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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
11
Factories report rare increases in output as shoe and textile segments cut recalls and rehires rise. Marlboro plant closures and shifts in men's and women's shoe lines reflect cautious forecasts, while smaller industries like metal, paper, electrical, and plastics show modest hiring and new machinery installations.
The note extols Francis E SED Cars Bought and Sold at 17 Great Road Maynard 840. It lauds the A and Q Garage for high class work including wheel balancing and front end straightening. The reviewer commends Mr Quinn’s wide experience and recommends auto owners visit to learn more about the service.
The passage notes unemployment at 1260 with changes from 290 to 150, highlighting shifts in shoe industry operations and ongoing job search. It also mentions 225 graduates entering or preparing to join the labor market, reflecting broader workforce activity and short term labor movement.
Voters in November will decide on three labor restriction questions including outlawing the closed shop and secret ballots for union officers and strikes. Other items include a birth control measure, liquor sales local option, three constitutional amendments, and a nonbinding poll on presidential term limits.
Massachusetts lawmakers weigh a state constitutional change on succession and a two term limit for federal officeholders. The Mass Citizens Union pushes three proposals including open shop bans and secret ballot union elections while labor opposes them. Catholic opposition to parenthood birth control law grows as physicians may advise married women on health risks.
Mrs Joseph Moitozo R N of O Neil Street starts duties as Community Health Nurse today succeeding Mrs Mary Alzapiedi RN who recently resigned She will serve as Public School Nurse during the vote period this month and continue health work in September.
A fragment describes Joe Jumpoff Creek near a southern bank and a pioneer named Joe leaping into a mountain stream for a swim. The terse note records a lone incident without further details or outcomes.
The Bell System and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company announce filing tariffs effective August 2. Recording devices will connect to one line initially with a tone beep every 15 seconds. Plans include switching the recorder between lines as facilities expand under regulatory requirements.
West Concord Mr and Mrs nore F celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary this Tuesday. They were married at Our Lady Help of Christians church rectory on August 3 1940. Mrs Sheehan, formerly Barbara Felt, is the wife. The couple has one daughter Kathleen.
Historical notes reveal Wild Bill Hickok was born James Butler Hickok. The nickname Wild Bill appears in 19th century accounts as he earned fame in frontiersmen circles and frontier towns during the 1860s and 1870s.
Ruth Emery reports an unusually large influx of American egrets and herons along the Sudbury Concord Wayland area. birds from New Jersey wander into New England after breeding, feeding in marshes. experts note heavy rains may attract them, though nesting does not occur in the region.
The 23rd Infantry band will play at Monument Square this Friday August 6 at 8 oclock. Directed by O Harry Nielsen the event welcomes all. The final concert will be August 20 at Rideout Playground Concord.
West Concord. George Theodore Walker Jr son of Mr and Mrs George T Walker 29 Central Street celebrated his second birthday yesterday at home Mrs Walker formerly Zel Harriet Hawley of West Concord with relatives in attendance
Pfc Raymond Malcolm, visiting his mother Mrs William V Collins at 215 Grant Avenue, has now gone to Riverside California to join the tactical control air force. Mrs Emma Paffois of 16 Webber Avenue has returned from a six week trip to Switzerland with Jake. Mrs Melville Pearson and son Melville Jr of Toronto entertain. Mr and Mrs Edward Hart have returned from a two week trip to Welsh West Virginia.
Eleanor Farrell of Maynard a St Michel s Academy graduate will enter the Sisters of Notre Dame novitiate in Waltham on August 4. At a farewell party hosted by Miss Virginia Ciampa of Howe Street, Farrell received a purse of money and a spaghetti supper was served. Attendees included classmates from Hudson Marlboro Lowell and Maynard who traveled from nearby towns to bid her farewell.
Mrs Eleanor Tate Hersey of Hingham Massachusetts and her husband Mr R Woodrow Hersey celebrate the birth of their son on July 24. The family has strong roots in West Acton. Separately Minneapolis firm introduces a claimed first electric French fried potato fryer in the nation.
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