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Roy V Collins, Chairman; Fredk J Fessenden jr, Endicott Smith
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Planning Board 104 City Hall
Wm E Hopkins, Chairman; Karl H Brock, Wm B Marquis, Stanley W Mer- rill, Jos C Skinner, City Engineer and Di- rector of Public Works are members ex- officio
Police Department
Headquarters 1321 Wash, WN Chief of Police-Philip Purcell Deputy-Patk J King Captain-Chas E Walker
Lieutenants-Wm J Burke, James W West Corcoran, John N McMullen, Geo W O'- Neil
Sergeants-Wm J Bell, Thos B Con- cannon, Bartlett, Cullen, Paul E Donahue, Richd F Donahue, Wm H Dowling, Walter D Drew, John W Foley jr, Martin F Gree- ley, Jas E Halloran, A Chas Mascia, Thos H McCormick, John J Regan, Albert A Smith, Albert Yanco
Inspectors-Richd J Bagley, David H Kerr jr, Chas W Lynch, Jos B Lyons, ta A McManus, sec; Archie R Whitman, John B Shorton, Augustus E White
Clerks-Mildred C Cronin, Esta F Hayes, Susanna W Shields
Matrons-Mrs Ethel C Blake, Mrs Margt A Hart
The District Court of Newton
Court House, 1309 Wash, WN
Presiding Justice -Donald E May- berry
Special Justice-W Lloyd Allen
Clerk of Court-Walter F Slattery Assistant Clerk-David C Lombard Court Officer-Robt E Wombolt
Chief Probation Officer-M John Ene - gess
Probation Officer-Kenneth E Prior
Sessions of Court for criminal busi- 9 am
Civil trials every Tues except during through Friday
July and August, motions every day Civil list called at 9:00 am
Small claims every Wed at 9 am, al- Chas O Richter; office hours 8:30 to 10 ternate Wed during July and August Supplementary process every Satur- "day at 9 am
Summary process hearings every Elm rd, on the 1st secular day of Jan and
Friday at 9 am
Public Welfare Department 214 City Hall
Grades I, VI, 8:30 to 12 daily and 1:30 to Cronin, Carl J Kesseli, Chas H Morang, 3:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Kinder- Edmund J Poutas, agents garten, 8:30 to 11:30 daily, 1:30 to 3:00 except Tuesday
Bureau of Old Age Assistance-220 City Hall. Geo S Wattendorf, Supervisor School Health Dept, City Hall, NC- Bureau of Aid to Dependent Children- Henry W Godfrey, MD, Director of Pub- 220 City Hall. Geo S Wattendorf, Super- lic Health
visor
School Physicians-Alvin Annis, 242 City Physician-18 City Hall. Hermon Walnut, Nv; Sumner Carp, 439 Common- Norton, MD
wealth av, NC; Luther G Eastman, 60 town, Nv; Henry Nigro, 310 Waltham, WN;
City Infirmary-525 Winchester NH. Grove, Au; Reevan I Levine, 789 Water- Mrs Marion A Worthington, Matron
Public Works Department 209 City Hall Willard S Pratt, director
Purchasing Department 206A City Hall Thos J Forde, purch agt
Recreation Commission 204 City Hall
C Evan Johnson, comnr; Wm J Mc- Carthy, Chairman; Frank T Copp, Joseph Selden, R Victor Stout, Mrs Jeanette C
Registrars of Voters 101 City Hall
Norman J Mitchell, chairman; Charles J Doherty, Thos F Donnelly, Monte G Bas - pas, City Clerk.
Retirement Board 206 City Hall
Ernest G Angevine, Chairman; Melit- John J Mullen
School Department 40 Elm rd, Nv School Committee
The Mayor, Howard Whitmore jr, ex- officio
Elected Members Term expires January, 1958
Ward 1-Francis P Frazier
Ward 2-Mrs Genevieve R Oncley
Ward 3-Mrs Grace C Whitmore
Ward 4-Manuel Beckwith
Ward 5-Henry W Keyes
Ward 6-Haskell C Freedman
Ward 7-John P Cochrane
Chairman-Henry W Keyes
Secretary-Charles O Richter
Educational Department, Technical ness daily, except Sun and holidays, at Bldg, 40 Elm rd, Nv
Office hours 8:30 am to 5 pm. Monday
Supt of Schools-Harold B Gores; of - fice hours by appointment. Asst Supt- am daily and by appointment
Regular meetings of the School Com- mittee are held at the Technical Bldg, 40 on the 2d and 4th Mon of each month ex- cept July and August, at 7:45 pm
Daily sessions: Newton High School; 8:30 to 2:30; Newton Trade School; 8:30 Board of Public Welfare-Jos W Che- to 3:00; Junior High School: 8:30 to 2:30; varley, chairman; Robt F Cahill, Eug A
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Jos Osborne, 41 Lincoln, NH; Fredk HI
Hyde School, 68 Lincoln, NH-Princi- Paul jr, 583 Watertown, Nv; Theo Shane, pal, Clarence E Churchill 80 Waltham, WN
School Nurses-Mrs Eliz K Miller, Mann District), 680 Watertown, Nv-Head Teacher, Florence E Hickey
supvr; Julia V Dobasz, Mrs Mary Louise Dorr, Mrs Ruth E Leary, G Evelyn Mac- Bey, Eleanor M Madden, Martha I Mc- Lean, Mrs Winnifred Michel, Edna M Head Teacher, Marie C MacAuliffe
Moore, Mrs Gertrude Motherway, Mrs Marguerite Smith Packer, Mrs Madge M Centre, NC-Principal, Ruth E Dority Rote, Phyllis Sears
Dental Hygienists-Mrs Lorraine J Carder, Mrs Dorothy K Boudeau
Nutritionist-Mrs Marian Chittick
Schools
Newton Junior College, 100 Washing - ton Park, Nv-Principal, Katherine Curtis (acting); Director, Walter M Taylor Newton High School, 417-453 Walnut, Nv -- Principal, Harold Howe II; Asst Principal, Katherine Curtis
Newton Technical High School, 40 Elm rd, Nv-Director, Warren M Switzer
Bigelow Junior High School, 145 Arl- ington st, N -- Principal, H Edgar Pray; Asst Principal, Marion S Hamilton
Frank Ashley Day Junior High School, 100 Walnut-Principal, Ralph H Morse; Asst Principal, Helen Vaznaian
Meadowbrook Junior High School, Meadowbrook rd, NC-Principal, Bettina King; Administrative Asst, Chas N E Howard
Levi F Warren Junior High School, 1600 Wash, WN-Principal, Paul C Scar- borough; Asst Principal, Mary J Cleve- land
John Wingate Weeks Junior High School, 7 Hereward rd, NC-Principal, Donald K Davidson; Asst Principal, He- lena M Glenn
Albert Edgar Angier School, 1697 Beacon, W-Principal, Robt C Jackson Beethoven School, 30 Beethoven av, W-Principal, Frank Zervas
Bowen School, 280 Cypress, NC- Principal, Edw M Clarke
Charles C Burr School (Chas C Burr District), 46 Ash st, Au
Cabot School, 41 Parkview av, Nv- Principal, Mrs Dorothy H Stewart
Frank F Carr School (Carr-Horace Mann District), 225 Nevada st, Nv-Prin- cipal, J Kenneth LaFlamme
Claflin School, 465 Lowell av, Nv- Principal, Harry V Anderson
Countryside School, 191 Dedham, NH -Principal, Anne B Fahy
Davis School, 492 Waltham, WN- Principal, Mary J Nugent
Ralph Waldo Emerson School, (Emer- son-Hamilton District), 5 High, UF- Principal, Raymond F Cook
Franklin School, 125 Derby, WN- Principal, Ray J Lund
Hamilton School (Emerson-Hamilton District), 545 Grove, LF-Head Teacher, Rose Pilibosian
Supervisors and Directors
Art-F Eleanor Elliot, supvr; Mary Baker, Jean M Hoxie, assts
Business Administration-John E Gilleland, director; Jos M Carroll, asst director; Chas E Brown, admn asst
Music-Jas H Remley, supvr; Donald S March, instrumental music supvr
Physical and Health and Safety Edu- cation -Frank M Simmons, director Asst Director, Boys-Warren L Hus- ton
Supervisor, Girls -Helene D Brei- vogel
Asst Supervisor, Elementary Grades -Sally W Tarbell
Adult Civic E ducation -Marian E Green, director
Cafeteria Management-Mary M Mc- Govern, supvr; A Eleanor Murphy, asst supvr; Anne K Connelly, sec
Division of Counseling Services Offices, 88 Chestnut, WN
Director of Division-Edw Landy Supervisor of Attendance-Jerry R Angino
Lincoln-Eliot School (Stearns-Lin- coln-Eliot District), 191 Pearl st, N-
Mason School (Mason District), 1242
Memorial School, 60 Stein circle,N C -Principal, Olive F Eldridge
Murray Road School (Chas C Burr District), 35 Murray rd, WN-Head Teach- er, Charlotte M Forgeron
New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children, 474 Brookline, NC- Educational Counselor
Oak Hill School, 130 Wheeler rd, NC -Principal, Edythe T Clark
Peirce School, 170 Temple, WN -- Principal, Ann L Caldwell
Rice School (Mason District), 1180 Centre, NC-Principal, Ruth EDority Spaulding School, 250 Brookline, NC -Principal, Helen R Punch
Stearns School (Stearns-Lincoln, Eliot District), 44 Jasset st, N-Principal, Herbert J Callahan
Underwood School, 101 Vernon st, N -Principal, Allan Acomb
John Ward School, 10 Dolphin rd, NC -Principal, Madeline E Bartell
Williams School (Chas C Burr Dis- trict), 141 Grove st, Au-Head Teacher, Merton C Tefft
Division of Instruction Offices, 88 Chestnut, WN
Director of Division, J Bernard Everett
Horace Mann School (Carr-Horace
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Psychological-Anna B Austin, Hal-|miles; January 1, 1910, 144.76 miles; cyon H Carroll, Edna F Denault, Beatrice Kershaw, Laura A Munisteri, Esther Os- borne
Speech and Hearing -Grace M Kenne- dy, Patricia Palmer, Ruth E Rubin, Bev- erly L Wilson
Reading-Kath E Torrant
Sealer of Weights and Measures 18 City Hall
J Ellis Bowen, hours 8:30 to 9:30 am
Street Department 102 City Hall
Highways, Forestry, Sewers, Street Lights
Frank K Perkins, comnr
Forestry Division-Eug D Drennan, Supt
Street Lamps
In charge of Street Commissioner
All lights are supplied, lighted and cared for by the Welsbach Company and the Boston Edison Co by contracts as follows: 94 gas lamps, 7,495 incandescent electric lights, current energy of 80, 100, 250, 600, 1000, 1500 candle power
The gas and half night electric lights are on all night, electric lights are ex- tinguished at 20 minutes before day break
Treasury Department 115 City Hall
City Treasurer and Collector-Archie R Whitman
Deputy Collector-Donald S Bishop Trustees of Chaffin Fund -Frank A Day, Chairman; Warren W Oliver, sec; Henry W Keyes, Loomis Patrick, Wm H Rice, Ralph F Taber, David W Tibbott and the chairman of the School Committee ex- officio
Trustees of Cousens Fund-Kenneth W Roger, Chairman; Jas A Waters, Thos V Cleveland
Trustees of Eliot Memorial Fund and Read Fund-Harold A Wooster, F Brittain Kennedy, Douglas B Francis
Trustees of the Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund-Wm F Chase, Gordon B Russell, Lucius E Thayer, Archie R Whit- man
Veterans' Housing Department 107 City Hall
Carl C Mullen, Commissioner; Fred- erick A Hawkins, Warren W Oliver, mem- ua W Brown, Maxwell Brown, Geo W Bry- bers
Veterans' Services Department 107 City Hall Edmund T Dungan, agent
Water Department 105 City Hall
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January 1, 1911, 146.4 miles; January 1, 1912, 148 miles; January 1, 1913, 150 miles; January 1, 1914, 152 miles; Janu - ary 1, 1915, 155 miles; January 1, 1916, 157.8 miles; January 1, 1917, 160.6 miles; January 1, 1919, 162.7 miles; January 1, 1920, 164.57 miles; January 1, 1922, 167.3 miles; January 1, 1925, 169.7 miles; Jan - uary 1, 1926, 190 miles; January 1, 1930, 198 miles; January 1, 1931,201.68 miles; January 1, 1933, 210 miles; January 1, 1935, 214.97 miles; January 1, 1937, 223.545 miles; January 1, 1939, 234.66 miles; January 1, 1941, 241.6 miles; Jan - uary 1, 1945, 245.658 miles; January 1, 1947, 247.734 miles; January 1, 1948, 249.256 miles; January 1, 1949,254.746 miles; January 1, 1950, 259.49 miles; January 1, 1951, 264.22 miles; January 1, 1952, 268.791 miles; January 1, 1953, 272.6 miles; January 1, 1954, 276.29 miles; January 1, 1955, 278.88 miles; January 1, 1956, 281.407 miles; January 1,1957,284.957 miles; number ofhydrants set, 2,183;number of service pipes 21,683; number of water meters, 24.050; capacity of covered reservoir, 10,000,000 gallons
Average daily consumption of water in 1881, 450,705 gallons; 1885, 614,968; 1891, 1,067,294; 1895, 1,812,000; 1900; 2,086,000; 1905, 2,151,293;1910, 2,505,- 421;1911,2,582,00;1912,2,700,000; 1913, 2,889,000;1914,2,960,000;1915,2,830,455; 1916, 3,098,878; 1917, 3,115,116; 1918, 3,430,153;1919, 3,488,000;1922,2,887,635; 1924, 4,100,000; 1925, 4,145,690; 1926, 4,300,000; 1927, 4,400,000; 1928, 4,450,- 000;1929:4,788,000;1930, 5,027,541;1933; 4,710,100; 1935, 4,654,262; 1936, 4,990, - 807; 1938, 4, 746, 127; 1940, 5,130, 000; 1942; 5,269,000; 1944,5,853,000; 1946,6,112, 000; 1947, 6,306,000; 1948, 6,454,000; 1949, 6,913,000;1950,7,079,000; 1951,7,294, 000; 1952, 7,796,000; 1953, 8,280,000; 1954, 8,022,000; 1955, 8,494,900
Miscellaneous Officers
Constables-Chas H Duke, Louis Ebb, M John Enegness, Herman M Hurwitz, Irving F Koffman, Ralph T Laffie, Jas A McAdams jr, Philip J Morrison, John H Murray, Chas Scipione, Chas J V Scipione
Auctioneers-CKenneth Anderson, Louis D Andler, Jas J Bagley, Jos S Bak- erman, I Benj Bellar, Albert L Berg, Josh - son, Stephen F Burke, Robt J Burns, Jos G Cancellieri, Saul S Chipman, J Fredk Clune, HerbertS Cohen, Max Colmes, Eug J Conroy, Saml S Cotton, Raymond J Cox, J Oliver Daly, Simon C Dapsauskas, Lest- er S Feinberg, Leon Glick, Richd Gray, Arth T Gregorian, Frank K Harris, Chas Hurwitz, Herman M Hurwitz, Clarence F
Water Commissioner-Mark F Crok- Ingersoll, Dorothy H Ingersoll, Wm M Ja-
cobs, Robt W Kent, John C Kiley jr, I Fred Koffman, Benj F Louis, Richd R MacMil-
Total lenght of mains laid January 1, 1908, 141.28 miles; January 1, 1909; 143|lan, Jas M Manning, Joseph G Mazur,
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Nelson A McGrath, John H Murray, Jos |Winchester; Geo P McCusker, Cam- P O'Donoghue, Chas Popkin, Abram I bridge; John J McDougall, Belmont; Harold Pransky, Chas Scipione, Chas J V Scipione H McKelvey, Lowell; Wm J McKinley, jr, Jos Seskin, Nelson M Silk, Nelson M Cambridge; Wm P Morrissey, Natick; Jos Silk jr, Jos C Skinner, Arth Stanett, Paul |P Murphy, Cambridge; Edw F Nowak, Dra- F Sweeney, Arth J Swett, Herbert C Swett, Peter Turchon jr
Fence Viewers -Carmen A Vitti, Scott H Wells
Civil Service Registration Clerk -- Norman J Mitchell, 107 City Hall
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Incorporated May 10,1643. Population 1950, 1,061,021.
Shire towns -Cambridge (East), Lowell
COUNTY OFFICERS
County Commissioners -Thos B Brennan, Medford, chairman; Wm G An- drew, Cambridge; Edw L Buckley, Som - erville
Meet at Cambridge, Tues and Fri, at Lowell, 3d Monday of each month
Clerk of Courts -Chas T Hughes, Waltham
Registers of Deeds-Fredk J Finne - gan, Lowell; Wm B Bailey, Somerville Assts -- Wm L Muldoon, Lowell, Ralph A Nellson, Medford; Wm H Rockwell jr, Cambridge
County Treasurer -Timothy J Cronin, Somerville
County Engineer -- Arth L Wilcox, Maynard
District Attorney-James L O'Dea jr, Lowell
Asst District Attorneys-Francis J Baxter, Billerica; Bernard E Bradley jr, Watertown; John J Droney, Cambridge; Edw J Duffy jr, Waltham; Robt A Grimes, Waltham; Joseph A DeGuglielmo, Cam - bridge; Mary AKerwin, Somerville; Francis K Monarski, Lowell; P Harold Ready, Lowell; Harold Roitman, Belmont Sheriff-Howard W Fitzpatrick, Mald- en
Special Sheriff-Robt J Fitzpatrick, Malden
Deputy Sheriffs -Harold J Baran, Chelmsford; Leo E Baron, Lowell; Leon Brenner, Somerville; John F Brocklesby, Billerica; Matthew J Callahan, Medford; Robt M Chenevert, Billerica; Harry C Cole, Marlborough; Thos E Collins, Med- ford; Arthur B Corey, Concord; Ralph W Cram, Waltham; Jos L Crowley, Belmont; George O Darling, Malden; Geo E Delaney, Watertown; L Warren DeSaulnier , Chelmsford; Edw A Doherty, Cambridge; Edw F Donovan, Cambridge; Emile A Du- mas, Maynard; Danl F Duris, Cambridge; Robt J Fitzpatrick, Malden; Danl F Finn, Cambridge; Alfred E Gagnon, Lowell; Edw F Henneberry, Newton; Grace K Jennings, Somerville; John E Johnson, Chelmsford; Geo H Jones, Malden, Loring R Kew jr, Tewksbury; Henry J Keating, Burlington; Emil W Lundgren, Everett; Danl W Lynch,
cut; John A O'Brien, Somerville; John B O'Loughlin, Tewksbury; Edw C O'Neil, Malden; Robt J Patton, Framingham; Herman J Peterson jr, Woburn, Fred J Pierce, Cambridge; Chester M Ricker, Newton; David S Robinson, Cambridge; Edw Ryan, Lowell; Wm F Sheridan jr, Malden; Warren H Shaw, Melrose; John J Sheehan, Malden; Antonio Simones, Cam- bridge; Robt T Smith, Everett ; John J Sullivan, Watertown; Harold E Tivey, Bil- lerica; Thos F Tracey, Watertown; Lyman R Walker, Medford
Court Officers -John E Johnson, Chelmsford, supervising; Jos Ciavar - done, Somerville; Frederic F Clauss, Cambridge; Harry C Cole, Marlborough; Geo E Delaney, Watertown; Edw H Dono- van, Cambridge; John F Ford, Cambridge; Jas E Mahler, Cambridge; Michl J Ma- honey (Probate Court), Cambridge; Clarence McElroy, Cambridge; John J O'Rourke (Probate Court), Lowell; Chest - er M Ricker, Newton; Chas S Robinson, Concord; Jos J Santore (Probate Court), Cambridge
Master of House of Correction and Jail, Cambridge-David S Robinson, Cam - bridge
Master of the House of Correction at Billerica-Howard W Fitzpatrick, Biller- ica
Supt of Training School at Chelms- ford-J Earl Wotton, N Chelmsford
Supt of Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham-Helen W Evarts, MD, Walt- ham
Medical Examiners
Peter E Angelo, Waltham; Thos P Dev- lin, Cambridge; David C Dow, Cambridge; Andrew D Guthrie, Medford; Edw Lilly, Shirley; J Harry McCann, Framingham; Arthur G Richer, Hudson; Howard E Rob- inson, Concord; Jos D Sweeney, Lowell; John M Wilcox, Woburn
Associate Medical Examiners
Harry L, Benson Winchester; Peter A Delmonico, Cambridge; Richd Forsley, Lowell; Kenneth R Greenleaf Marlbo- rough; Leroy P Houck, Concord; Leicest- er S Johnson, Nattick; Jos A McLean, Ayer; John J McNulty, Wakefield; G Stanley Miles, Somerville; Wm A Richards, Walt- ham
Law Library
Middlesex Law Library -Pearl J Larson, Medford, Cambridge librarian; Barbara Dunsford, Lowell, librarian at Lowell
Courts
United States Supreme Court
Chief Justice, Earl Warren of Cali - fornia
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Associate Justices-Hugo L Black, of | Chas Fairhurst, David G Nagle, Chas A Alabama; Felix Frankfurter, of Mass; Wm |Rome, John H Meagher, Wilfred J Paquet, O Douglas, of Conn; Harold H Burton, of Edw A Pecce, Edmund R Dewing, Reuben Ohio; Thomas C Clark, of Texas; John M L Lurie Harlan, of New York; Wm J Brennan jr, of New Jersey Probate Court
U S Circuit Court of Appeals (First Circuit)
Federal Bldg, 16th fl Boston
Associate Justice of U S Supreme Court-Felix Frankfurter of Massachu- setts
Circuit Judges-Calvert Magruder of Massachusetts (Chief); John P Hartigan for Providence, R I; Peter Woodbury for New Hampshire
District Judges -Geo C Sweeney (Chief); John D Clifford jr, for Maine; Wm T McCarthy, Chas E Wyzanski jr, Francis J W Ford, Bailey Aldrich, for Massachusetts; Aloysius J Connor, for New Hampshire; Edw W Day, for Rhode Island
Clerk-Roger A Stinchfield
United States District Court
Federal Bldg, 12th and 15th fls, Boston District Judges-Geo C Sweeney (chief), Chas E Wyzanski jr, Francis J W Ford, Wm T McCarthy, Bailey Aldrich
United States Commissioners
Federal Bldg, Room 1104, Boston Peter J Nelligan, Cambridge; John Corbett Donahue, Lowell; Francis H Far- rell, Revere; Jas P Moriarty, Springfield; W Arth Garrity, Worcester; Luke Smith, New Bedford; Paul A Tamburello, Pitts - field
Referee in Bankruptcy for Middlesex County-Wilfred H Smart
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Court House
Pemberton Square, Boston Chief Justice-Stanley E Qua
Associate Justices -Henry T Lum- mus, Jas J Ronan, Raymond S Wilkins, John V Spalding, Harold P Williams, Edw A Counihan jr
Reporter of Decisions-Grant M Pal - mer jr
Clerk of the Court for the Common- wealth -Fredk L Quinlar
Superior Court Court House
Pemberton Square, Boston Chief Justice-Paul C Reardon
Associate Justices-Edw T Broad- hurst, Walter L Collins, Danl T O'Con- nell, Raoul H Beaudreau, Frank J Dona- hue, Lewis Goldberg, John E Swift, Vin- cent Brogna, Thos H Dowd, Jos L Hurley, Francis J Good, Jesse W Morton, Wm C Giles, Paul G Kirk, Felix Forte, Jos E Warner, John V Sullivan, Eug A Hudson, Edw J Volke, Frank J Murray, Danl D O'Brien, Horace T Cahill, Frank E Smith, Medford
Judges of Probate and Insolvency -- John C Leggat, Lowell; Joseph W Mona- han, Belmont; Fredk V McMenimen, Cam- bridge
Register of Probate-John J Foley, Cambridge
Assistants-Edmund H Gunther, Chelmsford; Edw J Shaughnessy, Ashland, Warren J FitzGerald, Belmont; John V Harvey, Belmont
Land Court 408 Old Court House, Boston
Judge-John E Fenton
Associate Judges-Joseph R Cotton, Edw McPartlin
Recorder-Sybil H Holmes. Deputy Recorder, Thomas B Cummings. Hours 9 AM to 4:30 PM
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE GOVERNMENT 1955-1956
State election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
Executive Department
Governor-His Excellency, Foster Furcolo (D), of Longmeadow
Lieut Governor-His Honor Robt F Murphy (D), of Malden
Secretary of the Commonwealth-Edw J Cronin (D), of Peabody
Treasurer and Receiver General- John F Kennedy (D), of Canton
Auditor of Commonwealth-Thos J Buckley (D), of Boston
Attorney-General-George Fingold (R), of Concord
Legislative Department Meets first week in January
Senate
President-Newland H Holmes (R), of Weymouth
Clerk-Irving N Hayden, of Wollas- ton
Sergeant-at-Arms -Arthur R Dris- coll, of Fall River
Chaplain -Rev Fredk M Eliot, of Cambridge
Senators from Middlesex County
District 1-Edw J DeSaulnier (R), Chelmsford
District 2-Francis X McCann (D), Cambridge
District 3-James J Corbett (D), Somerville
District 4-Fred Lamson (R), Mald-
en District 5-Wm E Hays (R), Waltham District 6-Fredk T McDermott (D),
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District 7-Chas E Ferguson (R), Lexington
Middlesex and Norfolk District-Chas W Olson (R), Ashland
Middlesex and Suffolk District- Donald L Gibbs (R), Newton
Senatorial Districts of Middlesex County
First District-Ashby, Ayer, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Lowell Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngsborough, West- ford
Second District-Belmont and wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Cambridge; wards 6, 7 Somerville
Third District-Somerville, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Cambridge, Ward 3; Malden, Ward 2; Medford, Wards 1, 5, 7
Fourth District-Everett Wards 2, 3, Shirley, Townsend-Chas H Waterous (R), 4, 6; Malden Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; and of Pepperell Melrose
Fifth District-Acton, Boxborough, Concord, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, May- nard, Stow, Sudbury, Waltham, Watertown
Sixth District-Arlington, Medford Wards 2, 3, 4, 6; Winchester, Woburn Kiernan (D), of Lowell
Seventh District-Bedford, Billerica, District 15-Lowell, wards 1, 2, 3, 5, Burlington, Lexington, Lowell, wards 1, 9, 10,11-Cornelius Desmond jr (D), Cor - 9, 10, and 11; Reading, Stoneham, Tewks- nelius T Finnegan jr (D), Patk F Plun- kett (D), of Lowell bury, Wakefield, Wilmington
Middlesex and Norfolk District -Ash- land, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Natick, Sherborn, Wayland, Weston, in the county of Middlesex; Bell- ingham, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Med- way, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville and Wren- tham in Norfolk County; Blackstone and Millville in Worcester County
Middlesex and Suffolk District-Cam- bridge Ward, Newton in Middlesex; Bos- ton Ward 22 in Suffolk County
House of Representatives
Speaker-Michl F Skerry (D), of Med- ford
Clerk-Lawrence R Grove, of Natick Sergeant-at-Arms -Arthur R Dris- coll, of Fall River
Chaplain-Rev Rt Christopher P Grif- fin, of South Boston
Representatives from Middlesex County
District 1-Cambridge, wards 1,2,3; Somerville ward 2-John J Toomey (D), Thos F Coady (D), of Cambridge
District 2-Cambridge, wards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-John J Campbell (D), Francis W Lindstrom (R), John R Sennott (D), of Cambridge
District 3-Cambridge, wards 9, 10, 11; Watertown precincts 1, 2-Lawrence F Feloney (D), Geo W Spartachino (D), of Cambridge
District 4-Newton, wards 1, 2, 3, 7 -Geo E Rawson (R), John W Whittemore (R), of Newton
District 5-Newton, wards 4, 5, 6- Arthur G Heaney (R), Mrs Irene K Thresh - er (R), of Newton
District 6-Natick, Leonard H Amo- roso (R), of Natick
District 7-Waltham, wards 1, 2, 4, 6; Weston-J Robt Ayres (R), of Weston; Henry A Turner (R), of Waltham
District 8-Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Sherborn, -Anthony M Colonna (D), Wm I Randall (R), of Fram- ingham
District 9-Marlboro-John Navin (D), of Marlboro
District 10-Hudson,Lincoln, Sudbury, Wayland-Jas DeNormandie (R), of Lin- coln
District 11-Acton, Chelmsford, Tyngsborough, Westford-Vernon R Fletcher (R), of Chelmsford
District 12-Ashby, Ayer, Boxborough, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Pepperell,
District 13-Carlisle, Concord, May- nard, Stow-John M Eaton jr (R), of Con- cord
District 14-Lowell, wards 3, 6, 7,8, -Archibald Kenefick (D), Cornelius F
District 17-Waltham, wards 3, 5, 7; Watertown, precincts 8, 10-Thos M Fla- herty (D), of Waltham
District 18-North Reading, Reading, Wilmington, Woburn wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-Frank D Tanner (R), Chas E Wilkin- son (R), of Reading
District 19-Bedford, Billerica, Bur- lington, Dracut, Lexington, Tewksbury- John Brox (R), of Dracut; Wm E Maloney (R), of Lexington
District 20-Everett, wards 2, 3, 4, 6 -Wm H Finnegan (D), John P Kennedy (D), of Everett
District 21 -Malden, wards 1,4,5,6,7, -Louis H Glaser (D), Geo H O'Farrell (D), of Malden
District 22 -Melrose, Stoneham, Wakefield-Gardner E Campbell (R), of Wakefield; Lloyd E Conn (R), Theo J Vaitses (R), of Melrose
District 23-Belmont, Watertown pre- cincts 3, 9-Walter T Anderson (R), Edw L Kerr (R), of Belmont
District 24-Everett, ward 1, Somer- ville, wards 1, 3, 4, 5-G Edw Bradley (D), Harold A Palmer (D), Michl J Simonelli (D), of Somerville
District 25-Arlington,precincts 1,3, 5; Somerville, wards 6, 7-Jas R Doncas- ter (D), Jos F McEvoy jr (D), of Somerville District 26-Medford, wards 2,3, 4, 5, 6-Michl Catino (D), Alex J Cella (D),Thos J Doherty (D), of Medford
District 27-Everett, ward 5; Medford, wards 1, 7-Michl F Skerry (D), Medford
District 16-Malden, wards 2, 3-An- thony Wm Spadafora (D), of Malden
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