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RRA7T POR STATE PRDIARv"
The Conmoni-ealtin of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss .
To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington,
Erecting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to no-
tifv, and warn the 'inhabitants of said town who are cualified to vote
in Primaries to meet in the Adams School, Last Lexington ( Precinct
One) and Cary Leraorial Hall, Lexington Center ( Precinct Two, Three and
Four)
TUESDAY, IRE FI7TE,EY1H DAY OF SEPT1',LBER, 1942
at 7:00 oeclock A. M. , for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the LTomin-
ation of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
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Lieutenant
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Secretary of the Cormonwealth. . . . . . . . . . . . "
Treasurer and Receiver-General . . . . . . . . . . . " P U
Auditor of the Commonwealth, . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attorney -leneral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U U it
Senator in Congress . . <60 . 0 06000006660 . 6 60 6 " If n
Representative in Concress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 5th Congressional District
Councillor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 " 6th Councillor District _
Senatoreeesossooeeeo . osseeeeoesom . momeke , " 7th Middlesex Senatorial
District
Three Representatives in General Court, . . " 7th Middlesex Representa-
tive District
Dis+-,rict Attorney. „ . . . . . . . . , .. . . . . . . . . . . „ . " Liddlesex District
Register of Probate and Insolvency. . . . " Middlesex County
County Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Lfddlesex County
County Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ " iiiddlesex County
The polls will be open from 7:00 A. Li. to 8:00 P. L.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings
thereon at the time and place of said meeting,
Given under our hands this 31st day of August, A, D. , 1942 ,
Archibald R. GirouxSET - CTIL,IT
Milliam G. Potter
George A, Sarano OF
A, Edward Rowse
TT,,XTNGTON
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CONSTAFT,7 'S RETURN
September 8, 1942
To the Town Clerk:
I have notified the inl-, -citants of Lexington bY posting printed
copies of the foresoinc-- Warrant in the Town. Office Building, and
eight other places in the Town, and by mailing a Printed copy of the
salne to every r egistered voter in the Town, seven days before the
time of said election,
Attest:
John C . Russell
Constable of Lexington
STAT2, PRIMARY ETFCTION
September 15 , 1942
The following election officers had been appointed by the
Selectmen and were assigned to duty at the four precincts as follows :
Precinct One Precinct Two
Charles J. Dailey Warden Victor H. Harmon
Pauline E . Bartlett Inspector Lucius A. Austin.
aeor7e E . Foster Inspector Ruth H. Ray (Deputy)
Mary E. Starkard Clerk John H. Dacey
Mary A, Rowland Teller Arthur L. Hanson
Arnie F. .1cDornell Teller Edward Licarory
George F. Stygles Teller Elizabeth R. ETourse
Ilda J. Field Teller Anna E. Tracey
Katie rs Teller idadeline V. Peterson
Edith T. Kew Teller Laurina 1:etcAlf Wilson
L. 11sworth Pierce Teller Florence E. ariesheimer
Teller Helen A. EcCaffrey
Precinct Three Precinct Four
Franklin F, Coleman Warden Howard E, Custance
Peter Robertson Inspector William B , ILulliken
Charles E. i:oloy, Jr. Inspector Robert Ryan
John F. -cKearney, Jr. Clerl, Mary J. Ferry
Cornelius P. Cronin Teller Helen I, Hac,uire
Virginia E. elsh Teller Helen Kirk
Clyde A, Booker Teller Caroline F. Deloury
Er-ma L. -_Hovey Teller Carl Hauck
John J, HcCol'mack Teller Agnes G. Hall
Emma Zitso Teller Robert Cady
Esther P. Graham Teller Catheryne H. Ferry
Alice H. Barrows Teller
Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, read the Warrant for the State
Frlmary until further reading as waived by motion of Victor H.
Harmon, which was seconded and declared a unanimous vote ,
The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven A. H.
and remained open in each precinct until eight P. 1:-. 5 at which time
after due notice, they were closed.
The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance
of their duties by the Town Clerk, James J. Carroll. The ballots
were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally
sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used,
The total registration of voters was 5562 ( five thousand five
hundred sixty-two.)
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Precinct 1. Total number of voters: 1524 One thousand five hundred
twenty-four
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Precinct 2. Total number of voters : 1270 One thousand two hundred
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seventy
Precinct 3. Total number of voters : 1340 One thousand three hundred
forty
Precinct 4. Total number of voters : 1428 One thousand four hundred
twenty-eight
The Town Clerk and 3oard of Registrars canvassed the result as
follows:
Prec .1, Rep. 198 Dem, 43 Total votes cast 244 Two hundred and
forty-four
Prec .2. Rep, 275 Dem, 37 Total votes cast 312 Three hundred and
twelve
Prec .3. Rep, 270 Dem. 25 Total votes cast 295 Two hundred and
ninety-five
Pl'ec .4. Re .-0, 228 Dem, 27 Total votes cast 255 Two hundred and
fifty-five
Total vote cast: 1103 One thousand one hundred and three
REPT=ICAZ
Governor
Free .") Prec .2 Prec .3 Prec,4 Tota'
Leverett Saltonstall 185 268 255 221 939
Blanks 13 7 5 7 32
198 275 270 228 971
Lieutenant Governor
Horace T. Cahill 186 266 266 219 937
Blanks 12 9 4 9 34
198 275 270 228 971
Secretary
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Frederic -. Cook 188 264 266 217 935
Blanks 10 11 4 11 36
198 275 • 270 228 971
Treasurer
Laurence Curtis 100 134 135 92 462
Edf7a,- A. French 25 23 13 27 88
Sybil H. Holmes 39 65 93 71 268
Richard E. Johnston 8 13 8 10 39
-7allace 2 . Stearns 11 15 6 9 41
Planks 15 25 14 19 73
198 275 270 228 972
Auditor
Russell A. 'Mod 183 258 261 219 921
Planks 15 17 9 9 50
-3797 275 270 228 971
Attorney General
Robert T. Bushnell 187 264 266 219 936
Flanks 11 11 4 9 35
198 275 270 228 971
Senator dn Congress
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 164 223 217 183 787
Courtenay Crocker 18 37 46 36 137
Planks 16 15 7 9 47
198 275 270 228 971
Con7ressman
Edith Nourse Rogers 179 251 247 2n5
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Harry L. Caldwell 17 18 20 15 70
Planks 2 6 3 8 19
198 275 270 228 971
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Councinor
Prec ,1 2rec .2 P-pec .3 Prec .4 Total
Hilliam G. Andrew 76 94 82 64 316
lard Cramer 21 12 10 12 55
Theodore 2. Hollis 78 138 156 122 494
Blanks 23 31 22 30 106
198 275 270 228 971
Senator
Arthur -:. CoolidEe 178 257 256 215 906
Blanks 20 18 14 13 65
198 275 270 228 971
Representatives in General Court
Georce Chauncey Cousens
144 274 217 174 749
Charles L.T . Ferguson 185 252 258 217 912
William E . Hays 144 214 215 172 745
Blanks 121 145 120 121 507
594 825 810 684 2913
District Attorney
Hobert F. Bradford 178 260 262 215 915
Blanks 20 15 8 13 56
198 275 270 228 971
Reczister of Probate and Insolvency
Lorin: F. Jordan 177 257 254 213 901
Blanks 21 18 16 15 70
198 275 270 228 971
County Commissioner
Charles 0 , Warren 88 113 100 103 494
Hobert H. Adams 98 141 155 108 502
FrE-ncid D. Collin-2s 2 9 12 8 31
Blanks 10 12 3 9 34
198 275 270 228 971
County Treasurer
Charles F, Howard 180 256 260 215 911
Blanks 13 19 10 13 60
198 275 270 228 971
DELOCRAT
Governor
Francis B. Kelly 16 16 11 12 55
Hoer L. Putnam 25 19 13 13 69
Blanks 2 3' 1" 2 8
L3 37 25 27 132
Lieutenant ,Governor
John 0 , Cal-,- 33 30 16 21 100
Blanks 10 7 9 6 32
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77 25 27 132
Secretary
Joseph J. Buckley 25 18 12 19 74
Leo A. 'iosselin 2 5 1 1 9
John D. 0 ?-=',r4en 10 6 2 3 21
Blanks 6 8 10 4- 28
43 37 25 27 132
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r/ Treasurer
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Preq®1 P-rec .2 Prec .3 Prec ,4 Total
7110-rlas E Barr 8 7 3 7 25 n
_Francs h Hurle7 20 16 14 13 63
illian 5. 3-.1.,irle7 5 7 2 2 16
John F. ' elch 6 2 0 0 8
Flanks 4 5 6 5 20
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43 37 25 27 132
Auditor
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Thomas J. 3,-Jc",de: 33 27 17 20 97
Leo D. I21sh A 7 2 3 16
Planks 6 3 6 a 19 1
43 37 25 27 132
AttorneF :Teneral
James L® -1-ne,7, 32 32 14 19 97
lani-s 11 5 11 8 35
4.3 37 25 27 132
Senator in. Conc/ress
Jose-oh E. Casein 19 17 9 15 60
Daniel 3 . Coale-7-- 1 J. 0 0 0 1
John F. Tito 16 13 13 11 53
Joseph Lee 7 4 1 0 12
Flanks 0 3 2 1 6
43 37 25 27 132
Congressman
Thomas Butler 0 0 0 1 1
Planks 43 of 25 26 1311,
43 37 25 27 132
Councillor
Ed-,:ard J. ',.,o'inlin 8 11 6 5 30
Harold 12_, Palmer 11 3 4 4 22 1
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Fraocis J. Roche 15 12 9, i3 49
Flanks 9 11 3 5 31
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3 25 27 132
Senator
illian L . FlanaEan 32 24 15 20 91
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blanks 11 13 10 7 Al
,:,, 37 25 27 132
Representatives in 2-eneral Co7.:Irt
Joseph P1. I aher 22 18 10 9 59
Joseph D. _ cCarth7 26 13 12 19 70
John LeVincent 1 0 0 0 1
Francis Burke 0 0 0 1 1
Blanks 80 80 53 52 265
129 111 75 81 396
District Attorney
Robert Bradford 1 0 0 0 1
James J. Irvin 0
0 1 0 1
Blanks 42 37 24 27 130
43 37 25 27 132 --
Recister of Probate and Insolvency
Planks 43 37 25 27 132
Count— Commissioner
Thomas B. Brennan 30 20 11 21 82
Blanks 13 17 14 6 50
43 37 25 27 132
CountyTreasurer
Prec .1 Prec .2 Pree .3 Free .4 Total
Herr7 C . Howland 0 0 1 0 1
.il li am E. Manley 0 0 0 1 1
tanks 43 37 24 26 130
43 37 25 27 132
A True Record:
Attest:
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Town Clerk
WARRANT FOR STATE EiN,CTION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss,
To the Constables of the Town of Le.x; ngton, in said County,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify
and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in
Elections to meet in the Adams School, East Lexington ( Precinct One)
and Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington Center ( Precincts Two, Three , and
Four) , on
TUESDAY, the THIRD DAY of NOVEMBER, 1942
at 6:00 orclock A. M., to cast their ballots for the following officers:
I Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor;
Attorney General; Senator in Congress ; Representative in Congress;
' Councillor; Senator; Three Representatives in General Court; District
Attorney; Register of Probate and Insolvency; Couni,i Commissioner;
County Treasurer,
and to take action on the following questions :
QUESTION NO. 1,
LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Shall the proposed measure which provides that the present statutes
which make it a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment knowingly to
advertise, print, publish, distribute or circulate any matter containing
reference to any person from whom or place where any drug, instrument
or means whatever, or any advice or information may be obtained, for
the purpose of preventing pregnancy, or to sell, lend, give away, ex-
hibit, offer or advertise any drug, medicine , instrument or other art-
icle for the prevention of conception, or to write or print information
of any kind stating when, where, how, of whom, or by what means such
article can be obtained, or to manufacture or make such article, shall
not apply to treatment or prescription given to married persons for
protection of life or health by or under the direction of registered
physicians nor to teaching in chartered medical schools nor to public-
1 1 ation or sale of medical treatises or journals, which was disapproved
in the Rouse of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and
133 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 16 in the affirmative
and 18 in the negative, be approved? YES
NO
QUESTION NO. 2.
To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all
three of the following questions: -
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this town of any and
all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold,
he will vote "YES" on all three questions .
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(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bev-
erases only to be drunk ,on and off the premises where sold, he will
vote "NO" on question one, AYES" on question two and "NO" on question
three.
( c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic bev-
erages 'out only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the prem-
ises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YD'S"
on question three.
( d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt
bevera-es to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in add-
ition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages , so called, not
to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question
one and "YES" on questions two and three .
( e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all al-
coholic beverages whether to be drunk on of off the premises where
sold, he will vote "NO" on all three questions .
1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale
therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt YES
beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
NO
2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale YES
therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale
and all other malt beverages) ? NO
3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale YES
therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages , so called,
not to be drunk on the premises? NO
QU STIC5 NO. 3.
1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on lic- YES
ensed horse races be permitted in this county? —NO
2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on lic- 7ES
ensed dog races be permitted in this county?
NO
QUESTION NO. 4,
QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY
"Shall the Representatives in the General Court from
this district be instructed to vote to request the Pres- YES
ident and Congress to call at the earliest possible moment
a convention of Representatives of all free peoples, to NO
frame a Federal Constitution under which they may unite in
a Democratic World Government?"
The polls will be open at 6:00 A, M. and will remian open until
8:00 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this Tarrant seven days at least be-
fore the time of said meeting as provided in the By-laws of the Town.
Hereof fail not, and make due return on this Warrant, with your
doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said
meeting.
Given under our hands at Lexington, this 19th day of October, A.D.
1942.
Archibald R. Giroux SELECTMEN
William G. Potter
A. Edward Rowse OF
Errol H. Locke
George W. Sarano LEXINGTON