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Article 2. Voted: That the sum of $225.00 be appropriated for the construction of an Honor Board for Lincoln men and women serving with the armed forces of the United States of America, that the Selectmen be directed to proceed with said
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construction and arrange for the erection and dedication, said sum to be taken from Free Cash.
Article 3. Voted: That the sum of $800.00 be appropriated for insurance on Town Property to provide adequate protec- tion for the Town, said sum to be taken from Free Cash.
Voted to adjourn at 8.45 P.M.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Town Clerk.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 22nd, 1943
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Lincoln in said County: GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify the legal voters of said Town of Lincoln, qualified to vote in Town Meeting for the transaction of Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Lincoln on Monday the twenty-second day of November next at 8 o'clock P.M. then and there to act on the following Article by post- ing a copy of this Warrant by you attested, in each of the Post Offices and in one other public place in said Town, seven days at least before the twenty-second day of November next.
Article 1. To see if the Town will accept $10,000.00 as a gift from Julian DeCordova, Esq. The above sum to be turned over to the Trust Fund Commissioners under the following conditions :
This sum shall be invested and the income shall accumulate and be invested from time to time. Upon and after my de- cease the Trust Fund Commissioners shall pay over such amount from the Fund out of income, principal or both, from time to time as the Selectmen in their sole judgment shall req- uisition for the purpose of making repairs or improvements to and for maintaining and operation the property heretofor conveyed by me to the Town, (subject to a life interest in myself) for use of the Town as a Museum and Park, until the fund hereby created is exhausted.
HEREOF FAIL NOT
and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at or before the time for the Meeting afore- said.
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Given under our hands this tenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
SUMNER SMITH, HERBERT G. FARRAR, A. A. SCHAAL, Selectmen of Lincoln.
On the reverse of the Warrant is the following:
November 13th, 1943.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each of the Post Offices and one at the Railroad Station, seven days before date of said meeting.
JOHN J. KELLIHER, Constable.
In accordance with the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock P.M., the return of the Warrant was read by the Clerk and it was
Voted: (unanimously) That the Town accept the sum of $10,000.00 as a gift from Julian DeCordova, Esq., in accordance with his letter to the Selectmen dated November, 1943. The above sum to be turned over to the Trust Fund Commissioners under the following conditions, which are hereby agreed to:
This sum shall be invested and the income shall accumulate and be invested from time to time, upon and after the decease of said DeCordova the Trust Fund Commissioners shall pay over such amounts from the Fund out of income, principal or both, from time to time as the Selectmen in their sole judg- ment shall requisition for the purpose of making repairs or improvements to, and for maintaining and operating the property heretofor conveyed by said DeCordova to the Town, (subject to a life interest in said DeCordova) for use of the Town as a Museum and Park, until the Fund hereby created is exhausted.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Town Clerk.
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JURY LIST, 1943
Name
Occupation Reformatory Officer
Algeo, John O.
Blake, Charles H.
Teacher
Brinkerhoff, Robert H.
Advertising
Causer, William O.
Manufacturer
Corrigan, Leo W.
Laborer
Corrigan, Martin
Clerk
Costello, William
Linesman
David, James V.
Farm Superintendent
Dee, Thomas J.
Farmer
Eaton, James P.
Retired
Flint, Henry R.
Farmer
Fradd, Norman W.
Physical Director
Hews, Charles A.
Retired
Hills, H. Bigelow
Insurance
Lahey, John B.
Salesman
Lahnstein, Karl F.
Caretaker
Lennon, James W.
Clerk
Moore, Freeman R.
Retired
Myers, C. William
Retired
Peterson, John F.
Retired
Appointed June 14th, 1943.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Town Clerk.
Licenses
Total number of Dog Licenses issued during the year 1943 - 239 : namely, 143 Male, 37 Female, and 59 Spayed Females, for which the sum of $541.20 has been paid to the Treasurer.
Sporting, etc., issued during the year 1943 - 36 Fishing, 45 Hunting, 33 Sporting, 14 Minor Fishing, 2 Citizens Trapping, 1 Non-Resident Fishing (Special) and 1 Non-Resident Fish- ing for which the sum of $266.50 has been paid to the Division of Fisheries and Game.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS,
Town Clerk.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
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Vital Statistics
49 Births, 16 Marriages, and 13 Deaths were recorded during the year ending December 31st, 1943.
Births
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Names of Parents
Dec. 31, 1941
Ann Kidder Wilson
John Otis and Louise H. Wilson William A. and Nancy B. Stalker
Oct. 8, 1942
Timothy Abbot Stalker
Dec. 26, 1942
Sarah Castle Wells
George and Katherine W. Wells Joseph and Santa G. M. Cotoni
Dec. 28, 1942
Joseph Jr. Domenic Cotoni
Jan. 3,1943
Patrick Henry Neary
Alvin H. and Gertrude C. Neary
Jan. 15, 1943
Richard Charles Danosky
Edward A. and Mary C. M. Danosky Pearson and Mary M. T. Hunt
Jan. 25, 1943
Lucy Pearson Hunt
Feb. 9, 1943
Carol Ann MacAskill
Feb. 27, 1943
Linda Mae Peterson
Donald H. and Ruth N. M. MacAskill Edward H. and Virginia M. Peterson Arthur and Harriet M. H. Boyd
Mar. 22, 1943
Judith Carol Boyd
Mar. 26, 1943
Thomas Breuer
Mar. 28, 1943
Patricia Bowen
Marcel L. and Constance C. L. Breuer Suel A. and Doris M. R. Bowen
Mar. 29, 1943
Eileen Dougherty
Allen R. and Helen M. T. Dougherty
Mar. 29, 1943
Charles Kimball Fitts, Jr.
Charles K. and Gertrude W. Fitts Homer R. and Doris M. J. Roberts
April 19, 1943
Anne Hutchinson
James A. and Barbara S. Hutchinson, Jr.
April 24, 1943
Peter Leavitt Cooledge
April 24, 1943
Susan Brooks
April 25, 1943
William Alex Bollinger
April 29, 1943
Jennifer Booth
May 13, 1943
Charles Francis Foreman, Jr.
May 28, 1943
Heather Finlayson
May 28, 1943
John Edward Swanson, Jr.
June 10, 1943
Elizabeth Lindsay Allen
July 14, 1943
Martha Norton
Paul L. and Margaret M. H. Norton
Clement L. and Hazel B. Cooledge Paul and Susan M. Brooks Lynn L. and Mary A. H. Bollinger Robert H. and Alice V. B. Booth Charles F. and Gladys C. Foreman Donald J. and Eleanor P. Finlayson John E. and Elizabeth F. Swanson John L. and Marian E. Allen
April 10, 1943
Richard David Roberts
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Births (Continued)
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Names of Parents
July 26, 1943
Susan Agatha Mayo
Charles F. and Agatha L. M. Mayo Bradford and Ellen D. Cannon
July 27, 1943
Sarah Cannon
Aug. 1,1943
Sarah Jane Lanigan
Francis W. and Sarah J. C. Lanigan John and Camille L. M. Given
Aug. 9, 1943
David Parry Given
Aug. 13, 1943
Priscilla Whitney Scott
Hermon H. and Eleanor B. Scott Everett A. and Anne E. Black
Aug. 26, 1943
Thomas Everett Black
Aug. 30, 1943
Janice Ann LaPierre
Sept. 4, 1943
Patience Giles
Sept. 13, 1943
Walter Allyn Hoffman
Sept. 15, 1943
Deborah MacMillan Anderson
Sept. 30, 1943
Donna Kay Brown
Oct. 13, 1943
Malcolm Lincoln Donaldson, Jr.
Oct. 24, 1943
Ralph Peter Damico
Oct. 30, 1943
Laura Pauline Buerger
Nov. 7, 1943
Patricia Starratt
Nov. 12, 1943
Martha Linnea Campobasso
Nov. 15, 1943
Janet Louise Moody
Walter G. and Myrna M. Moody
Nov. 21, 1943
Meredith Lucas
Nov. 24, 1943
Helen Lee Tomlin
Nov. 28, 1943
Thomas Joseph Argento, Jr.
Dec. 9, 1943
Margaret MacRae Flint
Ernest W. and Lily S. Lucas, Jr. Whitford E. and Helen F. Tomlin Thomas J. and Rose M. Argento Warren F. and Margaret S. M. Flint
Dec. 14, 1943
Benton James Billings
Dec. 22, 1943
Robert Peter Edwards
Dec. 31, 1943
Diane Carol Hannon
George W. and Eleanor A. R. LaPierre Edmund W. F. and Muriel A. H. Giles Walter J. and Margaret R. D. Hoffman Alfred F. and Louise H. 'Anderson, Jr. William C. and Marjorie G. Brown Malcolm L. and Eleanor L. Donaldson Ralph P. and Elvira P. Damico Martin J. and Lila M. Buerger Alfred B. and Anna M. Starratt Floriy J. and Tynne L. Campobasso
James B. and Marion B. Billings John W. and Elizabeth I. Edwards Thomas E. and Marion C. Hannon
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Marriages
Date of Marriage
Names
Residence
Jan. 1,1943
Edward Macleod, Jr. Mary Martha Bennett
Lincoln Lincoln
Jan. 7,1943
Theodore J. Bardsley Doris Alice Rasmusson
Waltham Lincoln
Jan. 9,1943
Howard Freeman Avery Jeanette M. La Duke
Wayland Wayland
Jan. 26, 1943
Charles Morris Thompson Annabelle Gordon Cofran
Lincoln Medford
Jan. 26, 1943
Angelo M. Papelleau Helen Josephine Blaisdell
Rochester, N. Y. Lincoln
April 1, 1943
Carl Bernard Carlson Frances May Seekins
Milton Lincoln
May 15, 1943
William Edward Costello Evelyn Loretta Douglas
Lincoln Waltham
June 19, 1943
William Field Herinan Emily Louisa Rand
Lincoln Lincoln
June 21, 1943
Robert Leroy Almy Helen Georgia Bissell
Syracuse, N. Y. Cincinnati, Ohio
July 18, 1943
Charles Brandegee Livingstone Mary Kipp Seeger
Winchester Lincoln
Sept. 12, 1943
Andrew John Kauffman, 2nd Elizabeth Conant
Bath, Maine Lincoln
Sept. 26, 1943
Clifford Milton Bowles Mabel Louise Hunt
Lincoln Walthain
Oct. 9,1943
James DeNormandie Martha Boyd Prouty
Lincoln Spencer
Oct. 11, 1943
Richard Henry Stoffel Eleanor Louise Mercer
Lincoln Boston
Nov. 24, 1943
Thomas W. Howard Gertrude E. MacFarland
Portland, Oregon Lincoln
Nov. 27, 1943
Kenneth Walker Gerrish Eleanore Josephine Jackson
Lincoln Boston
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Deaths
Date of Death
Name
Y.
Age M.
D.
Jan. 9, 1943
Mary A. Wood
48
9
23
Jan. 14, 1943
Ellen H. Christie
79
-
-
Jan. 25, 1943
Andrew J. Dougherty
79
7
3
April 6, 1943
Eliza Farrar Wheeler
89
3
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May 7, 1943
Harriett Bathchelder Spooner
81
8
4
May 11, 1943
Susan McAllisder
78
10
14
June 21, 1943
Alice M. Barrett
73
July 13, 1943
Margaret A. Mayo
71
7
21
July 30, 1943
William H. Ryan
76
7
5
Oct. 10, 1943
Frederic Holger Jensen
4
4
2
Nov. 23, 1943
Frank O'Donnell
63
-
-
Dec. 5, 1943
George R. Wheeler
76
2
22
Dec. 16, 1943
Amos I. Hadley
74
-
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
REPORT OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN
The board organized with the choice of Sumner Smith, Chairman. Otto Hagmann acted as Clerk until he accepted a defense position in August. Mrs. William Causer was se- lected to succeed him.
Roads Discontinued by the Government on Account of Bedford Air Field
The Town has been notified by the U. S. Government that Bedford Road and Virginia Road at the point where they enter or interfere with the Air Port are closed indefinitely. The State Highway Department is working on a plan to notify the Government that the State, County, and Town have been damaged by this road closing and ask for reimbursement which if collected could be used toward the building of what is called a Closure Road, which would connect these dead ends in Lin- coln in the most convenient manner to an existing highway or highways.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, ss.
Superior Court in Equity No. 12982
Town of Lincoln VS. Thomas T. Giles
A brief report should be made of this case for the benefit of future Town officers who have zoning questions presented to them.
It is recommended that selectmen in the future never give a permit or a license unless they are absolutely certain that the petitioner's purpose is definitely within the law. In this case the mistake was made which was both expensive to the Town and Mr. Giles in that he was given a license on a temporary basis with no guarantee or understanding that the Selectmen were in any way obligated to continue granting him licenses for doing an automobile business around his home on
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Concord Road. When asked to present his case to the Board of Appeals, which was proper, he refused and the evidence which the Selectmen collected from Town's people was turned over to a lawyer who gave the opinion that the Town had a good opportunity to successfully prosecute Mr. Giles as a vio- lator of the zoning by-laws.
The case was heard in Superior Court in January and a copy of the Final Decree is printed herewith :
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, ss.
Superior Court in Equity No. 12982
Town of Lincoln vS. Thomas T. Giles
FINAL DECREE
This cause came on to be heard at this term on the merits and was argued by counsel and thereupon, upon consideration thereof, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the defendant be and he hereby is enjoined against carrying on the trade or business of buying, selling, exchanging, assembling or storing second-hand motor vehicles or parts thereof on the premises owned by him in the Town of Lincoln described in a deed from Edmund W. Giles, et als. to the defendant dated February 15, 1937 and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 6098, page 415.
The importance of winning of this and the Murphy case on pigs, as described in the Board of Health Report, cannot be over estimated as regards the validity and strength of the zoning by-laws of the Town and their influence in discourag- ing those who would attempt a violation in the future.
Fire Insurance Coverage
Some years have elapsed since the values on Town Build- ings, Contents of Buildings, Automotive equipment, Fire rates, Public Safety and the adequacy of current insurance, have been reviewed.
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In June of 1943, the Selectmen, authorized competent Rate & Safety Engineers to proceed with this work, without expense to the Town. Their findings were checked with the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association and found sub- stantially correct. Quotations on the insurance costs have been received from three different sources.
Findings and Recommendations
Town Properties
1. Endorsement and correction of current policies to make coverage more comprehensive. (No extra cost)
2. Insurance coverage on Buildings reduced from $197,000 .- 00 to $194,000.00.
3. Insurance on Contents of Buildings increased from $20,- 700.00 to $33,517.00.
4. Fire and Theft insurance to be placed on Automotive equipment for $28,566.00. Now only partially covered for Fire Loss only, while housed at specific locations.
5. Loss or damage to buildings or contents as the result of : windstorm, cyclone, tornado, hail, explosion, riot, civil commotion, aircraft, automobiles, smoke and smudge, to be added as a rider to existing Fire Insurance policies in the amount of $227,517.00. (This clause is known as Extended Coverage No. 4.)
6. Based on recommendations received, approximately $200.00 is needed for structural building changes, fire extinguishers, etc., to bring the physical equipment up to standard. This will result in greater public safety and will effect a saving of $155.00 per year in contemplated insurance costs.
The DeCordova Estate
1. $50,000.00 of Insurance now covers most of the buildings which have an estimated value much above this figure. $67,547.00 Fire Insurance to be added to the $50,000.00 now effective. The total $117,547.00 will cover all build- ings in an amount more in keeping with their value to the town. The above policies to be endorsed by rider for $117,547.00 of Extended Coverage No. 4, previously de- scribed under item No. 5, Town Property.
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2. Structural changes and reclassifications of these buildings indicate a substantial reduction in rates.
Gifts of Julian DeCordova, Esq.
The Town is again deeply indebted to Mr. DeCordova for a conditional gift of $10,000 on November 22nd, terms of which are reported in the Town Clerk's Report. In December Mr. DeCordova made an unconditional gift of two thousand dol- lars ($2,000.00) and this money is added to the surplus in the Town treasury to be used as any other money in the treasury by a Town vote.
Compulsory Automobile Insurance Rates
These rates are made up every year by the State Com- missioner of Insurance. They are based on the damage losses which result from accidents caused by cars registered as gar- aged in Lincoln. The average payments by insurance com- panies on account of their Lincoln clients exceeded the pre- mium intake during the last five years and the rates, for this reason, had to be increased and they will remain at the present rate or a higher one until the losses are substantially lower.
William H. Ryan
Mr. Ryan, a faithful employee of the Highway Department most of his life, was accidently killed in the performance of his duties July 30, 1943.
Accidental Fires
A State statute forbids anyone starting a fire in the open except on rainy days or on plowed land without a permit from a forest warden, in the case of Lincoln.
JOHN J. KELLIHER.
The fire department has been called out many times be- cause someone's incinerator fire spread beyond safe limits or because the wind suddenly spread a grass fire. Just because careless people have not been investigated and prosecuted is no reason why similar ones may not be called to account in the future.
SUMMER SMITH, Chairman, HERBERT G. FARRAR, ALBERT A. SCHAAL.
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SERVICE OF DEDICATION LINCOLN LIBRARY GROUNDS AT THREE P. M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1943
WITH THE COLORS
Abramo, Anthony ,
Adams, Thomas B .-
Dean, Harold L.
Algeo, John T. ,
Denio, John P.
Algeo, Leo J.
Diamond, Thomas P.
Doherty, James H.
Doherty, William R.
Donaldson, David L.
Bartlett, Theodore,
Dow, Margaret S.
Baubin, Leonard C.'
Beaman, John A.
Beardsley, James M.‹
. Beers, Roland F., Jr./
Berry, Albert R .-
Farrar, Priscilla
Ferrazzani, Joseph
Ferris, George S.
Fitch, Conover, Jr.
Boyd, Arthur L.
Flint, Edward W.'
Foreman, Randolph K.
Forsberg, Harold C.
French, Edward T.
French, Lindol, Jr.
Campobasso, Anthony B. Campobasso, John C.'
Campobasso, Joseph R.
Carman, John W.
Gilbert, Francis T.
Giles, John F.
Gilman, William R.
Goodno, Ralph H.
Gormley, Thomas J. Grant, George H,
Hammer, Alexander M., Jr.
Coan, Thomas, Jr.'
Cole, James E. ‘ Cook, Edward F.
Cook, John F: Corrigan, Edward D. Costello, John D. .
Cousins, Ashley B., Jr.4 Cunningham, Edward B .! Cunningham, James L ..
Eaton, Richard J.
Edgar, John D.
Betteneschi, Peter P.«
Bingham, George H., Jr.
Boyce, Manley E.
Burgess, William A.
Burr, Leland M., Jr/ Butcher, Henry A., Jr.'
Gaskill, Charles F.
Gerrish, Kenneth
Chapin, Robert C .- Cibel, Stanley A.» Ciraso, Anthony R.
Ciraso, Frank E.
Ciraso, Rocco L' Clarke, Thomas ‹
Coan, Madeline (
Hammer, Benjamin A. Hammer, Thruston H. Hansen, Everett O.
Hart, Horace E. Hart, Joseph S. Hart, Joseph S., Jr. Hedge, Elliott R. Hendersen, Ernest F., 3rd Herman, John E./
Anderson, John B. Appleby, Richard
Davis, Philip A:
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With the Colors (Continued)
Herman, William F.
Holland, Francis Er
Hunter, William H. Huntley, Oland F.«
Ingram, William H.
Jackson, Holden F.
Jensen, Robert O.
Jones, Harold W. Jones, Robert E.
Kelley, Edmund S., Jr. King, William T./
Kinsler, Frederick C.
Kinsler, Ralph H.
Lavrakas, John-
Lavrakas, Lefteris-
Lavrakas, Vasilis
Lawson, Harold E.
Leneski, Victor E/
Lennon, Leo /
Loring, Albert E.
Lorrey, Mildred J.
Lorrey, Robert H.
Lowe, Arthur L.
MacAskill, Donald H.« Mackenzie, George H.' *MacLea, Donald L, MacLean, H. Arnold Macleod, Clyde H. MacRae, Sidney G‹ Maguire, James J., Mannarino, Joseph/ Martin, Neil T. Martin, S. Forest /
Matucieski, Tadelus J.
McGuckin, William C. Meriam, Richard S., Jr.
Michel, Jean-Claude D. Monks, John P. Moore, John E.
Mullins, Edward S. Murphy, William G.
Neary, Alvin H. Neilsen, Paul A.
Newell, Joseph S., Jr.
Ogden, Warren G., Jr. O'Reilly, Andrew J.
Orton, Albert J.
O'Sullivan, John J.
O'Sullivan, William J.
Panetta, Domenic
Panetta, James
Peck, Will V.
Pedersen, Clifford N.
Pedersen, William P.
Peirce, Robert H. Peterson, Edward H.
Peterson, Robert S.
Plancon, Doris R.
Prentiss, Russell I., Jr.
Rand, William M., Jr.
Rand, John R.
Raymond, Gardner L.
Rhodes, Adam
Richardson, Francis H.
Richardson, Peter W.
Rockwell, Frank M.
Rooney, Allan A.
Rooney, E. Donlan
Rooney, Leonard A.
Ryan, Frank A.
Ryan, James J.
Ross, William A.
Rouner, Thomas J.
Schaal, Albert A., Jr. Schaal, Richard B.
Scott, Robert W.
Seeger, Edwin I.
Seeger, Frederick M.
Shepard, Alexander P. Sims, Royal Small, Fred L.
Smith, Sumner, Jr. Sorensen, Carl A.
*Killed in action.
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With the Colors (Continued)
Taillacq, Ernest T.
Taillacq, E. Henry
Tarbell, Charles L.
Tarbell, George G., Jr.
Vahey, Martin Vance, L. Alexander
Tarbox, Carl C.
Tarbox, Richard P.
Watt, Norman B.
Tead, Donald K.
Wilkins, John H., Jr.
Tead, John C.
Wilkinson, John B.
Thomas, W. G. Brooks
Winchell, Gordon D.
Thompson, Charles M.
Winchell, Guilbert S.
Thompson, Leslie W.
Winchell, Richard P.
Todd, C. Lee, Jr.
Woodbury, Robert S.
Program
CALL TO THE COLORS
American Legion, Lincoln Post No. 84
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Boy Scouts of America, Lincoln Troop PRAYER
SOLO
Rev. Walter A. Quinlan
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"America the Beautiful" David R. Downer
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER George G. Tarbell
DEDICATION ADDRESS
William M. Rand
PRAYER OF DEDICATION Rev. Charles M. Styron
UNVEILING
American Legion "Star Spangled Banner"
Chairman - Albert A. Schaal
Todd, John Turnbull, Robert E.
Waite, Arnold W.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
DEDICATION ADDRESS WILLIAM M. RAND
Ladies and Gentlemen, Citizens of Lincoln, Neighbors:
We are gathered, on this October afternoon, to dedicate a Roll of Honor which bears the names of one hundred and seventy-eight men and women of Lincoln who have left their homes, their families, and their friends to enter the military services of our country.
Such a dedication symbolizes the underlying spirit of this democracy. Regardless of race, station, political faith, or creed, newcomer or older inhabitant, we stand shoulder to shoulder with but one thought in our minds, one purpose in our hearts: to honor all who are ready at any cost to defend our way of life, our institutions, and our freedom.
The names inscribed on this Honor Roll take their places with those of three hundred and twenty others who have answered the call of their country to serve in five former wars, through the one hundred and eighty-nine years of Lincoln's history. There are no names which command greater respect and more gratitude than the names of those who have sacri- ficed so that others may be free.
There are names of five women included on this Honor Roll. They have joined the armed forces and reflect the out- standing service that women everywhere are rendering in this struggle. All honor to them!
In no other wars have the sons of Lincoln been so widely separated. In Africa, Italy, England, all sections of the United States, Panama, the Hawaiian Islands, the Southwest Pacific, India, and in other far reaches of the globe, on the oceans, on the land, and in the air, are there men from this small town. We wonder what their thoughts of home may be.
In battle lines, in training camps, and on the wide stretches of the seas there is some boy who thinks of Lincoln. How did the Mohawks do last summer? Is the foliage as bright as ever in Lincoln's woods? Are the boys gathering at Corrigan's store, putting the spotlight on the town government? Oh, for
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a day hunting pheasant in the meadows and swamps, or a run down the town hill on skis! Or a hockey game on Farrar Pond!
Happy thoughts from far-off places! They know our thoughts are constantly with them, and as our prayers are told for their safety, we dedicate this Honor Roll by heart beats rather than by words.
Many of these soldiers and sailors who have gone forth were at an age when future plans were being built. One was to go into business, one to run the farm, others were training to be doctors, or lawyers, or scientists. Some were about to be married. Their paths led to a bright future.
With shocking suddenness, the action at Pearl Harbor plunged the nation into war. Plans and dreams were laid aside. We hold them in trust. Let us be true to that trust. Let us, as part of this nation, do all in our power to give to the returning men and women the fruits of their victory - free- dom - the freedom of opportunity to carry out to the limit of each one's ability the plans they made, the dreams they dreamed.
If any one of these service men were to dedicate this Honor Roll, you may be sure he would belittle his contribution and minimize his sacrifice. We wonder what he would demand of us? How great the inspiration he would receive if he were certain that we, too, were ready to make any sacrifice that he might the sooner return!
What surge of spirit would come to him and his companions if they knew that we are willing to submit to inconveniences, yes even hardships, to regimentation, encroachments on our liberty, that we are willing to work, without the incentive of time and a half or double time, that we are willing to follow the leadership of our elected or appointed officers with loyalty, realizing that on their shoulders rests the responsibility of guiding this nation to victory.
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