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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
15
Concord Massachusetts based Soil Conservation District envoy Clark outlines farm improvement goals. He discusses hay feeding, cattle numbers, field productivity, erosion prevention, and tile drainage. Emphasizes scientific advances to maximize acre efficiency and proper land use.
Freiham Germany the Quartermaster Petroleum Products Laboratory tests Army fuel products for conformance with strict Army specs. Chemical and physical tests determine impurities and fitness for use across climates and equipment. Samples come from contractors depots mobile labs and other installations. Twenty thousand Norwegian men turning 19 will report for military service in coming months.
Employment in Massachusetts rose by 39,400 from a year earlier and 10,500 from March, with manufacturing leading gains. Electronics up 8,000. contract construction 6,700. metal products up. Factories used 9% more electricity in April. Ten largest industries list includes electrical machinery and textile products. Retail sales decline 1% in first four months. April down 6% due to Easter and weather.
Boston Faculty committee assignments for 1956 57 academic year at Wentworth Institute were announced today by H Russell Beatty Wentworth president Richard W Brown of 8 Perham street Bedford instructor in Industrial Electronics named to the Student Status and Grade System committee chairman to the Faculty Entertainment committee to the Physical Facilities Planning committee and to the Engineering Technician Courses committee H M Goddard of 43 Hillside avenue Bedford instructor in Mathematics named to the Scholarship Award Committee the Graduation Exercises committee The Student Status committee and the Engineering Technician Courses committee alg the Scholarship Policy committee
New York reports the 1956 March of Dimes raised 52.1 million dollars in January. Basil OConnor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, credited millions of Americans with the support and outlined goals including medical care, rehabilitation, research, and training of specialists to reduce polio handicaps. He said the campaign has turned a corner toward conquest but more must be done.
In San Rafael California two teenage offenders were ordered by Superior Judge Jordan Martineli to a summer work program for shooting five rare egrets. They must plant trees in the county and rescue fingerling trout from Paper Mill Creek during the dry season due to the birds’ protected status.
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley show that fuels used in industry homes and cars emit at least two cancer causing hydrocarbons when not fully burned.
Buddhist belief sees the feature as Buddha’s footprint left when he ascended from earth to heaven. Muslim tradition claims Adam stood on one foot for 100 years in penance for original sin, marking the mountaintop.
An annual warning from Dr. Gerry B Schnelle of the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital urges pet owners to protect animals in heat. Advice includes avoiding midday exercise, venting parked cars, confining older or thick-coated dogs to cool cellars, and using tubs of cool water to ease rapid breathing. A list of hot weather dos and donts follows.
Fort Meade Maryland veteran mail clerk James R Flood of the Second Army Finance Section notes he has worked 38 years with only five sick days since starting in October 1917 He credits his rule of dressing for the weather and seeking rest fresh air and a hearty diet He faces retirement next year with 1160 hours of sick leave accrued and a philosophy that favors health and practical living.
The American Psychiatric Association condemned the broad use of tranquilizers for ordinary anxiety and daily tensions. It warned physicians not to promote drugs publicly and cautioned against using them as crutches without addressing underlying issues.
John B. Carr of Somerville former Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor and for Congress in the Eighth District announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Middlesex County Commissioner. He cites a political shift with residents of small towns moving from Democratic cities and supporting the party of the people. He notes a perceived change in the county’s political complexion and urges support from local voters. Shearing is a good time to eliminate ticks from sheep flocks.
John Kandric resigned as dog warden in Trumbull Connecticut after citing numerous telephone complaints about barking dogs received around 2 AM. He indicated the calls pressured him to quit his post.
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