Record Income and Savings Rise in New England 1955
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports 1955 saw higher income and spending in New England with record liquid savings. Nonagricultural employment rose, wages climbed, and credit use supported strong demand. Manufacturing expanded especially in durable goods, textiles faced strikes but most sectors improved in the second half. Per capita savings and life insurance purchases reached new highs.
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Boston
New England Apie
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Tank
New England
New
Reading for Pleasure and Profit Group at Concord High
Concord group led by Mrs Parker Dexter meets Thursdays at C H S to discuss books and share insights. Members include Dorothy Bowerineg Susan Goodspeed Ann Smith Catherine Basile Susan Cole Christopher Sheehan and Deirdre White.
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Concord
C.H.S
Parker Dexter
Dorothy Bowerineg
Susan Goodspeed
Ann Smith
Catherine Basile
Susan*Cole
Christopher Sheehan
Deirdre White
Youth Road-e-o Safety Program Expands Nationally
The Teen-Age Road-e-o, a safety program run by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce Liberty Mutual American Trucking Associations and Chrysler, aims to improve teen driving. Last year over 275000 teens competed locally to reach the Washington finals with tests on driving skill knowledge and safety.
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United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Chrysler Corporation
Washington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Teach Youngsters Rules of Safety
Winter sports tempt with new skates sleds and toboggans but safety comes first warns Charles S. Wilson Worcester executive director of the Bay State Society for the Crippled and Handicapped Easter Seal society He urges parents to supervise beginner skaters teach safety and insist on careful winter driving to protect children from injuries or worse from skating on thin ice snowballing and sledding into streets.
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Charles S. Wilson
Worcester
Bay State Society For the Crippled and Handicapped
Easter Seal Society
Wilson
L W V Hold School Hear Two Speakers
Concord Massachusetts League of Women Voters and Radcliffe College host the 34th school of international relations at MIT Kresge Auditorium on Wednesday January 25. Morning session 10 30 to 12 30 features Benjamin A Cohen on the Role of the U N. Afternoon 2 to 4 offers Walter G Whitman MIT on the U N International Conference on Atomic Energy. Otto Zausmer discusses What Price German Unity following Whitman.
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Concord
League of Women Voters of ‘Massachusetts
Radcliffe College
Walter G. Whitman
U. N. International Conference On Atomic Energy
Government funded photography courses for enlistees offered
Young men may study Motion Picture Photography, Photographic Equipment Repair, Sound Projector Repair and Sound Recording Courses at government expense under the Reserve Forces Act of 1955. Applicants 17 or older must be HS graduates in good physical condition with strong aptitude and apply via the Adjutant General in Washington with selection letters guiding enlistment.
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Adjutant General of the Army
Washington, D. C
Regular Army
U.S. Army
Worcester
Tel. Pleasant
Army
Marlboro Post Office
Civil Defense Receives New Survey Meters in Concord
Concord Civil Defense Agency has received two radiation survey meters capable of measuring up to 50 rein tions per hour of gamma radiation. Under nuclear chemist J Paul Celi direction, a training course will be offered in Concord. Volunteers are invited to call Emerson 9 418 or Emerson 9 4307.
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Concord
Concord Civil Defense Agency
Civil Defense
J. Paul Celi
Air Force
Cambridge Research Center
Emerson
John K. Spring
Man Injured in Saginaw Collision Headed to Hospital
Ernest J. Bangnart, 50, of Saginaw, on his way to Ionia County Hospital to visit a relative, was rushed by ambulance after his car collided with a station wagon.
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Tonia Mich
Ernest J. Bangnart
Saginaw
Ionia County Hospital
Sudbury Freshman Dance and school events highlighted
Sudbury school events showcased a Winter Wonderland freshman dance with about 150 attendees in the gym on January 14. The program included Joe Velardi's orchestra, a Dixieland jam, refreshments, chaperones, and a winter motif with balloons and snowmen.
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Joe Velardi
Rollin Fairbanks
Jean Fredey
Donald MacRae
George Yonker
State Employment Agency
Marlboro
Wayside Inn
Maynard School News Highlights Emerson Junior High Purchases
Emerson Junior High reports ongoing efforts to modernize teaching. Seventh graders gain Life Magazine science filmstrips while eighth graders receive an industrial development filmstrip set. Grade six and five students win spelling and reading certificates, with several pupils earning state library certificates for reading.
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Emerson Junior High School
Maynard
Life Magazine
Leaning Detroit River Lighthouse Draws Repair Bids
The leaning Livingstone Channel lighthouse near Amherstburg shows a list three years after a fog collision. Federal engineers seek tenders to stabilize the structure as water erosion and current pull undermine limestone footings while the contractor is not at fault per marine architects.
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Amherstburg
Int
Pisa
Livingstone Channel
Detroit River
Faul
Navy Enlisted Uniform Regulation Quoted From 1817
The article notes an 1817 regulation for Navy enlisted dress. It describes summer wear as three white duck jackets with trousers and a vest and a blue jacket with trousers, a red vest, and yellow buttons.
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Win
Rambers Triumph As Harmon's New Triple V Boosts Ramblers
In a league clash Harmon scores propelled the Ramblers to a 4-0 win over Andy Boy, narrowing the gap on league leaders Anchors who slipped a point to K of C Jrs. Jokers and Lincoln won other matches while K of C Srs and Tudys also posted victories.
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Harmon
Ramblers
Andy Boy
K. of
C. Jrs
Jokers
Hubbardville
Lincoln
Priests
R. Bradley
J. Gilbert
W. Peterson
T. Hopkins
J. Martin
E. Muscato
B. Nickerson
Dummy
J. Finigan
D. Carey
Tudys
B. O’neil
R. McCarthy
D. Robinson
N. Genetti
Anchors Ramblers
K. of C. Jrs
K. of C. Srs
Dougherty Wins Schoolboy 300 Title Despite Illness at Boston Garden
Lincoln senior and star sprinter Capt. Al Dougherty won the B.A. schoolboy 300 yard dash at Boston Garden in 34.1 seconds after being sick between heats. Cord held 10th among 51 schools with five points, the lone scorer for the locals.
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Concord
Concord High School
al Dougherty
Lincoln
Boston Garden
Wallace Crawford
Dougherty
Charlie
West Concord C Y O Intermediates Set Sunday Tilt
Our Lady's intermediate C Y O team from West Concord beat St Patrick's Stoneham 74 63 and Greenwood 53 37 last week. They face St Agnes Arlington Sunday at 3 PM led by co captains Paul McLaughlin and Don Witherall with a supporting cast including Tom Alexander and 10 others. The junior team also plays St Michael Hudson Sunday with players listed.
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West Concord
Our “Lady’s
St. Patrick’s of
Stoneham
Greenwood C. Y. O
Our Lady’s C. Y. O
St. Agnes of Arlington
Paul MceLaughlin
Don Witherall
West Concordians
Tom Alexander
Snake
Spellman
Andy Horne
Paul Denaro
Ronnie Asbyjomeon
Joe Martinez
Paul Lyons
Don Melisi
West Concord C. Y. O
Charles Theriault
Earl Collns
Peter Salwa
Bob Lyons
John Palmer
Charles Doyle
Mike Dee
Walter O'Neil
Charles O’neil
John Steward
Anchors Hold Lead as Concord Ramblers Tie in Bowling League
Concord Ramblers gained a point on the league leaders Anchors in the Mill Dam Bowling League Monday night. Standings show Anchors in first with Concord Ramblers close behind as teams vie for top position.
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Concord — Ramblers
Mill Dam
Sudbury Wolverines Edge Sudbury Halts Thriller Night
Sudbury's Wolverines edged the White team in a tight third league game last Friday. Frank Vana led with 24 points, followed by Don Howell and John Wood, while Warren De and Dick McLean contributed on defense and setup. The writer promises a thriller as Sudbury hosts a return match on January 20 with first place at stake.
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Wayside Inn
Boblyton
Jordan Marsh
Boston
Concord ‘High School
Sudbury
Gertrude Davison
Dee Ann Hairston
William Hoaglund
Ronald Maenpan
Baird Pittman
Frank Vana
Davis
Martin
Preston
Allen
Tommy Brewer
Denis Anderson
Sir Launcélot
Peggy Siesars
Wolverines
Bury
Rims
Donald Howell
Cellent
Don
John
Alan
Warren
Dick McLean
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Sudbury School News
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White
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R. Martino Smi
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Tom
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French Fleck
Sokolowski
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Hilli Chyzus
Fats Crowther
Koskinen
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H. Smith
J. Colombo
L. Venti
W. Nickerson
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T. Pagliusti
C. Bregol
Hubbard Palmeri
R. Kelley
A. C. Fitzpatrick
T. Holliday
E. Terreg Colombo
T. Team
K. E. Hughes
L. M. Garcia
J Antognoni
Flanigan
Paul Her
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Crawford
Dick Montague
Dick Evans
Curt
Bob Cook
Charlie Campobass
Sury
Melrose
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