Town of Arlington annual report 1952, Part 9

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1952
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10


13


11


10


172


Edward J. Sullivan, Cambridge


32


32


22


33


31


50


43


666


15


28


24


30


17


35


28


574


John F. Sullivan, Somerville Blanks


20


42


41


44


45


46


35


759


42


31


35


45


32


41


34


661


John F. Sullivan, Somerville Blanks


116


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REGISTER OF DEEDS MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


James J. Bagley, Newton


18


18


17


21


27


8


16


George H. Boyle, Jr., Somerville


26


41


27


26


74


8


33


William P. Crowley, Cambridge


51


83


36


39


64


11


54


James F. Fitzgerald, Cambridge


159


190


118


142


204


71


184


Thomas A. Hagerty, Somerville


23


17


22


10


38


7


32


Clarence E. Lord, Somerville


9


13


6


12


11


1


4


Paul V. Shaughnessy, Waltham


24


21


16


24


40


11


27


Blanks


57


73


62


50


109


37


104


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


James J. Bagley, Newton


13


10


15


13


13


17


11


217


George H. Boyle, Jr., Somerville


15


20


14


21


16


23


15


359


William P. Crowley, Cambridge


16


22


31


27


26


28


33


521


James F. Fitzgerald, Cambridge


101


68


82


89


58


87


94


1647


Thomas A. Hagerty, Somerville


1


14


15


6


9


25


9


228


Clarence E. Lord, Somerville


3


5


4


10


3


8


6


95


Paul V. Shaughnessy, Waltham


8


17


15


20


15


23


24


285


Blanks


24


44


35


46


53


51


49


794


TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


James A. Cullen, Winchester


62


67


61


89


31


94


Patrick J. Brennan,


Cambridge


50


59


36


31


69


18


44


Henry F. Buckley, Cambridge


26


36


12


19


26


8


27


James H. Burns, Cambridge


25


21


10


13


25


6


16


Theodore Campo, Somerville


17


29


11


27


25


6


9


James M. Cook, Malden


11


17


5


14


18


0


4


Benjamin Watkins Corey, Cambridge


9


14


3


3


8


3


3


Edward J. Coughlin, Somerville


7


6


5


9


16


1


13


Charles Cullinane, Somerville


6


18


8


15


8


4


6


James W. Donahue, Arlington


172


199


192


147


328


66


240


Emile A. Dumas, Maynard


10


8


2


2


5


1


10


Vincent A. Errichetti, Cambridge


11


33


8


22


25


4


12


Eugene X. Giroux, Arlington


113


142


97


90


180


59


139


1


2


3 40


4


5


6


117


TOWN RECORDS


Gordon F. Hughes, Somerville


4


9


7


4


5


1


7


Andrew V. Kelleher, Belmont


20


22


10


18


10


6


21


Francis R. King, Lowell


2


6


3


1


2


1


3


John L. Mallett, Cambridge


12


6


8


6


14


1


9


Gertrude S. McManus, Belmont


25


13


8


12


11


4


9


John F. Mullin, Somerville


4


2


8


1


3


2


4


Charles Joseph Murphy, Somerville


7


11


6


6


18


2


12


William H. Murphy, Somerville


7


8


1


3


10


2


7


Francis H. Murray, Jr., Woburn


18


14


5


7


26


7


12


Andrew J. Rogers, Framingham


2


6


3


5


5


0


6


Edward H. Sullivan, Lowell


5


14


5


5


11


3


9


Blanks


109


152


115


127


197


72


192


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


James A. Cullen, Winchester Patrick J. Brennan,


30


51


37


48


42


43


37


732


Cambridge


23


20


26


22


15


25


16


454


Henry F. Buckley, Cambridge


6


10


12


13


5


19


9


228


James H. Burns, Cambridge


7


9


12


13


9


17


16


199


Theodore Campo, Somerville


7


5


8


11


5


12


8


180


James M. Cook, Malden


4


8


4


6


6


8


15


120


Benjamin Watkins Corey, Cambridge


2


6


4


3


1


4


8


71


Edward J. Coughlin, Somerville


2


3


4


6


6


11


2


91


Charles Cullinane, Somerville


2


4


3


5


0


3


11


93


James W. Donahue, Arlington


85


105


89


106


86


128


109


2052


Emile A. Dumas, Maynard


2


4


2


7


3


5


4


65


Vincent A. Errichetti, Cambridge


5


5


11


9


7


9 86


10


171


Eugene X. Giroux, Arlington


90


49


70


83


60


87


1345


Gordon F. Hughes, Somerville


3


3


2


0


2


0


5


52


Andrew V. Kelleher, Belmont


15


8


6


9


14


13


16


188


Francis R. King, Lowell


3


4


1


5


0


2


2


35


John L. Mallett, Cambridge


1


1


4


1


3


Gertrude S. McManus, Belmont


6


8


7


8


3


John F. Mullin, Somerville


0


1


2


2


1


3


1


34


Charles Joseph Murphy, Somerville


1


3


8


7


9


9


3


102


William H. Murphy, Somerville


0


3


2


6


3


2


4


58


Francis H. Murray, Jr., Woburn


5


9


9


15


8


6


6


147


Andrew J. Rogers, Framingham


2


2


4


1


2


2


5


45


Edward H. Sullivan, Lowell Blanks


3


5


7


7


7


4


6


91


58


74


88


71


89


103


89


1536


4 6


4 9


74


129


118


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPUBLICAN PARTY GOVERNOR


Precinct


Christian A. Herter, Boston


Blanks


31


28


27


24


18


27


23


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Christian A. Herter, Boston


621


384


452


336


526


308


489


5180


Blanks


40


16


25


24


41


21


28


373


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4 354


5 158


6 524


209


Blanks


22


20


25


22


14


21


22


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Sumner G. Whittier, Everett


629


388


450


342


540


303


491


5239


Blanks


32


12


27


18


27


26


26


314


SECRETARY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


Beatrice Hancock Mullaney, Fall River


239


352


225


332


154


497


199


Blanks


30


31


41


44


18


48


32


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Beatrice Hancock Mullaney, Fall River


604


360


437


325


515


294


473


5006


Blanks


57


40


40


35


52


35


44


547


TREASURER


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Fred J. Burrell, Medford


109


202


102


162


87


122


106


Roy Charles Papalia, Watertown


151


169


143


196


78


407


108


Blanks


9


12


21


18


7


16


17


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Fred J. Burrell, Medford


204


118


202


162


176


171


227


2150


Roy Charles Papalia, Watertown


437


269


259


187


367


136


275


3182


Blanks


20


13


16


11


24


22


15


221


AUDITOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4 339


5


6 496


7


David J. Mintz, Newton Blanks


32


38


42


37


21


49


34


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


David J. Mintz, Newton Blanks


603


370


435


325


523


291


475


5011


58


30


42


35


44


38


42


542


1 238


2


3


4


5 154


6


7


355


239


352


518


208


7


Sumner G. Whittier, Everett


247


363


241


237


345


224


151


197


119


TOWN RECORDS


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


George Fingold, Concord


239


352


230


348


155


511


202


Blanks


30


31


36


28


17


34


29


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


George Fingold, Concord


616


373


442


340


526


291


483


5108


Blanks


45


27


35


20


41


38


34


445


SENATOR IN CONGRESS


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.,


Beverly


206


361


242


345


154


519


209


Blanks


23


22


24


31


18


26


22


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Beverly


610


378


440


340


525


306


496


5171


Blanks


51


22


37


20


42


23


21


382


CONGRESSMAN - FIFTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 144


6 481


7


Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell Blanks


235


320


217


333


43


28


64


46


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell


564


353


419


318


483


284


465


4801


Blanks


97


47


58


42


84


45


52


752


COUNCILLOR - SIXTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Warren Atkinson, Malden


20


29


11


26


14


11


10


Chester P. Davis, Jr., Cambridge


53


57


49


55


16


188


28


A. Fred Elwell, Medford


11


9


7


12


4


11


8


8


22


19


48


12


60


14


5


10


3


4


5


5


4


3


12


2


1


5


1


1


14


15


20


16


14


247 22


16


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Warren Atkinson, Malden Chester P. Davis, Jr.,


29


11


37


28


33


18


14


291


Cambridge


129


76


96


54


144


54


87


1086


24


4


10


10


9


10


6


135


111


48


41


29


74


25


92


603


11


7


11


10


17


3


2


97


5


5


0


5


0


2


6


48


307


223


250


204


263


191


276


2966


45


26


32


20


27


26


34


327


A. Fred Elwell, Medford James C. Gahan, Jr., Belmont William R. Gilman, Malden John Menasian, Malden M. Edward Viola, Arlington Blanks


155


229


155


214


102


150


James C. Gahan, Jr., Belmont William R. Gilman, Malden John Menasian, Malden M. Edward Viola, Arlington Blanks


185


34


63


49


120


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


SENATOR - SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Robert P. Campbell, Medford


235


340


219


334


151


495


192


Blanks


34


43


47


42


21


50


39


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Robert P. Campbell, Medford


589


370


434


317


507


288


468


4939


Blanks


72


30


43


43


60


41


49


614


TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 25th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct


1


3


5


Total


William P. Harrington, Somerville


144


139


104


387


Allan Roy Kingston, Somerville


174


158


96


428


Lee Carver Kitson, Somerville


126


114


78


318


Blanks


94


121


66


281


TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 28th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct


2


4


6


8


9


10


Hollis M. Gott, Arlington


252


256


405


132


485


275


326


LaVerne W. Anders, Arlington


94


80


83


49


75


100


54


Joseph J. Bevins, Arlington


111


117


179


95


217


119


198


William R. Dunn, Arlington


49


54


39


38


57


32


87


Minerva C. Farrow, Arlington


177


180


309


109


402


198


232


Blanks


83


65


75


39


86


76


57


Precinct


11


12


13


14


Total


Hollis M. Gott, Arlington


244


382


206


358


3321


LaVerne W. Anders, Arlington


90


93


54


93


865


Joseph J. Bevins, Arlington


137


189


128


168


1658


William R. Dunn, Arlington


40


51


47


63


557


Minerva C. Farrow, Arlington


161


333


164


260


2525


Blanks


48


86


59


92


766


CLERK OF COURTS-MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Charles T. Hughes, Medford


117


201


99


187


93


276


112


Charles E. Jellison,


Winchester


72


62


60


76


43


100


45


John F. Lombard, Belmont


56


91


69


83


20


111


51


Blanks


24


29


38


30


16


58


23


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total 2711


Charles E. Jellison,


Winchester


126


123


88


89


108


73


102


1167


John F. Lombard, Belmont Blanks


138


52


102


63


101


61


120


1118


77


43


36


34


51


37


61


557


Charles T. Hughes, Medford


320


182


251


174


307


158


234


121


TOWN RECORDS


REGISTER OF DEEDS MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN DISTRICT .


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


William B. Bailey, Somerville


122


183


128


168


83


296


98


Arthur L. Harris, Reading


38


68


47


69


26


72


45


Arlyne F. Hassett, Watertown


32


44


18


57


14


42


19


Harold I. Hunt, Watertown


27


35


22


28


14


43


8


Arthur S. Scipione, Newton


26


20


10


18


12


14


22


Blanks


24


33


41


36


23


78


39


Precinct


8


9 193


10


11 182


302


171


236


2770


Arthur L. Harris, Reading


104


59


81


57


80


59


90


895


Arlyne F. Hassett, Watertown


56


26


32


25


39


24


33


461


Harold I. Hunt, Watertown


47


36


41


35


65


29


61


491


Arthur S. Scipione, Newton


17


31


18


27


14


15


23


267


Blanks


86


55


48


34


67


31


74


669


TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


William G. Andrew, Cambridge


131


175


128


183


74


274


105


H. Herbert Applin, Watertown


46


61


30


64


26


76


27


L. Johnson Callas, Newton


9


13


9


16


7


17


9


Walter Francis Chapman, Wakefield


28


47


28


42


15


51


24


Edward F. Convery, Malden


7


10


9


20


6


8


12


Albert L. Daigle, Lowell


4


7


6


7


7


3


4


S. Hale Harding, Melrose Patrick J. Jennings, Winchester


39


47


20


34


26


39


25


16


26


18


42


19


41


23


John W. Justice, Medford


13


25


17


23


13


11


23


Thomas P. Lane, Somerville


14


28


16


15


14


8


15


Harold E. Lawson, Lincoln


57


82


58


66


27


165


34


Robert L. MacGregory, Everett W. Edward Magiera, Lowell Herbert Kenneth Noble, Wakefield


17


14


3


2


3


2


10


37


49


34


61


14


124


30


Maurice L. Spaulding, Billerica


34


28


27


30


10


33


5


Ellis Sutcliffe, Newton


13


23


7


15


11


21


11


D. Paul Wormwood, Malden Blanks


58


102


108


110


60


197


96


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


William G. Andrew, Cambridge


344


198


234


164


271


155


224


2660


H. Herbert Applin, Watertown


94


46


52


49


73


38


62


744


L. Johnson Callas, Newton


13


18


10


13


20


12


29


195


Walter Francis Chapman, Wakefield


62


34


61


46


58


49


63


608


Edward F. Convery, Malden


10


8


11


7


8


10


14


140


Albert L. Daigle, Lowell


6


7


7


5


13


8


12


96


S. Hale Harding, Melrose


51


21


50


36


43


42


45


518


7


10


7


10


3


7


17


12


7


12


5


10


6


Total


William B. Bailey, Somerville


351


257


12


13


14


8


122


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Patrick J. Jennings, Winchester


52


46


42


39


34


28 28


28


290


Thomas P. Lane, Somerville


15


18


22


17


26


16


19


243


Harold E. Lawson, Lincoln


164


88


120


88


175


74


134


1332


Robert L. MacGregory, Everett W. Edward Magiera, Lowell


6


7


7


12


6


6


12


107


Herbert Kenneth Noble, Wakefield


167


79


96


56


100


49


82


978


Maurice L. Spaulding, Billerica


50


19


24


33


37


32


33


395


Ellis Sutcliffe, Newton


18


5


22


16


25


10


12


209


D. Paul Wormwood, Malden


13


7


10


16


16


7


14


143


Blanks


214


173


156


94


201


86


197


1852


All ballots, used and unused, tally sheets, total vote sheets, voting lists, and all other records pertaining to the State Primary, properly signed and sealed, were delivered to the Town Clerk to be preserved by him during the time required by law.


A true record,


ATTEST:


JAMES J. GOLDEN


Town Clerk


Arlington, September 17, 1952


The Town Clerk this day certified to the votes cast at the State Primary held in Arlington, September 16, 1952, using therefor the blank forms supplied by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and filed same at the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, State House, Boston.


ATTEST:


JAMES J. GOLDEN


Town Clerk


REFERENDUM - SEPTEMBER 16, 1952 WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Arlington:


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections to meet in the polling places designated for the several precincts in said Town, viz:


John W. Justice, Medford


28


23


21


21


16


12


8


11


127


15


3


9


8


43 469


123


TOWN RECORDS


Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street Precincts 2-4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street Precincts 3-5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street Precincts 6-8, Town Hall, entrance on Mass. Avenue Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street Precinct 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street Precincts 10-12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Mass. Avenue Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue


TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1952


at 10 o'clock A.M., to vote on the following question :-


SHALL A DECLARATION BE MADE BY POPULAR REFEREN- DUM, PURSUANT TO THE HOUSING AND RENT ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED, THAT A SUBSTANTIAL SHORTAGE OF HOUSING AC- COMMODATIONS EXISTS WHICH REQUIRES THE CONTINUANCE OF FEDERAL RENT CONTROL IN THIS TOWN AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 1952, UNTIL THE CLOSE OF APRIL 30, 1953, IN AC- YES


CORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT? NO


The following directions will be placed on the ballot immediately above the foregoing question :-


(a) If the voter desires that this town shall declare by popular referendum that a substantial shortage of housing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in this town after September 30, 1952, and until the close of April 30, 1953, in accordance with the provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, he will vote "YES" on the question.


(b) If he desires the federal rent control shall cease to be in effect in this town at the close of September 30, 1952, he will vote "NO" on the question.


The polls will be open from 10 A.M. to 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 dwell- ing house in the Town a printed copy of this warrant and also by post- ing a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall and in a conspic- uous place in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.


Hereof, fail not, and make due return of the Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the day and hour of said meeting.


Given under our hands, at said Arlington,


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this twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.


Edmund L. Frost ) BOARD OF SELECTMEN


Walter T. Kenney ) OF THE


Marcus L. Sorensen ) TOWN OF ARLINGTON


A true copy.


Attest:


FRANK K. NICKSAY, Constable


CONSTABLE'S RETURN


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


Arlington, September 11, 1952


By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the time and places and for the purposes herein specified by causing a printed attested copy of said warrant to be left at every dwelling house in the Town previous to said day of the meeting for the purpose of voting on the question relative to the continuance of rent control in Arlington and by posting an attested copy of said warrant at the doors of the Town Hall and in five or more conspicuous places in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least before said day of said meeting. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meeting was published in the local papers.


FRANK K. NICKSAY Constable of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts


In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections, met in their respective poll- ing places in said Town on Tuesday, September 16, 1952, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.


The election officers who were assigned to serve at the State Primary also had the duty of serving as election officers for the referendum on the question of the extension of rent control in the Town of Arlington, which, by special State law, "Chapter 620 of the Acts of 1952", was re- quired to be held at the same time and in the same places as the State Primary.


Upon receipt of the returns from the several precincts they were tabulated and the Town Clerk announced the result of the referendum ballots concurrently with his announcement of the results of the State


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Primary ballots at 3:30 o'clock, A.M. on Wednesday, September 17, 1952, as follows:


Total of Ballots Cast-9934


QUESTION - RENT CONTROL


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


YES


417


576


411


431


490


395


426


NO


218


273


159


262


233


298


270


Blanks


13


33


15


24


27


23


22


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


YES


494


331


446


356


454


377


496


6100


NO


320


255


229


213


277


185


238


3430


Blanks


39


20


28


31


47


41


41


404


All ballots, used and unused, tally sheets, total vote sheets, and all other records pertaining to the Referendum, properly signed and sealed, were delivered to the Town Clerk to be preserved by him during the period required by law.


In accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 620 of the Acts of 1952, the President of the United States was notified in writing of the action of the town on the continuance of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, until the close of April 30, 1953.


A true record,


ATTEST:


JAMES J. GOLDEN


Town Clerk


Arlington, September 17, 1952


The Town Clerk this day certified to the votes cast at the Referen- dum held in Arlington, September 16, 1952, using therefor the blank form supplied by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and filed the same at the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, State House, Boston.


ATTEST:


JAMES J. GOLDEN


Town Clerk


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STATE ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 1952


WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Arlington:


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town, qualified as the consti- tution requires, to meet in the polling places designated for the several precincts in said Town, viz:


Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street Precincts 2-4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street Precincts 3-5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street Precincts 6-8, Town Hall, entrance on Mass. Avenue Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street Precinct 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street Precincts 10-12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Mass. Avenue Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue


TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER


next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at 7A. M. to act on the following articles, viz:


Aricle 1. To bring in their votes for Presidential Electors; a Gov- ernor; a Lieutenant-Governor; a Secretary; a Treasurer; an Auditor; an Attorney-General for this Commonwealth; a Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth; a Representative in Congress for the fifth Con- gressional District; a Councillor for the sixth Councillor District; a Senator for the sixth Senatorial District, Middlesex County; in Precincts 1, 3 and 5, two Representatives in General Court for the Twenty-fifth Representative District, Middlesex County; in Precincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, two Representatives in General Court for the Twenty-eighth Representative District, Middlesex County; a Clerk of Courts for Middlesex County; a Register of Deeds for the Southern District, Middlesex County; two County Commissioners for Middlesex County.


To vote "Yes" or "No" upon the following questions: QUESTION NO. 1


A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, YES wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ? NO


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B. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all YES - other malt beverages) ?


NO


C. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages. so-called not to be YES drunk on the premises? NO


QUESTION NO. 2


"Shall an act passed by the general count in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-two entitled "An act establishing a Town Manager form of Government for the Town of YES


Arlington", be accepted?"


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 fourteen precincts of the Town seven days, at least, prior to the time of said meeting.


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 at said Arlington, this fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.


Edmund L. Frost )


Walter T. Kenney )


SELECTMEN OF THE


Marcus L. Sorensen ) TOWN OF ARLINGTON


A true copy.


ATTEST:


FRANK K. NICKSAY


Constable, Town of Arlington,


CONSTABLE'S RETURN


Arlington, Mass., Oct. 31, 1952


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


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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 con- spicuous places in each voting precinct in the Town. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meeting was published in the local papers.


FRANK K. NICKSAY


Constable, Town of Arlington, Mass.


In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections, met in their respective polling places in said Town on Tuesday, November 4, 1952, at 7 o'clock in the forenoon.


Within one hour after the hour for the closing of the polls, the Town Clerk completed the delivery of all envelopes received by him purporting to contain absent voting ballots, together with the applications therefor, to the election officers in the several voting precincts. The number of absent voting ballots received, cast and rejected in each precinct were, as follows:


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 25


6 32


18


Ballots Cast


9


17


14


15


24


32


18


Ballots Rejected


3


0


0


0


1


0


0


Civilians


24


25


30


42


18


51


41


Ballots Cast


22


24


28


42


18


47


39


Ballots Rejected


2


1


2


0


0


4


2


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


14


Total


Service Persons


23


15


21


26


26


13 20


25


289


Ballots Cast


22


15


21


26


26


19


25


283


Ballots Rejected


1


0


0


0


0


1


0


6


Civilians


64


52


47


34


76


35


53


592


Ballots Cast


63


52


47


33


73


31


53


572


Ballots Rejected


1


0


0


1


3


4


0


20


Upon receipt of the returns from the several precincts, the Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk, assisted by the Registrars of Voters and Mr. Carmen Foritano, Town Accountant, canvassed the same and an- nounced the results at 4 o'clock A.M. on Wednesday, November 5, 1952, as follows:


Precinct


Total of Ballots Cast - 25,644 1 2 3 4


5


6


7


Precinct


1584 2184 1259 1860 1929 1603 1614 8 9 10 11 12 13


14 Total


1778 1596 1830 2013 2148 1832 2414 25644


7


Service Persons


12


17


14


15


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(D) Democratic


(SL) Socialist Labor


(R) Republican


(P) Prohibition


ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Eisenhower and Nixon (R)


892 1165


743 1120


846 1221


819


Hallinan and Bass (PP)


1


4


0


2


3


1


3


Hamblen and Holtwick (P)


0


1


0


1


2


1


0


Hass and Emery (SL)


0


3


2


0


2


0


0


Stevenson and Sparkman (D) Blanks


15


29


14


18


38


18


27


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Eisenhower and Nixon (R)


1384 1222 1309 1254 1573 1161 1658


16367


Hallinan and Bass (PP)


0


4


2


2


3


3


1


29


Hamblen and Holtwick (P)


0


2


0


0


1


0


0


8


Hass and Emery (SL)


0


1


1


0


1


1


3


14


Stevenson and Sparkman (D) Blanks


381


339


495


735


539


643


720


8894


13


28


23


22


31


24


32


332


GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Paul A. Dever,


Cambridge (D)


822 1160


614


905 1241


470 1023


Christian A. Herter, Boston (R)


719


954


616


911


624 1098


550


Lawrence Gilfedder, Boston (SL)


4


3


4


3


7


0


5


Florence H. Luscomb, Cambridge (PP)


4


6


1


6


6


2


4


Guy S. Williams, Worcester (P)


5


5


1


0


3


3


3


Blanks


30


56


23


35


48


30


29


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Paul A. Dever,


491


630


585


914


675


771


883


11184


Christian A. Herter,


1250


922 1206 1052 1419 1008 1475


13804


Lawrence Gilfedder,


0


3


2


4


3


4


6


48


Florence H. Luscomb,


3


5


0


4


7


8


4


60


Guy S. Williams, Blanks


27


36


35


37


42


41


39


508


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan,


Worcester (D)


728 1041


527 784 1128 398


Sumner G. Whittier, Everett (R)


800 1045


685 1021


734 1164


643


William R. Ferry, Newton (P)


5


3


2


1


1


2


3


Francis A. Votano,


8


19


9


5


14


0


9


Blanks


43


76


36


49


52


39


34


7


0


2


2


2


0


7


40


676


982


500


719 1038


362


765


925


Lynn (SL)


(PP)


Peace Progressive


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Precinct


8


9


10


11


12




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