Plainville, Massachusetts annual reports 1942-1950, Part 39

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Patrick Cronin


0


Harold C. Nagle


0


Thomas F. Reilly


0


John H. O'Connor, Jr.


0


James E. Hannon


0


Frank B. Oliveira


0


Blanks


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Delegates-Not Grouped


James A. Bowes


0


Francis E. Cassidy


0


Lawrence W. Caton


0


Joseph H. Downey


0


Leo A. Gosselin


0


Thomas A. Keating


0


Mathias LaPierre


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Leo F. McGrath


0


James Leo O'Connor


0


James F. Reynolds George W. Stanton Alice D. Sullivan Blanks


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0


0


24


Alternate Delegates-Not Grouped


Marie F. Akey


0


Thomas B. Brennan


0


Joseph J. Buckley


0


John C. Carr


0


Lawrence E. Corcoran


0


Frederick M. Kelley


0


Ida C. McDonough


0


Edward Mclaughlin


0


Wilfred J. Paquet


0


Luke Ryan


0


Anna A. Sharry


0


Jacob W. Shinberg


0


Wanda Walczak


0


Blanks


24


District Delegates-14th District (Group)


William P. Grant


2


William E. White


2


Blanks


0


Alternate Delegates (Group)


James A. O'Brien


2


William R. Medeiros Blanks


0


State Committee-One Man (First Bristol District)


Bernard F. Cleary


1


Blanks


1


State Committee-One Woman (First Bristol District)


Mary I. Murphy Blanks


1


Town Committee


1


No Votes.


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville,


Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the Town Hall,


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1948


at Ten o'clock A. M. for the following purposes:


To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nominations of Candidates of Political Parties for the follow- ing offices:


Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Com- monwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth; Representatives in Congress for the 14th Con- gressional District; Councillor for the Third Councillor Dis- trict; Senator for the Middlesex and Norfolk Senatorial Dis- trict; One Representative in General Court for the Ninth Norfolk Representative District; Register of Probate and In- solvency, County Commissioners, County Treasurer and Clerk of Courts for Norfolk County.


The polls will be open from 10 o'clock to 8 o'clock P. M.


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this First Day of September, A. D. 1948.


RALPH E. CROWELL SYDNEY J. ANDREWS ARTHUR W. WASHBURN Selectmen of Plainville.


A true copy. Attest: HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable.


This 4th day of September, 1948.


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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


Plainville, Mass., Sept. 4, 1948.


This is to certify that I have posted 7 copies of the within Warrant in 7 public places 10 days before the said Election.


HERBERT A. MORSE, Police Officer.


Town of Plainville, Sept. 4, 1948.


Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of September, 1948.


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.


PROCEEDINGS OF STATE PRIMARY ELECTION


The Primary Election was held in the Town Hall, Tues- day, September 14, 1948.


Ballot Clerks: Elizabeth Nowick and Nellie King. Tellers: Frank King and Dacia Anderson. Ballot Box and Police Officer: Courtland Fairbanks.


The above having been appointed by the Selectmen were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their respective duties by Town Clerk.


Warden and Election Officer: Arthur W. Washburn.


The ballot box was inspected, found empty and locked and keys turned over to the police officer.


The Town Clerk read the call of the meeting and at 10 o'clock A. M., the Polls were declared open. The Polls closed at 8 o'clock P. M.


The Ballot Box registered 172 Ballots cast and voting lists showed 172 names checked.


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168 Republican and 4 Democratic.


The results of the balloting was as follows, viz:


REPUBLICAN


Governor


Robert F. Bradford


128


Edward M. Rowe


35


Blanks 5


Lieutenant Governor


Arthur W. Coolidge


152


Blanks 16


Secretary


Frederic W. Cook


155


Blanks


13


Treasurer


Laurence Curtis


151


Blanks


17


Auditor


Douglas Lawson


32


Edwin L. Olander, Jr.


49


Wallace E. Stearns 7


Russell A. Wood


61


Blanks 19


Attorney General


Clarence A. Barnes


153


Blanks 15


Senator In Congress


Leverett Saltonstall 151


Blanks 17


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Congressman-14th District


Joseph William Martin, Jr.


155


Blanks 13


Councillor-3rd District


Otis M. Whitney 138


Walter H. McCarron, Sr.


6


Blanks 24


Senator-Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson


131


J. Robert Ayers 31


Blanks 6


Representative in General Court-9th Norfolk District


Clarence F. Telford 161


Blanks 7


Registrar of Probate and Insolvency-Norfolk County


Alfred E. Henderson 138 Blanks 30


County Commissioners-Norfolk County


Russell T. Bates


110


James I. Forsyth


78


Joseph S. Kennedy


22


W. Homer Melville


17


Clayton W. Nash


25


Lawrence F. Power


19


Blanks 65


County Treasurer-Norfolk County


Ralph D. Pettingell


136


Harold P. Newell


18


Blanks 14


Clerk of Courts-Norfolk County (To fill vacancy)


Willard E. Everett 145


Blanks 23


3


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DEMOCRATIC PARTY


Governor


Paul A. Dever Maurice J. Tobin


4


0


Blanks


0


Lieutenant Governor


Edward P. Barry


1


Benedict F. FitzGerald. Jr.


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan


Blanks


ono 0 3 0


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin


2


Jerome Patrick Troy


2


Treasurer


John E. Hurley


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley


4


Attorney General


Enrico Cappucci


John F. Kelley


Francis E. Kelly


Patrick Gilbert Sullivan


2002


Senator In Congress


John I. Fitzgerald


1


Francis D. Harrigan


1


Joseph A. Langone, Jr.


0


John D. Lynch


0


Richard M. Russell


2


Congressman-14th District


Joseph M. Mendonca


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Councillor-3rd District


Donald B. Falvey, Jr. 4


Senator-Middlesex and Norfolk District


Blanks


4


Representative In General Court 9th Norfolk District


Blanks


4


Register of Probate and Insolvency Norfolk County


Blanks


4


County Commissioners-Vote for Two Norfolk County


Blanks


8


County Treasurer-Norfolk County


Blanks


4


Clerk of Courts-To fill vacancy Norfolk County


Blanks 4


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville, Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet in Town Hall Building,


MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1948


at 8:00 o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the following article, viz:


Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $4,000.00, or any other sum, for the carrying on of the Old Age Assistance payments for the bal- ance of the year, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Hereof fail not to make due returns of this Warrant and your doings thereon to the Town Clerk in conformity with the Public Statutes at or before the time of said meeting.


Given under our hands this Twenty-first day of Septem- ber, A. D., 1948.


RALPH E. CROWELL SYDNEY J. ANDREWS ARTHUR W. WASHBURN


Selectmen of Plainville


Attest: HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable.


This 24th Day of September, 1948.


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Plainville, Mass., Sept. 24, 1948.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Norfolk, ss.


This is to certify that I have posted 7 copies of the within Warrant in 7 public places in the Town of Plainville, Mass., 8 days before the time of said meeting.


HERBERT A. MORSE, Police Officer.


Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of Septem- ber, 1948.


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,


Town Clerk.


PROCEEDINGS FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


Town Hall, Plainville, Mass., October 4, 1948


A Special Town Meeting was held in the Town Hall, Monday, October 4, 1948.


Moderator Clarence F. Telford called the meeting to order at 8:10 P. M., 29 present.


The Town Clerk read the call of the meeting.


Article 1. Motion by Ralph E. Crowell, and unanimously voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00, for the carrying on of the Old Age Assistance pay- ments for the balance of the year.


Adjourned 8:15 P. M.


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville, Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the legal voters of the Town of Plainville to meet in Town Hall in said Plain- ville, on


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1948


at 6 o'o'clock A. M. it being the Tuesday after the first Monday in said month, then and there to give their votes for the following offices:


For Presidential Electors: Governor; Lieutenant Gover- nor; Secretary of the Commonwealth; Treasurer and Receiver- General; Auditor of the Commonwealth; Attorney General; Senator In Congress for this Commonwealth; Representative In Congress for the 14th Congressional District; Councillor for the Third Councillor District; Senator for the Middlesex and Norfolk Senatorial District; One Representative In Gen- eral Court for the Ninth Norfolk Representative District; Register of Probate and Insolvency; County Commissioners (2); County Treasurer; Clerk of Courts (to fill vacancy) for Norfolk County.


And also to vote "YES" or "NO" on the following questions:


Question No. 1. Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the affirma- tive and 0 in the negative, and in joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes in the affirma- tive and 8 in the negative?


Summary-This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declaration of the rights of the inhabitants, as now


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set forth in the Constitution, the following: "The right of free speech shall not be abridged."


Question No. 2. Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 220 votes in the affrmative and 28 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branch- es held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative?


Summary-This proposed amendment to the constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or licence taxes relating to the registration, operation or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels for propelling such vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of registering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes only.


Question No. 3. Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 243 votes in the affirm- ative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirma- tive and 9 in the negative?


Summary-This is an amendment of Article XVII of the Amendments to the Constitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attorney general of the Commonwealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any such offices between the day of election and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at large, in- stead of from the two persons who had the highest number of votes at the election as is now required. It also provides that if there is a vacaancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legislature the vacancy shall be filled in like manner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy occurs at any other time it shall be filled by appointment by the Gover- nor, with the advice and consent of the Council.


Question No. 4. Do you approve of a law summarized


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below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative?


Summary-This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 272, Section 21 provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which make it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or conception shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for protection of life or health.


Question No. 5. Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representa- tives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the nega- tive and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 36 in the negative?


Summary-This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of mem- bership or non-membership in a labor organization and pro- hibits agreements which exclude any person from employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organ- ization. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.


Question No. 6. Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representa- tives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative?


Summary-This measure requires that elections of officers of labor organizations shall be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty days' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are required to be given by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each member, or in any other adequate manner. Candidates to be voted for must be nominated by a paper signed by ten members filed at least ten days before an elec- tion to fill a vacancy.


The voting at such an election must be by secret written


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or printed ballot. Watchers appointed by nominating mem- bers and by union officers may be present during the voting and counting of ballots.


Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an election is prohibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.


Question No. 7. Do you approve of a law summarized be- low which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative?


Summary-This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organization in any business or plant or unit there- of, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the members of the organization employed in the business, plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be expressed by a secret written or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose.


The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the conduct of the voting. Within twenty-four hours after the voting the labor organization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission, which shall be a permanent public record. If no report is filed the vote taken shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury.


Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organiza- tion in connection with such voting is made a penal offense.


Question No. 8. Is it desirable that the proposed amend- ment to the Constitution of the Unted States,


"Article-Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President


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more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any per- son holding the office of President when this Article was pro- posed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.


"Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States with- in seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress,"-be ratified by the general court?


Question No. 9. A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alco- holic beverages) ?


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


The Polls will be open from 6 o'clock A. M. to 8 o'clock P. M.


And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posted attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the Town.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doing thereon at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this Eighth Day of October, A. D., 1948.


RALPH E. CROWELL ยท SYDNEY J. ANDREWS ARTHUR W. WASHBURN Selectmen of Plainville.


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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


This is to attest that I posted 7 copies of the within Warrants in 7 public places 7 days before the said meeting in the Town of Plainville, Mass.


HERBERT A. MORSE, Police Officer.


Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of October, 1948.


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.


PROCEEDINGS OF STATE ELECTION


The State Election was held in the Town Hall, Plainville, Tuesday, November 2, 1948.


Ballot Clerks: Nellie King, Mary J. Oldham. Tellers: Frank King, Alice Ribero, Dacia Anderson, F. Sumner Turner, Ruth Fulton, Harold Anderson. Ballot Box Officer: Courtland Fairbanks. Police Officer: Ralph French.


The above having been appointed by the Selectmen were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by Town Clerk.


Election Officer: Arthur W. Washburn.


The Ballot Box was inspected, found empty, locked by Town Clerk, and keys turned over to the Police Officer.


The Town Clerk read the call of the meeting and at 6 A. M. the polls were declared open. The polls closed at 8 P. M.


Total number of Ballots cast: 944 and 944 names were checked on the voting lists.


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Regular Ballots 929 Absentee Ballots 14 War Ballots 1 Total 944


The results of the Balloting was as follows:


PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT


Dewey and Warren, Republican


688


Teichert and Emery, Socialist Labor 3


Truman and Barkley, Democratic


230


Wallace and Taylor, Progressive


8


Watson and Learn, Prohibition


3


Blanks


12


GOVERNOR


Robert F. Bradford, Republican


627


Paul A. Dever, Democratic


282


Horace I. Hillis, Socialist Labor


2


Mark R. Shaw, Prohibition


3


Blanks 30


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Arthur W. Coolidge, Republican


668


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, Democratic


223


Lawrence Gilfedder, Socialist Labor


6


Guy S. Williams, Prohibition


1


Blanks 46


SECRETARY


Frederic W. Cook, Republican 698


Edward J. Cronin, Democratic


184


Cote E. Palmquist, Socialist Labor


4


Blanks 58


TREASURER


Laurence Curtis, Republican


683


John E. Hurley, Democratic


201


Harold J. Ireland, Prohibition


1


Malcolm T. Rowe, Socialist Labor


5


Blanks 54


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AUDITOR


Thomas J. Buckley, Democratic


257


Russell A. Wood, Republican


613


Robert A. Simmons, Prohibition


2


Francis A. Votano, Socialist Labor


5


Blanks 67


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Clarence A. Barnes, Republican


694


Francis E. Kelly, Democratic


192


Anthony Martin, Socialist Labor


5


Blanks 53


SENATOR IN CONGRESS


Leverett Saltonstall, Republican


715


John I. Fitzgerald, Democratic


176


Henning A. Blomen, Socialist Labor


5


E. Tallmadge Root, Prohibition 1 Blanks 47


CONGRESSMAN-14th District


Joseph William Martin, Jr., Republican


774


Joseph M. Mendonca, Democratic


136


Blanks 34


COUNCILLOR-3rd District


Otis M. Whitney, Republican


676


Donald B. Falvey, Jr., Democratic


166


Blanks


102


SENATOR Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson, Republican


751


Blanks 193


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT 9th Norfolk District


Clarence F. Telford, Republican Blanks 78


866


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REGISTER OF PROBATE and INSOLVENCY Norfolk County


749


Alfred E. Henderson, Republican Blanks 195


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Norfolk County


Russell T. Bates, Republican 716


Clayton W. Nash, Republican


556


Blanks 616


COUNTY TREASURER Norfolk County


Ralph D. Pettingell, Republican 758


Blanks 186


CLERK OF COURTS Norfolk County (To fill vacancy)


Willard E. Everett, Republican 762


Blanks 182


QUESTION NO. 1


Free Speech


Yes 605


No


61


Blanks


278


QUESTION NO. 2 Revenue for Highways


Yes 594


No


64


Blanks


286


QUESTION NO. 3 Election of Certain State Officers


Yes 526


66


No Blanks 352


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QUESTION NO. 4 Birth Control


Yes No Blanks


460


302


182


QUESTION NO. 5 Denial of Employment


Yes 318


No


382


Blanks


244


QUESTION NO. 6 Election of Officers of Labor Unions


Yes 404


No


264


Blanks


276


QUESTION NO. 7 Calling a Strike


Yes 424


No


250


Blanks


270


QUESTION NO. 8 Election of President


Yes 456


No


167


Blanks


321


QUESTION NO. 9


A. All Alcoholic


Yes


598


No


198


Blanks


148


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B. Beer and Wine


Yes 592


No


176


Blanks


176


C. Package Stores


Yes 599


No


168


Blanks


177


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,


Town Clerk.


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BIRTHS RECORDED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1948


Date Name


Parents


1947 December


2-Alda Marie Lumnah


Norman Henry-Rose Alma Lauretta Degrenia 15-Stephen Elsworth Stafford, Jr.


Stephen E .- Edythe A. Kettell 16-Donna Marie Perreault


Parker Robert-Jessica Veronica Thornton 17-Bruce Ralph Bumpus Paul Woodrow-Ruth Edna Skinner 24-Donald Wallace Everett, Jr.


Donald Wallace-June Barker


1948


January 16-Janet Maria Plante


Emile Arthur-Catherine Iaconis


March


8-Linda Lee Larson Robert Roy-Florence Nightingale Slade


15-Mary Patricia Bedard Henry R .- Dorothy Macleod


21-Carol Lyn Hamilton Carroll Austin-Marilyn Thomasen 24-Brian Pearson Kinch Frederick C .- Edna Riding


April


23-Beth Victoria Barrows Benjamin W., Jr .- Barbara Morse


24-Florence Elsie French


Alton Everett-Elsie Stetson Minchew


May 9-Carol Benker


Robert Warren-Doris Ruperta Riley


June


11-Baby Plattner William Byram-Ruth Adeline Levis 20-Stephen Paul Henrich Irving Christian-Jean Washburn July


3-Alan William Plante Alfred L .- Dorothy Ellen Telford 5-George MacInnis Shepard, Jr.


George MacInnis-Dorothy May Mathewson 13-Patricia Maude Weagle


Albert Francis-Willa Maude Cheever 16-Nicholas William Reybrook, Jr.


Nicholas William-Marie Jacqueline Keenan


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August


2-Robert Michael Bedard


Robert Gerald-Christine Frances Mooney


9-Chester Allen Davis


Chester Herbert, Jr .- Rita Bernadette Nantell 12-Walter Stephen Allen


Joseph Frank-Florence Ruth Dorothy


18-Carol Ann Smith John Howard-Rose Hannah Larkin 19-Jacqueline Alexina Baker


Florent Emile Joseph-Rosemarie Caron 19-Arthur Wilfred Lemire


Fred Raphael-Josephine A. Rodrick


26-Baby Fortier Raymond Nelson-Mildred Elsie Henrich


September


12-Elliott Raynor Atkinson


Albert Raynor-Phyllis Elliott Burton


16-Janice Boucher James Leo-Constance Boelker


20-Marliene Dow Jeremiah G .- Betty Ella Carter


22-Sandra Christine Doran John Philip-Rita Joan Hefferan 27-Ann Elizabeth Grocut William S .- Elizabeth F. Maddocks 29-Robert Kenneth Darling


Kenneth Hamilton-Juliet Constance LaCasse


October


1-Victoria Diane Kapolchok Henry Edward-Helen Mary Babiec 10-Janice Margaret Rossi Rudolph-Dorothy Hewitt


November


15-Roger Albert Fontaine Wilfred Fredrick-Blanche Delia Clairmont 18-Stephen Martin Hurkett William Nelson-Rachel Tobyne 22-Ralph Edward Arns Otto Herman-Haroldine M. Chace A true copy. Attest:


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,


Town Clerk.


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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN PLAINVILLE DURING 1948


Date Name


Married By


1948


February


5-George A. Clarke, Plainville


Gertrude V. Logan (Rose), Plainville


Walter R. Briggs, Justice of the Peace


14-George Henry Macleod Massey, Norfolk Beatrice May Sylvia, Plainville; Robert S. Beecher, Rector


March


6-Charles W. Sarakin, Plainville


Virginia V. Smith, Plainville


Frederick G. Flewelling, Minister of the Gospel 27-Robert William Hayes, Plainville Phebe Elizabeth Thresher, Pawtucket, R. I. Harold L. Hutton, Clergyman


April


10-Courtland F. Fairbanks, Plainville Maud A. Gray (McLaughlin), Pawtucket John M. Bowmar, Clergyman


May


1-John J. Pasquantonio, Franklin Barbara Elizabeth Ralston, Plainville John M. Bowmar, Clergyman


1-James F. Hevey, Attleboro Falls Violet Mae Armitage, Plainville


Robert L. Stanton, Priest


5-Fritz R. Bliven, Plainville


Helene C. Dietz, North Attleboro


Robert C. Metters, Clergyman




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