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67. Add: Estimated State Charges, County Taxes and T. B. Hospital Assessment
$22,827.97
68. Assessors' Estimate of Overlay
10,000.00
32,827.97
Total Recommendations and Estimated Charges
$566,548.47
69. Less: Estimated Receipts
$172,171.36
70. Amounts from Available Funds
47,000.00
219,171.36
71: Estimated Balance to be Raised by Taxation of Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property Other than Motor Vehicles
$347,377.11
72. Estimated Tax Rate $ 59.00
$393,414.00
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INDEX
Assessors 101
Board of Health
104
Building Inspector
126
Collector of Taxes
100
Dental Clinic 125
Dog Officer
93
Extension Service
106
Finance Committee
173
Articles in Town Warrant
178
Budget Report 186
Fire Department
115
Inspector of Wires
96
Moth Superintendent
95
Moderator's Committee to Study the Union Health Dept. Act. 127
Police Department 89
Public Welfare Department 110
School Building Committee
121
School Report 131
Selectmen 53
State Auditor's Report
84
Street Lighting Survey Committee
119
Superintendent of Streets 108
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Statement of Trust Funds
81
Town Clerk
11
Vital Statistics
41
Licenses
40
Jurors
51
Town Accountant
191
Telephone Directory
Outside Back Cover
Town Forest Committee 94
Town Officers 5
Treasurer 88
Tree Warden 123
Trustees of Public Library 97
Veterans Services
122
Water Commissioners 111
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
Fire Department 4137
Fire Chief, A. Sousa
8-0813
Police Department 3410
Water Department
8-0813 or 4137
Highway Department 6233
Highway Superintendent, R. Berglund 701M-2
Tree Department 6233
Tree Warden, T. MacQuinn 673M-3
Town Offices 6233
Selectmen 8-0253
Welfare Department 8-0253
School Department,
Superintendent's Office 5094
Howard High School,
Principal's Office 7502
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ANNUAL REPORT
The second annual contest was held this year by the School Department for an art design for the cover of the Town Report. Nine entries were received by the Board of Selectmen, including
Julia Bassett '57
Lucia Millet '56
J. Wolfsberg '57
Marshall Broman '56
Clydette Manchester '57
A. E. Gallagher '57
Richard Child '57
Meredith Clark '56
R. E. Lyons '57
The Board awarded first prize to the entry of Julia Bassett, and her design of a scene in Memorial Park appears on the front cover of this report. Honorable Mention was awarded to Marshall Broman, J. Wolfs- berg and Lucia Millet.
PUBLIC LORRY ---
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers and Committees
OF THE TOWN OF
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For The Year Ending December 31 1953
DORR'S PRINT SHOP BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
The Board of Selectmen respectfully presents to you the Town Report for the year 1953, and recommends your close inspection of the reports of the various town officials and committees, and your careful consideration of the problems involved.
The Highway Department accomplished a record amount of work during the year. Some 53,000 linear feet of town streets were seal coated. Approximately 6500 linear feet of streets were renewed with a two inch black top, mixed in place. In addition substantial work was done on several drainage projects, and some twenty street signs were replaced.
Crescent Street was completed under the Chapter 90 new con- struction program. For 1954 the state has approved Chapter 90 assistance in the complete rebuilding of Spring Street under a two year program. Approximately $14,000 is recommended by the Board for appropriation in 1954 to commence this work, starting at Howard Street and proceeding about halfway to North Elm Street. Of the $14,000 appropriation, $7,000 will be returned to the town by the state, and $3500 will be returned to the town by the county. Provision will be made in the new layout on Spring Street for the later construction of a sidewalk on the westerly side, con- necting with the proposed new sidewalk on the westerly and north- erly side of Howard Street to the corner of Spring. A cross walk is planned at this point across Howard Street to the southerly side, where a new sidewalk is planned to extend to North Main Street.
A sum of $3000 was spent during 1953 on Chapter 90 main- tenance, $1000 returned to the town by the state, and $1000 re- turned to the town by the county. This money was used to widen East Center Street and to resurface part of West Center Street. A similar amount is recommended for expenditure during 1954.
The Tree Department has continued its excellent work, and the town trees may be said to be in very good condition, although the inroads of the Dutch Elm Disease continue, despite careful pre- ventive work. Further details of this problem will be found else- where in the report.
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The Board of Health has begun the development of necessary health regulations to cope with certain nuisances which have arisen or which may arise shortly. Articles I and II of these regulations are now in effect and deserve your careful study.
Several committees appointed by the Moderator have spent much time and effort at their assignments. The Committee on Public Health, the Street Lighting Committee, the Committee to Study the Salary Schedule of the Board of Assessors, the School Survey Committee, the Zoning and Building Laws Committee, The School Building Committee, the New Police and Fire Station Com- mittee - all have accomplished their objectives or have made sub- stantial progress toward their objectives. Members of these com- mittees of course receive no compensation for their services. It is most satisfying to the Board to note the increasing number of citi- zens ready and willing to serve their town in this manner. Some fifty men and women of the town are serving on these special committees.
The Finance Committee has devoted long hours to the study of financial problems of the Town. Particularly during the budget- making time of year, finance committee members find themselves working not one but several nights a week. Members of this com- mittee should be given recognition for their unselfish efforts.
The Board also wishes to commend the West Bridgewater Lions Club for their continuing sponsorship of the School Dental Clinic. The work being done in this clinic should, in a very few years, result in a marked improvement in the condition of the teeth of the school children. A report on the Dental Clinic is included with the report for the School Department.
It is interesting to note that the Fence Viewers have submitted a report on their activities, they having been called upon twice during the year.
INSURANCE
It seems advisable at this time to summarize briefly the vari- ous types of insurance now carried by the Town.
Fire insurance on town buildings and contents is carried in a blanket policy, under direct supervision of the selectmen. Valua- tions of the buildings as of December 31, 1953 are:
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Town Hall
$60,000
Rear Center School
48,000
Front Center School
24,000
New Jr. Sr. High School
800,000
Sunset Avenue School
37,200
Cochesett School
10,000
Fire House
4,500
Public Library
7,320
Matfield School
7,100
Walnut School (Jerusalem)
4,000
Highway Barn
5,000
Pumping Station
8,000
Stand Pipe
36,000
$1,051,120
Personal Property (Contents) 117,300
The above schedule of valuation may be subject to certain changes due principally to non use of several old school buildings. The Fire insurance policies are carried on a five year renewable basis, one-fifth of the policies coming due each year.
Bonds are carried on the Town Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector, Water Revenue Collector and Deputy Tax Collector. Fees for these bonds are carried within the individual department budgets.
Workmen's Compensation is carried for employees in the various departments by the selectmen in the Insurance Account.
The compulsory automobile insurance is carried on all vehicles by the various departments. Collision insurance is also carried on the student driver vehicle by the school department.
In the Town Hall Account are carried the Mercantile Burglary and Robbery Policy and the Boiler Insurance.
The Police Department insures the two-way radio, and the Fire Department has a floater policy on its non-vehicular equip- ment. Accident policies are carried by both the Police and Fire Departments.
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Fire and Theft on all town vehicles is carried under a fleet policy by the selectmen, in the Insurance Account.
The boiler in the new school building is insured for explosion only, $50,000 limit, catastrophe coverage.
A FORWARD LOOK
A growing town creates, rather than resolves problems. At first glance one might think that an increase in population would ease the burden on the average taxpayer. Such is not the case.
Facing our Town at this time are many new and large prob- lems, most of which are due to the Town's growth. We need a new fire station, a new elementary school, new town office facilities, a new public library. We need new streets, new sidewalks, new water mains. Some day, perhaps sooner than we think, we will need a sewage system.
Some people will throw up their hands at this and say that the problem is a hopeless one; the poor taxpayer simply cannot find the money to pay for these millions of dollars worth of capital in- vestment. They will point out that our public debt is well over one million dollars, that our assessments are "unbearable" and that our tax rate is "exhorbitant."
Taxes are indeed high, but the Town received applications for some 40 permits to erect new dwellings during 1953. This is an all time high, previous record for one year being 30 permits. It might be argued that if taxes could conceivably be lower that more peo- ple would be attracted to West Bridgewater, and thus increase fur- ther the rate of growth, with its attendant problems. Nevertheless, it may be stated that people are not discouraged from coming to live in our Town.
The need for capital outlay in the immediate future is much greater than the convenient ability to pay, however.
Our present fire station is crowded with equipment. Its loca- tion is poor. There are no facilities for the volunteer firemen. The equipment of the department is adequate, and is maintained in ex- cellent condition. The morale of our volunteer firefighters is of the
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highest, and their showing when working with other fire depart- ments, either out of town or in town is most gratifying.
Our police department has no facilities whatever. Offices are maintained in the home of the Police Chief. Despite this fact, the morale and the accomplishment of the police department are above reproach.
The Committee studying the proposed new fire and police sta- tion will present its recommendations at the Annual Meeting, and presumably will ask for an appropriation for construction of such a building.
The School Survey Committee, working closely with the School Department, has shown that a minimum of 13 new elementary classrooms will be needed by September 1958. The School Depart- ment feels that double sessions may have to start in September 1954 for certain grades. The Survey Committee is requesting that the Town vote an appropriation for the development of preliminary plans for a new elementary school.
The voters must decide for a new fire station, for a new ele- mentary school or for both.
The construction of the new elementary-junior-senior high school, together with the cost of operating the building has indeed imposed new burdens upon the West Bridgewater home owner. Three years have passed since the date of the first school bond issue, however, and $195,000 of the principal has been liquidated from the original $1,298,000 loan. In addition, state aid on the cost of construction, when finally received this year, will be made retro- active to 1950, and will be 50% of the actual cost of construction, payable in twenty annual installments. Also, many taxpayers are mindful of the rehabilitation fund built up during the war. This fund could be voted by the Town for certain items of capital out- lay. The sum is now in excess of $60,000. Originally raised from taxation during World War II, the money is invested in govern- ment bonds yielding a regular annual income.
Extreme care and foresight will be required of the voters when dealing with these heavy problems.
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The Board of Assessors have borne up well under the barrage of protests from many property owners who felt their tax bills to be excessive. This conscientious and hard working body has other responsibilities besides those of appraising property. It is their duty to raise the necessary funds after the voters have appropriated the annual town requirements. They full well realize the impor- tance of maintaining sufficient free cash to meet increasing current expenses. They must be conservative in estimating receipts from sources other than property assessment. The 1954 tax rate, when finally established, will represent a good deal of hard thinking and difficult decision.
The Zoning and Building Laws Committee is developing a new by-law, but the matter will not be presented to the voters at the Annual Meeting. More time is needed. Public hearings must be held. It is hoped that a special town meeting will be called dur- ing the year on this important matter. The Committee recom- mends, however, that the establishment of a Planning Board be considered at the Annual Meeting. No problem of greater impor- tance exists in our Town today. Prompt and wise action along these lines will save many a tax dollar in the years to come.
We wish to thank the officials, departments and committees for their cooperation throughout 1953. This cooperation, together with the increasing interest and support of the voters, cannot but provide the best possible solutions to our problems.
WILLIAM W. NOYES ROGER H. BURRILL WARREN H. ANDERSON Board of Selectmen
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1953
MODERATOR John C. Eldridge
TOWN CLERK Anna E. Brown
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Elected
Term Expires
Roger H. Burrill
1951
1954
William W. Noyes
1952
1955
Warren H. Anderson
1953
1956
ASSESSORS
Elected
Term Expires
Clifford Carlson
1951
1954
Herbert Holmes
1952
1955
William W. Phillips
1953
1956
TREASURER Orvis F. Kinney
TAX COLLECTOR
Elected
Term Expires
Walter C. Dunbar
1951
1954
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Elected
Term Expires
Dorothy Freeman
1951
1954
Allen B. Foye
1951
1954
Martha B. Mason
1952
1955
Stanley Carlson
1953
1955
Winfield Leavitt
1953
1956
Jane H. Bartlett
1953
1956
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Elected
Term Expires
Harry G. Richardson
1951
1954
George E. Noonan
1953
1954
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Thomas F. Kemp
1952
1955
Erland Thayer
1952
1955
John C. Eldridge
1953
1956
Charles I. Ensher
1953
1956
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Elected
Term Expires
Gordon A. MacDonald
1953
1954
Edward G. Asack
1952
1955
William E. Crowley
1953
1956
TREE WARDEN Thomas B. MacQuinn
CONSTABLES
Edward G. Asack
Edwin T. Gibson
APPOINTMENTS TOWN MEETING
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER, WOOD, & BARK Albert Howard Clinton Howard
Amando Gamboa
Frank Burque
FIELD DRIVERS John Kent
Walter Crowley
William Turner
FENCE VIEWERS Frank LaBrache
Joseph Sharcunas
Officers Appointed by Selectmen
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Richard P. Berglund
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Arthur E. Chaves
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Antone Sousa
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SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK Thomas B. MacQuinn
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Antone Sousa
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Arthur L. Mather
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING David Dailey
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR O. Phillip Pearson
DOG OFFICER John L. Downs
VETERAN'S BURIAL AGENT William W. Noyes
WELFARE AGENT Alice M. Dean
BURIAL AGENT
Anna E. Brown
VETERAN'S SERVICES William W. Noyes
BOARD OF HEALTH AGENT Roger H. Burrill
BOARD OF HEALTH PHYSICIAN Dr. Joseph F. Calitri
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Appointed Term Expires
1951
1954
1952
1955
1953
1956
Francis J. Crowley J. Edward Hurley John Seager
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Antone Sousa
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE Thomas B. MacQuinn Elmer Hunt
BUILDING INSPECTOR Antone Sousa
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Lloyd Nordholm
MEMORIAL FIELD COMMITTEE John J. Kent Charles Hill Walter K. Pauli
APPOINTMENTS BY CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS
Edwin T. Gibson Edward Asack
Raleigh Holden Richard P. Berglund Thomas B. MacQuinn
DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF Edwin T. Gibson
APPOINTMENTS BY MODERATOR
SERVICEMEN'S COMMITTEE
William R. Brown Royal K. Snell Henry Kundzicz Loring B. Anderson
COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A FINANCE COMMITTEE G. Willard Peterson Alfred T. Wells Arthur L. Read
Robert Goodwin
Fred G. Chisholm Harry J. Pomeroy
SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
John C. Eldridge Roger H. Burrill Allan Foye Earl Gifford Julian Lucini
Charles Ensher Royal Snell Warren Anderson Clifford Carlson
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STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE
William E. Turner Jules Briand Francis Cheyunski Lester Reynolds
Raleigh Holden
Frank LaBrache appointed to fill vacancy left by death of Jules A. Briand
TOWN BY-LAW AND ZONING COMMITTEE Leo. J. Giovanoni
Bruce E. Crowell
William E. Crowley
Frank Sanborn Lloyd Tyrer
HEALTH COMMITTEE
Beatrice Kline Ruth Caswell Dorothy Freeman
Marjorie MacDonald Carol Phillipart
Lester E. Howard
Arthur W. Steptoe
FIRE STATION
Antone Sousa Thomas B. MacQuinn
G. Willard Peterson P. Douglas Eaton Kenneth L. Hardenbrook
COMBINING TOWN OFFICERS & DEPARTMENTS
Warren H. Anderson George E. Noonan Horace R. Snell
SCHOOL SURVEY COMMITTEE
Allan Foye
Francis D. Howe
Roger Burrill
Alfred M. Gamboa
Julian Lucini
Arvin I. Philippart, Jr. Bert L. Merrill
COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND A SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE POLICE CHIEF & THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Matthew J. Owens L. Merrill Caswell Karn N. Myers
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Appointed Term Expires
Joseph Sharkey-West End
1951
1954
Julian Lucini-South End
1952
1954
Clyde H. Manchester-At Large
1953
1954
William E. Turner-At Large
1952
1955
Herbert Woodward-North End
1952
1955
George V. Hollertz-East End
1953
1956
Ralph G. Marr-Center
1953
1956
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APPOINTMENTS
July 13-Mrs. Jessie M. Kenney appointed and duly sworn as Assistant Town Treasurer, in accordance with provisions of Section 39A, Chapter 41, General Laws.
December 1-Francis W. LaBrache appointed to replace Jules Briand on Street Light Survey Committee.
RESIGNATIONS
May 13-Resignation received from David Dailey as Inspector of Animals.
Federal, State and County Officers
United States Senators from Massachusetts John F. Kennedy, Boston Leverett Saltonstall, Dover
Representative in Congress, Ninth District Donald W. Nicholson, Wareham
State Senator, Plymouth District Hastings Keith, West Bridgewater
State Representative, Fifth District Michael J. McCarthy, East Bridgewater
Governor's Councillor, First District Harold R. Allen, Brockton Plymouth County Commissioners Leo F. Nourse, Bridgewater Elva M. Bent, Brockton Norman G. MacDonald, Hanson
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TOWN CLERK
VITAL STATISTICS
Births in West Bridgewater, 1953
Date Name
March 16 Susan Jane Bosworth
Parents
Richard C. and Emma T. MacDonald
August
23 Joel Arthur Finch
Alvin C. and Mildred Kugis
Births Elsewhere to West Bridgewater Parents, 1953
Date Name
Parents
January 1 Robert Stephen VanPeursem
5 Malcolm Winchester Mackiernan
10 John Raymond Piers
17 Stillborn
19 Ronald Alan Boucher
24 Shirley Marie Baker
25 Patricia Lee Johnson
Laurence G. and Margaret P. Connelly Malcolm W. and Margaret Smart
John E. and Barbara J. Cook
Raymond E. and Esther M. Heal Elwyn W. and Cecilia B. Silva Carlton C. and Lorraine M. Leonard
February
8 Jay Dean Shurtleff
15 Nancy Jean Earle
18 Jerome Michael Gross
March 9 Wayne Benjamin Baker
12 Robert Allen Saline
13 Mary Ann Best
13 Cynthia Ann Wood
14 Thomas Leo Urbon 14 George Stevens Beals
22 Mark Richard Danner
24 Gail Louise Hammond
30 John Stephen Hamilton
Jason W. and Marjorie L. Kolb George A. and Muriel L. Pillsbury Jerome O. and Marilyn B. Coelho
Charles E. and Clara B. Moore Ronald A. and Helen R. Virgin James J. and Mildred E. Tingley Donald P. and Helen E. Gaab Stanley and Irena Lingvys Charles A. and Evelyn L. Almquist Warren A. and Phyllis E. Brooks Kenneth E. and Lillian J. Perkins John H. and Geraldine V. Desmond
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Name
Parents
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15 Susan Jean Anderson
23 Gerald Francis Coelho
25 Michacl Crecd Hall
27 Ellen Tercse Walker
Edward D. and Priscilla Alden Joseph L. and Rena P. Rossi Robert W. and Patricia L. Leighton
Edward P. and Eleanor L. Brooks Elwood R. and Beverly A. Creed Arthur L. and Mary M. Barnett
May 13 29
Judith Elizabeth Johnson
Ruth Ellen Johnson
Bernard R. and Olga S. Lindroth Martin W. and Ellen I. Oman
June 2 Jo-Ann Patricia Crowley Elaine Denise Carbone
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6 Linda Marie Paltsios
7 Ronald Philip Lindquist
Kathleen Anne Mullins
11 13 Jayne Iafrate
28 Thomas William Ouderkirk
John R. and Mary V. Chubbuck Roy and Regina E. Creighton Charles and Ida Rita Asack George J. and Lorraine M. O'Brien William A. and Marjorie L. Bonney Robert A. and Gladys R. Anderson Merton H. and Barbara M. Keeler
July
Wayne Leon Swiggard
9 Annette Ethel Chouinard
Joanne Marie Chaves
15 20 Sandra Lorraine Pierson
Ralph F. and Ellen L. Norton William A. and Sarah R. Gasse James and Evelyn M. Barros John E. and Beverly L. Randall
August 1 Kirk Badeau
2 Kathleen Ann Lindgren
7 John Francis Teixeira
9 Robert Andrew Gummow
10 Regina Rose Harris
14 Patricia Ann Wheeler
25 Mary Jane Denley
28 Richard DeSales Heath
Scptember
1 Richard Anthony Perry 8 Bruce Michael Guarino
14 Richard David Irving, Jr.
17 Susan Jayne Asack
19 Michael Emond Crowley
19 Kendra Lee Cogswell 20 Heather Jeanne Miller
22 Theresa Marie McCann
22 Bruce Kevin Packard
30 Norman Alton Robbins
Donald H. and Nancy A. Howard Robert E. and Mary J. Pross John and Theresa A. Seymour John R., Jr. and Charlotte E. MacTighe Richard B. and Florence F. Perotta Frank M. and Florence F. Shrang Harold F. and Mary J. Venuti DeSales J. and Barbara I. Kenney
David D. and Jean M. Kehoe Michael and Beryl V. Blanchard Richard D. and Dorothy E. Chaves George P., Jr. and Evely C. Seaverns William E. and Leah M. Jarvis Richard W. and Helen A. Nickerson Frank S. and Betty A. Alden Joseph F. and Ruth M. Smith Warren D. and Grace G. Good Otis N. and Evelyn M. Gingras
Date April 3 Beverly Ann Cross Stephen Joseph Pomeroy
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Date
Name
October
5 Deborah Jcan Sylvester
10 Ernestine Holingren
12 Donald Edward Hooker
20 Mary Elise Larkin
23 Jan Elizabeth Boschen
25 Sheryl Ann Dupre
27 Charlene Denise Grant
28 Michael Joseph Balboni
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Debra Ann Tibnam
November
1 Richard Bradford Scranton Mary Ellen Carrozza
2
3 Lorraine Louise Kaminsky
6 Stephen Henry Brown
Mark Harry Myers
7 19 James George Lenehan
25 Colleran
25 Robert Anthony Wagner
26 John Taylor Mckenzie
December
7 Diane Elaine Buckley Robert Alan Sampson
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4 Mary Elizabeth Murray
16 Bonnie Jcan Bassett
16 Richard George Sousa
24 Glenn Alan Thomas
31 Joseph John Munise
Parents
Joseph J. and Esther M. Black Robert L. and Dorothy A. Willis Edward L. and Helen C. Ellis Robert R. and Mary M. Honey Parker L. and Lena E. Wcichel William L. and Barbara R. O'Rourke Edward J. and Shirley L. Westgate Florindo and Christine Laprade John A. and Barbara E. Svedinc
Harvey A., Jr. and Alice M. Dean Anthony B. and Geraldine B. Couite Louis R. and Louise H. Moore Charles H. and Barbara M. Hamilton Karl N. and Dorothy F. Putnam Howard J. and Vivian M. Kolar James D. and Patricia G. MacPherson Edward J. and Martha S. A. Gerry John T. and Janice Welch
John V. and June E. Witherall George C. and Louise M. Langley John J. and Marie T. O'Shea George H. and Amanda B. Morgan George R. and Joan L. Dahl Geordon B. and Barbara A. Barros Joseph J. and Alberta E. Coit
Marriages Recorded in 1953
January
3 Paul Revere Brown of West Bridgewater and Geneva G. Sidelinger of Boston, at So. Bristol, Maine by Curtis C. Busby, Clergyman.
15 Robert George Taylor of Holbrook and Diane Marie Boucher of West Bridgewater at Dorchester by Carl A. Seaward, Clergyman. 25 Herbert A. Maynard of Onset and Gloria A. Belmore of West Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater by Francis S. Shea, Priest.
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February
20 Lawrence Belmore of W. Bridgewater and Ethel Chamber- lain of Avon at Avon by Edward S. Harrison, Clergyman.
14 Otis H. Glines of Nashua, N. H. and Sarah L. Gonsalves of West Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater by Francis S. Shea, Priest.
March
2 Alden S. Keith of West Bridgewater and Pauline F. Holyoke of West Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater by Ronald G. Whitney, Minister.
7 Alden Robinson of Brockton and Bernice May Pratt of W. Bridgewater at Brockton by Bernard Spong, Minister.
7 Edward Allen Smith of Brockton and Patricia Marie Mc- Cann of W. Bridgewater at Brockton by Francis J. Harkins, Priest.
7 Francis X. MacHardy of W. Bridgewater and Mary L. Staples of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater by Francis S. Shea, Priest.
15 Raymond P. Coleman of W. Bridgewater and Viola M. Smith of New York, N. Y., at Rockland by Ralph L. Belcher, Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace.
21 George H. Littlefield, Jr. of W. Bridgewater and Hazel B. Glinski of W. Bridgewater at Brockton by James A. David- son, Minister.
29 Clyde A. Provost of W. Bridgewater and Marjorie R. Black of W. Bridgewater at W. Bridgewater by Ronald G. Whit- ney, Minister.
April
5 Donald James Reynolds of W. Bridgewater and Merrilyn Hamel of Brockton by Lester W. Kellie, Clergyman.
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