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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
13
The committee discussed drafting annual reports and urged Concord Board members to respond. Officials urged timely input as planning for the World War II period and end-of-year reporting proceeded with several members still undecided.
A damaged notice fragment mentions an anniversary for a couple including Mrs. Ashe and Mr. Pope. The fragment references Walter and a Wat My TDA 5 re in, but key details and dates are unreadable.
The world traveler and Boston Globe writer Dorothy Wayman spoke to Concord society on varied topics including women in clubs and Greater Boston organization. Claire Austin sang Ave Maria, accompanied by her mother Brances Austin, as pictures from California missions were shown. Nearly 100 members attended the event at St Bernard's church where communion was shared after Rev William Granville and other speakers addressed the gathering.
A bridge and whist party was held Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ceresuolo to benefit St. Michael’s church. Prizes went to Mrs. Whelan and Mrs. Reecey, with high scorers including Mrs. Ralph Grove Smith and Mrs. Florence Sweeney among others.
Mr and Mrs Charles Maynard and sons of Culver City California formerly of School Avenue Bedford have returned to the feast and are residing in Somerville Mr Maynard was in town last week visiting old friends.
The town announces daily operation of the Bedford Carlisle road dump with new rules. Residents must obtain permission from the Board of Health. no dealers are allowed. penalties apply for violations.
Boston radio evening notes the Bedford Grail meeting set for January 20 in the Town Hall. It marks the first gathering with the new 1947 officers in charge, following a Bafta club talk at the Church of Christ vestry. Hosts are Mrs Basil B. MacLeod and Mrs David Edwards.
Middlesex County poultrymen will compete for top honors at the 99th annual Boston Poultry Show in the Boston Garden from January 16 to 19. More than 6,000 birds from 39 states and Canada will be judged for egg production meat type and other characteristics. The event includes National and Sample Flocks exhibits, 4-H contests, and a winter session of poultry associations with notable managers and entrants from Cambridge and Woburn.
The 8th Congress convenes under Republican leadership with early plans to tackle taxes and labor legislation. Secretary Byrnes highlights bipartisanship while Senate leadership shifts to Wallace White as majority leader and a deputy whip role remains open. The report notes wartime tax reductions and looming decisions on border health, disarmament, and atomic energy amid global talks and U.S. domestic labor trends.
The Cincinnati study shows 1,718,862 students across colleges and junior colleges with 714,477 veterans. About 1.9 million students are in total, roughly half of 2.0 million. Enrollment is about 60 percent above 1939 and double 1945, with men outnumbering women two to one. Federal debt rose sharply 1941–45 while combined public and private obligations increased.
Fragmented text discusses a six month period, state emergency proclaimed in 1939, and wartime status. Mentions Mr. Trumsh and cessation of emergency, but details are unclear and attribution incomplete.
The year 1946 showed phenomenal growth in the utility sector with about 2,066 new customers. It also set records for increased electricity consumption averaging 1,330 kilowatt hours per customer and an annual rise in total energy use.
The 1946 potato harvest led to massive government purchases and losses. Stocks were bought to support parity prices, with vast quantities resold or lent to distillers, livestock feeders, and famine areas. Public programs received millions of bushels, while transport costs and perishability increased waste.
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