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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
4
A fragment from CURRIER weekly shows publication details 1908 including office address in Concord Massachusetts and advertising rate cards. It lists prices per inch for first and second insertions and subscription rates for six months and one year.
A fragmented note recalls key historical items: Louisiana joining the union as the 18th state in 1812, an Easter reference and Senate ratification of a 10 Robertson Patterson fortification on Lexington site in 1779, and a 12 US expedition to Anna Lane and the 1893 formation of the American Railway Union.
A fragmented discussion on mortgage deferments for service members and FHA rules, noting possible lender discretion during uniformed service, plus a look at housing challenges for young buyers and the pull of home ownership amid postwar concerns and economic anxieties. The piece shifts to a wartime update on military hardware, reconnaissance and advances, and ends with springtime observations and tax references.
WPB blocking the sawdust alcohol method faces delays as registration issues and an FBI inquiry stall the Willamette Oregon plant plans. The process, tested in Marquette and Germany, could use abundant sawdust to produce alcohol, yeast, and cattle feed amid wartime shortages.
The U S navy owns today nearly 850 combat ships and 13 650 service vessels for transporting personnel and materials, reflecting a large ongoing asset base across combat and support categories.
Massachusetts officials report a plan to improve coal and fuel distribution. The Special Legislative Committee warns of bottlenecks and urges a wartime seven point program to assure coal oil and protein feed supplies, labor for farms, and peaceful postwar production with local settlement boards in charge of contracts.
A historical note claims the earth's theorem or line is shrinking by five inches every thousand years, indicating slow long term geological change and measurements from ancient observations.
District Attorney Robert F. Bradford of Middlesex County announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He highlights ten years in state service, prior roles including secretary to Governor Ely, and service as District Attorney since 1938. He cites the need for principled leadership and broad experience to meet current crises.
Massachusetts residents live longer than most states with New Hampshire ahead. Boston banks processed over two billion in checks in February. War work in Massachusetts factories rose in several sectors with detailed metrics from the Division of Statistics. The U S Geological Survey maps Massachusetts cities at two inches to the mile. Duxbury approves comprehensive zoning by a vote of 1447 to 1657.
Massachusetts reports show 695,300 registered motor vehicles in January and a 21 percent rise in highway traffic for the first two months of the year. Wage data to the Division of Employment Security shows 2,242,530,000 paid to 1,310,471 insured employees in 1942 with manufacturing dominant. Factory output includes 85,988,338 pairs of boots and shoes in 1943.
Polish born Sgt Bronislaw Godlewski manned rear guns as German fighters attacked a Wellington bomber returning from Essen. Wounded in both arms and chest, he kept firing and guided evasive maneuvers until unconscious, his actions saving the aircraft. He previously served with the Polish Army in 1941 and was awarded the Polish Medal of Valor in London.
Patrons and night club operators report the 30 percent luxury tax on dancing and entertainment, up from 5 percent, is reducing business. Some venues remove dancing, raise drink prices, or close. operators await the first monthly period to gauge public reaction under OPA guidance.
Rowley and Russell appoint committees to study a report on zoning by laws. Sharon votes to grant its Planning Board authority to control land subdivision.
Sherman C Sebastian wowed the group with a tail hook trout haul last Sunday. Dr. O L Clarke and Charles Weckstrom watched as the feat puzzled them and others present.
Harold Cahoon marks his 14th year at the Concord Club after moving from Maynard. The club schedules a busy season with weekend and holiday tournaments and club championships in golf and tennis, plus plans a Red Cross drive.
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