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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
13
In a family scene Gran quietly uncovers Lu and Ken plan to place Gran in Shadyhill Home. Lu fears losing control while Gran pretends enthusiasm to ease the transition. Ken jokes that the mouse stole the cheese as tension mixes with affection.
Massachusetts apple growers will participate in the largest fund-raising campaign for apple promotion in the industry’s history. Under the New York and New England Apple Institute, dues rise to 3 cents per box from 2. Elmer S. Fitzgerald of Leominster is elected vice president, joining William H. Darrow Jr. of Putney as co vice presidents. John Chandler of Sterling remains executive vice president.
A reader quiz gathers headline facts: aspirin use per minute, dominant American occupations, top university by enrollments, and 1952 voting second place. Answers include manufacturing, New York University, and Stevenson.
Decorating authorities urge liberal use of exposed softwood flooring to blend with modern color schemes. Neutral woods like West Coast hemlock and Douglas fir are recommended as starting points for color planning in each room.
Elevators in New York's Rockefeller Center have carried more than a billion passengers since installation 23 years ago. The total equals about half the population of the world.
CBS Radio’s Invitation to Learning celebrates 15 years of Sunday morning discussions on great books chaired by Dr. Lyman Bryson. Across 750+ books and 500–600 guests from government, literature, education, arts, and more, the program airs without scripts and aims for a conversational, ad lib style.
Wyandotte Michigan resident George Leathers was elected recently to the board of directors of the Michigan Shoe Retailers Association. The vote reflects leadership in Detroit area footwear trade circles and strengthens state industry ties.
The Massachusetts Senate accepted a House version boosting unemployment payments from 25 to 35 dollars weekly. The House backed a 35 dollar rate, while the Senate had approved 30 dollars in an administration measure. A voice vote approved the measure with initial Senate approval. the bill also proposed 10 extra weeks of benefits for workers in job training programs. Democrats argued the plan would reduce benefits for low paid workers.
Mass Division of Employment Security notes a one hundred percent drop in new initial claims for the week ending July 15 from 204 to 100. Continued claims rose to 492, total claims 592, nine above the prior week. The office placed 62 people and logged 72 unfilled openings with 58 applications for work filled. Four counseling interviews were conducted.
Karl Larson, a mill accident survivor in Massachusetts, plays electric guitar with a specially made prosthesis. He uses a right arm attachment, his left hand, a knee and both feet to perform with his band, proving perseverance and talent.
Lewiston Maine reports a defendant jailed for a ten dollar misdemeanor fine, with the county incurring 336 dollars in hospital care during the sentence.
Massachusetts would gain from either Fallon or Gore highway bills with federally funded systems by 1968 or five years. Fallon would deliver 865 million for Massachusetts with 96 million match, while Gore offers 164.5 million with 18.3 million match and five year scope. Dietz of Highways For Survival cites realism and needs driven funding as Fallon favored.
The New England Shoe and Leather Association predicts a record year with 210,425,000 pairs produced in New England if production holds in the second half. First-half output reached 112,500,000 pairs, suggesting strong national production trends per the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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