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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
10
The report shows a surge in benefit claims for the week ending early April, with 4414 total claims including 641 men and 470 women. A strike and layoffs at the American Woolen Company, Worcester tied to Easter week reduced employment by about 1400 workers, contributing to the higher benefit load.
Concord celebrates Army Week with local World War II veteran Robert J. Macone among nine pilots. The nearby airfield will host ceremonies that weekend as part of the town’s push to mark its best season since the war.
The April meeting of Walden Royal Arch Chapter is set for Monday evening April 28 at 8 o clock in the Masonic Temple with Excellent High Priest Albert A Tallant in charge. Sand Mr and Mrs William Arthur Thoresen return from their wedding trip to New York and will reside in Carlisle. Mrs Thoresen is Arline Jeanette Manter. Salvation Army drive continues in Concord West Concord Carlisle area with a $3000 goal. Burleigh L Pratt chairs the committee.
Article notes the Great Salt Lake measures about 75 miles in length and 35 miles across, outlining its large inland body and geographic footprint.
The State Department of Public Health renews a warning that every child must be immunized against diphtheria as cases rise sharply. Dr. Roy F. Feemster reports 207 cases in the first quarter, led by Boston, with older adults increasingly affected and boosters urged for those unvaccinated within two years. Immunization drives accelerate, and a temporary shortage drives reliance on commercial toxoid until new state supplies return.
The article promotes a versatile garden plan that yields four crops per season with half the work of standard plots. It highlights improved layout, fertilization, and intensive cultivation to boost flavor and nutrition. A diagram and simple schedules guide planting and timing for abundant, varied, high quality vegetables.
J E Antognoni a US Army veteran buys the Concord Oil Company coal and wood business, renaming it Concord Coal Co. He will operate at 11 Thoreau Street handling Lehigh Valley coals and cord wood, while continuing Rinaldo Cleaners. The trio of veteran run businesses share the same Concord address.
Boston. Governor Bradford signed a law granting cities and towns authority to close municipal offices on Saturdays year round. City councils may vote for Saturday closings, mayors can veto. In towns, closings may be voted at regular or special meetings. selectmen cannot set the policy.
Concord School Committee approved a revision to the teachers salary schedule requiring the annual increment depend on continuous professional improvement, according to Supt Ralph D McLeary.
State Health Commissioner Dr Vlad A Getting said there are no smallpox cases in Massachusetts or New England up to today and no need for mass vaccination. He noted rumors are checked and the state has had no cases in 15 years while health workers remain alert for any possible outbreak.
North Platte National Guard company has received its first field piece of equipment a bugle and now seeks a bugler to enlist.
Stow police and State Police seek two men described by a Marlboro milkman after a $400 church fund theft last Thursday from Mrs. Emma Scott’s home at Lake Boon. The suspects, seen with a black coach, left with questions about Mrs. Scott’s return time and bought milk from the witness. The break was from a side window with a cut glass pane. the Gleasondale Methodist church treasurer’s funds were taken from several boxes. Police hope leads connect similar break-ins in Sudbury and Wayland.
A speaker complains of being surrounded by hundreds of wrenches, sore drivers, hammers, grills, and pipes and asks for space to move freely despite the clutter. The vivid list conveys frustration with the crowded workspace.
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