New Law Turns Scrutiny on Charity Fund Solicitation
Massachusetts enacts Chapter 68 Section 17 requiring fundraisers to file detailed information with local clerks and the attorney general. The act targets paid solicitors and organizations, with public records, 90 day reporting, and penalties for violations. It creates a Division of Public Charities in the attorney general’s department and lists exemptions for religious and some nonprofit groups.
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Christian E Herter
Boston Better Business Bureau
Department of teAttorney General
Boston
Massachusetts
Zaid Boekal
Ubike Bates
Massachusetts Legislative
Better Business Bureau
Public Charities
Department of the Attorney General
Supreme Judicial
Atorney General
Board of Welfare
Better Business Buerau
Better Business
Substitute Clerk Civil Service Exam For Southboro P O
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination for probationary appointment of a Substitute clerk at the Southboro Post Office. Pay starts at $1.61 per hour with increases by length of service. Applications and forms available at the Southboro Post Office. filings with the Service Director, Civil Service Region, Pokes and Chilthouse Building, Boston, MA. Apply promptly for early consideration.
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United States Civil Service Commissions
Southboro Post Office
Southboro
Civil Service
Pokies and Chlitthouse
Boston
Massachusetts
Acton Garden Club marks 20th anniversary at Wunderly home
July meeting of Acton Garden Club celebrated two decades with a garden gathering at Mrs. Albert W. Wunderly’s Hammond Street residence. Mrs. Walter M. Gook spoke on past presidents, Edwin W. Hutton gave a fern talk, and Mrs. Thomas J. Snow co-hosted with Mrs. Wunderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Acton Garden Club
Albert W. Wunderly
Hammond Street
John M. Pettigell
Walter M. Gook
South Acton
Harold E. Clapp
North Acton
Elwin Hollowell
Cook
Curtis Fairbanks
William Ransiter
Ernest H. Washburn
Robert J. Bond
Virginia Liebfried
Clifford E. Armstrong
Pettingell
Caroline Derby
Charles E. Allen
de McIntosh
Edwin W. Hutton
Thomas J. Snow
Wunderly
Auburn man jailed for 131st intoxication arrest
Habits and headlines mark Charles A. Collins of Auburn as he begins a 30 day jail term in Portland for intoxication, the 131st arrest in the same offense reported by United Press.
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Portland
Charles A. Collins
Auburn
Merrill Hunt dies at 71 former Massachusetts official
Merrill Hunt, Jr., 71, of South Lincoln, died last Friday at Waltham Hospital. A Harvard graduate, he worked with a Boston manufacturing firm before entering government service in 1933 and retiring in 1950 after serving on the Massachusetts Housing Board. He leaves his wife Hope Woods Merrill, a son in South Dartmouth, two daughters in Ann Arbor and Cohasset, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services were held at the First Parish Church in Weston.
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Lincoln
Merrill Hunt, Jr
Conant Road
South
Waltham Hospital
Newton
Harvard
Boston
Massachusetts Housing Board
Hope (Woods) Merrill
Merrill Jr
South Dartmouth
John R. P. French Jr
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Summer Smith, Jr
Cohasset
Weston
New Arrivals Reported at Emerson Hospital
Concord newborns include a son for Mr and Mrs George E Caley on June 28 at Longlake Road Littleton a daughter for Mr and Mrs Enrique Matta on June 20 at 5 Chauncy Street Cambridge a son for Mr and Mrs Armand J Doucet on July 2 at School Lane Billerica and a son for Mr and Mrs Jerome Grace on July 3 in Westford.
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Concord
Emerson Hospital
George E. Caley
Longlake Road
Littleton
Enrique Matta
Chauncey Sreet
Cambridge
Armand J. Doucet
School Lane
Billerica
Jerome Grace
Westford
Clarinet From Circus Band Goes To Burial In Memphis
Joe Simon, former theater manager in Memphis, kept a long attached circus band clarinet and held a mock burial for it as he contemplated selling the instrument. The odd rite marked the end of an era for the musician and his cherished instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Joe Simon
Simon
Coal Mines East of the Mississippi Drive 90 Percent U S Action
A fragment notes coal mines east of the Mississippi River account for about 90 percent of total U S coal activity. The text cites regional dominance in production and policy impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
U. S
Three Awarded Scholarships in 1954 Competition
Edmond Berets of Street, a graduate, won the $1000 first prize covering tuition and materials for the Aeronautical Master Technician Course. A second $500 prize was awarded to another winner for the same program. East Coast Aero Tech hosted the competition at Bedford Airport, Lexington, announced by John T. Griffin, president.
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East Coast Aero Tech
Bedford Airport
Lexington
John T. Grifffin
Edmond Berets
Pals Yg Sint
Prego ‘Street
Bases Gatnane High Sheck
Distractions linked to most auto crashes say judge
Toledo judge Geraldine F. Macelwane cites that distractions cause 75 percent of automobile accidents. She notes window shopping and backseat squabbles as common causes and urges driver education over punishment to curb crashes.
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Geraldine F. Macelwane
Toledo, Ohio
Macelwane
Calling cards proposed for thrombosis survivors
Dr. James J. Lightbody advises in the Detroit Medical News that survivors of coronary thrombosis should use calling cards to signal they are resting. The cards would read No business No office No address No phone to inform friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
James J. Lightbody
Detroit Medical News
Gasoline Prices Show Mixed Drops Across Boston Suburbs
A survey of Boston area service stations shows mixed pricing with some stations cutting regular to 23.9 cents and premium to 25.9 cents, while most still ask 28.9 to 31.9 cents. Chelsea sees a low around 21.9 cents with many at 22.9.
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Boston
Chelsea
Shooting deemed self-inflicted death in Concord case
The Worcester man William Rivet, 27, of 127 Orient Street, was found dead in a sandpit off Strawberry Hill Road last Wednesday morning. Dr. LeRoy P. Houck, associate medical examiner, ruled death a definite death by own action after bullets in the chest and temple were fired as he stood. Two truckmen and a passerby notified police.
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Concord
Worcester
William ‘Rivet
Orient Street
Strawberry Hill ‘Road
LeRoy P. Houck
Daniel J. O’ Brien, Jr
West Concord
Thomas McCarthy
Acton
John J. Flannery
Joseph Macone
Coast of Ci Mosa and G Pan Mentioned in Clinton Locale
Fragmentary note references Ci Mosa coast and G Pan area near Clinton with unclear context. No identifiable events, dates, or entities beyond vague geographic hints.
Watch SoDi Cane Univers Pear Too Much
The note discusses excessive buttermilk and soda amounts for sour milk mixtures. It mentions adjusting soda quantity for each batch and references Univers Pear related measurements.
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Bureau Plan
Bureau
Maynard
Manny
Cafe Hudson
America
P.O
National Pivenanlven
Senate
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
C. J. Rogers
Garden Club
Hutton
Merrill Hunt
Oo Toledo
Cimosa
Clinton
soDi
Singer Electric
Singer
U. S. Savings Bond
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