New England Cities Highlight Recreation as Business Asset
A Wilson urges Brattleboro and other towns to invest in recreation and facilities to attract industry. He notes firms spend about 50 million annually on athletic and cultural programs, and argues such amenities boost morale productivity and retention while making New England attractive to current and potential companies.
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A Wilson
Nd. Council
Station Traveler
England
Meetoro High School
America
Brattlefton
Brattle
Ity
New England
Downell
Brattleeboro
General and Police Back Tough Massachusetts Penalty Legislation
Atty Gen and the Massa cf Police Assn unite to back legislation for a public referenda on the death penalty and stricter laws. They push harsher penalties for telephonized bomb hoaxes, district judges allowed to fine juveniles for motor violations, and outside bank alarms plus armed guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Youth Service Board
Dodge sales dip as new compact unit heats demand
Unclear text notes a drop in Dodge car sales for the 1956 model year despite two developments. It mentions a compact combined heat conditioner and a sales official named F. Desmond, with figures around 1,220 cars lost and a total 1,332 units affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Accord
F. Desmond
Artment
Automotive air conditioning comes into its own says expert
Former air conditioning equipment filled trunk space and required extensive plumbing. A separate heater was also needed, the expert noted, as automotive air conditioning has come into its own.
Illinois Pen Pals group welcomes older members
The Illinois Association of Pen Pals Inc mainly serves teenagers but will admit older members. Four persons past the mid-century mark have joined the letter-writing group in Herrin Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin, Ill
Illinois Association of Pen Pals, Inc
Hybrid seed corn usage grows in North Dakota
North Dakota farmers continued adopting hybrid seed corn in 1956 with about 65.5 percent of the total corn acreage planted in hybrids. The rise reflects broader agronomic shifts as growers seek higher yields and disease resistance amid changing market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Newspapers May Raise Daily Prices in New England
Boston publisher William Dwight told the 40th annual New England Association of Circulation Managers convention that newspapers will push prices to seven and ten cents per copy due to higher production costs. He cited a 4 per ton newsprint increase and warned that publishers cannot absorb the drift without threatening free papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William Dwight
American Newspapre Pumpiusners Assn
Dwight
New England Association of
Dight
Holyoke
Right to Hold Shopper by Store Employees Up for Debate
A Massachusetts bill before the legislative committee would let merchants or a designated employee use reasonable force to detain suspected shoplifters. Opponents say it threatens citizen rights, while supporters cite Boston retail losses of about five million dollars annually and call the measure a deterrent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
ULP
Perons
Legislative Committee On
Aairs
Siven
Howard S. Whiteside
Civil Liberties Union
Massachusetts
Daniel Bloomfield
Retail Trade Board of Boston
South Pole Seabees Build First Church on Ross Island
A 93 member Seabee unit and Father John Condit built a non denominational chapel near the South Pole dubbed Chapel in the Snow on Ross Island. The church features an altar steeple and bell lit to be seen for miles as supply routes and 24 hour darkness test morale and faith during Operation Deepfreeze. Amateur radio operator Paul Blum relays news from Antarctica since mail is unavailable.
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McMurdo Sound
Antarctic
Syracuse
N. Y
South Pole
Paul Blum
Blum’s
John Condit
Jefferson City
Ross Island
Richard ‘Falcon Scott
Condit
Tape protects labels on medicine using transparent tape
A brief note advises using transparent tape to safeguard medicine labels. The suggestion emphasizes preserving label visibility and preventing wear that could obscure dosage instructions or warnings.
Starbridge industrial park planned with turnpike access
Nation's first fifteen hundred acres in Starbridge near the new Massachusetts Turnpike and Routes 15 and 20 will be developed into an industrial park and communities. The project aims to include 3000 homes, campus-type industries, and up to 10000 people, with a heliport for service to Worcester and Boston airports. Trustees include George B. Cere and Charles P. Piep er. Boston's Science Park posts strongest tourism season yet with 50,008 visitors in July August. The 1957 New England New Products Exhibit will be held April 3-5 in Boston. Monsanto plans an Everett lab for national defense and welfare R&D near Boston, leveraging academic and government links.
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Starbridge
Massachusetts Turnpike
Sturbridge
Martin Cerel
Natick Realtor
Cere
Research Row
United States
Worcester
Joegan ‘International
Boston
Ocereélorge B.bridge
Museum of Science
Science Park
Tf Museum
Eastchester
N. H
Gillette Charitable Foundation
Museum
New England
Commonwealth Armory
United States Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Massachusetts
Walter V. Robinson
Massachusetts Department of Commerce
Monsanto Chemical C Company
Everett
Special .Projects Department
Herbert E. Morris
Texas City
Texas
Monsanto
Antt
Civil Service Adverts New Exams for Aeronautical Engineers
The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners at Quonset Point announces a new examination for Aeronautical Engineers in General and Power Plants. Starting salaries range from 5335 to 7570 dollars. Most positions will be at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station with openings in other New England federal activities possible. Applicants may obtain details from the regional Civil Service offices in Boston or at Quonset Point.
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Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
U. S. Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
A. L
Naval Air Station
New England
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Navy
Quonset Pont
R. L
Peach crop in state may be lost by cold
Massachusetts orchardists face possible heavy losses to peach buds and the 1957 peach crop due to this week’s low temperatures. Walter E. Piper of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture notes danger near 10 to 14 below zero, with severity depending on cold spell length wind exposure and tree condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Walter E. Piper
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
Piper
Salvation Army Friendly Appeal Aims 600000 in Boston
Colonel Ralph T. Miller announces a 600000 dollar goal for the 1957 Salvation Army Friendly Annual Appeal in Greater Boston. The International Staff Band from London will lead a May 1 concert at the Boston Opera House to launch the drive supporting 35 agencies including the Red Shield Club and Booth Hospital, with funds also aiding summer camps and disaster services throughout May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Greater
Boston
Ralph ‘T. Miller
New England
Ralph T. Miller
Salvation Army International
London
Boston Opera House
Red Shield Club
Booth Hospital
South End Boys Club
Day Nursery
Miller
Roquefort Cheese Row Sparks Legal Action in France
Roquefort residents sue Johnny's Roquefort Steak Restaurant over alleged misuse of the Roquefort name. They claim the menu offers Roquefort dishes but uses American blue cheese from cow’s milk, violating a 500 year old protected trademark. The suit seeks to protect the cheese’s protected status internationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roquefort
France
Chicago
Johnny’s Roquefort Steak Restaurant
Roquéfort
Alpine zone of New Hampshire’s Presidential Range described
The alpine zone along the crest of New Hampshire's Presidential range is the largest as well as the most accessible sub arctic island east of the Mississippi. The above tree line, roughly eight miles long and two miles wide, has characteristic alpine vegetation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Presidential Range
Mississippi
Women Are Laughing At Clothes And Men Says Expert
United Press reports Florett Robinson and William Cole compiled a 400 cartoon collection titled Women Are Wonderful tracing a century of American humor about women. They note fashion and pursuit of men generate the most laughter and say cartoons have grown gentler but remain sharp social commentary.
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Gay Pauley
United Press
New York
Florett Robinson
William Cole
America
Robinson
Cole
Charles Dana Gibson
John Held, Jr
James Thurber
H. T. Webster
Cobean
William Steig
Petey Arno
Abner Dean
Helena Hokinson
Miss Robinson
Scribner’s
Alfred A. Knott Publishing Co
GM New England plants paid out 45 million in 1956
General Motors manufacturing plants in New England used wages of about 45.8 million for 9 435 employees in 1956. Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac Assembly in Framingham and New Departure in Bristol and Meriden supplied local communities and bought millions in supplies locally. The Framingham plant produced 73 557 vehicles and New Departure set a new sales record and marked its 50th year as a bearing maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
New England
Framingham
Mass
New Departure
Bristol
Meriden
Conn
Daily fur grooming reveals undercoat and shine
Regular brushing during shedding helps remove dead undercoat and restores the dog's coat luster. Consistent grooming reduces loose hair around the home and promotes healthier skin.
Coast Guard Opens Rates for Ex-Servicemen Nationwide
The United States Coast Guard announces openings in rates for qualified ex servicemen from petty officer third class to first class in many specialties including quartermaster sonar man fire control electronics and more. Wiped contact Coast Guard Recruiting Office Room 403 Post Office Building Worcester Massachusetts or Post Office Massachusetts Mondays Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays 8 30 to 5 00.
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United States Cost Guard
Coast Guard
Worcester
Massachuset
Mass
Mon
Wed
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Barstow
Vice Press of
New Co
The
Clia
Atty. Gen. Ld
Massacf Police Assn
Assn
Jominick Bonomi
Newton
Fingold
Rene Emerson
South Polar Base
Greenland
Sacy Mountains
Red Rock
Engineer
Arctic Task Force
Army
Corps of Engineers
Civil Service
Post Office
Pete
Mrs. Ranghild M. Nelson
Nason Street
Maynard
Telephone Twinoaks
Case Building
A&p
Hudson
Barton Road
Lakeboone Stow, Mass
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