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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
4
Public notice from Marlborough Massachusetts outlining weekly posting in the Enterprise Press. Specifies dates Wednesdays August 38 1908 at the Postoffice with rates 76c per inch for first insertion and 26c per inch for second insertion.
Fragments mention Falma Day Company and Parvenns in August for a Colorado River dig. References include a 99th Congress Fitch letter and a 1785 convention, with scattered notes about mining and safety history dating to 1698. The text is incomplete and partially legible.
The piece critiques German war morale amid the Russian front, noting Field Marshal Rundstedt or War l- Model orders and fear of tanks in retreat. It questions Goering and Himmler’s reports of fallen leaders and links national morale to fighting spirit as civilians face hardship and scarcity.
Eastern Massachusetts faces severe gasoline shortages as half of New England stations close. OPA officials deny sale bans while military and vacation demands strain supplies. Regional admin Elton Shoup says no drastic action planned and consults not yet made. Richard Doherty warns the closure wave may be temporary.
Department of Labor and Industries reports shifts in wage earners across Massachusetts war plants. Machine tools and accessories rose from 6,200 in 1935 39 to 28,500 in January 1943 then 18,400 in June 1944. electrical machinery peaked at 64,950 in June 1944. Marriage intentions in Boston in early 1944 fell slightly from 1943, while Massachusetts accounts for about 19 percent of U.S. shoe production and 5 percent consumption. The State Planning Board promotes a 12 panel exhibit “Look at Your Neighbor.”
Dr. Henry M. Swift of Cape Elizabeth died Friday leaving a will that sets aside 40000 dollars for a Massachusetts fare fund and annual maintenance. Executors named are Harold S. Morse of Marlboro Massachusetts and the State Street Trust Co of Boston.
The piece argues servicemen's censorship of books and media challenges free expression as 18-year-olds gain voting rights. It cites Olive Wendell Holmes and departs into state finance news and a looming repeal of the parental support requirement in old age assistance law.
The article discusses a welfare policy demanding children with earnings provide for their elderly parents, risking court action and penalties if funds are withheld. It notes wartime servicemen allotments complicating aid determinations and a state commission weighing repeal of the support clause shifting responsibility from families to the public.
The Office of Defense Transportation urged households to file a Consumer's Declaration for solid fuel needs and to stock coal and substitute fuels. Colgan noted trucks are scarce as drivers join war industries, warning deliveries will lag when cold weather arrives. The ODT also reopened accepting applications for new light civilian trucks under 9,000 pounds to meet essential needs.
A rustic ode to barnyard golf praises a simple game played on green meadows under sunny skies. Players chase a ringer around an iron pin as iron shoes clank, offering a light respite and a return to ordinary pleasures during wartime.
An acute butter shortage may last into next spring with a week or ten days before lines return. West coast heat reduced output by about 15 percent, while government buying rises to meet seasonal demand. Trade sources note shortages already show in outlying New England areas and predict butter lines will reappear at retail fronts.
Phyllis Belmont urges war workers to take camp life or hiking trips to renew health. She stresses carrying proper skin care and regular washing, noting that staying clean aids health and job readiness during wartime.
State Health Department reports infantile paralysis activity not rising rapidly enough to signal an epidemic. Over five weeks 6, 8, 23, 21 and 30 cases, plus 34 more this week, with 129 total this year. Peak usually in early September. warning urged for neck stiffness.
Public invites attend Friday night activities at Concord hall from 8 30. A couple Mr and Mrs Donald Neil observe their wedding anniversary. They were wed at Our Lady Help of Christians West Concord by Rev Ford. Next town selectmen meeting to be presided by Chairman William Trick at the town hall Tuesday.
Sunday services at 10 in Concord with a day school at 10 45 and Wednesday meeting at 7 45 at the Redding church edifice. Bible passages and readings from Mary Baker Eddy’s works form the sermon text, focusing on man as spiritual and in the image of God with references to Isaiah and Christian Science text.
Evangelical church releases a September program. Free Rev. Harry P. Odland appears Sunday with a lasting message per service. Midweek Mp Meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. Youth Rally set for September 11 at 3.30 p.m. Sunday School reopens September 10 at 10.45 a.m.
Sunday schedule at Trinity Episcopal features Rev. Charles R. Peck officiating with Holy Communion observed. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate morning worship and related rites at the parish.
Reverend Alfred Wheeler Watertown occupying the pulpit at 9 46 o'clock in charge with Mrs organist guiding the service Reverend Kenneth R Teed will be absent and Reverend Mr Wa will replace him for the sermon during the communion service at West Concord Union Church.
The notice indicates Reverend Howard N will deliver the sermon and oversee the church service activities for the upcoming gathering. The exact date and location are not specified in the readable text.
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