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Farrington, Edward I .- Gardener's travel book 710 F
Federal Writers' Project W. P. A .- The Berkshire Hills 917.441 F
-Birds of the world 598.2 F4
-Here's New England! 917.4 F5
-New York City guide 917.471 F
Ferber, Edna-A peculiar treasure BF 346
Filene, Edward A .- Speaking of change 330 F
Flexner, James T .- America's old masters 927.5F
Floherty, John J .- Your daily paper 070 F
-Youth at the wheel 629.28 F
Follett, Muriel-New England year; journal of Vermont farm life
630.1 F2
Francis, William-Swimming
797.2 F
Franck, Harry A .- Lure of Alaska
917.98 F
French, Thomas E. and Svensen, C. L .- Mechanical drawing for high schools 744 F
Frost, Jack-A Cape Cod sketch book .917.449 F1
-Fancy this, vol. 2 917.440 Bos7
Fuess, Claude M .- Creed of a schoolmaster 370.4 F
Gabriel, Gilbert W .- Great pianists and composers 786.4 G
Gedye, George E. R .- Betrayal in central Europe 943 G1
Golenpaul, Dan, ed .- Information, please! 793.7 G
Goodman, Kennard E. and Moore, W. L .- Economics in everyday life 330 G2
Guedalla, Philip-The hundredth year 909.8 G2
Gunther, John-Inside Asia 915 G1
Hamilton, Edwin T .- Complete model aircraft manual 629.13 H1
Harrison, George R .- Atoms in action 530 H2
Hartman, Gertrude-Finding wisdom 372 H
Hathaway, Kenneth A .- Modern radio essentials 621.384 H
Hitler, Adolf-Mein kampf B H676
Hooper, Marion-Life along the Connecticut River 917.4 H
Howe, M. A. DeWolfe-Holmes at the breakfast table. B H752.2
Hutchison, Dwight-Free-for 3 months only 630.1 H1
Hylander, Clarence J .- The world of plant life 581.973 H
I married a Jew 296 I
Jackson, John H .- Short history of the world since 1918 909.82 J
Jacobson, Edmund-You must relax 613.7 J
James, Harlean -- Romance of the national parks 917.37 J
Jerger, Joseph A .- Doctor-here's your hat B J555
Johnson, Anna F .- Making of a minister's wife B J673
Johnson, Irving and Harriet E .- Sailing to sea 910.4 J1
Jones, E. Stanley-Along the Indian road 266 J2
Kaufmann, H. L. and Hansl, E. E,-Artists in music of today 927.8 K
147
Keith, Agnes N .- Land below the wind 919.11 K
Kent, Madeleine-I married a German 943.085 K
Kornitzer, Louis-The pearl trader 910.4 K Kunitz, Stanley J. and Haycraft, Howard -- American authors ... 928 K4 Lashelle, Donald-The river Niagara 917.479 L
Lawrence, Robert, adapted by-Haensel and Gretel -Lohengrin 782 L
Lincoln, Joseph C .- Rhymes of the old cape 811 L21
Link, Henry C .- Rediscovery of man 137 L
Linscott, Eloise H., ed .- Folk songs of old New England
784.4974 L
Lockhart, Earl G .- My vocation
371.425 L
Long, Dwight-Seven seas on a shoestring 910.4 L
Loomis, Frederic M .- Consultation room 618 L
McGehee, Thomasine C .- People and music 780.9 M
McGown, Pearl K .- The dreams beneath the design 745 M McKenny, Margaret and Johnston, E. F .- Book of wild flowers 582.1 M McSpadden, J. Walker-Beautiful Hawaii 919.69 M
Matschat, Cecile H .- Seven grass huts
918 M2
Medsger, Oliver P .- Edible wild plants
581.6 M
Morris, Percy A .- What shell is that? 594.097 M
Morse, Harriet K .- Gardening in the shade 716 M4
Morton, Dudley J .- Oh, doctor! my feet! 613.49 M
Mosser, Marjorie-Good Maine food 641.5 M1
Muenscher, Walter C .- Poisonous plants of the United States 581.65 M Mumford, Lewis-Men must act 321.4 M
Munford, Kenneth-John Ledyard; an American Marco Polo .. B L476.1
Nutting, Wallace Wallace Nutting's biography B N988
Osborne, Albert B .- As it is in England 914.2 01
Overstreet, Harry A .- Let me think 153 0
Palmer, Dewey H. and Crooks, L. E .- Millions on wheels 629.2 P5 Parker, Charles W .- The lawn, how to make it and maintain it .... 712 P
Partridge, Bellamy-Country lawyer B P275
Peattie, Donald C .- Green laurels; lives of great naturalists 925.9 P
-This is living 574 P
Perry, Clay-Underground New England 551.44 P
Phelps, William Lyon-Autobiography with letters B P 541
Pinkerton, Kathrene-Wilderness wife 917.1 P
Podolsky, Edward-The doctor prescribes music 615.837 P
Pope, Clifford H .- Turtles of the United States 598.13 P
Popular Science Monthly-Amateur craftsman's cyclopedia 680 P
Pryor, Wm. C. and Helen S .- Let's go to the movies. 791.4 P
Reck, Franklin M .- Romance of American transportation 380 R
Rhoades, Winfred-Meeting the challenge of life 171.1 R1
Robey, William H., ed .- Health at fifty 613 R1
Robinson, Mabel L .- Runner of the mountain tops; life of
Louis Agassiz
B A262.1
782 L1
148
Rockwell, Frederick F .- Gladiolus 716 R Rogers, Agnes-Abraham Lincoln; a biography in pictures B L737.27 Rosenberg, Melrich V .- The ark of heraldry 929.6 R
Rosenfeld, Paul-Modern tendencies in music 780 R
Rothery, Agnes E .- Norway, changing and changeless 914.81 R
Saint Exupery, Antoine de-Wind, sand and stars 629.13 S Sanderson, Ivan T .- Animal treasure 591.96 S
Schauffler, R. H. and Spaeth, Sigmund-Music as a social force in America and the science of practice 780.1 S
Scheinfeld, Amram-You and heredity 575.1 S
Schulz, Cecilia L .- How to enjoy ill health 613 S1
Schwartz, Harry W .- Story of musical instruments
781.91 S
Schweitzer, Albert-Out of my life and thought B S413.1
Scudder, Townsend-Jane Welsh Carlyle B C286.1
Sheean, Vincent-Not peace but a sword 940.5 S
Shepard, Odell-Connecticut, past and present 917.46 S1
Sherwood, Malcolm H .- From forest to furniture 674 S
Sherwood, Robert E .- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
812 S
Shurcliff, Sidney N .- Jungle islands
591.996 S
Skilton, Charles S .- Modern symphonic forms 785 S
Snedigar, Robert-Our small native animals 590 S
Sprague, Jesse R .- High pressure 658 S
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur-Iceland; the first American republic .... 914.91 S -Unsolved mysteries of the Arctic 919.8 S2
Stevens, William O .- Discovering Long Island 917.4721 S
Stoeving, Paul-The violin, 'cello and string quartet 787 S
Streeter, R. A. and Hoehn, R. G .- Are you a genius? 793.7 S
Tennessee Valley Authority-Scenic resources of the Tennessee valley 917.6 T
Thomas, Lowell and Barton, Rex-In New Brunswick we'll
find it 917.15 T
Towne, Charles H .- Jogging around New England 917.4 T
Townsend, Gilbert-Carpentry 694 T
Train, Arthur Cheney-My day in court B T768
Tuckey, C. R. D .- Lawn tennis for men 796.34 T
Vallentin, Antonina-Leonardo da Vinci B V777.1
Van Buren, Maud-Quotations for special occasions 394.26 V Van deWater, Frederic F .- Fathers are funny 173.5 V1
Van Doren, Carl-Benjamin Franklin B F831.9
Waldo, Fullerton-Early Italian and French opera 782 W1
-Modern French and Italian opera 782 W
-German and Russian opera 782 W3
Walker, Conway-The art song and its composers 784 W
-The folk song and dance and the voice as a solo instrument 784.4 W Waln, Nora-Reaching for the stars 914.3 W Waugh, Elizabeth and Foley, Edith-Collecting hooked rugs 745 W
149
Webb, Paul-Comin' round the mountain 817 W11
Welch, Galbraith-The unveiling of Timbuctoo B C 134 Weschcke, Charles-Overcoming sleeplessness 613.79 W
White, William A .- A puritan in Babylon; story of Calvin Coolidge
B C774.2
Wilson, Edith Bolling-My memoir B W754.1
Winston, Robert A .- Dive bomber
629.13 W
Wright, Marion L .- Biblical costume 391 W2
Wright, Priscilla H .- The car belongs to mother 817 W12
Young, Francis B .- Portrait of a village
828 Y
FICTION
Aldrich, Bess S .- Song of years A3643.10
Aldrich, Darragh-Girl going nowhere A 3644.3
Ammers-Kuller, Mrs. Jo van-The house of Tavelinck A 518.2
Asch, Sholem-The Nazarene A 812.2
Baldwin, Faith-District nurse B 181.5
-The high road B 181.4
Baldwin, Leland D .- The delectable country B 1818.2
Bassett, Sara W .- A son of the sea B 319.15
Bestor, George C .- Prelude to murder
B 561.3
Blodgett, Ruth-Down-east duchess
B 652.4
Borden, Mary-Passport for a girl
B 728.3
Boyd, James-Bitter Creek
B 789.4
Brand, Max-Brothers on the trail
B 817.3
Buchan, John-Prestor John
B 918.14
Burt, Katharine N .- Men of Moon Mountain B 973.4
Cameron, Donald C .- Murder's coming C 1813.2
Carder, Leigh-Outlaw justice C 266.2
Chase, Borden-Sandhog .C 4868.2
Cofyn, Cornelius, pseud .- The death-riders C 6758.2
Corbett, Elizabeth F .- The far down C 790.12
Cormack, Maribelle and Alexander, Wm. P .- Land for my sons
C 811.2
Crofts, Margaret L .- Armed with light C 940.2
Cunningham, Eugene-Gun bulldogger
C 973.4
Cunningham, Louis A .- Of these three loves
C 9735.5
Curwood, James O .- The ancient highway
C 982.15
Dean, Elizabeth-Murder is a collector's item D 281.2
Doner, Mary F .- Some fell among thorns D 6817.2
Douglas, Lloyd C .- Disputed passage D 735.8
-Doctor Hudson's secret journal
D 735.9
Downes, Anne M .- So stands the rock D 748.2
Ertz, Susan-One fight more E 738.6
Farjeon, Joseph J .- Mystery in white F 2303.3
Ficke, Arthur D .- Mrs. Morton of Mexico F 447.2
B 9225.9
Buck, Pearl S .- The patriot
150
Fischer, Pauline B .- Clay Acres F 529.2
Fisher, Dorothea C .- Seasoned timber F 534.13
Fisher, Vardis-Children of God F 537.2
Forester, Cecil S .- Flying colours F 717.5
Forman, Henry J .- The man who lived in a shoe F 724.2
Franken, Rose D .- Claudia; the story of a marriage F 830.2
Gill, Tom-Firebrand G 4756.3
Gluck, Sinclair-A delicate case of murder G 5668.4
Golding, Louis-Mr. Emmanuel G 619.3
Goudge, Elizabeth-The sister of the angels G 688.5
Grey, Zane-Western union G 845.37
Hackett, Francis-Queen Anne Boleyn H 121.2
Hancock, Lucy A .- Nurse in white H 235.4
Harris, Bernice K .- Purslane H 3129.2
Hendryx, James B .- Blood of the north H 498.6
Heyer, Georgette-Royal escape
H 615.5
Holton, Edith A .- Wait for the tide
H 758.7
Hughes, Richard-In hazard
H 8942.3
Hutchinson, Ray C .- Testament H 978.2
Irwin, Inez H .- A body rolled downstairs .I 724.2
Jennings, John-Next to valour J 543.2
Kennedy, Margaret-Red sky at morning K 362.2
Kent, Louise A .- Paul Revere Square K 375.3
Knight, Clifford-Affair at Palm Spring K 696.2
Lancaster, Bruce-Guns of Burgoyne
L 244.2
Lancaster, Bruce and Brentano, Lowell-Bride of a thousand cedars
L 244.21
Larrimore, Lida-Uncle Caleb's niece L 334.6
Lawrence, Josephine-A good home with nice people. L 421.6
Leitfred, Robert H .- The man who was murdered twice L 533.2
Lewis, Elizabeth F .- Protraits from a Chinese scroll L 6735.2
Lincoln, Joseph C. and Freeman-The Ownley Inn L 738.41
Lingstrom, Freda-Axel L 755.2
Logan, Algernon S .- Amy Warren L 831.2
Marquand, John P .- Wickford Point M 357.6
Miller, May M .- First the blade M 649.2
Mowery, William B .- Paradise trail M 936.5
Muller, Dan-Chico of the Cross Up ranch M 958.2
Oppenheim, E. Phillips-Sir Adam disappeared
O 624.36
Page, Elizabeth-Tree of liberty
P 132.2
Pentecost, Hugh-Cancelled in red
P 419.2
Pratt, Frank-Virgil drops his cane
P 914.2
Queen, Ellery, pseud .- Four of hearts
, 335.5
Raine, William M .- Moran beats back R 155.23
Rawlings, Marjorie K .- South moon under R 259.3
Ritner, Ann-And some had wine R 612.2
151
Roberts, Cecil-They wanted to live R 643.4
Schumann, Mary-Strife before dawn S 392.2
Seifert, Elizabeth-Young Doctor Galahad S 459.2
Sharp, Margery-Harlequin house S 531.4
Shute, Nevil, pseud .- Ordeal S 5625.3
Snow, Charles H .- Guns along the border S 674.3
Steinbeck, John-Grapes of wrath S 820.2
Stevenson, Dorothy E .- The green money S 8474.9
-Story of Rosabelle Shaw S 8474.8
-A world in spell S 8474.7
Strahan, Kay C .- Desert Lake mystery S 896.2
Tallant, Edith-The girl who was Marge T 147.2
Taylor, Katharine H .- Back roads T 243.2
Terhune, Albert P .- Grudge mountain T 318.11
Thirkell, Angela-The Brandons T 445.5
Thornton-Cook, Elsie-Justly dear: Charles and Mary Lamb .. T 514.2
Vance, Ethel-Escape V 221.2
Walker-Taylor, Philip-Murder in the flagship W 186.2
Walsh, Maurice-Sons of the swordmaker W 226.7
Warren, Robert P .- Night rider W 293.2
Weiner, Henri-Crime on the cuff TV 423.2
Williams, Ben Ames-Thread of scarlet W 721.9
Williams, Valentine-The fox prowls W 728.13
Willsie, Honore M .- Demon daughter W 741.20
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Ackley, Edith F .- Paper dolls; their history and how to make them
j649.55 A
Adshead, Gladys-Something surprising j560 A
Andress, J. Mace and others-Spick and span j613 A4
-The health parade j613 A5
-Safety every day j613 A6
Angelo, Valenti-Nino jA 584n
Arnold, Oren-Wild Americans j599 A
Aulaire, Mrs. Ingri, and Edgar P.,-Abraham Lincoln jB L737.5
Baer, Marian E .- Wonders of water j551 B
Barbour, Ralph H .- Weatherby's inning jB 240w
Beaty, John Y .- Wild animal stories and pictures. j599 B3
Beebe, Catherine Just around the corner jB 414j
Berger, Josef-Copy boy jB 496c
Berry, Erick-Go and find wind jB 534g
Bianco, Margery W .- Other people's houses jB 5780
Blaisdell, Elinore-Falcon, fly back jB 634f
Boylston, Helen D .- Sue Barton, rural nurse jB 792sr
Bracker, Charles E .- Chester jB 797c
Brooke, L. Leslie-Johnny Crow's new garden j817 B3
152
Buckingham, Burdett R., comp .- Playing together j372.4 B20
-Munching Peter and other stories j372.4 B19 Burton, Virginia L .- Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel jB 9748m
Carey, Graham-The tails book j591.5 C1
Carrington, Molly and Chas E .- A pageant of kings and queens j942 C1 Chapman, Maristan, pseud .- Mystery of the missing car jC 466m
Children's Cheery Books-The boy and the goat j372.4 C13
-Lambikin; The dandelion j372.4 C14
-The wee, wee woman j372.4 C15
Coatsworth, Elizabeth-Five Bushel Farm jC 652f
Criss, Mildred-Mary Stuart, young queen of Scots jB M393
Dalgliesh, Alice-The young aunts jD 142y
Davis, Lavinia R .- Hobby Horse Hill jD 2629h
Dean, Graham M .- Jim of the press jD 281j
DeAngeli, Marguerite-Skippack school jD 284s
DeJong, Meindert-Dirk's dog, Bello jD 327d
Disney, Walt-Walt Disney's version of Pinocchio j823 D6
Enright, Elizabeth-Thimble summer jE 603t
Fisher, Dorothy C. and Scott, Sarah E .- On a rainy day j793 F
Flack, Marjorie-The restless robin jF 571r
Frasier, George W. and others-Through the year. j504 F
-Winter comes and goes j504 F1
-The seasons pass j504 F2
Gag, Wanda-Snow White and the seven dwarfs j823 G8
Gall, Alice C. and Crew, Fleming H .- Little black ant j595.79 G
Gates, Arthur I. and others-We grow up j372.4 G11
Gilchrist, M. E .- Story of the United States coast guard j353.2 G
Gramatky, Hardie-Little Toot jG 7451
Guerber, Helene A .- Story of the Romans j937 G
Haaren, John H. and Poland, Addison-Famous men of Rome j920.03 H
Hager, Alice R .- Wings to wear j629.13 H
Hall, Katharine H .- A book of fun j372.4 H6
Halliburton, Richard-Second book of marvels, the orient j910 H3
Hamsun, Marie A .- Norwegian farm jH 232no
Hanna, Paul R. and others-Peter's family j372.4 H12
-David's friends at school j372.4 H13
-Susan's neighbors at work j372.4 H14
Hartman, Gertrude-Machines and the men who made the world of industry j609 H
Hayes, Marjorie-Little house on runners jH 418li
Haywood, Carolyn-"B" is for Betsy jH 472b
Henderson, Louis T .- Trains j625 H
Hess, Fjeril-The mounted falcon jH 586m
Hewes, Agnes D .- Sword of Roland Arnot jH 598sw
Hodges, C. Walter-Columbus sails jB C726.2
Hogan, Inez-Twin kids j701 H3
153
Huber, Miriam B .- Cinder the cat j372.4 H1 Hutchison, Dorothy D .- Nathalie enters advertising jH 979n
Irwin, Inez H .- Maida's little island jI 729m
Johnson, Enid and Peck, Anne M .- Ho for Californy! jJ 672h
Johnson, Margaret S. and H. L .- Story of Rickey jJ 685s Jones, Manley H .- Christmas is coming j394.268 CJ
Jordan, Nina R .- Homemade dolls in foreign dress j649.55 J
King, Eleanor and Pessels, Wellmer-Garden creatures j590 K1
Lansing, Elisabeth H .- Sky service
jL 2955s
Leaf, Munro The watchbirds; a picture book of behavior ... j395 L2
Lehman, Agnes C .- The Flahertys of Aran jL 523f Lenotre, Therese-Mystery of dog Flip jL 572m
Lenski, Lois-Ocean-born Mary jL 5730
Lent, Henry B .- The storekeeper j641.4 L
Lucas, Jannette M .- Where did your garden grow? j581.9 L
McBrien, Jasper L .- America first j808.8 M
MacDonald, Rose M .- Then and now in Dixie j630 M1
Machetanz, Frederick-Panuck, Eskimo sled dog j919.8 M4
McIntyre, Flora-Children of the golden queen j595.79 M
McSpadden, Jos W .- How they blazed the way j925 M Maeterlinck, Maurice-Children's life of the bee j595.79 M1 Mathiews, Franklin K .- Boy Scouts book of indoor hobby trails j790 M
Meader, Stephen W .- Bat, the story of a bull terrier jM 481ba -Boy with a pack jM 481bo
Means, Florence C .- Penny for luck jM 483p
Mulock Dinah M .- The fairy book j823 M6
Murray, Gretchen O .- Shoes for Sandy j372.4 M3
Orton, Helen F .- Knights of the snowstorm jO 785k
-A lad of old Williamsburg jo 785la
Parton, Ethel-Runaway prentice jP 274r
Pease, Howard-Long wharf jP 36331
Petersham, Maud F. and Miska-Moses; a Bible story
j222.1 P
Peterson, Roger T .- Junior book of birds
j598.2 P2
Pryor, Wm. C. and Helen S .- Water-wealth or waste j551 P
Putney, Walter K .- Team-work in colonial days j973.2 P1
Reed, William M .- America's treasure j553 R Reynolds, Harry A .- Low-cost crafts for everyone j790 R
Rugg, Harold O. and Krueger, Louise-Mankind through the ages j909 R
-Man at work: his arts and crafts j709 R
Sabin, Edwin L .- Adventuring with Carson and Fremont jS 116a Seredy, Kate-The singing tree jS 483s
Seyfert, Ella M .- Little Amish schoolhouse jS 5191
Spaeth, Sigmund-Maxims to music j784.8 S
Sperry, Armstrong-Lost lagoon jS 7511
154
Sterne, Emma G .- The pirate of Chatham Square jS 839p Stowell, Thora, pseud. and Burgess, Thornton W .- Book of animal life j599 S3
Szekely, Sari-Mariki jS 997m
Tappan, Eva M .- Heroes of progress j920.07 T1
-Story of the Roman people j937 T
Taylor, Elizabeth C .- Happiness to share j811 T3
Teale, Edwin W .- Boys' book of insects j595.7 T
Theiss, Lewis E .- Wings over the Andes jT 377w
Trullinger, Florence W. and Day, Doris-Dog days j636.77 T
Villiers, Alan-Joey goes to sea
jV 752j
Wasson Valentina P .- The chosen baby
jW 3239c
Wheeler, Opal and Deucher, Sybil-Franz Shubert and his merry friends jB S384
White, Eliza O .- Patty makes a visit. jW 584pa
Williams, Henry L .- Turi of the magic fingers j571.1 W
Woodburn, Jas A. and others-Our United States j973 W
Young, Evelyn-Wu and Lu and Li jY 715w
Respectfully submitted,
MAY E. DAY,
Librarian.
INDEX TO WESTFORD TOWN REPORT
Page
Accountant's Report
53
Annual Town Meeting, February 20, 1939
23
Annual Town Election, February 13, 1939
20
Assessors' Report
70
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1939
65
Balance Sheet of State Audit
35
Births
10
Board of Health Report
73
Cemetery (care of)
44
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
Deaths
46 13 42
List of Jurors
Marriages
11 3
Officers of the Town of Westford
Report of the Finance Committee
Report of Fire Engineers
Report of Forest Warden
Report of Committee in Charge of Gage Land
Report of Middlesex County Extension Service
83
Report of Police Department
Report of Public Welfare Department
Report of Public Health Nurse
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Report of State Auditor
Report of Supt. of Highways
Report of Town Counsel
Report of Town Fish and Game Warden
Report of Town Forest Committee
Report of Tree Warden
87
Report of W. P. A.
91
Selectmen's Report
Special Town Meeting May 26, 1939
Special Town Meeting October 20, 1939
Tax Collector's Report
16
Treasurer's Report
71 97
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
Westford Infirmary Appraisal, December 1939
77
Westford Infirmary Receipts and Expenses 81
Westford Water Company
86
93 79 68 88
40 80 75 69 33 39 90 85 87 68
Report of Whitney Playground
32 29 31 72
Town Clerk's Report on Dogs
School Committee Report
Page
Elementary School Graduates
116
Graduation Exercises, Westford Academy, June 13, 1939
127
Organization, School Committee 104
Registration Westford Public Schools 113
Report of Music Supervisor
133
Report of School Committee
105
Report of School Nurse
131
Report of School Physician
132
Report of Superintendent
106
Report of Westford Academy
117
School Calendar
134
Teachers in Service, December, 1939
114
J. V. Fletcher Public Library Report
Financial Report of Library 138
Library Report of the Trustees 137
List of Books Added, 1939
144
Regulations 144
Report of Librarian 139
NNUAL REPORTS
SEOF THE
Town of Westford
WES
IDE ANNUAL NOWN ELECTION
1 6 : 0 8 1 5.10. 1941
For the Year Ending
December 31,
1940
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Annual Reports
of the
TOWN of WESTFORD
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940
OF
OWN
WESTFORD
cc
1729.
RPORATED
SEPT. 23
Warrant For Annual Town Election To be Held February 10, 1941
and
Annual Town Meeting To be Held February 17, 1941
PRESS OF BALFE SERVICE CO. Lowell, Mass.
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD
Town Clerk
Charles L Hildreth Term expires February, 1942
Selectmen
Cyril A. Blaney Term expires February, 1941
Arthur L. Healy, Secretary Term expires February, 1942
Arthur M. Whitley, Chairman Term expires February, 1943
Assessors
Edward F. Harrington, Chairman Term expires February, 1941
Samuel A. Fletcher, Secretary Term expires February, 1942
Roger H. Hildreth Term expires February, 1943
Board of Public Welfare
Thomas W. Gower, Chairman Term expires February, 1941
Thomas P. Cosgrove, Secretary .Term expires February, 1942
Reginald Blowey Term expires February, 1943
Treasurer
Charlotte P. Greig Term expires February, 1941
Collector of Taxes
Edward F. Harrington Term expires February, 1941
Moderator
Roger H. Hildreth
Constable
John F. Sullivan
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School Committee
Edward C. Buckingham Term expires February, 1941
James Mulligan
Term expires February, 1941
Eric J. Anderson, Chairman
Termi expires February, 1942
George P. Gibbons
Term expires February, 1942
Albert G. Forty Term expires February, 1943
Dorothy E. Chandler, Secretary
Term expires February, 1943
Trustees of J. V. Fletcher Library
Alice M. Howard, Secretary Term expires February, 1941
William R. Taylor Term expires February, 1942
William C. Roudenbush, Chairman Term expires February, 1943
Librarian
May E. Day
Board of Cemetery Commissioners
Sebastian B. Watson, Chairman Term expires February, 1941
Fred R. Blodgett, Secretary Term expires February, 1942
Axel G. Lundberg, Term expires February, 1943
Board of Health
Oliver A. Reeves, Secretary .Term expires February, 1941 Carl H. Hanson .Term expires February, 1942
Cyril A. Blaney, M. D., Chairman Term expires February, 1943
Agents of Board of Health
Amos B. Polley Albert A. Hildreth
C. Veronica Meagher, R. N., Public Health Nurse and Collector of Samples Charles L. Hildreth, Agent to issue Burial Permits Cyril A. Blaney, M. D., Health Physician and Inspector of Dairies James C. Coughlin, School and Health Dentist Melvin McMaster, Milk Examiner
Tree Warden
Harry L. Nesmith
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Director for Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Home Economics Mabel M. Nixon
Finance Committee
Herford N. Elliott Term expires March 1, 1941
John B. Gray
.Term expires March 1, 1941
P. Henry Harrington Term expires March 1. 1942
William E. Wright, Chairman
Term expires March 1, 1942
W. Otis Day Term expires March 1, 1943
E. Kent Allen. Secretary Term expires March 1, 1943
Committee in Charge of Whitney Playground
Charles L. Hildreth
Oscar R. Spaulding
John Fisher
Special Town Forest Committee
Edwin H. Gould Term expires March, 1941
Oscar R. Spalding Term expires March, 1942
William E. Wright Term expires March, 1943
Registrars of Voters
Albert R. Wall Term expires March 31, 1941
James J. McKniff Term expires March 31, 1942
Norman E. Day Term expires March 31. 1943
Charles L. Hildreth, Clerk, ExOfficio
Precinct Officers
Precinct 1 .- Warden, Alonzo H. Sutherland (R); Deputy Warden, Fisher Buckshorn (R); Clerk, Gerald F. Desmond (D); Deputy Clerk, Harold A. O'Connell (D); Inspectors, T. Arthur E. Wilson (R); Leo C. McDonald (D); Deputy Inspectors. Albert A. Hildreth (R); Francis H. Chandonait (D).
Precinct 2 .- Warden. Frank P. Shugrue (D); Deputy Warden. Clifford G. Carpentier (D); Clerk. Alfred T. W. Prinn (R); Deputy Clerk, William L. Wall (R); Inspectors. John R. Greene (R). John E. Connolly (D); Deputy Inspectors. Charles A. Blodgett (R). Arthur W. McLenna (D).
Precinct 3 .- Warden, Fred Shugrue (D); Deputy Warden, Richard
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L. McGlinchey (D); Clerk, Harlan E. Knowlton (R); Deputy Clerk, William W. Gilson (R); Inspectors, Walter A. Whidden (R); George F. Jones (D); Deputy Inspectors, Swan G. Swanson (R); Frank J. Lavigne (D).
Precinct 4 .- Warden, Robert J. Spinner (D); Deputy Warden, Philip D. Lord (D); Clerk, Charles E. Dudevoir (R); Deputy Clerk, Leslie N. Athorn (R); Inspectors, James J. Kelly, Jr. (D), Arthur W. Brisson (R); Deputy Inspectors, Richard Lyons (D), Reginald Blowey (R).
Note-(R) Republican; (D) Democrat.
Chief of Police
John F. Sullivan
Regular Police Officer
John L. Connell
Dog Officers
John F. Sullivan
John A. Connell
Special Police Officers
Gregory G. Beskalo, Jr. George A. Haley
Bernard Moore
Arthur W. Brisson
J. Austin Healy
George R. Morris
Elmer Brown Donald Holt John A. O'Connell
Edward C. Buckingham
Ralph J. Hulslander Lewis Oliver
Leo J. Connell
Edmund J. Hunt Robert J. Orr, Jr.
John Connolly
George Jarvais
Robert J. Orr, Sr.
Arthur Cooke George Jones Edmund Pendlebury
John A. Daley
William J. Kelley
Amos B. Polley
Clarence Decarteret Joseph Lamy
Edmund D. Rogers
Charles E. Dudevoir David Lord
Winthrop W. Sargent
Charles Flanagan
Charles A. Lorman Edward St. Onge
Wilfred Gelinas
Leeds Metcalf
William L. Wall
Winslow P. George
Frank A. Wright
Police Woman C. Veronica Meagher
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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