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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
14
An editorial in the National Live Stock Producer touts farmers as excellent credit risks citing 20 years of PCA data. From 1934 to date farmers borrowed $12.4 billion across 4,830,000 loans with losses under 1 percent. PCA, funded by $90 million, has repaid most, with $85.7 million in local reserves and $1.7 billion borrowing power.
The latest U S Department of Agriculture survey shows farm enlargement persists as the number of farms falls. About a third of parcels changed hands last year were bought to enlarge existing farms, especially in Wheat and Corn Belts where mechanization favors larger scale farming.
Civil defense volunteers staged a mass feeding exercise for over 11 500 Chicagoans as if gas water and power were out. Mrs Jack Griffin a girl scout leader serves John H Hurley head of the mass care division in a demonstration of national defense planning.
A feature unfolds the design of a suburban house with brick and wood siding and a two way fireplace. The floor plan emphasizes an adjoining kitchen, basement stairs near the kitchen, walk in closets, a bath with tub and shower, and ample dining space. Complete blueprints and portfolios are offered by Penny's Small Homes in Berkley Michigan with pricing and postage details.
Architect Walter Anicka of Ann Arbor Illinois argues color functions as a build ing material alongside brick and stone. He warns against a tutti frutti mix of too many materials, urges one or two exterior finishes, and recommends a coordinated color plan from roof to trim to avoid a smaller looking house.
Builders equip 997 of 1 000 new homes with kitchen cabinets and water heaters, according to Ameri Bites magazine. The report notes automatic dishwashers in about thirty percent of new houses and highlights unit efficiency and base statistics.
The note suggests no overall improvement in fern yields or productivity since World War I, contrasting with progress in the intervening sixty years.
A guide to direct sowing vs starting plants indoors to save money and gain earlier harvests. It notes seed cost advantages, protects frost-sensitive varieties in greenhouse or seed boxes, and lists slow germinators and early starters for flowers and vegetables. It also covers strategic plant placement and thinning avoidance.
A historic tavern once immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow gains a modern fire resistant asphalt shingle roof. The update preserves early colonial architectural principles while protecting the 17th century site and its celebrated Revolutionary Era stories.
Elizabeth F. Smith of Mesa Arizona recalls a one room schoolhouse with students studying grammar from Reed Kellog and math by the stove. She notes girls outshining boys in grammar, a skunk trapping boy, a resident mouse, lunches on a shelf and McGuffey's Readers shaping old fashioned virtues.
Lexington police chief Leo Kelly advised Mrs. Anna Nikolich to consult conservation officials after she asked for permission to shoot skunks visiting her backyard. Kelly noted three skunks are regular nighttime visitors at his own home and said he does not bother them.
In Holyoke officials intensify scrutiny of daily comics Western Massachusetts residents report a habit of reading comics every day. Police aim to halt perceived crime and horror by censoring certain issues with official oversight and local news involvement.
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