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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1942
Page
6
The annual Nurse Fund drive promotes joining the association with a small donation granting one free nursing visit in 1942. Subhory Mrs Arthursawnt oversees the campaign highlighting past good work as a pledge of future service.
A gardening note advises waiting for warm ground before planting beans, whether green or wax type, with emphasis on light sandy soil for earlier yields. It discusses pod shapes, varieties, planting in hills, spacing, and picking at half mature to avoid tough strings, citing Kentucky Wonder as a long pod example.
William H. Finn Jr announces urgent defense construction roles in the Canal Zone. Wage rates begin around 1.50 per hour for a forty hour week. Naval engineers earn monthly 240 to 330. New Englanders urged to apply at 116 Main Street US Employment Service for machinists, shipworkers, draftsmen and related trades.
The Southborough Woman's Club hosts its annual Hobby Show at the Community House on Thursday at 2 30 PM with a small admission. Mrs E W Lewis will present a talk on Art. A nominating committee will present officers for the year. An evening supper at Pilgrim Church vestry serves the public at 6 45 PM followed by a Food talk by Esther Carter.
State House Boston April 9 The State Ballot Law Commission will start hearings next Monday to decide if labor has a valid petition to create a state fund to administer workmen's compensation insurance. Leading insurance companies protest citing 35 000 signatures with many invalids. Charles B. Rugg will argue for insurers while labor has Frank B. Wallis of Beverly who represented petitioners in the birth control case.
Sudbury picks a new Chief of Police who faces a local vandalism case at the Hawes residence in Center. The task is to locate and bring to court those responsible for stealing the oil burner.
Washington reports American troops abroad will receive 16 mm prints of Hollywood's 1942 output at no cost. The War Department accepts Industry gift through Brigadier General F H Osborn. 1,276 prints will be supplied this year for non-admission shows to military personnel in overseas theaters.
Mr and Mrs William Bucklar of Church Street report a letter from their son Frank Bucklay in the United States Army in Australia. He says he is well and has been invited to visit Australian homes, noting the friendliness of the people and that this is their first word from him in four months.
Mr and Mrs Herman Kurbs of Boston Road Worcester announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Edith Kurbs to Hugh E Ball son of Mrs Florence Ball of Worcester He plans a June wedding Miss Kurbs a Marboro High School graduate and nurse at Fort Devens Hospital Mr Ball a Auburn High School graduate works in the abratry of the Hill-
Marlboro area to receive about 100 shade trees in various sections as part of a planting program to replace trees destroyed in 1938. City Forester E Sowerby says the effort may end this week and urges interested residents to contact him promptly.
Northhd William Curran of the my recently migrant is passing a short here at the home of his Mr. and Mrs. Michael South street. He will Fort Benning Ga when take a three months coll Officers Training School. Many attended the whist party in Pierce last evening sponsored for Society of St. Rose After cards a luncheon ed Mrs John E Fogarty mittee word in charge. The auxiliary fire fi of the local Defense will meet for practice Church street fire statut afternoon. Fire Chief Ellsworth will be in ch ar. and Mrs Walter Vermont returned after at the home of Mr. and ter Stone of Hudson st.
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