Louise Currier longtime Bedford editor dies after long illness
Mrs Louise Currier 65 former editor of the Bedford Enterprise died Monday in Palmer Memorial Hospital Brookline after a long illness. Services were at Church of Christ Congregational with interment in Green cemetery Carlisle. She lived in Bedford seven years and previously worked for Lowell Concord and Bedford papers covering news. Surviving are five sons three daughters and 23 grandchildren plus three brothers and three sisters.
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Bedford
Louise
Fairchild) Currier
School Avenue
Bedford Enterprise
Palmer Memorialospital
Brookline
Church of Christ, Congregational
Marvin L. Derby
Green Cemetery
Carlisle
Leila M. Blake
James C. Richardson
Currier
Milford
Connecticut
Henry Fairchild
Martha
Kimberly) Fairchild
Lynn
Lynn English High School
Boston University
Paw Ool
Rudolph W. Currier
Boston University Law School
Concord High School
Concord
Ralph F. Currier
Buena Park
California
Theodore B. Currier
Houston
Texas
Lincoln E. Currier
Lafayette
G. Currier
Chelsea
Sidney C
Henrietta) White
Pembroke
Philip
Bertha) Swain
Guy
Rozella) Brown
Gorham
Maine
New Arrival Cheryl Anne Rogers Born in Lowell General
Bedford Mr and Mrs Edward P Rogers announce the birth of daughter Cheryl Anne on October 4 at Lowell General Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs R James Douglas of Bedford and Mrs Samuel Rogers of Philadelphia PA.
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Bedford
Edward P. Rogers
Jane Douglas
Springs Road
Cheryl Anne
Lowell General Hospital
R. James Douglas
Samuel Rogers
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Concord Coming Events Weekly Calendar
A summary of local clubs meetings and events across Concord from Thursday to next Wednesday. Highlights include Odd Fellows at Hows Hall, State Armory drill, Community Chest campaigns, Rainbow Girls at Masonic Temple, East Evangelical Free Church conference, Walden Royal Arch installation, Lions Club anniversary, Elks meeting, K of C whist party, Rotary Club luncheon, West Concord Union Church fair, and town board sessions.
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Concord Lodge
State Armory
Concord Community Chest, Inc
Masonic Temple
Concord Rainbow Girls
Eastern Evangelical Free Church
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Walden Royal Arch
Board of Selectmen
Town House
Community Chest
Concord Lions Club
Marlboro Country Club
Concord Lodge of Elks Meeting
E. Hall
Luncheon Meeting of Sudbury Women at Framingham Center
Members of the Women’s Association of Memorial Congregational church enjoyed luncheon at the Congregational Conference Center in Framingham last Thursday. Twenty attended a later meeting led by Miss Elsie Simonds who spoke on Straightening Crooked Places and described the work of the International World Health Organization.
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Sudbury
Women’s Association of the
Memorial Congregational Church
Congregational Conference Center
Framingham
Elsie Simonds
International World Health Organization
Quartet to Sing at Sudbury This Sunday
Memorial Congregational choir four member quartet will sing Sunday. Dana Chase bass sings with them for the last time before moving to Newfane Vermont. He will join the Holstein Friesian Association of America in Brattleboro.
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Sudbury
Memorial Congregational Choir
Dana Chase
Newfane
Vermont
Chase
Brattleboro
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Maynard Marine Pfc Larson earns marksman medal
Parris Island reports Marine Private First Class Robert J. Larson son of Mr and Mrs William Larson of 28 Roosevelt Street Maynard recently promoted after graduating boot camp at the base Larson capped training by winning the Marine marksman medal with a 212 out of 250 on the Garand rifle during weapons training.
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Parris Island
S. Co
Robert J. Larson
William Larson
Roosevelt Street
Maynard
Larson
Sudbury Blood Donors Reported At Weston Blood Drive
The Weston Red Cross Bloodmobile hosted a Sudbury drive with 30 donors from Sudbury High School and town volunteers handling typing, transportation, nursing aides, canteen services, babysitting, and recruitment. Weston College students joined, giving blood from 1 to 3 pm.
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Sudbury
Weston
Albert Blanchard
Joan Hurlbut
Catherine Smith
Clara Miller
Sudbury High School
Alfred Gardner
Albert Young
William Edgerly
William T. van Huysen
Weston Red Cross
Korea
David Lutkin
Arthur Soule
A. L. Gates
Randolph Rice
John L. Ladensack
Herbert Crouch
John Brownell
Way
Club Women Visit Memorial Forest Friday
Members of the Federation Women's Club are invited to visit the Memorial Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary at South Sudbury on Friday October 19 at 1 30 p m Prof Scott Pauley of Harvard will outline plans for developing land as a research project in cooperation with the federation to grow more and better trees for Massachusetts Transportation from the Wayside Inn will be provided on request.
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Sudbury
Memorial Forest and Wild Life
South Sudbury
Scott Pauley
Harvard
Federation Women's Club
Federation
Massachusetts
Wayside Inn
Oysters Rich in Copper Iron and Vitamins
The article notes oysters are rich in copper iron iodine and vitamins and mentions cultivation dating back to about 100 B C.
Marine private Tomyl earns marksman medal at Parris Island
Parris Island South Carolina Marine Private First Class John F. Tomyl 18 son of Mrs Theresa Tomyl 202 Main Street Manning was promoted after boot camp at the base He won the marine marksman medal on the rifle range with a 192 out of 250 during weapons training He enlisted June 30 1951.
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Parris ‘Island
S. C
John F. Tomyl
Theresa Tomyl
Main Street
Maynard
Tomyl
New England
Sudbury Troop 7 Girl Scouts Hold First Meeting
Sudbury Troop 7 met at Sally Cutler’s home on October 4 electing Wanda Forbes patrol leader Priscilla Fellows treasurer and Marguerite Mercury scribe. The group plans homemaking outdoor life literature and dramatics badges to advance to First Class. Marguerite Mercury Scribe. Troop 10 held its first meeting October 11 with Beverly Nims patrol leader Pat Mercury secretary. They chose hostess badge as first project.
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Sudbury
Sally Cutler
Wanda Forbes
Priscilla Fellows
Marguerite Mercury
Marguerite Mercury Scribe
Cooper B. Harpins
Beverly: Nims
Pat Mercury
Beverly Nims
Stow-Miss Dorothy Stiles Joins UMass Drill Team
Dorothy Stiles, senior at the state university and Pi Beta Phi member, was named to the University of Massachusetts Drill Team, a 48 member precision group performing during fall football games.
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Stow
Dorothy _ Stiles
University of Massachusetts
Miss Stiles
The
State University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Ex-convict given 12 years for burglary in Fort Worth
A man described as just walking by a building was found guilty of burglary and received the mandatory 12 year term. Police said they caught him at the scene in Fort Worth Texas.
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Fort. Worth
Tex
U.P
Marine Private First Class Penniman Promoted at Parris Island
Parris Island Marine Recruit Depot promotes William E. Penniman son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Penniman of Maynard. He earns the silver cross of Marine Sharpshooter after scoring 212 of 250 on the Garand rifle.
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Parris Island
S.C
William E. Penniman
Leonard Penniman
Mainstreet, Maynard
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Local Couples Take Weekend Trips and Plan Rummage Sale
Mr and Mrs Bernard Titus of Peakham road spent a holiday weekend in New York and plan a few days in Orleans Vermont before returning to Sudbury. Mr and Mrs Edmund Stone vacationed in New York over the past weekend. The Women’s Association of the Congregational church will hold a rummage sale soon to aid relief efforts in Korea and Europe along with a white elephant sale in December. Members are invited to contribute. Mr and Mrs James Greenawalt of Concord road recently visited North Conway New Hampshire to enjoy fall coloring. Mrs Harry L Ames Miss Lottie Smith and Mrs James L Bartlett returned from a week’s vacation at the Garnett. Miss Nancy Poole, daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Poole of Landham road, has taken a position with Travelers Insurance in Chicago.
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Peakham Road
New York
Orleans
Vermont
Sudbury
Congregational Church
Korea
Europe
Women’s Association
James F. Greenawalt
Concord Road
North Conway
N. H
Harry L. Ames
Lottie Smith
James L. Bartlett
the Garnett
Nancy Poole
Claude R. Poole
Landham Road
The
Travellers Insurance Company
Chicago
Every Member Sunday Planned by Sudbury Church
Every Member Sunday is planned for October 28 at Memorial Congregational Church. Fifteen or more members are contacting inactive attendees, inviting them personally to attend services that Sunday.
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Sudbury
Memorial Congregational Church
Man Impersonator Sees Suspended Sentence
Richard Bessette posed as an officer but misidentified his target. Clifford Hobson referred the case to his father district judge Ernest E. Hobson, who then imposed a suspended jail sentence on Bessette.
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Palmer Mass
U.P
Richard Bessette
Clifton Hobson
Ernest E. Hobson
Bessette
Stow News: Local family notes and service updates
Mr and Mrs Walter S Macdonald attend the 55th Coast Artillery banquet in Boston. Pfc Paul S Smith now in Korea with new APO address. Town committee met at the Puffers. Basil Stow elected chairman. Howard Mann visits sister Mildred. family updates include trips, military assignments, and health notices. Moosehead Lake Maine weekend visit. Jennie MacLeod and Catherine MacLeod trip. Ray LaValley ill and receiving letters. Anna Washburn to live with family on Great Road.
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Walter S. Macdonald
Lower Village
55Th Coast Artillery
Manger
Boston
Paul S. Smith
A. P. Smith
Great Road
Korea
U.S
Engineering Photo Department
A. V
A.P.O
San Francisco
California
4. H Town Committee
Arthur W. Puffer
Red Acre Road
Basil Stow
Edina Crandall Barnes Dies in Florida at 77
Edina Crandall Barnes died at her home in St Petersburg Florida at age 77. Born and educated in Stow she was Hale high school graduate and a charter member active in Union Evangelical church. She moved to Florida about 40 years ago to care for her mother. Survived by sisters Inez Crandall Shirley of California and Mabel Crandall Warnman of Ithaca New York.
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Stow
Edina Crandall Barnes
St. Petersburg
Florida
Miss Barnes
Hale High School
Union Evangelical Church
Inez Crandall Shirley
California
Mabel Crandall Warnman
Ithaca
New York
Prominent Pa Woman Funeral Details Released
The obituary notes a prominent Pennsylvania woman widow of a well known postman and mother of six, with funeral services set for Tuesday afternoon at the Episcopal Chapel, led by the rector, Rev. Burial followed at the local cemetery. The family includes her husband and six grandchildren.
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Sy Sons
Chilton R.eybridge
Harold
Cord
James L. O'Brien
Episcopal
Con
Stow-On Wednul Social Gathering Noted
A list of attendees at a Stow-On event on October 10 includes Adam Raksey Wally Johansen Ben Pekkala Ketola Linden Banfield Law Jennie Mesol Michael Park Lauri Katy Toivo Erkkinen Rudolph Saari William Peck Wanhatalo Saari Gitalo Bawa Giing and Hugh Schwati.
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Adam Raksey
Wally Johansen
Ben Pekkala
Ang Ketola
and i Linden
and i Banfield
and M Law
Jennie
John Mesol
Michael Park
Lauri Katy
Toivo Erkkinen
Rudolph Saari
Mir William Peck
A Ter Wanhatalo
4Bert Saari
Gitalo
Mig
Bawa
Giing
Hugh Schwati
Grange event awards prizes at local gathering
A crowd gathered on the Pel Great road for a prize event. Peter Lil won first prize in a women’s division, with Miss Mil winning another prize. Booby prizes went to Jones and Mrs. Irvi. The event was described as very enjoyable by all attendees.
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Pel Great Road
Peter Lil
Mil
Jones
Mrs
Irvi
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