Town of Agawam, Massachusetts annual report 1951-1955, Part 39

Author: Agawam (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: Agawam (Mass. : Town)
Number of Pages: 1034


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Nov. 26 Sandra Lee Whittington


Nov. 27 Jeanne Vincens


Nov. 28 Claire Ashley Melanson


Nov. 28 Cynthia Lee Grasso


Nov. 28 Robert Harry Marchese


Nov. 29 Linda Ann Freeman


Dec. 2 Paul Michael Cirillo


Dec. 4 Deborah Ann Thompson


Dec. 6 Beverly Gail Rossi


Dec. 7 Sandra Alice Yelinek


Dec. 7 David Bruce Warren


Charles W. and Priscilla W. Carter Ted E. and Helen M. Dynia Frank J. and Helen Biza


Harold and Helen A. Ryer Joseph A. and Jennie Della-Giustina


Robert L. and Elizabeth Wrisley Walter G. and Shirley L. Waddell Michael and Mary E. Romanko James A. and Matilda Matheson Donald H. and Mary R. Robinson Leonard J. and Jean Czaplicki Bruno and Phyllis Squazza Leo J., Jr. and Marion L. Leger


Harold L. and Eloise D. Clark Roland R. and Lucille E. Remington


Frederick H. and May M. Rosner Martin William and Jean Marie Sachs Wallace M. and Dorothy C. Preston Joaquin and Laurain L. SerranoRuiz


Arthur A., Jr. and Jean Handy John G. and Rose A. Steadward


Clarence and Shirley Swanson Stewart R. and Jean B. Safford Charles M. and Rita A. Reid Frank Samuel and Sybil Trimboli Melvin J. and Gloria M. Lascala Stanley and Joan Fijlakowski Charles H. and Anne M. Hegarty John F. and Alice M. Monaghan


Edward D. and Enola A. Suffriti Clifford J. and Madeline L. Gibson Raymond F. and Ellen A. Lynch Harold F. and Shirley E. B. Clark H. Lionel and Doris Pigeon James J. and Bernice Caramazza Thomas E., Jr. and Elsie M. Whittington Richard F. and Jeannette D. Vincens Raymond L. and Doris Melanson Alfred M. and Irene G. Grasso Robert H. and Jean L. Marchese William S. and Lucille Freeman Arthur J. and Irene S. Cirillo Charles J. and Claire E. Thompson Edward J. and Eleanor M. Rossi Charles E. and Yvette J. Yelinek Frederick Winslow and Phyllis Rowena Warren


150


Dec 8


Robert Stephen Bilodeau


Mary Ann Silvestrini


Dec. 10 Diane Lynn Francis


Dec. 10 John Philip Capitanio


Dec.


15 Thomas Anthony Kosak


15 Raymond Richard Weber


Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec Dec. 21 Ronald John Bielinski


Richard Bernard Jones Laraya Louise LeBer Linda Diane Mclaughlin


Dec.


23 John Alan Robertson


Dec.


24 Lawrence Taylor Cusson


Dec. 30 Linda Louise Farnsworth


Robert Donald and Claire Alyce Bilodeau


Anthony A. and Pierina T. Silvestrini Edmond R. and Veronica Francis Francis G. and Marie Capitanio Anthony J. and Elizabeth A. Kosak Robert C. and Pearl Weber Clark W. and Rita M. Jones Edward L. and Kathleen E. LeBer Edwin J. and Betty J. Mclaughlin William H. and Veronica R. Phillips John P., Jr. and Lillian Bielinski John J., Jr. and Gilda R. Robertson Theodore J. and Edna V. Cusson Merwyn B. and Phyllis B. Farnsworth


151


Dec. 10


18 18 18 18 Susan Veronica Phillips


Marriages Registered in Agawam For the Year 1953


Date and Place


Name of Groom and Bride


Residence


Jan. 3


Paul Diduk


Agawam


Springfield


Gwendolyn Joan Perkins


Agawam


Jan. 9


Frank Oscar Barile, Jr.


Hartford, Ct.


Agawam


Judith Anne Pierce


Hartford, Ct.


Jan. 10


William James Sullivan


Agawam


Springfield


Barbara Jean Foley


Springfield


Jan. 12


John Montgomery Schwartz


Agawam


Springfield


Elizabeth Agnes LaBine


Springfield


Jan. 31


John Alec Phillips


Suffield, Ct.


Agawam


Helen Audrey Godek


Agawam


Feb. 8


Anthony Stanley Cieplik


Springfield


Springfield


Helen Katherine Ramah


Agawam


Feb. 12


Donald George Holland


Springfield


Springfield


Elaine Louise Rackliffe


Agawam


Feb. 14


Charles Wayne Stevens


Agawam


Springfield


Adele Shibley Lloyd


Agawam


Feb. 14


Bernard Francis Seladones


Brockton, Pa.


Agawam


June Ann Miller


Agawam


Feb. 14


Daniel Edward Coffey


Westfield


Westfield


Shirley June Glidden


Agawam


Feb. 14


John Noel Brusseau


Agawam


Agawam


Jean Ethel Demarais


Agawam


Feb. 18


Walter Myron Rickert


Agawam


Chicopee


Elsiejane Marie Mortimer


Springfield


Feb. 19


Kenneth Basil Hilliard


Manchester, Ct.


Agawam


Justine Frances Sokolowski


Willimantic, Ct.


Feb. 28


Donald Roy Fuller


Agawam


West Springfield March 6


Mae Blossom MacGillivary John Peter Rock


W. Springfield Springfield Agawam


Agawam


Dorothy Ann Harrison


March 7


Richard Louis Daglio


Agawam


West Springfield


Kathleen Agnes Moran


W. Springfield


March 14


Homer Ellsworth Flowers


Hancock, Md.


Agawam


Geraldine Marie Simpson


Agawam


March 16 Agawam


Charles Albert Peloquin


Springfield


Ruth Dorothy Miller


Springfield


Robert George Fearn


Agawam


April 6


Robert Henry Andruss


Agawam


West Springfield


Marie Ann DeMaio


Agawam


April 6


John Liquori


Agawam


Chicopee


Geraldine R. Giorgiole


W. Springfield


April 11


Kenneth Earl Leger


Agawam


West Springfield


Margaret C. Roy


W. Springfield


March 24 Springfield


Muriel Ruth Wood


Springfield


152


April 11 Agawam April 11 Agawam April 16 Chicopee April 18 West Springfield April 18


Edward T. Lynch, Jr.


Springfield


Shirley A. Mazza


Agawam


William E. Larabee


Springfield


Barbara A. Ide


Agawam


Charles R. Avezzie


Agawam


Elizabeth M. J. Gill


Springfield


Norman R. Wood


Agawam


Cecile D. Apps


W. Springfield


Lawrence E. Regnier


Agawam


Agawam


Helen A. Kusiak


Agawam


April 21


Philip J. Adamchek


Springfield


Springfield


Agawam


April 25


John N. Shibley


Agawam


West Springfield


W. Springfield


April 25


Wheelwright


Marlene L. Duval


Wheelwright


April 25 Westfield


Jean A. Symancyk


Westfield


April 27


Marcel L. Paquette


Agawam


Chicopee


Mary A. Lesik


Agawaın


April 20 Agawam


Dolores J. LaRiviere


Agawanı


April 25


George Draghetti


Agawam


Springfield April 25


Thomas J. Langlois


Agawam


Agawam


Grace B. Duffy


Agawam


May 2


Michael Glowacky


N. York City


Agawam


Phyllis I. Montagna


Agawam


May 4


Peter Frangie


Agawam


Chicopee


Jennie Frangie


Agawam


May 5


Frederick H. Rosner


Springfield


Agawam


May M. Martin


Agawam


May 8


Judson W. Hastings, Jr.


Agawam


Agawam


Nancy G. Pond


Agawam


May 9


Renzo Balboni


Agawam


Springfield


Celia J. Campagnari


Springfield


May 12 Agawam


Dorothy M. Moore


Andover, Ct.


May 16


Frank A. Grimaldi


Agawam


Palmer


Eleanor C. Barlow


West Springfield


May 16


Michael Spinelli


Springfield


Agawam


Mary Repossi


Agawam


May 23


Joseph L. Nacewicz


Agawam


Springfield


Jean V. Waniewski


Agawam


May 23


Robert L. Hastings


Agawam


West Springfield


Gloria M. Dery


W. Springfield


May 23


Harold E. DeShane


Agawam


Agawam


Marcella Barber


Agawam


May 23


David L. Davenport


Agawam


Agawam


Barbara D. Little


Springfield


May 28


William Mueller


Agawam


Westfield


Melba F. Gallerani


Agawam


May 30 Springfield


William F. Kelly


Agawam


Elaine J. St. Martin


Springfield


Edith M. Marinetti


Barbara M. Bryant Ernest A Serra


Agawam


Arthur W. Mundt


Agawam


Richard S. Finsen


Southwick


Irene J. Dymnerski


Agawam


Kenneth A. Henry


Manchester, Ct.


153


May 30


Victor M. Breene


Norma M. Wylie


Agawam June 4


Clarence D. Clark


Mildred A. Taylor


John A. Tricinella


Frances C. Russo


Longmeadow


Charles T. Hare


Agawam


Mary T. Krumsiek


Springfield


William E. Brennan


Bridgeport, Ct.


Helen M. Barlow


Agawam


Alphonse H. DeDeurwaeder, Jr.


Springfield


Springfield


Marjorie M. Masucci


Agawam


June 6 Agawam


Beverly M. Stewart


Agawam


June 6


George H. Seiffert, Jr.


York, Pa.


Agawam


Evelyn A. Krygowski


Agawam


June 6


Richard W. Yeomans, Jr.


E. Longmead'w


Agawam


Doris M. Gillette


Agawam


June 7


Nelson G. Paige


Springfield


Springfield


Josephine M. Green


Agawam


June 13


Leonard F. Gates


Agawam


Agawam


Dorothy Denver


Springfield


June 20 Southwick


Virginia R. Garcia


Southwick


June 20


Robert G. Morin


Springfield


Agawam


Lillian M. Jaycox


Agawaın


June 20


Theodore A. Carpenter


Springfield


Agawam


Pauline Dickinson


Agawam


June 20


Edward J. Mason


Agawam


Agawam


Mary E. Harrison


W. Springfield


June 20


Harold O. Haglund


Springfield


Agawam


Martha E. Pintelli


Agawam


June 26


Robert Hynes


Agawam


Suffield. Ct.


Anne M. Scott


Agawam


June 27


Clarence A. Buzzell


Agawam


Springfield


Jean L. Williston


Springfield


June 27


Roger A. Richards


Agawam


Springfield


Charlotte M. Clark


Springfield


June 27


Louis V. Manzi


Springfield


Springfield


Gloria C. Halchek


Agawam


June 28


Peter C. Annone


Agawam


Springfield


Joyce M. DeSieno


Agawam


July 4


Joseph L. Cicotte, Jr.


W. Springfield


Agawam


Mary R. Losito


Agawam


July 5


Albert Ramah


Agawam


Springfield


Joyce D. LeClair


Springfield


July 11


Joseph P. O'Brien


Agawam


Springfield


Carmel T. Mascola


Springfield


July 15


David P. Meyer


Agawam


Springfield


Cynthia A. Houghtaling


Housatonic


Aug. 8


Clarence H. Philbrick, Jr.


W. Springfield


Agawam


Beverly D. Case


Agawam


Aug. 5


Robert F. Hersey


Agawam


Easthampton


Dorothy M. Charron


Easthampton


15-4


Taunton Agawam Independence, Miss.


Agawam Agawam


Springfield June 6 Springfield June 6 Springfield June 6 Springfield June 6


George J. Olesuk


W. Springfield


Clifford P. Kibbe


Agawam


Aug. 19 Agawam Aug. 22 Springfield Aug. 29 Agawamı Aug. 30 Agawanı Aug. 31


Harold F. Marr


Windsor, Ct.


Virginia F. Blake


Manchester, Ct.


Francis J. Maloney


Agawam


Kathleen F. Foley


Springfield


Bruce J. Anderson


Agawam


Frances C. Cirillo


Agawanı


Blandford


Agawam


Raymond E. Runnells


Warehouse Pt.


Agawam Sept. 5


Raphael Scarpa


Agawam


Holyoke


Mildred D. Murray


Holyoke


Sept. 5' Easthampton


Alice P. Kuniey


Easthampton


Sept. 5


Norman E. Millette, Jr.


Agawam


Springfield


Lena M. Nelson


Springfield


Sept. 7


Felix M. Losito


Agawam


Agawam


Theresa A. Paro


Agawam


Sept. 7 Agawam Sept. 7


Rita Ida Tessicini


Agawam


Springfield


Eleanor A. Zucco


Agawam


Sept. 8


Eugene W. Menard


Windsor, C.t.


Agawanı


Janet L. Graywacz


Windsor, Ct.


Sept. 12


Gilbert T. Drake


Agawam


Westfield


Janice L. Blanchard


Westfield


Sept. 12


John R. Tortoriello


Agawam


Chicopee Falls


Constance J. Viens


Chicopee Falls


Sept. 12


Ronald L. Coolbeth


Agawain


Springfield


Alice K. Telmose


Springfield


Sept. 26


Richard A. Cross


W. Springfield


Agawam


Betty P. Bonavita


Agawam


Oct. 3


Bernard E. Campbell


Agawam


Agawam


Claire M. Knapik


Agawam


Oct. 10


John J. Bercier


W. Springfield


Agawam


Adele S. Farina


Agawam


Oct. 10


Horace F. Troie


Agawam


Agawam


Thelma U. M. Goyette


W. Springfield


Oct. 10


Robert C. Castelli


Agawam


West Springfield Oct. 10


Ernest L. Verbeck


Flint, Mich.


Agawam


Rena E. Montagna


Agawanı


Oct. 10


James P. Wright


Agawam


Springfield


Dorothy M. Ryland


Springfield


Oct. 17


James E. Wescott


Westfield


Agawam


Elizabeth N. Zilli


Agawam


Oct. 17


Donald J. Phillips


Agawam


Agawam


Janice N. A. Pike


Agawam


Oct. 17


Edward A. Letendre


Agawam


Springfield


Theresa M. Casanova


Springfield


Oct. 21


James C. Atwater


Agawam


Agawam


Ruth O. Pike


Springfield


Oct. 24


Jaines J. Santillo


Agawam


Springfield


Eileen T. Manning


Springfield


Earl C. Beauregard Avis E. Bridge


Lillian R. Beeching


Agawam


Ronald E. Gibbs


Agawam


Donald Laforce


Holyoke


Fred F. Heiger


Agawam


Lois M. Frodema


W. Springfield


155


Oct. 24


John S. Cesan


Agawam


Agawam Oct. 24


Betty A. Dunn


Agawam


Stuart A. Kibbe, Jr.


Agawam


Agawam


Shirley A. Carr


Springfield


Oct. 24


Richard C. Fuller


Agawam


Agawam


Claudette L. LaChapelle


Agawam


Oct. 25


Michael G. Green


Agawam


Springfield


Anna M. Mason


Agawam


Oct. 31


Nicholas Santinello


Agawam


Agawam


Pauline M. Sonoski


Chicopee Falls


Oct. 31


Joseph Luccardi


Agawam


Agawam


Anna M. Piazzo


Agawam


Nov. 7


Robert J. Tolbert


Agawam


Springfield


Jane A. Blossom


Agawam


Nov. 7


Raymond R. Chyba


Agawam


West Springfield


Rita M. Murray


W. Springfield


Nov. 12


Robert J. Lorenz


W. Springfield


West Springfield Nov. 14


Edward H. LaRiviere


Agawam


Agawam


Bobbie A. Cameron


Agawam


Nov. 14


Gerald E. Jenks


Agawam


Agawam


Rose M. Stucklen


Agawam


Nov. 18


Raymond P. Davis


Agawam


Springfield


Estelle H. Gibeau


Springfield


Nov. 21


John F. Albano


Springfield


Agawam


Jean M. Durant


Agawam


Nov. 26


Brady Delroy Snyder


Agawam


Agawam


Venetta L. Montagna


Agawam


Nov. 28


Frank R. Caroleo


Agawam


Agawam


Marie A. Keeley


Agawam


Nov. 28


Walter C. Soverow


Agawam


Springfield


Rita J. Juber


Springfield


Nov. 28


Walter Anton Meissner, Jr.


Agawam


Springfield


Elizabeth A. Conway


Springfield


Dec. 12


Felipe Guzman


Agawam


Agawam


Anita A. Avery


Agawam


Dec. 19


James French Porter


Agawam


Springfield


Evelyn M. Mundt


Agawam


Dec. 19


William W. Fuller


Agawanı


Agawam


Jacqueline A. Guertin


Springfield


Dec. 26


Peter J. Baruffaldi


Agawam


Chicopee


Barbara A. Majgier


Chicopee Falls


Gail R. Peeso


Agawam


156


Deaths Registered in Agawam For the Year 1953


Date of Death


Name


Y'


M


D


Cause of Death


Jan.


4


Mary Grace ( Pugliano) Mastroianni


42


Bronchopneumonia


Jan.


5


Marion M. Leger


19


Carcinoma


Jan.


14


Helen T. Haggerty


57


Carcinoma


Jan. 15 Antonio Benotti


58


Jan.


18 Leo Loncrini


76


Jan.


20


John Avondo


60


8


Jan.


30


Constance Jezerski


76


Feb. Feb.


2


Theresa Hardina Adelard Perusse


77


Feb.


2 Louisa J. Flechsig


73


8


Feb.


10


Joseph H. Julien


68


Feb.


17


Anna J. Ambrose


68


4


Feb.


19


Fred B. Davis, Jr.


46


Mar.


3 Acalgisa Forni


60


Mar.


7 Ernest J. Mudge


78


10


21


Mar.


8


Vincenzo Moccio


82


Mar.


10


Harry F. Egbert


54


Mar.


11


Kathleen Daglio


18


Mar.


17


Angelo Cimaroli


60


Mar.


24


Margaret Smith


53


Mar.


26


Frank F. Colli


64


Cerebral Hemorrhage


April


1 Fred L. Roberts


71


11


11 Pulmonary Edema Carcinoma


April 8 Horace Baker


89


5


11 Uremia Cachexia


April


12 James S. Monteiro


1


4


April


16 Albert Delevo


40


11


17 Bronchopneumonia Carcinoma


April


19 Anna Montagna


72


April 25 Matilda Frankowski


83


1 11 Cerebral Hemorrhage


April


30 Susan Mclaughlin


80


1


21 Cerebral Thrombosis


May


4 Cecile Badone


46


4


26


Mitral insufficiency Hypertension


May


4 Walter H. Chambers


63


May


5


Carl Sigvard West


12


2


10


Suicide Arteriosclerosis


May


15 Thomas F. McGrath


80


2


7 Coronary Thrombosis Arteriosclerosis Drowning


May


26 Edgar Russell Taylor


75


3


18 Coronary Occlusion


June


1 Emma H. Cooper


76


June


6 Chauncey F. Wilson


76


6


11 Myocarditis Cerebral Hemorrhage


April


8 Mabel Bardwell


70


April 19 Cecelia M. Lareau


75


April


19 Eugene Mutti


79


Cerebral Hemorrhage Cerebral Thrombosis Debility


April 23 Anna K. Fitzgerald


70


May May May


16 Mildred I. Spears


71


17 Charles W. Cross


80


19 Walter J. Powers


41


2


11 Cardio Vasc Collapse Natural causes Bronchopneumonia Carcinoma


April


4 George LeClair


52


15 Coronary Occlusion Cerebral Hemorrhage Coronary Thrombosis 15 Cardio Vasc Collapse Cachexia Coronary Thrombosis Cachexia 1 Cerebral Hemorrhage Acute Cardiac Failure Coronary Thrombosis Parkinson's disease


79


Adenocarcinoma Arteriosclerosis


2


157


June 9 Theresa T. Geiger


53


Junc 10 Dominick P. Moccio


48


June 10 Mary M. Letellier 72


Junc


12 Catherine M. Ferry


74


3


28 Peritonitis


June 19 Nelson Gilbert King


89


9


22


Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease


June


20 Matilda Voudren


84


2


10


June 20


William J. Hanley


71


3


June


20 Agnes G. Daigle


62


11 24


June 22 Lucy T. Bonomi


70


June 25 Catherine Ellen Moriarty


39


June


28 Junius Sias


79


June


30 Emile F. Messier


36


22


July


3 Frederick M. Madenski


30


July


12


Elizabeth B. Andruss


53


July 16 Frances M. Esner


80


July 21 Florence E. Gowen


61


July 28 Eleanor C. Whitman


33


11


July


30 Maria P. Borgatti


75


Aug.


7 Leonard Francis Belcher


15


Aug.


11 Adolphus Provost


73


Aug. 11


Ellen L. Bye


73


2 10 Carcinoma


Aug. 12 Bernardo Viccelli


78


Aug. 14 Joseph H. Roy


59


Aug. 15 Angeline Woodworth


85


Aug. 17 Kenneth W. Smith


29


Aug.


24 Luther Martin


37


9


29 Drowning


Aug.


27


James G. Armstrong, Jr.


33


7


7


Carcinoma Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease


Sept. 5


Ernest J. Donovan


54


Carcinoma


Sept. 9 Fred E. Patno


59


11


10


Carcinoma


Sept. 15 George S. Barden


86


3


6 Cardiac Failure


Sept. 16 John A. Zimmerman


70


1


Sept.


21 Frank E. Leonard


59


Sept.


24 Augusta L. Masi


54


Sept. 29 Dorothy M. Hall


70


4


6 Cerebral Thrombosis


Oct. 6 Josephine G. LaRiviere


86


10


26 Cerebral Embolism


Oct. 9 Timothy J. Foley


72


11


10 Broncho Pneumonia Cardio Vascular Failure Coronary Thrombosis


Oct.


11 Jenevieve F. Hill


79


Oct.


19


Peter Frangeia


76


Oct.


26 Charles A. Wood


84


Nov.


4 Raymond D. Lewis


63


7


23


Nov.


12 Raymond H. Menard


54


Nov. 15 William J. Westcott


57


8


11 Coronary Thrombosis


Nov.


18 Mary S. Bovat


63


8


12


Acute Cardiac Decom- pensation


Nov.


19 Frank J. Minkler


87


1


21


Myocardial Failure Coronary Thrombosis


Nov. 27 Myrtle I. Ashe


75


26 Coronary Thrombosis Carcinoma Coronary Thrombosis


Oct. 9 Eva M. Kennedy


72


Oct. 19 James E. Dwyer, Jr.


19


1


19 Pneumonitis Suffocation from smoke Bronchopneumonia Carcinoma Coronary Thrombosis


158


Coronary Thrombosis Coronary Thrombosis Bronchopneumonia


Chronic Myocarditis Acute Myocardial Infraction


Arteriosclerosis Cardio Vascular Collapse Hemorrhage Coronary Thrombosis


Dissecting Aneurysm thor- acic & abdominal aorta Acute Cardiac Failure


Coronary Thrombosis Coronary Infarction Uremia


16 Bulbar Poliomyelitis Cerebral Thrombosis Drowning Cerebro Vascular Hemorrhage


Cerebral Hemorrhage Coronary Thrombosis Thrombosis Pituitary Tumor


Sept. 1 Thomas P. Finnegan 72


Nov. 27 Johanna Amanti


65


3


6 Carcinoma Coronary Occlusion Carcinoma


Nov. 30 Alfred Dumond 80


Dec. 5 Vicki Ann Gries


6


1


6 Edema


Dec. 15 Ruth M. Ahern


59


6


5 Carcinoma Cerebral Hemorrhage


Dec. 15 Georgia L. Hifernan


67


Dec. 16 Belle E. Moccio


73


8


7


Hypertensive Heart Disease


Dec.


20 Ada D. Lewis


86


Bronchopneumonia


Dec.


24 Carrie G. Charlton


92


Dec. 29


Peter Grimaldi


72


9 12 Cardio Vasc Failure Carcinoma


159


Nov. 29 Lena G. Bassi


65


Report of the Town Nurse


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen:


The total number of nursing calls made was 3,492. These calls consisted of bedside care, dressings, injections of all types, teaching home nursing at home, pre-post-natal care, bathing new babies, teaching mothers how to make formulas, and nu- merous other calls which come under the nurses department such as inspection of nursery home, etc.


All the above are done under written orders by doctors in charge of case.


Our Well Baby Conference Clinic is doing wonderful un- der the fine supervision of Dr. Mildred Hausman, whom we are most fortunate to have as our clinic doctor. We had 23 clinics. They are held every other Wednesday from 10:30 a.m .- 1:30 p.m. Appointments must be made.


Total visits made by babies to clinic 526


Total of triple antigen booster given 108


Total of vaccination given 121


Total of triple antigen completed 62


Diptheria and tetanus 1


Tetanus 1


Every resident in town is entitled to this free service.


I would like to thank all voluntary ladies who have given so generously of their time to drive or work in the clinic room. Mrs. Cascella and I are most grateful to these people's help.


The 3 Tetanus Immunization Clinics were held at the Aga- wam High School on April 2. May 7, June 2. Total of chil- dren immunized were 334. This clinic was sponsored by the Agawam Lions Club. Dr. Tate was in charge of the clinic. with the assistance of Miss O'Brien, Mrs. Cascella and myself. On September 22 I met with Dr. Tate and Miss O'Brien in the boys' gym and 33 boys received tetanus injections. These in- cluded the football players. In October and November 3 of


160


these boys completed their shots in my office. On June 30 the highway and sewer men were given their typhoid booster shots.


There were 344 contagious diseases.


Thirty-one appointments were made to the different hos- pitals in Springfield.


The Agawam Health Council is in its fifth year. There were 4 business meetings and a dinner meeting. The governing board has held 4 meetings this year. At these meetings the nurses' reports were read and accepted.


Miss Margaret Sullivan, state supervisor, has made four visits to our office.


We were most fortunate in having Mrs. Fred Egbert, a Springfield Hospital graduate, relieve us for our vacation. She is an excellent nurse and was well liked by our patients.


Mrs. Cascella and I attended 4 very interesting lectures at the Springfield Hospital and Bay State Society on new meth- ods in dealing with the cerebral palsy child. These lectures were sponsored by the State in Service Staff Education. Miss Sullivan was chairman.


The Red Cross Blood Mobile Unit came to Agawam on October 29, 1953, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., at St. Anthony Church Hall. Total number of appointments made was 192. Total number of pints of blood collected was 144. We had 19 ab- sentees and 29 medical rejects. The success of this blood bank is due to the following key workers: Mrs. James Chandler, Mrs. Henry Gibson, Mrs. John Campbell, Mrs. Justin Hyland and Mrs. Lawrence Scherpa and all their co-workers.


Our loaning cupboard has been very active throughout the year.


Two trips were made to Monson State Hospital with cloth- ing and toys. We made a tour through the hospital. More town people should go and see what wonderful work is being done at this hospital.


The Congregational Church gave canned foods which was distributed at Thanksgiving time to 6 families. The Lions Club gave money and we made up fruit baskets for the shut-ins.


I feel I was most fortunate to be sent to the Work Shop,


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held at Simmons College in Boston, the week of June 21st. I thank all who made this possible.


The Agawam Town Nursing Service provides care and counsel for families when professional assistance is needed, can be given during a brief visit, and a physician is in charge.


In closing I would like to thank all who have been co- operative with my department throughout the year.


Respectfully submitted, CLARA H. WILLIAMS Public Health Nurse


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Annual Report of the


School Committee and the


Superintendent of Schools


of the Town of Agawam, Massachusetts


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For the Year Ending December 31, 1953


Agawam Public Schools


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Term Expires


Paul J. Adams, Chairman


1956


Katherine G. Danahy, Secretary


1954


Richard Taylor


1954


Elizabeth Pond


1955


Dr. Howard N. Simpson


1955


Jerry Zerra 1956


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


George L. Reynolds Telephone 4-1110 Address: 581 River Road


SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE


High School Building-8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., School Days Appointments should be arranged in advance


SUPERINTENDENT'S SECRETARY Barbara J. LaBranch


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SCHOOL CALENDAR-1954


Schools open-January 4


Schools close-February 19


Schools open-March 1


Schools close-April 23


Schools open-May 3


Elementary and Junior High Schools close-June 18


Senior High School closes-June 25


Schools open-September 8


Schools close-December 23


NO SCHOOL DAYS


April 16-Good Friday


April 19-Patriot's Day


May 31-Memorial Day


October 12-Columbus Day


October 22-Hampden County Teachers' Association Con- vention


November 11-Armistice Day


November 24-25-Thanksgiving Recess


HOURS OF SESSIONS


Senior High School 9:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. 1:15 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.


Junior High School 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon 12:45 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.


Elementary Schools 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon* 1:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M .*


*A few variations are made in the elmentary hours in the individual schools in order to accommodate the children in the cafeterias and to fit bus schedules.


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Report of the School Committee


December 31, 1953 To the Citizens of Agawam:


The problems besetting your School Committee are many and to meet them squarely and unflinchingly for the common good of all of our citizens poses no easy task. Your committee, composed of civic-minded citizens, has given freely of its time and talents in its relentless efforts to provide your children with a complete wholesome education worthy of their being. We realize that it is impossible to please everyone and we wish to thank the citizens of Agawam for being so considerate of our attempts to fulfill the duties bestowed upon us; we feel that our election to your committee is a great honor. A solemn oath was taken by each member to properly perform the duties of our office for the best interests of all concerned. This we have done and will continue to do.


The Town of Agawam has experienced unprecedented growth within the last few years. For example, our total en- rollment in September, 1949, was 1,677, whereas our total en- rollment in September, 1953, was 2,385. The 1953 figure has since increased and as of December 31, 1953, is 2,444. This is an increase of 42%. Our 1949 budget was $312,651 and our 1953 budget amounted to $468,626. This is an increase of 491/2%.


To cope with the above situation was no small problem considering all the phases necessary to meet these situations, such as increased number of teachers, increases in salaries, more busses, more supplies, and textbooks, etc.


Our schools have grown so rapidly that it has become ex- pedient to add members to our general staff to relieve the Superintendent of certain duties that were retarding his overall function. As a result we appointed Mr. Dudley Bodurtha as supervisor of maintenance and janitorial duties. His duties are many and he has performed them very well. To allow our physical properties to deteriorate through inattention and lack


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of proper preventive measures would be pure folly and false economy.


The second appointment was that of Miss Lillian Wermer as Elementary Consultant for the purpose of coordinating and synchronizing the curriculum of our elementary schools. This will bring about a unified system in our schools and promote better efficiency in our programs. She is presently engaged in a large scale program of inestimable value which should reap dividends for our entire system.


A third appointment was that of Mrs. Rupert Kane as a full-time assistant nurse to relieve Miss Mary O'Brien in the performance of her duties to enable her to give more complete coverage to the added areas in her field. Mrs. Kane has added immeasurably to the Health Department and we are now in a position to render complete service to all, which is really a must with over-crowded conditions and increased enrollment now facing us.


Due to increased living costs and competition from other sys- tems, we have raised pay scales of both our regular and substi- tute teachers. This has brought about a happier, healthier re- lationship between the members of our staff and the School Department. There have been fewer resignations because of pay differentials. It is also our policy to appoint good substitute teachers, when proven to be such, to places on our regular staff when feasible or possible. Through the efforts and suggestions of the Agawam Health Council we have brought about better conditions in our schools. It has been cooperative and helpful.




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