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25 Jean Mooney
Mar 2
25 Eleanor K. Manning Daniel Fremont Leonard
3 Brant Burtt Bolliver
4 Raymond Joseph Vargas
6 David Arthur Nuttall
10 Mary Elizabeth Andrews
13 Edward Emmett Walsh
15 Lewis David Coite
16 Margaret Rose Perry
23 David Henry Callahan': 27 Richard James O'Brien
28 Helen Pinto
28 Roger Harold Bennett
Apr. 3
29 Fred Sutton Gilbert George Willard Rose 14 Victoria Beth Horblitt
15 Gail Spencer Pollard James and Ruby Pollard ".
16 Sandra May Webster 16 Sheila Ann McLean
Parents
John and Helen Longton William and Bertha Ingham Richard and Amelia Rose
Alonzo and Jessie Edwards John and Ermilinda Ferreira Ernest and Lucy Beaulieu Frank and Carrie Rose Joseph and Irene Torres John and Louise Martin
James F. and Florence Burton Joseph and Pearl F. Menoche Thomas and Margaret Webster Donald and Bertha Sherman Harry and Helena Lyons Manuel and Eva Costa Alfred F. and Laura. Menezes Raymond and Eunice Chace William and Alveda Mooney Russell and Mary Manning Merrill and Alice Leonard Burtt and Nina Bolliver Manuel P. and Mary E. Vargas Albert and Alice Nuttall Francis and Julia Andrews Joseph and Catherine Walsh Lewis and Beatrice Coite Antone and Rose Perry Leo and Marguerite Callahan Walter W. and Florence O'Brien Manuel and Mary Pinto
Roger and Elizabeth Bennett Edgar and Dora Gilbert George and Isabel Rose Harrison and Marjorie' Horblitt
Frederick and Alice Webster . Robert F. and Ruth McLean
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Parents
Date
Name
17 Allen Francis Goulart
22 Barbara Ann Pilling
22 Carol Ann Webster
25 Richard Francis Tracy
May 2 Ervin Ellsworth Rose
4 Joseph Sylvester White
17 Robert Joseph Katon
18 Terisa Davis
22 Raymond Joseph Costa
Jun. 6 Paul Joseph Fitzpatrick
7 Joseph A. Bettencourt
8 Joseph Robert DeCosta
9 Deborah Ann Williams
11 James Roger Paling
12 Joseph Edwin Pacheco
21 Shirley Ann Zeiba
27 Joseph Cordeiro, Jr.
Jul. 2 Elizabeth Ann MacDonald
7 Lois Helena Goodwin
8 Carol Ann Marg'et Craven
10 Judith Crandell Barry
10 Marie Leona Bourgoin
13 Joan Mary Frank
14 Francis Paul Duffy
18 John William Francis
19 Donald Francis Guite
23 Carol Ann Cravenho
24 Carolyn Leonard
24 George Lawrence Tormey
25 Theodore Francis Lippold Manuel Frizado, Jr.
Aug.1
1 Pauline Caroline Dias
2 Elizabeth Louise Andrew
3 Cora Beverly Buttle
5 Robert John Viveiros
6 Joanne Silver
10 Walter Richard Stafford
14 Neil Howard Morse
15 Mary Louise Carvalho
19 Eleanor Ruth Olney
Frank and Helen Goulart
Walter and Emily Pilling
David J. and Mary Webster
Francis and Doris L. Tracy
Albert S. and Orlina Rose Joseph and Rosaline White Joseph and Lucy Katon Thomas and Julia Davis Cusmedo and Alice Costa
William and Lillian Fitzpatrick
Frank J. and Rose Bettencourt
Joseph and Mary DeCosta Kenneth and Ethel Williams Manuel V. and Candid C. Paling
Joseph and Mary Pacheco Frank and Helen Zeiba
Joseph and Irene Cordeiro
Stuart and Constance MacDonald
Cyril and Hazel Goodwin
Ernest and Margaret Craven Thomas and Cora Barry Frederick and Leona Bourgoin
Manuel and Beatrice Frank
William M. and Mary M. Duffy John and Edna Francis William and Helen Guite Charles and Alveda Cravenho Lloyd and Mary Leonard
George L. and Mary E. Tormey Theodore and Dorothy Lippold Manuel and Rose Frizado Joseph L. and Irene Dias Manuel and Louise Andrew Kenneth and Avis Buttle John and Alice Viveiros Francis and Dorothy Silver Alden and Dorothy Stafford Howard and Louise Morse George and Louise Carvalho Llewellyn and Marjorie Olney
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Date :
Name
21 Joel Blackington Bastow
Sept. 5 Judith Lee Stead
12 William Fay Taylor
12 Judith Ann Blevins
14 David Alan Burton
16 Nancy Anne O'Connell
19 Paul Costa Pacheco
22 John Edward McIsaac
23 Eleanor Anne Crossman
27 Diane Westcoat
27 Deanna. Perry Soute
30 John Joseph Donahue
Oct. 6 Mary Frances Rebello
10 George Morgan Silver, Jr.
16 Donald Edward Charlwood
20 Joanne Smith
23 Jesse Silvia Gasper. Jr.
30 Arthur John Mathieu, Jr.
Nov. 3 Sheila Donlon
3 Cynthia May Cort
13 Kevin Francis Cottrell
20 William A. Flint
28 Barbara Louise Jones
30 James E. Andrews
Dec. 2 James Anthony Castro 6 Hillman H. Wordell, Jr.
6 Natalie Dolores Costa
10 Donna Lee Dooley
11 Jean Harnish
11 Richard Alan Nixon
12 Joan A. Whittaker
13 Priscilla Jean Pring
14 Anthony R. Escobar
17 Lee Kenneth Kingsbury
19 Norman R. Labonte
21 Richard Allen Morris
23 George Nelson Tordan
24 Rosalie Ann Digits
27 Delores Mae Morris
Parents
Frederick and Gladys Bastow Vernon and Edith Stead
James and Vera Taylor
Henry and Della Blevins John G. and Geraldine Burton Charles and Pauline O'Connell Joseph and Clara Pacheco John and Mary McIsaac Elsworth and Mary Crossman David and Marion Westcoat Frank P. and Helen Soute John and Helen Donahue John and Mildred Rebello George and Mary Silver Percy and Beatrice Charlwood Clarence and Rita Smith Jesse S. and Geraldine L. Gasper Arthur and Juliette Mathieu Joseph J. and Mildred A. Donlon Arthur A. and Margaret Cort Francis and May Cottrell Ellis and Eva Flint Hiram G. and Natalie Y. Jones Emery and Elizabeth Andrews Anthony and Georgiana Castro Hillman H. and Edna Wordell Antone and Fannie Costa
Donald and Bertha Dooley Robert and Alice Harnish William and Annie Nixon Thomas and Alice Whittaker Earle and Roberta Pring Anthony and Matilda Escobar Kenneth and Mabel Kingsbury Raymond and Joan Labonte Gilbert and Doris Morris
George C. and Catherine Jordan John P. and Waldo C. Digits Manuel and Mary Morris
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MARRIAGES RECORDED DURING THE YEAR 1939
Jan. 14 William F. Mercer of Dighton and Edith N. Gay of No. Attleboro, by Howard E. Tower, Minister.
Jan. 21 Albert William Lennox of Taunton and Ellen Preston of Taunton. by John C. Dwyer, Minister.
Feb. 17 Alan M. Gorham of Cranston, R. I. and Elizabeth Mary Mur- phy of Providence, R. I., by Henry G. Ives, Minister.
18 George E. Costa of Dighton and Isabel Nunes of Taunton, by E. Sousa de Mello, Priest.
20 Edward H. Walsh of Taunton and Harriet E. Crosby of Taunton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
Mar. 17 Lawrence Mendoza of Dighton and Lucy Fisher of Dighton, by James A. Dury, Priest.
28 Lester A. Delano of Dighton and Mary L. Smith of Taun- ton, by Edmund J. Ward, Priest.
30 Ervin F. Marvel of Taunton and Phyllis K. Macker of Dighton, by Henry G. Ives, Minister.
Apr. 8 Charles A. Briggs of Dighton and Althea M. French of Somerset, by Albert C. Thomas, Clergyman.
13 Joseph M. Frank of Taunton and Dora Barbosa of Dighton, by James A. Dury, Priest.
15 Samuel Silvia of Dighton and Deolinda Raposa of Fall River, by Joao Medeiros, Priest.
15 Harold L. Phillips of Dighton and Marian H. Brown of Taunton, by Edgar J. Curry, Minister.
20 Antonio Moreiro of Dighton and Guillermina S. Nunes of Taunton, by E Sousa de Mello, Priest.
27 Henry Paquin of Providence, R. I., and Margaret E. O'Brien of Providence, R. I., by John E. Connors, Priest.
29 Manuel Cabral of E. Providence, R. I., and Rose Motte of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
May
3 Norman C. Nielson of E. Bridgewater and Helen J. Savage of E. Bridgewater, by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergyman. .
15 Joseph A. Allie of Fall River and Mary Viveiros of Dighton, by John E. Connors, Priest.
15 John Alves of Dighton and Yvette J. A. Garneau of Fall River, by M. M. Dogluois, Priest.
20 Joseph R. Fisher of Dighton and Anna Rose of Taunton, by E. Sousa de Mello, Priest.
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20 Raymond T. Smith and Dorothy Beatrice Jack, both of Dighton, by Clinton E. Bromley, Minister.
June
3 Antone S. Goulart, Jr. and Irene Amaral, both of Dighton, by John E. Connors, Priest.
3 Lucius B. Stafford and Alice Russell, both of Dighton, by John C. Dwyer, Minister.
5 Ernest J. Redfern of Somerset and Mildred L. Smith of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
10 Frank G. Souto of Seekonk and Jennie P. Suite of Dighton, by John E. Connors, Priest.
10 Anthony Escobar and Matilda Custer, both of Taunton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
22 William J. Travers and Georgianna I. Carreiro, both of Taunton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
24 Joseph Andrew O'Neil of No. Easton and Mary V. Furtado of Taunton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
24 Theodore Boucher of Somerset and Rosabelle Menard of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
27 Donald E. Cummings and Marjorie H. French, both of Dighton, by Winston L. King, Clergyman.
July
1 Clarence W. Adams, Jr. and Edna W. Bleazard, both of Dighton, by Edgar J. Curry, Minister.
8 Clarence Mason of Taunton and Dorothea J. Sangster of Dighton, by Henry M. Medary, Clergyman.
Aug.
8 Costable Dimauro of Dighton and Regina Giusti of Provi- dence, R. I., by Guy D. Outlaw, Minister.
12 Everett P. Smith of Dighton and Eleanor Ridley of Boston, by Harold S. Campbell, Clergyman.
21 Wayne W. Smith of Bristol, R. I., and Elva M. Ball of Dighton, by Richard H. Chrystie Clergman.
. Sept. 2 Thomas Marsden of Dighton and Mary A. Duarte of Taun- ton, by John. J. Shay; Priest.
2 'Ardenus Conklin of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Joyce B. Wade. of Milton, Mass., by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergyman.
2 Phillip Y. Adams, of Dighton and Irene Robillard of Fall River, by Henry Arnold, Minister.
9 Charles Medeiros of Dighton and Hilda Andrade of Taun- ton, by E. Sousa de Mello, Priest.
16 Joseph Souza and Lydia Pimento, both of . Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
23, John , F. Hathaway of Dighton and . Nora. F. Spillane of Taunton, by Arthur G. Considine, Priest.
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::. . 27 Dennis M. Oliver of Portsmouth, R. I., and Alma G. Carr of Dighton, by Frederick W. Bastow, Clergyman.
30. John Zlonkiewicz of Dighton and Josephine Folcik of Taun- ton, by Frederick Baldyga, Priest.
Sept. 30 James Frederick Hodson of New Bedford, and Annie Brooks of Dighton, by John Linton Dwyer, Minister. ...
Oct. 12 Anthony Lema of Dighton and Herondina Albernaz of Re- hoboth, by Anthony O. Ponte, Priest ..
17. Francis C. Pimento of Dighton and Margaret V. O'Brien of New Bedford, by Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Priest.
21 Jesse Gasper of Taunton and Geraldine L. Collins of Digh- ton, by W. Douglas Swaffield, Clergyman.
21 John R. Pries and Margaret F. Dutra, both of Dighton, by John E. Connors, Priest.
28 Edmund G. Cooper and Mary R. Carroll, both of Provi- dence, R. I., by John J. Shay, Priest.
28 William Lee of Dighton and Mary P. McClellan of Taun- ton, by Francis Mckeon, Priest.
1
. Nov. George W. Sullivan of Taunton and Grace E. Knott of Dighton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
4 Philias Desrochers of Fall River and Elsie L. Rose of Dighton, by Richard Chrystie, Minister.
11 Joseph Pimental, Jr., of Taunton and Elizabeth Cambra of Dighton, by John E. Connors, Priest.
.11 Reese L. Auker and Hope Holman Lassen, both of Dighton, by Henry G. Ives, Minister.
11 Frank Cambra and Alyce Corey, both of Dighton, by Henry G. Ives, Minister.
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11 Leland K. Delano of Berkley and Norma L. Rose of Digh- ton, by Richard H. Chrystie, Clergyman.
11 Fred E. Rebello of Somerset and Mary A. Vincent of Digh- ton, by John J. Shay, Priest.
25 Augusto Martin of Tiverton, R. I., and Amelia Mello of Taunton, Mass., by John J. Shay, Priest.
25 Joseph Perry and Alice C. Dutra, both of Dighton, by John E. Connors, Priest.
26 Arthur E. Salisbury and Mary M. Halton, both of Provi- dence, R. I., by John J. Shay, Priest.
Dec.
1 Anthony Roposa Oliver of Dighton and Mildred Zelma Wal- ton, by C. X. Hutchinson, Jr. Minister.
Dec. 4 David J. Medeiros and Helen Muriel Lunan, both of Provi- dence, R. I., by Henry G. Ives, Minister.
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16 Horace F. Smith and Edwina C. Sherman, both of Dighton, by John Rosengrant, Clergyman.
30 Horace T. Ingalls of Dighton and Virginia E. Ide of Berk- ley, by Henry G. Ives, Minister.
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DEATHS RECORDED DURING THE YEAR 1939
Date
Name
Y.
M.
D.
Nov. 19
1938 Herbert Louis Ballou, Sr.
63
. .
29
Jan. 17 Alfred Perry
4
1
14
18 Anna L. Mattos
55
. .
. .
22 Goldie A. Chamberlain
58
9
26
23
Sarah R. Sears
88
2
15
27
Owen Henry Synan
39
10
4
Feb.
1 Mary F. Andrade
75
. .
. .
1 Sophia Macker
86
7
5
1 Martha J. Gillore
45
9
. .
3 Cynthia Frank
83
. .
. .
24
George Albert Richmond
64
8
. .
28 Nelly Booth
72
6
..
Mar. 7 Colin W. Goff
2
10
14
11 Everett Hewitt
68
2
25
28 Angenette Chace
75
2
10
28 Sylvester White
40
. .
. .
Apr.
5 Lester A. Delano
54
. .
. .
5 Manuel F. Dutra
74
8 Edward E. Barlow
63
6
7
15 William Ainsworth
71
·
. .
May
6 Clarence Elmer Perry
59
2
9
22 Maria Legrow
77
.
. .
23 William Edward Hallock
24
4
19
June
2 Elizabeth J. Graham
13
..
2 Abraham Greenhalgh
72
3
22
5 Ruppert Krallinger
77
8
7
10
Rose M. Bettencourt
38
6
26
13 John Cartman
64
5
9
July
13 Carrie Elliot A. Horton
59
8
19
13 Lizzie Ann Walker
80
8
4
20 Rose Ann Wyatt
75
. .
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20 Charles E. Chace
65
1
22
Aug.
4 James Albert Hayes
76
10
2
8 Anna L. Glade
38
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..
20 Escolastica M. Roderick
68
. .
. .
Sept.
16 Elizabeth E. Clemmy
77
. .
. .
21
Royal Bishop Goff
32
3
..
·
6
1
4 William Blake
. .
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Date
Name
Y.
M.
D.
Oct.
1 Ellen G. Babcock
91
1
1 Gladys Miecznikowski
7
.
...
7 Florence King Gilbert
58
6
15
15 Lena R. Gracia
39
22 Sarah Ann Holt
56
3
26
Nov.
8 Maria M. Goulart
57
. .
9 George E. Hathaway
71
·
. .
12 Eugenie Dufour
61
22
Mary S. Frank
54
·
. ..
26
Berube
. .
.
1
Dec.
1 Sarah Morse
68
3
5
1 Bridget S. McHugh
79
·
1 Esther Ellen Ingham
71
5
31 Diana Vincent
65
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DOGS LICENSED IN 1939
Adams, J. Luther, 1
Buffington, D. A., 1
Almada, Manuel, 1
Bullard, Dean, 1
Alves, Frank 1 fe
Bullock, Earl C., 1 fe, 1
Amaral, Joseph, 1
Bullock, Elwood P., 1
Amidon, Hattie, 1
Cabral, Charles, 1
Andrade, Antone, 1
Cambra, Frank, 1
Andrade, Caesar, 1
Cambra, John P., 1
Andrews, Manuel, 1
Cambra, Joseph, 2
Araujo, Caesar, 1
Carpenter, Alphonse, 1
Atwood, Leslie, 1
Carpenter, Joseph, 1
Babbitt, C. H. 1
Carpenter, Louis, 1
Babbitt, Fred, 1
Carr, Alma, 1 fe
Babbitt, Lester, 1
Carr, Arnold T., 1
Badejo, Frank, 1
Carr, Hanford, 1
Bailie, John A., 2
Carr, Herbert, Jr., 1
Ballou, Anna, 1
Carr, Herbert T., 1
Ballou, Celia G,, 1
Carr, Louis, 2 fe, 2
Ballou, L. L., 1
Catabia, Joseph, 1
Barlow, Willis, 1
Chace, Eliza, 1
Barney, Ervin, 1
Chamberlain, Albert C., 1
Bell, Joseph, 1
Chamberlain, Elmer B., 1
Bleazard, William, 1
Boucher, Theodore, 1
Boutin, Marie, 1
Boyd, Herman, 1
Bradley, Henry R., 1 fe, 1
Bradley, Norman, 1
Bragga, John, 1
Bridgeford, Harry C., 1
Briggs, Carrie A., 2
Briggs, J. Emmons, 1
Brooks, John, 1 fe
Chisholm, Robert, 1 Constantine, Louis, 1 Contildes, John, 1 Contildes, Manuel, 1 Cordeiro, Frank, 2 Cordeiro, Manuel, 1 Corey, Antone S., 1 Cosmo, Manuel, 1 Costa, Antone, 3
Costa, Edward D., 1
Costa, Manuel D., 1
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Costa, Manuel E., 1
Davis, Patrick, 1
Delano, Lena, 1
Dever, Joseph A., 2
Dolbec, Irene, 1 fe
Doyle, Annie G., 1 fe
Doyle, John H., 1 fe, 3
Duff, Helen C., 1
Hoyt, Ethel, 1 Ingalls, Lyle C., 2
Dupont, Joseph P., 1 fe, 2
Dupont, Manuel P., 1 Dutra, Frank G, 1
Dutra, Seth, 1
Eddy, William, Jr., 1
Evangelho, Manuel, 1 Frazer, Everett, 1
Glade, Nathanniel, 1
Lassen, Paul, 1 fe
Glidden, George B., 1 fe, 1
Leonard, Herbert H., 1 Lewis, Rachel H., 1
Greenhalge, Abraham, 1 Gustafson, Harold, 2
Hamilton, Walter E., 1
Hathaway, B. E., 1 fe
Hathaway, Donald, 2 Hathaway, Elliot W., 1
Hathaway, George F., 2
Hathaway, George E., 2fe1
Hathaway, Harry C., 1 Hathaway, L. T., 1 Hawkes, W. E., 1 Hixon, Gordon, 1 Hoffshire, Charles, 1 Holmes, William, 1 Holt, William, 1 fe Hopkins, Randall, 1. Horton, Earl, 1
Horton, Everett F., 1 Horton, James N., 1 Horton, Leslie P., 1 Horton, Lois E., 1 Horton, Maynard, 1 Horton, R. A., 1
Janvrin, Ida M., 2 Jennings, Marlitt, 1 Katon, Joseph, 1 Katon, Joseph, Jr., 1 Kingsland, Charles, 1 Kossoi, Peter, 2 Ladd, Theodore, 1
Goulart, John, 1
Lincoln. E. E., 1 Linnell, Ruth S., 1 fe Lunn, John H., 1 Macomber, Walter, 1 .
Magan, Mabel, 1 fe, 1 Marble, Raymond C., 1 Marsden, William, 2 Mattos, Antone, 1 May, Alvin, 1 fe McCracken, George E., 1
McLeod, James, 1 McMann, Louis, 1 McNeil, 'George, 1 McQuillan, Harold, 1 Meacock, Arthur, 1 Mendoza, Frank, 1 Mieiznikowski, Stanley, 1
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Miguel, Joseph, 2
Miguel, Manuel, 1
Milliken, C. A., 1 Milliken, J. K., 1
Rose, Mary D., 1 Rose, Thomas, 1
Milliken, R. D., 2 fe, 2 Monroe, B. C., 1 fe, 1
Morris, John, 1
Morris, Manuel, 1
Shay, John J., 1
Nickerson, Carrie C., 1
Sherman, Blanche E., 1
Nickerson, William 1
Sherman, Catherine J., 1 fe
Pacheco, Joseph, 1
Sherman, Milton I., 3
Pemberton, Vincent, 1
Silvia, Anthony N., 1 fe
Perry, Antone, 1
Silvia, Frank P., 1
Perry, Anthony, 1
Silvia, John F., 2
Perry, Bento, 1
Silvia, Joseph R., 1
Perry, Clarence, 1
Perry, Harold, 1
Silvia, Manuel D., 1
Perry, Harry C., 2 fe
Silvia Oscar, 1
Perry, Ida F., 1 ,
Simas, John, 1
Perry, Manuel G., 2
Simonds, Harry, 1
Pine, Samuel, 2
Simmons, Frank, 1
Potter, Clinton T., 3
Simmons, Geo. E., 1
Pries, Joseph, 1
Simmons, L. E., 1 fe, 1
Raposa, Joseph, 1
Raposa, Phoebe S., 1
Smith, Preston, 1
Reed, James M., 1 fe
Smith, Samuel E., 1 Souza, Manuel, 1
Richmond, James, 1
Spooner, H. J., 1 fe, 2
Roderick, Antone, 1
Roderick, Manuel, 1
Rogers, Frank, 1 Romero, J. G., 2
Rose, Albert S., 1
Rose, Antone S., 2
Rose, Frank, 1
Sprague, Arthur C., 1 Spratt, Karl, 1 Stafford, Alden R., 1 Stafford, Blanche, 1 Staples, Lois, 1
Stephenson, James, 1 Suite, Joseph P., 1
Simmons, Manuel R., 1 fe
Reid, Robert, 1
Rose, George, 1
Rose, Joseph F., 1
Sanders, Frank, 1 Sangster, Hiram, 1 Sanson, Antone, Jr., 1 Sears, David, 1
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Suite, William P., 1
Waterson, Edgar, 1 Westcoat, A. T., 1
Sylvia, Joseph M. Jr., 1
Sylvia, Theodore, 1, fe. .. Synan, J. W., 1
Westcott, Norman 1 fe Wheeler, Albert F., 1 Wheeler, Austin, 1
Talbot, Edith H., 1
Tavers, John, 1
Texeira, Mary, 3
Wheeler, Elmer J., 1 White, Lewis, 1
Torres, Frank, 1
White, Manuel, 1
Torres, John A., 1 fe
Whitmore, Richard, 1
Torres, Manuel P., 1
Whitmore, Walter, 1'
Valentine, Thomas, 1 Wilbur, William, 1
Vaz, Manuel, 2 Willette, Louis W., 1
Vincent, Armindo, 1
Willis, Harry, 1
Wade, Lawrence, 1
Wilson, Beverly, 1
Walker, Elliot F., 1 fe
Wood, Lewis E., 1 fe, 2
Wall, Fred, 1
Wyatt, Charles R., 1
Respectfully submitted, DWIGHT F. LANE,
Town Clerk.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Balance in Treasury, January 1, 1939 $ 3,112.28 251,664.96
Receipts during year
Total to be accounted for
254,777.24
Selectmen's Orders paid during year
244,445.38
Balance in Treasury, December 31, 1939
10,331.86
$254,777.24
For Classification of Receipts and Expenditures see the Auditor's Report.
Respectfully submitted
DWIGHT F. LANE
Treasurer
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ANNUAL REPORT
RECORD OF CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund
On Deposit Jan. 1, 1939
Interest Paid for
Received
Care
Sarah Babbitt
$100.00
$177.30
$4.45
$3.00
Briggs Lot
125.00
249.22
16.26
3.00
Mary J. Briggs
100.00
126.28
3.17
George E. Francis
100.00
148.27
3.73
2.50
Joseph Gooding
142.75
163.19
4.10
4.00
Truman N. Goff
100.00
128.00
3.21
2.50
George H. Horton
100.00
175.97
4.42
Nelson Horton
100.00
152.14
3.83
2.50
Sylvanus Jones
100.00
194.64
4.88
2.00
Josiah R. Talbot
100.00
149.06
3.74
Dr. A. J. Smith
150.00
194.90
3.41
2.50
Martha L. Smith
50.00
51.81
.38
2.00
Nathan Walker
100.00
125.87
3.15
2.50
William Walker
250.00
338.47
8.51
: 15.00
Williams Lot
100.00
172.18
4.33
Thomas B. Wetherell
100.00
119.03
2.99
2.50
Benjamin F. Goff
100.00
127.93
3.20
2.50
David W. Francis
100.00
124.12
3.11
2.50
N. Allen Walker
150.98
301.70
7.57
Oliver P. Simmons
721.00
746.27
18.77
21.00
Francis J. Wheeler
100.00
117.49
2.94
2.50
William D. Goff
100.00
118.25
2.97
2.50
Robert S. Waterman
100.00
114.71
2.88
2.50
Josephine G. Thaxter
100.00
110.55
2.76
3.00
Submit Babbitt
50.00
52.77
1.31
2.00
Ebenezer 'Gay
50.00
52.22
1.30
2.00
Emerson W. Goff
$100.00
$118.01
$2.97
$2.50
Westcott & McNally
200.00
217.45
3.81
5.00
Shubel Wheeler
100.00
104.50
1.83
2.50
4.0
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Wendell Weed
100.00
108.69
2.73
Emeline Williams
100.00
113.82
2.85
Zenas H. Goff
150.00
174.60
4.38
3.50
Job Paull
100.00
106.00
2.67
2.50
Albert G. 'Goff
50.00
50.26
.88
1.00
Edgar A. Essex
200.00
230.40
5.78
3.00
John H. Horton
100.00
105.31
2.64
2.50
Alfred A. Horton
100.00
103.71
2.57
2.50
John H. Harlow
100.00
100.66
2.51
2.50
Ephira Goff
100.00
103.12
1.29
2.50
Helen C. Briggs
75.00
78.79
.98
1.50
Westcoat Lot
200.00
203.33
5.03
3.33
Joshua Bliss
4,725.00
4,744.68
118.36
137.98
Arthur A. Hathaway
200.00
: 200.83
1. 5.00
5.83
.
Respectfully submitted,
DWIGHT F. LANE,
:
Treasurer.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Citizens and Taxpayers of the Town of Dighton:
Herewith is a report of the financial transactions of the Town for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1939:
CLASSIFICATION OF THE TREASURER'S RECEIPTS i FOR 1939
Cash balance Jan. 1, 1939
$3,112.28
Received from the Tax Collector:
1937 Property Taxes
3,187.88
1938 Property and Poll Taxes
10,426.33
1939 Poll Taxes
1,660.00
1939 Personal Taxes 8,937.65
1939 Real Etate Taxes
72,095.30
96,307.16
1938 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 114.68
1939 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 6,591.22
6,705.90
Interest:
1937 Taxes
197:05
1938 Taxes
341.02
1938 Polls
:47
1939 Real Estate
16.91
1939 Personal
.21
1938 Motor Vehicle
1.32
1939 Motor Vehicle
4.51
561.49
Fees and Cost on Taxes
52.15
39.06
Treasurer's Receipts from Tax Sales Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Business Corporation Taxes $16,490.24
Income Taxes 14,823.90
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Highway Fund, Chap. 232, Acts 1 1939 7,142.06
School Supt. Small Towns
1,177.44
Mass. Training Schools
68,98
Public Health Subsidies
655.42
Tuition of Children
277.48
Veteran's Exemption
10.51
State Aid
150.00
Vocational Education
902.97
$41,699.00
Cemetery P. C. Funds Income:
Withdrawals for Care
263.14
Chace Fund Income
25.15
Court Fines
70.75
County of Bristol Dog Fund
423.68
Departmental Refunds and Receipts:
Board of Health
99.00
Dighton and Berkley Bridge
38.42
Library ; Fines and Forfeits
38.76
No. Dighton Coop. Ass'n Dividend
25.64
Nurse's Receipts
12.50
Public Welfare Dept.
213.36
Sealer of Weights; Fees
33.24
School Water Supply
41.73
502.65
Licenses:
Liquor
100.00
Beers and Wines
75.00
Liquor Fees and Cost
4.00
Hairdressers
2.00
- Gasoline
1.00
Junk
5.00
ili 1
Auto Sales
20.00
Milk
17:00
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Victualers
5.00
Lords Day
12.00
Oyster Permit
200.00
Bureau of Standards
30.00
$471.00
Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue
58,000.00
Departmental Revenue:
Aid to Dependent Children: From the State
$1,053.60
$1,053.60
Old Age Assistance:
From the State
6,238.02
Other Towns and Cities
406.83
6,644.85
Public Welfare Dept:
From the State
$2.912.57
Other Towns and Cities
2.328.65
$5,271.22
School Department:
Tuition from various Towns 5,930:47
Vocational Education 676.61
$6,607.08
Grants and Gifts:
Police Department :
Grants for Maintenance $6,398.18
Services of Officers
9,334.00
-
$15,732.18
Public Welfare Dept:
B. C. Kennel Club-Xmas Baskets
1,000.00
Town Clerk:
Dog Licenses
623.40
U. S. Grants:
Old Age. Assistance $7,472.62
O'd Age Administration 249.05
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Aid to Dependent Children 1,513.91
A. D. C. Administration
72.12
Smith Hughes Funds
253.80
George Deen Fund
50.00
Total Receipts
$9,611.50 $254,777.24
EXPENDITURES FOR 1939
Departmental
General Government:
Selectmens Department:
Salaries
$1,889.88
Printing, Stationery and
Postage
15.41
/Telephone
11.95
Travel
16.27
Association Dues
6.00
Miscellaneous. -
7.81
$1,947.32
Auditing Department:
Salary
$399.96
Printing, Stationery and
Postage
27.61
Telephone and Travel
10.99
$438.56
Collector's Department :
Salary
$949.92
Deputy Collector
10.00
Rental of Office
75.00
Printing, Stationery and
Postage
309.35
Surety Bond
136.00
All Other
6.71
$1,486.98
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Treasury Department:
Salary
$750.00
Printing, Stationery and
Postage
185.08
Surety Bond
68.00
Bank Charges 1
84.46
Transportation
63.28
Certification of Notes
6.00
$1,156.82
Assessors Department:
Salaries
$1,499.88
Clerical Assistance
25.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
24.32
Transportation
81.99
All Other
18.88
$1,650.07
Town Clerk's Department:
Salary
$249.96
Surety Bond
7.50
Supplies and Stationery
11.00
$268.46
Election and Registration Department:
Registrars
$225.00
Census Wages
180.00
Election Officers
50.00
Printing
30.00
Supplies and Equipment
81.90
$566.90
Town Office Department:
Salary of Clerk
$936.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage 27.99
Equipment and Supplies
22.93
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Telephone
65.30
Insurance Public Buildings 1,671.05
$2,723.27
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary (1938)
$50.00
Salary (1939)
100.00
Supplies
11.21
161.21 !
Other General 'Government:
Dog Officer: Services
$29.05
Town Reports :
1 Printing and Mailing
170.59
$199.64
Total General Government $10,599.23
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department:
Salary of Chief
$499.92
Wages of Officers
161.25
Fuel, Repairs and Transportation
176.34
Supplies
81.31
Telephone and Miscellaneous
25.23
-
$944.05
Police Department Special: Services of Officers
$15,732.18
Fire Department:
Wages
$468.51
Supplies and Equipment
255.41
Fuel and Repairs to Trucks
430.83
Building Maintenance:
Janitors Services 1
90.00
Telephone . : 30.00
Fuel
44.13
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Light
9.15
Repairs
92.50
Rent
196.00
Association Dues
5.00
$1,621.53
Gypsy Moth Department:
Spraying Contract
$496.00
Wages
65.00
Supplies
8.00
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