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ARTICLE 56.
Mr. Richard A. Hunt offered the report of the Forestry Committee appointed at the 1937 Annual Meeting, as follows:
This Committee was appointed to determine what areas are suit- able for a Town Forest and report its recommendations at the next meeting. It reported at the 1938 Meeting with certain possibilities in mind, but without the ability at that time to recommend definite estab- lishment of a Town Forest. It was, at the 1938 Meeting, continued in office for future recommendations.
During the past year, acting in cooperation with the Conservation Committee of the Philergians and the Town Treasurer, who originally
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called the matter to our attention, we have had several joint meetings with the Philergian's Conservation Committee to consider the possibilities of establishing a Town Forest on certain lands already owned by the Town within a large block bounded by Peach Street, Wildwood Avenue, Liberty Street and Washington Street. The area considered does not include this whole block, but only those portions which have been ac- quired recently by the Town through tax title foreclosure proceedings.
The area in question comprises approximately 120 acres, the largest single area being Plot 5 on Assessors' Plan 1088 comprising 86 acres.
The establishment of a forest in this area has certain quite obvious advantages. First, its acquisition would not cost the Town any money since we already have title. Second, the value of the land for tax pur- poses apparently is not great, since it has not been sufficient to warrant the owners paying any taxes thereon for nearly ten years. Third, the character of the land, wooded substantially over its entire area, is suit- able for the purpose. Fourth, a brook flows through and along the boundary of the parcel with two ancient small mill dams thereon which would provide excellent opportunities to develop recreational facilities in the nature of small skating ponds. Fifth, the combination of woods with this water supply would provide an excellent bird and game sanc- tuary in connection with the forest park and recreation facilities.
Your Committee, therefore, recommends the layout and establish- ment of a Town Forest to be managed under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 45, Section 21; said forest to include the lands described as follows on the Assessors' plans: Plan 1088, Plot 5; Plan 1089, Plots 91-109; Plan 1090, Plots 1-6, 12, 13, 15, 18, 25-35, 52-72; Plan 1091, Plots 19-51, 63-71; Plan 1093, Plot 10; Plan 1094, Plots 1-5, 7-10, 22-25; Plan 1096, Plots 1-6, 15-24, 35-45; Plan 1097, Plots 14, 61-68, 143-176.
I will, therefore, request that some member of the Town Meeting authorized to do so, move that a Town Forest be established in accord- ance with the recommendations of this Committee. .
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. HAROLD W. RIPLEY FRANK R. ARNOLD CLARENCE R. BESTICK RICHARD A. HUNT
Mr. Woodsum moved: That a Town Forest be established in ac- cordance with the recommendations of this Committee .- Carried- 10:14.
ARTICLE 57.
Mr. Richard A. Hunt offered the following report:
This article was inserted in the Warrant to provide a means of acquiring an additional favorable point of access to the Town Forest established under the preceding article.
It is hoped that we will be able to obtain a gift of land adjoining one of the mill dams and ponds referred to in the Committee Report, together with a forty (40) foot right of way therefrom to a point near the corner of. Wildwood and Arbutus Avenues. We should be in a posi- tion to accept such a gift if it is offered.
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The Committee, therefore, recommends that some qualified mem- ber of the Meeting move that the Town accept a gift, if the same be offered, of land not exceeding two acres adjoining an old mill dam and pond near the corner of Wildwood and Arbutus Avenues, together with rights of way therefrom to Wildwood Avenue.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Town accept a gift, if the same be offered, of land not exceeding two acres, adjoining an old mill dam and pond near the corner of Wildwood and Arbutus Avenues, together with rights of way therefrom to Wildwood Avenue .- Carried-10:16.
ARTICLE 58.
Voted: No action under Article 58.
Mr. Storm moved: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three to study the action contemplated under this article and report at the next Annual Town Meeting .- Carried-10:17.
ARTICLE 59.
Voted: No action under Article 59 .- Carried-10:18.
ARTICLE 60.
Mr. Woodsum moved: No action under Article 60 .- Not Carried.
Mr. William A. Reed moved: That the Town raise and appropri- ate the sum of $470.00 for the purpose of erecting a metal fence of the chain link type, six feet high, on the easterly side lines of the Jonas Perkins School lot, the same to be under the control of the School Committee.
Mr. Leetch offered the following amendment: That the amount of $800.00 be appropriated to provide for a fence around the entire lot. -Not Carried.
Voted : Original motion as made by Mr. Reed .- Carried-10:32.
ARTICLE 61.
Voted: That Article 61 be taken up in conjunction with Article 62. ARTICLE 62.
Voted: That the Town instruct the Moderator to appoint a com- mittee of three to investigate the advisability of adopting a plan of salary standardization, classification of and rates of compensation for employees of the Town of Braintree; said committee to report to the next Annual Town Meeting with recommendations .- Carried-10:35.
ARTICLE 63.
Voted: No action under Article 63 .- Carried-10:36.
ARTICLE 64.
Voted: That the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the improvement of a certain parcel of land shown as Plot No. 65 on Assessors' Plan No. 3022, on the easterly side of Faxon Street, owned by the Town under Tax Title Foreclosure procedure, for use as a Public Skating Rink, same to be under the control of the Selectmen. -Carried-10:37.
ARTICLE 65.
Mr. William D. Dyer offered the report of the Committee ap- pointed under Article 83 of the 1941 Annual Town Meeting, for the
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improvement of Hollis Field. This report is on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
Mr. Woodsum moved: Acceptance of this report .- Carried-10:45.
Mr. Merton A. Turner offered the following Resolution:
WHEREAS: Ralph B. Woodsum has served this Community faith- fully and efficiently as Chairman of the Appropria- tion Committee in the years 1936, 1940 and 1941 and has conscientiously performed the many other civic duties entrusted to him, including several terms as School Committee member and chairman, as Trustee of the School Fund and as a member of special com- mittees. Therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Town of Braintree hereby records its ap- preciation of these services and gratefully commends the said Ralph B. Woodsum for his faithfulness and loyalty to the best interests of the Community .- Carried-Unanimous Vote .- 10:47.
ARTICLE 12.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That Article 12, Item 12 be taken from the table .- Carried-10:48.
Mr. Woodsum moved: The appropriation of $1,660.50 under this Item .- So voted-11:20.
Mr. Little moved: Reconsideration of Article 12, Item 12 .- Not Carried.
Appropriations to be raised by taxation $1,047,185.90
Appropriations not in tax levy 137,465.79
Total Appropriations $1,184,651.69
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Annual Town Meeting be ad- journed .- So voted-11:25.
A true copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree. Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote în Primaries to meet in
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Polling Place in Precinct One, Noah Torrey School.
Polling Place in Precinct Two, Town Hall.
Polling Place in Precinct Three, Legion Building. Polling Place in Precinct Four, Penniman School.
Polling Place in Precinct Five, Hose House, Allen Street.
Polling Place in Precinct Six, Thomas Watson School.
TUESDAY, the Fifteenth Day of September, 1942, at 5:45 a.m. for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers, for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
GOVERNOR, for this Commonwealth; LIEUTENANT-GOV- ERNOR, for this Commonwealth; SECRETARY OF THE COMMON- WEALTH, for this Commonwealth; TREASURER AND RECEIVER- GENERAL, for this Commonwealth; AUDITOR OF THE COMMON- WEALTH, for this Commonwealth; ATTORNEY-GENERAL, for this Commonwealth; SENATOR IN CONGRESS, for this Commonwealth; REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, for 13th Congressional District; COUNCILLOR, for 2nd Councillor District; SENATOR, for 1st Norfolk Senatorial District; 3 REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT, for 3rd Norfolk Representative District; A DISTRICT ATTORNEY, for Southeastern District; REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY, for Norfolk County; 1 COUNTY COMMIS- SIONER, for Norfolk County; COUNTY TREASURER, for Norfolk County; A CLERK OF COURTS, for Norfolk County (to fill vacancy) .
The polls will be open from 5:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
And you are directed to serve `this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, in three public places in each voting precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said fifteenth day of Sep- tember, 1942, and by publishing the same once each week for two successive weeks in the BRAINTREE NEWS ITEM, first publication to thereon, to the Town Clerk before said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town lerk before said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this first day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two.
HENRY D. HIGGINS, Chairman, HENRY H. STORM, Clerk, ALBERT E. ROBERTS, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest:
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Mass., September 4, 1942.
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and places mentioned, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
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STATE PRIMARY
Braintree, Mass., Sept. 15, 1942.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the voters assembled in the several precincts to cast their ballots for the various State and County Officers enumerated on said ballot.
The polls were opened in all precincts at 5:45 a.m. and were closed at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
The following Election Officers served :
PRECINCT 1-Frank M. O'Rourke, Warden; Lena J. Whitman, Clerk; Patrick L. Dalton, Constable; Grace E. Scott, Frances A. Mallon, Earl G. Hill, Harry W. Lindsay, Nicola A. Galotti, Michael P. Novelline.
PRECINCT 2-J. Frank Lane, Warden; Howard B. Blewett, Clerk; John B. Dyer, Constable; Charles Roberts, Courtenay Atkinson, John J. Doyle, Edward J. Sullivan, Sarah I. Drummond, Marguerite J. Marsh- man, Florence M. Dries, Mallie B. Wetherbee, Everett F. Russell.
PRECINCT 3-Herbert F. Stackhouse, Warden; Helen E. Hixon, Clerk; Eugene T. Cleaves, Constable; Philip F. Sullivan, Gladys M. Johnson, Katherine M. Wynot, Mabel L. Kinna, Ida E. Oakes, Elva S. Belyea, Edna C. Plummer, Virgie M. Sears.
PRECINCT 4-George A. Arnold, Warden; Alice G. Lewis, Clerk; Frank J. Mischler, Constable; Lillian M. Drinkwater, Olive J. Alexander, Ruth E. Nelson, Mae E. Haynes, Fedora Trainor, Marion Griffiths, Irving M. Morse, John F. Tolleson.
PRECINCT 5-Thomas F. Cassidy, Warden; Mary M. Palmer, Clerk; John A. Ryan, Constable; Eleanor J. Howard, Ida G. Ward, Florence M. Remick, Carl H. Bjorkman, Robina F. Chadbourne, Mary E. Richards, Gladys R. Skinner.
PRECINCT 6-Charles D. Sheehy, Warden; Durant E. Lathrop, Clerk; Edgar G. Clark, Constable; Rose E. Siegel, Michael Smith, Ernes- tine F. Files, Samuel Woods, Ella P. Smith, Ruth B. Easton, Beatrice R. Diekmeyer, Mae K. Cannon.
At the close of the polls, the ballots were sorted, the vote of each political party counted separately, recorded and sealed according to law, after which they were forwarded to the office of the Town Clerk, where the figures were tabulated and the result announced.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Republican ballots cast 1731
Democratic ballots cast 168
Total number of ballots cast ..... 1899
For nomination of candidates for:
GOVERNOR
Leverett Saltonstall (R) 1517
Francis E. Kelly (D) 68
Roger L. Putnam (D) 92
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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
Horace T. Cahill (R) 1576
John C. Carr (D) 122
SECRETARY
Frederick W. Cook (R) 1509
Joseph J. Buckley (D) 87
Leo A. Gosselin (D)
8
John D. O'Brien (D) 41
.
TREASURER
Laurence Curtis (R) 541
Edgar A. French (R) 437
Sybil H. Holmes (R) 301
Richard E. Johnston (R)
83
Wallace E. Stearns (R)
39
Thomas E. Barry (D) 34
Francis X. Hurley (D)
70
William F. Hurley (D) 30
John F. Welch (D)
7
AUDITOR
Russell A. Wood (R) 1455
Thomas J. Buckley (D) 124
Leo D. Walsh (D) 25
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Robert T. Bushnell (R) 1473
James E. Agnew (D) 115
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) 1368
Courtenay Crocker (R) 189
Joseph E. Casey (D) 66
Daniel H. Coakley (D)
11
John F. Fitzgerald (D) 70
Joseph Lee (D) 13
CONGRESSMAN-Thirteenth District
Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) 1503
Andrew T. Clancy (D) 28
Francis H. Foy (D) 86
Alfred Gross (D) 3
Leo A. Reardon (D) 23
COUNCILLOR-Second District
Clayton L. Havey (R) 918
William Shaw McCallum (R) 335
Rudolph B. Thornton (R) 137
Samuel George Thorner (D) 106
SENATOR-First Norfolk District
John D. MacKay (R)
1422
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT Third Norfolk District
Everett E. Callahan (R)
363
Raymond P. Palmer (R) 1029
124
Joseph P. Barrett (D)
275
John H. Cahill (R)
206
Henry Davis Higgins (R)
1146
Everett E. Callahan (R)
60
Joseph P. Barrett (D)
127
Louis A. George (D)
64
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Southeastern District
Edmund R. Dewing (R)
847
George W. Arbuckle .(R) 800
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY Norfolk County
James J. Cox (R) 496
Alfred E. Henderson (R). 822
Elliott Kimball Slade (R)
91
COUNTY COMMISSIONER-Norfolk County
Frederick A. Leavitt (R) 1396
Scattering (D) 1
COUNTY TREASURER-Norfolk County
Ralph D. Pettingell (R)
1378
Scattering (D) 6
CLERK OF COURTS-Norfolk County (To Fill Vacancy)
Willard E. Everett (R)
814
Heslip E. Sutherland (R) 637
Scattering (D)
6
A true copy. Attest:
ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk
Braintree, Mass., September 16, 1942
We, the undersigned, Town Clerks of Braintree, Weymouth and City Clerk of Quincy, comprising Representative District No. Three (3) in the County of Norfolk, hereby certify that at the State Primary held in the respective City (Ward 2) and Towns aforesaid, on the 15th day of September, 1942, for Three Representatives in the General Court for said District, the following votes were given in as per the Election Officers' returns :
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Joseph A. Fern (R)
973
Albert E. Roberts (R)
Braintree
Weymouth
Quincy Ward 2
Total
Everett E. Callahan (R) of Weymouth
363
721
120
1204
Raymond P. Palmer (R) of Braintree
1029
726
143
1898
Joseph P. Barrett (D) of Braintree
124
51
65
240
John H. Cahill (R) of Braintree
275
294
110
679
Joseph A. Fern (R) of Weymouth
206
928
88
1222
Henry Davis Higgins (R) of Braintree
973
269
61
1303
Albert E. Roberts (R) of Braintree
1146
574
178
1898
Everett E. Callahan (R)
60
137
90
287
of Weymouth
Joseph P. Barrett (D) of Braintree
127
153
113
393
Louis A. George (D) of Quincy
.....
64
126
189
379
(Signed)
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk of Braintree. JULIAN R. MERCHANT, Town Clerk of Weymouth. HATTIEMAY THOMAS, City Clerk of Quincy.
A true copy.
Attest:
ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3, 1942
·1610.
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NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree. Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their respective Precincts, to wit:
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Polling Place in Precinct One, Noah Torrey School.
Polling Place in Precinct Two, Town Hall.
Polling Place in Precinct Three, Legion Building.
Polling Place in Precinct Four, Penniman School.
Polling Place in Precinct Five, Hose House, Allen Street.
Polling Place in Precinct Six, Thomas Watson School.
On Tuesday, the third day of November, 1942, at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their respective Precincts, their votes on the official ballot for Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney-Gen- eral; Senator in Congress; Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; 3 Representatives in General Court; District Attorney; Regis- ter of Probate and Insolvency; County Commissioner; County Treas- urer; and a Clerk of Courts (to fill vacancy).
Also to vote on the following questions on the same ballot:
QUESTION No. 1 Law proposed by Initiative Petition
Shall the proposed measure which provides that the present statutes which make it a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment knowingly to advertise, print, publish, distribute or circulate any matter contain- ing reference to any person from whom or place where any drug, in- strument or means whatever, or any advice or information may be obtained, for the purpose of preventing pregnancy, or to sell, lend, give away, exhibit, offer or advertise any drug, medicine, instrument or other article for the prevention of conception, or to write or print information of any kind stating when, where, how, of whom, or by what means such article can be obtained, or to manufacture or make such article, shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married persons for protection of life or health by or under the direction of registered phy- sicians nor to teaching in chartered medical schools nor to publication or sale of medical treatises which was disapproved in the House of Rep- resentatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 133 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 16 in the affirmative and 18 in the nega- tive, be approved?
YES
NO
Also to vote on the following questions on the same ballot:
QUESTION No. 2
To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions:
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this town of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "yes" on all three questions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bever- ages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on Question One, "Yes" on Question Two, and "No" on Question Three.
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(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on Questions One and Two and "Yes" on Ques- tion Three.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bev- erages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on Question One and "Yes" on Questions Two and Three.
(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on all Three Questions.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
-
YES 1
NO
2. Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt bev- erages) ?
YES 1
NO
3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?
YES
NO
QUESTION No. 3
1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?
VES
IVU
2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this country?
YES
NO
And the polls will be closed at eight o'clock in the evening. You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof in three public places in each precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said third day of November, 1942, and by pub- lishing the same once each week for two successive weeks in the "Brain- tree News-Item", first publication to be at least eight days before said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk before said meeting.
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Given under our hands at Braintree this twenty-first day of Oc- tober, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-two. -
HENRY D. HIGGINS, HENRY H. STORM, ALBERT E. ROBERTS, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Mass., October 25, 1942.
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and places mentioned, for the purpose therein men- tioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Mass., November 3, 1942.
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the voters assembled in the several Precincts to cast their ballots for State and County Offi- cers enumerated in the Warrant and to vote "yes" or "no" on each of the several questions.
The official ballots were delivered to the Wardens of the several Precincts and receipted for.
The polls were opened in all Precincts at 5:45 o'clock a.m., and were closed at 8:00 p.m. 1
The following elected officers served :
Precinct One: Frank M. O'Rourke, Warden; Lena J. Whitman, Clerk; Patrick L. Dalton, Constable; Raymond J. Brickley, Grace E. Scott, John P. Gallagher, Nicola A. Galotti, John M. Sullivan, Frances A. Mallon, Harry W. Lindsay, Earl G. Hill.
Precinct Two: Everett F. Russell, Warden; Howard B. Blewett, Clerk; John B. Dyer, Constable; Edward J. Sullivan, Charles H. Roberts, Florence M. Dries, John H. Nelson, John J. Doyle, Thomas J. Murphy, Sarah I. Drummond, Marguerite J. Marshman, Courtenay Atkinson, Mallie B. Wetherbee, Harold J. McCormack.
Precinct Three: Herbert F. Stackhouse, Warden; Helen E. Hixon, Clerk; Eugene T. Cleaves, Constable; Alice M. Landry, Ida E. Oakes, Gladys M. Johnson, Virgie M. Sears, Philip F. Sullivan, Edna C. Plum- mer, Elva S. Belyea, Mabel L. Kinna, Katherine M. Wynot, Belle F. Burnham.
Precinct Four: George A. Arnold, Warden; Alice G. Lewis, Clerk; Frank J. Mischler, Constable; Lillian M. Drinkwater, Olive J. Alexander, Ruth E. Nelson, Mae E. Haynes, Fedora Trainor, Marion Griffiths, Irving M. Morse, John F. Tolleson, George W. Lansing.
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Precinct Five: Thomas F. Cassidy, Warden; Mary M. Palmer, Clerk; John A. Ryan, Constable; Eleanor J. Howard, Ida G. Ward, Florence M. Remick, Robina F. Chadbourne, Mary E. Richards, Gladys R. Skinner, Charles Durgin, Edward E. Lawson, Oswald Silver.
Precinct Six: Charles D. Sheehy, Warden; Durant E. Lathrop, Clerk; Edgar G. Clark, Constable; Rose E. Siegel, Michael Smith, Joseph L. Files, Samuel Woods, Ella P. Smith, Ruth B. Easton, Beatrice R. Diekmeyer, Mae K. Cannon, Daniel J. Cregan.
The ballots were counted, record made of the votes for each office and person, and also the vote on each question submitted and the result declared in each Precinct.
The ballots, check lists, etc., were sealed and labeled according to law. The returns were then forwarded to the Town Clerk's Office where the figures were tabulated and the result of the total vote an- nounced.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Number of votes cast in Precinct 1 928
Number of votes cast in Precinct 2 1164
Number of votes cast in Precinct 3 1285
Number of votes cast in Precinct 4 1215
Number of votes cast in Precinct 5 984
Number of votes cast in Precinct 6
921
6497
GOVERNOR
Roger L. Putnam (D)
1677
Leverett Saltonstall
(R) 4702
Henning A. Blomen (SL) 13
Otis A. Hood (C)
8
Joseph Massidda (S) 12
Guy S. Williams (P)
12
Scattering
1
Blanks
72
6497
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Horace T. Cahill (R) 5148
John C. Carr (D) 1199
Walter S. Hutchins (S)
30
George L. McGlynn (SL)
19
E. Frank Searle (P)
12
Blanks
89
6497
SECRETARY
Joseph J. Buckley (D)
1653
Frederic W. Cook (R)
4548
Bernard G. Kelly (SL)
42
Abbie L. Tebbets (P)
17
Peter Wartiainen Jr. (S)
19
Blanks 218
6497
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TREASURER
Laurence Curtis (R)
4263
Francis X. Hurley (D) 1916
Martha E. Geer (P)
30
Gote Elvel Palmquist (SL)
19
Anders H. Swenson (S)
33
Blanks
236
6497
AUDITOR
Thomas J. Buckley (D) 1966
Russell A. Wood (R)
4193
Herbert Crabtree (SL)
43
Ethel J. Prince (P)
15
Blanks
280
6497
ATTORNEY GENERAL
James E. Agnew (D) 1417
Robert T. bushnell (R)
4683
Charles F. Danforth (P)
42
Fred E. Oelcher (SL) L 19
Howard Penley (S)
23
Blanks 313
6497
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Joseph E. Casey (D) 1878
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) 4416
Horace I. Hillis (SL)
21
George L. Paine (S) 18
25
Blanks
141
(2 Official War Ballots) 6499
CONGRESSMAN (Thirteenth District)
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