Forecasts and fortunes mix in 1950s economy and society
Economists and business leaders anticipate 1950 as a strong year with output near 1949 levels but warn firms to tighten decisions to maintain stability. Elsewhere, Vice President Barkley jokes about matrimony while Chicago’s Martin Kennelly is urged to “follow the trend.” Firefighters in Illinois may answer calls in pajamas to save time.
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United States
Barkley
Chicago
Veep
Bee
Martin Kennelly
Illinois
Kline of Farm Bureau speaks at Washington luncheon
LLAN B. KLINE, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, defies a negative press image at a Statler hotel luncheon. He stresses bipartisanship, denies interest in the Dewey secretary role, and asserts satisfaction with leading the nation’s largest farm group.
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LLAN
Washington
Dewey
New York
Dewy
Mr. Kine
Fine American Farm Bureau Fedalinannot
Secstary of Agriculture
Train Overshoots NYC Stop Delays TV Appearance
secretary told a luncheon story about a traveler who rode a train toward New Rochelle, missing New York City. He stayed engrossed in conversation and only realized his error near Pennsylvania Station, forcing a taxi back to Manhattan and a late TV appearance.
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Erm Bureau
Mr. Lhe
Kline
New York
New York City
New Rochelle
Pennsylvania Station
Slevision
Vearly
Government plans loan boost for commodity credit program
The administration may ask Congress to raise CCC borrowing authority by two billion dollars to 6.75 billion. A March report shows total price support operations surpassing three billion, including 1.5 billion in commodity loans and 1.7 billion in direct purchases. Major loans cover wheat, corn, tobacco, and cotton, with a CCC inventory of large cotton, wheat, flaxseed, linseed oil, and other commodities. First four months of the fiscal year show a 44 million loss, with annual losses pegged at 254 million.
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Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Clarification on Concord School Committee Candidate
Ernest C. Goodspeed explains that George T. Goodspeed is a different person from the previous candidate who ran for the School Committee a year ago. He notes the unexpired term was filled by appointment and urges voters to recognize the distinction before the current election.
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Westford Road
Concord
Mass
George T. Goodspeed
Lowell Road
Ernest C. Goodspeed
What is state aid to schools in Massachusetts
Concord residents learn that state aid means income tax money distributed to towns by a formula favoring poorer communities and active efforts. The town decides use, either for buses or building costs. In Concord, state aid would cover 27 percent of school building costs, reducing local taxes, and funds are a revenue increase, not a loan. Eligibility requires site approval by the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Committee and use of the largest tract of land.
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Citizens School Facts Committee
League For Women Voters of Massachusetts
Concord
Massachusetts
Massachusetts School Building Assistance Committee
Local School Building Criticizes West Concord Facility
A letter from February 6 1950 criticizes deferred maintenance at West Concord schools. The writer contrasts a deteriorating wooden exterior and torn window shades with Harvey Wheeler School’s bright interiors, modern lighting, tiled toilets, and newer age. The piece urges attention to disrepair.
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John B. Finigan
Richard J. Loughlin
West Concord
Harvey Wheeler
Letter to editor questions school building plans and overcrowding
A reader criticizes Concord school policy linking overcrowding to new schools in Concord and suggests delaying West Concord construction until debt is reduced. The writer urges inspection of the wooden building before Election Day February 27 1950 and calls for a new School Committee.
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Concord
West Concord
George S. Lawton
Concord School Housing Plan Backed by Committee Leaders
February 6 1950 editorial endorses replacing the West Concord frame building and supports the School Facilities Committee plan from October 1948 for a 12 room school on Hugh Car Farm parcel one and Jenney land on Laurel street, noting legal voting issues delayed a vote last year.
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Loughlin
West Concord
Concord Center
Charles W. Allen
H. Theodore Beharrell
Raymond Emerson
George S. Lawton
Arthur A. Maguin
Lawrence Terry
George K. Whitney
Hugh
Jenney
Laurel Street
Concord School Expansion Debate Prepares for Town Meeting
The Concord School Committee backs a plan to add an eight room structure at the Peter Bulkeley site to relieve growing lower grade classes. They question cost differentials with Hugh Cargill site and seek state aid assurances, noting total project estimates and past building committee figures.
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Loughlin
Peter Bulkeley
Concord
State School Building Assistance Commission
Commonwealth
Hugh Cargill
General Building Committee
H. Whittemore Brown
Lawrence A. Murray
Percy Skewes
Hubert M
Navy seeks applicants for two ROTC officer schools
The Navy invites enrollments for two Reserve Officer Candidate schools at Newport Rhode Island and San Diego California for summer 1950. Courses run six weeks to augment RO procurement with a nationwide quota of 1250 male and 160 female candidates. WAVE candidates train at Great Lakes Illinois. age 17 to 27. Applications due March 1 1950.
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Newport
Rhode Island
San Diego
California
First Naval District
Naval Reserve
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Great Lakes
Illinois
Naval
Naval Reserve Training
Navy Building
Boston
Massachusetts
Meat industry output tops 22 billion pounds in 1949
The American Meat industry produced over 22 billion pounds of meat in 1949, with almost half being pork. This reflects significant scale of postwar production and pork dominance in the sector.
Sudbury Man Weds Dorchester Bride at St Gregory’s
Miss Mary Margaret McMahon of Dorchester and George Robert Sharkey of Sudbury married at Sudbury St Gregory’s church on February 4. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip F McMahon, wore white satin. groom’s parents are Mr and Mrs Augustus W E Sharkey of Sudbury. The reception followed at the Hotel Sheraton with attendants Phyllis McMahon and ushers John J MacDonough Augustus Sharkey and Joseph Nulan. Mrs Sharkey is a Northeastern junior. Mr Sharkey is an Army veteran and Lincoln Prep student at Northeastern.
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St. Gregory's Church
Dorchester
Mary Margaret MceMahon
George Robert Sharkey
Philip F. McMahon
Ellison Avenue
George R. Sharkey
Augustus W. E. Sharkey
Lillian, Avenue, Sudbury
Phyllis McMahon
Sheraton
John J. MacDonough
Brookane
Augustus M. Sharkey
Josepn Nulan
Worcester
Allan Christofferson
Anders Christofferson
John Flaherty
John Feely
U.S. A
J. Jarvi
Robert Turnbull
H. C. White
George Wetherbee
Harold Staples
Edward Perry
Francis Rahberg
Wendell Davis
Joseph Curtis
Anna C. Dempsey
Harry Warner
M. S. Harriman
John Enneguess
Aileen Enneguess
Mildred Pope Moore
William Durkin
William Scanlon
Paul Gates
James E. Kinsley
Thomas Wetherbee
Ethel W. George
Warren Hayward
Karl Jones
Beatrice Bursaw
Richard Bursaw
Harry D. Prescott
An H. Prescott
George B. Gilbert
Norman Gilbert
Harriet Whitcomb
Arthur F. Davis
Ralph Parsons
Marilyn P. Clark
Robert E. Clark
Walter D. Bancroft
Carrie E. Derby
Herbert R. Warrington
William J. Durkin
Planning Board Discusses Overhead Signs and Business District
Concord Planning Board and allies debated Article 23 27 26 and land zoned for business. Kent reported merchants favor removing overhead signs inspired by Lexington’s by law, noting a more pleasant center. A committee was formed to study overhead signs and report next meeting in cooperation with the planning board.
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Concord
Lexington
Lexington Center
Lovejoy twins to return home from Endicott College
Misses Helen and Louise Lovejoy twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Walter E Lovejoy of Upland Fields Road Lincoln will arrive home from Endicott Junior College next Tuesday for a vacation after mid year exams The girls graduated Concord High School two years ago.
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Helen
Louise Lovejoy
Walter E. Lovejoy
Upland Fields Road
Lincoln
Endicott Junior College
Concord High School
Twin sisters celebrate second birthday in West Concord
Laura and Louise Damon observe their second birthday Tuesday. Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Damon of Main Street, West Concord, the twins marked the occasion with family and neighbors.
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West Concord
Laura
Louise Damon
Richard W. Damon
Main Street
Concord Hospital Minor Operation Not Delaying Work
Robert S. F. Rhodes of the Concord District Court entered Emerson Hospital for a minor operation on Thursday and planned to resume work soon. He was substituted by attorney John Donahue of Maynard.
Camp Takodah Represented at New England Camping Meet
Acton Wilhelmina Knipple of Acton Center attended the New England Camping Association convention held last weekend at the Statler Hotel in Boston. She represented Camp Takodah in Richmond, New Hampshire.
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Acton Center
New England Camping Association
Statler Hotel
Boston
Camp Takodah
Richmond
N. H
Shower party honors Acton Mrs Paul E Smith Jr
Acton Center hosted a blue and pink shower for Mrs Paul E Smith Jr guest of honor last Friday evening at the home of Mrs Donnell W Boardman. Attending were Mrs Paul E Smith Sr and several friends including Mrs Henry Margulies Miss Martha Lincoln Miss Ethel Lincoln and others.
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Paul E. Smith, Jr
Acton Center
Donnell W. Boardman
Paul E. Smith, Sr
Henry Margulies
S. J. Holappa
Charles MacPherson
Martha Lincoln
Ethel Lincoln
Katherine Torrey
Howard J. Billings
E. Everett Putnam
Edwin Hall
Gladys Bean
Acton Legion Breaks Ground for New Home
Acton Contributes pour in for the Edwards Quimby Post American Legion as ground is broken on Prospect Street for a new Legion home. Local and out of town donors are listed with names, families, and firms supporting the project.
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Edwards- Quimby
American Legion
Legion
Prospect Street
Mann’s Taxi
Maynard
Edward J. Dessaulnier Jr
Chelmsford
John Nokelainen
Charles Barth
Dracut
Lena Lawrence
Lancaster
Henry Ellkson
Charles Baxter
Florence Rooney
John Creighton
J. B. Byers
Alfred Birch
John
Charles Bressette
William G. Feely
William B. Feely
Betty Jane Fullenton
Donald Fullenton
Eleanor Heath
Margaret Heath
Thomas Murray
Hazel Jenks
Ellsworth Lank
S. Littletown
Geo. Loggie
Chas
O'Dowd
Maynard Salvation Army Service Fund Formed
Albert Lerer chairs a new Maynard Salvation Army Service Fund committee to oversee annual appeal proceeds for local medical and dental aid. The panel includes Doris E. Allan Mary A. Ward Edith Foster Howard L. and Mrs Arthur W. T, with a focus on immediate, nondiscriminatory assistance for the underprivileged.
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Maynard
Albert Lerer
Salvation Army
Maynard Service Fund Committee
Service Fund
Doris E. Allan
Mary A. Ward
Edith Foster
Howard L
Lever
Arthur W. T
Stow
Hollywood Parody and Film News Mix in 1940s Studio Buzz
NBC reports a busy period with Barbara Stanwyck and Bob Hope appearances and talk of Fred Allen possibly returning to the network. Mentions of stage actors turning to films, early training films, theatre lore, and industry insiders like Melrose Gower and Rex Koury highlight the era’s crossovers between Broadway, cinema, and radio.
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NBC Hollywood
Bob Hope
Fred Allen
Rl Allen
NBC
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