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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
9
A Chicago study by Weiss and Geller finds sales conferences fail to reach a salesman personality. Interviews with salesmen and psychologists show a rugged individualist who resists rah rah tactics and senses power. They warn management talks trigger confusion and anger and propose mutual exchanges to bridge the gap.
Stuart Edgerly has been appointed manager of Fenwal Incorporated's newly formed Industrial Sales Division in Ashland Massachusetts. He will oversee industrial temperature controls sales through 32 field offices nationwide, coming from Fairchild Camera and Instrument where he served in sales roles. He and his wife and two children reside in Wellesley Massachusetts.
Children from blocks around Hockering in Norfolk flocked to a traffic mishap scene Monday as a seven ton ice cream truck overturned. A covered railroad bridge in Woonsocket Rhode Island remains the only covered bridge in the state. A salesman may be persuaded by showing he is a teacher rather than a pupil.
Marlboro Henry P Metcalf, local manager of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, was transferred last Monday to the Gardner and Athol district. He was toasted Wednesday night at Chicken Pete's Milford where a full course dinner and a gift were presented. Mrs Metcalf attended as guest and was given a corsage. Attendees included Mrs George Chiera Mrs Charles Markey Mrs John Christensen Mrs James McDonough and others. successor not yet announced.
Mrs Louise Rasmussen, living in Melville Rhode Island, heads to Maine after learning her husband’s plane was found near Portage. He disappeared in a crash three years ago while she had worked as a trailer camp secretary in Melville and is now believed to be linked to the location of the wreckage.
Morris Phinney tendered a bachelor party at the Harvard Club for his son Morris Jr. after his wedding to Judith Brooks Piper last Saturday. Attendees included Dr. Randolph Piper and Jonathan Piper.
An OCR fragment attributes a quotation about extreme heat to Ira G. Dudley with multiple phrases stressing the phrase too hot to various activities. The text resembles a humorous or promotional line about heat conditions and human limits.
A Middlesex School student and athlete is identified as a brother of the bride in the wedding notice. The brief highlight notes his athletic involvement and familial relation within the ceremony context.
Washington (UP) Mrs. John Foster Dulles has logged over 100000 air miles since her husband became secretary of state in 1953, with more than 200000 miles in the two prior years as he helped negotiate the Japanese peace treaty. She serves as official hostess for the delegation and attends diplomatic sessions whenever possible, while also enjoying shopping in Paris and London and collecting souvenirs.
Senator Saltonstall outlined SBA gains in 1954 including 79 Massachusetts contracts worth 4.19 million from Cape Cod to the Berkshires. He cited loans and disaster aid, plus tax reforms easing depreciation and capital access for small businesses across the state.
Washington (UP) Mamie Eisenhower will use a new machine made lace tablecover for state dinners. The piece is patterned after long used Americancloth designs and is the largest ever made by machine. The Quakerco Co. produced it for the White House dinning room, though price was not disclosed.
Fay Pentland of Springdale recalls a lamplighter in Roselia Washington who lit lamps near benches and was the town curfew for children. Eva G. Mecum of Portland notes the I R C in a weekly paper and remembers 1890s politics with her family.
The article discusses motion sickness symptoms such as pallor, sweating, and vomiting and notes that it is caused by motion itself, not just a jolt. It mentions planes, ships, and rough seas, and recalls wartime pharmacology efforts and stabilizing devices, urging readers to consult local health boards and consider remedies.
A discussion of how Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking influences readers and doctors. The book’s practical faith based approach is credited with helping daily life problems from worry to irritability, with 750000 copies sold in under two years and a Destiseller list streak lasting 92 weeks.
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