Public High Schools Under Fire For Ill Preparation
Harold W. Dodds of Princeton argues in The American Magazine that public high schools fail to teach students to think and rely on a factory style system focused on basic subjects and vocational training. He urges considering private schooling for gifted youths if public options cannot improve.
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Harold W. Dodds
Princeton Universe
Therican Magazine
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U.S
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Indus
Dodds Srongly
Massachusetts industry in 1953 sets 1954 growth outlook
Massachusetts industry reported a strong 1953 with payrolls near 2.015 billion dollars and $30 million in new construction. Production and expansion plans for 1954 target higher output, more plant modernization, and increased consumer goods manufacturing. The Associated Industries backs the governor’s push to improve the industrial climate via the Massachusetts Business Development Corporation.
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Blate
Manufac
Masachusetts
Associated Industries Ofchusetts
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Seal Machinery Manufac
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Istries
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Massachusetts Business Development 'Corporation
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Acton High School Replaces Slippery Ramps
For 27 years Acton High School faced slipping hazards on front ramp inclines. Custodian Louis Leveroni led a cost saving fix by applying sand to a new paint coat, after approval by the school committee and superintendent.
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Acton
Acton High School
Louis Leveroni
Leo C. Cunningham
Leonard A. Godfrey
Edmond J. McNiff
Acton High
Whitman Pearson
Louis
Warren B. Raymond Committal Service Held in Boxborough
Committal rites for Warren B. Raymond of 280 Western Avenue Boxborough followed funeral services in Cambridge. He died Tuesday December 29 and was the husband of Florence B. Fitzgerald Raymond and father of Louise Zbinski Katherine Boyle and Rachel Peirine.
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Boxborough
Cambridge
Warren B. Raymond
Western Avenue
Beef outruns lamb in New Zealand diets says statistics
Wellington reports government data show New Zealanders prefer beef over lamb and mutton. Per capita consumption reaches 109.9 pounds of beef annually versus 66.2 pounds of mutton and 10.5 pounds for lamb.
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Wellington
N. Z
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New
New Year Outlook Sees 1954 Amidst Strong Competition
United Press outlines 1954 forecasts after 1953 prosperity. Analysts expect high competition across industries with gradual stabilization and possible government easing to offset any recession. Major sectors such as autos, coal, construction, railroads, and retail face varied gains and declines.
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Joseph W. Michalski
United Press
New York
U. S
Massachusetts recognizes Texas as state in union
Gov. Christian A. Herter announced that Massachusetts now recognizes Texas as an independent and integral state of the union. He notes the state once condemned Texas’ admission in 1845 and urges official action to reflect Texas no longer being an independent republic.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Texas
Christian A. Herter
Allan Shivers
Massachusetts General Court
Herter
Commonwealth of
New England Remains Shoe Leader With Stable Output
Maxwell Field of the New England Shoe and Leather Association reports New England accounts for about one third of U.S. shoe production, with Massachusetts leading in output and shipments. The 1954 forecast cites a total around 500 million pairs, similar to 1952 and 1953, and no major labor shortages are expected if union agreements are settled early.
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New England
Maxwell Field
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Massachusetts
New York
United Shoe Worker, of America
CIO
Field
U.S
Sudbury Bride Weds Acton Man in Double Wedding
Elizabeth MacCulloch daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert MacCulloch marries Walter Torkelsen son of Mr and Mrs E John Torkelsen in Sudbury in a double ceremony officiated by Rev John Dixon Copp. They reside in Maynard after a New York trip.
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Acton
Elizabeth MacCulloch
Albert MacCulloch
Lincoln Road
Sudbury
Walter Torkelsen
E. John Torkelsen
Taylor Road
John Dixon Copp
Wayside Inn
Maynard
New York
MacCulloch
John Guislin
Shirley MacCulloch
Freda Fawcett
Gordon MacCulloch
Copp
Rice crop across four states drives national supply
Four states Louisiana Texas Arkansas and California raise nearly the entire American rice crop, underscoring how regional output shapes nationwide supply and prices.
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Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
California
Acton Man Harry D. Prescott Laid To Rest In Maynard
The funeral for Harry D. Prescott sixty of Prospect Street South Acton was held Saturday at Fowler Funeral Home Maynard with Rev Robert K Jones officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery Maynard. Prescott born in Maynard lived in South Acton 35 years was a painter and unmarried. Survived by brothers Roy Prescott Maynard and Ralph Prescott South Acton. The article also notes the wedge tailed eagle as the world’s largest eagle per the National Geographic Society.
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South Acton
Harry D. Prescott
Prospect Street
Tewksbury State Hospital
Fowler Funeral Home
Maynard
Robert K. Jones
Maynard Methodist Church
Glenwood
Prescott
Roy Prescott
Ralph Prescott
National Geographic Society
Point rating for road violations faced motorists
The local police will issue triplicate traffic tickets under the Highway Safety Act. Points will be assessed for violations by the Registrar or designated agents, with notices sent to drivers and a right to a hearing within 21 days. The system aims to reduce violations and guide insurance rates.
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King
First Baby of New Year Born at Emerson Hospital
Emerson Hospital Concord New Hampshire announces the first baby of the year born on New Year’s Day at 6 39 P M The boy weighed eight pounds 13 ounces and is named Gilbert Blaine born to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Finch Lake Shore Drive Littleton The mother was Dorothy E Thompson before marriage Grandparents are Gilbert Finch Sr Mrs John Sullivan and Mr and Mrs Melville Thompson of Littleton
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Littleton
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Gilbert Finch
Lake Shore Drive
Gilbert Blaine
Finch
Dorothy E. Thompson
John Sullivan
Boston
Melville Thompson
Russian Taught Here in Budapest Schools
MTI reports Hungarian schools require children from age ten to study Russian. Fifth graders and up must learn the language, with special courses offered for younger pupils at parental request.
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Budapest
U.P
MTI
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