Dennison shows June orders up. wage boost boosts workers
Dennison Manufacturing reports a sharp rise in current orders for June, signaling strong business. Keir predicts a favorable remainder of the year. The firm granted a 3 percent wage increase with a 5 cent minimum, extended pensions, new group insurance, and improved paid absence, totaling over 10 cents per hour on average for each employee.
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Dennison Manufacturing Company
United States
Keir
Dennison
GM paid millions for employee ideas over twelve years
General Motors Corp paid 13,497,998 dollars over 12 years for 298,755 employee suggestions aimed at safer working conditions material savings and easier jobs.
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General Motors Corp
Polio Cases Rise in Massachusetts Total Reaches 167
Twenty seven new polio cases were reported to the Massachusetts Public Health Department, raising the year total to 167. Eleven were in Boston and there were cases in Brookline Brockton Marshfield Bedford Dedham Fall River Hampden Lynn Milford Needham Springfield and Weymouth. Officials did not indicate whether any victims had received the Salk vaccine. July totals show 151 cases so far this year, compared with 56 by July 20 last year.
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Massachusetts Public Health Department
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Bedford
Dedham
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Hampden
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Milford
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Springfield
Weymouth
Chicago Transit Authority Sets World Bus Charter Record
The Chicago Transit Authority announces a world record for the largest single charter bus service with 800 buses chartered on September 8, 1954 to transport about 38 400 passengers to the Marian Year Observance at Soldier Field.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Soldier Field
Chilled Shrimp Dishes With Coral Sauce And Salmon Mousse
A recipe feature praises ice cold shrimp with coral sauce and salmon mousse as an elegant supper idea. It gives Coral Sauce ingredients and steps and explains chilling methods for canned and fresh shrimp, plus presentation suggestions with garnish and serving ideas.
Lighting Provides Inexpensive Decor
Home lighting trends offer affordable ways to recondition rooms. Valance lighting creates dramatic indirect illumination behind draperies to make spaces seem larger. Off center ceiling fixtures focus light over seating and work areas for reading and conversation.
Soaping Boil Prep Makes Clothes Line Softer
A guidance note says boil the clothes line in soapy water for five minutes before installation to soften and increase durability. The process aims to improve flexibility and longevity of the line for better use.
Lincoln man unearthed Thoreau hut and Jefferson site finds
Collier's outlines the career of Robbie Jones a Lincoln area historian and part time worker who uncovered the Thoreau hut site in Walden woods the Saugus Iron Works restoration and the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson He bought a Walden book a GI trench shovel and gloves before his field work and subsequent digs at Shadwell Virginia where he uncovered brick foundations marking Jefferson’s home set to become a Monticello memorial.
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Walden Woods
Saugus Iron Works
Thomas Jefferson
Walden
Concord
Robbie
Jones
Thoreau
Robbins
Thoreau Hut
Saugus
Collier’s
America
Shadwell
Virginia
Jefferson
Monticello
Archeology
Beauty for the Brunette Color Guide for Interiors
This passage outlines a brunette friendly decorating approach using pale yellows for walls, warm durable floor colors like vermilion and natural wood tones, and ceiling whites. It recommends beamed ceilings, charcoal accents, and white or flax lamp shades to flatter dark hair and olive or pale complexions.
Jewish couple ordered to court for custody battle
In Dedham a Jewish couple facing a custody dispute must appear in court to address their situation. Judge F Reynolds oversees the Bangor Maine court session as the case seeks a resolution amid a reported remote effort to avoid contact.
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Dedham
Melvin B. Ellis
Brookline
F. Reynolds
Bate Court
Rhode Island Vote Fraud Probe Shapes Referendum
Police probe in Providence wards 11 and 19 finds voting irregularities as Attorney General checks 80 ballots at Atwells four station. Officials say fraud possible while broader referendum on state measures proceeds amid questions on election integrity.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Atty Gen. Williamsas
Atwells
Thousands of Viet Namese protest during first anniversary events
Reports from Saigon say thousands of Vietnamese protest the first anniversary of a news event as France approves a plan and a hotel district is attacked. Police report casualties as unrest spreads near a government building.
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France
Commission
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Claire Chennault
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