Norton Co Starts 6.5 Million Worcester Expansion
The Norton Co. launches a 6.5 million project at its Worcester production center to boost output with a five acre bond plan and new conveyor lines. The site aims for mid-1959 completion, with a railton-douge shopping center planned opposite the Newport Casino development.
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Norton Co
Worcester
Mass
New England Council
Ion
Nor- Plante Engineering
Orogon
Worcester Head
Gillionaire
Disabled veterans invited to DAV Massachusetts convention
All disabled veterans and their families not members of the DAV in Massachusetts are invited to the annual state convention. The 25th anniversary of the DAV's federal charter will be celebrated at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel in Boston on July 11 12 18 14.
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DAV Department of
Massachusetts
DAV
Sherator Plaza
Boston
DAV Department
DAV convention urged for disabled veterans and families
Commander Jeromes P. Troy invites all disabled veterans and their dependents to join the DAV State Convention. He notes the 25 year federal charter and the group’s welfare work and rights campaigns. The piece also reports a sharp rise in U S soldiers re enrolling in Europe in 1955, with about 14 000 reenlistments through October versus 4 500 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Europe
Northeastern Dye Works Leases 20000 Sq Ft at Lafayette Mill
In Woonsocket 20000 square feet of the Lafayette Mill has been leased by Northeastern Dye Works Inc of Lonsdale. The new branch will process industrial fabrics for shoe and automobile industries once alterations finish. About 30 workers are expected, per Adolph T. Schmidt executive director of the Industrial Development Foundation of Greater Woonsocket. The Foundation conducted the negotiations.
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Woonsocket
Lafayette
Northeastern Dye Works, Inc
Lonsdale
New England Council
Adolph T. Schmidt
Industrial Development Foundation of
Greater Woonsocket
Driving quiz answers from Aétia Casualty And Surety
An excerpt lists five true or false questions from a driving quiz by Aétia Casualty And Surety Co with answers. It references drinking as a factor in fatalities, signaling as courtesy, stopping distances at 20 and 40 mph, reaction time stopping distance, and pedestrian risks in crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aétia Casualty and Surety Company
Waterford Man Receives Installment Drunk Driving Sentence
Waterford Connecticut Wilie Austin aged 44 convicted of drunken driving is to serve a 60 day jail term on an installment plan. He must serve every Saturday and Sunday for 30 weeks after pleading to stay home to care for his ill wife.
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Waterford
Conn
Willie Austin
Austin
Barber Never Missed Day Of Work In A 70 Year Career
Fred W. Sauer, 89, has worked as a barber nearly 70 years without a day off. He began after the 1888 blizzard, recalls earning 25 cents a haircut and 10 cents a shave, and now earns a dollar and 75 cents respectively. He keeps a longtime shop, works shorter hours, and remains active cutting hair for descendants of early customers. The piece also notes Sauer’s family and life facts before digressing to a brief zoological aside about the narwhal and medieval unicorn myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Housatonic
Mass
Fred W. Sauer
Sauer
Amy Hofmeyer
Albany, N. Y
Pine needle drop linked to extreme cold and drought
Dr. Rush P. Marshall of Bartlett Tree Research Labs links pine needle loss to last winter's severe cold and a dry spell in the Northeast. Frost-locked soil and low moisture reduced needle growth, with expected thinning continuing into hot dry summer. mulching with fallen needles advised.
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Rush P. Marshall
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
U. S
Maples Burdened By Abundant Seeds This Spring
Maple trees are laden with seeds this spring with silher maples yielding the most seeds in years. Norway and sugar maples will drop seeds in the fall after ripening. The heavy seeding, caused by late April and early May sun, stressed trees and fruit crops, potentially weakening trees and inviting trouble if not managed.
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Silher
Windy months alter lone structure described in records
A fragmented report notes high winds beginning months ago and lingering. It mentions a lone structure and references wind velocity and related impact, but details are unclear in the damaged text.
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N. E. Business Roundup
Manchester
New England
Marion Electrical Instrument
Roscoe A. Ampion
Marion Electric
Fiest
Milford
Farmington
Maine
Newland Council
Farmington Shoe Co
Farmingtton Shoe
Farmington Development Commission
John An
Rhode Island
Gem Woolen Co
Lincoln Ll
Burrillville
Marlboro
C O Marlboro Enterprise
Red
Red Sea
Pennsylvania
United Co-op Society
Maynard TW
U. S. Army
Imfuktere ‘Atmeet
Pate
Gethian
Grafenwohr
Jeromes P. Troy
Eas
Congress
Voice of America
Troy
Douglas F. Pipers
Emerson
Commonwealth Ave
West
Concord
Bisda
Northboro
Carol Jone
Women’s Travel Authority
Main St. Concord
Ffice - Aid Employment Service
Inc
Main St. Concord, Maas
RAI Radio
Park & Sales
Boston Post
Rite
Barber
Samuels
Waienaa
ST. Tw
Natick
Chestnut St
Wheeler's
Waltham Street
Catan E
Harry G. Saunders Electrical Contractors
Chestview
Free
Harry
Times Geen
U. 5
Sil
Witt Acco
Smorgasbo
Southborough Arms
Saturda
John J. Leary
Aluminu
B. & H. Aluminum
Main St
Raytheon
Maynard Laboratory
Mildred
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