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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
12
This ad praises Concord Appliance Company at 27 Walden Street, advertising refrigerators stoves and other electrical appliances. It claims fair dealings and no dissatisfaction for customers and urges readers to trade with the firm.
The Cunningham Garage in Lon Acton, led by Mr. Cummingham, offers tires, batteries, Essa Gasoline and oil, with electric and acetylene welding services. This up-to-date establishment is praised for its broad capabilities and public service.
The New England Star highlights a modern market offering meats frozen foods and canned goods with a focus on top quality. It notes competitive prices and careful product arrangement to meet customer needs in Concord and surrounding areas.
The Carlisle auto repair shop on Bedford road offers complete repair and body work with 24 hour tonning service and reasonable prices. Proprietor Roland Kinsman is praised for dependable service to the region around Carlisle and nearby areas.
The article details model airplane building expanding into technical hobbycraft with gas powered engines reaching 8 000 rpm and speeds over 100 mph. Long range designs fly hundreds of miles, stay aloft for hours, and jet and rocket propelled models appear as hobby shops market early jet kits.
The army used soilless culture to grow vegetables at isolated air bases, showing potential for high value crops. Training and experience are needed for management, with likely US development focusing on ornamentals, out of season vegetables, and seedling production. Under favorable conditions yields may equal or surpass soil growth, aiding specialized plant study.
Norfolk Island offers ample food and a mild climate for descendants of the Mutiny era crew of the Bounty and Tahitian wives. Outsiders cannot settle there. the island lies about a thousand miles northeast of Sydney and hosts a small tropical community with livestock, coconuts, and a weekly movie, plus a yearly Bounty Day celebration.
A historical note credits Columbus with introducing sugar to the New World and describes early Spanish Caribbean cane production in San Domingo. It notes initial mixed success, later growth with slave labor, and the spread to other Caribbean islands and South America, linking sugar to slavery’s expansion.
The text explains marble as a carbonate rock used in premium building and decoration. It notes colors from carbonaceous matter and iron oxides producing gray black yellow brown red green hues, fossil inclusions from ancient seas, and that marble’s strength ranges from 6 000 to 12 000 psi with a density of 165 to 115 pounds per cubic foot.
Fossil roses mark the Oligocene epoch while early breeders in Greece raised double roses by 300 B C. Rome imported roses from Alexandria and Carthage for Nero who spent vast sums on rose displays. Rose symbolism appeared on shields by emperors and Brahma declared the rose supreme in Hindu myth. Botanists note about 900 species and varieties.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a birth in Scottsbluff Nebraska on May 4 1888 to a three man family mentioning a daughter and a woman signing a name with unusual wording. The readable facts are limited and irregular.
Willow Pond Kitchen on Lexington road in Concord draws praise as a top local eatery. Patrons say the service is attentive and trade is appreciated, with a menu featuring hot sandwiches spaghetti chop suey and beer on draught.
The Concord Flower Shoppe at 8 Main Street is a popular, reliable establishment serving Concord and surrounding territory with superior floral offerings. It specializes in weddings, receptions, social functions, funerals, and special designs, delivering prompt, satisfactory service and high grade stock.
The Mail Coach Grill is praised as headquarters for tasty dishes made from unique recipes. Management is noted for careful food selection and attentive service. The restaurant offers banquet facilities and reasonable charges, inviting reservations for parties and events.
West Concord depot location offers 24 hour taxi service listed as reliable and comfortable. Drivers described as careful and cautious with expanding fleet plans to two cabs. Frank Piper Jr. available to answer questions and direct visitors, promising timely rides for workers and travelers in Concord.
Community station offers motor tuneups light repairs and brake service with friendly courteous service. Mr Fenton is known for honest dealings and helpful customer care at all times. Large jobs welcome at this popular local station located at the above address.
Clarke's Market builds a reputation for courteous service and dependability. The store offers a complete line of carefully selected groceries and canned goods with a focus on quality. Readers are invited to rely on this cooperative market for weekend or daily shopping needs.
A popular Concord Esso Station on CONSRA road turnpike provides Esso products noted for high quality. It serves cars trucks and tractors with fuel and expert lubrication while you wait, and the management is known for modern business methods and public service.
A traditional local ad extols Andersen's Service Station at 94 Commonwealth Ave offering Ply mouth and DeSoto cars and International Trucks. The copy highlights sales and service, tires, Auto-Lite products, towing, and repair services, urging readers to see the advantages of owning these vehicles and to be served by the shop.
Joseph Dee and Sons funeral service, established 1868, operates at 7 Bedford Street, Concord. The firm emphasizes high standards, modern equipment, a year-round hearse, and a long-standing reputation for public benefit and trust.
The Wilson Lumber Company advertises a full line of building materials and hardware including bay state paints roofing flooring wall board insulation fencing kitchen cabinets doors windows and more. The notice promotes the business as well known and provides guidance to readers seeking lumber and related supplies.
Frank A Wakelin Market provides an economical shopping center in the community offering fresh meats fish vegetables canned goods and ice cream. The market operates on a large scale saving the public substantial sums and earning praise for service and value.
An advertisement promotes the West Concord Fruit Store as a reliable market offering a full range of groceries canned goods fresh fruits and vegetables wines and beers frozen foods and delicatessen products. The manager is praised for fair honest dealings and local familiarity with conditions in Concord.
A fragmented note describes reliable apparel for a broad clientele. It mentions stock availability and management aims, promising site assistance and intelligent service, though the text is partly obscured.
An unreadable OCR fragment describes a business feature at a body shop and a list of items or wines, with multiple garbled phrases about pairing and locations and no clear events or names.
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