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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
11
Rural Free Delivery origins and early U S postal history
The text traces the start of rural free delivery in 1896 with Charlestown Avilla and Halltown Virginia, notes the first RFD bill introduced in 1892, and cites Wanamaker's 1891 recommendation. It discusses newspaper postage, government policy to deliver post free to papers, and mentions immigration and National Guard history with brief dated facts. It also lists the Continental Congress establishment dates for Army Navy and Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Charlestown
Avilla
Halltown
Virginia
Ostmaster
John Wanamaker
Republic
George Ington
United States
National Guard
Continental Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Massachusetts Farm Bureau fights for broader tax base
Carleton I Pickett urges widening the tax base to fund essential services in Massachusetts. He argues farmers face higher burdens and must share costs, warning against unaffordable relief by shifting taxes to laborers and urban residents. The federation vows cautious bold action to prevent any extra burden on farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
Ace Carleton I. Pickett
Bassachusetts
Burcial
Pickett
Ion
Massachusetts
America
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
Sunlight and Snow Make Dramatic Pictures Easy
Tips from John Van Guikier on capturing striking snow scenes. The article emphasizes using bright sunlight for contrast, exploring different angles, and understanding the camera’s viewfinder limits to avoid overreaching a single frame. It urges patience and experiment to turn simple snowy landscapes into art.
Army seeks professional and assistant librarians nationwide
The U S Army invites professional librarians and library assistants for civilian posts in 1 300 library units at home and overseas. Librarians handle roles from administrator to reference consultant with publicity duties and bookmobile service in remote posts. Salaries range from 8410 to 5000 annually with overseas inquiries directed to Overseas Affairs Division Washington 25 DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Army
Army
Adjutant General
Spritcoffe
United States
Office of Civilian Personnel
Department of the Army
D.C
Youth Share In Fatal US Auto Crashes At One Quarter
A US report finds twenty five percent of drivers in last year’s fatal car crashes were under 25 years old. The study highlights age as a key factor in crash risk among younger drivers.
American spouses share chores as a sign of partnership
Molly notes a European couple naturalized as Americans, and says the wife told her husband he should help around the house. George agrees it’s about partnership and respect, not dignity, adding he sees no problem with helping his wife. Molly concludes it’s one of the finer points of being American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Europe
George
Shrimp a la Francais Tip for Batter Frying
New York report suggests coating fresh shrimp with batter before frying. Mix one cup pancake mix with a pinch of salt and water, beat two minutes, dip cooked shrimp in batter, and fry in hot fat for two to three minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooks School Pupils Learn About Nature
Brooks School pupils explore local ecosystems in a terrarium project. Baby balby crickets hatch from eggs mother cricket laid, with tiny praying mantids also emerging on leaves. Betsy Harding notes the incubation of fertilized eggs. Margot Willet’s wooly bear cocoon emerges as an Isabella moth. Students help birds by placing suet and seeds in Hapgood Wright town forest for winter feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Terrarium
Betsy Harding
Margot Willet
Hapgood Wright Town Forest
Brooks School
Concord Postal Worker Retired After 37 Years Honored
Concord veteran William J. Bulger Sr. retired from the Concord post office after 37 years of service. He was honored by about 25 colleagues Saturday at the Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club in West Concord. Police Sgt. Fred Nolan organized a supper, and Bulger received a gift of fishing tackle. Bulger is known as a hunter and outdoor life enthusiast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
William J. Burger
Fairhaven Road
Concord Post Office
Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club
Fred Nolan
Bulger
Carlisle Visit Highlights Local Family Ties Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Albert G Swan and family from Groton Connecticut visited Mr and Mrs Carl Swanson and their two children. Tonight Carl isle Grange P of H No 402 hosts whist at 8 with the regular committee led by Mr and Mrs Edward R Stephen, Mr and Mrs Charles Swanson, Mrs Edna Sleeper. Public welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Swanson
Groton
Connecticut
Carlisle Grange P. of
H. No. 402
Edward R. Stephen
Charles Swanson
Edna Sleeper
Governor quips on baby at New Hampshire hearing
At a public hearing in Rochester New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gregg presided when a woman with a baby asked to speak from her seat. A man offered to hold the child and Mrs Noreen Winkley moved to the microphone. Gregg quipped the baby may grow up a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.H
Newhire
Hugh Gregg
Gregg
Noreen Winkley
Concord Man Is Elected to Audubon Society Leader
At the Annual Meeting on January 22 the Massachusetts Audubon Society heard C. Russell Mason report on fifteen years of growth. Seven new sanctuaries, more conservation classes rising from five to 473 in 1955, and the Audubon Theatre expanding to thirteen cities were highlighted. The staff announced the Voice of Audubon telephone service and the film Audubon's America shown across Europe. Mason called the expansion a sign of rising public appreciation for natural resources. Directors elected included Richard Borden and Rosa Rordson. Uniteing Committee members named were Eric Cutler, Roger Ernst, and Edwin C. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Audubon Society
C. Russell Mason
Audubon Nature Theatre
Boston
Audubon
Voice of
America
Europe
Switzerland
Richard Borden
Concord
Rachel S. Bruce
Fitchburg
Eric Cutler
Westwood
Ralph Lawson
Salem
John B. May
Cohasset
Rosa Ro Rdson
Weaton
Hackie Still At It After 51 Years in Fort Dodge
Fred Withers of Fort Dodge is described as a dean among taxi drivers with 51 years in the business. He began in horse-drawn cabs and has driven continuously since 1916, amassing 20 years on night shifts. His son LaVon may join him as a veteran night driver for the same cab company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge Jr
Fred Withers
Fort Dodge
Withers
Wither
LaVon
Cur tiss North Island School opens at San Diego 1911
On this day in 1911 the Curtiss North Island School and Experimental Station began operations in San Diego. The facility later evolved into the Signal Corps Aviation School, marking an early milestone in military aviation training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss North Island
San Diego
Signal Corps Aviation School
Out of Town Folks Welcome to Give Blood
Concord Red Cross invites residents from Acton Roxborough Carlisle and Lincoln to donate at the upcoming bloodmobile visit on Wednesday February 2 at 1 30 PM in the First Parish church vestry. Contact chapter office at Concord 259 or the listed chairmen Mrs Curtiss F Brown and Franklin W Hobbs for appointments and volunteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Acton
Roxborough
Carlisle
Lincoln
Concord Red Cross
Red Cross
Curtiss F. Brown
Franklin W. Hobbs
J. W. Flood
Edwin H. Storer
Local Dogs Attend Obedience Classes Ahead of Show
Pupils from Boston and surrounding towns join 225 dogs in three one hour sessions at the New England Dog Training Club headquarters 52 Hemingway St Boston. Classes run through Feb 13 with sponsorship from the Eastern Dog Club and the New England Dog Training Club as the 42nd Annual Show approaches on Feb 22 and 23. Local youths earn schooling including Giles Lowden 172 Main street South Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pao al Aos
Kate Netssters
Eastern Dog Club
New England Dog Training Club
Boston Globe
Hemingway St
Boston
Mechanics Building
Giles Lowden
Main Street
South Acton
Mattress Fire Sparks Blaze Damaging Six Stores
John Jeffries woke to a smouldering mattress in his Indianapolis apartment and threw it into a shower. He slept again and woke to a blaze spreading from the bathroom to a kitchen, damaging six stores. The article also notes inaccessible wilderness areas in northern Canada, Alaska, and remote Scandinavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John Jeffries
North America
Europe
Canada
Alaska
Scandanavia
Minors pass arms handling test in Massachusetts program
Commissioner Arthur T. Lyman announced 200 minors statewide earned competency certificates in safe firearm handling through Division of Law Enforcement classes. Twelve additional sites will offer courses starting January 25 at multiple clubs and police headquarters across Concord, New Bedford, North Attleboro, Stoughton, Orleans, and Yarmouth with lectures on hunting and wildlife conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Resources
Arthur T. Lyman
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Lyman
Hérter
Howard S. Willard
Law Enreforcement
Inj
Zlard
Concord
Police Headquarte
New Bedford
North Attleboro
Stoughton
Orleans
Bass River
Yarmouth
Boston MTA seeks six inch bus width increase
The Metropolis Transit Authority requests a six inch wider bus design to provide more elbow room. MTA counsel Willis B. Downey explains the change aims to improve passenger comfort and capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UIP
Metropolistan Transit Authority
MTA
Willis B. Downey
Fourteen Guardsmen Earned Medal of Honor in WWII
Fourteen members of the National Guard received the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during World War II. Their valor highlighted acts of extraordinary bravery across campaigns and battles, marking a defining chapter in American military history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guards
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