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Newspaper

Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1931

Page

4

Chamber of Commerce asks executives about Congress session effect

The United States Chamber of Commerce surveyed business leaders in 48 states asking whether a special session of Congress would aid revival and what measures could help. The responses favored prompt adjournment and avoiding tax hikes, arguing steady government services justify current appropriations.

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Ten Thousand Die and Many Injured by Fire Each Year

The text cites yearly estimates of ten thousand fire deaths and twenty five thousand injuries in the nation. It notes a high death to injury ratio and highlights defects in chimneys flues heating systems and electrical wiring as major hazards. It observes fires in homes hotels and public buildings and calls for addressing fire causes over highway risks.

Dean Tory of Americad

1930s Depression Struggle Shifts Through Rural Land

The account describes harsh times in the early 1930s with widespread hardship. Reports indicate eroding ground and rising pressure as families faced hunger and ailing farms.

Advertising Drive Raises Hotel Profits Amid Competition

Washington hotel statistics show a sharp business decline, while Manhattan’s largest hostelry reports advertising as key to strong profits. Ralph Hitz, managing director of The New Yorker, notes boosting the advertising budget to half a million dollars and pursuing new business led to striking success.

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The Liberator Anniversary and National Strength

The piece recalls the Liberator’s centennial and William Lloyd Garrison’s fiery abolitionism while weighing the effectiveness and consequences of his methods. It argues for tempered reform and questions whether harsher tactics hindered emancipation and Civil War outcomes. It also discusses U.S. national strength via cotton quality and industrial dependencies amid wartime strains.

Undefined political shift speech passage

Fragmented text discusses competing demands before elections and potential economic era changes. Mentions policymakers, compliance, and national direction with emphasis on policy outcomes and nomenclature.

West Concord Parish Enjoys Turkey Supper Festivities

The West Concord Union church Parish held a large Thanksgiving feast prepared by the Ladies Union in the church banquet hall. Rev. Alfred W. Stone welcomed guests as Mrs. Erwin L. Bumford led the committee. Entertainment followed with violin and trumpet solos by Mrs. Laura H. Kelley Mrs. H G Simmonds Tracy Potter and Rev Stone, plus humorous monologues by S Thompson Blood.

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Notable resident returns home to engage in church and town affairs

Time passes as a community member leaves Rockee returning home to join his church and hometown events. His great grandfather Martin Fritz was an early settler and Revolutionary War veteran who aided Washington at Valley Forge, linking to Huguenot descent from France after the 1695 Edict of Nantes revocation. services were held with many citizens attending.

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Parish reunion draws record crowd at West Concord hall

The annual Our Lady Help of Christians parish reunion at the Association hall West Concord drew the largest crowd for the church in years.

Our Lady Help of Christians Association Hall West Concord

Former Pastor Rayman Fritz Dies in Ohio Rock Creek

Rev Rayman F Fritz died at his home in Rock Creek Ohio He served as pastor of the Congregational church in the village in 1915 while studying philosophy at Harvard where he earned a Master of Arts in 1914 He contributed much to the church during his tenure

South Acton Rayman F. Fritz Rock Creek Ohio School of Phylosophy Harvard

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