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in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, received 184 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative,-be ap- proved ?
Yes No
QUESTION NO. 5
Law Submitted Upon Referendum After Passage
Shall a law described as follows :- This law amends chapter 271 of the General Laws by striking out section 22A, as previously amended, and inserting in place thereof a new section 22A, which provides that conducting or pro- moting a game of whist or bridge in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance, or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted, shall not authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person for such acts under Chapter 271 of the General Laws, which deals with crimes against public policy, if the entire proceeds of the charges for admission to such games are donated solely to charitable, civic, educational, fraternal or religious pur- poses. This new section does not contain, as did the section now stricken out, provisions authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game of beano,-which section was ap- proved by both branches of the General Court by vote not recorded,-be approved ?
Yes No
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 ques- tions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages 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 question three.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages 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 ques- tions 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 ques- tions.
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 bever- ages ?
Yes 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 beverages) ? Yes 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
All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open from 7 A.M. until 8 P.M. and you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this warrant and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall and in a conspicuous place in each of the four- teen precincts of the Town seven days, at least, prior to the time of said meeting.
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Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of, meeting.
Given under our hands in said Arlington, this sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thou- sand nine hundred and forty-four. .
WILLIAM C. ADAMS HAROLD M. ESTABROOK JOSEPH PETERSON
Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
CONSTABLE'S RETURN
Arlington, Mass., Oct. 30, 1944.
Middlesex County :
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places and for the purposes herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and by posting an at- tested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting and by posting attested copies in two or more conspicuous places in each voting pre- cinct in the Town. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meeting was published in the local papers.
JAMES J. GOLDEN, JR. Constable, Town of Arlington, Mass.
Arlington, Mass., November 7, 1944
In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the legal voters of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places in said Town on Tuesday, the seventh day of No- vember in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-four at seven o'clock in the forenoon; the election
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officers, duly appointed by the Selectmen, and sworn to the faithful performance of their duties were assigned for duty at the various precincts.
The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven o'clock in the morning and remained open until eight o'clock in the evening at which time, after due notice, they were declared closed.
The ballots were counted by the election officers and encased in boxes, which were locked and sealed, and the same delivered by direction of the Town Clerk to the Police Station where they were placed under police guard until after the expiration of the time within which a petition for recount might be filed.
The Precinct Officers in each Precinct made their re- turns to the Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk, who with the assistance of Messrs. Clarence Needham, Timothy J. Buckley, Dennis I. Donahue, and Arthur P. Wyman, can- vassed the same with the following results.
Total number of ballots cast
21,059
Precinct
1 1211
2
1620
3
1220
4
1743
5
1237
6
1431
7
1440
8
1561
9
1280
10
1775
11
1339
12
1922
13
1483
14
1797
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TOWN RECORDS
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Dewey and Bricker ..
647
790
757 1,034
501 1,039
698
Republican
Roosevelt & Truman
539
800
446
673
681
357
717
Democratic
Teichert & Albaugh
3
3
1
1
2
0
2
Socialist Labor Party
Watson & Johnson ..
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Prohibition Party
Blanks
22
26
16
35
53
35
22
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Dewey & Bricker ....
1,182
883 1,243
723 1,370
872 1,145 12,884.
Republican
Roosevelt & Truman
362
374
499
584
530
587
623
7,772
Democratic
Teichert & Albaugh
0
0
4
3
0
0
4
23
Socialist Labor Party
Watson & Johnson ..
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
7
Prohibition Party
Blanks
17
22
27
29
21
23
25
373
GOVERNOR
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Horace T. Cahill.
594
752
663
961
382 1,036
578
Maurice J. Tobin ....
592
837
538
750
812
380
802
Henning A. Blomen ..
4
5
0
2
3
0
0
Guy S. Williams ......
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Blanks
18
24
19
30
40
15
59
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Horace T. Cahill
1,159
804 1,178
690 1,299
848 1,153 12,097
Maurice J. Tobin ......
387
455
575
623
610
615
609
8,595
Henning A. Blomen ..
3
0
4
6
1
3
7
38
Guy S. Williams ...
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
14
Blanks
11
20
18
19
11
16
25
315
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Robert F. Bradford ..
671
875
747 1,100
475 1,119
645
John B. Carr
496
679
431
584
685
280
697
Alfred Erickson
6
5
3
0
5
1
6
George Leo McGlynn
3
6
2
4
6
3
1
Blanks
35
55
37
55
66
28
91
1
...
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Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 Total
Robert F. Bradford .. 1,240
889 1,295
791 1,438
955 1,272 13,512
John B. Carr
284
361
426
498
433
478
468
6,800
Alfred Erickson ..
3
1
6
5
5
6
3
55
George Leo McGlynn
5
1
7
7
4
2
5
56
Blanks
29
28
41
38
42
42
49
636
SECRETARY
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Frederic W. Cook ....
731
992
825 1,173
581 1,158
725
Margaret M. O'Riordan 420
539
345
498
562
240
595
Horace I. Hillis
7
8
1
4
2
3
4
Blanks
53
81
49
68
92
30
116
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Frederic W. Cook ...
.. 1,277
938 1,391
861 1,489 1,020 1,346 14,507
Margaret M. O'Riordan 240
313
323
419
379
408
388
5,669
Horace I. Hillis
8
3
4
10
3
5
7
69
Blanks
36
26
57
49
51
50
56
814
TREASURER
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 931
532
John E. Hurley
591
773
612 551
732
747
424
795
Herbert Crabtree
4
8
0
6
3
2
6
Earle L. Smitih
5
4
3
8
4
12
1
Blanks
51
91
54
80
91
62
106
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Fred J. Burrell
1,059
706 1,143
693 1,250
831 1,123 11,493
John E. Hurley
433
522
554
585
591
581
583
8,462
Herbert Crabtree
6
1
7
8
5
8
11
75
Earle L. Smitih
9
4
5
4
8
4
9
80
Blanks
54
47
66
49
68
59
71
949
AUDITOR
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5 739
6 352
7
Thomas J. Buckley ....
557
763
511
743
Frank A. Goodwin ....
599
750
660
915
409 1,026
511
Gote Elvel Palmquist ..
5
6
1
4
5
3
6
Charles E. Vaughan ..
1
7
1
4
1
4
5
Blanks
49
94
47
77
83
46
109
7
Fred J. Burrell
560
744
917
392
809
1
141
TOWN RECORDS
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 Total
Thomas J. Buckley ....
362
472
527
573
530
579
576
8,093
Frank A. Goodwin .... 1,141
767 1,194
831 1,142 11,960
Gote Elvel Palmquist
8
2
6
10
4
6
9
75
Charles E. Vaughan ..
2
6
2
2
7
2
3
47
Blanks
48
33
46
52
68
65
67
884
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Clarence A. Barnes ..
671
807
734 1,081
472 1,114
616
Francis E. Kelly.
473
704
419
560
661
266
683
Fred E. Oelcher
6
7
1
8
2
2
3
Howard B. Rand.
2
2
4
1
1
3
4
Blanks
59
100
62
93
101
46
134
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Clarence A. Barnes .. 1,237
887 1,287
777 1,427
929 1,231 13,270
Francis E. Kelly
271
346
412
491
409
490
475
6,660
Fred E. Oelcher
7
2
5
5
5
8
7
68
Howard B. Rand
0
1
7
2
6
3
7
43
Blanks
46
44
64
64
75
53
77
1,018
SENATOR IN CONGRESS (to fill vacancy)
Precinct
1
2
3
4 363
5 452
6 182
440
Leverett Saltonstall
839 1,120
939 1,335
720 1,223
962
Bernard G. Kelly. .....
4
4
1
6
3
1
0
E. Talmadge Root ....
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Blanks
27
53
18
39
62
25
37
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
John H. Corcoran
183
284
242
347
293
314
310
4,453
Leverett Saltonstall .. 1,359
965 1,506
956 1,596 1,127 1,441 16,088
Bernard G. Kelly
3
3
7
3
2
4
6
47
E. Talmadge Root ....
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
19
Blanks
14
25
19
32
28
35
38
452
CONGRESSMAN - FIFTH DISTRICT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Edith Nourse Rogers
873 1,149
944 1,307
792 1,244 1,040
Milton A. Wesson ......
290
399
232
362
364
152
330
Blanks
48
72
44
74
81
35
70
7
John H. Corcoran ...
341
442
260
702 1,313
142
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Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Edith Nourse Rogers 1,362 1,040 1,477 1,009
1,583 1,158 1,452 16,430
Milton A. Wesson.
168
193
254
277
287
281
287
3,876
Blanks
31
47
44
53
52
44
58
753
COUNCILLOR SIXTH DISTRICT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Joseph M. Curley.
532
718
464
654
700
293
770
Victor A. Friend.
579
755
664
950
395 1,050
477
Blanks
100
147
92
139
142
88
193
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Joseph M. Curley.
329
398
456
536
474
510
495
7,329
Victor A. Friend
1,152
808 1,211
697 1,333
876 1,170 12,117
Blanks
80
74
108
106
115
97 132
1,613
SENATOR - SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Harris S. Richardson
826 1,135
894 1,285
750 1,196
865
Blanks
385
485
326
458
487
235
575
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Harris S. Richardson 1,303 1,019 1,441
935 1,547 1,117 1,391 15,704
Blanks
258
261
334
404
375
366
406
5,355
TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT - TWENTY-FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Precinct
1
3
5
Total
T. Edward Corbett.
522
467
764
1,753
John F. Foster
510
606
332
1,448
Allan Roy Kingston
466
542
272
1,280
Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr
522
466
667
1,655
Blanks
402
359
439
1,200
-
TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT TWENTY-EIGHTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
Precinct
2
4
6
7
8
9
Hollis M. Gott.
832
989 1,021
597 1,165
830
George A. Harris
617
608
291
651
303
356
Luke A. Manning
676
666
331
745
372
384
Charles M. Sawyer
623
770
925
417 1,021
711
Blanks
492
453
294
470
261
279
Precinct
10
11
12
13
14 Totatl
Hollis M. Gott.
1,219
775.
1,337
910
1,194 10,869
George A. Harris
410
476
460
454
470
5,096
Luke A. Manning
500
488
49
495
472
5,625
Charles M. Sawyer
1,045
615
1,176
747
1,003
9,053
Blanks
376
324
375
360
455
4,139
....
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TOWN RECORDS
TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
William G. Andrew .. 611
829
677
985
427 1,031
549
Nathaniel I. Bowditch 507
663
579
819
328
959
452
Thomas B. Brennan ..
532
714
456
656
694
308
741
Augustine F. Watson
375
474
330
458
504
228
558
Blanks
397
560
398
568
521
336
580
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
William G. Andrew .. 1,172
811 1,243
729 1,346
909 1,163 12,482
Nathaniel I. Bowditch 1,060
733 1,076
635 1,214
766 1,029 10,820
Thomas B. Brennan ..
334
414
457
528
483
494
505
7,316
Augustine F. Watson 214
298
301
382
351
358
355
5,186
Blanks
342
304
473
404
450
439
542
6,314
SHERIFF - MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Joseph M. McElroy
972
1300
1115
1428
930
1222
1065
Blanks
23
320
105
315
307
209
375
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Joseph M. McElroy
1352
1069
1503
1080
1629
1218
1476 17,359
John R. Babine
3
3
Blanks
206
211
272
259
293
265
321
3,697
COUNTY COMMISSIONER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY (to fill vacancy)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Melvin G. Rogers
840
1158
912
1322
785
1188
905
Blanks
371
462
308
421
452
243
535
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Melvin G. Rogers
1329
1008
1446
986
1562
1132
1412 15,985
Blanks
232
272
329
353
360
351
385
5,074
QUESTION NO. 1 - Summary, instead of a description of Initiative and Referendum Questions
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
620
754
639
923
523
892
624
NO
78
106
80
100
75
113
99
Blanks
513
760
501
720
639
426
717
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
978
735
972
675
1168
758
986 11,247
NO
96
76
154
82
116
96
114 1,385
Blanks
487
469
649
582
638
629
697
8,427
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QUESTION NO. 2 - Conditions under which pardons of offences which are felonies may be granted.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
YES
412
564
396
660
400
542
414
NO
338
387
379
464
251
496
368
Blanks
461
669
445
619
586
393
658
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
610
429
642
492
723
548
672
7,504
NO
554
440
560
345
631
387
518
6,118
Blanks
397
411
573
502
568
548
607
7,437
QUESTION NO. 3 - Annual Sessions of the General Court
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
334
499
318
489
342
348
328
NO
420
459
462
631
287
691
447
Blanks
457
662
440
623
608
392
665
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
365
303
424
396
506
448
510
5,610
NO
808
579
805
458
858
494
688
8,087
Blanks
388
398
546
485
558
541
599
7,362
QUESTION NO. 4- Absent Voting by physically disabled
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
659
813
686
1027
558
889
679
NO
114
191
113
145
99
177
133
Blanks
438
616
421
571
580
365
628
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
1039
769
1044
752
1205
832
1069 12,021
NO
164
122
185
145
192
119
167
2,066
Blanks
358
389
546
442
525
532
561
6,972
QUESTION NO. 5 - Beano
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
557
648
632
824
498
786
663
NO
227
349
201
346
177
275
217
Blanks
427
623
387
573
562
370
560
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
914
689
924
. 601
998
669
836 10,239
NO
260
210
296
274
366
292
358
3,848
Blanks
387
381
555
464
558
522
603
6,972
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TOWN RECORDS
145
ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
171
271
122
272
202
97
145
NO
864
1106
954
1257
820
1210
1088
Blanks
176
243
144
214
215
124
207
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
104
133
172
191
220
224
250
2,574
NO
1341
1004
1426
959
1484 1027
1316 15,856
Blanks
116
143
177
189.
218
232
231
2,629
ALL WINES AND MALT BEVERAGES
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
181
283
145
271
195
113
154
NO
839
1083
943
1233
811
1181
1064
Blanks
191
254
132
239
231
137
222
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
126
149
195
199
235
238
279
2,763
NO
1307
980
1387
943
1451
998
1265 15,485
Blanks
128
151
193
197
236
247
253
2,811
ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN PACKAGES
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
YES
278
464
236
452
293
210
246
NO
775
941
861
1084
722
1113
994
Blanks
158
215
123
207
222
108
200
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
YES
248
275
377
359
444
444
502
4,828
NO
1194
880
1231
811
1279
846
1071 13,802
Blanks
119
125
167
169
199
193
224
2,429
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
CANVASS
Arlington, Mass., November 15, 1944.
Pursuant to law the Board of Election Commissioners of Somerville, and the Town Clerk of Arlington exchanged duly certified forms on November 15, 1944 for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast on the seventh day of No- vember for TWO Representatives in General Court, for the Twenty-fifth Middlesex District.
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The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arlington and Somerville.
In Arlington T. Edward Corbett had one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three.
In Somerville T. Edward Corbett had four thousand seven hundred and thirty-six.
In Arlington John F. Foster had one thousand four hundred and forty-eight.
In Somerville John F. Foster had five thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
In Arlington Allan Roy Kingston had one thousand two hundred and eighty.
In Somerville Allan Roy Kingston had five thousand six hundred and twenty-one.
In Arlington Joseph F. McEvoy Jr. had one thousand six hundred and fifty-five.
In Somerville Joseph F. McEvoy Jr. had five thousand four hundred and ninety-three.
In the Twenty-eighth Middlesex District Hollis M. Gott and Charles M. Sawyer were duly elected and each was notified by Constable of his election and presented with a Certificate thereof; copies of which were duly filed with the Secretary of State.
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN RECORDS
RECOUNT
Arlington, Mass., December 11, 1944.
In accordance with an Order received from the Sec- retary of State a Recount of the votes cast for the office of Attorney General was held on December 11, 1944 in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, Arlington, Mass.
The meeting was called to order by Timothy J. Buckley, Chairman of the Board of Registrars, at 6:45 P. M.
The persons appointed to assist the Registrars in the Recount were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk.
The candidates for the above mentioned office had been duly notified by the Town Clerk by registered mail.
Fourteen tables were used in the Recount.
The candidates were not present. Messrs Barnes and Kelly were represented by counsel and agents.
The Order was presented by Chairman Buckley.
The persons assisting the Registrars were as follows:
Edward J. Connor
44 Franklin St.
Harry J. O'Reilly
105 Grafton St.
Daniel J. Mahoney
79 Mary St.
Alvin B. Lynch
22 Pine Ridge Rd.
George W. Fleming
140 Summer St.
Rose F. Scannell
20 Glen Ave.
Leonard Collins
112 Highland Ave.
William J. Bailey
6 Appleton Pl.
Albert J. Fuller
8 Alfred Rd.
Elizabeth Cain
19 Avon Pl.
Anna E. Duffy
93 Medford St.
Bernard F. Queeney
40 Egerton Rd.
Charles R. Armour
40 Huntington Rd.
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Joseph P. Reardon John S. Kelly
30 Lewis Ave. 27 Cleveland St.
Robert M. D'Unger
92 Egerton Rd.
James H. Young
103 Grafton St.
..
William H. Fitzgerald
165 Brooks Ave.
Elmer L. Scribner
9 Amherst St.
Albert H. Perkins
7 Monadnock Rd.
Estelle H. Nicholson
48 Webster St.
Harry O. Austin
15 Bartlett Ave
Andrew A. Magnus
23 Victoria Rd.
Guy W. Beddeos
42 Scituate St.
Chester R. Whitman
59 Ronald Rd.
Clifford A. Schiring
49 Kenilworth Rd.
Adrian H. Robinson
92 Westminster Ave.
Ernest Johnson
243 Park Ave.
The boxes containing the ballots which had been kept in the Police Station since the Election of November 7, 1944, were brought to the Town Hall by the Police Officers and distributed to the fourteen tables, the seals broken and the boxes unlocked.
The result of the Recount was as follows:
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Clarence A. Barnes
666
802
734
1083
468 676
273
707
Fred E. Oelcher
6
6
1
7
1
2
2
Howard B. Rand
2
2
4
3
2
3
4
Federal Ballots
(5)
(3)
Blanks
59
101
61
91
90
49
92
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Clarence A. Barnes
1237
885
1283
776
1426
929
1222 13,250
Francis E. Kelly
272
349
415
493
409
491
481
6,732
Fred E. Oelcher
7
2
5
5
5
8
7
64
Howard B. Rand
0
1
7
2
6
2
6
44
*Federal Ballots
(2)
(3)
(1)
(4)
Blanks
45
43
65
62
76
53
80
967
2
*Federal Ballots included in Total Number of Blanks.
** 1 Block Precinct 11-49 Ballots and 1 Block Precinct 14-49 Ballots.
635
Francis E. Kelly
478
709
420
559
1104
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TOWN RECORDS
The vote as recorded November 7, 1944 was
Clarence A. Barnes
13,270
Francis E. Kelly
6,660
Fred E. Oelcher
68
Howard B. Rand
43
Blanks
1,018
The sealed ballots were again returned to the Police Station.
A True Record, Attest:
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT
During the year 1944, we received, and deposited with the Town Treasurer, the sum of $7,749.21, a decrease of $302.02 over last year.
Dog Licenses $4,376.55
1162 Male Dogs 149 Female Dogs
626 Spayed Female Dogs 1 Kennel License
3 Transfers ยท
48 Duplicate Tags (The Town's Fees-$393.15).
Sporting Licenses 1,361.25
(The Town's Fees-$161.25)
RECEIVED FOR
Marriage Licenses
$812.69
Mortgages
555.11
Certificates
402.61
Garage Renewals
25.00
Miscellaneous Licenses
206.00
Pole Locations
10.00
2,011.41
$7,749.21
For particulars regarding births, marriages and deaths, we refer you to the following pages.
EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.
1944 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Stillbirths Excluded)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Total :
20
23
27
22
28
18
17
14
15
17
18
17
236
Male
27
26
20
31
23
19
25
17
22
23
18
24
275
Residents died in Arlington :
9
11
17
16
15
9
7
7
8
14
9
11
133
Male
19
16
17
19
11
10
19
8
13
16
12
18
178
Female
Non-Residents died in Arrlington :
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
25 5
5
1
2
31
Female Residents of Arlington died out
of Town:
10
10
8
4
12
7
9
5
5
3
6
5
84
Male
6
8
3
9
6
8
4
7
4
2
5
4
66
Female
Children under one year:
3
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
13
Male
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
9
Between one and ten years:
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
Male
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
Female
Between ten and thirty years:
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
7
Male
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
5
Female
Between thirty and sixty years:
4
5
4
8
5
7
5
6
5
6
4
66
Male
8
5
7
9
5
6
3
4
5
8
9
3
72
Female
Between sixty and ninety years:
13
17
16
16
18
10
8
7
9
10
10
9
143
Male ..
17
18
11
21
14
12
19
11
15
15
8
20
181
Female
Over ninety years:
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
Male
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
Female
...
..
2
2
0
3
6
1
2
2
0
3
1
19
Male
.
Female
...
Female
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1944
MARRIAGES BY MONTHS
Months
Total
Groom's First
Bride's First
Groom's Second
Bride's Second
Groom's Third
Bride's Third
January
33
30
32
2
1
1
0
February
36
33
33
3
3
0
0
March
21
20
21
1
0
0
0
April
47
38
43
9
3
0
1
May
27
23
23
4
4
0
0
Tune
53
48
50
5
3
0
0
July
31
27
26
4
5
0
0
August
29
23
24
5
5
1
0
September
39
38
37
1
2
0
0
October
43
36
38
7
5
0
0
November
24
24
23
0
1
0
0
December
23
21
22
2
1
0
0
406
361
372
43
33
2
1
Number of Marriages Recorded
406
Residents
474
Non-Residents
338
Solemnized out of Arlington
218
Age of oldest groom
67
Age of oldest bride
69
Age of youngest groom
17
Age of youngest bride
17
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
1944 BIRTHS BY MONTHS
In Arlington
Out Arlington
Totals
Months
Total
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
January
60
10
9
20
21
30
30
February
74
13
15
21
25
34
40
March
69
18
12
26
13
44
25
April
67
15
16
18
18
33
34
May
58
10
12
15
21
25
33
June
65
11
11
15
28
26
39
July
74
15
16
23
20
38
36
August
74
17
8
30
19
47
27
September
55
10
10
17
18
27
28
October
69
9
15
22
23
31
38
November
61
11
8
22
20
33
28
December
50
15
12
12
11
27
23
*776
154
144
241
237
395
381
* Of the 776 births recorded, there were 122 which occurred in Arlington, but were children born of parents who resided out of Town.
The parentage of children born was as follows:
Both parents born in United States
512
Both parents born in Foreign Countries
37
Both parents born in Arlington
8
One parent born in United States
205
One parent born in Foreign Country
97
One parent born in Arlington
136
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REPORT OF BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen :
We beg to submit our report for 1944:
On January 1st the Board appointed Assistant Regis- trars to take a census of all persons in the town twenty years of age and over. The List was duly prepared and printed according to law.
In February the Board held five afternoon and evening sessions for registering voters prior to the Town Election, at which time 544 persons qualified to appear on the Voting List; in March, April and June eight afternoon and evening sessions were held prior to the Presidential Primaries and 501 persons qualified as voters; in August and September five evening sessions were held prior to the State Primaries and 340 persons qualified as voters; and in October five afternoon and evening sessions were held prior to the State Election and 3025 persons qualified as voters ; the total for the year being 4410.
Following instructions from the Secretary of State, a recount was made of the votes cast at the State Election, held November 7th 1944, for Attorney General. The Board and thirty-one persons did the work in the Robbins Mem- orial Town Hall on the evening of December 11th, with the result that Clarence Barnes showed a loss of twenty (20) votes and Francis Kelly a gain of seventy-two (72) votes.
Below is a list showing a total of 22,417 registered voters in the fourteen precincts, as of October 18, 1944.
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