Concord Enterprise masthead and publishing details
Concord Enterprise notes editor Adolph W. Currier and office location in Concord Massachusetts. Second class matter established August 25, 1908 at Marlborough post office under March 8, 1879 act. Published weekly with 75 cents per inch ad rate and annual subscription of two dollars.
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Adolph W. Currier
St. Concord
Mass
P.O. Box
Marlborough
Massachusetts
Enterprise Press, Inc
Almanac entries of historic world events
A compact almanac list notes events from 1917 to 1944 including Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare 1917, Bank of Stalingrad ending, Marines capturing Namur from Japan in 1944, and 1929 Albert Einstein presenting theory of relativity. It also mentions a 28 to 45 thousand ton U S battleship launch and a 90 professor Einstein note.
Postwar Strikes and Economic Strain Highlight 1945 Review
The piece analyzes widespread strikes, wage data, and war bond cashing, noting losses in retail and manufacturing. It cites a Commerce Department estimate of 14 billion dollars in wage costs, discusses effects on unemployment and savings, and predicts continued motion in people and products into 1946 driven by postwar adjustment and auto tire production.
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Deget
Towler Family Welcomes a Son in Thoreaucourt
Mr and Mrs William Towler of Thoreaucourt announce the birth of a son at Emerson Hospital born January 12. Mrs Towler is the former Mary Lennon of Lincoln. The couple have two older children, Mary Frances and Peter. H Bradford Sturtevant of the U.S. Coast Guard has returned from Pacific duty and is visiting his parents on 18 Street. Members of the local Royal Arch Chapter will meet January 28 at the Masonic Temple with Excell ent High Priest Flachsbart presiding. Harold Tompkins and family exhibited prize birds at the Boston Poultry Show at the Boston Garden last week.
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William Towler
Thoreaucourt
Joseph Towler
Emerson Hospital
Towler
Mary F. ‘Lennon
Lincoln
Mary
Frances
Peter
U.S. Coast Guard
Henry B. Sturtevant
Pacific Theatre
Waleden
Royal Arch Chapter
Masonic Temple
Triest FF
Flachsbart
Harold Tompkins
Lowell Road
Boston Garden
Concord Basketball Club Falls to Reading Town 61 29
Concord Basketball Club suffered a 61 to 29 defeat at Reading Town last Thursday night. The team hopes for two home games next week.
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Concord
Reading Town
Reading
Concord Lions honor founder at Boston meeting. installs officers
Several Concord Lions attended the Boston host club meeting at a city hotel last Thursday where Melvin Jones founder of Lionism was honored. Martin J. Diskin, 91 Sudbury Road, is named financial secretary, replacing resigning Bernard A. McKenna, while Richard J. Loughlin becomes treasurer. New officers take over immediately as Concord Council outlines a busy next month with a degree session and a special program to be announced.
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Concord Lions Club
Boston
Melvin Jones
Lionism
Martin J. Diskin
Sudbury Road
Concord Council
Knights of Columbus
Bernard A. Wc Kenna
Richard J. Loughlin
Diskin
Decatur Officer Uses Tongue As Whistle For Traffic
Policeman Arthur Travis directs traffic by sharply whistling with his tongue. When tired he switches to a mechanical whistle, claiming his homemade signal surpasses all other traffic warning sounds.
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Decatur, Ill
Arthur Travis
Travers
Capitol View Welcomes Visitors Arriving in Cheyenne
The Wyoming state capitol’s home is visible to travelers entering Cheyenne by bus, train, car, or plane, marking a prominent skyline feature for entering visitors.
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Wyoming State Capitol
Cheyenne
Celery as a versatile staple in Sunday dinner menus
Celery, crisp and cold as an appetizer, enhances salads soups and stews with its distinct taste. Historically linked to ancient tribes and medicinal use it remains a nutritious staple grown year round in the United States.
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United States
A&p
Concord Red Cross Drive Set For March 1946 Effort
H R Hyde, chairman of the Concord Chapter, announces H Robinson Hyde as drive head for March 1946. The National Red Cross targets 100 060 090 with Concord's share set at 17 200. He urges continued support as many veterans remain overseas and homefront aid is needed. Cooperating towns include Concord West Concord Lincoln the Actons and Bexboro.
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Concord
Arthur B. Brooks
American Red Cross
H. Robinson Hyde
National Red Cross
Mr Hyde
Red Cross
West
Lincoln
Actons
Bexboro
CHS Girls Sweep double victory at home
Concord High School girls basketball teams defeated Acton High girls at the high school gym. The varsity won 20 to 5 and the second team 18 to 13. Both squads are coached by Miss Miriam C. Clark and another game is planned later this week.
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Concord
Concord High School
High School
Acton High
Miriam C. Clark
UNO eyed central Sudbury for future regional center
The UNO eyeing Middlesex County proposed sites in Lincoln and Marlboro with central Sudbury near the Wayside Inn as the likely core area about 40 to 50 square miles. Dr Gavrilovic called ground ideal for construction with healthy climate and only about 2100 people would be displaced. Cost for 40 square miles estimated at 8 to 10 million dollars. Henry Ford reportedly owns nearby land but made no offer as yet.
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Wayside Inn
Sudbury
Gavrilovic
Middlesex County
Lincoln
Marlboro
UNO
George Holmes Perkins
Harvard
Perkins
Henry Ford
Ford
UNO Delegation Tours Marlboro Area for State Planning Visit
The group led by Governor Tobin toured Marlboro and Framingham sites stopping at Temple Hill for a 2 view of the old World War II warning tower and Broadmeadow Road overlook. Maps by City Engineer Bigelow accompanied Rep. Wellen as UNO plans were discussed with Marlboro officials.
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Wayside Inn
Maurice J. Tobin
Frederick R. Stone
Sudbury
Marlboro
Aircraft Tower
Boston Post Road
Post Road
Concorde
Cook Lane
Temple
Farm Hill
American Legion
Broadmeadow Road
UNO
John A. Bigelow
Norman F. Wellen
Marlboro Line
Praminghamg
Edmands Road
Leastleigh Farms
Charles Beebe
Millwood
Rationing Ends Except Sugar as U N O Delegation Tours Mass
The note records that all food rationing except sugar is now ended. It describes a U N O delegation inspection tour in Massachusetts, citing figures like Gov Maurice Tobin and MIT President Julius Adams plus Boston leaders and international delegates touring Marlboro sites and heading from Framingham to Framingham Center and Boston.
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Framingham
Framingham Center
Boston-Worcester
Viking
Statler
Boston
Massachusetts
UNO
Wereompton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William K. Jackson
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Orson Adams,Jr
Shuhsi Hsu
China
M. Francois Briere
Away el Khalidi
London
Maj
Kenneth G. Younger M.P
United Kingdoms
Don Julio A. Lavarte
Georgii Sa
Knowles Braysons Engage Concord Naval Officer
Concord announces the engagement of Miss Josephine Knowles of New Bedford to Lieut Cmdr Lincoln D. Brayton U S Naval Reserve son of Mrs William L S Brayton of Fall River and the late Mr Brayton. Miss Knowles is a graduate of Concord Academy.
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Concord
Thomas C. Knowles
New Bedford
Josephine Knowles
Lincoln D. Brayton
U. S. Naval Reserve
William L. S. Brayton
Fall River
Brayton
Knowles
Concord Academy
Acton News Roundup Highlights Local Grange and Cox Birthdays
Allen G. Moody tours Massachusetts sites with the MNI committees visiting Providence. Acton Grange adjourned from the town hall to a restaurant after a Monday meeting. The Acton Woman's Civic groups hosted meals and a January church meeting included devotions and a lecture on Uprooted Americans. Bill Warren and Kenneth Marble marked 12th and 10th birthdays.
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B. & M. Transportation Co
Allen
G. Moody
MNI& Committee
Massachusetts
Providence
R. I
Acton
Littleton
Concord School Committee Set Meeting In February
The Concord School Committee will meet at Concord High School library on Wednesday evening February 6 at 7:50. Harold Tomkins will preside. S. S. Mohawk Sea Scouts meet Thursday night at 8 at Harvey Wheeler School Hall with Roger F. Conant in charge. The Emerson playground skating rink near Peter Bulkeley school attracts many residents with skating from 8 to 10 nightly weekdays and 7:30 to 10 on Saturdays and 7 to 10 on Sundays.
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Concord School Committee
Concord High School
Harold Tomkins
S. S. Mohawk Sea Scouts
Harvey Wheeler
Roger F. Conant
Emerson Playground
Peter Bulkeley
Concord Basketball Club Home Games This Week
The Concord Basketball Club schedules two home games at Hunt Memorial Gymnasium this week. Both events start at 7 30 p m on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
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Concord
Hunt Memorial Gymnasium
Letters From Servicemen From Maynard to Camp Wis and Key West
A collage of servicemen letters and thanks from Maynard Mass and other towns dated Dec 1945 express gratitude for Christmas gifts and pins, with notes on discharge timelines, homecomings, and appreciation for community support. Includes brief mentions of housing shortages, wartime separations, and a Camp Wis separation center update.
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Citizens’ Committee
Maynard
Mass
Joseph P. Dineen
Camp Wis
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Kenneth Marble
A. Perry Marble
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Mabel M. Tobin
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