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Concessions Committee Roland F. Simoneau, Chairman Roger Juaire
Celebration Ball Miss Jeanette Carbone, Chairman Frank Kirby, Co-Chairman Gerald W. Newcomb
Brothers of the Brush Committee William J. McGrath, Chairman Ronald Messier
Celebration Belles Committee Mrs. Ada Martin, Chairman Mrs. Madeline Chagnon, Co-Chairman Mrs. Emily Bouvier Promenade and Caravan Committee Joseph Mckinnon, Chairman Guy Angers
Kangaroo Court Committee Ernest Houde, Chairman James O'Coin
George Hughes John Christiansen Dolfred Dyer Lawrence Downey Thomas Gaynor William Agoritsas Richard Snyder
Scenario and Title Committee John A. Bigelow, Chairman
Cast Committee Edourad Martel, Chairman Gertrude Bird Roland A. Morin
Properties Committee Dolfred Dyer, Chairman Rudolph Schwenk
Construction Committee William A. Holmes, Chairman Fred Hollis
Grounds Committee Angelo Martino, Chairman
Costume and Makeup Mrs. Anna Humphrey Walker, Chairman Mrs. Jeanette Sibilio, Co-Chairman Mrs. Ann Leander Mrs. Kay Fitzpatrick Mrs. Jacqueline Angers Mrs. Mary Chaput Mrs. Vivian Foster
Ernest Houde Robert Pryor Christopher Ghiloni Michael F. Doyle
Miss Jane Bryant Miss Joan Werner Miss Jane LaForme Mrs. Marie Martin
REVENUE DIVISION Charles O'Connell, Chairman
Robert Powell George Rink Henry Monti Archibald Fenton
Robert Ricci John Argalli
Augustus Seymour John Kelleher
James Brown Robert Collier
PARTICIPATION DIVISION Ernest Houde, Chairman
Thomas P. Keane Charles Robert
Mrs. Anita Bouvier
Mrs. Louise Belmore
Mrs. Joseph Mckinnon
Louis Trudeau
John Callahan
Henry Proctor
Richard Mutti
Fred Hollis Joseph Della Penna
Ernest Wyckstrom
Francis Lema
Dave Potter
SPECTACLE COMMITTEE Francis J. Bird, Chairman
Mrs. Mary Rossi
Girard E. Stackhouse T. Joseph Correia
Wendell Williams Mrs. Esther Johnson
Thomas P. Hurley
Robert Lazaros
Mrs. Shirley Crosby Miss Cecile Naze Mrs. Dorothy Perry Mrs. Eleanor Lariviere Mrs. Lorraine Tessier Mrs. Jean Collins Mrs. Doris Matteus
Myles Standish, Jr. Raymond Senecal Arthur Agoritsas
Mrs. Michaelina Martino Mrs. Maureen Naze Miss Janet Lahey Miss Susan Golden
Paul McAllister William Downey, Jr. Clifford Avey, Jr. Charles T. Kelleher
Paul Plourde
George Sasseville
Cleo Kofos Miss Ann Colacchio
William Taylor John Gamache
Mrs. Shirley Lupisella Mrs. Marjorie Byrne
Mrs. Guy Angers
Richard Dufault
Richard Cunningham Wilbrod Labossiere
James Rickert Bernard Colacchio
George Lapierre Robert Coxon Arthur Boule
Henry T. Eager
Eleanor Fahey Coppola James P. Bowen, Jr.
Richard Dyer
Fred Condry
Raymond Champagne
Miss Sue Sibilio Mrs. Frances Daigneault Mrs. Isabel Kenney Mrs. Claire Baldelli Mrs. Fern Van Dam Mrs. Lillian Naze Mrs. Sue Beland
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@ 1960, JACOB RUPPERT, NEW YORK CITY
Congratulations
Marlboro
on your
300th
Anniversary
We are proud to be a member of this vital community which we hope will enjoy many more years of con- tinued growth and prosperity.
Marlboro Division
WORCESTER GAS LIGHT COMPANY 162 Main Street
Mrs. Doris Ryan Mrs. Maureen Naze Mrs. Ida Stoico Mrs. Lisa Shick Mrs. Paul Plourde Mrs. Jackie Bruno
Advance Sale Committee Mrs. Victoria Caragian, Chairman Miss Emmy Pazzaneze Miss Ann Pazzaneze
Audience Area Committee Aime Gautheir, Chairman
Cashiers and Gates Committee Mr. Joseph N. Avey
Press Release Committee Edward Bridges, Chairman Russ Blood
Radio and TV Committee Lew Sargent
Dignataries and Guests Committee Myles Standish, Jr., Chairman Thomas P. Hurley
Traffic and Safety Committee Clifford A. Scott, Chief of Police
Housing Committee Ernest L. Simoneau, Chairman Charles Robert
Hospitality Center Committee
Mrs. Margaret Mann, Chairman Mrs. Ruth Bishop, Co-Chairman Mrs. Francis Turner
Mrs. Fred Bearce
Mrs. Everett Angier
Mrs. Elmer Holden
Miss Donna Jackman Transportation Committee Argeo L. Cellucci, Chairman
Mrs. Ranny Colianni Mrs. Stella Livernois Mrs. Imre Bilics Mrs. Jennie Bonina Mrs. Mary Colley Mrs. Marie Elwood
Mrs. Ann Sutherland Mrs. Margaret Durast Mrs. Ann Damico Mrs. Marcella Denine Mrs. Jane Barrett
SPECTACLE TICKET DIVISION Michael Doyle, Chairman
Mrs. Dorothy DiCiero Mrs. Lorraine Masciarelli Miss Nancy Colleary
Richard Gauthier
Mrs. Ann Naumes Miss Cleo Kofos
James Lenihan, Jr.
PUBLICITY DIVISION Robert Pryor, Chairman
Daniel F. Herlihy Andrew A. Flagg
Distributive Committee James E. Carr
HOSPITALITY DIVISION Myles Standish, Jr., Chairman
Charles O'Connell Hector Moineau
John W. Brecken, Fire Chief
Mrs. Beatrice McNamara Clifford Avey, Jr.
and Girl Scout Troop
Mrs. Lillian Drummey
Mrs. Axel Josephson
Mrs. Wendell Williams
Mrs. Wallace Standley
Miss Claudette Letendre
Miss Joyce Bruneau
Fred R. Angier
SPECIAL EVENTS DIVISION John W. O'Brien, Chairman
Old Fashioned Bargain Days Committee
James Ridge, Co-Chairman Robert Lord, Co-Chairman
Historical Windows Committee Vincent Lynch, Chairman Antonio Cormier Mrs. Margaret White Mrs. Mary DeSimone Miss Rita Hutt
Music Committee Fireworks Committee Christopher Ghiloni, Chairman
Displays Carl R. Rowe, Chairman William H. Finn, Sr.
Firemen's Parade and Muster Harry Sherman, Chairman Chief John Brecken, Honorary Chairman Raymond Slattery Ovila Auclaire Roy Boule
Roller Skating Show Ranny Colianni, Chairman
Tercentenary Hobby Show
Charles Robert, Chairman Richard Snyder Mrs. Jeanne Langelier Mrs. Anne Damico Peter Boisse Mrs. Eliabeth Benson Mrs. Grant Wheat Mrs. Anna Nilsen Mrs. Francis Delaney Roland Robert
Charles Brown, Co-Chairman Richard Wile
Joseph Armstrong Mrs. Mary Rossi Mrs. Avis Rossi Mrs. Vincent Lynch
Cosmo Valente, Chairman
William L. Farrell
A. A. Barbadoro Henry N. LaForme
Aime Gauthier Walter McDonough Ralph Belmore Perry W. O'Leary Paul Lepore
assisted by the Friends of Lyonhurst
Richard Dufault Mrs. Julia DesRochers Ernest Simoneau Antonio Cormier Mrs. Rose Boisse Mrs. Blanche Walker Mrs. Mabel Geldart Mrs. Helen Brodeur Harold Wheeler Russell Mckinnon
Pat Damico Raymond Cahill
Mrs. Doris Collins John Hanley Mrs. Rose Jusseaume Mrs. Evelyn Durand
Joseph DiAntonio
Lewis F. MacLellan
Edgar Labossiere John Kenney Raymond Belmore Michael F. Doyle James Linehan
Joseph Mckinnon Miss Cynthia Hastings Norman Simoneau Mrs. Alma Cormier Mrs. Ernest Turner Mrs. Anna Labossiere
Mrs. Rosaline St. Germaine Francis Delaney Mrs. Florence Williams James Martn
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Mrs. Anita Regnier Ralph Grasso
Speakers Committee William Galvin
Arnold Curtis Harold Morse
Mrs. Mildred O'Malley, ARC
Mrs. Annette Boule
Mrs. Harry Siegmund
Mrs. Carol Ellis
Mrs. Warren Heath
Mrs. Carleton Allen
Miss Karen Stapelfield
Mrs. Mary M. Miles
ESTABLISHED 1897
MARLBORO COAL COMPANY
Serving the heating needs of Marlborough residents for more than six decades, the Marlboro Coal Company counts as its greatest asset the mutual trust and confidence shared by the company and its customers. The Marlboro Coal Company proudly salutes the City of Marlborough on its three hundredth anniversary, and looks forward to many more years of service to the community.
Safe · Comfortable
you know they're safe with OIL HEAT
OIL HEAT
DIAMOND OIL COMPANY
279 MAPLE STREET MARLBORO
As Marlborough's first oil dealer, the Dia- mond Oil Company has, since 1896, sup- plied home heating for seven generations of Marlborough residents.
From the kerosene deliveries of the gay 90's to the modern, golden heating oil of 1960, the Diamond Oil Company has en- joyed serving its neighbors twelve months a year, every year since 1896.
MARLBORO'S PIONEER OIL COMPANY
BLANCHETTE OIL COMPANY
The Blanchette Oil Company, after more than a quarter century of serving the heat- ing needs of Marlborough families, will now continue to serve its customers as a division of the Marlboro Coal Company.
This association with one of New England's largest petroleum dealers will bring our customers the widest range of home heat- ing service.
Safe · Comfortable
you know they're safe
with OIL HEAT
OIL HEAT
Chester Fitzpatrick Paul Hinckley Paul Harpin William Mauro Junior Olympics Committee George "Doc" Delaney, Honorary Chairman Ralph Grasso, Chairman Frank Kronoff Richard Lafreniere Mrs. Theresa Daly Richard Durand Mrs. Ethyl Wallace Mrs. Barbara Hibbert Miss Irene Bennett
Senior and Junior Fishing Derbies Leo Ferrechia, Chairman Joseph Testa John Jaworek James Whiteaker Al Bouchard Charles Fraser James W. Ferrechia Joseph Ferrechia
Tercentenary 20-Mile Bicycle Race John W. Sullivan, Chairman Mal Wallace, Honorary Chairman
AAU Road Race
James E. Carr, Chairman George Hughes Roger Babinea Ronald LaFreniere
Water Ski Show
David Wilcox, Chairman Donald Champagne
Harness Racing John J. Downey, Co-Chairman William H. Tighe, Co-Chairman George Aiken
Antique Airmen's Show Donald Lacouture, Chairman Theodore Perrotti George Spence Robert L. Savageau
Tercentenary Sportarama
Rober Babineau, Chairman
Leon Wheeler, Jr.
John Pease
James E. Carr
William Tompkins
Donald Garcia
Leo Ferrechia
John Bates
Gramp Berry
George Auclaire
Ovide Lanois
Roland Livernois
Time Capsule Ceremony
Donald G. Lewis, Chairman
Year 2010 Contest Judges
Hector A. Moineau Alfred Riani
Skin Diving Committee
Sponsored by the Marboro Skin Diving
Tour of Historical Homes Mrs. Hazel Sandler, Chairman Songfest and Night of Harmony Richard B. Putnam, Chairman Robert Long
Helicopter Stunt Show
Lt. Richard Nanartowich, Chairman Capt. Richard Keating
Major William Brown Capt. Robert Williams
M. Sgt. Joseph Ferrechia
Brig. Gen. John G. Sheehan Lt. Col. Francis Bracken
Maj. John J. McGillivary
Capt. Roland Zanca
Capt. Richard Nanartowich
Lt. Robert Lacroix
CWO3 Costa Butka Col. Ernest W. Carr
Dennis Driscoll Dick Goodwin Joseph Picone
Albert Claridge
Ronald Lafreniere Edgar Gadbois
Samuel Duca
Mrs. Rosemary Mccarthy
William Maroney
Thomas Drummey Miss Ruth Johnson
Alfred Peloquin Art Francis
Harry Sherman Edward Goggins
Roscoe Babineau
Harold Hunter
Cosmos Cazaropolous
Arthur Marandette
V. Norman Mullen
Nick Marshall Warren Marshall William Taylor
Joseph P. Dzigas
Joseph E. Lozouski
Paul F. Donahue
Robert McCarthy
Wallace O. Girouard
Robert Haigh Ira Ward Anthony Cofelice
Carmen Perrotti Raymond DeStefano Thomas Cuddy, III
Alfred Fontaine
Henry Hanson Joseph Ferrechia William Grennell
Francis Gibree Aime Peloquin Kenneth Mitchell Harry Bosworth Edward Goggins
Al Harper
Ernest Kay
James Whiteaker Paul Lassos
John A. DiBuono
Richard B. Curtis Judge George F. Dewey
Association and The Marlboro
Mrs. Lorraine Carroll, Co-Chairman
Raymond Jolie
William McMahon Mrs. Phyllis Tremblay
2nd Lt. Dean Adams
Tercentenary Parade Committee J. Francis Granger, Chairman Major Emile A. Dion, Co-Chairman Mrs. Herman Crowell Lt. Col. Daniel J. Curran Maj. William H. Finn Capt. Robert Rennie Capt. Ernest Regnier Lt. j.g. Joseph F. Granger Lt. Kanare Trompolous
Robert Pacific
Ross Moir Harry Pacific David Paquette
John B. Rice Joseph P. Drummey William Grasso Melvin Little Gil Tremblay
Mrs. Catherine Drummey Miss Eva Hanley Mrs. Jean Dunn
Ovide Lanois
Paul Lassos Royal Burke George Veith Roland Livernois Harry Bosworth
Fran Gibree
Edgar Gadbois Raymond Durand William Grasso Joe Testa
Stephen Campbell David McCarthy
Donald J. O'Brien
Cecil Standish
Mrs. Robert H. Beaudreau
John W. Sullivan Arthur Bourdeau
Sporting Goods Co.
Lt. Col. Frank H. Walker Capt. Paul F. Shaughnessey Capt. Georfge Sassesville Capt. Thomas Tobin
Lt. Robert Thieverge
Lt. Richard Cloutier And representatives of all civic and fraternal organizations
Editors Note: In a program of this size, one is apt to run into difficulty in giving due recognition to all those who have made this cele- bration possible. Any errors or omissions are hereby apologized for. Corrections will be made in our next Anniversary issue, to be pub- lished in 2010. Kindly contact editor at that time.
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A Salute to 300 Proud Years
First National Stores hails the historic city of Marlborough on the glorious occasion of its tercentenary ... looks forward to a prosperous fu- ture for this busy, pleasant community where so many of our loyal custo- mers make their homes.
The development of Marlborough industrially has been rapid in the last hundred years, after two centuries as an agricultural area. Marl- borough's contribution to the shoe industry, for example, has been note- worthy. Nevertheless, Marlborough has never lost its New England charm, its Middlesex County identity as one of America's earliest incorporated towns.
NATIONAL
Similarly, First National - another New England institution, - has grown from village store to modern supermarket, yet the principles of friendliness, reliability and thrift, on which it was founded, remain the basis for its service today, just as they will continue to for the future.
FIRST NATIONAL
TORES
"Kent Fire Strike or Mantr Ensup
The early settlers of Marlborough were a law-abid- ing citizenry; the existence of the stocks beneath the stairs of the meeting-house where good people on their way to Sunday-worship could view the miscreant pay- ing the penalty for his crime - probably of shooting a bird on Sunday, blaspheming, or speaking against the government - and the boldly-lettered "DRUNKARD" sign firmly affixed to the back of the weak-willed im- biber attest to the fact that our forebears were not dis- posed to trifle with law and order, and the enforcement thereof. The Village Elders, and later the Selectmen of the Town were judge and jury, as well as arresting offi- cers. But it was not until 1858, very nearly two cen- turies after its establishment that Marlborough saw anything resembling a definite Police Department es- tablished. On May 15 of that year, George H. Warfield was appointed Special Police Officer with all the powers of a Constable. Seven years later, in 1865, the Town by-laws then adopted provided for a sufficient number of police officers to be named to ensure the mainten- ance of law and order, and to arrest any violators of the law. Twenty years later, six men were listed as Constables, including one Jeremiah Keane who served as Chief of Police at that time; their combined salaries for that year totaled $3197.19.
When Marlborough became a city in 1890, the title Chief of Police was replaced by that of City Marshal, until 1925, when the City Council passed an ordinance restoring the title of Chief to the head of the depart- ment. The position of Chief was an appointive one, however, and no particular experience was required of the man the Mayor chose to name head of the De- partment, until the year 1947, when the citizens voted to give the Chief of Police Civil Service status, although all other members of the Police Force had been under Civil Service since 1900.
That same year, the first Police Cruiser, a horse- drawn wagon was purchased and used until 1913 when it was replaced by a patrol wagon and ambulance. The department now has two ambulance-type cruisers, pro- vided with two-way radios, resuscitators, and first-aid equipment. There are, at present, in addition to Chief Clifford A. Scott, four sergeants, 16 regular patrolmen and seven reserve officers.
A photographic section, teletype communications system, installation of additional police emergency call- boxes, and a Safety Program for our schools are among recent innovations.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Marlborough Fire Department was established in 1831 when a secondhand "hand-tub" fire engine was purchased by public subscription and a company of volunteers was formed to operate this equipment. Three years later, the citizens added another engine and soon after a third one, so that there was a hand-tub for each of the three villages of the town. In 1849 the town it- self bought three new engines but engine houses and fire companies were the problem of the citizens of
each village. These engines were named the "Torrent" in the East Village, the "Okommakamesit" in the West Village, and the "Eureka" in what is now Hudson. Offi- cers of these companies were the Town's leading citi- zens, and company membership was by election of carefully screened candidates. The companies were ef- ficient and great rivalry existed; there were also social clubs that promoted dances, dinners and fairs by which they obtained money for the up-keep of equipment, the surplus going for uniforms. In 1853 the State Legis- lature passed an act that these companies could be main- tained at public expense and the men in the companies could be paid; three dollars per year was the base pay, and this was turned into the company treasury by the members.
In May of 1860, a ladder company was organized, equipment bought, and a building erected. The Com- pany was named the Union Hook and Ladder Company; Clarence Brigham, who died on March 9, 1960, at the age of 102, was elected a member of this company in May 1878, and was its last surviving member.
All fire apparatus was drawn by hand, and horses were not used until 1889 the same year the public water system was constructed; previous to that date, water was pumped from wells and brooks, each house having its own well, with many shallow cisterns, built by the town for storing water for fire prevention and for fire- fighting. Occasionally one of these old cisterns is en- countered when a street is dug into for reconstruction of drains and sewers.
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"Bootmakers Since the Days of the Covered Wagon"
MAKERS OF NATIONALLY ADVERTISED LINE OF LACE AND SLIP-ON BOOTS
John A. Frye Shoe Co., Inc.
Established 1863
Oldest Locally Established Firm In Continuous Operation Since Founding
The ladder company was the elite of the fire de- partment; its social functions were elaborate and the meeting room in its building was carpeted and finely furnished. To this company was later added a hose reel to supplement the hose carried by the engine com- panies. There were many "firemen's musters" when companies from surrounding towns would go into competition for running time, and for distance of spurt- ing water. As sporting events these continue until the present day with old tubs manned by fire buffs. The old Okkoommakamisit tub is now owned by a club in the town of Marblehead, Mass. The ladder company could not find a place in those tub competitions, but made up for it by its superior social role and its more elaborate uniforms.
With the introduction of the public water supply system in Marlboro, the water pressure at street hy- drants was high enough to enable the city to dispense with engines, and hose companies were substituted.
These were horse-drawn, and of course required per- manent fire drivers to care for the horses, usually a single horse to each company. The hose truck wheels were shifted to runners for the winter months. In the changeover to horse drawn apparatus the ladder com- pany was able to maintain its social prestige, as the truck could not be placed on runners for the snowy sea- sons, and consequently had to have much more horse power. No one could ever forget the three-abreast matched white horses drawing the ladder truck, par- ticularly when the horses were attached to the hose reel vehicle and taken out for daily exercise along the Main St. The "hooks" were something!
By 1910 the horse-drawn ladder truck had been supplanted by a motorized piece of apparatus, with solid rubber tires. Soon after all of the fire fighting equipment was motorized, and all horse drawn vehicles gave way to the gasoline powered conveyances, and no more are sparrows seen in flocks along our streets.
BEST WISHES OF PROSPERITY
Our Lady, Queen of Missions Retreat House : Our Lady's Kindergarten : - : conducted by The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception 187 Pleasant Street Marlborough, Massachusetts
THE FABRIC CENTER
WOOLENS - COTTONS - RAYONS
Zipper Repairing Buttons Covered Belts and Buckles Covered Braided Rug Material
165 MAIN STREET MARLBORO
Tel. HUntley 5-2278
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Congratulations to the
City of Marlboro
AKROYD - HOUDE POST 132
AMERICAN LEGION
CUSTODIANS OF THE FAMOUS
JOHN BROWN BELL
The Story of the John Broum Bell
In the early days of the Civil War, Company I, com- posed of Marlboro men, was assigned to duty in Mary- land near Harper's Ferry to guard against any Confeder- ate attempt to cross the Potomac River and seize the Washington Capitol. It was here that the U.S. Arsenal was located which John Brown, the anti-slavery cru- sader, had captured in 1859 in a futile attempt to rally the slaves into insurrection. It was in the fire house of the Arsenal that Brown was trapped and captured by the U.S. Marines from whence he was brought to a speedy trial and execution for treason. In the northern states he was regarded as a martyr while southerners characterized him as a villain and traitor. The John Brown episode added fire to the differences between northern and southern states, and had helped to bring about the war which was the reason for Company I being at Harper's Ferry.
Company I was assigned the task of removing from the arsenal anything of salvage value. Several men who had been members of the "Torrent" Fire En- gine Company in Marlboro, (the "Torrent" being a hand tub) decided that the bell still hanging in the bel- fry atop the engine house at Harper's Ferry was just what their engine house in Marlboro needed. On Sep- tember 26, 1861, Lt. David Brown led the men of the company in the removal of the bell. Ordered to rejoin the 13th regiment at Williamsport Lock in Maryland, they took the bell with them on a canal boat. The War Department gave them permission to keep the bell, but they found, to their disappointment, that their lack of funds and restrictions on railroad transportation would prevent its shipment to Marlboro at that time.
In the spring of 1862 the regiment was sent into battle, and the Marlboro men left the bell in the care of a Mrs. Snyder who had baked bread for them during the winter. Finally after many engagements and casual- ties, their three year term of enlistment was over, and Company I returned home. The old bell was forgotten. And then in 1892, a G.A.R. National Encampment was held at Washington, D.C., and some of the surviving members of Company I, including some of those who had taken down the bell, decided to go to Williamsport Lock and look up old friends there. Having been re- fused rooms at the local hotel run by an unreconstructed rebel, they went and found the Mrs. Snyder who had cooked for them thirty years before. She took them in for the night, and they found that she had kept their bell for them, part of the time buried in her garden for security.
Lysander Parker and James M. Gleason of the orig- inal Bell squad then had the bell shipped to Marlboro. The "Torrent Engine" and its bell-less house had by then disappeared, and the city of Marlboro had a public water supply that needed no engines. The G.A.R., the John A. Rawlins Post 43 of Marlboro, was then building a three story headquarters for themselves on Main Street and the "John Brown Bell" was placed on the front of this building, overhanging the street, and there it has remained ever since, its high pitched and pene- trating tones sounding out on all appropriate occasions.
JOHN S
BEL
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STAN/ YPULSKI
NEXT WEEK WE'VE GOT TO GET ORGANIZED
The Executive Committee and Lou Ghiloni, General Chairman
Allen's® DEPARTMENT STORES
LEOMINSTER MARLBOROUGH FITCHBURG
Just fifty years ago this June, William A. Allen became the sole owner of the William A. Allen Co.
This culminated a steady succession of resident owners of this de- partment store founded in 1859 by Mr. Charles F. Wilson.
At the death of Mr. William A. Allen in 1938 his son, John G. Allen, succeeded to the ownership and there are now three stores in operation; Marlborough, Leominster and Fitchburg - all under the name of Allen's Department Stores.
More than one hundred years of uninterrupted, honest, upright endeavor in the department store business is the history of this store.
As a centenarian may we congratulate the City of Marlborough on being a tercentenarian.
MARLBORO SUPPLY, INC.
32 FLORENCE STREET MARLBORO, MASS. HU 5-1740
WE ARE PLEASED TO ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING ITS 300th ANNIVERSARY
1906 . . . 1960
G. BONAZZOLI & SONS
173 Washington Street Hudson, Mass.
Marlboro Huntley 5-0333
Hudson JO 2-2542
Constructors of Bridges Highways Culverts Sewers Railroads
Factories Homes
GMC DEALERS
BONAZZOLI OIL CO., INC.
Incorporated 1932
173 Washington Street Hudson, Mass.
Marlboro HU 5-0333
Hudson JO 2-2542
FUEL - RANGE - KEROSENE - NO. 5 and NO. 6 OILS
Prompt Metered Deliveries
24 Hour Burner Service
The Lakeside Oil Co., Inc.
111 LAKESIDE AVENUE
MARLBORO
F. W. WOOLWORTH CO.
MARLBORO COUNTRY CLUB
THE FINEST NINE HOLE COURSE IN NEW ENGLAND THE SOCIAL CENTER OF OUR COMMUNITY LIFE
WILDWOOD INN
ROUTE 20 - MARLBORO, MASS.
WE INVITE YOU TO ENJOY OUR DELICIOUS FOOD AND CHOICE LIQUORS STEAKS - LOBSTER - CHICKEN WE HAVE SERVED FOR 36 YEARS
CONGRATULATIONS MARLBORO
ON YOUR TRI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION !
AS YOUR NEARBY NEIGHBOR AT THE WAYSIDE MILL WE REJOICE IN YOUR 300th BIRTHDAY
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