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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1954
Page
4
A 1930s look at Clinton Massachusetts outlines two mills closure and a regional move toward machinery, plastics, and electronics. The piece argues New England’s aging economy is rebounding through specialized industries and skilled labor, with examples from Manchester New Hampshire Ware and Everett Mills in Lawrence.
The text notes Lawrence’s unemployment period and designation as a Distress Area. It highlights expansions at Lawrence Print Works and Pacific Upper Mills, plus new industries like Western Electric. By March 1953 Greater Lawrence had over 180 manufacturing concerns with about 23 000 workers across 14 industries.
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