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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1929
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text from The Weekly Enterprise includes an address in Marlboro Massachusetts and hints of post office registration details. It references a 1903 or 1908 date line, a publisher and price, with multiple town names and legal notice elements.
The Seadrome, a key step in an Atlantic air corridor project, will be completed and ready for use within a year. The announcement, dated August 14, notes the hangar and space for landing ships to support mid-ocean air operations will be finished soon near New York.
Edward R Armstrong of Wilmington directs the seadrome effort with Naval architects at Sun Shipbuilding Chester Pa. A 86 foot model has been tested in Delaware Bay and planning calls for three floating islands of 15000 ton displacement each built on water tight columns with a landing deck seventy feet above sea level. Initial tests support feasibility and possible expansion to Bermudas Azores and Europe with island anchorage in deep waters three miles down.
The mechanism will let the island drift a mile with winds and currents without straining cables or anchors. Plans include hangars repair shops restaurants hotels and many conveniences for each sea drome with lighthouses as guiding beacons. Armstrong aims to avoid the North Atlantic fog belt during implementation.
International News Service reports from Moscow Aug. 14 that initial clashes between Chinese and Soviet troops on the Manchurian frontier left Soviet forces with casualties. The Soviet government seeks to avoid war, though many fear inevitable conflict amid guarded communique language.
An official Soviet communique states clashes occurred on the Manchurian frontier with White Guards and Russians. It reports Red guard casualties and notes Gen. Blucher-led forces in the region. Chinese frontier fortifications near the Chinese Eastern Railway and air reconnaissance rise along the border.
Manchester Eng Aug 14 The Lancashire cotton mills have closed for more than two weeks due to a strike by mill workers and now appear to be ending with talks under way to resume production and settle grievances.
Employers and workers in Lancashire cotton mills agreed to arbitration after a 12 percent wage cut was rejected by workers. The mills are expected to reopen by week’s end with the pre strike wage scales in effect pending arbitration.
Dense fog last night blanketed eastern Massachusetts causing slow driving and scattered complaints. Officials noted few accidents due to heightened caution while an airmail pilot still took off despite a weather report listing ceiling at 100 feet and visibility at a quarter mile.
The notice lists New York and Boston Clearing House figures. New York shows exchanges of 1.402 billion with balances of 164 million. Boston lists exchanges of 81 million with 32 million in balances. Treasury balance is 111,252,843.07.
Boston experienced a major police department upheaval with Oliver W. Garrett demoted from head of the liquor squad to ununiformed patrolman. Governor Frank G. Allen confirmed recent talks with Commissioner Herbert A. Wilson and ordered transfers of captains lieutenants sergeants and 53 patrolmen. Garrett threatened to reveal details about the department after vacation. Captain William W. Livingston moved from leading the flying squad to Charles Town station.
A New Britain Connecticut father Arnold Schubert and his wife Mrs Schubert were at the bedside of their dying son in Troy New York after their intuition guided them to the location.
Arnold Jr., a local student, was hurt in a Sunday automobile collision. Parents away on vacation in the White Mountains were found after the mother felt her son was injured and urged a 180 mile tri state drive to Troy, escorted by state troopers, completed in under five hours.
The Reverend Mr. Page is expected to preach in the Reformatory chapel for the second time on Sunday August 18 at ten o'clock. The public is invited. The Lexington Minute Boys will visit Concord tomorrow for a twilight game with the Concord Yankees. A shower Monday afternoon dropped .2 inch of rain. high reached 85 degrees. The Kings Daughters held their weekly Flower Mission at the Colonial Inn Annex donating flowers for Boston Hospitals. Miss Elizabeth Darling is visiting.
The Concord Woman's Reading Club will hold its next meeting next Monday after 3 o'clock at John Bordman's home. Miss Hough will lead a talk on The Novel under the general theme Contribution of the Negro and Literature.
August 14 in Rutland County Vermont reports hailstones up to an inch and a gale striking the Lake Bomoseen district. A single orchard owned by R R McRae suffered major damage as trees were torn and windows shattered amid flying debris and strong winds.
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