Commerce Dept Briefs Industrial Developments and Regional Plans
Commerce Department coverage highlights ASPDA conference in Boston with 40 states plus Canada and territories, electing Richard Preston as ASPDA president. Also notes Silver Jubilee for Home Products Inc of Westfield, Hurlbut Paper expansion in South Leemans, Norton Company honors, and regional planning district formation in Southeastern Massachusetts.
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New England
Association of State Planning and Developments Agencies
Boston
Canada
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Massachusetts Commerce
Richard Preston
ASPDA
Bay State
Silver Jubilee Stanley: Home Products, Inc
Westfield
Easthampton
United States
Mexico
Massachusetts
Bristol County
Dartmouth
Dighton
Fall River
Mansfield
Norton
Seekonk
Somerset
Swansea
Young Hurlbut Paper Company
South Lee
Indy
Hurlbut
Berkshire Papermaking Company
Department of Defense Reserve
Norton Company of
Worcester
John A. Snackenberg
Usn
Naval District
Japan
Emer- Players
Emerson College Stu
Myron A. Isherwood
Springfield
Springfield College
Olaa Sugar Company
Hilo
Territorial Department of Public Instruction
Office of Civilian Defense
Olaa
Hilo Lions Club
Puna Lions Club
Hilo Lodge
BPO Elks
Adolescent Acne and Its Impact on Youth
A health column discusses acne in teens, its psychological impact, and the steps for management. It urges parental support, medical evaluation, and hygiene measures, noting most cases improve with treatment over months and that new methods can reduce scarring.
Old river hand’s social security claim hinges on a birthday
A Decembers morning in Missouri a neatly dressed old colored gentleman sought social security benefits. He recalled life on the Mississippi and had two years as a shine boy in a barber show. The challenge was proving his birth date of December 12 1871. A gold watch with inscription helped the case be certified and benefits awarded. Local SSA staff will hold weekly outreach at Marlborough Police Station Concord Post Office and Maynard Town House.
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Claims
Missouri
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Chaims
Ralph Jones
Waltham Distric
Marlborough
Concord Post
Maynard Town House
Powdered Sugar Use on Meringue Pies
A tip advises sprinkling powdered sugar on the meringue before baking to prevent the knife from sticking when cutting the pie.
Change In Law On Reporting Motor Vehicle Accidents
Register of Motor Vehicles announces a legal change to require immediate written reports to the registrar for crashes with fatal injuries or damage over two hundred dollars. The law, effective June 25 1956, raises the reporting threshold from 100 to 200 dollars and allows license suspension for violations.
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Register of Motor Vehicles
Rudolph F. King
Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee
Registry of
Motor Vehicles
August milestones and events in U S history
Highlights several historical dates: 1790 census showing 3 939 217 people in 16 states and Ohio Territory. 1916 U S purchase of St Croix St Thomas and St John from Denmark for 25 million. 1914 first patent on animated cartoons for movies titled The Dachshund. 1896 Klondike gold discovery. 1776 American retreat after the Battle of Long Island with Washington evacuating to Manhattan by night.
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U. S
Ohio Territory
St. Croix
St. Thomas
St. John Islands
West Indies
Denmark
Klondike
Long Island
Washington
Manhattan
Michigan Tops Nation With Over Five Thousand 4-H Clubs
Michigan reports more than 5000 4-H clubs, leading the nation in youth group expansion. The achievement highlights broad participation across counties and communities, reflecting strong agricultural and educational outreach.
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Michigan
Nation
Cape Cod Outdoor Fun Weekend Opens August On Cape
Cape Cod Mass motion offers arts and water events August 3 weekend. Falmouth Yacht Club Regatta August 3 and 4, Harwichport Marcus Hall Cup on August 4, Barnstable Yacht Club hosts New England Beetle Women's Championship. Dennis Cape Playhouse presents Anastasia starring Dolores Del Rio August 4. Provincetown Art Association opens its second show. Plan a weekend of boating swimming and relaxation. Routes 3 58 and Route 6 guide visitors from Boston to the Cape.
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Cape Cod
Mass
Capé
Massachusetts Department of Commerce
Falmouth Yacht Club
Harwichport
Barnstable
Cape Playhouse
Dennis
Anastasia
Dolores del Rio
The
Cape
Provincetown Art Association
Boston
Union Services Shift to Trinitarian Church in Concord
West Concord Union Church will host services on August 5 and move to Trinitarian Congregational Church at 9 30 a m on August 12. Police investigate a false alarm set off Thursday with Box 36 at Commonwealth Avenue and Wilthrop Street, the month’s third alarm in two weeks. Middlesex County Extension Service offers home furnishings classes Thursdays 10 am to 3 pm. First Friday masses at St Bernard s and Our Lady s at 6 and 7 pm with confessions later today. Robert S Ireland named new superintendent of schools arriving this week. he succeeds Dr Angelo Giaudrone, while Raymond Aravis acts in interim role. Last chance to register for September primary is August 17 at the Town House, 9 am to 10 pm.
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West Concord Union Church
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Wilthrop Street
West Concord
Robert S. Ireland
Auburn
Maine
Angelo Giaudrone
Ireland
Washington
Raymond Aravis
Pigeons Flee Washington Building After Rubber Mice Trick
In Washington the pigeons nesting around a downtown building near air-conditioning units were deterred by rubber mice bought from a five and dime store. The birds avoided the area afterward, leaving nests and fledglings behind.
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Harman W. Nichols
U. P
Washington
Congress
Oliver T. Carr Sr
Carr
Treasury
Southboro Guernsey cow sets official production record
Southboro resident Cameron Bradley owns Wolfpen Neilie Big a registered Guernsey cow that completed an official production record in the Advanced Registry division of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The cow produced 11 731 pounds of milk with 582 pounds of fat equal to 5500 quarts of high quality milk. Bly aged seven was milked twice daily for 305 days on test. The record was supervised by the University of Massachusetts.
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Peterborough, H
Neilie Big
Cameron Bradley
Southboro
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Lever Girl Rita Batista Sells Directories to Raise Funds
Rita Batista a 16 year old Holyoke girl collected telephone directories from cities nationwide and used the mailing lists to raise funds for her father’s cancer operation. She received over 1000 directories and earned the money needed for surgery.
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Holyoke
Mass
Rita Batista
Rita
Hitchhiker Finds Three Toe Snake Wrapped Around Exhaust
Rez Hall of Waverly Tennessee was having his car serviced when a station attendant discovered a three toe snake coiled around the exhaust pipe.
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Waverly, Tenn
Rez Hall
Skin Specialist Warns Against Too Much Sun
Honolulu report on Dr. Joan H. Lamb of Oklahoma City at the Pacific Dermatologic Association meeting says Hawaii’s reflection off the ocean increases sun intensity. She warns sun ages skin, causes wrinkles, and can make a 40 year old look 80, advising morning or evening sun and sunscreen in midday heat.
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Robert E. Crennen
U. P
Honolulu
T. H
Tan
Paradise
Hawaii
Joan H.lamb
Oklahoma City
Pacific Dermatologic Association
Oklahoma
Waikiki
Lamb
Half Fare Handicapped Passage Sparks Legislative Debate
Fragmentary text references half price passage for handicapped individuals, sponsorship support from Senators and Representatives, and arguments about broad beneficiaries. It mentions injuries and disabilities and an estimated large affected population, hinting at a bill’s intent and contested provisions.
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Commerce Dept. Briefs
Dents
New York
Provincetown
Edward Fowler
No. Truro
Buzzards Bay
Theodore Fr. Estes
Sagamore
Orleans
Arthur W.frazier
Floyd van Duzer
Main St
Hyannis
Ipswich Bay
L. J. Hart
Gloucester
Martha's Vineyard
Benjamin F. Morton
Vineyard Haven
Marblehead
Meldon Hall
Village Street
Board of Health
Middlesex Health Association
East Main ST
Milford
Gour
MR. Roberts
Concord
Middlesex County Extension Service
St. Bernard’s
Our Lady’s
Southboro Guernsey
Strachan
Sena
W McCorma
John Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Haywood Road
West Acton
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