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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1945
Page
4
Fragment from a 1908 postal notice or advertisement page listing second class mail rates. Rates shown include 1st insertion and 2nd insertion prices per inch. Partial OCR reads MSS P O Box 62 and TS per inch with fragmented text.
A garbled list references events such as a 1908 post office on a naval vessel dubbed Nebraska and a 1940s X ray machine development. It notes Savannah as the first American steamship to cross the Atlantic in 1818, Franklin’s statehood, the 1814 burning of the White House and Capitol, a 1921 Berlin peace treaty with Germany, and the 19th Amendment’s adoption.
An article recounts wartime anecdotes of resilience including a U S plane crewman nursed by Filipinos after stomach ulcers on Saipan and a Cleveland case where a baby announced dead at birth was revived by a police rescue team.
Albert C Cook former Concord High School teacher coach and Army Air Forces lieutenant has accepted a principal position at Westford Academy and plans to move family to Westford within the next two weeks. The Ladies Union of the West Concord Union Church hosted a well attended picnic at Mrs Clarence J Tufts home. V J Day services are planned across Concord churches following President Truman's proclamation. Walden Royal Arch Chapter to meet at Masonic Temple September 24 with F Stephenson of Bedford as high priest. Rev Edward Perry Daniels returns to First Parish Unitarian Church September 2 as fall term begins. Concord and West Concord fire departments have answered 96 alarms this year. Rev John E Walace, Walden Street, returned from Washington visits. Rev Harry P Odland resumes pulpit duties and weekly prayer meeting next Wednesday at Evangelical Free Church. West Concord fire drill set for September 4 and Central station on September 6.
Rev Dr Richard M Cameron of Barretts Mill Road and Boston University Theological School was guest preacher at the Union Service at Trinitarian Congregational Church last Sunday. He filled the pulpit while Rev John E Wallace, visiting Washington DC, was away from his former home.
Concord Lodge 212 F will hold regular weekly meetings on Thursday evenings starting next month at Odd Fellows hall in West Concord.
Concord couple Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carlton Blaisdell announce the birth of their daughter Deborah Louise at Emerson Hospital on Thursday August 16. Mrs. Blaisdell is formerly Marian Esther Currier. The couple also have a three year old daughter, Doris Evelyn.
Concord schedule features St Bernard's at St Andrew's in North Billerica and Our Lady's of West Concord hosting Sacred Heart of East Lexington at Rideout playground.
Sea Scouts continue informal sessions at Scout Island Warner's Pond in West Concord. Regular weekly meetings and drills will resume in September on Thursday nights at 8 o'clock at the Harvey Wheeler School Hall West Concord.
Army guidance explains how Family Allowance is distributed for dependents of soldiers. The allowance for a child in a shared custody situation goes to the guardian, not the other parent, and overpayments must be refunded. Class B dependents lose the allowance at 18 unless others are included in the claim. Divorce affects payments: the caregiver’s allowance ends with the decree, but children still receive their checks.
A widow of a World War I veteran does not continue to receive pension if she remarries. The widow’s pension is discontinued upon remarriage.
A reader asks if a husband who refused to support his wife and children while drafted can be divorced. The note requests guidance on divorce grounds and potential legal outcomes.
The Army will not discharge a soldier because of divorce or lack of dependents. Family Allowance remains payable for the children, even if the spouse plans to remarry and does not seek support.
When a man is reported missing in action his case is reviewed every few months to determine if new information shows he is returned to military control or held as a prisoner or dead. If after a year there is no definite finding, he remains listed as missing.
When your husband reports for active duty a Family Allowance payment of 120 dollars will be issued from Fort Devens within 10 days of service entry for August. The next payment covers September and would be issued in October. no September payment. Bring certified marriage and birth records.
Instructions request all factual military questions be addressed to Public Relations Officer Ha of the First Service Command located at 808 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts.
A customer asks for the three toughest chickens from six in the icebox. The butcher lines up all six, she chooses the three toughest, then claims the three tender ones with a cool demand.
Private and Sarge exchange lines about pants that won’t fit. Private says he sent them to the tailor three times to be cut longer and they remain too short. The humor centers on ill fitting pants during a routine inspection.
A playful jab lands on the town's new weather man as locals tease his grumpy demeanor and forecast quirks. Citizens joke that even the weather resists his predictions.
Jane and Bill share a Navy joke about never worrying about laundry as items dropped overboard are said to be washed ashore. The banter features Joan asking for the punchline and Jane delivering the quip.
A clerk and customer clash over a gown, the clerk insisting the item is evening wear while the customer calls it a nightgown. The conversation hints at shop language and perceptions of fashion.
A husband tells a doctor he must leave before his wife arrives. The doctor suggests a practical action, proposing the husband write a $10 check as a possible solution.
Dialog sketches a flirtatious exchange between Jimmy and Tommy about a girl who captivates with a luminous, moonlike charm. The taunting banter hints at teenage crushes and social dynamics through concise, playful lines.
A dialogue notes abundant wildlife during a past countryside picnic. One speaker asks about local fauna while the other recalls a day spent enjoying animals in the rural area.
Dialog snippet shows a joke exchange about engagement and marriage with a punchline that happiness ended at marriage. No named individuals or organizations beyond generic references.
Dialogue quotes a flirtatious exchange about a woman’s figure with lines implying admiration of her waist and mouth without broader context or factual events. The piece reads as a casual, humorous street conversation.
A quirky item from a comic column pokes fun at a laundry mishap with a running gag about the elusive button. The piece plays on wordplay and local humor without reporting any serious news.
Slim argues rationing proves limits on fueling everyone all the time. Jim questions the idea as they discuss the policy's impact.
Brown laments unplanted seeds due to planting instructions that require hills, while the garden lies level. Blue asks why and Brown explains the mismatch between seed directions and garden terrain.
Slim and Jim exchange a joke about lawyers. Slim asserts there is no such thing as an honest lawyer opinion. The dialogue reflects a humorous skeptical view of legal counsel.
Green onions can be grown from seed in six to eight weeks. Seed should be sown in shallow drills a foot to 18 inches apart in well fed soil and thinned to two inches apart as they grow. Dry spells discouraged. feed with plant food six weeks after sowing for faster growth.
An 1945 report notes wartime factory employment in Massachusetts rose to wartime highs by late 1919, unemployment claims around 7 000, veterans' readjustment payments near 1 300, and total federal and local taxes around 1.9 billion dollars. It compares postwar income levels and tax loads to prewar figures, and mentions zoning rules allowing conversion of single family homes to two or three family units under appeal board authority.
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