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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
4
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The War Production Board Conserva tion Division via the American Salvage Committee urges every citizen to scrap iron and steel waste fats old rubber rags burlap bags twine rope and tin cans. Individuals should collect these items from homes stores farms or factories and sell or donate them to junk dealers charities or designated collection agencies to cut handling costs. Shortages are acute especially scrap iron, with an estimated 17 000 000 tons needed in the next six months to keep steel mills operating through winter.
A brief weekly column recalling notable items from the Enterprise archives dated twenty five years earlier. It highlights community events, local figures, and notable newspaper notices that shaped the town’s history.
Mr and Mrs James Priest of Maynani return from their wedding trip Town Clerk and Mrs Frank E Sanderson of Maynard enjoy a ten day vacation at Bradford N I Ralph Jamieson of the USS Virginia spends a short furlough with his parents in Maynard Macone Bros of Concord sold a Maxwell car to William Buckley A daughter Virginia born to Mr and Mrs G Walter Vialle of Concord Mr and Mrs Stephen Pepper of Concord welcome a daughter Elizabeth John Ames of Concord decor at war cross for bravery at the front Maynard visitors at Fort Devens include Mr and Mrs William Strout Mr and Mrs William Scully Sr Mr and Mrs Richard Kelsey Mr and Mrs Ernest Wollerschied Mr and Mrs Harry Ledgard Mrs John Moynihan and daughter Cecelia and Miss Alice
Miss Margaret Wagner daughter of Mrs Margaret Wagner Deane Street and John Marsden son of Mrs Alice Marsden McKinley Street were married at the M Church in Maynard Mr and Mrs Henry Connors of Main Street Maynard observe their 25th wedding anniversary.
Joseph White Louis Delorey William O Leary John Hennessey Albert Riley Joseph Martin William Driscoll Howard King of Maynard attended the Oh Boy performance at the Wilbur Theater Boston.
Miss Beatrice Thurston daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Thurston of Concord Junction and Douglas MacCallum of Maitland Nova Scotia were married in Concord.
Jere Lynch a clerk at DeLee's Drug Store Maynard is called to service as a Medical Corps member. He is stationed at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont.
David Kinsley of West Acton is recognized in a local note, highlighting his community involvement and recent activity.
Beginning today Class 1 B members are to be called for limited service in the Army, usable as telephone clerks and chauffeurs among other duties. Rejected 1 A and 1 E men face stricter physical standards, including sight, hearing, teeth and limb defects, while some with spinal curvature may be admitted if other qualifications exist. Draft boards plan daily inductions at designated stations to handle the anticipated influx.
Hudson Sergeant Paul Cotter of the U S Army, now in North Carolina, returned this morning after a four day furlough. On arrival at camp he will be sent to Fort Benning Georgia to attend Army school for three days.
Third in the Health for Defense Workers series summarizes sanitation standards for industrial plants. It covers water supply, waste disposal, wash facilities, floors, eating and dressing rooms, and building cleanliness, urging adherence to Department of Public Health codes and state rules against common towels and cups.
Secretary of State Frederick W. Cook announces plans to aid Army and Navy voters in the upcoming State election. A postcard absentee ballot form will be mailed to service members, postage free, with ballot delivery and return guaranteed. Commissioned officers may take affidavits as notaries, and Massachusetts allows home registration for service members within three days of the election. Families are urged to prompt timely applications and voting to show liberty remains in the nation.
Maj. Gen. nema Miles announces direct enlistment open in six Army branches including Army Air Forces Signal Corps Ordnance Department Engineer Amphibian Command Parachute Troops and Glider Pilots. Eligible citizens 18 to 45 who have not yet been drafted may choose a branch. trades and skills are required.
Hudson Lawrence Mercer of 85 Gates Avenue East Longmeadow appeared in court on charges of operating a car after license revocation and received a ten day sentence in the House of Correction suspended to February 6. A charge of operating without a registration was placed on file. He was arrested last night by John Moore.
Lieut. Ryan of the Second Armored Regiment and Mrs Win announce the birth of a son in Manhattan Kansas. The father serves in the Ninth Armored Kats unit.
State Civil Service Director Ulysses J. Lupien in Boston announced that anyone eligible for civil service or Marlboro city jobs who refuses employment will be dropped from the roster. He cited thousands certified and only a small fraction accepting positions, with 47 079 approved for civil service in eight months and 1 376 taking jobs, plus 18 228 approved in labor service and 688 accepting. He blamed federal and private industry for the drain and warned nonrespondents must give reasons or be removed.
The Office of War Information outlines a new program for New England dealers and agents to trade in old typewriters. Vendors will receive the factory trade-in allowance for their model as of February 1, 1941, effectively yielding the same value as if traded over a year ago.
Two Hudson youths seek Coast Guard service. Applicants are John Thomas Harrington of 78 Apsley Street and Raymond Arthur Fehring of 25 Walnut Street.
Former Governor Joseph B Ely of Westfield ends his bid for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator. The move leaves a four way race with Henry Cabot Lodge, Joseph F Casey, John F Fitzgerald and Daniel H Coakley. Fitzgerald charges Congress members from Massachusetts failed to address fuel distribution issues.
Medical college in Philadelphia reports doctors Leandro Focantini and Phil O’Neill from the hemology and surgery departments performed blood marrow transfusions on 40 patients. The marrow transfusions aided recovery for patients with severe burns and shock whose veins could not accept ordinary transfusions.
A fragmented note mentions Dr Vincent J Pollina Jr and Chirepod iat with odd spacing and misspelled hours. The text references evening hours and an irregular schedule but lacks complete details or context.
Dr Farold J. Morgan leads the Committee for Pensions to push liberalized old age assistance. The group aims to elect candidates supporting pension at 60 and aged care reform, with Elizabeth Keane as treasurer and Morgan as chairman.
A conference between GTA federal officials and state agencies was announced to resolve motor vehicle classification issues. William F. Campbell from the motor vehicle department said he would meet gas rationing officials to align licensing and plate requirements for small business delivery vehicles.
The text describes rationing constraints where some motorists lack the new ration books or windshield markings. Dealers cannot sell gasoline to those without valid coupons or proper display, and rationing boards may demand destruction of outdated book coupons.
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