Red Feather Drive to raise funds for hospital care
Metropolitan Communities launches October Red Feather Drive to collect donations for free hospital care. The 1956 Acton drive lists Harold W. Flood as community chairman with a large slate of officers and committees coordinating advance solicitations and public relations for Massachusetts General and several Boston hospitals.
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Red Feather
Massachusetts General
Carney Hospital
Children’s Medical Center
Pete Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston Dispensary
Acton Drive
Harold W. Flood
Frederick T. Wheyliger
George L. Roche
Fred Lloyd
Norman R. Veenst
John Loring
Bela Paine
Roger M. Myrick
Donald E. Worrall
Edward W. Mann
Lewis Barrett
John L. Thomasfi
Henry French
Dana Hinckley
Henry Bowen
Saugus Driver Skids on Wet Street Near Lake Williams
Marlboro resident Marlboro William W. Fiske of 275 Central street Saugus escaped injury when his eastbound car slid on wet Lakeside avenue and left the road striking two steel signs. Sgt. Cloutier and Patrolman DiPietro investigated. Also guidance on laundering lightweight summer blankets.
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Marlboro
William W. Fiske
Central Street
Saugus
Lake Williams
Fiske
Lakeside Avenue
Alfred Cloutier
Ralph DiPietro
Lions Supper Opens South Acton Meet Club To Sell Bulbs
Acton Lions Club begins weekly supper meetings October 4 at 6 30 PM at Liberty Tree House South Acton President Richard A Gallant to preside George Allen named bulb chairman Plans for charter night October 29 at Bilanchard Memorial Auditorium with Arthur A Dunphy as chairman Also notes North Dakota lamb crop for 1955 estimated at 431000 head up 11000 from 1954
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Acton
Acton Lions Club
Liberty Tree House
South Acton
Richard A. Gallant
Gallant
George Allen
School Street
Leon J. Moreau
Concord
Arthur A. Dunphy
Bilanchard Memodiial Awucfistorium
Acton Woman's Guild Slideshow Meeting Monday
Acton Catholic Women's Guild gathers for its first fall meeting Monday October 3 at 8 pm in St. Elizabeth's Church Hall West Acton After the business session Rev John J Cogavin curate of St Peter's Lowell will present a talk and show colored slides from his tour through the British Isles
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West Acton
Acton Catholic Woman's Guild
St. Elizabeth's Church Hall
John J. Cogavin
St. Peter’s Church
Lowell
British Isles
Maynard Student Enters New England Conservatory Freshman Year
Maynard-Edward D Amico son of Mr and Mrs E D Amico of 16 Crane Avenue registers as a freshman at the New England Conservatory of Music Boston He plans to teach music in public schools after graduation in the Music Education curriculum A Ghitalla taught him in Boston and he is a 1951 Maynard High School graduate
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Maynard
Edward D’amico
E. D’amico
Crane Avenue
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
D'Amico
Maynard High School
A. Ghitalla
Lake Superior Largest Great Lake by Area and Basin
Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes stretching across 31 820 square miles in the United States and Canada. Its drainage basin covers 80 900 square miles.
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Lake Superior
Great Lakes
United States
Canada
Stow News highlights and community plans
Parents with boys 8 to 11 invited to Cub Scouting Parents Night October 4 at Hale High School Cafeteria with John W. Arnold from Algonquin Council. Hayride memories linger as Hale area residents recall a truck gift from Lawrence Turkey Farm. Hale High seniors hosted a Back to School Hop at Town Hall with George Perkins and his Coonets. Church groups schedule events and a church fair is planned for October 8, with a food sale on October 15.
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Hale High School
John W. Arnold
Algonquin Council
Boy Scouts of America
Hale ‘High School
Dobbin
Lawrence Turkey Farm
Gary Lawrence
Stow
West Concord
Littleton
Town Hall
George Perkins
Bargain Package At Sarasota Terrace Ends New Year
Sarasota Terrace offers a Sun-O-Rama 7 day 6 night tour at 24 dollars with a five dollar discount when presented at a travel agent or the hotel. The No Sun No Pay deal runs through December 31, tied to owner C V Griffin’s promotion. The note also mentions Maryland’s colonial charter dated 1632 and Lord Baltimore.
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Sarasota
Florida
Sarasota Terrace
C. V. Griffin
Griffin
Watershed questions prompt Middlesex district update
Middlesex Soil Conservation District notes a surge of inquiries about watershed work and flood control tied to the Sudbury Assabet and Concord rivers. Officials say reliable figures are not yet available but promise to inform the public as developments unfold.
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Suasco
Gowings Open Real Estate Office in Concord
Concord announces the Gowings Rob ert B Gowings and Mrs Henry M Keyes have opened a new real estate office at 4 Walden street in Concord. The firm named The Gowings joins the Boston Real Estate Board and covers Concord and surrounding towns.
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Concord
Robert. B. Gowing
Walden Street
Gowings
Henry M. Keyes
Liberty Street
Boston Real Estate Board
Gowing
west-of-Boston
Boston
Henry W. Savage, Inc
Horace L. Arnold
Massachusetts
Middle Street
Lincoln
Wayland
West Concord Couple Mark 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bemasi of 166 Commonwealth Avenue celebrate 30 years of marriage with an open house at their home on Sunday October 9 from 4 to 7 pm. They have two daughters and a son plus 11 grandchildren.
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West Concord
James C. Bemasi
Commonwealth Avenue
Wolfred Erickson
Gardner
Philip Lozier
Harvard
Charles Shay
Maynard
Bemis
Mssachusetts Reformatory
Rufus Putnam Masonic Order
Rutland
Ida Mce-Kinley
Ayer
Cradle Rock
Barre
St. George’s Episcopal Church
First Tuesday After First Monday in November
The text identifies the presidential election date as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, a time set by congressional act since 1845. It notes the purpose is to choose the president and vice president through electors.
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Congress
Real Estate Deeds in Walt ham for August
Trends, the real estate bulletin, lists deeds recorded in Walt ham for August. The report names numerous transactions in local areas, noting buyer and seller details compiled by the local deeds office.
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Concord
Trends
Waltham
Bolet to Headline Worcester Music Festival Oct 26
Jorge Bolet, noted pianist born in Havana and now an American citizen, headlines Worcester Festival Pianist's Night on October 26. The program includes two concertos and works by Sibelius and Vaughan Williams with the Festival Chorus and Philadelphia Orchestra. tickets go on sale October 1 at Steinert's and via mail orders.
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Jorge Bolet
Worcester
Horticultural Hall
Bolet
Havana
Curtis Institute
Philadelphia
Cuba
Europe
Rachmaninoff
Gershwin
Auditorium
Raymond Morin
Jesus Maria Sanrema
Eugene List
Festival Chorus
Sibelius
Vaughn ‘Williams
Philadelphia Orchestra
Steinert’s Music Store
Main Street
Baton Twirling Class Begins at Coolidge School
Maynard announces baton twirling instruction starting Thursday evening September 29 at Coolidge School. Mrs Dorothy Slamin Hill will again teach. Beginners should meet at 6 15 p.m beginners and intermediate at 6 30 p.m and advanced at 7 15 p.m.
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Maynard
Coolidge School
Dorothy Slamin Hill
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