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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1937
Page
4
The National Board of Fire Underwriters notes 1936 fire losses exceed 293 million dollars, up about 35 million from 1935. Human carelessness is blamed, with matches and electrical faults common causes, though education on prevention has risen and costs less than post loss recovery.
The piece recalls Dorothea Dixs 1841 push for humane treatment of pauper insane and the founding of first asylums, noting ongoing concerns about food, housing, and care in state institutions, while cross referencing royal visits and stalled negotiations with striking workers.
Opinion notes the lack of fingerprinting for Social Security identification risks widespread fraud as 25 million workers receive ID cards. It warns migratory labor and long timelines before pension eligibility could enable impersonation, suggesting universal fingerprint records on file with the bureau.
Sanford Bates quits as federal Director of Prisons. his reforms in parole and probation expansion, humane classification, and disciplined humane treatment are cited. Bates, a Massachusetts reformer, helped place Alcatraz as a fortress for long-term offenders and was a rare Republican retained by the administration.
The article denounces President Roosevelt's court packing idea as a misleading bid to control the judiciary. It argues the president never publicly endorsed resignations or expansion plans and warns the move would subjugate the Supreme Court to Congress and the White House.
The piece argues Roosevelt will seek to stack the judiciary again via prior party loyalty. It cites New York Times critique of his first term when many federal district judges were chosen for partisan reasons. The author hopes Congress delays action until public opinion is clear.
Representative Hamilton Fish urges a congressional probe into the pressure on federal officials wives to make frequent social calls. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt counters that once in a term is enough, recalling her own experience, effectively ending Fish's push.
Hudson defeats Maynard Post Office bowlers at McCarthy's Alleys 1510 to 1478. Dad Wilkins leads with three games 117 87 and 82 totaling 286 for the evening. Hudson previously won in Maynard in a prior meeting.
A lengthy letter from Maynard’s Practical Politician critiques town meeting procedures, noting faction clashes and parliamentary hurdles. It praises finance committees as informed advisers, urges citizen participation in budgeting, cites Maynard’s voter turnout, and calls for calm, cooperative governance to improve local democracy.
A Los Angeles Times writer recounts a traditional tale that canaries originated from island birds captured in the Sixteenth Century and released near Elba after a shipwreck. The piece notes no solid records confirm Elba wild canaries and places their domestication in Italy, with the true wild bird now associated with the Canary and Madeira islands.
Dr. L H Adams of the Carnegie Institution posits that early Earth began as a magma of magnesium iron silicates with iron and water, separating into a dense molten iron bottom and a silicate top. The silicate portion crystallized from the bottom up, concentrating minor constituents in the shrinking liquid until the crust formed, explaining why the crust differs from the interior.
An ancient device the clepsydra or water clock predates records of origin. Used by Chinese Hindus earliest times and extensively by Greeks and Romans, it relied on dropping water between vessels to mark hours. In forums markets and courts civic officers kept it. horn signals and brief orations governed public timekeeping.
The Romanoff family ruled Russia for 308 years with Michael Feodorovich Romanoff rising to the throne in 1613 by election of boyars and clergy. Nicholas II, the dynasty’s last emperor, abdicated in 1917.
Washington reports the Sumners bill for full pay for Supreme Court justices was recommended for early passage by a Senate sub committee. Officers hope it will ease Roosevelt’s judiciary reform controversy and spur compromise as two or three justices might retire under its terms. In New York Mrs Louise Reeves accuses Chang So Lee of poisoning in a case labeled attempted murder.
Clyde Proctor, a 27 year old truck driver, told police he killed a 15 month old child in self defense after the baby cried. He had been boarding with the child's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hinckley, when the incident occurred.
Governor Hurley Attorney General Dever and Insurance Commissioner Francis J DeCalles will oppose a master report urging increases in compulsory automobile liability insurance rates. A court ruling could block moving ahead with higher premiums. The move aims to keep rates stable amid legal review and state policy.
London reports the first installment of Britain’s 7.5 billion dollar rearmament plan. The government says it will start immediately on the largest and costliest peacetime naval construction program in history.
An ad touts Bayer Aspirin as a doctor approved cold remedy. It claims 12 tablets cost 15 cents and 24 tablets for a quarter, about 1 cent per tablet, effective against fever and pain with rapid relief.
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