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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
4
The piece argues 1941 retail sales may stay high but spending shifts to government bonds as taxes rise. It dismisses a horse and buggy revival, notes wartime material needs limit manufacturing, and warns of Hitler’s potential spring moves requiring strategic cleanup.
Governor Saltonstall issues an executive order mandating blackout measures for homes and buildings after air raid alarms. General Daniel Needham says compliance will be expected within days, with penalties up to 500 dollars fine or a year in prison. The plan covers extinguishing lights, covering windows, and restricting outside illumination during blackouts.
Thomas B. Hassett reports Treasury details on an automo bile tax starting this month. Vehicle owners must visit a post office between January 26 and February 1 to buy a $2.09 auto-use sticker valid until July 1, with a subsequent $4 sticker for a year. Delinquents face a $26 fine or 30 days in jail. Deputy Thomas H. Buckley notes buyers receive a form to file with registration and engine numbers mailed to the collector.
Reginald W. Bird president of the Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations urged local taxpayers groups to craft a local economy program to prevent a $4 rise in the average local tax rate by next year. He advised scrutinizing municipal departments, especially the School Department, and coordinating with school boards to cut expenditures without harming education. He also called for reviewing defense appropriations and potential federal or state aid.
Magnani John Wojsznis son of Mrs Antonina Wojsznis of Railroad Street and Anthony Tomyl son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Tomyl of Main Street reported for duty in the Coast Guard on Friday. Wojsznis, a former Maynard High School baseball captain, starred with St Casimir's Y M C A. Tomyl, a former manager of Maynard football and a basketball player with local clubs, joins the Coast Guard as part of a call for men.
National Commander Lynn W Stambaugh will visit Boston on January 24 1942. He will be honored with breakfast at the Hotel Statler luncheon at Parker House and an evening banquet attended by Massachusetts Legionnaires. Stambaugh, a Fargo attorney, served in World War I and is noted for his wartime work and defense program resume.
A group of Acton citizens has secured Arthur W. Lee as a candidate to fill the vacancy created by James E. Kinsley declining another term. Lee, longtime Registrar, is praised for conscientious service and capability. Nomination papers are circulating.
Probate filings in Middlesex include Burleigh Morse Piper as principal beneficiary and executor in Lydia Dodge Morse’s will of Marlboro valued at 5600 in personal property with 10 shares of telephone stock. Another will, Joseph M Mousette of Marlboro, lists his wife as sole heir with minimal bequests and remainder to the wife.
Boston Jan 12 Special Legislative Recess Commission will hear a proposal to move motor vehicle registration from January to April and issue a single 1944 plate good through March 30, 1945 with extra premium. Automotive interests argue extensions will boost winter use, sustaining highway revenue amid shortages and tax programs.
Hudson selectmen announce a three member commission to regulate iig fishing and swimming at Lake Boon. Earl M. Chrysler and William H. Parker named from two towns with Louis Levine chosen by Hudson. The panel to draft rules before summer and enforce lake laws, created under a recent state act proposed by Avery W Steele. The board also seeks to place the town office of public safety superintendent under Civil service with an election ballot in March.
A wartime poem by Jean Bandi urges Americans to rally for freedom and support Uncle Sam. The verse recalls Pearl Harbor and Manila, calls for courage and sacrifice, and asks the nation to persevere for future generations under a banner of liberty and faith.
A compact reflection on taking theory into practice. It contrasts living with learning and underscores action as the bridge from knowledge to growth.
The Concord church announces Sunday services at 10 45 a m Sunday school at 10 45 a m and Wednesday testimonial meetings at 7 45 p m Reading Room hours are weekdays 2 to 5 p m and Wednesdays 7 30 p m The Golden Text from Psalms 36 7 9 and the Lesson Sermon titled Life will be studied with scripture from Matthew 19 16 17 and related readings from Beence and Heal hare Scriptures by Yor algo be ae magnitude gpm aaa
Governor Saltonsall announced a state salvage effort led by the Public Safety Committee to gather iron, paper and other materials from civilians and industries. The push cites 1941 auto plates and shipbuilding needs, with officials noting a strong wartime demand for steel to produce tanks, bombs and paperboard.
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