Massive dam project to create Prosperity Lake across Oklahoma
The Massman Company won a 9.92 million dollar contract to build a dam that will form an 87 mile long lake across four counties in northeastern Oklahoma. A small railroad and transmission line are in place, with generators and equipment to be delivered by January 1, 1940. Towns will relocate, while Disney and other areas see land values soar as bonds are retired to fund the project.
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Sig Phage
Dam Construction Company
Kan City
Massman Company
Oklahomaveras
Disney Ich
Program to Employ Wayward Youths in Forest Service Camps
The plan provides for youths completing terms in forest camps to be assigned to counteract delinquency. They will be admitted to camps, earn pay, and may be kept until enlistments of six months are finished. After service they may assist in fire fighting, trail building, road work, erosion control, and reforestation under county forest service.
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Anc
County Forest Service
Girls Outpace Boys in Height Growth After Age Nine
Dr. Irene Kenyon of New York explains at the Fifth Ia te event that girls begin their growth spurt at nine while boys start at twelve. She notes that girls may surpass boys in height for three years, with boys finishing growth by fourteen and men taller on average by about an inch and a half at twenty one.
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Nghorne
Trently
Ine Kenyon
New York
Tor Kenyon
Seattle hunter charged after shooting friend in leg
Ray Lind enjoyed hunting near Seattle but fired at a friend with a lure causing leg wounds. He was charged with degree assault after the incident and faced a hospital stay and leave of absence from hunting for five years.
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Lind
Seattle
Concord Schools Superintendent Advocates Budget discipline
A reader letter from Paul Larrabee, Superintendent of Schools in Concord, argues that good schools come from wise spending and strong management, not simply higher expenditures. He criticizes annual formal statements and calls for businesslike efficiency alongside strong educational leadership.
Concord Reformatory Visits and Juvenile Delinquency Forum
The Concord Reform group will tour the Concord Reformatory on Wednesday January 4 with Major Dee leading the inspection. A meeting of the Concord League of Women Voters is invited to join at 11 P M in the reformatory parking area. Mrs Sheldon Glueck will speak at a Mill Dam Tea Room luncheon at 12 46 P M on newer treatment methods for juvenile delinquency.
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Concord
Herbert B. Hosmer
Concord Reformatory
Dee
Concord League of Women Voters
Reformatory
Sheldon Glueck
Mill Dam
Concord D.A.R. Meets January 7
Old Concord Chapter D A R hosts a meeting on Saturday January 7 with Mrs John H Lord as hostess and Mrs George R Blinn as State Chairman. Warren B Goddard is local chairman organizing an Island drive and Mrs Clarence O Tuttle will lead a food sale actions for fund.
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Concord
John H. Lord
George ‘R. Blinn
Counrie
Warren B. Goddard
Clarence, O. Tuttle
Engagement Announcement for Mise Shirley Rice
Mrs. Warren A. Rice of 3 Lawn Brook Road West Concord announces the engagement of their daughter Mise Shirley Rice to Derwin Hggleston. A note from Rice mentions a high school credit and an employer referred to as t Y am.
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Warren A. Rice
Lawn Brook Road
West Concord
Mise Shirley Rice
Derwin Hggleston
Raymond
Pravcis
Weat Feiss Rice
Rodday
Dairy herd testing shows gains and near end of year shifts
The November report of the association lists 41 herds totaling 1117 cows with 8 months of testing and 99.98 pounds of dairy output. Average grain per cow was 201.6 pounds. Three herds may drop out at month end opening space for new entrants. Officers include A N Thompson and Victor Juff with a guest speaker announced.
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K. Consomd
Mainetone
Connecticut Path
Wayland
H. G Saunders
Sunshine
Kendall Avenue
Sherborn
James Geoghegan
Maplewood Farm
Row
Hopkinton
George W. Brown
Association
Ution
A N Thompson
Framingham
Victor Juff
Rogers Farm
Tewkebury
Howard Robusiness
Ker
Walker Home Fire Damages West Concord Residence
A fire started yesterday afternoon in the attic of Frank Walker’s home at 16 Central Street West Concord nearly burned off the roof. Firefighters from West Concord faced heavy heat and water damage while neighbors aided in removing furniture and belongings. Fire Chief Tuttle cited possible chimney defect or spontaneous combustion as the cause, with flames engulfing the upper section on arrival.
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Concors
Frank
Central Street
West Concord
Concord
Tuttle
Secretaries Return to Washington D C After Holidays
Miss Helen Smith and Miss Marianne Smith travel by noon train from South Station to Washington D C after Christmas and New Year’s Day visits with their father. They are hosted by Miss Ry Harney of Northampton. Mr and Mrs Allyn C Beardsell spent New Year with Albert Lee and family. Club members from Concord earned 4 H ribbons with proceeds to Camp fund and a cash door planned.
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Helen Smith
Marianne Smith
Washington, D. C
South Station
Ry Harney
Northampton
Allyn
Beardsell
Mrs Albert
Lee
Charene
Meeting Planned Between Concord and West Women’s Groups
Reged. Late De. meeting planned between Concord and West women's organizations for next month to discuss shared concerns and cooperation.
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Concord
West
President Roosevelt to Deliver Annual Message in Joint Session
The 76th Congress prepares to hear Roosevelt in a joint session as they confront national defense domestic recovery and New Deal reforms. Reports of violent clashes surge across Sebastopol and Soviet naval bases amid purges by secret police.
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Washington
Senate
Ent Roosevelt
Congress
Warsaw
Sebastopol
Rene
Unclear OCR fragment details assault case
Fragmentary text describes a violent incident involving coercion and a demand for money, mentioning a gun, stabbing, and a sum of 1183. Names and locations are unreadable, making precise attribution impossible.
Tokios Cabinet Resigns Under Nationalist Pressure
Prince Fumimaro Konoye steps down as premier under pressure from extremist nationalist elements to clear a path for a new policy in China and East Asia. He led the government for 19 months since the 1937 war era and may be replaced by Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma.
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Tokio
Prince Fumimgaro Konoye
China
East Asia
Prince Konoye
Baron Kiichiro
Hiranuma
Nitionaliat
Hurley Rapped by Tobin for Wild Spending
City officials criticize Mayor Hurley over excessive municipal spending as Tobin and Mayes Mare s and others accuse him of misusing funds and pushing for costly projects amid a tense budget debate in Boston.
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Hurley
Tobin
Republicans Seek Probe of State Departments on Beacon Hill
Senator Joseph R. Cotton of Lexington and Representative Christian Herter of Boston will urge a four year probe into corruption in multiple state departments. The plan has Gov elect Leverett Salton’s approval as Republicans prepare to preside over the new administration on Beacon Hill.
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Boston
Joseph R. Cotton
Lexington
Christian Herter
House
Senate
Administration
Beacon Hill
Leverett
Syracuse Attorney Crimmins Arrested by Feds
Syracuse attorney John D. Crimmins was arrested by federal agents in Milford as part of a broader investigation. The case centers on alleged misconduct in a high profile political or legal matter in New York.
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Syracuse
N. Y
D. Crimmins
Bartolini Freed From Death Sentence In Clemency Action
Oscar Bartolini, condemned for the murder of Mrs. Gr Asquith of Weymouth, learned seven hours before his planned execution that executive clemency had altered his fate to a life imprisonment term. Daladier of France indicated that no broader alliance or test guaranteed security.
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Boston
Oscar Bartolini
Gr Asquith
Weymouth
Panama Canal Security Debate Surfaces in U S Voice
In the United States debate, officials press for stronger Panama Canal protection measures amid evolving security concerns. Lawmakers and experts underscore strategic importance and potential vulnerabilities affecting international commerce and regional stability.
Limited Concord Pond timber storage hurts Middlesex woods
Concord Pond storage for fall timber has been very limited in Middlesex County due to lack of cooperation from pond owners hunting and recreational groups and state officials. Most people have acted selfishly, forcing the Forest Service to use dry storage in many areas while still trying to avoid market disruption and keep prices down. Saw mill owners cooperate fully, and Woodlot feeding hoped by July 1 next year as logs begin arriving at ponds and into dry storage.
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Concord
Middlesex County
Aldown
oWsera
Forest Service
J. Monaghan
Mr. Guernsey
Marlboro
Engagement Is Announced
William Bayne Gibson of Atlanta is announced as a graduate of Harvard College with the close of 1927.
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William Bayne Gibson
Atlanta
Harvard College
Engagement at Davia Courte for Chiofaro Daughter
Engagement in Waltham plans for Miss Joseph Chiofaro as announced. The couple’s families report the event took place near Watertown Arsenal with ceremony details limited in the notice.
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Davia
Joseph Chiofaro Waltham
Watertown Arsenal
Emerson Group Meeting at Mrs Josin’s January Eight
The Emerson Group gathers at 6 Lowell Road on January 8 at 8pm. Mrs Howard W Douglass leads a discussion of the essay "Experience" from Emerson's Second Series.
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Emerson Group
Eastern Star to Install Officers in Masonic Hall
Hudson Corinthian chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will install officers at the meeting in the Masonic hall next Tuesday evening. The chapter will convene at o clock with supper at 6 30 served by Duncan M Ross caterer. The installation will Start at o clock with Mrs Millard A Fillmore to be installed as worthy.
Frederick Winsor to retire from Middlesex School after 37 years
Frederick Winsor, founder of Middlesex in 1901, announced his retirement at 66. Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, he studied at Harvard and taught at Taft, Phillips Academy, and the Country School for Boys before guiding Middlesex with democratic, simple principles and strong alumni support.
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Concord
Frederick Winsor
1 Middle
Mr. Winsor
Uan
Winchester
Mass
Harvard
Taft I
Phillips Academy
Country School For Boys
Er More
Harvard Ollege
Bayption
Mer Vine
Law
Ice Dreamies
Noble and Greenough School
Groton
Bhool
Har
U. 8
Terry
The
Boston Herald
Exeter
Amen
Perry
Andover
Lawrence Terry
Middlesex
Concord Parish Serves Evening Worship and Meeting
In Concord the Ing service begins at 11 on Sunday January 8 1989 with a preaching by The Miniater. The Wmerson Society will meet in the vestry at 5 30 p.m.
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Ing
Miniater
Peg Rlnna
The
Wmerson Society
Island council meeting postponed to January 14
A village meeting will be held on January 14 at 2 PM in the Mpis Copal Parish hall to discuss local matters. Residents are urged to attend as procedures and agendas will be announced.
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Page
Mpiscopal Parish
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