Unemployment Benefits Paid in Six Months in Massachusetts Area
In the first half of 1946 Massachusetts paid nearly 60 million dollars in unemployment compensation. Within the Marlboro Hudson Stow Southboro Bolton Berlin Sudbury and North region 1483 claims were paid and 802 veterans received readjustment allowances. Total veteran payments reached 380,950 while non veterans received 357,525. The unemployment issue mainly affects men while women fill lower paid jobs. many veterans and non veterans weigh waiting for higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Machusetts
Marlboro
Hudson
Es ‘Stow
Southboro
Bolton
Berlin
Sudbury
Nort
Charles C. DeCourcey
United States Employment Service
Division of Employment Security
Armed Services
Two Veterans Form Concord Lumber Company
Concord two veterans form the Concord Lumber Corporation to serve Concord and nearby towns. Located on Lowell road near the abandoned Boston and Maine depot across from Whitney Coal and Grain, the firm will be led by Donald McRuer Smith and Leo William Mortenson with opening planned for mid August.
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Concord
Concord Lumber Corporation
Lowell Road
Boston & Maine
Whitney Coal & Grain Company
Donald McRuer Smith
Academy Lane
Leo William Mortenson
Smith
Concord High School
Andover Academy
Bowdoin College
Veterans Tale of Fourfold Service and Return to Concord
The record recounts two veterans: Smith, a former Merchant Marine lieutenant, who after four years at sea retires and plans to settle in Concord, and Mortsenson, a former Army colonel with the 101st Cavalry who served in the European Theatre from D-Day to surrender, married with two daughters, recently discharged and seeking residence near Concord. Both men held links to major firms and institutions, including Norton Lilly & Company in West Coast ports and the Chemical Bank & Trust Company in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Marine
Smith
Norton Lilly & Company
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Mortsenson
Erasmus School
Brooklyn
New York
Pratt Institute
U. S. Army
101St Calvary
D-Day
Concord
Chemical Bank & Trust Company
New York City
Concord Garden Club Exhibit at Free Public Library
Under the Concord Garden Club, a flower arrangement exhibit will be held at the Concord Free Public Library on Tuesday July 30 and Wednesday July 31. Judging will be by popular choice for appropriateness and beauty. entries by invitation. The organizing committee includes Mrs Eben Man Buttrick Sr, Mrs Robert M. Bowen, and Mrs Herbert B. Hosmer Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Garden Club
Concord Free Public Library
Eeeman Buttrick
Robert M. Bowen
Herbert B. Hosmer
Reformatory Cited for War Bonds Drive Support
West Concord Massachusetts Reformatory received a United States Treasury citation for patriotic cooperation with the War Finance Program through the purchase of savings bonds. The award, signed by Secretary Fred M. Winsor and state chairman F Winchester Denio, was dated July 12 1946 and carried a December 31 1945 hand and seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Michael J. ‘Dee
Massachusetts
Expert Warns Of Hurricane This Summer
Wilfred Wheeler Jr., manager of the New Zealand division of the Tree Expert Company, warns of storms this summer that could cause heavy tree damage due to abundant foliage from a moist spring. He advises homeowners to prune and shape trees to reduce wind resistance and to brace or cable weak trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Wilfred Wheeler Jr
New Iceland ‘Division
Tree _ Expert Company
Wheeler
California Claims Lead as Garlic State Champion
California has overtaken Texas and Louisiana to claim the title of champion garlic producing state in America, marking a shift in regional crop leadership as growers report strong yields and industry growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
Louisiana
America
Requiem Mass Held for Captain Daniel Kennedy
A year after the Concord Country Club crash that killed Captain Daniel Kennedy a solemn mass was held at Sacred Heart Church Medford Hillside. Rev. Francis J. Murphy Dorchester celebrated the Mass Kennedy served in Europe and Africa and was a noted flying ace in the Concord tragedy anniversary observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Daniel Kennedy
Lexington
Sacred Heart Church
Medford
Francis J. Murphy
Dorchester
Kennedy
Concord Country Club
Certificates Awarded to Concord Members by White House
Concordation Board members receive certificates from the White House signed by President Truman. The citation thanks them for selfless service as Office of Price Administration volunteers in wartime, noting help in protecting the economy, ensuring fair prices, and guiding continued leadership against inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concordation Board
White House
Harry S. Truman
Sxeient
United States
Office of Price Administration
Anniversary Observed for Morris Couple in West Concord
Mr and Mrs Morris celebrate their silver wedding anniversary this Tuesday. They were married July 23, 1921, and reside on Old Marl Bord Road. The couple has a daughter named Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Concord
Morris. M. Sluyski
Old Marlbord Road
Mary
Concord Rotary Names Committee Slate for Year
Concord President Fred Tower Boyd announces the year’s Rotary Club committees at the July 11 meeting. The slate includes sergeant at arms Willim Rus sin and Walter P. Nichols as assistants with many chairs filled by Boyd and major members such as Frank B. Esau George E. Erickson W. Stuart Allen Robert D. Parks DeNormandie Beece Esau and others across aims and objects vocational service community service international service classification program fellowship membership music Rotary information public information and bulletins.
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Concord
Fred Tower Boyd
Concord Rotary Club
Boyd
Willim Russin
Walter P. Nichols
Aims and Objects
Frank B. Esau
George E. Erickson
W. Stuart Allen
Robert D. Parks
DeNormandie
Beece Esau
Classification
Anderson
Thomas L. Sanborn
R. Fulton’. Johnston
Esau
Ralph
D. McLeary
Parks
Casper
J. Jenney, Jr
Ballou
Hubert M
Wardwell
True
Sanborn
Mutty
Pratt
Macone
Kennedy
Charles Carruth
Alden R. Wheeler
McLeary
Board of Directors
Magoon
Benjamin. F. Clark
John J
Berger
Jenney
Rotary
Albert
M. Coffey
Floyd Verrill
C. Allen
Conant
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Robert E. Marshall
Sboroman
Easation Trust Fund
Assabet Institution For Savings
Maynard, Mass
Lcu
Concord Co-Operative Bank
Mass
Tax & Vacation Club
THE
Middlesex Institution
Old Depot
Quus-E
Zasy
C. F. Mogan
Tel
Walden Road
Lincoln
Walden Pond
Galen Club
West Acton Tel
Acton
Kalso Mining
Lance
England
Eeaby
Strongard
Fru
P Tov
Marlbors
J. R
City Hall
Main St
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