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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
9
About 62 700 flunked the de test with 42 000 freshmen scoring 0 and 18 500 seniors taking the test. Henry Chauncey of ETS called the test level nearly ideal and said scores correlate well with college grades across 23 institutions. Draft boards may use scores with records to defer students.
The Sudbury fair committee outlines plans for the third annual agricultural exhibition on Saturday September 8. Arvid Nelson leads the vegetable and exhibit sections with Mrs Arvid Nel and Mrs Albert Tal assisting. Livestock exhibits, horse-pulling demonstrations, and other items will be on display in the hall. Supper will be served at 5:30 with additional servings at 6:30.
An advertisement from Gruber Building’s leading watch establishment promotes watch repair and maintenance service for Elgin timepieces. The note emphasizes quality standards and prompt, per-demand repair work.
Squantum Naval Air Station in Quincy announced 40 high school graduates will enlist in the Marine Air Reserve. The recruits join Marine Fighter Squadron 322 under Capt Paul A Miller of Hudson, a Pacific War veteran, with training in aviation specialties.
The fourth Hoover Commission article outlines the Post Office Department reforms aimed at halving the 500 million postal deficit. It notes budgeting, auditing, and management improvements, a career Postmaster General, regionalization into 15 regions, and steps to remove politics from postmaster appointments while simplifying statutes and pricing for efficiency.
Sudbury announces the opening of the Co operative Nursery School on Monday September 10 guided by Mrs. Richard A. Schmaltz and Mrs. William H. F. Laberee. The program serves three four and five year olds with applications available from Mrs. Ralph Wood or Mrs. Schmaltz.
The fall program features nature studies and expressive rhythm activities. An open house for interested people will be held on Thursday August 9 at 8 30 p m at Mrs Ralph Wood’s Concord road. Old and new members are warmly invited hosted by Mrs Richard Schmaltz Mrs Descom Ree Mrs William Laberee and Mrs Esther Skog.
Albany woman Anna Stary, aged 47, won a separation decree and a $10,280 judgment against her husband but later established a $2,500 bank account in his name. Her attorney said she relented to avoid taking all her husband’s money.
Since 1937 Nebraska has operated the only one house legislature in the United States, a reform that created a nonpartisan unicameral body and consolidated legislative power into a single chamber.
New York reports a meeting between Metal Cutting Tools Industry Advisory Committee members led by John J. Prindiville Jr. of Lapointe Machine Tool Co. and Office of Price Stabilization officials. The ten member group said pricing regulations were adequate but warned wage increases and tungsten carbide costs threaten producers.
Chicago report notes Alicia May Reading, aged 90 on June 3, said she had never known so many nice people. Crippled by arthritis and with few visitors, she received a belated shower of greeting cards phone calls and visitors after a reporter noted her solitude.
Massachusetts farmers rally the state Farm Bureau to tighten gas line easements. A committee led by Henry Jaeschke won eight provisions including exact center line descriptions, reduced easement widths, repair access limits, 24 inch depth, marked line locations, narrowed warranty title, damages scope, and arbitration safeguards.
In Knoxville Tennessee E. J. Hayes was hospitalized with a fractured knee after a drunk man lost control and toppled onto him on a sidewalk. Hayes said no vehicles were involved and the fall occurred as the intoxicated man tried to steer.
The California Central Valley reclamation project shifts to full operation with 10 days of civic celebrations. It will irrigate 3,040,000 acres, produce 8,000,000,000 kilowatt hours annually, and power an industrial boom alongside significant water and hydropower development.
The Rice Family Association will hold its annual reunion on Saturday September 29 with location likely at Wayside Inn South Sudbury. Plans to be finalized at a directors meeting. John A. Bigelow city engineer is vice president and John E. Rice is a director. Members in Sudbury trace to Edmund Rice through 1639 settlers.
Orange Massachusetts report credits Daniel H. Shattuck a 42 year veteran of the Boston and Maine with spotting a track washout near his home and flagging an approaching freight, averting a derailment.
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