Mrs. LeCarnegie’s boost from worry to work ethic tale
A Beverly Hills woman narrates overcoming arthritis fear by staying busy after moving, enlisting in the Navy, and finding work as a waitress. She learns on the job, earns trust with customers, and transforms her worry into action, crediting her shift to income and purpose.
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DA Urov
Oakhurster
Beverly Hills
California
Florida
Navy
Argelaid
Mrs
Almanac highlights 1954 world events and U S pressures
The World Almanac 1955 surveys postwar world relations and U.S. issues. It notes Cold War tensions, EDC debates, Germany rearmament, Indo China, and China as a military actor. It covers domestic politics, McCarthy era hearings, and the Mundt committee. It lists federal rosters and census projections, plus sports, calendars, and tide data.
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Ians
EDC Ce
Germany
China
Citt
Trees Suffer From Warmth During Winter
Warm spells in winter, not just cold snaps, injure trees and shrubs says horticulturists. Evergreens dehydrating on sunny days suffer if moisture isn’t replenished, and cambium cells may be damaged after warm periods followed by freezing nights. Mulch and burlap can help protect sensitive evergreens.
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W. H. Parker
Davey Tree Expert Co
Protective Coloring Observed by Deer Near Woods
North Sullivan Maine report notes deer using camouflage during hunting season as a hunter named Von Grant watches two men approach. The deer freezes and then shatters concealment after the hunters pass within about 50 feet.
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North Sullivan
von Grant
Almanac Notes for 1955 Published by World Telegram
The Word Almanac and Book of Facts for 1955, 896 pages, is published by the New York World Telegram and Sun, a Scripps-Howard newspaper, at 2350 Avenue of the Americas, New York 15. It covers varied topics from visiting the White House to lightning safety and citizenship rules.
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White House
New York World-Telegram and Sun
Scripps-Howard
Aigey St
New York 15
Cameras Respond to Good Treatment
A DAY column advises new camera owners to read the instruction book before shooting to avoid disappointment. It notes cameras travel widely and endure bumps but recommends field cases and keeping the camera ready on the seat to protect against heat and dust.
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Day
Annual Concord School Play Years Ago to Be Presented
Concord high school hosts the fifth annual production of Ruth Gordon s Years Ago on February 4 and 5 directed by Miss Gertrude Rideout. The biographical play, praised as wise witty true and tender, features local actors and a detailed set by prominent contributors.
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Concord School
Concord
Concord High School
Ruth Gordon
Gertrude H. Rideout
Wells A’. Hall Memorial
Miss Rideout
Parker J. Dexter
Charles K. Yeremian
Hans Miller
Radcliffe Morrill
Pelham
Elas
Dexter
Courtfield Gardens
South Kensington
England
St. Matthew’s Rectory
Jenny
Jones
Wollaston
Ruth Gordon Jones
University of Illinois Assets Value Near 124 Million
Champaign Ill The University of Illinois reports plant and equipment at about 124 million dollars Comptroller Herbert Farber notes 9 17 million worth of facilities added in 1953 54 fiscal year. University income reached 53 5 million with total spending 51 8 million.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois
Herbert O. Farber
Farm Population Declines to New Low in April
Farm population drops to 1.9 million in April, the lowest share of the total population on record. From 25 million in 1950 at 16.6 percent to 1.9 million now, the farm population has steadily decreased since 1941 when 30 million lived on farms making up 22.7 percent.
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U. S. Bureau of the Census
Department of Agriculture
Pearl Harbor
Farm Population Share Drops While Agriculture Sets Records
The chart details farm population relative to the U.S. total since 1910. It notes a decline in rural residents from 1950 to 1954 across all ages, a drop from over 32 million in 1910 to about a third of the population, and now more than six nonfarm people per farm resident. Despite fewer farmers, agricultural output reached new records.
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U. S
New Chemicals Offer Longer Lasting Plant Protection
Michigan State College entomologist H R Hoffman tests organophosphorus compounds called systemics to protect crops. The chemicals circulate inside plants and kill pests when they feed. Schradan and demeton are the two systemics approved in the United States for use on crops.
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Michigan State College
H. R. Hoffman
U. S
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Bee swarm detector headset by BBC electronics engineer
A British Broadcasting Corporation engineer develops a device to predict bee swarms by detecting a shift in hive sound from 180 to 250 cycles with a selective microphone. The quote about a sheriff from Herb Shriner is noted in the hometown context.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Concert Open to All at Concord
Concord Academy gymnasium hosts a Sunday afternoon concert at 3:30 on January 30. The Concord Orchestra, 40 amateur musicians led by George Brown, offers free admission for youth and the public. Soloist Miss Elizabeth Boardman of Acton performs a piano concerto movement by Dittersdorff, with works by Mozart Handel Prokofiev and Bizet also on the program.
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Concord
Concord Orchestra
Concord Academy
George Brown
Elizabeth Boardman
Acton
Kathleen Ahler Ada
Dittersdorff
Mozart
Handel
Prokofieff
Bizet
Reminder on Tax Forms for Employers 1954
District Director Frank J Cav anagh of the Internal Revenue Service urges all employers who have not filed Form 941 for Q4 1954 to note that W-3 is now part of Form 941. Many remain unaware of the instructions on the form and the director requests submission of all W-2a forms and adding machine tapes by January 31.
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Frank J. Cavanagh
Internal Revenue Service
Accidental Sparks In Kitchen Skills And A Bite Of History
A humorous tale notes how trial and error in cooking led to bacon wrapped hamburgers after a misstep with shortening. The narrator credits serendipity for culinary growth while joking about his wife’s reaction and the nation’s vast home gardens reaching 1814 million.
Union Church Holds Annual Dinner and Elects Officers
Union Church reports membership at 565 with 273 in the church school and two youth groups meeting Sundays. The congregation elected officers and committee members for terms up to six years, praised retiring workers, and planned future church growth with an upcoming addition. The meeting closed with a film, flowers, and thanks to long-serving members.
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Union Church
Warren B. Goddard
William H. Freeman
Frank Leighton
Harry W. Hansom
Allyn B. White
EB. W. Hutton
Ass’t
Harry W. Hanson
Frederick Fiske
John H. Mulhall
Earl B. Wheeler
William F. Read
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