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Town of
READING MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL
1958
REPORT
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Town of
READING
MASSACHUSETTS
TOW
59:
Annual Report Of The Town Officers
For The Year Ended December
-1958-
TOWN OFFICERS 1958
Board of Selectmen
LAWRENCE DREW, Chairman JAMES E. CALVIN, Secretary RUDOLF SUSSMANN
Term Expires 1959
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Board of Public Welfare
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary DONALD C McKIE
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1961
QUINCY B. PARK, Welfare Agent
GLADYS M. WILSON, Social Worker
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
DONALD C. McKIE, Secretary
1960
DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN
1961
QUINCY B. PARK, Director
VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Social Worker
Board of Assessors
HAROLD B. CURRELL, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
RALPH T. HORN, Secretary
1961
WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH
1960
Town Counsel CARL H. AMON, JR.
Town Clerk BOYD H. STEWART
Treasurer
Moderator
PRESTON F. NICHOLS
KENNETH C. LATHAM
Town Accountant
BOYD H. STEWART
Town Collector WILLIAM E. MORRISON
Personnel Board
WILLIAM F. MURPHY, Chairman RALPH G. SIAS LAWRENCE E. MacLEOD BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary
Director, Veterans' Service - Veterans' Benefits Agent *CHARLES W. H. SMITH *FRANK A. GALLAGHER
*Retired
*Appointed to fill vacancy
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1960
Board of Public Works
COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Chairman DOMENICK ZANNI, JR., Secretary DONALD E. FLORENCE LLOYD W. HARRISON HAROLD D KILGORE, JR.
Term Expires 1960
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1961
Board of Health
CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D., Chairman CHRISTINE F. PARKER, Secretary EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M.D.
Term Expires 1959
1960
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1961
Finance Committee
WILLIAM H. DOLBEN, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
WALTER M. FOWLER
1961
CLEMENT T. GLEASON
1960
PAUL C NICHOLAS
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1960
JOHN R. KAY
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1959
GEORGE LARSON
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1961
PAUL MICH
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1959
WILLIAM F. MURPHY
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1960
CARL B. PITMAN
1959
FREDERICK F. STEVENSON
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1961
EMERSON A. WILLARD
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1961
ALFRED R. JOHNSON
1960
School Committee
ROBERT E. TURNER, Chairman
Term Expires 1960
ROBERT F. PERRY, Secretary
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1961
PAUL R. BERGHOLTZ
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1961
WILLIAM E BURPEE
1960
NEWELL H. MORTON
1959
PHILIP R. WHITE
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1959
School Physician ROBERT W. WAKELING, D.O.
Attendance Officer
*ROBERT A. GRUNDY +'WILLIAM O'KEEFE ALTON C. BENNETT
*Resigned
¡Appointed to fill vacancy
Superintendent of Schools ROBERT F. PERRY
School Nurse
MARGARET B. CLEWLEY
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1959
ERNEST E. GALLANT
1961
DUDLEY B. KILLAM
1961
GEORGE E. MILLNER
BARBARA E. WINKLER
1959
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Municipal Light Board
WINFRED F. SPURR, Chairman PHILIP O. AHLIN, JR. PHILLIP G. WILLCOX
Term Expires 1961
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1959
Board of Registrars
LOUIS BACIGALUPO, Chairman JOHN J. WALSH H. NELSON BATES
Term Expires 1960
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1959
Board of Cemetery Trustees
EDOUARD N. DUBE, Chairman
Term Expires 1960
M. RUSSELL MEIKLE, Secretary
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STANLEY F. MAXWELL
1961
ERNEST E. BROWN
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1960
LAWRENCE A. PARTELOW
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1959
CHARLES E. ELLIS, JR.
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Planning Board
EDWARD W. BATTEN, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
WILLIAM D. SOMMERS, Secretary C. DEWEY SMITH
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1961
JAMES J. SULLIVAN, JR.
1959
ROBERT D. GOODOAK
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1961
Board of Library Trustees
KATHERINE C. PIERCE, Chairman
Term Expires 1960
H. IRENE LATHAM, Secretary
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1959
WILLIAM H. DIAMOND
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1959
ROBERT E. STEWART
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1960
C. NELSON BISHOP
1961
SYDNEY M. HODSON
1961
Commissioners of Trust Funds
JOSEPH B. IVERSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1963
H. RAYMOND JOHNSON
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1961
ERNEST S. JOHNSON
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1959
Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen members ex-officiis
Board of Appeal
GERALD E. FOSBROKE, Chairman
Term Expires 1960
PHILIP R. WHITE, JR.
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1959
THOMAS A. PERKINS
1961
Associate Members Board of Appeal
ROBERT S. TOPERZER
Term Expires 1960
JAMES W. KILLAM, III
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1959
ALTON C. BENNETT
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Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspector of Milk and Foods CARL M. SMITH CARL M. SMITH
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1960
Inspector of Plumbing KENNETH G. SHAW
Inspector of Animals GARDINER A. LESTER, D.V.M.
Inspector of Buildings HAROLD B. CURRELL
Game Warden JAMES T. PUTNAM
Superintendent of Moth Work MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Dog Officer WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP
Treo Warden
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves HAROLD F. DAVIS
Constables
WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP ARTHUR L. HARRIS
Insurance Committee Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Committee
Contributory Retirement Board
DONALD C. MITCHELL, Chairman BOYD H STEWART, Secretary ARTHUR C. ALDRICH
Law Committee
Consists of Chairmen of the following Boards:
Board of Assessors
Board of Selectmen
Board of Public Works
Board of Public Welfare
Board of Health School Committee
Municipal Light Board
Personnel of Police Department
Chief ROLAND E. ELLIS
Lieutenant JOHN F. BEAUDOIN Sergeants
THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK EDWARD M. HUBBARD
WILLIAM H. FAULKNER JOHN L. POWER
Patrolman - Inspector WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP
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Patrolmen
FRANK R. FISHER JOSEPH M. GREENE FREDERICK J. KEEFE PHILLIP N. CAIL HERBERT G. PERRY JOHN A. BILICKI FRED GRANELLI GEORGE A. LEFAVE BRIAN F. DESMOND
BERNARD J. PAIVA
HAROLD W. O'BRIEN PATRICK J. PANTANO WINFRED A. MacDONALD WILLIAM J. WEBB, JR. EVAN P. EDWARDS JOSEPH W. CORMIER ROBERT E. MARCHAND ROBERT A. CASTINE PAUL J. MURPHY ROBERT M. MOORE
Temporary Patrolmen
RAYMOND J. DOUCETTE
WILLIAM S. DEFERRARI, JR.
Clerk J. ROBERT CLARK
Special Police Officers
ELMER F. YOUNG
DANIEL J. WHITE
VINCENT SERRENTINO
STUART R. NICHOLS
REGINALD W. SOUTHARD
HERMAN L. HUBBARD
FRED REISSLE
ANDREW J. LOMAX
FRED GIBSON
ROBERT A. VARS
HENRY GROMYKO
JOHN B. MILLER
EDWARD F. HARRISON
ROY J. BROGAN
JOSEPH PETRONI
RONAN J. LASKEY
FRANK MacMILLAN
FRANK C. MITCHELL
DANIEL J. BUCKLEY
QUINCY B. PARK HENRY O. BALLOU EDWARD TEER WILLIAM G. HENDERSON
Middlesex County National Bank Public Works
JAMES T. PUTNAM
JOHN H. VANDENBERG
Reading Rifle and Revolver Club
DONALD E. FLORENCE
Reading Rifle and Revolver Club Public Works
WILLIAM H. MILLER JOHN D. LOUANIS Water and Sewer Pumping Station, Town Forest ARTHUR G. REES American Legion Victory House American Legion Victory House
EVERETT P. PACKER
Memorial High School Memorial High School Memorial High School Memorial High School Memorial High School
Memorial High School Junior High School Junior High School Junior High School Joshua Eaton School Joshua Eaton School Highland School Birch Meadow School Pearl Street School Pearl Street School Birch Meadow School All Schools Joshua Eaton School Reading Community Center Welfare Department Municipal Bldg., Masonic Bldg., Sanborn Apts. Library
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HARRY A. TURNER RALPH E. WILSON J. ROBERT CLARK DUNCAN STANLEY HAROLD F. DAVIS HUGH L. EAMES JAMES H. MADDEN HAMILTON H. GAW FRED H. DODGE
CHARLES H. DOUCETTE EDWARD F. HURLEY
DONALD McGILLVEARY
PHILIP J. MILES
RALPH B. WILLIAMS
Baptist Church V. F. W. Quarters Police Station Police Station Cemeteries Fire Department St. Agnes Church School Traffic Control School Traffic Control
School Traffic Control School Traffic Control School Traffic Control School Traffic Control School Traffic Control
Reading Fire Department Permanent Firefighters Chief, HUGH L. EAMES Deputy Chief, JAMES S. PERRY
Captain, HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
Captain, DONALD C. MITCHELL
Captain, LESLIE C. HADLEY
Captain, CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD
ROBERT W. SHANNON
ELMER A. DYKENS, JR.
WILLIAM R. VAN HORN
ROBERT H. THOMAS
RICHARD D. BROWN
ROBERT W. PRATT, Mechanic
LESLIE L. HADLEY
HERBERT J. HUTCHINSON
RUSSELL E. CARTER
GERALD W. HUMPHREY ELMER W. MOORE
THEODORE W. TURNER, JR. NELSON F. ANDREWS RONALD D. MICHELINI FREDERICK E. LIVINGSTONE DONALD L. MICHELINI VICTOR H. CAIL GEORGE L. TURNER ERNEST G. BABCOCK, JR. RICHARD E. VAN HORN +WILFRED E. BOUDREAU ¡DANIEL J. DORAN
+WILLARD F. NICHOLS
Call Firefighters
JOSEPH ARSENAULT
HENRY O. BALLOU
EARL W. HOBART IVAR F. JOHNSON RALPH E. NICKERSON
DANIEL J. BUCKLEY
EVERETT G. CARROLL THOMAS R. CROSWELL
JOHN F. ENOS
DEMELLE G. GAREY
JAMES R. GAW
HERMAN L. REISSLE GEORGE G. ROGERS F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD JOHN A. SPURR ERNEST R. WATSON
Dispatcher, DUNCAN H. STANLEY
Supt. of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES Forest Warden HUGH L. EAMES
¡Appointed
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Deputy Forest Wardens
Deputy Chief, JAMES S. PERRY Captain, HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
Captain, DONALD C. MITCHELL Captain, LESLIE C. HADLEY
Captain, CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD
JOHN A. SPURR
MAURICE H. DONEGAN JAMES T. PUTNAM
Inspector of Wires JAMES F. O'DOWD
Measurers of Lumber
HAROLD B. CURRELL
FRED F. SMITH MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Measurers of Wood and Bark
MAURICE' H. DONEGAN
HAROLD B. CURRELL THOMAS E. BROGAN
Field Drivers
JAMES T. PUTNAM RONALD A. WINSLOW
Fence Viewers
WENDELL B. NEWELL ROBERT M. GRAHAM
Weighers of Coal and Hay
THOMAS E. BROGAN WENDELL B. NEWELL DONALD E. FUNK
Committee on Elm Tree Protection
MAURICE H. DONEGAN CHARLE'S STRATTON MARION V. HARRINGTON
Committee on Town Forests
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Term Expires 1960
JAMES T. PUTNAM
" 1959
HUGH L. EAMES
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1961
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
STANLEY F. MAXWELL
NORMAN E. JONES
JAMES J. SULLIVAN, Jr.
JOHN B. HARKER C. DEWEY SMITH ERNEST E. GALLANT
PAUL MICH
Recreation Committee
HERBERT M. RIXON, Chairman
DONALD TEEL, Secretary H. LEE DONLEY ALBERT J. CHISHOLM
RICHARD D. GALE NEWELL H. MORTON WILLIAM H. WILLSON, JR. DOMENICK ZANNI, JR.
PAUL BERGHOLTZ
Salvage Committee BOARD OF SELECTMEN
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STATISTICS
Area, 10 square miles
Population, census of 1955, 16,440
Registered Voters: Precinct 1, 1943; Precinct 2, 2480; Precinct 3, 1796; Precinct 4, 2789; total 9008
Eighth Congressional District
Sixth Councillor District
Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District
Eighteen Middlesex Representative District
Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex held in Woburn
Representative in Congress, 8th District, Torbert H. Macdonald, Malden Councillor 6th District, Joseph R. Crimmins, Somerville Senator 7th Middlesex District, William C. Madden, Lexington
Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Frank D. Tanner, Reading, and Thomas F. Donohue, Woburn
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List of Jurors
Prepared by the Board of Selectmen
Occupation
Residence
Abley, Edward C., Salesman
Aitkins, Reginald C., Machinist and Technician
Alexander, Jack K., Industrial Engineer
Ames, Willard C., Staff Assistant
Andrews, Donald L., Clerk
Asmussen, Frederick A., Accountant
Aucella, Thomas A., Carpet Installer
Aylward. Barbara E., Manager
Aylward, James R., Loftsman
Bales, Lawrence C., Pressman
Barker, Frank C., Director of Communications
Barstow, Merton C., Accountant
Bates, H. Nelson, Painter
Batting, Frances S., Housewife
Beaman, Warren, Restaurant Manager
Beninati. Joseph W., Truck Driver
Benjamin, Walter P., Auditor
Benson, Earl A., Lumber Sales Bergholtz, Paul A., District Manager
Berninger, Melvin V., Supervisor
Berry, James O., Jr., Tool Planner
Biette, Robert N., Claim Adjuster Birdsall, Robert C., Repairman Blake, John H., Salesman Blood, Phyllis L., Bank Clerk Bothe, Albert, Project Technician
Bottelsen, John F., Shipper
Boyd, Stanley W., Jr., Electrical Engineer
Brindley, William E., Engineer Brown, Elizabeth M., Clerk Brunswick, William A., Jr., Warehouse Manager
Buffett, Francis E., Mach. Oper.
Burditt, John B., N.E. T. & T.
Burpee, William E., Engineer
Burt, John J., Telegrapher Butler, Cyril H., Construction Analyst
9 Brook St. 109 Oak St. 1124 Main St. 309 Haven St. 51 Whittier Rd. 17 Wilson St. 216 Van Norden Rd. 178 Wakefield St. 675 Haverhill St. 28 Fairview Ave.
Cain, David A., Jr., Shipper
Catanzano, Anthony, Supervisor
Chadwick, Barbara, Retired
Chapman, Lloyd E., Mech. Engineer Clay, John O., Fieldman
Cleary, Raymond H., Store Manager
Cogger, Muriel A., Housewife
Coggin, Frank S., Clerk
Coldwell, Emerson J., Sales Engineer
241 Pearl St. 20 Dana Rd. 400 South St. 36 Parkman Rd. 34 Winslow Rd. 100 Woburn St. 14 Crosby Rd. 20 Susan Dr. 20 Susan Dr.
327 Lowell St. 34 Oak St. 77 Howard St.
23 Nelson Ave. 137 Prospect St. 13 Tennyson Rd. 17 Lincoln St. 14 Grove St. 3 Gardner Rd. 20 Puritan Rd. 16 Grand St. 4 Tower Rd. 4 Glenmere Circle 131 Forest St. 12 Haverhill St. 55 Hillcrest Rd. 23 Middlesex Ave.
170 Green St. 67 Whittier Rd. 9 Ridge Rd. 41 Forest St. 11 Winthrop Ave. 8 Palmer Hill Ave. 23 Meadow Brook Lane 1 Coolidge Rd. 38 Tamarack Rd.
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Name
Costa, Joseph, Self-employed Crawford, Albert, Repairman Cressinger, H. Grant, Proc. Analyst Crimmings, Crandall B., Truck Driver Crooker, Todd D., Vice President Cullen, Walter J., Sales Engineer
4 Parkman Rd. 16 Puritan Rd. 33 Selfridge Rd. 869 Main St. 31 Susan Dr. 9 Meadow Brook Lane
Dacey, Charles R., Insurance Broker Day, Joshua T., Jr., Salesman DiDonato, James C., Stat. Engineer
DiNapoli, Donald E., Analyst
Dodge, Elmer F., Shop Supt.
Dolben, Alfred H., Realtor Drury, Olga F., Housewife Dunlea, Robert A., Mason
Erickson, Hartley E., Mechanical Engineer Erickson, Ralph V., Merchant
Etlin ‹. Fred R., Parts Engineer
Farris, Robert H., Engineer
12 Fremont St. 1115 Main St.
Fitzgerald, Robert A., Claims Adj.
Fowler, Walter M., R.E. Salesman & Insurance
38 Fairmount Rd.
Geder, Rudolph B., Gauger
Gibson, Meredith H., Salesman
Gilbert, John E., Insurance Agent
Gillespie, Charles H., Shipper
Godfrey, Clarence A., Organ Pipe Maker
Goodoak, Robert D., Mechanical Engineer
Graham, Robert M., Fieldman
Gromyko, Alphonse B., Estimator
Hackett, Joseph T., Accountant Hall, Stanley A., Asst. Engineer
217 Lowell St. 1130 Main St. 129 Pearl St.
Harvey, Albert, Architectural Draftsman
Hermann, George V., Asst. General Foreman
73 Longfellow Rd. 120 Pearl St.
Hickman, Mildred E., Housewife
Hitchcock, Donald B., Bank Examiner
Hodgman, Lander P., Retired
155 Van Norden Rd. 11 Coolidge Rd. 65 Lowell St.
Hogan, Roy W., Salesman
Jackson, Edward K., Chief Underwriter Jaques, Royal C., Builder
12 County Rd. 16 Margaret Rd. 175 Lowell St.
Jefferson, M. Tennyson, Retired
Johnson, Ernest S., Vice Pres. & Comptroller 22 Orchard Park Dr. Johnson, William J., Poultry Man 468 West St. Jones, Charles W., Technician 142 Wakefield St. Jones, Norman E., Certified Public Accountant 12 Jere Rd. Jones, Russell G., Corps. Pres. 47 Highland St. Jones, Wilmot W., General Manager 3 Wescroft Rd. Kean, Robert H., General Manager Keeler, Carl L., Retired 79 County Rd. 1243 Main St. 16 Hunt St.
Kellett, Walter G., Auditor
62 Oak Ridge Rd. 64 Berkeley St. 8 B Street 26 Echo Ave. 83 Libby Ave. 17 Bond St. 57 Harrison St. 15 Longwood Rd. 405 Lowell St. 942 Main St. 235 Walnut St.
39 Cross St. 24 Overlook Rd. 13 Parkman Rd. 160 Hopkins St. 23 Harrison St. 15 Evergreen St. 72 Cross St. 6 Whittier Rd.
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Keith, John R., Machinist Kenney, Fred C., Jr., Salesman Kenney, Roger A., Retail Automobile Dealer Killam, Gregory A., Compositor King, Alta P., Housewife Knox, James A., Salesman Krekorian, Kay K., Civil Engineer Kurkjian, Maksand D., Salesman
Lander, William J., Salesman Langley, Gilbert E., Collection Manager
Lester, Marion A., Home Maker Livingston, Kenneth J., Buyer
Macleod, Lawrence E., Instrument Insp. Macleod, Lawrence S., Cabinetmaker
Madden, Adelaide J., Housewife Magee, Mary E., Secretary
Martinage, Louis J., Transportation McEnroe, Helen L., Hostess McGillveary, Donald, Retired McQuade, Charles F., Accountant
Montgomery, Edwin S., Machinist
Moody, Harold M., Bridge Crane Oper.
Morris, Margaret D., Clerk
Mullen, Daniel J., Jr., Auditor
O'Hare, Ethel, Stitcher Oldmixon, Chester E., Draftsman & Designer
Osborn, Frederick W., Treasurer
Parker, Helen T., Housewife
Parker, Phillip K., Parts Manager
Patriquin, Carleton W., Prof. Photographer
Perry, Eliot K., Taxi Cab Operator Peters, Frederick D., Newspaper Artist
Peterson, Ruth E., Real Estate
Plummer, Malcolm B., Structural Designer
Powers, Ann A., Housewife
Prime, Winfield S., Auto Appraiser
Quinlan, John J., Jr., Asst. Pur. Agt.
Rando, John, Furniture Finisher
38 Bear Hill Rd. 25 Susan Dr. 183 Salem St.
Regan, Frank J., Supervisor
Richards, Dorothy M., Laboratory Technician Roffi, Louis J., Foreman
6 Bay State Rd. 307 Ash St. 17 Willard Rd. 78 Whittier Rd. 868 Main St.
Roukes, Warren H., Salesman
Roy, Charles J., Steel Worker
Russo, John N., Foreman
Scheiner, Herbert L., Insurance Director
31 Avon St.
Scott, Leon L., Radio Foreman
Sellers, Ralph E., Banker
Sewell, Henry M., Real Estate & Insurance
36 Tennyson Rd. 39 County Rd. 41 Winthrop Ave. 30 Harrison St. 40 Sanborn St. 12 Temple St. 39 Longfellow Rd. 6 Cherry Lane Dr.
88 Glenmere Circle 31 Whittier Rd. 1312 Main St. 59 Howard St.
113 Longwood Rd. 42 Bay State Rd. 228 Washington St. 55 Whittier Rd. 10 Winthrop Ave. 12 Spruce Rd. 50 Bond St. 433 Lowell St. 208 Ash St. 207 Grove St. 130 Woburn St. 28 California Rd. 1008 Main St. 71 Whittier Rd. 11 Copeland Ave.
4 Weston Rd. 20 Boyce St. 62 Whittier Rd. 75 Locust St. 7 Edwin St. 1056 Main St. 18 School St. 7 Harrison St. 861 Main St.
28 Pennsylvania Ave. 17 Vale Rd. 86 West St.
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Smith, J. Marshall, Superintendent Smith, Robert D. D., Sales Manager Stark, Harry E., Real Estate Salesman Starkey, David C., Personnel Staff Specialist Steeves, Earl S., Retired
848 Main St. 28 Glen Rd. 98 Lowell St. 16 Catherine Ave. 20 William Rd. 14 School St. 75 Green St. 1090 Main St.
Stevens, Frank M., Life Insurance Agent Surette, William L., Machinist & Die-Maker Svenson, Eric H., Florist
Swain, Laurance E., Masonry Contractor
33 Meadow Brook Lane 428 South St.
Swain, Raymond H., Electrical Engineer
Swenson, George J., Payroll Auditor
297 Woburn St. 4 Tennyson Rd.
Talbot, Melvin W., Pre-inspection Deburrer
111 Green St.
Tassi, Attilio T., Truck Driver
158 Salem St.
Taylor, Angela F., Dressmaker
1462 Main St.
Taylor, Catherine G., Secretary
334 Main St.
Titcomb, Helen A., Housewife
68 Longfellow Rd.
Valido, Homer D., Gas Conversion
15 Gardner Rd.
Vaughn, Marilyn, Clerk
9 Fairview Ave. 899 Main St.
Vinci, Remo G., Supervisor
12 Scout Hill Lane
vonFritzinger, Kermit R., Sales Manager
23 Howard St.
Watson, John, Engraver
211 Ash St.
Weeks, George F., Turret Lathe Supervisor
18 Timberneck Dr. 1446 Main St.
Wetzell, Milton F., Jeweler
White, Nathan C., Oper. Spec.
24 Meadow Brook Lane
Willcox, Phillip G., Investment Analyst 20 Copeland Ave.
Williams, Frank L., Jr., Sheetmetal Worker
6 Eaton St.
Williams, William A., Electrician
16 Mt. Vernon St. 56 Locust St.
Woodberry, Paul T., Asso. Scientist
Woodward, Robert G., Value Analyst Engineer
20 Mark Ave.
Yeo, Robert H., G.E. Tester
31 Tennyson Rd.
Zitzow, Harold P., Electrical Design Engineer
11 Oak St.
Villella, Bruno R., Garment Cutter
Symonds, Elizabeth, Housewife
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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
March 3, 1958
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a Town Election was held at the time and places specified in the Warrant and was called to order by the Wardens, in the precincts as follows:
Precinct 1 Pearl Street School
Boyd H. Stewart
Precinct 2 Joshua Eaton School Lawrence Drew
Precinct 3 Joshua Eaton School Lawrence Drew
Precinct 4 Memorial High School Kenneth C. Latham
who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Thomas R. Browne, Precinct 1; Arthur L. Harris, Precincts 2 and 3 and John J. Walsh, Precinct 4, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the war- rant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Wardens in charge.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Wardens in charge and each found to be empty and all registered 000.
The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A. M. and were closed at 8:00 P. M. with the following results.
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
Moderator for one year
Kenneth C. Latham
600
1027
718
1116
3461
Blanks
78
120
82
68
348
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Town Clerk for one year
Boyd H. Stewart
609
1032
717
1076
3434
Blanks
69
115
83
108
375
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
One Selectman for 3 years
Lester W. Bowen
48
57
42
141
288
John P. Collins
145
171
171
156
643
Rudolf Sussman
228
456
344
47
1507
Ronald A. Winslow
138
322
175
242
877
George Zanni
89
82
33
120
324
Blanks
30
59
35
46
170
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Board Public Welfare 3 years
Daniel L. Chamberlain
593
1003
719
1071
3386
Blanks
85
144
81
113
423
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
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Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1 2
Assessor for three years
Ralph T. Horn
582
971
694
1037
3284
Blanks
96
176
106
147
525
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Treasurer for one year
Preston F. Nichols
603
996
707
1072
3378
Blanks
75
151
93
112
431
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Tax Collector for 3 years
William E. Morrison
604
1001
716
1090
3411
Blanks
74
146
84
94
398
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Municipal Light Board 3 years
Winfred F. Spurr
568
972
691
1046
32.77
Blanks
110
175
109
138
532
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Two Members
Board Public Works 3 years
Kenneth R. Johnson
303
536
372
535
1746
Edward A. Brophy
212
384
266
357
1219
Donald E. Florence
384
556
421
643
2004
Lloyd W. Harrison
302
531
377
601
1811
Blanks
155
287
164
232
838
Totals
1356
2294
1600
2368
7618
Board of Health for three years
Edward M. Halligan
586
960
698
1055
3299
Blanks
92
187
102
129
510
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Two Members
School Committee for 3 years
Paul R. Bergholtz
371
605
500
742
2218
Barbara E. Winkler
440
598
474
771
2283
Henry M. Paynter
168
464
240
285
1157
William M. Warren
232
384
240
391
1247
Blanks
145
243
146
179
713
Totals
1356
2294
1600
2368
7618
3
4 Totals
15
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1
2
3
4 Totals
Two Members Library Trustees for 3 years
C. Nelson Bishop
476
784
564
891
2715
Sydney M. Hodson
486
788
562
884
2720
John B. Davis, Jr.
252
477
331
400
1460
Blanks
142
245
143
193
723
Totals
1356
2294
1600
2368
7618
Library Trustee for one year
William H. Diamond
579
972
699
1045
3295
Blanks
99
175
101
139
514
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Two Cemetery Trustees for 3 years
Stanley F. Maxwell
563
945
684
1036
3228
Charles E. Ellis, Jr.
563
913
669
992
3137
Blanks
230
436
247
340
1253
Totals
1356
2294
1600
2368
7618
Two Members Planning Board for 3 years
Robert D. Goodoak
384
688
424
739
2235
C. Dewey Smith
424
779
576
824
2603
Margery E. Wood
309
467
351
503
1630
Blanks
239
360
249
302
1150
Totals
1356
2294
1600
2338
7618
Planning Board for one year
James J. Sullivan, Jr.
25
40
24
29
118
Charles A. Waelde
0
0
0
69
69
Blanks
653
1107
776
1086
3622
Totals
678
1147
800
1184
3809
Precinct 1
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Robert B. Carlson, 34 Wakefield St.
524
Robert E. Chapman, 521 Summer Ave.
511
Clinton A. Duff, 5 Fairmount Rd.
513
Dwight J. Dwinell, 16 Manning St.
523
Thomas F. Galvin, 20 Fairmount Rd.
520
Louise B. Gowing, 161 Salem St.
520
Robert M. Graham, 72 Cross St.
509
Harold W. O'Brien, 99 Salem St.
544
16
Lewis E. Pierce, 13 Elliott St. 517
Harold M. Rogers, 119 Salem St. 523
Frank B. Welin, 43 Harrison St. 504
Edward K. Gard, 110 Green St. 508
Willard O. Giggey, 55 Richards Rd.
495
Ernest C. Metcalf, 142 Salem St.
524
Homer D. Valido, 15 Gardner Rd.
487
Blanks 2448
Total
10170
Town Meeting Member for one year
Edward M. Hubbard, 189 Green St.
25
Blanks
653
Total
678
Precinct 2
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Merton C. Barstow, 77 Howard St. 822
William H. Blandy, 87 Scotland Rd. 822
Herbert G. Evans, 54 Howard St. 723
Richard C. Evans, 43 Springvale Rd. 797
DeMelle G. Garey, 15 Hopkins St. 770
819
Kenneth G. Hulsman, 284 Woburn St.
811
Kenneth R. Johnson, 94 Oak St. 735
Arthur T. Koenig, Jr., 3 Perkins Ave.
906
Lawrence A. Partelow, 17 Pine Ridge Rd.
836
Rudolf Sussmann, 187 West St. 809
C. Sumner Teel, 107 Walnut St.
804
Marion B. Temple, 32 Hillcrest Rd.
760
Edward A. Brophy, 20 Vista Ave.
612
Frank M. Elwell, III, 3 Indiana Ave. 655
Arthur Marchinko, 155 Walnut St.
392
Donald R. Walker, 33 Edgemont Ave.
671
William M. Warren, 149 Walnut St.
759
Blanks
3702
Total
17205
Two Town Meeting Members for two years
William H. Diamond, 236 Summer Ave. 628
Stephen H. Dodd, 16 Orchard Park Drive
477
Dudley B. Killam, 54 Pratt St. 647
Stanley Ruby, 30 Arnold Ave. 130
Blanks
412
Total
2294
17
W. Kenneth Holbrook, 276 Woburn St.
Precinct 3
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Clifford W. Baker, 169 Summer Ave. 631
Oliver G. Brown, 9 Grand St.
601
Melvin S. Crosby, 50 Middlesex Ave. 621
Clement T. Gleason, 53 Prescott St.
626
Ralph T. Horn, 46 Grand St.
623
Walter G. Kellett, 16 Hunt St.
586 638
Amy T. Oliver, 89 Grand St.
597
Ernest D. Richmond, Jr. 24 Longview Rd.
624
Philip R. White, 189 Summer Ave.
614
William W Bishop, 24 Vale Rd. 553
Robert N. Chanonhouse, 46 Middlesex Ave. 574
408
Eugene G. Graf, 29 Vine St.
446
John J. Griffin, 107 Mineral St.
481
Harold T. Robinson, 441 West St.
482
Blanks
22.76
Total
12000
Two Town Meeting Members for two years
Theodore M. Nigro, 121 Prospect St.
632
Blanks
968
Total
1600
Precinct 4
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Gilbert C. Adams, 83 Locust St. 707
Florence L. Burnham, 89 Highland St.
769
Robert A. Curtis, 186 Bancroft Ave. 736
Walter F. Cutcliffe, 50 Locust St. 757
Ebbe S. Ebbeson, 389 Franklin St. 644
Ernest E. Gallant, 48 Hanscom Ave.
862
Benjamin Knudson, Jr., 60 Hanscom Ave.
588
George R. Larson, 16 Meadow Brook Lane
716
William J. Richmond, 115 Franklin St. 636
741
Carl V. Wells, 9 Hanscom Ave.
657
E. Whitcomb Woodward, 60 Highland St.
710
Helen S. Bridges, 476 Franklin St.
484
William C. Brown, 28 Martin Rd.
332
J. Elwell Carter, 12 Auburn St.
466
Joseph H. Christofi, 98 John Carver Rd.
286
William J. Crawford, Jr., 36 Evergreen Rd. 402
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