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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1945
Page
8
Washington reports on wartime production shifts including unlimited radio refrigerator stove and washing machine output planned as WWII controls ease. Steps to end rationing for tires leather and other items loom with price cuts and reconversion efforts while travel limits persist and military drawdown reshapes industry.
Crowe Park hosted the Maynard Knights of Columbus Carnival last week. Organizers led by Chairman Joseph Byrne credit the Saturday matinee as the largest ever held in town and thank all who contributed to the event.
The U S Civil Service Commission halts new applications for Federal positions except from returning veterans or those eligible for reopened examinations. The move aims to ensure vacancies will be filled by veterans or those exiting other Federal roles, while avoiding overlap between internal hires and outside recruitment. Regional directors may lift the ban where veteran supply and reductions in force do not meet needs, and officials will prioritize transfers and the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944.
James S. Kemper national safety leader warned that higher summer heat will worsen already weakened tires and raise traffic accidents. He urged rigid safe driving practices with speeds kept down and noted speeds rising from 35 to 45 mph increase rubber wear by 43 percent.
The Massachusetts Attorney General warns servicemen and veterans organizations to report fake schemes. He cites fake job ads misled furniture schemes and blind signing of contracts as fraud types. he urges veterans to seek advice and avoid entanglement. An unrelated brief notes an old gray horse in Texas still active.
Washington All Americans seem likely to get a cut in income taxes after January 1. The reduction would start with smaller payroll deductions and affect items taxed at higher rates as 1942 levels six months after hostilities end. The excess profits tax on corporations is likely to be repealed, with timing possibly January 1 or later.
Mrs Hilda S Kaliainen 77 of Morse Road North Sudbury died on Tuesday. She was born in Finland and lived here 25 years. Survived by husband John B Kaliainen and four sons Charles Josephson Cambridge Toivo Waino and Eine Sudbury. Funeral at home Thursday 2 PM with burial in North Cemetery under Fowler Funeral direction.
Mr and Mrs H. Vaughn Allen and daughter Barbara of Acton Center New Town Road are at Alton Bay New Hampshire until after Labor Day.
William Baron of the Veterans of Foreign Wars asks local groups to assemble at the Town House on Thursday evening August 23 at 7 30 to plan the V J Day parade. Six blasts on the fire whistle will summon residents when the day is proclaimed by President Truman. He also offers applications for the hundred dollar veterans bonus available from him or at the Town House.
Mrs Emma Lampinen of Hudson Street Stow died early Wednesday at Emerson Hospital Concord aged 68. Widow of August Lampinen she had lived in Stow 15 years and previously in Maynard. Survived by daughters Alma Sarvela Anna Tuikka both of Maynard. sons Otto in U S Army Urho of Stow. nine grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 PM at Maynard Lutheran Church with Glenwood cemetery burial.
John Roullard of Great Acton returns from a vacation spent in Hinsdale New Hampshire and Drake's Island Maine. Mrs Richard Morton and daughter Barbara of Abbington Massachusetts are guests of Mr and Mrs Joseph Grandine Great Road East Acton Mr and Mrs Forrest EB Bean Jr of Acton Center announce the birth of a second daughter on Friday August 17 at Emerson Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Forest E Bean and Mr and Mrs Frank E Balsor all of the Center.
Jonathan John E Sullivan 60 of West Concord died after a long illness at Emerson Kesps. Rev Joseph Sullivan officiated at Our Lady Help of Christians church with services at St Bernary and burial at a local cemetery. He was born to the Sullivan family and lived on Main Street with relatives nearby.
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