Marlboro Enterprise subscription notice and rates
Tree on Liberty Street Marlboro Massachusetts publishes the Enterprise. Entered as Second Class Matter Biwist 25 1903 at Marlboro Post Office under prior act. Subscription rates One year including postage $1.50 listed for Maynard Concord Sudbury Acton Bedford.
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Liberty Street
Marlboro
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Enterprise _. ‘Less, Incorporated
Biwist
Housing Act Support and Calls for Timely Study
The speaker expresses belief in the Federal Housing Act and its potential to strengthen the real estate market. They urge prompt study and adjustments to align New England state laws with federal provisions, noting current variances hinder bank participation in the federal plan and mortgage market.
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New England
Fedplan
Federal
Reid
Roosevelt Critiques NRA Role in Automobiles
The administration attacks the NRA as a government controlled union serving the public first then itself. It asserts NRA auto code orders must be obeyed by workers and reminds readers of the rule that those in charge reveal themselves by their actions.
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NRA
Roosevelt
Unclear Debate Over 30 Hour Work Week Theory
A fragmented opinion piece discusses a proposed 30 hour work week in Congress. It argues reducing hours could create jobs by a fourth while noting many remain unaware of the potential impact on unemployment and the overall economy.
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Congress
Questioning a 30 hour week effect on wages and prices
The writer argues that boosting wages by one fourth with a 30 hour work week would raise costs for farmers consumers and producers. They warn living standards would fall and urge readers to protest to Congress against this bill, noting even a $1 per hour wage would cap earnings at $30 per week.
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Congress
Income Tax Report and Your Neighbor
A fragmented note criticizes the disclosure of personal income return figures. The text argues it invites prying eyes from neighbors creditors and the public, claiming silly implications and unintended consequences from the legislation.
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Tom
Harry
No Two Governments In One Country Says Steel Textiles Critic
A speaker warns that forcing entry into major industries to collect dues would resemble a racketeering move. He argues annual dues aims reveal power but jeopardizes the nation’s largest industries and risks a labor war. He contends threats to close steel and textile sectors accompany automobile code debates.
Voters To Decide Ties In Local Tenure Debate
Fragmentary reads show a local debate over tenure and pension policy. Citizens weigh proposed measures affecting public employees and budget implications. Names or organizations are unclear in the readable lines.
Federal benefit expansion faces political minefield
An analysis discusses prospective effects of expanded federal aid raising total beneficiaries to about 17.3 million and the tax burden on workers. It notes the political risk of swelling recipient numbers to outpace non-recipients, with New York and New Jersey dynamics shaping the Democratic outlook and a liberal stance from Hoffman noted.
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New York
Pm Soing
New Jesey
Hoffman
Maynard Finance Committee Reviews Tax Burden and Aid Programs
The Maynard Finance Committee discusses rising costs from welfare and ERA, noting 616 of 1246 taxpayers fail to pay and urging voters to decide affordable levies. They emphasize that assessments must be balanced by taxpayers and funded by town meetings, with signatures from Naylor Sullivan Morgan Murray Laurila and Maley Lerer.
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Maynard Finance Committee
Joshua Naylor
Arthur J. Sullivan
Sec
Harold J. Morgan
John H. Murray
Jacob Laurila
William J. Maley
Charlies M.lerer
Local caucus sets stage for upcoming election
The caucus shows the nominee favored by 56 votes with friends believing a strong chance of victory. All other positions are unopposed, leaving the slate dominated by the party nominee.
School Opens After Vacation Amid Scarlet Fever Reports
The town reported four new scarlet fever cases for the week as school reopened on Tuesday morning after a one week break. Residents mourn the death of Mrs Mary Pollock of Burlington, aunt to Mrs Warren Blake, with sympathies extended to the family.
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Warren Blake
Mary Pollock
Burlington
Edwin Jones
Great Road
E Sparrow
Edith Messer
Springfield
Mra DeFrate
Edith Broch
Southam
Arlington Symmes
St Michael’s Parish
John Dwyer
Spring’s Road
Frank ‘Cloutier
Swallow
Esther Sullivan
Catherine McGrath
William Brennan
Bartlette
Anna McGann
Mansfield
United Workers Committee
Church of Christ
John Harrington
Hartford Street
P E Primmerman
Crescent Avenue
George Peterson
Carl Olsen
Niagara Falls
Harold Wellington
Margaret Harrington
Quincy
Hall on wwii bout 100 couples making merry in a variet of costumes
A wartime hall hosted about one hundred couples enjoying a costume party. Guests wore a variety of outfits with a dainty gold costume crowned as a centerpiece.
Quer-Quer Violin Banned Women Craft by Jivaro Tribe
The Smithsonian describes a Jivaro jungle instrument, the quer-quer, as a remarkable object from the Amazon headwaters. Adopted from whites yet native made, its manufacture enforces strict taboos including morning work only, inside the house, with the maker barred from leaving for war until completion.
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Smithsonian Institution
Amazon
Institution
Bureau of American Ethnology
Jivaro
Women Do the Work in Greenland Pathfinders Claim
Pathfinder Magazine reports Greenland as a haven for lazy men where women do most housework. Men allegedly nap while wives wake early, light the fire, cook breakfast, and even warm each piece of men’s clothing before dressing. This contrasts with American households where men are seen as bosses.
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America
Pathfinder Magazine
Greenland
Lost Church presentation set for March 17 at local church
The Aid group notes a regular meeting in the afternoon and mentions the German play The Lost Church to be presented at the church on March 17 with Mamie and a chorus of local ladies. Carrie Pederson is listed as Hi with rheumatic fever and many friends wish her a speedy recovery. The Executive
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Aid
Guth Horton
Avis Hagen
Mamie
Mise Carrie Pederson
Registration drive nets 29 new voters for town election
Nearly 1300 voters have registered in all precincts after 1300 session turnout. Registrars of Voters report 29 new names added, boosting the town’s total to nearly 1300 ahead of the March 4 election.
Few Genuine Eskimo Dogs and the Alaskan Husky
The article discusses the difficulty of finding a pure strain Eskimo dog as breeds have interbred with large working dogs. It notes the Alaskan huskie is by many considered the true old type, and counters the belief that huskies are inherently dangerous, citing intelligence and friendly nature unless abused or neglected where wolf tendencies may emerge.
Turkey Fish of Fiji Described in Odd Supercilious Terms
The turkey fish of Fiji is depicted as a freak of nature with raised eyebrows and an arrogant bearing. It features poison sacs along its middle fin and long feathery outer fins that enhance its strange, superior appearance as it glides through the water.
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Fiji
Lent Services Planned by Three Cooperating Churches
At 7 30 pm the monthly service will be held by FIRST BAPTIST with Ethan Beery and two other churches in cooperation The period of Lent will be observed with shared services throughout the community.
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First Baptist
Ethan Beery
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