a note on seahorses explains male pregnancy and egg release after 40 50 days.
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West Concord
West Concord Union Church
Arthur W. Hughes, Jr
Edwin B. Nylen
E. Wells Hutton
Robert E. Cousins
Frank
A. Cleaves
John K. Damon
Julian H. White
Charles’ E. Carter
Frank E. Waite
Mammoth Food Sale
John S. Gerow
James B. MacKay
Leslie C. Peterson
Ruth L. Boyd
Elmer D. Wetherbee
Frederick H. Fiske, Jr
Percy A. Kelly
Richard Jackson
Mambo craze grows in Japan boosts band scene and TV schedules
The mambo boom continues in Tokyo with more than half of dance hall tunes mambo and Perez Prado records selling well. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis decide to stay a team for five years as the band business shows signs of recovery. Ballroom grosses rise and cities promote dances to curb juvenile delinquency while top bands land TV slots.
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United States
Japan
Tokyo
Perez Prado
Cherry
Pink
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Mindy Carson Singles Hit Potential on Wake the Town
Columbia release features Wake the Town and Tell the People as the A side with Hold Me Tight on the flip. Mitch Miller conducts an engaging arrangement for Yellow Rose of Texas while Blackberry Winter backs the record, stirring early interest.
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Columbia
Mindy Carson
Mindy
Mitch Miller
Texas
Sudbury Women Visit Morgan Memorial in Boston
Sudbury women long time workers for the Morgan Memorial and Goodwill Industries toured its Boston headquarters last week. Members from the Sudbury Methodist Church Women’s Society for Christian Service included Mrs. L. Roy Hawes and others, viewing the organization’s inner workings and job programs.
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Sudbury
Morgan Memorial
Goodwill Industries
New England
Boston
L. Roy Hawes
Ethan Davison
Charles Spiller
Leslie Burr
M. Granville Haley
Kenneth McMurtry
Fred Parker
Louis Greenwood
Rodney Harley
Judson Hewitt
Hilda Ogilvie
Garfield Jenkins
Henry Horton
Sudbury Methodist Church
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Siphon Incident Delays Clyde Hoovestad’s Trip
A truck owner in Bismarck discovered 15 gallons of gasoline had been siphoned, and he only learned of the theft when halfway from Minot, about 100 miles away, causing his return trip to halt due to empty tank.
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Bismarck
N. D
Clyde Hoovestad
Hoovestad
Minot
First bank in New Hampshire chartered in Portsmouth
The first bank in New Hampshire was chartered in Portsmouth on January 3, 1792, marking a milestone in the state's financial development.
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New Hampshire
Portsmouth
New Visiting Nurse Added at Concord
Concord observes National Nurse Week as Rita Frances Pope joins the Concord Visiting Nurse Association. A Concord High School graduate, she trained at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Boston College, attends Simmons College on Middlesex Health Association scholarship, taught Nursing Arts at Newton-Wellesley, and worked in New York Hospital's out-patient department. She also coaches Mothers Class at Emerson Hospital with Miss Murphy.
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Concord
Rita Frances Pope
Concord Visiting Nurse Association
Simmons College
Middlesex Health Association
Salvation Army Appeal Seeks Sudbury Contributions
In Sudbury the Salvation Army Friendly Annual Appeal asks residents to give an extra five in fifty five. Mrs Gordon A Sampson is the residential chairman and Mrs William S Pride the Sudbury treasurer accepting contributions in person or by mail at the South Sudbury post office.
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Sudbury
Salvation Army
Gordon A. Sampson
William S. Pride
Post Office
South Sudbury
Concord Emerson Hospital Installs New Officers and Staff Attend Sessions
Concord Emerson Hospital welcomes new chief of staff Dr. Francis C. McDonald and vice president Dr. Charles H. Duston. Miss Elming L. Snow leads as planning chair for the seventh annual NE Institute conference in Boston. Staff attend national meetings on hospital administration and mass casualty management with several members pursuing further education in Boston.
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N.E. Institute of the American College of Hospital Administrators
Hotel Somerset
Boston
McDonald
Snow
Massachusetts Academy of General Practice
Mid-West
American College of Paediatrics
Rita Ingham
Mary Bigelow
Nursing Service Administrators Institute
Government talks meet captains of industry and bill payers
An editorial cautions that government meetings with so called captains of industry may praise daring deeds but should first involve men who actually pay the bills to ensure financial accountability.
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Bermuda
Theodore Fernando Camelo
Fire Alarm Mixup At School Sends German On Wild Goose Chase
In Schenectady a German intending to get a letter translated mistook St Joseph's School for a convent. He rang the school bell thinking it a bell box, triggering a fire alarm. Seventeen firefighters arrived, learned the mix up, and explained how American alarm boxes work.
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Schenectady
Nig .Y
Cup
St. Joseph’s School
St. Joseph’s Convent
Germany
Local Volunteers Support Bedford VA Hospital Patients
Bedford VA Hospital benefits from about 300 trained volunteers each week. Volunteers undergo a 10 hour training course and perform varied assignments to aid patient care. The program reflects growing community emphasis on rehabilitation and patient welfare.
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Bedford
Bedford Va Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Concord Fashion Show Set October 21
Second annual fashion show sponsored by the Rose Hawthorne Guild will be held Friday October 21 at 3 15 p m in the Rose Hawthorne Auditorium. Colin A Ross Shop Newton Centre features outfits for all occasions and Richards Furrier Boston showcases furs. Mr Ross serves as commentator with music by the George Wright Briggs Ensemble. Co chairs are Mrs Edward L McKenna and Mrs Leo P Dalton with a large committee.
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Concord
Rose Hawthorne Guild
Rose Hawthorne
Colin A. Ross
Newton Centre
Richards Furrier
Newbury Street
Boston
Ross
George Wright Briggs
Edward L. McKenna
Leo P. Dalton
Mrs Richards and Pupils To Perform At Camp Devens
Maynard Mrs Phillis Richards a renowned dance teacher will perform with students for soldier patients at Fort Devens on Wednesday evening October 19. She has previously donated time to cheer the sick in Army hospitals and invites singers or instrumentalists to contact her at Wallcourt. Lindane will control both lice and mites in the poultry house.
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Maynard
Phillis Richards
Fort Devens
Unclear fragment outlines meeting and care group notes
Fragmentary text references a May Concord event with the Emersg aries and a hospital topic. Mentions a reorganization in a ward and a desire to rekindle a rational spirit. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
Strasburg Ver to the Unit Netherlands Brated
Unclear text fragment mentioning Strasburg and Netherlands with notes on relatives. No clear event or names to summarize further.
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Strasburg
Netherlands
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