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The note describes a hippopotamus with the largest mouth among its kind and mentions eating habits in a concise fragment.
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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
6
The note describes a hippopotamus with the largest mouth among its kind and mentions eating habits in a concise fragment.
Agricultural notes discuss growing sweet corn in home victory gardens. It covers yields from a 15 by 15 foot patch, pollination tips, use of Golden Bantam and hybrids, succession planting for longer harvest, sowing in four short rows, spacing, and cultivation practices to maximize flavor and yield. It emphasizes harvest timing and minimizing sugar loss after picking.
John Powers of 1 Main Street Concord died last Thursday morning after a long illness. A retired carpenter born in County Waterford Ireland he lived in Concord 30 years and was known in Charlestown. Survived by widow two sons William in the U S Army Thomas in Africa two daughters Mrs Neville Clark Catherine May all in Ireland two brothers James F Powers of Concord and another brother in California and three sisters. Funeral from James F Powers 17 Grant Street followed by a 9 o'clock high mass at Saint Bernard's Church burial Saint Bernard's cemetery. Close friends listed.
The article advocates glandular meats as valuable sources of minerals and vitamins. It notes liver is highly iron rich with copper and vitamins A and B, while kidneys follow liver in iron content and supply vitamins A B and G, useful for children and general diets.
Doctor Tehyi Hsieh, renowned lecturer and former Chinese diplomat, will speak at Union Church in West Concord on Tuesday evening April 27 as part of a benefit for Fukien Children's Home Foochow China. The program includes the play A Girl From China by Union Church School seventh graders with no admission charge and an offering for China work.
Maynard ration board lists issued tire permits for new and obsolete grades. Names include Paul Niemi, Michael Pileski, Joseph Therrien, Samuel Cantino, John Maley, Matti Heinonen, Luigi Terrasi, Agnes Johnson, Herbert B. Thompson. Some entries marked obsolete.
A crowded, OCR garbled roster lists numerous personal names such as Helen Hatch George Hekkela William Freeman and Walter Don bue, plus entities like Boston Edison Company and New Passenger Tubes. The fragment hints at a transit or tire industry context with scattered references to sales or manufacturers and multiple dated numbers.
Dr A P Shepherd summarizes a view that men see suffering as an evil to be removed from the world. He notes this idea is common in modern sentimental thought and ties suffering to the course of human progress.
A rapid parade of New York celebrities and venues fills the page with sightings. Doris Dowling, Diana Davis, Miguelito Valdez, and many other notables appear at clubs like 51 Club El Chico and the Stage Door Canteen. Euro and American stars mingle at Lindy’s and the Plaza, with lampooned headlines and playful notes on fashion and entertainment.
In Hing ham Massachusetts workers at the Bethlehem Hing ham shipyard collected 8000 in one day for the family of two coworkers who perished in the Cocoanut Grove fire. The funds established a trust for Mrs. John Griffin of Milton and her five children, with administrators drawn from the shipyard union.
The article discusses soil fertility, crop removal of nutrients, and the need for soil management. It cites farmer practices, fertilizer loss, and methods like crop rotation, cover crops, contour plowing, and strip cropping to prevent erosion and maintain soil nutrients for sustained production. It notes substantial nutrient loss nationally and emphasizes replacing plant foods with proper practices.
Edna Graing outlines practical mending tips for clothing repair. She notes plain weave reinforcement is best for wool and recommends patches for tears, with careful stitching to keep the tear aligned with fabric yarns.
Local emergency services appeal to Concord and surrounding towns requests volunteers from both full time and part time pools. Aims to secure staff from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and shorter shifts, stressing crisis and community support.
Fragmentary text references an allusion to Charles Dickens and themes of perception and susceptibility. The readable line hints at literary context but lacks clear events, people, or place names to form a concrete news item.
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