Boston Poultry Show Draws Noted Attendees and Goats Exhibit
Women met at the show sponsored by the Council of Feeders Associations in Boston. The Vita Milk display from Harvard attracted visitors who praised its products and noted the unfamiliar opportunity to taste the milk. Massachusetts Milk Goat Breeders and local exhibitors from Acton Norwell and Blackton Norwell presented four breeds and yearlings, highlighting the goat exhibit.
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Carl Schonn
John Eadbury
Assis
Warren Arvard
Emus Council of Feeders Associations
Boston
the Mechanics Boston
Vita
Harvard
Mass
U Animals
Farley
Acton
Massachusetts
Allan J. Blackton
Norwell
Court Martial Word Soup Sparks Confusion
Fragmentary OCR text describes a court martial involving Corporal Dickenson and ex Corporal Donald J as a former felon. It references daily talks at a service station near a prison camp and repatriation last August. The piece hints at political charges and anti Communist sentiment.
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Todey
Sumas
Oan
Ickenson
Hig
Reds
Court hears case over kiss to baby sitter in 90 days
A judge weighs whether a man’s kiss on a baby sitter constitutes indecency. The attorney explains the act was improper rather than illegal, noting the defendant admitted kissing the girl but framing the act as a question of propriety.
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Ella
Thanks to Father Riot John Kennedy and St Elizabelic Church
A brief expression of gratitude to Father Riot John Kennedy and the St Elizabelic Church in West Acton for kind gifts and support. The message thanks Margaret Coughlin on Main St for assistance.
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John Kennedy
St. Elizabelic Church
Margaret Coughlin
Acton
Foreign Legion Marines At Kaneohe Hawaii
Kaneohe Hawaii United Press staff correspondent describes America's foreign legion at the Kaneohe Marine Air Station. The diverse roster includes Filipinos Japanese Germans Poles Samoan and others from Europe and the Americas. They emphasize loyalty to U S freedoms and citizenship aspirations amid WWII memories.
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Robert C. Miller
United Press
Kaneohe
Hawaii
Foreign Legion
Kaneohe Marine Air Station
General Assembly of the
United Nations
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Corps
Czechoslovakia
England
America
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Okinawa
Norway
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Scandinavia
Marine Corps
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Ma’ae
American Samoa
Pago Pago
United States
Seiyu Komesu
Japan
Marine
Haruyuki Shintaku
Shintaku
Hiroshima
U. S
Fred A. Hannah
No Lost Souls
China
Yen der
San Francisco
Bartholomew LaRocsa
Sicily
Pacific
Teodorico Cabalo
Mindanao
Cesario S. Sabio
Legion of
Corporal X
Peshigo Fire Devastates Wisconsin in 1871
The Peshigo forest fire in Wisconsin raged in October 1871 burning over 1 280 000 acres and killing about 1 500 people marking the worst blaze in American history.
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Wisconsin
Price supports here to stay says Speaker
George Peer of Concord told the Concord Woman's Club that farm price supports are here to stay despite unpopularity. He cited the need to balance production and demand, the role of processing and distributing firms, and the government's limited ability to manage farm economics. He warned higher costs for pegged prices, dismissed flexible supports, and urged public pressure to foster cooperation with food and fiber producers to stabilize farm products.
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Concord
fFarm
George Peer
Concord Woman’s ‘Club
Congress
Eisenhower
Hartford Worker Bills Insurance for Whisky He Said Doctor Ordered
A construction worker in Hartford billed an insurance company $611 for whisky claiming a doctor prescribed it to treat an on the job injury. The insurer paid the claim.
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Hartford, Conn
U.P
The Secret: A Daily Choice for Happiness
Carl C. Helm shares a philosophy of daily choice. He believes happiness comes from deciding each morning to be glad, not gloomy, and to maintain a positive outlook throughout the day.
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Carl C. Helm
Lions Meeting Held and Ladies Night Planned
Concord Lions hosted speaker A. W. Cleveland of General Radio at Howard Johnson's for a supper meeting. President Rae led the session with Past President MacRae chairing. Mrs James M. Austin is slated to speak February 23. Ladies night set for February 9 with Tohsin as chair and Nelson Bean Berube and Kemp assisting.
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Concord
Concord Lions
Howard Johnson
A. W. Cleveland
General Radio
West Concord
General ‘Radio Corporation
Leonard E. Rae
Rothwell N. MacRae. Mirs
James M. Austin
William H. Tohsin
Leslie Nelson
Jean Bean Berube
William Kemp
Rural Delivery Extends To Horse Pond Road Sudbury
Rural Delivery of mail will start February 16 for Horse Pond Road. Patrons may install mail boxes and register at the South Sudbury Post Office. Civilian Army Transportation Corps employees saved the government over $276000 in fiscal 1953 using 317 suggestions. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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Horse Pond
Sudbury
Horse Pond Road
South Sudbury
Army
Transportation Corps
Acton and Littleton P T A Luncheon Meeting
Acton cafeteria hosts joint Acton and Littleton P T A luncheon at 6 30 PM next Monday. Marg Anne Rumsbach manages the event with a ham loaf menu featuring Nogog potatoes and Roxborough butter scotch pudding. Frederick W Abbt presides.
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Acton
Littleton
Acton P. T. A
Anne Rumsbach
Roxborough
Frederick W. Abbt
Oil and gas sector includes over twelve thousand firms
The industry comprises more than 12 000 dependent companies active in crude oil production in the country. It spans oil and gas field contract services and firms producing crude petroleum natural gasoline and natural gas.
Public Service Ad: Information Inquiries at Hospitals
Information line invites readers to inquire at their nearest hospital. Public service announcement notes cooperation with The Advertising Council. The message emphasizes accessible medical guidance through local health facilities.
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The
Advertising Council
Rotary guest defends Taft Hartley act at Concord Rotary
Concords Metal Trades Association executive secretary Leserman spoke at the Howard Johnsons noon Rotary meeting. He defended the Taft Hartley Labor Act and accused labor leaders of misleading union rank and file. He urged a government secret ballot before strikes and said big business and organized labor alike must be controlled in the public interest.
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Concord
Arthur Leserman
The
Metal Trades Association
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Leserman
Léeserman
Charles R. Voigt
Joseph Salerno
C.I.0
Julian W. Ballou
Local Man Barrett Elected Chairman of YMCA Armed Services Committee
Norman F. Barrett, vice president and treasurer of Charlestown Savings Bank, was elected chairman of the YMCA Armed Services Committee at City Square. He has long served as vice-chairman of the YMCA fundraising campaigns. The service assists armed forces personnel. in 1953 over 700000 visitors attended.
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Concord
Norman F. Barrett
Charlestown Savings Bank
Y.M.C.A
City Square
Y’s
Armed Forces
Acton VFW Auxiliary Whist Winners Named
The Acton V F W Auxiliary held a monthly whist at Town Hall on Tuesday January 19. Prizes went to Mrs Esther Collins first Clara Johansen second Mrs Minnie Campbell third. Attendance and donation prizes were won by Mrs Mamie Peterson and Robert Miller. Next party set for Tuesday at 8 p m in Acton Town Hall.
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Acton
Acton V. F. W
Town Hall
Esther Collins
Clara Johansen
Minnie Campbell
Hazel Miller
Mamie Peterson
Robert Miller
Gayeva Ironclad Gunboat First of Her Class
The gunboat Gayeva built by Maxson, Fish & Co. on the Mystic River in 1861 was the first ironclad vessel of her class. She measured 728 tons and was protected by heavy bars of iron.
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Gayeva
Maxson, Fish & Co
Mystic
Conn
Acton Voter Registration Session Sees 63 New Registrations
At the South Acton Schoolhouse and upcoming Acton sessions, 63 new voters were registered last Friday. The next registration will be Friday 7 to 9 at West Acton Firehouse, with a final cutoff Tuesday February 9 from noon to 10 PM at Town Hall before the March 1 town election.
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Acton
West Acton
Town
South Acton
Electronic Filter Cuts Housecleaning in Half
Louisville reports a new electronic air filter that promises cleaning only once every two or three years. It aims to deliver near dust-free air for warm air heating systems and air conditioners by pulling particles from the air like a magnet. Developed with American Air Filter Co. and tied to electric furnace advances, the device reflects joint industry research efforts.
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Louisville
American Air Filter Co
Electric Utility Companies
Bituminous Coal Industry Research Agency
Pin-up caption sparks reader quip in Augusta Gazette
A reader letter from Augusta Kansas comments on today’s pin-up girls, suggesting they belong in a different format with a humorous twist. The quip reflects a light, local reaction to popular imagery in the paper.
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Ima Washout
Augusta
Kans
Remembering childhood homestead life and school days
A reader from Hudson Wisconsin recalls childhood in Western Wisconsin and Ontana with a log schoolhouse memory. He recounts self supplied soap, primitive furniture, a Sanders Primer, and rough days learning amid barefoot springs and tough feet.
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M D. Murry
Hudson
Wisconsin
Ontana
Bill
Frankfort
Kyre
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