Senate and House clash over voter registration and party caucus rules
Republicans attack a bill extending voter registration and tightening party nomination rules. The Senate defeated a measure to add 9 more days for voter registration and keep current deadlines. In the House, an amendment would require candidates seeking party nominations to be enrolled in the party and approved by the local caucus.
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Christopher H
Philof Beverly
Philips
Jerks
Rep
J.en Hodder
Framingham
Final chance to register before Concord town meeting
Last registration deadline is Tuesday February 7 in the Selectmen's room Town House from 12 noon to 10 pm. A public session runs tonight at Marvey Whetier School from 7 to 9 pm. Through Tuesday new voters may register at the town clerk's office between 9 am and 5 pm.
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Concord
Selectmen’s Room
Town House
Marvey Whetier
State debt at Jan 1 1950 shocks taxpayers
The Taxpayers Federation warns the Legislature that the state debt as of January 1, 1950, reached 293 million dollars and urges prudent bond financing. Norman MacDonald notes official figures hide a larger burden and calls for immediate debt reform and safer budgeting to avoid financial trouble.
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Taxpayers’ Federation
Federation
Norman MacDonald
House
Senate
Federatih
MacDonald
Massachusetts
Miuriich
Police Car Does Rescue Duty With Kaiser Travélé
Wary communities solved their emergency ambulance problem with the Kaiser Travélé a utility sedan that doubles as police patrol and rescue duty The back seat folds away providing space for a full size stretcher.
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KWVE
Criis
Massachusetts Heart Campaign Organized Statewide
Concord reports more than 95 percent of Massachusetts communities organized for the 1950 Heart Campaign in February. A state-wide dinner is set for February 4 at the Hotel Somerset Boston with Dr. Howard B. Sprague as principal speaker. Maurice J. Tobin and John J. Del Monte discuss labor solicitation plans in Boston.
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Concord
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter, Jr
Somerset
Boston
Herter
Howard B. Sprague
American Heart Association
Massachusetts Heart Association
Maurice J. Tobin
National Labor Committee
Mr. Herter
John J. del Monte
Massachusets
Labor and Industries
Commonwealth
Sympathy Extends to Mrs Judge on Death of Father
Concord notices extend sympathy to Mrs James B Judge of Concord on the death of her father Arnold A Byam Sr of Chelmsford He leaves a daughter five sons a sister a brother and several grandchildren and nieces Funeral services were held on Friday Nebraska ranchers and farmers plan to set out more than 179000 trees next spring.
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Concord
James B. Judge
Arnold A. Byam
Chelmsford
Judge
Nebraska
Rotary Ladies Night Highlights With Quimby Guest
Concord Rotary Club hosted a well attended ladies night last Thursday at the Howard Johnson Restaurant West Concord. Principal speaker Clarence Quimby discussed the humorous theme Are You Getting Ready For It. District Governor Richard Weston and Rotarian Ralph A Macone also participated with a skit.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
West Concord
Clarence Quimby
Richard Weston
Rotary
Ralph A. Macone
Rainfall Deficiency in 1949 Highlights Massachusetts Drought
The December drought increased 1949 rainfall deficiency in Massachusetts to eight and a half inches. Clarence I. Sterling Jr. reports statewide deficits from 12 inches below normal in the southeast to just over four inches in western areas. December average was 2.39 inches, with January start showing some above normal rain in many places.
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Bay State
Clarence I. Sterling, Jr
Massachusetts de
Massachusetts
Winchester
Tisbury
Martha's Vineyard
Sterling
Newburyport
Worcester
Wachusett Reservoir
Metropolitan District Commission
Danvers
Middleton
Danvers State Hospital
Middleton Pond
Emerson and
Boston Brooks
Local Youths Prize Winners in Hub Show
Middlesex County 4 H members won prizes at the Boston Poultry Show in the junior division. Ernest Durb Reading led with seven firsts and three seconds earning 23.75 dollars. Philip Rimbach Acton won best pullet with 15.25 dollars and multiple placings. Other winners included Donald Archibald Townsend and Eugene Reese Pepperell with cockerel honors, Lyle Reading with top bantam entries, Mary Reid Wayland, and the St Germaine brothers Chelmsford among large egg exhibitors.
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Concord
Middlesex County
4-H
Boston
Ernest Durb
Reading
Philip Rimbach
Acton
New Hampshire
Wayland
Woburn
Paul Everberg
St. Germaine Brothers
Thomas
Philip
Chelmsford
Eifth
Charles Burke
Walter Pond
Francis Pond
Houston
David Goodspeed
Jack Backes
Bedford
Thomas Lyle
Harry Baldwin
Sudbury
John Harris
Shirley
Farm Hour Guest Speaks on Poultry Startup
Concord Alfred W. Carlson Middlesex County Extension Service spoke on the Farm Hour program in Boston last Wednesday morning. He interviewed Henry Kleuber a Concord poultryman who described starting in business and raising young chicks.
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Concord
Alfred W. Carlson
Middlesex County Extension Service Office
Zuest
Boston
Henry Kleuber
Concord Poultryman
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Moira
One Fairbanks
Tuttle’r Florist Shop
William D. Tuttle
Lexington
Coadhgor
Augusta
Ston
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Rene
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Frattingham
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Taylor Citer. Co
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Dexter B. Hill
General Services Administration
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Connecticut River
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