Employers Shun College Grind Says Survey
Northwestern National Life Insurance reports from 72 schools that employers prioritize personality leadership and ability to work with people over top grades. Only 10 schools cite scholarship as primary, with engineering schools leading for high marks, as many engineers are hired into non engineering roles while liberal arts and business grads gain ground.
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Minneapo JS
Northwestern National’ Life Insurance. Company
Qld
Byrd Sees Polar Ice as Global Food Bank
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd proposes long range planes and ice breakers could open Antarctica for exploration and resource extraction within 25 years. He envisions storing surplus crops in the polar ice as a continual famine insurance noting the dry cold acts as a perfect refrigerator and the 1938 Little America food shows little nutrient loss.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Navy
South Polar
Byrd
Little America
Maynard hosts meeting to form 29th Infantry Veterans Association
A meeting to form a 29th Infantry Veterans Association will be held at the State Armory in Fitchburg on Thursday at 8 00 p m. All former members of the 29th Infantry Mass State Guard are invited to attend and participate in selecting officers and shaping the group.
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Maynard
29Th Infantry Veteran’s Association
State Armory
Fitchburg
29Th Infantry Mass
State Guard
Maynard and Mrs Carruthers Announce Daughter Marriage
Mrs John Carruthers and Mr Maynard of Winchester announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn to Emile A. Dumas Jr of Maynard at their homes in Winchester and Maynard respectively.
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Maynard
John Carruthers
Pine Street
Winchester
Mass
Evelyn
Emile A. Dumas, Jr
Great Road
School Teachers Take Extra Jobs to Increase Incomes
Providence high school teachers pad income with after class work. Irving Nelson mathematics instructor and father of two works at a gasoline station. Edward B. McCabe music instructor plays fiddle in a night club orchestra four nights a week. Richard Bailey art instructor designs greeting cards for publishers at night.
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Providence
R. I
Irving Nelson
Edward B. McCabe
Richard Bailey
Gas truck driver runs out of fuel. hitches for more
Broderson, after 24 years hauling gasoline, runs out of gas with a truck loaded with several hundred gallons. He borrows a gas can, buys fuel, and continues to deliver the load to the same station after hitching a ride to refill.
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Arkansas City
Kans
Broderson
Concord Fourth Degree exemplification set for June 8
Local members plan to attend the Fourth Degree exemplification at Holyoke on Sunday June 8 where Grand Master John J. Delay will officiate.
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Holyoke
John J. Delay
Middlesex School aides aid Harvard commencement plans
Concord writer notes Middlesex School figure Walter H. Trum bull serves on the traditional committee for Harvard's commencement celebrations. Lawrence Terry, Middlesex School headmaster, is among the aides for the 25th reunion class arrangements.
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Concord
Walter H. Trumbull
Middlesex School
Harvard University
Lawrence Terry
Radcliff Graduate Janet Servais Earns BA Degree
West Concord Miss Janet Servais daughter of farmer Se lectman and Mrs Ivan Servais of Francis Street graduated this week from Radcliff College with a bachelor of arts degree. She is a Concord High School alumna.
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West Concord
Janet Servais
Farmer Selectman
Ivan
Servais
Francis Street
Ewas
Radcliff College
Concord High School
Provisionals admitted to Junior League in Boston group
Four 1946 Concord Academy graduates join Boston Junior League this week Miss Joan Buttrick Concord Miss Patricia Wolcott Lowell Miss Ann Bredford Cambridge and Miss Martha Myer Belmont along with Miss Faith Trumbull Concord Wag admitted.
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Boston
Concord Academy
Joan Buttrick
Concord
Patricia Wolcott
Lowell
Ann Bredford
Cambridge
Martha Myer
Belmont
Faith Trumbull
Players Frolic Next Wednesday at Veterans Building
Concord players announce the annual meeting and spring frolic to be held Wednesday evening June 11 at the Veterans Building. Doors open at 6 o’clock post meridian for members to enjoy a congenial close to the 1946-1947 season with skits and a short business meeting.
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Concord
Post Meridian
Veterans
The
Hey family to spend summer at Lake Tahoe
Mr and Mrs Frederick Hey and their children of the Center will leave Monday to spend the summer at Lake Tahoe. During their absence their apartment will be occupied by Mr and Mrs Chester P Jordan and daughter Pamela of the Center.
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Frederick Heyon
Lake Tahoe
Chester P. Jordan
Pamela
Acton Senior Prom Planned for June 6 at Blanchard Hall
Acton High School seniors of the class of 1947 prepare for a June 6 prom in Blanchard Hall with committees handling orchestra invitations decorations refreshments and ushers. Ushers for graduation on June 13 include a list of students and staff. lighting is led by Richard Deane and George Penney.
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Marjorie Christofferson
Albert Durkee
Donald Reynolds
Ruth Gilbert
Blanchard Hall
Marjorie Howell
Betty Sexton
Doris MacGregor
Joan Christofferson
Shirley Cobleigh
Michael Simeone
Elliot Strong
Lee Stuart
Daniel Sheehan
Richard Deane
George Penney
Acton South School March and April Honor Roll
Perfect Attendance and honor roll lists for Acton South School. Grade 1 Ann Mauro. Grade 2 Elizabeth Batchel der Paul Deane Gerald Gaebel James Laffin Leila McKelvie Georgina Phelps Joyce White. Grade 3 Nancy Caouette Mary Ellen Landry Phyllis Rey. Grade 4 Constance Duggan Lucy Newport Margaret Sex ton William Soar Grace Davis Margaret Duggan Beverly Goodear Sylvia M Jarvi Theresa Landry Arthur Lowden William McMahon Bette Ann Putnam Bonnie Sibel. Grade 5 Margaret Duggan Doris Nealey. Grade 6 Joanne Acorn Mary Ellen Jones Sarah Ann Jones Richard Laffin Elaine Priest David Sibel.
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Ann Mauro
Mary Ellen Landry
Constance Duggan
Margaret Duggan
Doris Nealey
Mary Ellen Jones
Elizabeth Batchelder
Paul Deane
Gerald Gaebel
James Laffin
Leila McKelvie
Georgina Phelps
Joyce White
Nancy Caouette
Phyllis Rey
Congrance Duggan
Lucy Newport
Rgaret Sexton
William Soar
Grace Davis
Beverly Goodear
Sylvia M. Jarvi
Pheresa Landry
Arthur Lowden
William McMahon
Bette
Ann Putnam
Bonnie Sibel
Joanne Acorn
Sarah
Ann Jones
Richard Laffin
Elaine Priest
David Sibel
Clock Still Strikes Central Time Despite DST Mixup
A Hammond Indiana tower clock remains on Central Standard Time strikes despite hour marks showing daylight saving time. Local officials say the clock mechanism misreads the time and has not adjusted for the DST change.
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Hammond
Admirals praise for Concord area Operation Naval Reserve effort
Admiral Baker commends Concord area volunteers for leading Boston Districts in Naval Reserve recruitment with over 150 percent of quota. Captain Smoot to host luncheon June 7 at Squantum Air Base after inspection tour. Concord leaders named include Wentworth Prentice Gardner Ferguson and many others.
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Baker
Concord
Minute Man
Boston
David Little
Smoot
U. S. Naval Air Station
Squantum
Wentworth Prentice
Gardner Ferguson
Bowen
Acton
George W. Porter
Carlisle
Anthony T. Grigas
Maynard
Arthur
Sweetnan Briggs Engagement Announced
Bedford couple Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Sweetnan reveal the engagement of their daughter Janet Sweetnan to John Edwin Briggs son of Mrs. Charles Emhardt of Union New Jersey Miss Sweetnan is a Colby Junior College graduate Briggs served in the Army Air Forces in Europe The wedding will occur in the near future.
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Bedford
Floyd A. Sweetnan
Janet Sweetnan
John Edwin Briggs
Charles Emhardt
Union
New Jersey
Auction Plans Nearly Ready at West Concord Church
West Concord Men's Club auction plans were announced by Publicity Chairman Laurence R Bascom. The sale on June 21 at 3 PM on church grounds will feature many valuable items and antiques with Arthur A Maguin as auctioneer. Donations are welcomed via Concord 922 M or Corecord 1566.
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West Concord
West Concord Union Church
Laurence R. Bascom
Arthur A. Maguin
Concord
Sudbury Grange to Host Evening Talk on Trees
Sudbury Sudby Grange will hold its regular business meeting on Tuesday June 10. Chanbes M Lamprey will deliver an evening lecture on Trees illustrated with colored slides. Refreshments will follow hosted by Horace Ruth and Marian Oliver.
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Sudbury
Sudby Grange
Horace
Ruth and
Marian Oliver
Starbuck Named Associate of Sigma Xi at Stanford
Miss Starbuck of Acton becomes one of 55 associate members of Sigma Xi, the national honor research society. Dean Frederick E. Terman of Stanford University’s School of Engineering announced her selection. Starbuck majored in psychology.
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South Acton
Nancy
Starbuck
Sigma XI
National Honor Research Society
Frederick E. Terman
School of Engineering
Stanford Univers California
No Sale Incident Strikes South Bend Store
Mrs. Bernice Gregory in South Bend rang up no sale on an $80 coat before hanging it. A shopper walked off with the coat without paying, and the coat belonged to Gregory.
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South Bend
Ind
Bernice Gregory
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