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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1941
Page
4
Disjointed OCR snippet mentions Curtiss, Neil Megs, and Dr Will Maye with death in 1999. References to cotton sold at 12 65 cents in 1930 percent, First U S smokeless powder experiments by Franklin, a fire, and a Galveston sea wall completed in 1904.
Mrs. Frank Doad and son David of Him street stay with friends in Wilbraham for a week. Mr. and Mrs. John McGrath returned from their wedding trip and reside on South Street. Private Robert Bowen, Cutler Street, home for weekend from Wort Warren with the 3rd Battalion. Mrs. Day of Hancock Street plans to visit North Woodstock New Hampshire with relatives. Mrs. Richard of Powderly Street is confined to bed with grippe.
The piece notes how oil from animal and vegetable sources fuels diverse sectors, including leather, fabrics, and wood products, with the petroleum industry tied to agriculture as a major cash customer. It cites wartime figures and quotes Secretary Patterson on military support and the spread of economic benefits nationwide.
The piece recalls a vibrant era when local Finnish groups hosted festival meets with decathlons and shot put feats, highlighting athletes like Jake Laurila and Bill Pure. It notes the decline of these clubs, the loss of school coaching, and the remaining nostalgia of summer festivals and historic parades at Voses Park.
A playful description of a kid friendly dessert called Snow White with Ralain Dwarfs. The recipe uses milk eggs cream angel food cake seeded raisins pink sugar and rennet powder. Milk warmed with rennet forms a set dessert poured over warm cake then chilled and topped with whipped cream and raspberries.
On the eighteenth, Concord hosts annual Red Cross swimming classes at Walden Pond. Pupils in multiple courses perform exhibitions under head instructor Eck and a corps of assistants who have taught life saving diving and swimming over the past four weeks.
Fragmentary lines reference born at all and mentions names like Rebun and Carle with unclear context. The readable portion hints at general statements about birth and worth without concrete events, dates, or locations. Further content is needed for a precise record.
Guidance on building wheat storage bins with proper foundations floors and walls. Details cover soil bearing, footings depth from 12 to 36 inches, use of concrete blocks on weak soils, moisture and gas considerations during fumigation, and wall materials plus cross ties for strength.
A farm advisory notes that resetting the carburetor needle valve can save up to 10 gallons in a 10 hour day. Improper carburetor adjustments often cause high fuel use and adjusting the governor can raise maximum power by about 20 percent. Grinding valves can increase power with a related fuel reduction near 10 percent at the same power level.
Rutgers University extension poultryman L. M. Black advises adding natural green feeds to late season rations to revive egg production in layers. He notes hot weather lowers intake and yields, recommending greens, clippings, Swiss chard and lettuce to boost vitamins and protein while stimulating production.
W A Nagasa of the University of Missouri warns that straw left on fields and plowed under in late summer or fall can harm the next crop. He notes that returning straw to soil often proves injurious and could increase dangerous effects on subsequent plantings.
An OCR snippet shows incomplete words and names, making it impossible to identify persons, places, or events for a coherent card. The readable bits resemble a quotation chain but lack full sentences or identifiable entities.
A feature recipe selecting lemon meringue pie as this month's star with detailed steps for lemon filling and a separate meringue. Includes quantities for water or milk sugar salt lemon peel cornstarch eggs butter lemon juice and baking directions plus tips for a tender meringue and browning.
Marlboro residents Catherine Forrest and Edward Forrest Jr. return home after visiting Thomas Poeceston on McPonnell Street. Mr and Mrs Pred Cook and Dorothy of Hast Main Street and Miss Mareateh McCabe of Dow Place joined the motor trip to Lake Chained toaeprane for a week’s vacation.
The Massachusetts Safety Council reports car occupant fatalities up 11 in the first two weeks of the pedestrian safety drive while pedestrian deaths drop by one. Two hit and run deaths mar the record and concern for injuries to children ages two to four grows. Police are urged to prosecute fully when drivers are to blame and mothers are urged to keep very young children off city streets. A Michigan court psychiatrist notes a high share of hit and run drivers show unstable personalities or neurotic traits.
Mr and Mrs Alphides of Beach Street enjoy a two week motor trip to Canada. Mary Pat Brummey of Brims Mead Street and Jean Rowe of Shawmut Avenue visited on Sunday with Janice Reddy who is spending the summer at Cedar Crest Camp in Green Harbor. Theresa Savageau of Spenser visits at her brother Wilfred Savageau’s home on Pleasant Street.
Hudson announces a field day to be held August 24 sponsored by the Riverside Rod and Gun Club and Sportsmen. Morning trials of the New England Fox Hound Field Trial will decide trophies at the clubhouse on Wilkins Street. If rain interrupts, events move to the following Sunday.
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