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Jig-saw puzzles loaned
48
Number of days open
152
Largest monthly circulation of bound volumes, May
1,031
Smallest monthly circulation, October
722
Largest daily circulation, May 18
123
Smallest daily circulation, Aug. 26, Dec. 23
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ACCESSIONS
Volumes added by purchase 234
Volumes added by gifts
64
Total number added
298
Number of volumes discarded
55
Number of volumes in Library
19,602
AMOUNT OF FUNDS
Legacy of Stephen S. Stone $1,000.00
Legacy of Augustus K. Fletcher 1,000.00
Legacy of Mary M. Henarie, Laws Fund 1,000.00
Legacy of John M. Osgood
1,000.00
Legacy of Jennie Reed Wilkins
150.00
Legacy of Adeline T. Burbeck
500.00
Legacy of Albert E. Prescott
7,056.08
Legacy of William J. Burbeck
1,000.00
Legacy of Frederick A. Burbeck
1,000.00
REGULATIONS
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LIST OF BOOKS ADDED, 1948 CLASSIFIED BOOKS
Alexandra, Queen-Queen Alexandra's Christmas book B A380
Appell, Ruby M .- Adventures in thinking 170 A1
-By these things men live 248 A1
Aronson, Joseph-Encyclopedia of furniture 749 A
Ausubel, Nathan, ed .- Treasury of Jewish folklore, traditions, legends, humor and folk songs 296 A
Barbour, Harriot B .- Sandwich, the town that glass built-974.40 Sa B Barley, Ann-Patrick calls me mother 940.5316 B
Behrman, Howard and Levin, O. L .- Your skin and its care 616.5 B
Benedict, Ruth F. and Weltfish, Gene-In Henry's back-yard 572 B
Bennett, John-The doctor to the dead 398.2 B
Berol, Felix, arr. by-One hundred good stories
817 B6
Beverly, Bert I .- In defense of children
136.7 B
Brobeck, Florence-Cook it in a casserole
641.5 B2
Bromfield, Louis-Malabar Farm 630.1 B1
Carr, Wm. H .- Desert parade; a guide to southwestern desert plants and wildlife 574.979 C
Chamberlain, Samuel-Behold Williamsburg 917.554 C
Chase, Ilka-Past imperfect B C4868
Cunningham, Elijah W .- The pearl of her sex
817 C9
Davis, W. A. and Havighurst, R. J .- Father of the man, how your child gets his personality 136.7 D1
Depew, Arthur M .- Cokesbury party book 793 D
Dodds, Robert E .- Handicrafts as a hobby 680 D
Douglas, Marjory S .- The Everglades
975.95 D
Drepperd, Carl W .- Handbook of antique chairs
794.31 D
Duggan, Schlottman and Rutledge-Folk dance library
-The teaching of folk dance 793.31 D1
-Folk dances of Scandinavia 793.31 D2
-Folk dances of European countries 793.31 D3
-Folk dances of the British Isles 793.31 D4
-Folk dances of the United States and Mexico 793.31 D5
Eisenhower, Dwight D .- Crusade in Europe 940.54 E
Ekrem, Selma-Turkey, old and new 914.96 E
England, Mary, pseud .- A knight there was B E585
Ethridge, Willie S .- It's Greek to me 914.95 E
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Farley, James A .- Jim Farley's story 973.917 F Fitzpatrick, George, ed .- This is New Mexico 917.89 F Fuller, Edmund, ed .- Thesaurus of anecdotes 808.8 F
Gassner, John, ed .- Twenty best plays of the modern American theatre 812.08 G
Hagedorn, Hermann-Roosevelt in the bad lands B R781.16
Hamlin, Helen-Pine, potatoes and people, the story of Aroostook 917.41 H2
Haselton, Scott E., ed .- Succulents for the amateur 635.933 H
Hastings House Americana-American wildflowers 582.1 H
Holbrook, Donald-Civilian mission 174 H
Hull, Cordell-Memoirs, 2 vol. B H913
Kaese, Harold-The Boston Braves
796.357 K
Kent, Louise, A .- Village greens of New England
974 K
Laird, Donald A. and Eleanor C .- Technique of getting things done 174.8 L
Lanks, Herbert C .- Highway across the West Indies 917.29 L
Lincoln library of essential information, 2 vol. 031 L
Lindbergh, Charles A .- Of flight and life 501 L
Linscott, Robert N., ed .- State of mind; a Boston reader 917.440 Bos L1
Lothrop, Eleanor B .- Throw me a bone; what happens when you marry an archaeologist 918 L
Lyons, Eugene-Our unknown ex-president, Herbert Hoover B H790.2
MacDonald, Betty-The plage and I 616.24 M
McNeill, William H .- The Greek dilemma 949.507 M
McPharlin, Paul-Life and fashion in America, 1650-1900 -Love and courtship in America 392.4 M
390 M
Maney, Stacey, ed .- It's fun to make it yourself 680 M
Martin, Asa E .- History of the United States since 1865 973 M11
Meeker, Oden and Olivia-And points south 918 M3
Miller, Edgar G .- American antique furniture, 2 vol.
794 M3
Miller, John A .- Men and volts at war, story of the General
Electric in World War II 621.306 M
Nesbitt, Victoria H .- White House diary B N458
Ning, Lao T'ai-Daughter of Han B N714
Norberg, Inga-Good food from Sweden 641.59 N
Nutting, Wallace-Furniture treasure, 2 vol. 749 N1
Pearson, Haydn S .- Sea flavor 574.974 P
Pease, Herbert L .- Singing rails B P3635
Perry, Josephine-Around the world making cookies 641.63 P
Prichard, Harold A .- If they don't come back 237.2 ₽
Putnam, Tracy J .- Convulsive seizures 616.84 P
Rawlings, Gertrude B .- Story of books 655.1 R
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Reader's Digest-Reader's Digest condensed books 808.8 R Rosner, Jakob, ill .- Palestine picture book 915.69 R1 Ruth, George H .- The Babe Ruth story 796.357 R1
Santee, Ross-Apache land 970.3 S
Sears, Clara E .- Highlights among the Hudson River artists 758.1 S
Selle, Earl A .- Donald of China B D675
Shelley, Donald A., ed .- Audubon's birds 598.2 A6
Skinner, Cornelia O .- Family circle B S628
Snow, Edward R .- Famous New England lighthouses 627.9 S1 Spears, Ruth W .- Make and remodel home furnishings 747 S1
Stevenson, Burton, sel .- Home book of proverbs, maxims, and familiar phrases 808.8 S6
Stevenson, Isabelle, ed .- Crochet and knitting 746.4 S
Swedish Traffic Association-Sweden-ancient and modern 914.85 S
Taber, Gladys-Stillmeadow kitchen 641.5 T1
Teal, Mrs. Valentine-It was not what I expected
818 T14
Tebbetts, Leon H .- The amazing story of Maine
557.41 T
Thane, Elswyth-The bird who made good
598.8 T
Thomas, Henry-The living world of philosophy
109 T
Thomson, Virgil-The art of judging music 780.4 T1
Thorne-Thomsen, Gudrun-In Norway 914.81 T
Topp, Mildred S .- Smile, please 818 T15
Truax, Rhoda-Joseph Lister, father of modern surgery B L773
U. S. S. Massachusetts, pictorial history, April 1942-1945 623.8 U
Veinus, Abraham-Victor book of concertos 785.6 V
Vestal, Stanley-The old Santa Fe trail 917.8 V
Wagenknecht, Edward C., ed .- Fireside book of Yuletide 'tales 394.268 CW1
Walworth, Arthur-Cape Breton, isle of romance 917.169 W
Warfield, Frances-Cotton in my ears B W275
White, William L .- Lost boundaries 326 W5
Who's who in America, 1948-49 920.07 W1
Wilcox, Ruth T .- Mode in costume 391 W3
Wood, Clement-Unabridged rhyming dictionary 426 W
Woodbury, George-John Goffe's mill 818 W12
FICTION
Allen, Hervey-Toward the morning A 426.6
Allis, Marguerite-Law of the land A 438.7
Arnold, Elliott-Blood brother A 754.2
Auslander, Jos. and Wurdemann, Audrey-My uncle Jan A 932.2
Balch, Glenn-Wild horse B 174.3
Bassett, Sara W .- Within the harbor B 319.25
Bayer, Oliver W .- Brutal question B 357.2
Berlin, Ellin-Lace curtain B 515.2
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Best, Herbert-Whistle, daughter, whistle B 560.4
Bonham, Frank-Lost stage valley B 714.2
Bonner, Charles-Ambition B 7161.3
Bosworth,Allan-Bury me not B 747.2
Bower, B. M .- Family failing S 6155.22
Boyd, Martin-Lucinda Brayford B 7895.2
Bramhall, Marion-Murder is an evil business B 815.3
B 817.10
Brand, Max pseud .- Destry rides again -Hired guns B 817.11
Buck, Pearl S .- Peony B 9225.14
Burt, Katharine N .- Still water
B 973.6
Cadell, Elizabeth-Gay pursuit
Chamberlain, Marion-The leaf shall be green
C 4435.2
Charteris, Leslie-Saint sees it through C 486.4
Chase, Borden-Blazing guns on the Chisholm Trail C 4868.3
Chase, Virginia-Discovery
C 4878.3
Christie, Agatha-There is a tide
C 555.12
Clark, Dorothy P .- Poison speaks softly
C 593.1
Cody, Al-Outpost trail
C 671.5
Coles, Manning-Let the tiger die
C 694.6
Coolidge, Dane-Rawhide Johnny
C 7743.4
Corbett, Elizabeth F .- Immortal Helen C 790.17
Crone, Anne-Bridie Steen C 9469.2
Cronin, Archibald J .- Shannon's way
C 947.6
Davis, Mildred B .- The room upstairs
D 263.1
Dawson, Peter-Royal George
D 272.2
Detective Book Club, 24 vol.
D 480.1-24
Dolson, Hildegarde-The husband who ran away
D 665.2
Doner, Mary F .- Ravenswood D 6817.8
Douglas, Lloyd C .- The big fisherman D 735.12
Erdman, Loula G .- Years of the locust
E 665.2
Fair, A. A. pseud .- Give 'em the ax
F 163.2
Field, Peter-Return to Powder Valley
F 455.12
Flaubert, Gustave-Madame Bovary
F 587.2
Fletcher, Mrs. Inglis-Roanoke Hundred
F 613.5
Forbes, Esther-The running of the tide
F 693.8
Forester, Cecil S .- The sky and the forest
F 717.13
Frank, Pat-Affair of state F 828.2
Fremantle, Anne-James and Joan F 869.2
Gooden, Arthur H .- Trouble in the saddle G 649.3
Goudge, Elizabeth-Pilgrim's Inn G 688.12
Hedden, Worth T .- Wives of high pasture H 452.2
Hargrove, Marion-Something's got to give H 280.2
Hobart, Alice T .- The cleft rock H 681.7
Holman, Hugh-Slay the murderer H 747.1
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C 122.3
Hutter, Catherine-On some fair morning H 983.2
Idell, Albert E .- The great blizzard I 195.3
Jones, Guy P. and C. B .- There was a little man J 775.2
Kielty, Bernardine, ed .- Treasury of short stories K 477.2
Knight, Kathleen M .- Bait for murder K 698.10
-Footbridge to death K 698.9
Lancaster, Bruce-No bugles tonight
L 244.7
Leigh, Michael-Comrade forest
L 529.2
Lomax, Bliss, pseud .- Shadow mountain
L 839.8
McCullers, Mrs. Carson S .- Member of the wedding
M 133.1
Macdougall, Arthur R., Jr .- Where flows the Kennebec M 137.3
M 399.6
Mason, F. Van Wyck-Eagle in the sky M 4658.3
Maxwell, William-Time will darken it
Meredith, Anne, pseud .- The rich woman M 558.2
Miller, Helen T .- The sound of chariots M 648.6
Mowery, William B .- Challenge of the north M 936.6
Mulford, Clarence E .- Buck Peters, ranchman
M 955.13
Noble, Hollister-Woman with a sword, Anna Ella Carroll
N 749.2
Oursler, William C .- Departure delayed O 935.2
Panter-Downes, Mollie-One fine day
P 197.2
Partridge, Bellamy-Big freeze P 275.2
Powell, Richard P .- And hope to die P 886.2
Queen, Ellery, pseud .- New adventures of Ellery Queen Q 335.6
-ed .- Queen's awards, winners of second
detective short story contest Q 335.20
Ramuz, Charles F .- When the mountain fell R 184.2
Revell, Louisa-No pockets in shrouds R 451.3
Rinehart, Mary R .- A light in the window R 580.26
Robertson, Olivia-St. Malachy's Court R 6515.2
Rohmer, Sax, pseud .- The day the world ended R 739.1
Seifert, Elizabeth-So young, so fair
S 459.4
Short, Luke, pseud .- High Vermilion
S 559.3
Smith, Betty-Tomorrow will be better
S 643.3
Smith, Shelley-He died of murder
S 660.2
Stewart, Catherine P .- Three roads to Valhalla S 849.4
Strode-Jackson, Myrtle B. S .- Tansy Taniard S 919.2
Thane, Elswyth-Kissing kin T 367.7
Turlington, Catherine-Three to make ready T 941.2
Turnbull, Agnes S .- Bishop's mantle T 942.5
Walsh, Maurice -The damsel debonaire W 226.12
Westmacott, Mary-The rose and the yew tree W 531.2
White, Nelia G .- No trumpet before him W 586.6
Wickenden, Dan-Tobias Brandywine W 636.4
Wilkinson, Búrke-Proceed at will W 686.1
Wilson, Dorothy C .- The herdsman W 747.2
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Wouk, Herman-Aurora dawn W 938.2
Zola, Emile-The downfall Z 861.2
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Aldis, Dorothy-7 to 7, A B C j701 A1 Allen Nellie B .- United States, geographical and industrial studies j917.3 A
Atwater, Claire N .- Manoel jA8871m
Aulaire, Ingri d' and Edgar P. d'-Nils jA 924n
Berry, Erick-Harvest of the Hudson jB 534ha
Bianco, Pamela-Playtime in Cherry Street jB 5784p
Brock, Emma L .- Little duchess, Anne of Brittany jB A613 Burlingame, Roger-Inventors behind the inventor j608 B
Carnegie Library School Association-Our holidays in poetry j394.26 C1
Coblentz, Catherine C .- Martin and Abraham Lincoln jC 657m
Crampton, Gertrude-Tootle jC 890t
Disney, Walt, ill .- Snow White and the seven dwarfs j823 G6
Douglas, Emily T .- Appleseed Farm
jD 733a
Eisen, Edna E .- Our country from the air
j917.3 E
Evans, C. E .- Cinderella retold, ill. by Arthur Rackham j823 E6
Field, Eugene-Wynken, Blynken and Nod and other poems j811 F4
Foster, Genevieve S .- Augustus Caesar's world j930 F
Foster, Stephen C .- Songs for boys and girls j784.4 F
Hader, Berta and Elmer-The big snow jH 128b
Henderson, Luis M .- A child's book of birds j598.2 H1
Hogner, Dorothy C .- Barnyard family j636 H
Jackson, Kathryn and Byron -- Animal babies j590 J
Johnson, Margaret S .- Gay, a Shetland sheepdog jJ685g
Karasz, Mariska-The good housekeeping see and sew j646 K
Kiser, Martha G .- Rainbow for me jK 614ra
Leaf, Munro-Boo, who used to be scared of the dark jL 435b
Lee, Tina-How to make dolls and doll houses j649.55 L
Lenski, Lois-Boom town boy jL 573bo
-Mr. and Mrs. Noah j701 L8
-Now it's fall
j701 L9
Longstreth, T. Morris-The great venture jL 857g
Maginley, C. J .- Historic models of early America
and how to make them
j680 M
Orton, Helen F .- Mystery up the winding stair jO 785mu
Pashko, Stanley-American boy's treasury of sports,
hobbies and games j790 P
Pease, Howard-Bound for Singapore jP 3633b
Pistorius, Anna-What animal is it? j599 P1
-What bird is it? j598.2 P3
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Politi, Leo-Juanita jP 769j
Rice, Rebecca-Creative activities j790 R1
Smith, Irene, ed .- The Santa Claus book j394.268 CS10
Taylor, Florence M .- Growing pains jT 241g
-Thine is the glory j226.9 T
Thomas, Eleanor and Kelty, M.G .- Heroes, heroines
and holidays j920.07 T2
Tresselt, Alvin R .- White snow, bright snow
j701 T2
Tryon, Rolla M. and others-American nation yesterday and today j973 T3
Tunis, John R .- Highpockets jT 926h
Webb, Addison-Birds in their homes j598.2 W
Witty, Paul A. and Kohler, Julilly-You and the constitution of the United States j342.7 W
Respectfully submitted,
May E. Day
Librarian
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INDEX TO WESTFORD TOWN REPORT
Accountant's Report 49
Annual Town Election, March 1, 1948
27
Annual Town Meeting, March 6, 1948 29
Balance Sheet 59
62
Births
10
Deaths
17
Jury List
48
Marriages 13
Officers of the Town of Westford
3
Reports :
Assessors' 69
Board of Health 72
Cemetery Commissioners
87
Emily Fletcher Lecture Fund 88
Finance Committee
89
Fire Engineers
65
Fish and Game Warden
67
Forest Warden
66
Inspector of Animals
75
Middlesex County Extension Service
83
Police Department
46
Public Health Nurse
73
Public Welfare Department
76
`Sealer of Weights and Measures
68
Selectmen
44
Superintendent of Highways
45
Tax Collector 70
Town Clerk's Report on Dogs
21
Town Forest Committee
67
Treasurer 66
Tree Warden 68
Whitney Playground Committee 87
37
Special Town Meeting, June 22, 1948
150
Balance Sheet State Auditor, July 26, 1948
Special Town Meeting, November 5, 1948 43 State Election, November 2, 1948 38 Warrant for Annual Town Meeting 95
Westford Infirmary Receipts and Expenses 77
Westford Water Company 85
School Committee Report
Academy Graduates 123 and 126
Academy Program of Studies 116
Elementary School Graduates 122
No School Signal
133
Organization School Committee 104
Enrollment Westford Public Schools 122
Handwriting Supervisor 130
School Committee 105
School Nurse 129
School Physician 128
Superintendent 106
Supervisor of Art and Music 131
School Calendar 133
Corps of Teachers, 1948-1949
119
J. V. Fletcher Public Library Report
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Financial Report of Library 137
List of Books Added, 1948 143
Report of Librarian 138
Report of Trustees of the J. V. Fletcher Library 136
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OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD
Town Clerk
Charles L. Hildreth Term expires March, 1951
Selectmen
Cyril A. Blaney, Chairman Term expires March, 1950
Thomas W. Gower Term expires March, 1951
Edward F. Harrington, Secretary Term expires March, 1952
Assessors
Victor B. Daly
Term expires March, 1950
Carroll J. Rollins, Chairman Term expires March, 1951
John J. O'Connell Term expires March, 1952
Board of Public Welfare
William L. Wall, Chairman
Term expires March, 1950
Samuel A. Richards Term expires March, 1951
Reginald Blowey, Secretary Term expires March, 1952
Treasurer
Charlotte P. Greig Term expires March, 1950
Collector of Taxes
David I. Olsson Term expires March, 1950
Moderator
Ben W. Drew Term expires March, 1951
Constable
John F. Sullivan Term expires March, 1950
School Committee
F. Stanley Smith, Secretary Term expires March, 1950 James L. Knowlton Term expires March, 1950
H. Arnold Wilder Term expires March, 1951
Clifford J. Courchaine
Term expires March, 1951
Frederick W. Gatenby, Chairman Term expires March, 1952
Edgar S. Peterson Term expires March, 1952
Trustees of J. V. Fletcher Library
Alice M. Howard, Secretary Term expires March, 1950 William R. Taylor Term expires March, 1951
William C. Roudenbush, Chairman Term expires March, 1952
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Librarian May E. Day
Board of Cemetery Commissioners
Sebastian B. Watson, Chairman
Fred R. Blodgett, Secretary
Axel G. Lundberg
Term expires March, 1950 Term expires March, 1951 Term expires March, 1952
Board of Health
Ralph E. Cole, M.D. Term expires March, 1950
Dwight W. Cowles, M.D., Secretary Term expires March, 1951
Cyril A. Blaney, M.D., Chairman Term expires March, 1952
Agents of Board of Health
Albert A. Hildreth, Agent Dorothy A. Healy, R.N., Agent, Public Health Nurse Charles L. Hildreth, Agent to issue Burial Permits Cyril A. Blaney, M.D., Inspector of Dairies Charles A. Blodgett, Inspector of Slaughtering and Animals Sidney Cobb, M. D., Agent Henry Smith, Milk and Sanitary Inspector
Tree Warden
Frederick J. Fitzpatrick Term expires March, 1950
Superintendent of Moth Department
Frederick J. Fitzpatrick, appointed by Selectmen
Director of Demonstration Work in Agriculture , and Home Economics
Mabel M. Nixon
Finance Committee
E. Kent Allen, Chairman Term expires March, 1950 Herford N. Elliott Term expires March, 1950
Albert G. Forty, Secretary. Term expires March, 1951
Allister F. MacDougall Term expires March, 1951
W. Otis Day Term expires March, 1952
William E. Wright
Term expires March, 1952
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Committee in Charge of Whitney Playground
John Fisher Morris A. Hall Charles L. Hildreth
Special Town Forest Committee
Edwin H. Gould
Fred R. Blodgett
Term expires March, 1950 Term expires March, 1951
William E. Wright
Term expires March, 1952
Registrars of Voters
Paul L. Dunigan Term expires March 31, 1950
James J. McKniff Term expires March 31, 1951 Norman E. Day Term expires March 31, 1952
Charles L. Hildreth, Clerk Ex-Officio
Precinct Officers
Precinct 1 .- Warden, Albert A. Hildreth (R); Deputy Warden, Fisher Buckshorn (R); Clerk, Edward T. Sullivan (D); Deputy Clerk, Robert J. Spinner (D); Inspectors, T. Arthur E. Wilson (R); Morris A. Hall (R); Leo C. McDonald (D); James Basinas (D); Deputy Inspectors; H. Arnold Wilder (R); Howard H. Ferguson (R); Hilding A. Johnson (D); Louis F. Oliver (D).
Precinct 2 .- Warden, John E. Connolly (D); Deputy Warden, John W. Spinner (D); Clerk, Alfred T. W. Prinn (R); Deputy Clerk, William L. Wall (R); Inspectors, Charles A. Blodgett (R); Roy E. Blanchard (R); Richard H. Healy (D); Raymond A. Wall (D); Deputy Inspectors, Walter N. Fletcher (R); Howard V. Anderson (R); Clifford G. Carpentier (D); James H. Payne (D).
Precinct 3 .- Warden, Nicholas V. Basinas (D); Deputy Warden, Edward L. Dailey (D); Clerk, Harlan E. Knowlton (R); Deputy Clerk, William W. Gilson (R); Inspectors, Swan G. Swanson (R); Julia E. Knowlton (R); Eileen R. McGlinchey (D); Ruth A. Sundberg (D); Deputy Inspectors, Umberto P. Colarusso (R); Alice E. Whitcomb (R); Robert N. Cassidy (D), Eva A. Deforge (D).
Precinct 4-Warden, Frank P. Shugrue (D); Deputy Warden, Arthur Cooney (D); Clerk, Robert J. Orr (R); Deputy Clerk, Leslie N. Athorn (R); Inspectors, James Kelly, Jr. (D); Leo P. Connolly (D); Reginald Blowey (R); Philip Lord (R); Deputy Inspectors, Richard Lyons (D); Albert F. Hobson (D); Arthur T. Greenslade (R); Albert E. Mountain (R).
Note-(R) Republican; (D) Democrat.
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Chief of Police John F. Sullivan
Regular Police Officer John L. Connell
Dog Officers John F. Sullivan John L. Connell
Special Police Officers
Arthur A. Abbood Allan Adams John J. Barretto
William B. Horton
Ralph J. Hulslander
George F. Jones
Gregory G. Beskalo, Jr. Harold Blease
Arthur Lamy
Charles A. Blodgett
Thomas McGrath
Reginald Blowey
Everett E. Miller
Elmer P. Brown
John J. O'Connell
Lawrence J. Charlton
Louis F. Oliver
Leo J. Connell John E. Connolly
Edmund F. Pendlebury
Thomas Curley
W. Arthur Perrins
Arthur F. Daly
E. William Randall
Arthur J. Deforge
Hubert V. Raymond
Theodore J. Doucette
George Reeves Uldege Ricard
Charles Flanagan William C. Furbush
William Robinson
John F. Gagnon
Edmund D. Rogers
John H. Gantzel
Maurice B. Rooks
Wilfred Gelinas
Winthrop W. Sargent
Winslow P. George George S. Gervais Donald H. Hall
Frederick Schill Robert J. Spinner
Richard W. Hall Francis Hannigan J. Austin Healy Donald Holt
Edward J. St. Onge
Edward T. Sullivan
William L. Wall
Harold E. Wright
Police Woman Dorothy A. Healy, R. N.
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Charles A. Lorman
Robert J. Orr
Superintendent of Streets J. Austin Healy
Sealer of Weights and Measures Albert A. Hildreth
Inspector of Animals Charles A. Blodgett
Inspector of Buildings Edmund D. Rogers
Forest Warden Leo R. Larkin
Deputies Appointed by the Forest Warden
Reginald Blowey
Edmund D. Rogers
Thomas Curley
Robert J. Spinner
Richard W. Hall
Harold E. Wright
Hubert V. Raymond
Engineers of the Fire Department
Richard W. Hall, Clerk Edmund D. Rogers, Chief Harold E. Wright, Assistant Chief
Town Accountant and Clerk of Board of Selectmen Dana Fletcher
Soldiers' Relief Agent Dana Fletcher
Director of Veterans' Services Arthur A. Abbood
Agent for Burial of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors Arthur T. Greenslade
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Superintendent of Westford Infirmary Maurice B. Rooks
Keeper of the Lockup Maurice B. Rooks
Town Fish and Game Warden Edmund L. Provost
Janitor of Town House Edward T. Sullivan
Janitor of Library Building James E. McAvinew
Caretaker of Common George E. St. Onge
Town Counsel Edward L. Monahan
Charles A. Blodgett
Edwin H. Gould
Marden H. Seavey
Robert Connell
Field Drivers
Dana Fletcher
Richard E. Hanson
Measurers of Wood and Bark
Charles A. Blodgett
Fred W. Burnham
Charles Freeman
Edwin H. Gould J. Austin Healy Edmund L. Provost
Weighers of General Commodities
John J. Buchanan Arthur L. Healy J. Austin Healy J. Austin Healy, Jr.
James J. Healy John Shea, Jr. Harold W. Stewart
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Fence Viewers
Weighers of Textile Commodities
Arthur J. Barker
Clifford Jones
Willard W. Beebe
Mary P. Lord
Anthony R. Bohenko
Paul T. McCarthy
Albert J. Burne
Helena A. McKniff
Edwin L. Burne
Edward F. McLenna
Annie H. Daly
Victor B. Daly
Irene J. Menard Rameo Milot
Grace E. DeCarteret
Ellen A. Oldham
Kenneth E. De La Haye
Robert J. Orr, Jr.
William G. Donnolly
William E. Robinson
Frederick H. Ellison
Winthrop W. Sargent
Frank Gagnon
George Sedach John W. Shackleton
Eleanor M. Haley
George M. Haley
Roy S. Smith
Helen R. Hartley
Irene Szylvian
James J. Hobson
Lillian Walsh
Weighers of Granite
Lincoln Dexter Lawrence Gagnon Ralph C. Harmon
School Planning Committee
Appointed by Moderator under Article 1 of Annual Town Meeting held March 12, 1949, to serve for one year.
Edward M. Abbot June L. Armstrong Moses L. Fecteau
Kenneth R. Fox Arthur L. Healy Mary R. Lambert Everett A. Scott
Tax Title Property Committee
Appointed by Moderator for one year. Herford N. Elliott Edward F. Harrington Albert A. Newick
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Housing Authority
Elected at Annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1949.
Arthur L. Healy (Resigned) Term would have expired March 1954
Felix R. Perrault
Term Expires March 1953
Arthur A. Abbood
Term Expires March 1951
William G. Chace
Term Expires March 1950
Term expires March, 1952
*John D. Chandler *Appointed by State Board.
NOTE-The law requires that certain officers, including Measurers and Weighers, in order to qualify as such officers, be sworn in and a record of their oath be filed with the Town Clerk.
Assistant Town Clerk Alice A. Hildreth
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BIRTHS Recorded by the Town Clerk of Westford-1949
Date of Birth NAME
Jan. 23-Anderson, Beverly Jean Mar. 11-Baxendale, Paul Walter Dec. 13-Beebe, Judith Ann Sept. 26-Bennett, Vincent Byron Aug. 9-Beskalo, Anne Mary Dec. 7-Blais, Joseph Real
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