The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About1956-04-24 Presidential Primary Election Warrant 138 TOW?I 1VARRANT Por Presidential Pi�imary COT•IIF70NVYEALTH OF PdASSACIiUSEiTS (Seal) Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constablea o£ the Town of Reading, Greeting: � In the name o£ tha Commonwealth of Pdassachusetts, you ara hereby requSred to noti£y and warn the inhabitants of the Town at Reading� qualified to vote in primaries� to meet in Odd Fellowa Building� Woburn Street, in said Readin�� as the� polling place designated for the four precincts in said Town, on TUE3PA?, THE TWEt1TY-FOURTH DAY OF APRIL� 1q56 at three o' clock in the afternoon, for the Tollowing purposes;. To brin� in their votes to the Primary 0£ficers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices: 10 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party � 10 Alternate Dele�ates at Larp,e to the National Convention of the Reoublican Party 2�} Delegates at Large to the Platlonal� Convention of the Democratic Party 24 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention o£ the Democratic Party 2 District Delegatas to the National Convention' of the Republican Party 8th Congressional District � 2 Alternate DSstrict Delegates to the National Convention oS the Republican Partg 8th Congressional District l} District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic , Party 8th Congressional District ' Z Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party 8th Congressional District . District Members o£ State Coinmittee-(One Pdan and One Woman) for each Political Party for the Saventh Middlesex Senatorlal. District 35 Members of tha Republicsn Town Committee 10 Tdembers of the Democratic Town Committee Presidentiel Preferonce � " The Polls will be opan from 3:00 P.TIf. to 9:00 P.M. ' � " And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereoP In at least three public places in each of the Sour precincts of the Town not less than seven days prSor Y,o April 24, i956� the date set £or the meetin� in said warrant and to cauae this warrnnt to be publiahed Sn the Reading Chronicle one day at least prior to said date. Hereo: fail not, and make due return of this Narrant� with your doings thereon, to the mo�.m Clerk� at or before the time ap- ,I� pointed for said meating. Given under our hands this 12th dav of April, A.D., i956. (Signed) Kenneth 0. Latham (SiP-.ned) Lawrence Drew (Siened) Gilbert P4. Lothrop Selectmen o£ Reading A true copy. 9ttest: (si,qned) Arthur L. Harris Canstable of Reading � 1 .39 Primar� Election April 21}, i956 COMP70NWEALTu OF P.TASSACHUSE!`TS 0£ficer� s Return, Middleaex as. Reading, By virtue of this warrant, I, on April 16� 19$6 notifiad and warned the inhabitants of the Town o£ Reading� qualifled to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the p14ce and at tha tSme specified, by posting attested copies of this v6arrant Sn the following public places within the Town o£ Reading: Precinct 1. Austin+ s Lunch Room. 1� Aarnden Street Central Fire Station � Police Headquarters ' Precinct 2.. Masonic Temple Building M. F. Charlea� Store 610 R4ain Street Boston. & Maine R. R. Depot Precinct 3. Keene�s Corner Store 36 Mineral Street Benny� s Store 168 Lowell Street Fire Statlon Enp,ine #2 . Precinct (y. Tdunlcipal Building Zitzow� s Store 287 Lowe11 Street LTeLaug,hlin� s Store 1051 Main Street The date of postSn� being more than seven days prior to April 24, iq56, the date set for the meeting in this warrant. I elso caused an attested copy o£ this warrant to be pub- lished in the Reading Chronlcle in the issue oS April 19th tha � same being more than one day prior to the date o£ said meeting, (signed) Arthur L. Harris Constable o£ Reading PRESIDENTIAL PRINfARY ELECTION Security Hall April 21}, i956 Pursuant to the £oregoing warrant and the Constable� s return thereon a Party Px�imary was held at the time and placa specified, . and was called to order by Bogd H. Stewart, Town Clerk, who then � read the vcarrant and the Officer� s return. The ballot bozes were duly examined by the Constable in eharge and Pound to be empty and registered 000. The polls were then declnred open at 3:00 P, Td. and were closed at 8x00 P. M, with the following result: I}q Democrat Votes and (}39 Republican Votes £or a total of l}88, as follows : Ten Delep,ates at Larg,e to the ftepublican National Convention Pr_1 Pr_2 Pr. 3 �'. 4 Total � Christian A, F?erter 73 127 108 117 1}2 Leverett Saltonstall 73 128 107 116 42� Joseph W. DSzrtin, Jr. 71{. 12$ 108 111} 421 Iienry Cabot Lodga, Jr. 7l} 126 106 111} I}20 Slnclnir V7eeks 0 S25 107 113 I}L$ Elmer C. Idelson �8 115 101 110 394 Ralph H. Bonnell 70 119 lOZ' 111 !}02 Eather W. Vfheeler 70 116 l03' ll0 99 Robert F. Bradford �2 12$ 1'08 I1$ �.20 � Thomas P�ppas 70 lll� 99 �8 39�} Blanks fy6 .,�7� � � 3 0 �