Acton High School Seniors to Conduct Pre School Census
Acton High School seniors under Senior Advisor Raymond Grey will conduct the annual school and pre school census during the week of October 27. The program, previously approved by the School Committee and led by former advisors, uses census data for educational statistics.
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Acton High School
Raymond Grey
Whitman Pearson
Ruth Proc’or
Albert ‘Koch
Educational Service Associates
Burney
Acton Schools to Launch Atlantic Refinery Safety Program
The Acton School Department will join Atlantic Refinery Traffic Safety Education in December as part of the district's Safety Education Week. Driver Training Instructor Ralph Stetson first contacted refinery representatives at a Registry of Motor Vehicles meeting.
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Supt. Pearson
O’connell
Atlantic Safety Education
Gilbert Hoyt
Henry Pratt
John Gillis
Clayton Campbell
Pratt
Acton
Ong Atlantic
Ralph Stets0n
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Dean Miss Marion Towne Attends MA Deans Conference
Miss Marion Towne, Dean of Girls at Acton High School, attended the annual conference of the Massachusetts Association of Deans at the Sheraton Plaza in Boston on Saturday October 25.
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Marion Towne
Acton High School
Massachusetts Association of Deans
Sheraton Plaza
Boston
Reading Consultant Visits Acton Faculty for Curriculum Series
Miss Mary Jane Jack, Reading Consultant for the textbook company, visited Acton to meet new faculty and help them use the Curriculum Foundation Series effectively. She aimed to boost classroom reading mastery and familiarize staff with the program.
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Mary Jane Jack
Acton
Concern
End of Marking Period Reports Issued by School
Principal William O Connell announces that the current mark ing period closed Friday October 24 and report cards will be issued today Thursday October 30 for students at the high school.
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William O'Connell
Acton Students Off for Middlesex Teachers Convention Day
Acton students will have Friday off as the Middlesex County Teachers Convention takes place in Boston. Teachers may attend the convention or visit classes in counties where schools remain in session, with about half the faculty choosing to observe other teachers.
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Acton
Middlesex County
Boston
San Francisco Night Club Showcases Grand Opera
The occie Ball in San Francisco gains fame as the first US venue to offer grand opera as its sole entertainment, highlighting a bold presentation choice and attracting attention from critics and patrons alike.
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San Francisco
United States
Harvest Day Report For Emerson Hospital
The Emerson Hospital Harvest Day committee lists partial donations including 855 cans of fruit and vegetables 203 jars of jellies and preserves 345 cans of juices 401 cans of soup 120 dessert packages 8 dozen eggs 2 turkeys 90 pounds sugar 60 bushels fresh produce and many miscellaneous gifts. West Concord Brownies under Mrs M A Broadbent filled seven cartons and Maynard town contributed generously.
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Emerson Hospital
Bedford
West Concord Fourth Srade
M. A. Broadbent
Maynard
Local Engagement Announced For DiModica Daughter
Miss Margaret M. DiModica of Wayland engaged to Airman First Class Joseph M. Angelosanto of Maynard. She is a Wayland High School graduate employed in Waltham. he is a Maynard High School graduate stationed at Sampson AFB in New York. They plan a December 27 wedding.
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Maynard
Michael J. DiModica
Wayland
Margaret M. DiModica
Joseph M. Angelosanto
Carlo Angelosanto
Wayland High School
Waltham
Angelosanto
Maynard High School
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Holdup Man Totals 27 Dollars and 150 Watch In Duggan Robbery
M Sgt Clyde W Duggan reported a holdup in Jeffersonville Indiana where the thief took 27 dollars and a 150 dollar watch. Duggan had 17 in Currency brought from Japan which the thief will have a hard time spending.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
U.P
Clyde W. Duggan
Duggan
Japan
Leaders Thank Girls for Harvest Day Food Drive
An open thank you letter praises Concord Brownie Troop 14 led by Mrs. Broadbent and assistants. The girls Marie Conlon Janet Dee Nan cy Baker and others collected seven large carloads of food for Emerson Hospital.
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Concord
Rls
West
Concord Brownies
Marie Conlon
Janet Dee
Nancy Baker
Joyce Reilly
Diane Hannon
Carol Johnson
Mary Ann Megin
Maureen Colins
Anne Rodday
Maida Broadbent
Mary Megan
Beverly Johnson
Elaine McManus
Meredith O’ Connor
Penny Orpik
Janice Perry
Judith Quick
Ann Sheehan
Pat Spellman
Kathleen Thompson
Ann Williams
Sandra Sutherland
Elizabeth Walsh
Mary Mullen
Emerson Hospital
Robert D. Broadbent
Matthew M. Dacey
Charles P. Quick
Funeral Service For Late Resident Ida Metcalf
Funeral services held at Dee Funeral Home Concord for Ida Metcalf age 96 who died Friday at Fairlawn Nursing Home Lexington. Rev Charles Marvin Styron of Whitechurch Lincoln officiated and interment was in Lincoln cemetery. Metcalf a Texas native left no immediate relatives.
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Concord
Dee
Ida Metcalf
Fairlawn
Lexington
Charles Marvin Styron
Whitechurch
Lincoln
Lincoln Cemetery
Metcalf
Texas
Requiem for Mrs McBreen This Morning
Concord widow Julia Hopkins McBreen aged 74 of 19 Long Street died Monday at home after a short illness. Born in Ireland November 2 1877 she would have been 75 next Sunday. She lived in this town 55 years and was an active St Bernard's parish member. Surviving are son John of Concord and two daughters.
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Concord
Julia
Hopkins) McBreen
Longstreet
Thamac
Ive Breen
Ireland
St. Bernard’s Parish
John
Acton Grange installs new officers in joint session
Acton Grange No. 259 and Concord Grange No. 150 held a joint installation led by Ernest R. Hunt. Norman E. Livermore was reinstalled as master and new officers include Overseer Lawrence Hadley and secretary Mabel Jenks. A Halloween party followed at Town hall and a joint meeting with Tyngsboro Grange is planned for November 11 at Tyngsboro.
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Acton
Acton Grange
Concord
Ernest R. Hunt
Massachusetts State Grange
Norman E. Livermore
Main Street
Lawrence Hadley
Margaret Krasic
Ernest Anderson
Thomas Curtin
Joann Garbarino
Mabel Jenks
Mildred Hollowell
Frank Garbarino
Ceres
Hadley
Pomona
McGray
Flora
Sylvia Curtin
Genevieve Anderson
Della Rolfe
George Rolfe
Hallowe’en
The
Grange
Tyngsboro
Home on Laurel Street Bought by Gormelys
Thomas J. Byron of the Veterans Housing Committee reports 14 Laurel Street has been purchased by Thomas B. and June E. Gormely Jr. who have moved into the veterans unit. Old umbrella ribs can be repurposed as metal plant stakes.
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Thomas J. Byron
The
Veterans Housing Committee
Laurel Street
Thomas B
June E. Gormely, Jr
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Vere - Acton
Douglass R. MacDonald
South Weymouth
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Frank Jones
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Muriel Smith
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University
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Stephen Verrill Clark Lambert
David Beatty
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Senate Committee On Civil Service and Post Office
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Franklin R. Johnson
M. DiModica
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Mrs. McBreen
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