Partial Logs of the Holden, Mass. Police Department May, 1964 |
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At 4:00 AM on May 1, 1964, at Dartmouth College, the first BASIC program was run on a computer. One of the first programming languages intended to be used interactively, the language was designed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz. |
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Friday, May 1st, 1964 |
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7.27 a.m. |
Call re: accident on Main St. by Henry Welshes. Louise Crane vs. parked car of Mrs. Williams. See accident report for complete details. | ||||||||||||
Saturday, May 2nd, 1964 |
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3.25 p.m. |
Mrs. Marshall next to the Horaces Barber Ship complains about the other night a truck or something hit the corner of their house while backing in apparently. Will have Nowak check. | ||||||||||||
Sunday, May 3rd, 1964 |
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4 p.m. |
Doris Lyra calls re: suspicious car. R42822. Had Riordan check same. Father and daughters out in woods for a walk. Second pathway on the right just over the railroad tracks beyond the pond on Princeton Street. | ||||||||||||
Monday, May 4th, 1964 |
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11.55 a.m. |
Walter Marsh calls re: wantint to know if we had received a report of the T&G truck hitting the house next to Horaces Barber Shop. | ||||||||||||
3.40 p.m. |
Mrs. Ball of Fruit Street calls re: stray mongrel dog that has been round her place for the past week. I am suspicious that Mr. Ball brought it home with him. | ||||||||||||
Tuesday, May 5th, 1964 |
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3.20 p.m. |
Mr. Ostling, business tel. 798-8811 calls in re: progress on his complaint of April 14th. Ford R40145. I found that it belongs to one Jack A. Bump 47 Woodway Drive Shrewsbury. Occupation: Chief Accountant. 1963 Ford Conv. White color. | ||||||||||||
9.05 p.m. |
Called Shrewsbury P.D. re: character of Jack A. Bump. Called Wor. P.D. and he has no record. He teaches Sunday School. The Shrewsbury P.D. contacted Mr. Bump who came to their headquarters and showed them the hedge clippers that he stole. They called me and he came out to see me and we went to the home of Mr. Ostling where things were straightened out to the satisfaction of all concerned. | ||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 6th 1964 |
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6.15 a.m. |
Chester Wesolowski calls re: B&E&L at his Jefferson Service Station. Entrance was gained through the north end window. Two women from Hilltop saw a 1957 Ford black, with three boys in it slow down in front of them and pull over to the curb at 12.30 a.m. but they thought nothing of it at the time. I took photos of the tire marks and foot prints. Stolen was the following merchandise: Two cases of oil, 1 case of transmission oil, 1 case of No.20 oil. S&H Green Stamps, 10 pads YQH 801-to 810 Value, Reg. of MV Stickers B#79700-B37900-B379800 three books of stickers. Cigarettes out of the vending machine, Roberts Burns Cigars, Thompsons, Tampas, Dutch Masters. | ||||||||||||
3.15 p.m. |
Charlotte Simpson PL 7-8905 calls re: possibility of getting her brothers license back. Is o.k. by me if he can get by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. | ||||||||||||
Thursday, May 7th, 1964 |
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7 p.m. |
Worcester City Hospital calls re: Kenneth Nelson being beaten up and was taken to the Accident Ward by the Police Dept. Wants us to notify his mother, which we did o.k. | ||||||||||||
Friday, May 8th, 1964 |
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6.15 a.m. |
Mr. Donald Gordon or 318 Holden St. calls to complain that Mrs. Gosselin at 318A has two men visitors at her house and their cars are blocking the driveway so that he can not get out. I went there and entered the home and Mrs. Gosselin and two men were at the kitchen table, drinking beer. Mr. William J. Hennessey of 31 Indian Hill Road Worcester, who used to be the bartender at the Holden VFW was standing up drinking beer. He has operator slicense 098912A dated 7-5-63. Had car of Norman Mott, 94 Malden St. Worcester who was stinking drunk. 1957 Ford, 4 dr. station wagon . Henessey moved both cars. No noise outside the house. | ||||||||||||
7 a.m. |
State Police call re: information from the Auburn P.D. re: finding of registry of motor vehicle tickets and mdse. stolen from the Jefferson Service Station. They found the articles at the scene of a brush fire. 1934 model of a National Cash Register No. 3687574 and under that number was 4121. About a year ago Auburn had a store break and they checked on Edward Coffey, Worcester 4-18-40 and also a Donald R. Reaucage, of 23 Thayer St. North Oxford, d.o.b. 6-10-42. | ||||||||||||
Saturday, May 9th, 1964 |
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12.20 a.m. |
Night Supervisor at Memorial Hospital calls re: notifying the parents of Schange who is in the accident ward. He is non cooperative. Sent No.1 to go to 24 Nola Drive the home but before their arrival, Schang told them of the whereabouts of his parents, at the Lincoln Lanes. O.K. with the hospital. | ||||||||||||
2.30 a.m. |
Hospital calls re: injured boy brought to the accident ward and he is quite badly beaten up. Three boys brought him in. Danny Moriarty of Wyoming Drive. Sent No.1. Those who brought him in were Gerald Trudeau and Ed. Jeffrey of Sterling and Irving Trudeau of Princeton. Story was that they found him wandering around a street in Clinton. | ||||||||||||
Sunday, May 10th, 1964 |
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6.50 p.m. |
Jas. Drawbridge calls re: a man dropped off a mother kitten and little ones. Blue Falcon Station Wgon, 906964. headed towards Paxton. | ||||||||||||
9.02 p.m. |
Mr. Hirsch calls re: admitted to dropping the kittens off and that he wanted to get rid of them. Agreed to come back to Holden and get the kittens at my house. Lic. 127938F 5-21-63 Eugene A. Hirsch, d.o.b. 5-20-36. 38 Central St. W. Boylston, 906964 Ford Falcon Station Wagon, 1963 Model. | ||||||||||||
Monday, May 11th, 1964 |
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9.50 a.m. |
Lloyd Starbard calls that he heard we were going out after permanent men for the police department and re: my retiring at 65. Also called re: a parked car near the corner of Bailey Road. | ||||||||||||
Tuesday, May 12th, 1964 |
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10.30 a.m. |
Officer Norman Dubrule of the Wor. P.D. Youth Division calls re: Jefferson Service Station break. I met with him at 1 p.m. Questioned Alva E. Miron, Jr. age 19, dob 6-20-44 of Worcester, Father Alvah E. Sr. mother Gertrude. Owns a 1957 2 dr sedan Mass. Reg R41471. Told me taht he and the other two boys hd left home, needed some money so they broke into the Gulf Gas Station in Jeff. Said that he acted mostly as a lookout. he and the other two put the stuff in the back of his car and the covered some with his naval reserve rain coat. Said that they took almost a case of transmission oil and almost one case of auto oil, Green Stamps, Reg. of MV Stickers, cigarettes and cigars. ARREST: B&E&L in the Nighttime. We then went to the Trade School and talked to Robert Carl Amyot, age 16 yrs. Father Ovide, Mother Gertrude. Goes to Worcester Boys Trade School. Born in Worcester. | ||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 13th, 1964 |
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8.15 a.m. |
To District Court at Worcester on Alvah E. Miron Jr. case of B&E&L in the night time at the Jefferson Service Station. Case continued to 5/21/64 Thur same day as the juvenile is to be in court. | ||||||||||||
Thursday, May 14th, 1964 |
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7 a.m. |
Out to check on abandoned car on Harris St. 1956 Ranch Wagon, black and white, 4 door. Reg plates off of same, 250 feet beyond house by Tide Brook. The sticker showed reg L13990, Sticker No. B405739 Teddys Filling Station Worcester 4-7-64 Had Sunnyside Motor tow same in. | ||||||||||||
6.30 p.m. |
Mrs. Harold McKeen, 66 Raymond St. will be away from Friday night to Monday. Teen agers at home. Please check house. | ||||||||||||
Friday, May 15th, 1964 |
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10.50 a.m.
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Bill Ford calls re: Hakala larceny case of the television set alleged to have been stolen. McCauley investigated o.k., I feel. | ||||||||||||
Saturday, May 16th, 1964 |
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7.10 p.m. |
Mr. Kohler, 102 Nola Drive calls re: larceny of his aluminum flag pole. 12' long 1 1/4" at the base. Suspects young Doyle or Eastman which whom he formerly had difficulties. | ||||||||||||
10 p.m. |
Eleanor Ahlfors calls. Tiny is moving a trailer to in back of the gas station and intends to live there. Is it legal? | ||||||||||||
Sunday, May 17th, 1964 |
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1 p.m. |
Brennan on So. Main St. opposite the Jenney stationcalls re: Chas. Armenti the proprietor doing repair work, on Sunday. Told him that it was ok to do emergency repairs. | ||||||||||||
4.50 p.m. |
Curtis Peabody calls re: a horse being on the loose in his area. Belongs to Clarence Wolfe who got same o.k. It made his wife extra nervous. | ||||||||||||
Monday, May 18th, 1964 |
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| Helia Mae Henderson calls re: opening and closing of door at her house lately. Four times. | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Zucowski of Mill St. calls re: some auto did smash the railing over the bridge. I called Gilchrist and he said that he would take care of same. | |||||||||||||
| Jas. Oliver in with David Dakota who stole a pocketbook out of the glove compartment of a car being repaired at Laukenens Body Shop in Jefferson. The pocketbook belonged to Rev. Baggs and contained credit cards. David told Jim and I that he intended to use he credit cards and thought better of it and threw the pocketbook and contents in the cemetery near our house. Jim will get warrant for his arrest. | |||||||||||||
Tuesday, May 19th, 1964 |
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| Walter Marsh in re: some vehicle damaging his wifes car that was paarked at Kings Market yesterday between 1.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. He complained to Mr. McCracken. Damages, about $75.00 | |||||||||||||
| Mrs. Midgedelany calls re: 998610 passed three school busses who were stopped on Shrewsbury St. at Birchwood Drive, discharging school children. She will have her operato Mrs. Pauline Kaczmarek write me the story and I will send same to the Reg. of M.V. | |||||||||||||
| Called State Police re: owner of plates 998610 and found that it belings to a 1962 Chev. Turquoise color, owned by Ruth G. Lonstein, 34 Amherst St. Worcester. i called her and she said that the car was operated by her son David 16 yrs. old. I explained to her about his going by three stopped school busses and that there were children getting off the front bus who almost got hit. Told her that I was going to ask the registry to revoke his license and she approved of said action. | |||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 20th, 1964 |
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| Grandmother of Michele Gray, 15 yrs old, Chapel St. calls that Michele did not go to school today. Was seen at the Herbs at 8.05 a.m. in the company of George Nolet. She called the father Tony and he is distraught over the situation. | |||||||||||||
| Gerald Logan in re: A&B Tuesday 4.45 p.m. and again to-night. In front of Rexall Drug Store, Logan was getting into his car and Randall tapped Logan on the shoulder as he turned around Randall belted him. Suggested that he discuss the situation over with his father and hire a lawyer if necessary. | |||||||||||||
Thursday, May 21st, 1964 |
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| Fire Alarm, Kid in tree on St.Mary's Drive. Out on same. o.k. Fire dept. rescue truck. | |||||||||||||
Friday, May 22nd, 1964 |
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| Mrs. Otis Pineo calls re: indecent exposure on yeterday morning to her daughter who was on her way to Rice School. Blue Chev. 1961 model. Dark hair, tan shoes, dark sunglasses, and was bout 25 to 30 yrs. of age. | |||||||||||||
| Frank Zottoli in re: his daughter and the Pineo gril in the exposure case. Does not want his daughter involved in any way. Told him that I would forget all about her. | |||||||||||||
| Barbara Melich (Brunzell girl) of 318 Holden St. in re: her next door neighbor at 318A. A couple of times lately men have come to her house and asked if Carol lived there. Admitted that they were not rude to her. Nothing illegal about this. Explained in detail what had been done on the case and all about her friend Mrs. Gordon and the man next door who went with me to District Court. No complaint was issued. Not sufficient evidence. They all admit no breach of peace. Mrr. Melick did complain about no action being done to satisfy her by the Board of Health so suggested that she see the Selectmen re: same. Explained to her that I ha stopped operators of cars coming from the house and hav as yet failed to apprehend any one under the influence. Suggested to her that se try the State Police as I had done all in my power and to tell them that I sent her. | |||||||||||||
Saturday, May 23rd, 1964 |
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| Ray Hayes in re: receiving complaints about the Lees Mild Stand at the Fairbrook Ice Cream place is close to the sidewal and is plastered with signs, Lees Milk. I will take a picture of same on Sunday morning and show them to Paul Hinckley, Town Counsel. | |||||||||||||
| Call re: several cars at the Jefferson bathouse. Sent No.1 to ask the people to leave the area after closing hours. | |||||||||||||
Sunday, May 24th, 1964 |
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11 a.m. |
Mr. Joseph Curtin, 161 Parker Ave in re: Mr. Herbert Johnson, 168 Parker Ave lets his son Alan and the other boy run the two gas karts too much, creating disturbance. I went down and talk to both the father and son who were very cooperative. They will not run them at all on Sundays or holidays. And on regular weekdays they will run them from 12 noon to 7 p.m. I will let them know if I receive any further complaints. | ||||||||||||
Tuesday, May 26th, 1964 |
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| Bill Samborski calls that his son is in the army and that he bought a car in Germany and registered it there. He can operate same for five days after arrival in this country. | |||||||||||||
Thursday, May 28th, 1964 |
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| called Mr. Lee of the Lee Milk Co. to remove the sign on top of the milk stand by the Fairlane Ice Cream place. | |||||||||||||
| Mrs. Collins calls re: her electricity was shut off by Mrs. Lupinsky. | |||||||||||||
| I called Sophie Lupinsky and told her to turn the electricity back on again. | |||||||||||||
| Susan Provost baby sitting for Mrs. Wilson at 49 Sunnyside calls re: the baby swallowed some lighter fluid. I called the mother who was visting at the home of Hutchinson on Salisbury St. | |||||||||||||
Friday, May 29th, 1964 |
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| Stanford Johnson of Newell Road will be away from 5/30 to 6/1 at Washington, Maine. Contact him through the General Store that is oned by Fred Ludwigs. | |||||||||||||
| Call re: strange acting boy by Mattsons. Sent No.1 | |||||||||||||
Saturday, May 30th, 1964 |
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| All men reported o.k. Parade started promptly at 9 a.m. Nowak and Hammond at head of parade, Harvey and Dick Welsh in center of parade, McCauley and Lindfors at rear of parade. Armstrong on traffic at the corner of Highland and Main St., Riordan at Sunnyside, Pettis and Jas. Oliver in the cruiser, Jas. Oliver had charge of everything. Wear white gloves, and have the men wear long sleeves. | |||||||||||||
| Doris E. O'Neill, of 121 Read St. Portland, Maine insured with Allstate Ins. Co. 1962 Ford, hit parked car 93207 owned by Robert A. Smith of 15 Hawthorne Rd. and he was not there. I later talked to him and he said that the damage was not worth mentioning. | |||||||||||||
Sunday, May 31st, 1964 |
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| Call re: car overturned upside down in Chaffins Pond, 1964 plate on. Sent McCauley. | |||||||||||||
| McCauley calls for assistance. Out on same. Nowak passing by saw the cruiser and helped out. Car upside down 15 feet from shore. Opened door, heard moan. Took to Holden Hospital. Car Nash Rambler, D341E. Man was alive. James J. Murphy, 32 Leeds St., Worcester, 38 yrs. old, two witnesses saw hm at the VFW shortly after midnight, and saw him leave alone. | |||||||||||||
| State Police calls re: Wor P.D. wants one Ralph O. Manty who may come to 72 Parker Ave. Has a black Volkswagon, R56... Has a 22 rifle. Took shot and almost got his wife in Worcester. | |||||||||||||
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