Fertilizer Debate Shapes Wartime Farm Policy in Lyons WI
Barrow Lyons WIU Staff Correspondent reports on the fertilizer issue as a lever to boost farm production for war needs. The piece outlines two premises: U S food shortages likely, and fertilizer use as key to meeting demand. It discusses TVA policy, fertilizer industry growth, and potential government pricing and distribution approaches amid a meat and milk supply strain.
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Ntire
Barrow Lyons Wiu
United States
National Stock Producers’ Association
Department of Age and Fertilizer Companies
Marmers
Ose
TVA
Thermore
Howeve
Concord Briefs Share Local Club News And Church Events
Mrs Nellie Berry wins at Lincoln Legion whist party. Miss Mary Powers vacationing with parents in Concord. Devotion of 40 Hours ends at St Bernard's with high mass by Rev Quinlan. Confirmation May 24 at Our Lady Help of Christians with Bishop Cushing. Toorie MacRae celebrates 15th birthday. Emerson Society meets at First Parish vestry. Walden Royal Arch meets April 24 at Masonic temple. West Concord hosts rummage sale for Emerson Hospital. U P S meets next Friday. Hilltop Conference banquet held in Cambridge. Sportsmen's Club meets at Harrington Ave West Concord. Minstrel show at Harvey Wheeler school April 21. King’s Daughters meet at First Parish vestry. Missionary society meets at South Acton home. Hawthorne Chapter observes 49th birthday at Masonic temple. Open house at Simmons College April 22. Dog licenses show 536 registered of 800. unregistered owners to be prosecuted. Birth: Laura Eastham April 3 at MGH Phillips House. Emerson Hospital rummage sale May 11 chaired by Mrs Winthrop W Sargent. St Bernard's parish plans minstrel show at Monument Hall.
West Concord Garden Club Meeting on April 26
The West Concord Garden Club will meet Friday afternoon April 26 at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs Jennie Adams Highland Street West Concord. Mrs Harry Parker will be the assisting hostess.
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West Concord
Funeral for Mrs. J Browne in West Concord
West Concord death notice for Catherine Welsh Browne 78 of Old Marlboro road. High mass of requiem at Our Lady Help of Christians Church last Friday. Burial in St Bernard's Concord. Widow of James Browne native of Kilkeffny Ireland lived in town 60 years. Survived by daughter Miss Margaret Browne, son John at home, and son Joseph of ford.
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West Concord
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Catherine (Welsh) Browne
Old Marlboro
Road
Concord
Margaret Browne
John
Joseph
Ford
Fishing Season Opens With Local Anglers At Streams
Concord reports opening day for fishing season on April 15 with anglers flocking to Walden Pond Jenny Duggan Brook and Mill Brook. Weather was cloudy but large catches were noted and many veterans and several women were seen at the streams.
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Concord
Isaac’ Waltons
Walden Pond
Jennie Duggan
Mill
Concord and Middlesex Open Baseball Schedules Delayed by Rain
Concord and Middlesex had opening day games washed out by rain. Middlesex canceled at home versus Waltham after the downpour, while Concord’s trip to Groton was also curtailed. Rescheduling possible with upcoming games set versus Lexington and Groton School. Randall Castor Billy Seaburg pitched for Concord with Al Davis batting. Middlesex battery Ellis Emmons Winsor.
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Concord
Middlesex
Waltham
Concord High
Groton
Lexington
Emerson Playground
St. Mark’s
Southboro
Groton School
Randy” Castor
Billy Seaburg
al Davis
Ellis
Emmons
Winsor
Middlesex Battery
Engagement announced for Gertrude Patterson and Charles J. Driscoll
Concord residents Mr and Mrs Harry Patterson announce the engagement of daughter Gertrude to Charles J Driscoll son of Mrs Mary C Driscoll of Concord Driscoll is a discharged U S Naval veteran who saw action at Guadalcanal aboard the DeHaven No wedding date has been set.
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Concord
Harry Patterson
Potter Street
Gertrude
Charles J. Driscoll
Mary C. Driscoll
Driscoll
Thoreau Street
Guadalcanal
DeHaven
Chelmsfofd
Lowell
Spokesfield Takes Post At Darien Conn
William Spokesfield, 12 Longstreet, left Concord high school duties last Friday and began a new position in Darien, Conn on Monday. His wife and two daughters stay in town this summer before he moves to Darien next fall. He has been in Concord since 1942 succeeding Lieut. Bernard E. Meg in a military substitute role. Donald P. Belcher succeeds him as physical education instructor and coach.
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Concord
William Spokesfield
Longstreet
Concord High School
Darien
Conn
Spokesfield
Bernard E. Megin
Navy
Donald P. Belcher
Concord State Guard Seeks Recruits Amid Federal Deployments
Concord State Guard urges area men to join as more Company members are examined for Federal service. Pratt invites inquiries, especially at the Armory on Monday and Thursday evenings as troops are moved overseas.
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Concord
State Guard
Burleigh L. Pratt
John Forbes Installed as Exalted Ruler of Concord Elks
Concord Elks Lodge B P O E held its annual installation of officers at the Elks hall on Tuesday evening April 11. John F E Fo of Barretts Mill road was installed as the new Exalted Ruler to succeed Thomas F Garrity. Following the exercises a social evening was enjoyed with refreshments served by George W Deacon, chief steward.
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Concord
Concord Lodge
B.P. O.E
Elks Hall
John FE. Fo
Girl Scouts in Cookie Sale at West Concord
West Concord Girl Scout cookie sale begins sponsored by the Girl Scout Committee to raise funds for troop activities. About 100 scouts participate including a new Brownie Troop with sales helping defray expenses and provide items in return for buyers.
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West Concord
Girl Scout Committee
Girl Scouts of
Middlesex crew schedule includes Brooks School races May 13
Concords Charles W. Locke fills May 13 with two matches against Brooks School of North Andover to be raced at Bateman's Pond in Concord. Middlesex opens its crew season May 6 racing Noble and Greenough of Dedham on the Charles River.
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Concord
Charles W. Locke
Middlesex
Brooks School
North Andover
Concord Dourse
Bateman’s Pond
Noble & Greenough
Dedham
Charles River
Concord servicemen listed in this issue
Concord notice lists about 1100 men and women in the World War II donor roll reference compiled by Rudolph W. Currier. Readers with relatives in service are asked to contact Currier to ensure names and branches are correctly recorded.
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Concord
Rudolph W. Currier
Currier
Joint Rotary and Lions Meeting In Concord
Nearly 45 members from Concord Lions Club and Concord Rotary Club attended a joint supper meeting at Old Mill J Dam on April 1. President G Sherman Blair welcomed President William T Magoon and guests Arthur Thoresen Joseph Rembaum Coach G Hartley Curtis and Osman C Chaffee. Frank C Leonard FBI Boston discussed the bureau work followed by a brief Q&A.
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Concord Lions ‘Club
Concord Rotary Club
Old Mill J Dam
G. Sherman Blair
William T. Magoon
Arthur Thoresen
Joseph Rembaum
G. Hartley Curtis
Osman C. Chaffee
Concord
King
Lion Blair
Frank C. Leonard
Boston
FBI
Bureau
Lion
Robert B. Lorts
Old Mill Dam
Concord Patriots Day Celebration Marks Historic Old Town
Residents woke to bells at 6 a m for Patriots Day events. A morning sports program led to a 2 p m parade by police, State Guard units, veterans, Boy Scouts, and fire department members ending at Lexington Green with readings and a military dance at the Veterans building.
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Concord
Old Town
23Rd ‘Infantry
State Guard
23Rd Infantry State Guard
Veterans’ of Region 4
Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps
Boy Scouts
Fire Department
Prescott
Presidential primaries set for April 25 in Concord
Announcement of voting hours for Concord precincts for the upcoming presidential election. Polls will open from 12:30 p m to 7 p m next Tuesday. Voters in precinct one assemble at the Veto Whit location while precinct two casts at the Harvey Wheeler school auditorium.
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Concord
Harvey Wheeler School
Nashes Celebrate 51st Wedding Anniversary
Concord couple Hang L Nashe and Mrs Nashe marked their 51st anniversary on Patriot's Day April 19 at their Old Marlboro Road home. Nashe, a local builder, has been active in the community.
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Concord
Hang L. Nashe
Old Marlboro Road
Nashe
Maynard Mourns Death Of Judge Howard A. Wilson
Maynard mourns the death of Judge Howard A. Wilson last Saturday. A longtime civic leader and jurist, he served as associate judge and later District Court judge for Central Middlesex Concord. Survived by his wife Nellie and son Philip, funeral services were held at his home with many officials in attendance.
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Maynard
Howard A. Wilson
Judge Wilson
Martha Abbott Wilson
James Sweeney
Boston University Law School
Boston
Ni Maynard Pi Fe
Lemutay
Assabet
Institution For Savings
Wilson
The
Maynard Golf Club
Nellie
Henderson) Wilson
Philip
Oks Street
Herbert Fulton
Methodist Church
Police
William Concord
John ‘Rycroft
Jeremiah Kelliher
Lincoln Frederick Sullivan
Michael Foley
Acton
Peterson
Stow
Henry Piece
Glenwood Cemetery
Owers
Edward Loughlin
Nan Damon
Concord
W. Haynes
James Po George Gutteridge
McCleary
Contord Miller Observe 26th Wedding Anniversary
Hal W Miller of 88 Math Street observed his 26th wedding anniversary with wife Contord Miller on Monday April 17. The couple has two daughters and one son in the service. they marked the occasion quietly.
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Hal W. ‘Miller
Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lyons
War Tion Board
Department of Agriculture
Walter C. Low
Palestine
Concord Briefs
Nellie Berry
Stow Street
Lincoln American Legion
Lincoln
Mary A. Powers
Thomas F. Powers
Belknap Street
Seekonk
St.Bernard’s Church
Walter A. Quinlan
Mark Sullivan
Juliette’ A. MacLean
Our Lady Help of Christians, Church
Toerie ‘Ehen MacRae
Rothart N. MacRae
Emerson Society
First Parish Unitarian Church
Walden Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
Edmund L. French
Worsan
Irving Duren
Emerson Hospital
Evangelical Free Church
Cambridge
Portland
Sportsmen’s .Club
Harrington Avenue
Harry ‘Robertson
Fred Nolan
1.C.C.F
Harvey Wheeler
King’s Daughters
Elmer L. Robinson
Anders Christofferson
South Acton
Missionary Society
Hawthorne
Rothwell M. MacRae
Ruth E. Forbes
Simmons College
Pearl ‘Harbor
Arthur Eastham
Laura
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Concord State Armory
Winthrop Ww. Sargent
St. Bernard’s Parish
Monument Hall
Garden Club
Twombly Funeral Service
Main St
Mass
Emergency Ambulance Service
J. Browne
W. Concord
Ireland
Acton Monumental Co
N. Acton
P. O. Concord, Mass
R.F.D
Framingham Cold Fur Storage Co
C. F. Carlson Furriers
Haven ST
Hollis ST
Darien, Conn
Donald ‘P. ‘Belcher
Concord State Guard
John Forbes
Concord Elks
Girl Scouts
Concord, Mass
Rotarians
Lions Club
Paul Davis
Ave
West Acton
Ring
Eer
Paratte
H. L. Nashes
Estelle Stanley
Seaver St
Roxbury
Mase
Hudson
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