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7433-Carew opp Border. 744-Armory and Wait.
7441-Carew n Parkside av.
52-St. James av n Dartmouth.
521-St. James av n Westminster.
53-St. James av and Florida.
531-St. James av opp Bowdoin.
54-Worthington and Armory.
56-Worthington and Thompson.
561-Worthington and Bowdoin.
*562-Standard Oil Co. 57-Winchester Square.
*571-Indian Motocycle Co.
573-State and Pleasant.
574-State opp Hancock.
58-Princeton bet Amherst and Yale
581-St. James av opp Wellesley. 59-St. James av n Dorchester.
*591-St James av opp Batavia.
5911-St. James av and Page blvd.
*592-Page blvd opp St. James cir.
5921-Page blvd opp El Paso.
5922-St. James av and Corona.
5923-Patriot Corners Carew.
*593-Page blvd and Fresno. (Harris Silk Co.).
5931-Carew and Arthur.
5932-Bowles Park opp Ardmore.
*594-Page blvd front of No. 369.
5941-Page and St. James blvds.
595-Page blvd and Ardmore.
5951-Westinghouse Co.
596-Page blvd and Oakdale. 6-Main and Bridge. 61-Mill and Locust.
612-Main and Columbus av.
613-Fort Pleasant and Forest Park avs.
231-Main and Elm. 24-Main and Pynchon. 25-Dwight and Harrison av.
251-Cbestnut and Worthington.
253-Bridge and Dwight.
254-Dwight opp Court.
26-Main opp Hillman. 27-Columbus av and Fort.
271-Columbus av and Bridge. *273-Myrlck Building. 28-Vernon and Broadway. 29-Columbus av and Elm.
*291-Spfid. Gas Light Co.
3-Main opp Lyman. 31- State and Chestnut.
*314-Elliot-St. Michael's Hall. 32-Maple and Central. 321-Maple and Mulberry. 324-Maple opp Park. 34-Main opp Central.
341-Main and Norwood.
342-Main and York.
343-Saratoga and Niagara.
344-Oswego and Dwight st ext.
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934-State and Benton. 94-Wilbraham rd opp Rutland.
941-Wilbraham rd near Westford av.
95-Wilbraham av and Beverly.
96-Hancock and Quincy.
961-Hancock and King.
962-Stebbins and Union.
964-Lebanon and Nelson.
97-Pendleton and Eastern avs.
971-Eastern av and Union.
972-King and Logan.
973-King and Westford av.
974-Dunmoreland and Westford cir.
975-King and Braddock.
976-King and Middlesex.
9S-Alden and Eastern av.
981-Alden at Pratt Field.
982-Eastern av opp. Shillingford.
983-Eastern av opp Shillingford.
*Private box.
FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH
Indian Orchard
12-Main and Parker.
121-Devens and Acton.
13-Berkshire av and Michigan.
14-Goodwin n Milton.
15-Pasco rd opp No. 214.
16-Monsanto Chemical Co.
17-Shawinigan Resins Corp.
2-Parker opp Playground.
21-Oak n Ferris.
23-Berkshire av opp Fiberloid.
24-Main opp Indian Leap.
25-Main and Oak.
251-Indian Orchard Co.
26-Oak and Odessa.
27-Main and Cedar.
28-Worcester opp Healey.
3-Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.
31-Essex and Pasco rd.
32-Berkshire av and Geneva.
35-Hampden and Chestnut.
36-Oak opp Corthell.
37-Berkshire and Myrtle.
4-Oak and Nagle.
43-Main and Lyons.
5-Worcester and Pinevale.
6-Main and Myrtle.
7-South opp Beauregard.
S-Goodwin and Beauregard.
MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS
The works are in charge of a board of Water Commis- sioners consisting of (Dudley B. Wallace, Chairman; Anthony P. McQuade and Mayor Daniel B. Brunton. ) Leland G. Carlton, supt .; clerk and water registrar, Dennis F. Sweeney; Peter C. Karalekas, chief engineer. Office, (319) City Hall. Service Building and Yard, 71 Colton. Office bours 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Telepbones: (applications and information) 6-2711; (work and trouble calls, day or night) 2-5188. The supply of water is taken from the Little River watersbed (situated principally in the towns of Blandford, Granville and Russell) and by means of the following storage structures:
Capacity in Gallons.
Borden Brook Reservoir (impounding 2,500,000,000 Cobble MIt. Reservoir (impounding) .22,829,000,000 Intake Reservoir (diverting) 40,600,000
Sedimentation Basin (before filtering) 38,700,000 Provin Mountain Reservoir (after filter-
ing) 29,280,000
Total 25,437,580,000
The former supply from impounding reservoirs in Lud- low and Belchertown is also retained at present for towns of Ludlow and Wilbraham and for emergency uses, and with its storage capacity of 1,434,218,000 gallons make an aggregate capacity of 26,871,798,- 000 gallons.
Range of pressure on mains for day and night, as fol- lows: Main street level, maximum, 147 pounds, aver- age, 140 pounds. Hill section level maximum 87 pounds, average, 80 pounds.
The entire supply of city water to any premises is fur- nished by meter only and at meter rates; the nec- essary meters are installed by the water depart- ment at expense of the consumers for the initial cost of the meters and connections only.
The cost of ordinary care and repair of all meters is borne by the water works; the cost of unusual repalrs (necessitated by freezing, hot water, etc.) due or attributable to any carelessness, or neglect on the part of the consumer, will be charged to the con- sumer or owner.
METER RATES
(Subject to all rules and regulations)
For each 100 Cubic feet (748 gallons) of water as registered or estimated for each independent prem- ises the rates sball be as follows:
For the first 5,000 cubic feet or less per quarter, at 20 cents per 100 cubic feet (about 30 cents per 1,000 gallons).
For all excess over the first 5,000 feet per quarter, at 5 cents per 100 cubic feet (about 7 cents per 1,000 gallons).
Where the aggregated total use for one Independent premises amounts to 750,000 cubic feet or more in any one quarter, the entire quantity will be charged at 5 cents per 100 cuble feet.
1949-THE PRICE & LEE CO.'S
Subject to the following mlulmum quarterly charges: (a) Single dwellings and double houses or blocks (of two or more ground-floor single tenement sections). each tenement not less than $2.00 per quarter.
(b) Tenement bouses, apartment blocks, etc., each tenement or apartment not less than $1.50 per quar- ter.
(c) Business blocks, manufacturers, and otber indus- trial plants, elevators and motors, each bill for each independent premises, not less than $2.50 per quar- ter.
Special for Elevator Uses-Where the total or aggre- gated quantity for operating one or more elevators on each independent premises amounts to 33,000 cubic feet or more In any one quarter, and is metered and billed independently of all other uses, the entire quantity will be computed at 5 cents per 100 cubic feet; but no bill hereunder shall be ren- dered at less than $25.00 per quarter.
Business and industrial buildings of more than one sec- tion, and adjoining or adjacent buildings, under one independent ownership as a plant (if not separated by a street or by any other buildings or premises under another ownership) may be considered as one independent premises, and as such, subject to tbe computing and billing of the foregoing meter rates. In all other cases the supply through eacb service and meter shall be computed and charged as separate and Independent bills.
Each quarterly period will be computed and charged for independently of any other quarterly period and tbe rates therefore shall be paid accordingly.
When a meter from any cause falls to register the con- sumption of water, the quantity sball be estimated and the cbarge made based upon the registration by the meter when in order or upon the registration for corresponding prlor quarter or perlod.
Builder's Uses-Where water is to be used in the con- structlon of ordinary framed buildings, or for small building operations wbere tbe use may be easily esti- mated, tbe meter installation may be temporarily de- ferred, as an accommodation to the owner or builder, until tbe completion or occupancy of the building, and a nominal estimated flat rate may be charged for builders use of water to the owner of the property wbo will be held responsible for such use and the payment of such charge.
The Water Registrar and the Supt. shall determine all cases where the foregoing provisions may apply, and each case sball be considered independently of any other, but no such estimated charge sball be less tban $1.00.
Miscellaneous and Temporary Uses-In certain cases of miscellaneous and temporary uses of city water, where the quantity used may he small, the charge for same may be estimated Instead of being shown by meter, at tbe discretion of the Water Registrar and the Supt. The Water Registrar sball bave tbe right to require an advance deposit as security for the payment of water bills, wben be sball consider it for the interest of the city to do so; sucb deposit not to exceed a year's minimum rate for the property to be supplied or a reasonable estimate of the probable annual amount of such bills.
All bills due tbe City on account of the Municipal water works shall be payable at the office of the City Col- lector, Room 137, Municipal Building, Court and Pynchon streets within twenty days after the same are rendered and become due.
Inquiries and claims for correction should be made at tbe office of the Water Registrar, Room 319, Muni- cipal Building.
Delinquent water bills are a llen on real estate.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
School Board-Gilbert C. Hancock, Chairman; At Large, Rita M. McInnis; Ward 1, Norman J. Trem- blay; Ward 2, Charles J. Haggerty; Ward 3, Gil- bert C. Hancock; Ward 4, Troy T. Murray; Ward 5, Frank S. L'Annunziata; Ward 6, W. Murray Brown; Ward 7, Edward W. Collins; Ward 8, Honora W. Hudson, Daniel B. Brunton, Mayor, ex-officio; Sec. Eleanor M. Dearden.
Supt. of Schools-Alden H. Blankenship. Office, 32 Spring. Assistant Superintendents, John L. Mc- Commons, Stillman E. Mckerley.
Director of Attendance Supervisors, G. Wesson Clow, J. Raymond Curley, Francls G. Davis, Willis F. Eherhardt.
Supervisory Staff
Adult Education and Placement-Alice L. Halligan, Supervisor; Olive L. Horrigan, Asst .; Herbert A. Robbins, Asst .; U. Cleal Cowing, Assistant; Audio- Visual Education, Ralpb A. Stout, Supv.
Fine and Industrial Arts-Walter H. Klar; Assistants, Alice H. Geary, Harriet M. Higgins.
General, Elementary-Mary 0. Pottenger.
General, Junior High-Evelyn T. Holston.
Health and Physical Education-Franklin J. Gray; Rutb Evans. Assistant.
Music-Harold C. Youngberg, supv. of Music; Mary D. Ranney, Elementary Schools; Georgia S. Reuter, Asst. Supv .; Fern L. Zipse, Asst. Supv. Research-S. Everett Cook.
Schools, Locations and Principals
CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Senlor and Junior)-235 State. Clarence L Chatto, Belding F. Jackson, Asst. Prin.
HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE-415 State. Stanley 0. Smith, Russell L. Williams, Asst. Prin.
TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL-53 Elliot. M. Marcus Kiley, Prin., Donald G. Gifford. Asst. Prin.
TRADE SCI100L-1300 State. George A. Burridge, Mrs. Margaret C. Ells, Asst. Prin., Thomas J. Morrison, Asst. Prin.
ACUSIINET AV. SCHOOL-(Elementary)-9 Acushnet av. Helen A. O'Connell, Prin.
ARMORY ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-424 Armory. Helen M. Fletcher.
BALLIET SCHOOL (Elementary) -Seymour av. Alice E. Ramsdell.
BOWLES SAMUEL SCHOOL (Elementary)-10 Bowles Pk. Margaret J. Davison.
BRIGHTWOOD SCHOOL (Elementary) -465 Plainfield, Brightwood. Fanny M. Bemis.
BROOKINGS ELIAS SCHOOL (Elementary)-357 Han- cock. Mary C. Carney, Prin.
BUCKINGHAM SCHOOL (Junior Hlgb)-35 Eastern av. Raymond E. Parker.
CAREW ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-75 Carew. Helen A. O'Connell.
CHESTNUT ST. SCHOOL (Junior High)-479 Chest- nut. Oscar Y. Gamel.
DORMAN HIRAM L. SCHOOL (Elementary)-20 Lydia. Allce E. Ramsdell.
EAST UNION ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-680 Union. Rebecca M. Jobnson.
EASTERN AV. SCHOOL (Elementary) -118 Alden Everett P. McCue, Acting Principal.
FOREST PARK SCHOOL-(Junior Higb)-340 Sum- ner av. Leo Gans.
GLENWOOD SCHOOL (Elementary)-Morison ter.
Margaret J. Davison.
HARRIS FREDERICK
SCHOOL (Elementary)-58 Hartford ter. Lionel W. Meno.
HOMER ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-51 Homer. Bertha Richardson.
HOOKER SCHOOL (Elementary )-62 Franklin. Francis M. Lohan. HOWARD ST. SCHOOL (Junior Higb and Elementary) -59 Howard. Marion L. Bartlett. INDIAN ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Ele- mentary)-95 Milton. Margaret T. Griffin.
JEFFERSON AV. SCHOOL (Elementary)-69 Jeffer- son av. Editb Sauer.
KENSINGTON AV. SCHOOL (Elementary)-31 Ken- sington av. Mary L. Bacon, Acting Prin.
LIBERTY SCHOOL (Elementary)-972 Carew. Marguerite R. Sheeban.
LINCOLN SCHOOL (Elementary) -740 Chestnut. Edith Sauer.
MORRIS ROBERT 0. SCHOOL (Elementary)-45 Dewey. Margaret T. Griffin.
MYRTLE ST. SCHOOL, I. O. (Junior High and Ele- mentary)-64 Myrtle, I. O. Esther M. Roy.
SCHOOL ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-c School and High. Everett P. McCue, Acting Prin.
SIXTEEN ACRES SCHOOL (Elementary)-Empress dr. Alice E. Ramsdell.
SUMNER AV. SCHOOL (Elementary)-45 Sumner av. Ruth Blakeslee.
TAPLEY SCHOOL (Elementary)-221 Bay. Laura A. Daniels.
VAN SICKLE SCHOOL (Junior High)-1170 Carew. Carroll W. Robinson.
WARNER SCHOOL- 493 Parker. Margaret T. Griffin. WASHINGTON SCHOOL (Elementary)-141 Wash- ington. Rosa M. Bowker.
WHITE ST. SCHOOL (Elementary)-300 White. Sadie E. Flagg.
LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS
City Library Assn .- Officers, Pres., William B. Kirk- ham; V. Pres., Brewer Corcoran; Clerk, Hiller C. Wellman; Treas., Edward Kronvall; Asst. Treas., Frank A. Mann; Trustees, Julius H. Appleton, Charles J. Bellamy, Chauncey A. Steiger, Brewer Corcoran, John J. Duggan, Henry A. Field, William B. Kirkbam, Edward Kronvall, Alfred Leeds, Roger L. Putnam, Homans Robinson, Clarence J. Schoo, Ralpb H. Seelye, Mayor of The City, Pres. of the Common Council, Supt. of Schools.
Staff: Librarian, John A. Humphry; Assistant Librarian, Elizabeth W. Morrison; Consulting Librarian, Hiller C. Wellman; Library assistants, Marion Addis, Naida Baillieul, Jane Ball, Louise Bartlett, Charlotte K. Bausman, Isabel D. Belcher, Luella Bengle, Virginia Bialas, Florence E. BIrks, Elise Bradway, Esculene B. Bray, Laura V. Bray, Meribah K. Brown, Thelma 0. Bugbee, Mabel R. Buxton, Eleanor B. Carroll, Fanny R. Cbilds, Ruth L. Clifford, Lena Campbell, George Christian, Margaret S. Coates, Helen C. Coonan, Mary H. Cowles, Althea T. Creighton, Florence E. Crowley, Grace P. Cullen, Mildred Fenton, Ernestine R. Fernald, Lillian E. Fredin, Henry C. Fuller, Miriam C. Fuller, Bertha L. Geer, Florence A. Giorgi, Mary M. Girottl, Doris K. Googin, Carley P. Hayes, Miriam E. Houlihan, Winona Jeffers, Mar- garet F. Journeay, Helen S. Katsanos, Louise Kidder, Marjorie Knapp, Frances L. Loomis, Mildred M. Mac- Bain, Nancy McLaren, Dorls A. Malone, Frank A. Mann, Mary G. Manning, Julia Maroni, Mildred A. Mercier, Gertrude E. Miller, Olive Mosher, Pauline Myrick, Doris Overland, Hope Packard, Florence W. Palmer, Marion S. Parker, Harriet T. Peters, George Phillips, Marjorie B. Phillips, Ruth E. PInches, Cath- erine Y. Reinhardt, Editb R. Richards, Margaret L. Richardson, Margaret Rose, Carlta G. Rutherford, Laura S. Saunders, Leab R. Sime, Helen A. Smith, Elizabetb A. Sokolek, Ruth M. Sullivan, Lucia Tes- sier, Virginia E. Thompson, Ethelyn Townsend, Bar- bara J. Van Ness, Frances R. Vining, Bessle Visser,
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Mildred L. White, Lucille Wickersham, Helen R. Winchester, Bettye Wright, F. Naoma Wright, Dena Di Casslo, Mary E. Pearson.
The City Library is located on State above Chestnut and is open week days from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m., Sundays from 2 to 6 p. m. (fiction, art and children's departments closed); holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, from 2-8 p. m. (fiction, art and children's department closed). The periodical and reading room, well sup- plied with American and foreign magazines, reviews, and newspapers, is open week days from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m., holidays from 2 to 8 p. m. Sundays from 2 to 8 p. m. The number of volumes in the library Is 527,186 exclusive of unbound pamphlets.
Residents of Springfield are entitled to draw books, on agreeing to conform to the regulations; non- residents by paying $3 per year.
Card holders may take any reasonable number of books at one time, for periods of two, four or six weeks. New works of fiction are restricted to one week.
The use of the Library on the premises is free to all. Indlan Orchard Branch, Oak and Worcester. Monday- Friday, 1-8:30 p. m .; Saturdays, 1-6 p. m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarlan Mildred I. Fenton. Forest Park Branch, Belmont Av. and Oakland. Mon- day-Friday, 9 a. m .- 8:30 p. m .; Saturday, 9 a. m .- 6 p. m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Florence Birks.
Liberty Branch, 773 Liberty. Monday-Friday, 2-8:30 p. m .; Saturdays, 1-6 p. m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Mabel Buxton.
Memorial Square Branch, Plainfield and Sargeant. Mon- day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 12:30-8:30 p. m .; Wednesday, 10 a. m .- 6 p. m .; Saturday, 10 a. m .- 6 p. m. Children's room, Monday-Friday, 2-8 p. m .; Saturday, 10 a. m .- 6 p. m. Closed Sundays and holi- days. Librarian, Marion A. Addis.
East Springfield Branch, 21 Osborne ter. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 2-8:30 p. m .; Saturday, 9 a. m .- 1 p. m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Lena C. Campbell.
Pine Point Branch, 204 Boston rd. Monday, Wednes- day and Friday, 2-8:30 p. m .; Saturday, 9 a. m .- 1 p. m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Laura V. Bray.
Winchester Sq. Branch, State St. Monday and Wednesday, 2-6 p. m .; Friday, 2-8 p. m .; Saturday, 9 a. m .- 1 p. m. Closed Sundays and holidays. Librarian, Mil- dred M. MacBain.
The George Walter Vincent Smith Museum
is open to the public week days except Monday, holi- days, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Fourth of July, 1 to 5 p. m. Sundays 2 to 5 p. m. Founder and Donor, George Walter Vincent Smith; Director, Mrs. Cordelia S. Pond; M. Louise Loch- ridge, Asst. to Director, Asst. Elsie Sternberg, Mrs. Mildred G. Manbeck.
Children's Room open Tues. to Fri. 3 to 5 p. m. Saturday 1 to 5 p. m.
The Museum of Natural History and the Catherine L. Howard Memorial Library of Science is open to the public week days, except Monday, 1 to 5 p. m., Sundays 2 to 5 p. m. Junior Department Hours: week days, except Mondays, 3 to 5 p. m .; Saturdays, 10 to 11:45 a. m., and 1 to 5 p. m. Planetarium Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur- days at 3 p. m., Tuesday evenings at 8:30 p. m. Star Story for Children, Saturdays at 2 p. m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July and New Year's Day.
Trailside Museum of Natural History in Forest Park. Hours vary.
Director of the Museum of Natural History, Mrs. Grace P. Johnson; Assistant to Director, Mary E. Flahive, Aquarist, Walter D. Otis; Technician, Frank D. Korkosz; Curator of Geology, Leo D. Otis; Curator of Junior Dept., Norma E. Crehore.
The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts is open to the public Tues. to Sat., 1 to 5 p. m., Sunday 2 to 5 p. m. Closed Monday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, July 4th. Founded by Mr. and Mrs. James Philip Gray. Art Committee: William B. Kirkham, Roger L. Putnam, Homans Robinson, Clar- ence J. Schoo. Staff: Frederick B. Robinson, Di- rector; Euna C. Wilson, Librarian and Comptroller; 0. Carolyn Neal, Registrar; Martha E. Dupuis, Secre- tary.
The William Pynchon Memorial Building, home of The Connecticut Valley Historical Museum contains a museum of historical, colonial and antiquarian collections of old glass, furniture, household utensils, costumes, etc. Also "period" bedrooms, living room, dining room and colonial kitchen of 1670, all fitted with appropriate wall papers and furnishings. Open free to visitors, week days except Monday and holi- days, 1-5 p. m .; Sundays from 2-5 p. m. Memher- ship in the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum is $3.00, $10.00, $25.00 or $50.00 per year. Juliette Tomlinson, Dir .; Mary G. Bowles, Sec .; Librarian, Alice K. Moore.
Library of Springfield College-263 Alden. Founded 1891. 29,891 bound volumes, approximately 146,- 000 pamphlets. Special collections: Y. M. C. A., Physical Education and Recreation. Free to all for reference. Georgina E. Carr, Librarian.
Library of the American International College-188 Wilbraham rd. Founded 1885. 12,529 volumes. De- veloped for research work. Carefully catalogued. Annah E. Brady, Librarian. Free to all for reference.
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY-1949
HAMPDEN COUNTY GOVERNMENT Court House, 37 Elm.
Judges of Probate and Insolvency-Thomas H. Staple- ton, Donald M. Macaulay, Hall of Records. Register of Prohate and Insolvency-John J. Lyons;
1st Asst., Katherine M. Connell, 2d Asst., Kirby S. Baker, 3d Asst., Elsie Randall, Hall of Records. Clerk of Courts-Lewis A. Twitchell of Springfield; Asst. Clerks, Helen Z. Greeley of Springfield, Edward J. Farrell of West Springfield; Joseph F. Sullivan of Holyoke; Deputy Asst. Clerk, Frances E. Greene of Westfield. Office in Court House.
Register of Deeds-Edward P. Boland of Springfield; Assts., Susan C. McKenna and Blanche Q. Cary of Springfield. Office in Hall of Records.
County Treasurer-Daniel M. Walsh, Jr., of Springfield. Office in Court House.
District Attorney-Stephen A. Moynahan of Spring- field; Asst., Thomas J. O'Malley of Springfield; 2d Asst., Samuel E. Levine of North Adams.
Probation Officer-Harold S. Clark.
Jail and House of Correction-Location on York. Keeper of Jail and Master of House of Correction, David J. Manning; Chaplains, Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield and Rev. Raymond E. Spears.
County Commissioners-Charles W. Bray of Chicopee, William F. Stapleton of Holyoke, Thomas Sullivan of Springfield. Regular meetings at Hampden County Court House, 37 Elm, Springfield, on Wed. of each week, the statutory quarterly meetings are held on the 2d Tues. of April, 1st Tues. of Oct., 4th Tues. of June and Dec.
Public Administrators-For settlement of estate when no heirs appear, and no will is found, Silvio Mar- tinelli and Charles V. Ryan, Jr., of Springfield; Frank J. Mckay of Holyoke; Gregory J. Scanlon of Holyoke; Robert W. King of Longmeadow.
Court Stenographer-Esther Hall Snowdon of Spring- field.
Masters in Chancery-Henry Lasker, Thomas H. Kirk- land, Arthur Paroshinsky and Walter A. Swift of Springfield; Herman Ritter and Joseph A. Nowak of Chicopee; Patricia Smith of Palmer.
Commissioners to Qualify Clvil Officers-Fred A. Bearse, Charles M. Calhoun, James M. Healy, Lewis A. Twitchell, Joseph F. Sullivan, Troy T. Murray.
Medical Examiners-Dr. William A. R. Chapin of Springfield; Dr. Arthur L. Kinne of Holyoke; Dr. Richard J. Hunt of Palmer; Dr. Edward S. Smith of Westfield; Associates, Dr. George L. Schadt of Springfield; Dr. Edmund J. Zielinski of Holyoke; Dr. Robert D. Hildreth of Westfield; Dr. Meran Nakashian of Ludlow; Dr. Henry A. Dunphy of Palmer; Dr. Lorenzo A. Remy of Chicopee.
Sheriff-David J. Manning of Springfield. Office at Court House and Jail.
Special Sheriff-Albert E. Taylor of Chicopee. Deputy Sheriffs-John Trusz, Ludlow; Joseph Ascher, Leon J. Barbeau, John J. Crowley, Michael F. Ghareeb, Joseph A. Lopardo, Edward J. Leyden, Fred J. Shine, Harry W. Stacy, Walter P. Crosby, Springfield; Matthew J. Curran, Ernest R. Laduke, James F. Sweeney, Holyoke; Arthur J. Granfield, Stephen A. Berestka, Philias J. Brault, Leo D. Proulx, Chicopee; James A. Atwater, Thomas H. Rooney, Westfield; Timothy Crimmins, Palmer; John Degano, Granville; Frank A. Helmes, Russell; Ed- ward Saks, Holyoke.
Courts.
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for The First Circuit-1602 P.O., Boston. Circuit Judges, Peter Woodbury of New Hampshire, John C. Mahoney of Rhode Island, Calvert Magruder, of Massachu- setts; Clerk, Roger A. Stinchfield; Marshal, Ar- thur J. B. Cartier. Annual Term, 1st Tues. of Oct. Sessions for Hearings Cases, 1st Tues. of each month except July, Aug. and Sept.
United States District Court-(1525) Post Office Building, Boston. District Judges, George C. Sweeney, Francis J. W. Ford, Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr., Arthur D. Healey; Clerk, John A. Canavan; Deputy Clerks, Mary E. Pendergast, John E. Gilman, Jr., Joseph J. Duwan, Arthur D. Grandison, Edith G. Rollins, Helen Tweedy, Jane D. Fahey, Katherine E. Quinn, Paul V. Traverse, Anna G. Crowe, William J. Lyons, Kathleen M. O'Dea, John F. Davis, Agnes M. Farrell, Cornelia Lane, Mary M. Young at Boston, and Earl H. Wright at Springfield; Terms of the Court; at Boston, March, the 3d Tues .; June, the 4th Tues .; Sept., the 2d Tues .; Dec., the first Tues .; sitting at Springfield, May, the 2d Tucs; Dec., the 2d Tues .; United States Commissioners, James P. Moriarty at Springfield and Milton B. Warner at Pittsfield; W. Arthur Garrity at Worcester, Thomas M. A. Higgins at Lowell, George E. Lilley at New Bedford, William C. Rogers and Martin T. Hall at Boston; Referee in Bankruptcy, William J. Hession and Edwin F. Hannon of Boston, Wilfred H. Smart; U. S. Attorney, William T. McCarthy; U. S. Mar- shall, Arthur J. B. Cartier.
Supreme Judicial Court-At Springfield, law sitting on Thurs., after 3d Tues. in Sept .; jury sitting 4th Tues. in April; equity sitting 1st Mon. in Feb., June and Dec. Chief Justice, Stanley E. Qua of Lowell; Asso- ciates Justices, Arthur W. Dolan of Boston; Henry T. Lummus of Lynn; John J. Ronan of Salem; Raymond S. Wilkins of Boston; John V. Spalding of Newton; Harold P. Williams of Boston.
Superior Court-At Springfield, Civll with jury, 1st Mon. Jan. to July 1st, 2d Mon. in Sept., to Dec. 19th; CivlI without jury, 3d Mon. each month ex- cept July and Aug .; Criminal terms, 1st Mon. in Jan., 1st Mon. in May, 2d Mon. In Sept. Naturaliza- tion Court, Jan. 16, Mar. 19, June 11, Nov. 4. Chief Justice, John P. Higgins of Jamaica Plain; Associate Justices, William A. Burns of Pittsfield; Edward T. Broadhurst of Springfield; Danlel T. O'Connell of Newton; Walter Leo Collins of Dorches- ter; Raoul H. Beaudreau of Marlboro; Abraham E. Pinanski of Brookline; Edward F. Hanify of Fall River; James C. Donnelly of Worcester; Frank J. Donahue of Hyde Park; Lewis Goldberg of Brookline; John E. Swift of Milford; Vincent Brogna of Newton; George F. Leary of Springfield; Thomas H. Dowd of Brookline; J. Arthur Baker of Buzzards Bay; Joseph L. Hurley of Fall River; Francis J. Good of Cam- bridge; J. W. Morton of Reading; William C. Giles of Longmeadow; Paul G. Kirk of Newton; Felix Forte of Belmont; Allen G. Buttrick of Lancaster; Joseph E. Warner of Taunton; John V. Sullivan of Middlebor- ough; Eugene A. Hudson of Somerville; Edward J. Voke of Chelsea; Frank J. Murray of West Roxbury; Daniel D. O'Brien of Northampton; Horace T. Cahill of Braintree; Frank Smith of Taunton; Charles Fair- hurst of Greenfield.
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