Concord Red Cross War Fund Workers Are Commended
Concord Chapter leader Arthur B. Brooks praises Red Cross War Fund volunteers for 1944 effort. The lengthy list names campaign chairs, captains, committees, special gifts, and school and district coordinators across Concord, Acton, and Middlesex areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Red Cross War Fund
Concord
Arthur B. Brooks
American Red Cross
Chaiman
John W. Codding
John B. Buttrick
Ralph C. Piper
Joe Kink
A. Page Browne
Henry A. Laughlin
Moe Orener
Philip Ith
Russell Hunt
Donald Frothingham
Junior
Red
Romeo di Cicco
Eeiict
H. Robinson Hyde
Elizabeth R. ‘Wheeler
Andrew M. Dawson
Mary Curtis
Newell Garfield
G. Sherman Blair
Frank Trumbull
Hubert M
North Acton
Fred Willett
Avis Collins
Florence Durkee
West Acton
Leroy Strong
James Baker
R. Baker
Marion Beach
Anne Burke
Thomas Callanan
Philip Goldthwaite
Florence Harriman
Porter Jenks
Frederick Kennedy
Katherine Kinsley
Arthur Lee
Thomas Meldrum
Harold Nickerson
Albert Pratt
Jeanette Rifford
Tolanthe
Red Cross
Concord Girl Scouts
Laurence Richardson
A. Lawrence Peirson
Geisler
Draft outlook for men over twenty six remains uncertain
Still will draft from those over 26. Some men over 26 will continue to be drafted as long as the war lasts. In a wider month or so, the draft picture should begin to clear up somewhat. Right now, nobody knows how many will be inducted in the current drive for men under 26. Selective Service does not know where you stand either.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
River mouth shifts mark long course changes
The Hwang Ho river has altered its mouth eleven times signaling significant geographic and hydrological shifts over the period observed. Local authorities note these changes affect navigation and flood management along the delta region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chia
Hwang-Ho
Coal Dealers Urged to File Declarations for Short Supply
Local coal dealers warn of a grave coal shortage for next winter under a new government consumer declaration rule. Purchasers must file declarations showing yearly requirements and on hand supplies, with deliveries limited to 87 percent of needs and the rest to be substituted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solid Fuel Administration
New England
Charles J. Potter
Fay School Offers Full Scholarship for Secretarial Course
The Fay School of 52 Beacon Street Boston announces its Alumnae Association will grant one full scholarship for a one year secretarial science course. The award will be based on a competitive exam at the school on Saturday morning May 20 at 10 o clock. The Fay School, located on Beacon Hill, is an exclusive secretarial school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Fay
Beacon Street
Beacon Hill
Governor Saltenstrother Credits Speaker Rudolph King For Fair Leadership
Governor Leverett Saltenstrother praised Speaker Rudolph F. King of the House for a fair, restraintful tenure and keeping bipartisan respect. King received a fountain pen from members as part of a pre prorogation ceremony in the House chamber with Rep. Henry L. Shattuck presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Leverett Saltenstro M
Rudolph F. King
House of Representatives
Henry L. Shattuck
Army Navy warn souvenir hunters in New England
Major General Sherman Miles and Rear Admiral R A Theobald today joined in a statement endorsing Civilian Defense warnings about dangerous stray bombs shells and flares found on beaches or inland areas. With vacation season approaching more duds may be found and improper handling could trigger explosions prompting civilians to report locations to police or Coast Guard for rapid response by trained officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Miles
First Service Command
R. A. Theobald
First Naval District
Office of Civilian Defense
New England
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Stocked ponds listed for trout season across Middlesex County
Opening of the trout season features a compiled list of stocked waters in Middlesex County with details on stocking trout types B, Br and R. Each entry includes nearest transit stops, hourly or daily service, and footpaths to streams and ponds from railroad and bus lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Nashoba
Park ‘Sq
Boston
South Acton
Ashland
Sudbury River
Framingham
Main St
Pleasant St
Bedford
Vine Brook
M. B. St. Reil
Arlington Heights
Maynard
Lowell
Billerica Center
East Billerica
Jones Brook
Eastern Mass
E. Billerica
Eboxboro
Inch Brook
West Acton
Concord
Jennie
Boston & Maine
Walden Pond
Learned Pond
Lus
Boston and
Worcester
Princhville Avenue
Hemmenway Brook
Nobscot
Edgell_road
Water Street
Hemmenway Street
Holliston
Boggastow Brook
Johnson
Hopkinton
S—A Johnson
Marlboro
Southville
Hudson
Wayland
Hayward Brook
Work Accidents Top War Deaths
New York reports on home front hazards with industrial accidents causing far more deaths and injuries than combat. Between Pearl Harbor and January this year 7800 more people died in accidents than in the war, with disabled workers outnumbering war casualties by about 60 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Business Week
Pearl Harbor
Fire Chief Urges Spring Clean Up to Cut Home Fires
Fire officials say rubbish buildup fuels fires and urge families to clear attics basements storage areas garages yards and vacant lots. They warn to fix frayed cords inspect chimneys and heaters and avoid smoking near flammable liquids while recharging home extinguishers and donating/salvaging materials to aid the war effort.
Radio War Effort Urges Licenses as Ships sail
Harbor leaders cite urgent need for licensed radio operators to staff merchant vessels aiding Uncle Sam. War Administration recruitment chief Harr Port urges men to join the war shipping act program, detailing daily assignments and the role of radiomen aboard ships and at shore stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriport
The
War Administration
Atlantic
Marin
WSA
Lantic Avenue
Boston
FCC i
Liberty
Fire praises warn against pl and class clashes
The fragment references a warning against fire dangers and a large class context. It notes matches, firefighting themes, and cautions about public safety, without clear names or dates. The text remains fragmentary but signals safety emphasis.
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Benjamin L. Wilson
Wayne Ford Christian
Walter Driscoll
John Goulding
Alice Hagerty
Randolph Piper
Russell A. Eisenhauer
George ‘T
Brigham
John Drysdale
Katrina Miller
George R. Simms
Rothwell MacRae
Sarah Bartolomeo
Rudolph. Currier
James Han
John E. McMillan
C. L. J. Noble
William J. Parker
Cedric Foster
Eliot R Howard
Margaret F. Collins
Stanton Garfield
Louise Garland
Charles L. Ward
James H. Volkmanm
Harold Cabot
Roger Fenn
Harding Green
George Keyes
Henry M. Keyes
Donald H. Powers
John Remick
George R. Walker
Ralph Holden
John Emerson
Domenico Inferrera
Bernard McGrath
Mark Mara
Morris Hallowell
Iain
G.W. Bourne
Charles Bulger
Edwin F. Carlson
Ernest Pringle
Theodore Beharrell
R. O. Beharrell
Catherine Diskin
Nancy Dye
BE. W. Hutton
Edward Mahoney
Alexina Pageau
Melllivan
Louis Au@ette
Angelo Bartolomeo
Ralph LeBallister
Lillian McClellan
Mary Chase
Mary Condon
Winslow Damon
Ruth Beggleton
Warner Eldridge
Josephine Mahoney
William McCarthy
Buchanan Nims
Edgar Rohan
Suzanne Servais
Henry Harmon
Llorence Bartolomeo
Leslie Bayeur
Thorlier Béry
Loretta Carr
Patricia Gerow
Dorothy Harmon
Marjorie Harmon
Mildred . Harmon
George Harris,Jr
Alfred Harris
George Hefty
Frank Kierstead
Victor Pozerycki
Louise Ryan
Joseph Santora
Marie Thurston
Catherine Wallace
Mary Ware
Acton
Wesley P. Wilmot
Henry Hokinson
Carlton ¢. Keyes
Harriet Barker
Barbara Bursow
Joan Campbell
Katherine Cullinane
Richard Deane
Lawrence Donnelly
Zilla Gates
Olga Granberg
Florence Larrabee
H. G. Nicola
Jane Reed
Everett Reed
Charles Vose
Joanna Vose
Swift
Vigoro
W.E. Aubuchon Co
HARDW
Marlboro Maynard Hudson
Umburg
Goat ‘Arm
L. J
Raymond Boston Ng
Soe
Sudbury
Sud
Well, Rep
Cambridge, Mass
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Ganoples
Bigham & Sons, Inc
South ST
Waltham el
Waltham
Secretarial
Martin Dies
Texas
Committee On UN- American Affairs
House
R. F. Kingis
Middlesex
WAR Shipp Board
Wa Radio
P.O. Box
Ieee
U.S
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