Salem Classical and High School
Richard Charles Dowdell
Class of 1939, Salem Classical and High School, Salem, Massachusetts: Richard Charles Dowdell. The yearbook entry prints: lived at 209 Jefferson Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1939 yearbook, page 40.
Class of 1939
298 in the class of 1939 · 3 more named Dowdell
- Full name
- Richard Charles Dowdell
- Lived at
- 209 Jefferson Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts
- School
- Salem Classical and High School
- Graduated
- Class of 1939
Also searched as: Dick Dowdell; Richard Dowdell; Richard C. Dowdell; Rick Dowdell.
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In context
Of the 298 entries from the Salem Classical and High School class of 1939 read for this site, Richard's is 89th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 40, in the first third of the stretch from page 17 to page 97 where this site found the book's portraits. The first name Richard appears 47 times in the 8 Salem Classical and High School classes read for this site (1938 to 1945), most often in 1942 (13). First names that recur in the class of 1939: Robert (19), John (17) and James (10). In the class of 1940: John (14), Mary (11) and Joseph (9).
| On the same scan page | Blanche Marie Doron, Frederick Walter Doron, Thelma Blanche Dounelis |
|---|---|
| Same first name | Richard: 5 other people in the class |
What the page does not say. No clubs or activities for Richard. Other entries in the Salem Classical and High School class of 1939 carry it far more often (clubs or activities 66%), so either the book did not print it or our reading missed it; the scan has the final word.
At home, 209 Jefferson Avenue
Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.
The 1935 Salem City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Dowdell at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.
- Vincent Dowdell (wife Anna F), machinist operator householderpage
Also grew up on Jefferson Avenue
The class of 1939
Thelma Blanche DounelisSalem Classical and 1939
Kenneth Irving DowstSalem Classical and 1939
Frederick Walter DoronSalem Classical and 1939
Richard Henry DowstSalem Classical and 1939
Blanche Marie DoronSalem Classical and 1939
Joseph Stanley DrabinowiczSalem Classical and 1939
Others named Dowdell
Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.
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Source
Salem Classical and High School yearbook, 1939, page 40.
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