Marlboro Enterprise Press masthead and notices
The Enterprise Press Inc. of Marlboro Massachusetts publishes the Concord Enterprise weekly on Thursdays. The masthead lists editor R W Currier and contact numbers Emerson 9 3828 and 9 4200. It notes printing and reprint policy for typographical errors.
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Enterprise Press Inc
Liberty St
Marlboro
Mass
R.W. Currier
Main St
Concord
Emerson
Massachusetts
Julius Mathews
Newbury, Street
Boston
Madison Avenue
New York
Subscription Rates for Single Copies and One Year
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Government urges plain letters to curb gobbledegook
The General Services Administration issues a 40 page Plain Letters manual urging concise, clear writing. It warns against pompous phrases like enclosed please find and attention is called and promotes five S’s shortness simplicity strength and sincerity. Maury Maverick credited with origin of gobbledegook.
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General Service Administration
Government Housekeeping
Texas
Maury Maverick
Gobbledegook
Turkey
Old Man of the Mountain to Grace a 3 Cent Stamp
The Old Man of the Mountain rock formation above Franconia Notch New Hampshire will be depicted in profile on a three cent stamp The first day sale is set for June 21 at Franconia The stamp aims to boost visits by tourists who have long viewed the landmark
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New Hampshire
Post Office Department
Franconia Notch
Franconia
N. A
Self Government Bills For Richland And Oak Ridge Backed
The Atomic Energy Commission sponsors bills in Congress to grant self government to Richland Washington and Oak Ridge Tennessee, ending federal control of these wartime towns and promoting citizen oversight while reducing martial law implications in peacetime. The measure argues for governing autonomy to better protect American tradition and local interests.
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Senate
House
Richland
Wash
Oak Ridge
Atomic Energy Commission
Labor vs Industry: Auto Workers Fund and Wage System Debate
A Claremont News editorial argues for a yearly wage system funded by a 25 million dollar auto workers' fund aimed at Ford and General Motors, with broader proposals including farmers. It critiques New Deal plans and warns of shifts toward a Soviet style regime of controlled labor and subsistence.
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Claremont News
Claremont
Minnesota
Ford
General Motors
Soap Company
Russia
Bedford dedicates new base chapel at Hanscom Field
On Sunday May 22 a brief dedication ceremony was held at Hanscom Field for the new base chapel. Chaplain Brigadier General Terence Pranigan delivered the main address, with S/Sgts D Arciprete Russell Huot and A/1C Manning presenting U S and Air Force flags. Rabbi Hyman Landau offered the tri faith invocation. Major Martin J. Stein was introduced as the new base chaplain.
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6520Th Air Police Squadron
Hyman J. Landau
Beverly
Raymond C. Maude
Air Force Cambridge Research Center
Martin J. Stein
Health Board Aids Minister with Free Vaccine Program
The Board of Health will supply vaccine to physicians who will administer it at no cost to patients. Target groups are first and second grade students with no charge for vaccine or physician services. The second shot timing is unknown and vaccine will be available through June 1955 with unused doses to be returned to state labs.
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Board of Health
West Concord Odd Fellows Service Planned
West Concord Union Church hosts a special Odd Fellows service Sunday June 5 at 10 45 a m Rev Edwin B Nylen will conduct and all members are urged to attend
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West Concord
Concord Lodge
West Concord Union Church
Edwin B. Nylen
Day's sultry Ruth Etting role shocks studio bosses
DAY, long seen as a wholesome all American girl next door, surprised MGM by appearing sexy as Ruth Etting in Love Me or Leave Me, prompting Columbia Records to reject a proposed album cover photo for being too revealing. The piece then notes the annual high school editors poll by The Voice of Firestone tying Your Hit Parade for best musical program. It adds Steve Allen plans a Benny Goodman biopic, and Mary Ford Les Paul return from Europe while TV show prospects remain uncertain.
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Do Day
Ruth Etting
MGM
Columbia
Voice of Firestone
Steve Allen
NBC
Hollywood
Benny Goodman
Steve
Goodman
Mary Ford
Les Paul
Europe
Ems
Mary Healy
Peter Lind Hayes
Doris Day and Lu Ann Simms Lead New Record Flows
Doris Day releases Two Hearts Two Kisses with Foolishly Yours as flip. Johnny Ray shines on Thine Eyes Are As the Eyes of a Dove but not a likely hit. Lu Ann Simms returns with La La La backed by The Siamese Cat Song after Godfrey show departure. Buy U S Savings Bonds.
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Columbia
Doris Day
Johnny Ray
Lu Ann Simms
Godfrey
Bedford Vets Observe Memorial Day Across Town
Bedford paid homage to veterans with Memorial Day exercises led by Commander Dominic Genetti of Anthony Hunt-Hamilton Post 221. The parade and ceremonies at Shawsheen River, Memorial Park, Old Burying Ground, Springs Road, and Bedford Center included town officials veterans and scouts, with a dinner at Town Hall after.
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Bedford
Dominic Genetti
Anthony Hunt-Hamilton
A. S. No. 221
Muse
Concord
Shewsheen Cemetery
Shawsheen
Memorial Park
Great Road
Old Burying Ground
Springs Road
Bedford Center
Legion
Hanscom
Hog Heist Shocks Bloomingsburg Farm Theft
Four hogs were stolen from Tom Parrett's farm in Bloomingsburg, Ohio. A small truck drove into the hog lot to load the pigs and became stuck. the thief reportedly walked three miles into town, stole a tractor, used it to pull the truck free, then abandoned the tractor nearby. Sheriff Orland Hays investigated the incident.
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Bloomingsburg
Tom Parrett
Hays
Parrett
Farce Charley's Aunt Steams Red Barn Crowd
A near full audience enjoyed Charley's Aunt at the Red Barn. John Woods stars as Charley in disguise, with Bill Harp as Stephen Spettigue and Jean Oliver as Charley’s ward, amid strong supporting turns. Performances run nightly at 8 20 with Saturday shows at 7 and 9 15. next week features The Gold Diggers.
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Charley
John Woods
Stephen Spettigue
Bill Harp
Jean Oliver
Paul O'Neil
Jean Steinert
Tom Rosqui
Wilson Lafferty
Brassett
Sir Francis
Myles McAleer
Pat O’or
Sylvia Burnell
Joan Jaffrey
Stephen Spetiigue
Selectmen Schedule Changes After Holiday
Concord reports no regular selectmen meeting this week due to a holiday. The summer schedule starts next Monday with three sessions in June, two in July, two in August and one in September before weekly meetings resume.
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Concord
Board of Selectmen
Mrs Smith Succumbed in Hub Hospital
Susan E. Smith of Boxboro died last Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital aged 54. Wife of Ralph H. Smith she was Boxboro Grange treasurer Congregational church Ladies Auxiliary member born in Somerville resident of Boxboro 29 years. Survived by husband three sons five grandchildren and her father Albert E. Wetherbee. Funeral Tuesday at Boxboro Congregational Church Rev Louis Hudson officiating burial in South Cemetery Fowler Funeral Service Maynard.
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Boxboro
Susan E. Smith
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ralph H. Smith
Congregational Church
Ladies Auxiliary
Somerville
John A. M
Charles H
Canterbury
New Hampshire
Ralph E
Littleton
Albert E. Wetherbee
Boxboro Congregational Church
Louis Hudson
South Cemetery
Fowler Funeral Service
Maynard
Test Yourself on Quick Fact File Quiz Facts
Read the quiz questions and answers on growing U S areas women workers mile run Bannister and police to population ratios. Alaska leads growth. married women most. Roger Bannister first sub four minutes. police to population ratio 1 to 562. Tuition covers about half of education costs.
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U. S
Texas
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Santee Whitfield
Casablanca Opens World’s Largest Municipal Pool
Casablanca Morocco claims the world’s largest municipal pool measuring 1575 feet in length and 246 feet in width. Moorish girls arrive in robes and veils, enter change rooms, and emerge in brief bathing suits amid the grand facility.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Former mill worker Prentiss dies at 71 in Acton
West Acton resident Frank S. Prentiss died at Massachusetts General Hospital at 71. He was born in Concord New Hampshire and lived in Acton eight years after coming from Stow. A former winding foreman at the Maynard mill, he belonged to Union Congregational Church in Stow. He is survived by wife Edith Wentworth Prentiss, a daughter Mrs. George Robinson of Boxboro, a son Wentworth of West Acton, and six grandchildren. Funeral today at 2 p.m. Fowler Funeral Home Maynard, Rev. Ronald Noble officiating. Burial in Lower Cemetery, Stow.
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West Acton
Frank S. Prentiss
Massachusetts General Hospital
Concord
New Hampshire
Acton
Stowoo
Maynard Mill
Union Congregational Church
Stow
Edith (Wentworth) Prentiss
George Robinson
Boxboro
Wentworth
Fowler Funeral Home
Maynard
Ronald Noble
The
Baptist Church
Unclear Card Note Seeks Well Wishes
Fragmentary message shows a patient or friend asking for well wishes as someone recovers, mentions hospital care and home return, with names partially legible. The tone is personal and informal, reflecting a get well sentiment.
Josef and the Grateful Deejing Fun Time
Fragmentary note mentions Josef and a playful scene with deej at an event. Details are unclear but suggest a casual greeting or dedication to a performer.
Well House Hospital Updates Patient Care Progress
Brief notes indicate a patient at Well House Hospital is receiving care updates. Details are limited in the fragment, but the report confirms ongoing treatment and monitoring by hospital staff.
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