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Home My WebLink About1956-09-18 State Primary Election Warrant 144 State Primnry� September 1�� i956 � TOIYN WAftRATIT FOR STATE PRIMARY (SEAL) The Commonwealth of Pdassachusetts h4iddlesex, ss. � � To either of the Constables of the Tovm of Readi.n�, Greetin�: In the name o£ the Cor,vnonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Prinaries to meet in Security Hall, Woburn Street, in said Readina� as the polling place deslanated for the four nrecSncts in said town on � � � � TUESDAy, the EI*HTEENTH DAY o£ SEPTF.MBEfi, iq56 at seven o� clock, A. Td., for the followin� nurposes; - To brin�; in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates oP Political Parties for the followin� of£ices: GOVER'SOR £or this COL'�dOlv^flEALTH LIE[JTEP;AIiT GOVER210R for thie COfi7410?VWEt1LTFi SEC4�TARY OF THE COI".idOIiNlEALTH �£or this COT�4,70S;YV"rALTH TREASt]RER Ai�7D RECENER-GEISERAL for this CO➢'MIONJJEALTH AUDITOR OF THE COI:",Ir10NWEFlLTII Tor this COT.4P70N4VEALTH ATTORNEY GE:JERt�L for this C01rWi0TIP1EALTH REPRESEPITATIVE IT.7 COSiGR�S for EIG3TH C01?GRESSIOI�AL DISTRICT COUNCILLOR £or SIXTH COUIICILLOP, DISTRICT SENATOR Por SEVENTH R4IDDLESEX SENATORIAL DISTRICT � 2 REPRESEAITATIVFS Iid GE?S�tAL COURT for EIGHTEENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 COUPiTy COP1P.7rS5I0NERS £or 1�tIDDLES�X COUNTY SHERIFF for MIDDLESEX COUVTI' DIST'RICT ATTORNEY for -NORTHERSF DISTRIOT (To fill vacancy) � The nolls will be open from 7 A, M, to 8 P. M, � And gou are directed to serve this warrant by postinP an attested copy thereof Sn at least three oublie places in each of the four g�e- cincts o£ the town not less than seven days g� ior to Septemb�er 18, 1q$6r the date set £or the meetin� in said warrant and to cause 'this warrant to be published in the Readin� Chronicle one day at least prior to sald date . - � Hereo£ fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doin�*s thereon to the Tovm Clerk� at or before the time appointed for said meetinrz. Given tinder our h ands this rwenty-seventh da� of Aut�'ust� A, D., iq56. Kenneth C. Lathar,t Lawrence Drew ,� silbert T�7.Lothrop ' Selectmen of Readin�g Attest: William H, Dewsnap Constable of Readinp, 1�5 State Priners Sentember 1P, i956 COP.'�dOT]YPEAL'Pi3 OF :�IASSAC3iJSE;TS Of£icer' s Return Tdiddlesex ss . Readinp� - By virtue of this warrant, I, on Seotember S, 19$6 notifled and warned the inhabitants o£ the Town oP Readinp, qualified to � vote in elections and town affairs� to meet in the place and at the time specified; by postin� attested copies oP this warrant in the followinp public pleces within the Town o£ Readine: Precinet ll. Austin� s Lunch Roor.i 17 Harnden 3treet Central Fire Station Pleasant Street Police Headquarters Pleasant Street Precinct 2, P.4asonic Temple Building M. F. Charles � Store 610 P7ain Street Roston & PIlaine R. R. Depot Precinet 3. T-ieene� s Corner Store 36 h7lneral Street Var� s 3tore 168 Lowell Street Fire Station, Enpine #2 Woburn Street Precinet l}. P.4unicipal AuildinR Zitzow� s Store 287 Lowell Street 1.lclaughlin' � Store 10$1 tdain Straet The date of postinE* bein�; more than seven days prior to S�e�te:nber 18, 19�6, the date set £or the meetinp, in this vrarrant. 2 also caused an attested cop�r oP thls worrant to be pub- � lished in the Readin�; Chronicle in the issue d' September 13, iq56� � the same beinp, more than one day prior to the date o£ said meet- ing. William I-I. Dewsnap Constable of Reading SiATE PRIPfiARY Security Eall September 18� iq56 Pursuant to the £orePoinr warrent and the Constables re- turn thereon a Party Primary was held at the time and place speciSied. Tha meeting was called to order by i{enneth C. Lathar.t. ihe warrant wes partiall;r read by E�oyd H, Stewart, when on motion of 9rthur L. Harris it avas voted to ciepense tvith the further readinp, of the warrant. The Officer� s return wns then read bp Eoyd H. Stevrart. � r The oolls were then declared open at 7 A. PR.,, and� were � closed at 8 P. Pd, with the sollowin� result: �{.56 Democrat Votes and 2156 Republican Votes £or a total of 2612, as follows: