Consumer Spending In New England Headed For Record
Consumer spending in New England appears likely to set a record in 1955. Per capita liquid savings rose modestly, while credit extensions by banks and finance firms grew monthly, helping auto sales and durable goods rise. Delinquencies stayed low and savings outpaced national levels.
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Economic Shifts Stir Debate on Wages and Trade
The article discusses American firms paying high wages versus foreign firms with low wages. It notes firms improve efficiency through new manufacturing methods to reduce unit costs, and raises questions about government roles and salaries including the president’s $100,000 salary and $50,000 travel allotment with an $800,000 emergency fund for 1954-55. It also covers the president’s White House residence benefits and congressional limits on special sessions.
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White House
United States
Electronics Recruit Field Sees Growing Army Interest
The Antiaircraft Command emphasizes electronics and guided missiles as future career fields with guaranteed courses in missile repair and radar systems. High standards require serious-minded recruits, offering state side assignments, college credit for some training, and strong promotion prospects. Information available at Worcester Army Recruiting Station or Marlboro Office literature table.
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Army Literature
Marlboro
First Army Bans Hitch-Hiking During Holidays
Governors Island New York First Army soldiers are warned against hitch-hiking during the holidays. Lt General Thomas W Herren orders commanders in New York New Jersey and New England to stress safety and note that soliciting rides on highways violates Army Regulations. Military Police will patrol the Turnpike and arrest offenders returning them to their installations. First Army Safety Patrols operate at Fort Dix Fort Devens and Camp Drum.
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N.Y
First Army
Thomas W. Herren
New York
New Jersey
New England
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority
Army
Fort Dix
Fort Devens
Massachusetts
Camp Drum
Majority of Autos Four Years Old
Chicago news notes registration figures from the Chicago Woorner Club showing 43 percent of American cars are four to seven years old and 23 percent are seven years or older. About 27 percent are two to three years old, while new models under one year old account for 12 percent. The study says the auto population has almost doubled in ten years and that the trend should continue.
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United States
Make Ahead Party Menu for Kids with Frozen Dinners
A family bid invites youngsters to host a New Year party with mom and dad stepping aside. Stock freezers with ready-made beef dinners and easy make ahead accompaniments like V-8 punch and holiday salad. Kids cook, serve, and learn prep basics while adults enjoy a separate celebration.
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Warn Drivers Of Monoxide Deadly Fumes
Boston motorists warned by the Automobile Legal Association about carbon monoxide danger in winter driving. General Manager Philip C. Thibodeau advised keeping a vent window open, checking mufflers for leaks, and not leaving a car idling too long to prevent odorless deadly gas.
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Maynard Burrows Pranked by Prospective Car Salesman
Madison dealer Maynard Burrows sought a sale on the floor but the would be buyer proved to be a new salesmen in disguise revealing a practical joke during a routine practice session in Madison Wisconsin.
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Madison, Wis
Maynard Burrows
Harvard Trust Plans Dividend and Capital Increase
Harvard Trust Company directors announced a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share and an extra 25 cents at their December 20 meeting. They will seek stockholders approval at the January 17 1956 annual meeting to raise capital by 53 000 shares of 10 value each, with a 36 percent stock dividend if approved. The expected annual dividend may reach 1.70 a share on 200 000 outstanding shares, equivalent to 2.31 a share on current stock.
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Harvard Trust Company
Sign Outside Station Describes Its Nonprofit Status
A Kentucky service station features a sign declaring it is a nonprofit organization, noting they did not intend the status but accept it as fact. The sign adds a humorous, resigned tone to the establishment’s tax status.
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Russellville
Traffic death toll climbs in six New England states
Boston report shows each state recording higher highway fatalities in 1955 than 1954. Across the six-state area 1,252 deaths so far this year, versus 1,120 in all of 1954, with Connecticut posting 308 to date, its worst in 13 years.
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Bedford Seeks Applicants for New Package Store Permit
The Bedford board of selectmen will accept applications for one new package store permit. Applications must be in duplicate, fully completed, and include a five dollar fee. Submit by January 31, 1956. Applications available at selectmen meetings Fridays at 7 30 pm or from any board member. Apply under Chapter 138 of Massachusetts General Laws and related laws for liquor licenses.
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Board of Selectmen
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Concord Cub Pack 49 Collects Toys for Charity
December drive by Cub Pack 49 at Concord recruits toys for less fortunate children. Dens delivered many items to the Metropolitan Hospital's children's unit in Waltham and to the Fernald School in Waltham. January will honor achievement awards. February features dens skits on Pirate Stories.
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Dens
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Metropoli Hospital
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Tier Fernald School
Fourth Degree Plans February Exemplification in Boston
Local members of the Gov. David I Walsh Assembly Fourth Degree attended a meeting at Waltham Council headquarters Tuesday evening. Faithful Navigator John R Murphy presided. Plans were announced for a fourth degree exemplification at the Hotel Statler in Boston on Sunday February 26.
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Gov
David I. Walsh
Diabetes Ranks Eighth Among U.S. Death Causes
The article notes diabetes as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, highlighting its growing impact on public health and the need for awareness and prevention efforts.
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United States
Family Rescued From Fire Raging at Concord Home
A blaze at a two and a half story wooden house on Stow Street in Concord forced a family of five to flee. Two teenage girls were rescued from a third floor bedroom via ladders, and four residents were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
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Harry A. Patterson
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Robert E. Kelley
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Donita Whitney
George K. Whitney
Otis M Whitney
Helen Smith
University of Indiana
George T. Barrett, Sr
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Acton High School Joins New England Association
Dana M. Cotton of Harvard informs Acton High School administrators that Acton High School has been elected to membership in the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools following an application filed in January. Membership requires ongoing evaluations over the next decade, with visits by a committee after a local survey to assess school philosophy programs and facilities.
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Acton
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Princips
Raymond Grey
Gas station attendant delays police after $50 robbery
In Salt Lake City a gas station attendant named Sheldou was robbed of $50 by an armed bandit. He persuaded the suspect to wait six minutes instead of ten before calling police, delaying the report.
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