Maynard Teens Aid Polio Drive in Nationwide Effort
Maynard teenagers join a national March of Dimes drive to raise funds for polio relief. Clergy from Catholic Jewish and Protestant churches urge participation. Two polio cases reported in Maynard this fall and a nine year old girl from Maynard is hospitalized in Boston.
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Maynard
United States
National Foundation For
Boston
March of Dimes
Worsley Fardy
Havelock Armour
Lena E. Downey
Rob
New Students Enrolled at Acton Junior Senior High
Acton junior senior high school welcomes new students from Arlington Jacksonville Concord Brighton Scarborough Maine Watertown Everett Peters on Concord Yell ow Springs Ohio South Dayton New York Maynard and other communities. Grade 7 includes Linda Armstrong James Carlisle Sharon Dunphy Janice Gibbs Steven Medlar Rosalie O Connell. Grade 8 lists Margaret Lentine Anne McLane Joseph Passerello Ronald Thompson. Grade 9 adds William Fowler John Harbage Michael Hill Peter McGregor Joyce Peterson Judith Woodhead. Grade 10 features Diane Dunphy James Fowler Valerie Medlar Walter Aalto Sandra Dunphy. Grade 12 contains Bernice Peterson.
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Acton
Linda Armstrong
Arlington
James Carlisle
Jacksonville
Florida
Sharon Dunphy
Concord
Janice Gibbs
Brighton
Steven Medlar
Scarborough
Maine
Rosalie O.connell
Watertown
Everett Peterson
Margaret Lentine
Bedford
Anne McLane
Joseph Passerello
Waltham
Ronald Thompson
Littleton
William Fowler
Dayton
New York
John ‘Harbage
Michael Hill
Peter McGregor
Yellow Springs
Ohio
John McLane
Joyce Peterson
Judith Woodhead
Diane Dunphy
James Fowler
Valerie Medlar
Walter Aalto
Maynard
Sandra Dunphy
Bernice Peterson
Students to receive street assignments Friday
The young people will get their street assignments Friday morning. They will visit homes in the afternoon and evening and turn in collected money at Co-op Hall between 7:00 and 8:00 Friday night. Lena Downey of the Abbot Savings Bank will serve as treasurer of the drive.
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Ert
K. Jones, Jr
Lena Downey
Asabet Savings Bank
Pre-School Group Opens Season With Large Enrollment
Sudbury cooperative preschool held its first meeting at Mrs Arthur E Fay home Concord road. The school opens September 20 with full enrollment and a waiting list. Dr Louise Bates Ames is set for a November 8 talk. Officers and directors listed. Also notes cashmere goat fleece production details.
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Sudbury
Arthur E. Fay
Concord Road
Frank Bautze
Paul Gebhardt
Louise Bates Ames
William Darling
Richard Schmaltz
James Goddard
Robert Wickson
Francis White
Myron G. Siegars
Kenneth Throckmorton
Ralph Bennett
Clarence Hurlburt
Walter Taylor
Howard Kelley
Sudbury Letter From Ex‑Resident Davisson Shares Reminiscences
Major John E Davisson, former Sudbury resident, writes from abroad about selling land on King Philip Heights. He laments not attending the veterans tablet unveiling and notes plans to return to the States within a year. His son finishes a three year Germany tour with the 2nd Armored Division.
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Sudbury
John E. Davisson
St. Hubert’s School
King Philip Heights
Sudsbury
States
Mary Lamb School
Germany
2Nd Armored Division
Concord Orchestra Ready For Season and Donations
Concord Orchestra enters its fourth season under George Brown. Last year featured 30 rehearsals, 40 players, and two well-attended free children's concerts. Plans include two more free concerts and a children's show. Contributions fund operating expenses. donations of any size are welcome to Treasurer Bert C. Chambers.
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Concord
Concord Orchestra
George Brown
Concord Chorus
Bert C. Chambers
Concord Garden Club Meeting Highlights and Plywood Use
The Concord Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Egbert S. Newbury Jr on Lowell Road with guest speaker Allen Kennedy superintendent of Fisheries and Game speaking on Conservation Refreshments were served The article notes prewar plywood use and postwar diversification including its adoption by Detroit auto makers for running boards and door linings
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Concord
Concord Garden Club
Egbert S. Newbury, Jr
Lowell Road
Allen Kennedy
Fisheries and Game
Detroit Auto Makers
Firemen praised for saving horses in Sudbury barn blaze
Letitia and Honora Haynes thank local firemen after a severe thunderstorm and lightning struck their Sudbury barn, one of the town’s largest. The blaze destroyed the hay-filled structure. only heavy timbers remained as Wayland responders assisted from a mile away hydrant access. Two horses saved, one euthanized due to injuries. rebuilds rumored.
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Sudbury
Letitia
Honora Haynes
Carol
Wayland Fire Department
Haynes
Acton Donor Gives History Book and Class Photo
Acton Harold Phalen, head of mathematics at William and Mary College, donated his history of Acton to Acton High School Library and a 1886 first class composite photo. The photo will be hung in the superintendent's office. listed graduates include Emery W. Clark Eugene L. Hall Carrie L. Shapley Minnie G. Bassett Martha C. Pratt and M Florence Fletcher.
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Acton
Harold Phalen
Acton High School
Phalen
William and Mary College
Virginia
Emery W. Clark
Eugene L. Hall
Carrie L. Shapley
Minnie G. Bassett
Martha C. Pratt
M. Florence Fletcher
Bedford Veterans News and Hurricane Impact Items
Lieut Alfred H Stewart son of Mrs Elizabeth Stewart of 36 Great Road Bedford was recently separated from service after nine months in Korea. Mrs Sparks and five children survived the August 31 hurricane floods and gale in South Kingston Rhode Island while Mr Sparks was away on business in Arizona. They reside on North Road Bedford. Installation of new officers of Anthony Hunt Hamilton Post A L No 221 will be held next Tuesday evening at the new clubhouse with County Commander Francis Hart inducting the new slate.
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Alfred H. Stewart
Elizabeth Stewart
Great Road
Korea
Earl
Sparks
Kingston
Rhode Island
Arizona
North Road
Bedford
Anthony-Hunt-Hamilton Post, A. L. No. 221
Francis Hart
Railroad Executive to Address Boston NAC A Meeting
Bedford-Patrick B. McGinnis will address Boston Chapter NAC A at the Hotel Bradford on September 22, 1954. His topic is New Thinking in Railroad Management. Local NAC A member Bernard J. Pond of 26 Great Road is expected to attend.
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Bedford
Patrick B. McGinnis
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Boston
National Association of Cost Accountants
Bradford
McGinnis
N.A.C.A
Bernard J. Pond
Great Road
Bedford Library Resumes Regular Hours for September to June
Bedford Public Library returns to its standard schedule. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Weekdays run 1:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. through June.
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Bedford
Bedford Public Library
Sudbury Garden Club Holds Annual Luncheon at 1812 House
The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury-Framingham held its annual luncheon on September 9 at the 1812 House. Officers for the year include President Mrs Wesley Teich Secretary Mrs Donald F Larson Treasurer Mrs Stephen S Burke and Program Mrs John A Anderson.
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Garden Club
Sudbury
1812 House
Framingham
Wesley Teich
Donald F. Larson
Stephen S. Burke
John A. Anderson
Television on Fire at Avery Rest Home Sudbury
Fire department responded to a call at Avery Rest Home in North Sudbury on Tuesday September 7 to investigate dense smoke. Firefighters found the source to be a television on fire and moved it from the room.
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Sudbury
Avery Rest Home
North Sudbury
Formal Dance at Wayside Inn Sept 24 in Sudbury
The Homemaker's Group sponsors a dance at the Wayside Inn on Friday night September 24 at 8 30 for Memorial Church Expansion Building Fund. Paul Ambler's Orchestra of Natick provides music. Mrs Carlton Ellins Jr chairs the event with ticket duties led by Mrs David Chase.
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Sudbury
Homemaker’s
Memorial Church
Paul Ambler
Orchestra
Natick
Carlton Ellins, Jr
David Chase
Philips, Chase
James Goddard
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