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(MASSitbe street ipb^d'fthery’sdutyto pt to. beat*-’ icspital do-fchy byyie*ie sidewalk ^financed £j ■' .sidewalkw in effect,tnsor a rogram./-:. ssman ;pre-entarely. fi-inicipalap-in front ofHi : at.; Aliencited, in the uncilV voted 3, however, ah advisory trefet super-2d ,; on. '• frte v/ .walks inprograrii-ondpubtedly i the court-Ution for a the . hospital tncilor Erd-;ill lefid the;e again the . programT.FriMlNSTEJUFeb- 24—With 39 per; lt;ient of Leomtester’s school children riding buses to., and .-from school; transportation, cosfr.cbptinu*to mount as a niajor part of the school department budget, according to si report- made bySupt. of SchoolsWilliam B1 Appleton. vAn appropriation of $26,151 is in-duded in the-193 budget to transport 1603 of Leominster s 4079 school Children. The. budget appropriation represents a sizable. increase oyer last year and the promise for the future is for increased .costs,; according to .school committee mem-:^nie school department;’ this year issued. 1603 passes to school .children for transportation- on Fiten-burg Leominster BU Ry. Go.buses, .Of these 1465 children have availed thetnselves of the .privilege.. Still other passes are, issued tor a small niimbef of ■ Lreommster. sfo*dents attending.. Worcester, andFitchburg trad«f schools-. ■ , lt;^ .The main reason for. the increase was. a- change in policy which allows elementary. school children; to ride to school if they live one-mile from their schools- The previous ruling, that enforced by state law,permits only children- living twomiles, from school to- be transported free-of ■ charge.■Other reasons for -mounting costs include, .increased enrollments and increased fares.- A breakdown of the city’s .parochial and public school - bus riders reveals .the .following figures: . -,'Bennett school, enrollment. 226, riders 24; Field, school, .133, no riders; George, ,277* riders 64;-.Lancaster, 347, riders 91; -Lincoln,. 184; riders 84; . Pierce; 225, riders -88; Priest, 164, riders 100; Spruce, 87,riders 6r ’ • ■ '■ Saxton trade-h5gh school, 108,riders 8; St. :Cecilia?s. school, -745,riders .217; St. Leo’s school, 70o,.riders '517;- - Julie .'. Country. , Dayschool-, - 240; riders 97; junior highschool. 658, riders' 179.; ' .. -:nd fcy ^A family, friend found: BlanchardL ' - lowed the business meeting- , a'-•ddewalk.lhincH. -wa:s.-.served by the committee ' - headed- by Mrs. Marie': Dufrcsne. ■Rev;-f Richard Skobe of -Ropkport, Masi;,: and a former 'minister . mLatvia,,; was, guest^speaker. afr amperative, r.. 'tJurse? Grant Co.nudy hole” ^traveling s, he. said: ! ;the hos-“crummy-*nt conrfi-3ft1 iTV . - -dying'on the floor ’ of his summercottage here: He died en route toa hospifcl;-V '■ • • . vMass;,: and to^ner . Rlahard and -bis -father-- operal- . .iippuca^ ^Latvia, was, gucrt :speaker^, at. a ^ Ncw;.El5^3and Erick Co., and. must be filed with the commiice^ ^ ^bo,h .churoh. . Hi, s ect w», Howev^anyLEOMINSTER, Feb. 24 — The Dwight: Si Davis scholarship, ■ $100 award for a high-ranking member of the Leominster liigh school senior class,' .will be given for the first time by the high school Parent-TeacHer Assn. this June.- The scholarship has been named to honor. Principal Davis, who retires June 19 after -serving 15*4 years os Leominster high . school 'principal and 33 years as an educator in Massachusetts. • • . .The scholarship award will be selected -by. a. scholarship committee from a list of applicants. The fund will be awarded to a High-ranking student who will he eligible for the fund at the opening of the second semester of the college of his choice.Xhe group . will - also award. prizes to two members of each highschool class* . ■' ‘ «The: scholarship was named atjer Principal Davis is recognition of, ms service at the high school and his active participation in the^ FT A activities. ; Mr. Davis; was instrumental in the etsablishmenr ot the PTA and .was responsible for the .establishment o£ a national honor societv chapter at the . high school. ’ Applications for the, scholarship• * ft 4 1 • ' .A L 4 * a m lit A/le*rt~ followed. by tHejnuricaLrevueat 9^0 and- damiing until 11-30 p. m-Kevue performer* were: tap_ro\i-tine, Barbara Rogers, Shirtey piar-trand, Betty Curry and Marion Whitney; song. ' Patricia Cowan; modem dance. De Ole Arks a Moverin” and ^Jericho” by Antoinette DeFazio, Lorraine Brooks, Jane LaBelle, JoanneXhester, Joan Belanger; Rita • Bilodeau, Beverly Day, Janet Dupee and Selina lni-please, Judith Pizzutti, aewrapanist,Glass can be drawn mto a thread so fine that a single marble willmake a thread 100 miles long.; ■— . .The is ion col-1952 pfiquor / li— findal re-'Or; Ralph►y Chair-,mo; Held rigs, ..both orary )i~ r ’dispen-ar ' were ;686 col-Wieuioaiav uiuiuu,- —- „ iChristian Minister Bebmd the iron-• Curtain.;”.•' ;-• '• . ■;Rev*- ‘Forrest., R*. Gihnore of theFirst Baptist phurch wull; speak ai i ■ Eehten service in the Federate chureh of Ayef tomorrow night.Members of- the Bapt^^hurcb areattending a meeting of the WBchu--sett-Assn. in Westminsters Baptist church today. ' --. . • ;, Miss; - MaryJone.. Quir^.- will-, be. the .speaker at a meeting :-of :.1be Young 'Friends,: of the Leominster oublic .library' ‘thmght at 680 in the. library; ’1Admit Press, Public To Jelke Vice TrialNEW YORK VP}—The press andpublic '.w^ere L admitted' to; the vicenuwGvci, oai^Y. , r . .scholarship funds wilrnot be eligible for this award.. ‘ The funds must be applied to tuition. at an accredited college of the studentschoice. . •’ ... Mrs. 'Collins B. Newell, is. chairman of the scholarship committee.. I ■ « 1 . If_____ t P Z r.K«l Upublic were . admitted xo ine vice m^n the sciioiarsnip commiutA-.trial of Minot, (Mickey) Jelke to- j Member? include, Mrs. ■, r ___. Kent'. Mr. Davis, Mrs- Koymonaday as the defense began presentation of its case.. : • .Courtroom attendants opened the. doors, obviously acting, on the order': of General Sessions Judge Francis: L. Valente.. The judge, had barred press'and public while theDeath Listed SuicideIj01 * ^--- » * Lprosecution - was presenting . ds case because of the';Iur'id naturcof testimony. , j .. The -prosecution ended , its caselast Friday. '. ...^'HARVARD^-Dr. Joseph McLean, ;associate thedicai examiner, . today — - • - . - - rroceeas -»r« iv» -•listed ss suicide, the,death of .Web- :jNebraska has a. water supply of ^hietm jackete ^hree oufatand-‘ ::___■_! 1 nnnAnft nrrp-fppt.an-jnc nign sciiooi 3iniere. • .Kenb Mr. Davis, Mrs. Raymond White,,Mrs. Guy Cutter, Mrs. Erwin Smith, Miss Blanche M; Jobes, dean of girls at the high, school.. . .AA Revue.LEOMINSTER, . Feb. 24 — TheLeominster high school Girls’ Ath-lelic. Assn.: presented- a musical revue, ■ concert and dance program last night in the Recreation Center. Proceeds are for the purchase ofI r ■ - -« -I 4 _ tiirna All^cfann*listed ss suicide , the, deatn or .weo- . Nobraska has a. water • supply 01 ,68' C : steFs; Biahchard, 58, wealthy West more than 1.000,060,000 aring the- Acton businessman, ^ho was found - nually. ..——, . rO-. • - . T--..• 'w :.?*-•;'• V-;v :' - '-V' ‘t ' i *-•//. :,;.y-yVvV'Tea Cups Fo and CIt's a plcasnni surprise to fin English T«a Cups at these t want-to buy for lifts, for fricn younlt; morrleds assembling : own delight in fine English Blt; tern, color and design*•From «359 MHome of - fChargeas,, com ;er club,5lic;- tWO;v!ctual-iwo beer tores all ilcoholic, Ld a tav-yearm
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Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
Tue, Feb 24, 1953
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