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24 Experimental Dept.
Cambridge
26 Clerk
Malden
28 Real Estate Mgr.
Winchester
24 Bank Clerk
Reading
24 Clerk
Reading
19 Allen Strong Kittredge Dorothy Elizabeth Eaton
23 Stenographer
Reading
21 Howard Ernest Johnston Ruth Mathieson
23
Accountant Baltimore, Md.
22 Musician
Reading
23 Clerk
Reading
24 Telephone Oper.
Reading
24 Roger Cushing Kellogg Charlotte Nickerson
22 At Home
Melrose
24 Samuel A. W. Peck Marion L. Hadley
20 At Home
Melrose
26 Salesman
Reading
25 Richard Booker Chesley Charlotte Frances Currier 20 At Home
Reading
25 Gordon Lee Colquhoun Phoebe Frances Mercer
25 Decorator
21 Manager
Reading Wakefield
23 Clerk
Reading
10 Richard Adolphus Dulong Marion Albertine Ormsby
10 Albert M. Kendall Gladys M. Holden
11 Edward Sherman Scovill Celia Irene King
15 James Glennie Simpson Mary Ann Fyfe
16 John W. Buswell, Jr. Marion F. (Goodwin) Griffin 38
17 James Paulsen Giblin Mary Elizabeth Duncan
17 Ralph Thompson Horn Jennette Elizabeth Woods
22 George Kinsley Brown Mary Elizabeth Lewis
24 Salesman
Reading
31 Teacher
Reading
31 Accountant Reading
23 Stenographer Reading
86
24 Nurseryman
20 Housekeeper
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING, YEAR 1938
Date
Name
Age Occupation
Residence
June
25 Vincent Leon DeLong Genevieve Katherine Olsen
26 Robert Arthur Grundy Ethel Pearl Anderson
24 Salesman
21 Entertainer
20 Maintenance
22 At Home
Reading
July
2 Richard Lyle Bailey Elsie Mabel Lord
2 Harold George Winsor Winifred J. (Burke) Barnard
38 Nurse
Chelsea
38 Nurseryman Wilmington
31 At Home
Reading
27 Pharmacist
Reading
22 Telephone Oper.
Reading
24 Bank Clerk
Reading
20 Stenographer
Reading
29 Moulder Reading
26 Telephone Oper. Wakefield
22 Chauffeur
Wakefield
18 Clerk
Reading
21 Laborer
Reading
18 Hairdresser
Reading
33 Janitor
Reading
30 Michael Viscio
24 Painter
Boston
Mary Christian Mangone 21 At Home
Medford
August
4 Ellsworth Croswell
22 Clerk
Reading
Agnes Louise Clements 23 Nurse
Reading
4 James Thomas Murphy Gladys Elaine Killam
18 Mechanic
Reading
18 Waitress
Reading
23 Clerk
Reading
6 John Edward McCarthy Rita Madeline Johnson 19 Housework
Reading
23 Laundry Worker Dorchester
7 Richard James Butler Doris Arsenault 25 Salesgirl Reading
20 Machinist
Reading
19 Waitress Newport, N. H. Chelsea
45 Serviceman
9 Wilfred Henry Andrews Elizabeth (MacLellan) Akins
10 William Henry Dee, Jr. Margaret Mary Dunn
16 John Edward Wilkinson Barbara Hastings Parker
17 Francis Edward Foley Helen Catherine Murden
27 John Calvin Emery Barbara Mae Campbell
28 Merrick Anson Dodge Ethel Margurite Jewell
30 Francis Edwin Rees Irene Leontine Comeau 31 Clerk
Andover
87
Reading Somerville
Medford
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING, YEAR 1938
Date
Name
Age Occupation
Residence
August
12 Neil C. Robinson Clara Mae Tulin
30
None
Reading
13 Harold James Doucette Estelle Rose Doucette
25
None
Wakefield
13 Fred J. Grant Grace E. (Williams) Hall
24
Nurse
Reading
14 Martin Menovich Sarah Ruth Helman
20 At Home
Chelsea
15 Samuel Foster Symonds Dorothy Ethel Meehan
22 Salesgirl
Stoneham
22 Meat Cutter
Peabody
20 John Joseph Koslouski Marion Ruth Hudson 22
At Home
Reading
29 Carpenter
Reading
26 At Home
Wilmington
September
1 Frederick Clyde Johnson Mildred Ethel Towne
23 Chauffeur
North Reading
20 At Home
Reading
2 Galvin O. O'Brien Winifred Pearl Smith
26
Plumber
Reading
19 None Stoneham
18 Stone Mason Andover
3 George Harland Lyle Rose Lillian Towne 18 At Home
Reading
29 Dairy Business Wakefield
5 Henry Lanzillo Constance Vivian (Andrews) Moore 28 At Home
Wakefield
6 Wilbur Francis Lawrence Bessie May Wooldridge
22 Truck Driver
Reading
19 At Home Reading
8 William Harold Darling Lillys Gertrude Parker
31
Timekeeper
Lynn
28 Clerk
Reading
9 Josiah William Mahaney Thelma Ethel Brenton
26
Funeral Director
Cambridge
Clerk
Reading
22 Oil Dealer
Reading
21 At Home
Stoneham
16 Richard Kenneth Mansfield Dorothy Bethina Bentley
26
Clerk Reading
21 At Home
St. John, N. B.
17 Earl Rodney Harper
26 Weaver
Plymouth
Harriett Parker Ellison 24
Clerk
ยท Reading
21 Newspaper Work Reading
18 Sumner Edward Ralston Clara Thenser Nelson
21 At Home
Reading
34 Teacher
Reading
25 Rubber Worker
Reading
49 Shoeworker
Reading
26 Shipping Clerk
Reading
23 Chauffeur
Reading
23 Horace Stephen Plumer Mary E. Carter
9 Clifford Eugene Reynolds Ethel Alice Powers
23
88
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING, YEAR 1938
Date Name
Age Occupation
Residence
September
26 John Berchmans Miller 23 Fry Cook
Eva Jane Redmond 19 Waitress
26 William L. Sullivan Helen Spindler
32
Fireman
Cambridge No. Reading
.30 David John Walsh May (Martin) Wiley
58 At Home
No. Reading
October
1 Frank Samuel Gallo Marion Lillian Richardson
34 Horse Trainer
Lawrence
21 At Home
Reading
1 Wilfred Roberts Reed 27 Service Engineer Reading
Eleanor Cecilia Noonan 25 Clerk Reading
8 Antonio Cerci 25 Entertainer Providence, R. I.
Angelina Trixie Ruggieri 25
Entertainer Providence, R. I.
29 Caretaker
Revere
28 At Home
Reading
8 Charles Temple Lawrence 24 Dentist Peterboro, N. H.
Virginia Stewart Tucker
26
Registered Nurse Reading
10 Michael F. Cotter
27 Builder No. Reading
Helen V. (Hoffman) Moretti 25
Laundry Worker
No. Reading
28 Clerk
Reading
14 Edward Albert Dulong Rita Margaret Hubbard
21 W. P. A.
Reading
18 Housekeeper Reading
37 Upholsterer
Gardner
27 At Home
Reading
26 Accountant
Arlington
Stenographer Reading
26 Insurance
Reading
22 William John Renihan Lois Maud Cheney
28
Clerk
Wilmington
29 Stock Broker
Medford
28 At Home
Reading
22 Truck Driver
Reading
23 Thomas Dixon Palmer Mary Lucy Doucette 25 Waitress
Reading
23 Clerk
Reading
24 Salesgirl
Reading
23
Waitress
53 Machinist
Reading
8 Edward Joseph Cowhig Emma Marchetti
12 Carroll Parker Hoyt Alva Dorothy Hildergard Anderson 34 Clerk
South Boston
16 Howard Crossley Fielding Agnes Bernardine Desmond
16 John Edward Finn Cecelia Eleanor Surrette 28
22 Archer Norton Prentiss Priscilla Crowhurst Buckle
30 Robert William Shannon Eloise Anna Quigley
Reading Reading
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING, YEAR 1938
Date Name . Age Occupation
Residence
November
1 Wallace Edward Runge 35 Laborer Rachel (VanHorn) Meuse 21 Housewife
Reading
Reading
2 Gates Morton Carney Alice Colby Poole
32
Salesman
Lawrence
2 Earl Averell Kenson Ruth Elvira Peterson 22 Salesgirl
31 Express Driver
Stoneham
5 Harold William Maybury Christine Bennett
17 At Home
Wakefield
41 B. and M. R. R. Agent Reading
49 At Home
Reading
6 William Ambrose Xavier Williams
23 Organist
Reading
Helen Elizabeth Tibbetts
24
Clerk
Reading
10 Edward Atkinson Richardson 42 Dorothy Tebeau 30
Laborer
Reading
Inspector Millwork
Reading
23 Oil Dealer
Woburn
18 Typist
Reading
21 W. P. A.
Reading
21 None
Reading
19 Lee Amerle Chase Antoinette Guarino
26 Waitress
Reading
20 Horace Alfred Austin Helen May Bradbury
55
Brakeman
Reading
37 Clerk
Melrose
23 Andrew Jordan Lomax Mary Virginia White
18 At Home
Reading
35 Landscape Gardener
Reading
Wakefield
December
4 Charlton Perley Conrey Catherine Agnes Sweeney
26 Salesman
Reading
27 Bookkeeper
Melrose
24 Clerk
Boston
17 Charles Bailey Weeks Barbara Wilkins Ives
23 At Home
Reading
20 Walter Herbert Avery
21 Laborer
Reading
Priscilla Eunice Hatch
17 At Home
North Reading
40 Carpenter
Reading
27 Nurse
Wellesley
26 At Home
Reading
Reading
18 Longshoreman
Reading
6 George Edward Merrill Sarah Elizabeth (Flint) Merrill
13 William Boynton Payne Genevieve Margaret Carroll
17 Albert John Cameron Isabel Kaulback
30 Truck Driver
Cambridge
27 Laborer
Reading
26 George Edmund Gallant Mary Celina Melanson 44 At Home
31 Harry Manley Marion Jean Machol
90
DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR 1938
Date
Name
Y M D Cause of Death
Nov. 30, 1937
Carrie Stafford
71 2
15 Heart Disease
January
1 Duncan Stewart
87
10
26
Pneumonia
9 Mary E. (Mallaly) Murphy
80
11
18
Carcinoma
10 Elizabeth (Ritchie) Wakeling
71
2
22
Hemorrhage
12 Nellie French (Brooks) Brooks 78
7
12
Pneumonia
12 James Franklin Twombly
71
8
1 Thrombosis
13 Frederick Swain
74
8
Pneumonia 7
15 Alice V. Galvin
1
10
Brain Tumor
17 Harrison S. Knight
71
0
19
Heart Disease
21 Mary Victoria (Portras) Perkins 73
6
9 Hemorrhage
22 Viola M. (Nowe) Wooldridge
51
11
13 Embolism
25 Olga I. (Lindenberg) Austin
53
5
1 Heart Disease
31 Albert Carroll
70
5
31
Pneumonia
31 John M. Shaw
70
11
27
Cardio-Vascular Disease
February
2 James P. Carleton
67
6
-
Hemorrhage
11 Alexander T. Stewart
77
7
-
Uremic Poisoning
12 Everett W. Ward
15
8 22
Empyema
13 Fred Albert Robertson
65 6 20 Heart Disease
16 Mary A. (Goodwin) Ridlon
82
5 27
Pneumonia
18 Alfred B. Campbell
81
5 27
Thrombosis
24 Frances Lowry
77
9
14 Hemorrhage
26 Leonard W. Dickinson
87
7
3 Heart Disease
26 Ann E. Welch
76
0
16
Intestinal Obstruc.
March
4 Victor H. Cail
24
9
-
Mastoiditis
5 Albert (Mayers) Kimball
61
1
8
Automobile Acci.
12 Katherine Theresa Marron
85
2
18 Heart Disease
18 Minnie P. (Lampro) Doyle
81
8
3 Hemorrhage
21 Otto G. Scholz
48
7
10 Embolism
25 Richard D. Murray
26
-
- Leukemia
26 Margaret (Sudron) Gutterson 44
2
26 Carcinoma
-
91
DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR 1938
Date Name
Y M D Cause of Death
March
26 Lucy M. (Allen) Nichols
77
5 23 Myocarditis
31 Alice (Chadwick) Maxwell
66
7 11 Cardio-Vascular Disease
April
5 Mary E. Campbell
70
- Myocardial Dis.
7 Julia Frances (Weston) Martin
89
3
Endocarditis
8 Algernon E. DeCoster
58
9
9 Carcinoma
9 Florence (Moore) Anderson
48
11
5 Hemorrhage
16 Lucy W. Parker
77
1
16 Auricular
Fibrilation
16 Edith B. (Gleason) Putnam
63
7
16
Chronic Nephritis
19 Abby C. Clapp
93
9
2 Bronchial Asthma
20 Frank Theodore Kendall
37
10
17 Peritonitis
21 Edward L. Milbury
45
0
23 Prostatitis
24 Mary A. (McGregor) Stewart
60
11
14 Carcinoma
30 Chester F. Horton
69
1
30 Hemorrhage
May
7 Jesse K. Willis
59
11
Cardio-Vascular 2
Disease
12 Ernest C. Mooney
48
0
24
Thombosis
13 John Henry Whelton
70
11
13 Carcinoma
22 Edith M. (Peabody) Gerard
68
4
8 Heart Failure
25 Elizabeth L. (Perkins) Williams
63
4
24 Myocarditis
27 Nancy Laverne Florence
0
8
1 Pneumonia
31 John O. Leighton
71
11
26 Coronary Occlusion
June
2 Frank Lewis McKenney
43
9
6 Stenosis Edema
4 Wilfred L. Porter
34
-
-
10 Margaret L. (Arnold) Cushman
73
10
28 Hemorrhage
11 Alfred L. Maggi
63
11
21 Paralysis Agitans
13 Edward O. Kenney
56
11
17 Hodgkin's Disease
16 Walter Scott
59
10
14 Hydronephrosis
21 David Doucette
69
8
16 Carcinoma
-
.
92
DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR 1938
Date
Name
Y M
D Cause of Death
June
21 Ruth (Carter) Kenney
49
11 23 Struck by Train
22 Clara L. (Adams) Wentworth
83
6
- Hemorrhage
28 Susan A. Berry
77
8
20 Carcinoma
28 Louise Briggs
30
0
28
Fibrosarcoma
July
21 Sara M. (Clougherty) Gould
35
-
Dilatation of Heart
22 Mabel J. (Learnard) Dillaway
58
6
12
Carcinoma
23 Sally A. White
0
0
27
Meningitis
25 Joan (Middleton) Fowler
68.
5
2
Carcinoma
26 Sadie (Jacobs) Crafts
61
-
-
Tumor
27 Arthur Richard Gray
0
4
4 Meningitis
29 Annie F. (Johnson) Kelsey
80
4
19
Carcinoma
29 Greenleaf Robinson
89
6
29
Hemorrhage
30 Louis W. Brandau
67
4
11
Cardio-Vascular Disease
31 Joseph Ayotte
87
Myocarditis
August
1 Alfred E. Goodwin
62
0
28
Heart Disease
3 Violet D. (Foster) Burnham
72
2
9 Hemorrhage
3 Effie M. (Judkins) Fish
73
6
18 Hemorrhage
5 Julia Theresa Whelton
78
6
28
Carcinoma
11 Frances Parker (Shute) Blethen 88
6
1
Pneumonia
23 Mary Cecelia (DeCourcey) Doucette
62
-
Colitis
28 Infant Croswell
0
0
2 Hemorrhage
September
2 Mary D. (Sweet) Burgess
88
7
29
Myocarditis
6 Infant Stosez
0
0
3 Stenosis
9 Nellie M. Whitney
82
9
3 Pneumonia
11 John Joseph Gallant
66
- Thrombosis
15 Emily J. (Walsh) Hunt
86
8
11 Cystitis Cholecystitis
19 Thomas J. Brogan
65
-
Carcinoma
18 Warren Leslie Winslow
57
-
93
DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR 1938
Date
Name
Y M
D Cause of Death
September
20 Mary Hutchinson Merrill
78
-
Pneumonia
26 Fannie (Abbott) Pecanso
90
6
13
Pneumonia
27 Harriet M. (Russell) Drury
75
5
24 Thrombosis
28 Nettie (Davis) Ellison
80
9
18 Myocarditis
29 Josiah H. Proctor
81
Carcinoma
October
7 Jennie W. (Armstrong) Flint
81
8
12
Hemorrhage Embolism
8 John Joseph Philbin
60
9 Helen A. Spinney
78
5
12
Carcinoma
9 Angelo Zanni
70
4
2 Automobile Acci.
23 Mary Jane (Perry) Doucette
44
-
Carcinoma
23 Charles A. Prescott
68
0
8
Carcinoma
28 Joseph B. Dyer
81
7
10
Thrombosis
November
1 Henry Thomas Surrette
79
3
16
Pneumonia
3 Annie L. (Sellon) Margeson
70
7
7 Hemorrhage
4 Henry H. Middlemas
79
10
7
Embolism
5 Albertine Louise (Bristol) Evans 72
8
25
Uremia
6 Infant McNeil
0
0
1 Prematurity
10 Abner M. Saunders
71
1 10
Abscess
11 Bertha F. (Turner) Skillen
69
0
12
Cancer
12 George Edward Fogg
76
1
1 Pneumonia
12 Isabelle F. (Johnston) . Macleod 71
6
23
Cardio-Vascular Disease
17 John Harry Linder
43
4
-
Tuberculosis
19 Frank E. Crafts
86
3
3 Myocarditis
29 James Crowell
8
11
9 Automobile Acci.
December
Timothy George Greene
64
-
-
Thrombosis
4 Annie G. (Stover) Carter
68
5
23
Cancer
17 Frances H. (Pimental) Farpelha 69
Appendicitis
19 Ida R. Whittier
81
6
4
Heart Disease
20 Sarah Eliz. (Woodman) Lee
90
2
11 Cholecystitis
22 Eristina Whittier
85
9
28 Accidental Fall
27 Elmer L. Walker
71
10
20 Carcinoma
30 Clara Russell
73
8
24 Myocarditis
-
-
-
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
"To the Citizens of the Town of Reading :
The annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1938, is hereby submitted.
At the organization meeting held on March 7, 1938, the Board or- ganized as follows :
J. Warren Killam, Jr., Chairman
Carl W. Goodridge, Secretary Newell H. Morton Leon G. Bent, Clerk
Appointments Made in 1938
Board of Registrars-Three years-Robert S. Ralston.
Board of Appeal-Three years-Henry Q. Millett.
Associate Member Board of Appeal-Three years-Dudley B. Killam.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Carl M. Smith.
Dog Officer-Charles H. Melendy.
Inspector of Buildings-A. Russell Barnes.
Burial Agent-Soldiers and Sailors'-Charles E. Tasney.
Custodian of Soldiers' Graves-Harry A. Turner.
Forest Warden-Hugh L. Eames.
Keeper of the Lock-up-Jeremiah Cullinane.
Supt. of Fire Alarm-Hugh L. Eames.
Inspector of Wires-Albert E. Maxwell.
Gas Inspector-David Taggart.
Game Warden-James T. Putnam.
Inspector of Animals-Bernard Schimpfke.
Moth Superintendent-Henry M. Donegan .
Soldiers' Relief Agent-Charles W. H. Smith.
Custodian of Town Farm-Arthur C. Michelini.
Weighers of Coal and Hay-Thomas E. Brogan, Charles W. Lee, Mabel L. MacKay, Bertha D. MacLellan, Wendell B. Newell, Percy N. Sweetser.
Field Drivers-Arthur W. Bancroft, Adolph S. Larson, Edward E. Nichols.
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Fence Viewers-Wendell B. Newell, Carl B. Sawyer, Albert E. Temple.
Committee on Elm Tree Protection-Andrew Christensen, Henry M. Donegan, John F. Sawyer.
Committee on Town Forest-for three years-Orville O. Ordway.
Finance Committee-for three years-Harold B. Currell, Robert M. Folsom, Herbert M. Noyes, G. Lawrence Roberts; Wendell B. Newell appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William A. Haley.
Special Police Officers
John F. Maguire
J. Fred Richardson
Sylvanus Thompson
Edward McBrien
Walter Smith
James L. Healey
Henry W. Bryden
William H. Killam
Frank F. Strout
Ralph F. Plouff
William P. Pierpont
William H. Manning
Charles H. Melendy
Gardner A. Perry
Robert O. Chesley Thomas F. Classen
Unitarian Church and Community Hall
Sidney E. Frederick
Edward E. Harnden
Arthur C. Michelini
Charles L. Gowing, Jr. Fred Reissle Daniel J. O'Keefe
Sewerage Pumping Station and Vicinity Town Farm Building Town Farm Building Reading Theatre Junior High School Town Dump
J. Edward Black
Herbert F. Carter
J. Winthrop Sias Frederick W. Burns Charles L. Cummings George O'Keefe George Hall
Town Forest High School
Norman H. Jewett Jacob C. Nielson
Reading High School Prospect St. School Lowell St. School
Center and Union St. Schools Junior High School Highland School Junior High School Municipal and Public Library Buildings Pumping Station
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Police Department
Two new cars were purchased this year. One was to replace the old cruiser which has traveled upward of forty thousand miles, and the other an additional cruiser, it being the desire of your Board to have two cruising cars on patrol both day and night.
It was necessary to employ two Reserve Officers quite regularly this past year, and occasionally a third Reserve Officer.
The Board recommends that a clerk be appointed to the Depart- ment for keeping of records and other necessary clerical work.
Radio
In accordance with a vote at the annual Town Meeting your Board investigated two-way radio equipment in Police and Fire De- partments from the Cape to the Berkshires and after receiving bids from all the major equipment companies, purchased R. C. A. equipment for two cruising cars and the Police Station. The radio was in opera- tion about August 22nd, and was of invaluable aid during the hurricane disaster. Your Board now believes the Police Department to be as well equipped as any comparable department.
Ambulance
The ambulance has been used very extensively this year in trans- porting sick patients to and from various hospitals at the request of local physicians as well as many trips because of accident cases. Your Board has considered at length the advisability of setting up a schedule of charges for the use of the ambulance and undoubtedly will during the year make certain regulations and charges.
Fire Department
The equipment in the Fire Department at the present time is in very good condition with the exception of the Ladder truck. As previous Boards have reported, this piece of equipment is made up of parts from other automobiles all of which were used at the time of installation in the present truck. The truck itself is of 1916 vintage and the motor 1914. Some of the ladders came from the old horse drawn apparatus. Despite the fact that it was necessary to spend this year several hundred dol- lars to keep the truck in service, it still remains a piece of antiquated fire fighting equipment and your Board strongly recommends its re- placement.
Fire Alarm Department
The Fire Alarm Department has functioned most satisfactorily this past year, notwithstanding the fact it was our first experience of weathering a hurricane in New England. The service was restored in a minimum amount of time, despite the fact that many poles and trees were down throughout the system.
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The switchboard is taxed beyond its proper capacity and although a change is not imperative at this time, your Board recommends that a new switch-board be installed as soon as the present financial situation is alleviated.
Tree and Moth Department
Due to the Wind Storm on September 21st many trees were des- troyed. Your Board desires to plant several hundred trees during the coming year, replacements necessitated by storm damage, and as many additional trees for beautification as our budget will allow.
Our plantings for the last several years have been almost entirely Norway Maple. It is our purpose, however, to replace those lost through the storm with that type of tree that prevails in that particular section.
Projects are being worked under W.P.A. for further extermination of pest known to be destructive among trees.
Town Forest
Thousands of seedlings were planted in the Town Forest during the spring months. Also projects under W.P.A. are being worked in the nature of fire lanes and road building, so as to enable fire apparatus access thereto.
W. P. A.
During the past year W.P.A. projects consisting of surface drains, grading, new flooring laid in both High and Highland Schools, addi- tional water main along Grove Street, from. Franklin Street to Strout Avenue, were carried out, also further development of Forest Glen Cemetery, which your Board desires to complete, deeming it a worth while project.
Hearings
Your Board has held four hearings during the year on applications for the storage and sale of gasoline, two having been denied, one granted and one taken under advisement.
The Board wishes to express its appreciation for the co-operation of all Boards, and departmental employees during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
J. WARREN KILLAM, JR., Chm. CARL W. GOODRIDGE, Secty. NEWELL H. MORTON
Board of Selectmen
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS
For the year Ended December 31,
1938
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
School Committee
Dr. Charles R. Wakeling, 25 Linden Street Term expires 1939
Miss Margaret Canty, 67 Mineral Street Term expires 1939
Mrs. Esther D. Twombly, 47 Highland St. Term expires 1940
Howard T. Clinch, 4 Perkins Avenue Term expires 1940
Irving C. Austin, 180 Prescott Street Term expires 1941
Frank D. Tanner, Chairman, 124 Oak Street Term expires 1941
School Committee Office
Grouard House, 25 School Street Telephone Reading 0180 Open daily, 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Saturday, 9:00 a. m. to 12 m. Vacations, 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
Superintendent of Schools
Arthur E. Pierce, 76 Vine Street Tel. Res. 0243; office 0180
Secretary to Superintendent
Ruth C. Roberts, 228 Woburn Street Tel. Res. 1083-M; office 0180
School Committee Clerk
Helen M. Pratt, 47 Mt. Vernon Street Tel. Res. 0117-M ; office 0180
Supervisor of Attendance
Josephine L. Fowler, 65 Temple Street Tel. Res. 0488-J ; office 0180
School Physician
Dr. Charles R. Henderson, 220 Woburn Street Telephone 0580
School Nurse
*Margaret B. Clewley, 131 Pleasant St., Woburn. Tel. Res. 0316; office 1475 *Succeeded Mabel M. Brown Jan. 2, 1939.
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NO SCHOOL SIGNALS
Fire alarm 2-2 repeated three times. Street lights turned on for five minutes.
Radio announcement when possible over WNAC and WEEI between 7:00 and 7:45 a. m. 7:15 a. m. for Senior High School; 7:30 a. m. for Junior High School, grades 5 and 6, and Opportunity School. 8:15 a. m. for Grades 1-4 inclusive, morning session. 12:45 p. m. for Grades 1-4 inclusive, afternoon session.
EVEN WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING FOR THE FIRST FOUR GRADES, THERE WILL BE SCHOOL IN THE AFTERNOON UNLESS THE NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL IS GIVEN.
High School sessions will be called off only in cases of extremely severe weather or other emergencies. None of the schools will be closed except in severe weather, but it is hoped that parents will at all times use discretion as to whether their children should attend, even when the schools are in session.
SCHOOL CLINICS
Dental, Wednesday and Friday at the Grouard House, 9-12 and 1-4. Habit, every Tuesday at 2:30 in Nurse's office at High School.
Pre-School, at the Town Building, Room 19, every Tuesday, 2-4 p. m. Tuberculosis Prevention, by special appointment.
Diphtheria Prevention, by special appointment.
SCHOOL JANITORS
High School :
John Maguire, 21 Fairview Ave. Telephone : 0581-W
Charles Cummings, 22 Haven St.
Mary L. Kennedy, 89 Washington St.
0294
Junior High School :
Henry W. Bryden, 64 Village St.
1567-W
Walter Smith, 36 Temple St.
1445-M
Fred Reissle, 10 King St.
1199-M
Agnes Hurley, 23 King St.
Highland School :
James L. Healey, 201 West St. 0047-M
Arthur H. Cook, 194 High St.
Emma Tibbetts, 25 School St. 0460-M
Center and Union Street schools :
Edward McBrien, 213 Forest St. 0228
Prospect St. and Chestnut Hill schools : Leander Smith, 193 High St. 1325
Lowell St. School: Sylvanus L. Thompson, 14 Intervale Ter. 0827
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SCHOOL SCHEDULE
January, 1939 to June, 1940, Inclusive
Schools open
January 3, 1939
Winter Vacation week of
February 20, 1939
Spring Vacation week of
April 17, 1939
No Sessions :
Memorial Day
May 30. 1939
Schools close for summer
June 21, 1939
Schools open
September 6, 1939
No Sessions :
Columbus Day
October 12, 1939
Teachers' Convention
About October 27, 1939
Thanksgiving Recess from noon November 22, 1939 to November 27, 1939 Christmas Vacation from noon December 22, 1939 to January 3, 1940
Winter Vacation week of
February 18, 1940
Spring Vacation week of
April 14, 1940
No Sessions :
Memorial Day
May 30, 1940
Bunker Hill Day
June 17, 1940
Schools close for summer
June 21, 1940
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the citizens of the Town of Reading, the School Committee sub- mits its annual report :
The School Committee operated within its budget during the past year and turned back a small amount to the town.
Bare operating cost was again the financial policy of the Commit- tee.
Ground was broken in December of 1938 for a new grade school building on Pearl street in the east side of the town; upon completion of the building the Center and Union schools will be closed. It is hoped that the new building will be ready for occupancy in January of 1940.
The report of the Superintendent of Schools explains many of the policies of the School Department. The Committee urges the citizens to study it.
The terms of Miss Margaret Canty and Dr. Charles R. Wakeling expire this year.
Respectfully submitted,
IRVING C. AUSTIN
MARGARET S. CANTY
HOWARD T. CLINCH ESTHER D. TWOMBLY
DR. CHARLES E. WAKELING FRANK D. TANNER, Chairman.
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RECEIPTS NOT FROM TAX LEVY -SHOWING NET COST TO TOWN
1938
General Account:
Estimate 1939
$233,870.83
Total Expenditure
$235,872.00
Receipts :
$ 17,360.00
State Reimbursement on teachers
$ 17,410.00
15,712.85
Tuition
15,355.08
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