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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
8
The Leather and Shoes forecast surveys 2 000 executives across the shoe industry. Most expect prices to hold or rise 3–7 percent, with costs up, profits flat to down. Children and women's lines show optimism while men's demand stabilizes. Retail inventories remain tight and promotions expand to sustain volume in 1950. Buy U S savings bonds.
The 1950 Chrysler line introduces a distinctive facelift with a wider front bumper and new rear styling. It adds 19 body styles across Royal Windsor New Yorker Saratoga and Crown Imperial, introduces the Newport hard top convertible, and features self energizing disk brakes on Town and Country Newport and Crown Imperial.
Stillwater Minnesota police report a real estate man Mark Barron found his missing wallet on the back porch after returning home. Teeth marks on the billfold indicate his dog retrieved it and brought it to the porch, a curious canine clue in the tale.
Massachusetts work earnings in November show 27 of 31 job lines rising from $30.80 to $82.71 weekly with heavy construction and steam railroad crews among top pays. U S Department of Commerce reports 57 900 retail stores statewide in March 1948 with food and eating places leading. Old age survivors insurance reaches 125 830 beneficiaries mid 1949 with distribution across assureds wives children and widows. West Newbury plans March vote on a planning board establishment.
Miss Marlene Rita Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs William Johnson of Maynard married Edward Mehegan son of Mr and Mrs Edward Mehegan of West Concord at St Bridget s Church Maynard New Year s Day ceremony at 2 o clock. Claire Tervo Maynard was maid of honor with Willi Mehegan best man. The bride wore wine colored suit with white hat and roses. attendants wore powder blue with pink corsage. The groom works at Er s Diner in Maynard. They will reside in Maynard after a wedding trip.
In Coburn West Virginia a lipstick touched by General Eisenhower sold for 50 dollars at auction. A Tex Ritter cowboy hat fetched 35 dollars and Redton's cookbook brought 18 dollars. The article also notes the origin of the word Velcane from Vulcanus in Latin.
The piece extols American free competitive enterprise, stressing 60 million jobs, 70 million tool makers, and 27 million farmers. It warns against government planning, urges individual planning, and laments food waste and global hunger while calling for statesmen to solve farm and economic problems.
Reflection on how society values reputation over actual achievement. A concise adage notes that external perception often governs reward more than true merit, urging emphasis on authentic accomplishment.
Town offices see competitive races as Concord prepares for a Citizens Caucus next Wednesday night. Local updates cover politics, street work, new cars, birthday honors, club events, and staff changes including antici pated re-elections and public notices in Waltham and Maynard areas.
The message from Milton H. Duclos and local committee members asks residents to make year end returns for Christmas Seals. Funds support a yearlong tuberculous prevention program and are gratefully received by the local TuberculosisAssociation.
Sal Ducles thanks supporters who have already donated and urges more contributions to ensure the tuberculosis control program continues in 1950. The message emphasizes sustaining community aid before year end and after Christmas.
The 19 year old Hed McNborris, accused of cursing a police officer, stammered his name and address in Judge John Waechter’s court. He claimed it would take a month to call the officer everything he says he did, the judge heard on Sunday.
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