Maynard Community News Highlights Local Activities
Marriage intentions filed with Town Clerk Eleanor Jones by Paul Kozak and Eileen Molloy. St. Casmir's Holy Name Society attended the Marquette Boston College game at Fenway Park with Al Kulevich on the BC squad. Jimmy Duggan injured in BC Freshmen win over Holy Cross. Reggie Jones of Middlesex County Bank on vacation. Pvt. Charles R. Russo to serve eighteen months in the Far East starting November 1. American Legion Auxiliary Fall Conference set for October 29 in Boston with delegates named. Local patients Mrs. Gertrude Hirons and Eugene Thompson improving after hospital stays. Selectman Emile A. Dumas reappointed to Middlesex County Employees’ Association board. Maynard Grange delegates to State Grange session in Springfield. Maynard Ladies Degree Team to meet at Adelaide Sims’s home. Maynard Lodge of Elks Halloween party planned with John Colombo in charge. Adelaide Sims stranded in New York during floods en route from Alabama. Girl Scouts Troop 8 hiked Summer Hill and held a weiner roast at Beverly DeGrappo’s home.
Baby Born to Lt and Mrs Frank T Case in Texas
Mayard Lt Frank T Case and his wife Mary E Lehto announce the birth of a son October 9 at Lackland Air Force Hospital San Antonio Texas. Lt Case is an Air Force pilot stationed at Laredo Jet Base.
Brownie Scouts Announce Their Many Activities
Brownie Troop 5 held a premeeting coffee for new members mothers at the American Legion Home. Leaders and committee members coordinated activities with Girl Scouts guiding a hike and Child Care badge work. A Halloween party is set for October 29 hosted by Helen and Gail Manning at 36 Great Joan with costumes and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Joyal
Hird Street
Sheila Sweeney
Dorothy Donohue
Sandra Rae
Eugene Joyal
Linda Goglin
Barbara McGarry
Gail Manning
Helen Manning
Elaine Erkkinen
Nancy Richardson
Joan Quinn
Nancy Toivonen
Linda Herrick
Cheryl Palmer
Christine King
Ruth Ann Murphy
Patty Ann Raksey
Suzy Rae
Christine Taylor
Karol Ashtorson
Constance Whitney
Nancy Hanson
Carol Mas- Galshing
Phyllis Whitney
Patricia Rakiey
Noreen Johnston
Christine Pekkala
Francine Jeme
Karen Kulik
Leora Barry
Patricia Crowther
Beverly Thane
Donna Brathan
Alanna Maki
Laurie Manning
Linda Lawrence
Dianne Soflin
Helen
Joan
Gre
Allan Maki
Toivo Erkkinen
Carl Nelson
Charles Warren
Karen Keto
Fort Devens Army Hospital Dance Program Featured Mrs Richards
May afternoon program at Fort Devens Army Hospital showcased Maynard Mrs Phyllis L Richards and her dance students performing tap baton acrobatic and ballet numbers for soldier patients. Guests included Arlene Brooks Maryann Brooks Linda Stephens and others with Ernie Richards as MC and Arthur Bissonnette on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Phyllis L. Richards
U.S. Army Hospital
Fort Devens
Arlene Brooks
Maryann Brooks
Linda Stephens
Ralph DePietro
Dawn Gorthdart
Sandra Vanzini
Judy Brown
Gerald Cross
Lois Brown
Marilyn Benham
Lorraine Kimball
Dorothy Sadvaskas
Joan Sadvaskas
Janet Cook
Cheryl Martino
Bobby Gustafson
Ernie Richards
M.C. Arthur Bissonnette
Richards
Valley Head Hospital
Carlisle
Textile Mending and Alterations by Annie Hansen
Annie K M Hansen offers repairs for woolen and worsted garments and sweaters. She mends tears burns and binds blankets. Located at 15 Winter Street contact Tel May 1185 W for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie K. M. Hansen
Winter St
Tel
Maynard Class of 1945 Reunion at Marlboro Country Club
The Maynard High School Class of 1945 held a ten year reunion October 8 at Marlboro Country Club. Dinner featured a Smorgasbord, followed by entertainment and dancing. Class Advisor Ruth Colombo spoke. Richard White served as master of ceremonies. Prizes were awarded for traveling farthest Lourie Arcist and newest baby Dorothy Ferguson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard High School
Marlboro Country Club
Ruth (Wilson) Colombo
Richard White
Lourie
Dwinell
Arcist
Dorothy
O’toole
Samuels Studio
Maynard School News Highlights Activities And Events
Maynard Junior Women's Club held an initiation meeting in the auditorium on Monday to prepare for Wednesday’s season opening. Members prepared for a Friday food sale at Hawes Florist Shop at 2 pm. Visits from Mrs. Balch and Prof. Wagner discussed college options for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Hawes Florist
Balch
Pierce Secretarial School
Wagner
Worcester Polytechnical Institute
Maynard High School
Paul Ryan
Chevrolet
Barber Chevrolet Co
R. Bernier
R. Ferreira
C. Madden
M. Matson
D. Armour
K. Larson
N. Duckworth
A. Kaufman
A. Alberi
T. Tower
D. Murphy
R. Lousalo
S. Hagerty
J. Hayes
M. Higgins
C. Seura
T. Sweeney
N. Allan
A. Carlson
L. Butler
M. Mucciaccio
E. Kugima
J. Smith
E. Harding
D. Horstkotte
E. Konowiccz
C. Quirk
Emerson Junior High
George Washington Auditorium
Rodettes Sponsor Maynard Children's Dance Night
The Maynard Rod and Gun Club hosted 87 children and their mothers for a dance event last Friday. Prizes crowned Spot and Tape dances with winners named, including Peter Gilleney, Patricia Crowther, and others. Committee chairs urged parental rides home as many children had no way to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Rod and Gun Club
David McMahon
Eileen Spratt
David Tompkins
Lynn Dee
John Ratkowski
Anne Mercier
Paul McDonnell
Anne Johnston
Ronny Mansfield
Peggy Lowney
Peter Gilleney
Patricia Crowther
Sandra Rae
Wm. D. Mansfield
Jenny Zach
Clara Crowther
Sue McMahon
Taimi White
Charlotte Michaelson
Murray Luota
Halloween Costume Party At Maynard Rod and Gun Club
The Maynard Rod and Gun Club hosts a Halloween costume party with the Rocettes on Saturday October 29 at 8 pm at the Club House. Dancing refreshments and prizes are planned. Admission is free for those in costume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Rod and Gun Club
Rocettes
Maynard Town Hall Hosts Jewish Ladies Aid Rummage Sale
A rummage sale sponsored by the Jewish Ladies Aid Society of Maynard will be held downstairs in the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday October 28 and 29. The public is welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Jewish Ladies Aid Society of
Americans Will Face Record 1955 Food Bill
United Press reports industry leaders project Americans will spend about 66 billion dollars on food in 1955, a record driven by abundant supplies and new processed foods, with prices largely stable and wages rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Shortal
United Press
New York
Paul S. Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc
Willis
Maynard School Dept Plans Evening Courses
Maynard acting superintendent Albert Leter announces evening classes in typewriting bookkeeping and stenography after a request. The school committee approves with a minimum 15 residents needed per course and a nominal instructor fee. Registration closes November 14 at Roosevelt School office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Albert Leter
Maynard Public Schools
Mayrnard
Roosevelt School
Schools Close In Maynard For Teachers Convention
Maynard Maynard school will be closed tomorrow to allow teachers to attend the Middlesex County Teachers Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Middlesex County Teachers Convention
Postwar diet shifts lift per capita citrus use
An economist notes that per capita citrus consumption has risen 60 percent since before World War II driven by rapid frozen concentrate expansion and cake mix popularity since 1947. The trend extends to many other food products as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
America
Theatre program draft for Maynard event at Boston venue
Fragmentary text mentions Korea, an equipment department group, an aircraft wing unit, and a book exhibition by Ernest C. Melby at Boston Education, with Stanley Cahoon as theatre organist. References to Maynard, Maynard held December 1953, and theatre details obscured by OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Robert J. Viola
Sephine M. Violacourt
Maynard
Depa Group 12
Boston
Ernest C. Melby
Stanley Cahoon
Wrightson
Bariton
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Eleanor Jones
Paul Kozak
Fairfield Street
Eileen Molloy
Church Street
North
Chelmsford
St. Casimir’s Holy Name Society
Fenway Park
al Kulevich
Jimmy Duggan
Maynard High Eleven
Reggie Jones
Middlesex County Bank
Charles R. Russo
Charles Russo, Sr
Waltham Street
Far East
American Legion Auxiliary
Hotel Bradford
Mary Primiano
Mabel Sweeney
Eva Evers
Gertrude Hirons
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eugene Thompson
Concord Street
Emile A. Dumas
Lone
Middlesexounty Employees’ Association
James Smith
Maynard Grange
Raymond Jones
Springfield
State Grange
Adelaide Sims
Maynard Lodge of Elks
Main Street
John Colombo
Alabama
Maynard Emblem Club
Summer Hill
Beverly DeGrappo
Texas
Joseph F. Sampson
Nason St. Maynard
Mass
Brownie
Devens Hosp
George B. Cali
Optometrist
Main St
Maynard Lateers
MHS
Reunion
St. Mary’s Fall Canal
Soo Locks
Suez
Panama
Larne
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dun & Bradstreet
Maynard Stores
Western Auto F. W. Woolworth Fashion Shop
Maynard Supply Co. Segal’s
Gale Shop
O'berg’s
Manning Pharmacy Jerre’s Package Store
New Idea Store
Thrift Shop Bears’s
Jay's Shoe Store
J. J. Newberry Co
Variety Shoppe
Johnson's Pharmacy
King’s Package Store
Hudson
Maynard School
Cpl
Robert
Maynard Fire and Police
Tim
Anyon
Terest
Leo F. Mullin
Chai
William Naylor
Seer
Frank Punch
David Pallian
Harold Wilcox
John Sokolowski
Stow Union Evangelical
Town Hall
Leonie Maynard
Jacob
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