Cost of staple foods rises in New England before war
Wendell D. MacDonald, regional director of the department's statistics bureau, says food costing $10 weekly before the war now runs $14 to $15. Prices climbed six percent in Boston from mid March to mid April while Falls River Bridgeport and New Haven saw small declines. Fresh produce in many New England cities has more than doubled since 1939, with Providence and Portland noted.
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Wendell D. MacDonald
Department’s Statistics Bureau
Boston
Falls River
Bridgeport
New Haven Ct
New England
Providence
R. I
Portland
Concord Banks to Close Saturdays in Summer
Concord banks will close on Saturdays from June 8 to September 28, under a Massachusetts law affecting banks in the metro and eastern state. Saturday banking for any deals will shift to the next business day.
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Concord
The
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Gislature
Rotary and Lions to Hold Big Meeting
Concord Lions Club will join with the Concord Rotary Club for a supper meeting on Tuesday June 11 at 6 30 PM at the Howard Johnson Restaurant. Presidents Moreau and Whittemore urge near full attendance and Taylor Calhoun of Worcester will speak on a new nationwide project to outrule strikes and unions.
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Concord
Concord Lions Club
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson
Leon J. Moreau
Lester B. Whittemore
Taylor Calhoun
Worcester
Corcord Lions Club
Magnolia
Leeman E. Haines
Charles H. Duston
Otis M. Whitney
Krist. Andersen
West Concord
Richard A. Montague
Lions Club
Ralph D. McLeary
Willard H. Smith
Everett H. Pert
Congress
OPA
Haines
Emerson Playground
Rideout
Moreau
Concord Rotary Club Meeting Schedule and Activities
The Concord Rotary Club announces a Thursday noon luncheon at 12 15 at the Colonial Inn dining hall with President Sester B Whittemore presiding. A joint meeting with the Concord Lions Club is set for Tuesday evening June 11 at 6 30 at Howard Johnson Restaurant West Concord.
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Concord
Concord Rotary Club
Colonial Inn
Sester B. Whittemore
Concord Rotarians
Concord Lions Club
Howard Johnson
West Concord
Rotary Club
Whittemore
Maynard Rotary Club
Finigan Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
7 Concord-Mr anc ael E Finigan of Lexington Road marked a 25 year marriage with a family gathering at home. Married at St Peter's Cambridge on June 1 1921 the Finigan family includes sons John E and J Edward and daughter Mary with Mrs Finigan formerly Mary T Derby. Mr Finigan works as a Boston post office clerk.
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Concord
Ancael E. Finigan
Lexington Road
St Peter’s Church
Cambridge
William E. Finigan
Finigan
Mary T.derby
John E
J. Edward Finigan
Mary
Boston
Veteran Rejoins Army Seeks German Duty
Concord resident McCarthy a five year Army veteran re enlists for one year duty in Germany after Fort Devens reporting. He holds corporal rank and is a former Concord High School football captain and Mill Dam Clippers manager in the Twilight Baseball League.
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Concord
William T.“Mccarthy
Middle Street
Germany
Fort Devens
Kilman
N. J
Fourth Company Meets Monday and Wold Rejoins
Fourth Company of the Concord State Guard will drill at the State Armory Monday evening June 10. Capt. Joseph Barr leads the session with a firing squad for morning and afternoon duties. Pfc. Carl Wold reenlisted as Staff Sgt. Ramsay and Sgt. Noble honor expiration of service.
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Concord
Concord State Guard
State Armory
Joseph Barr
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Harry’ French
Robert Ramsay
Charles L. J. Noble
Pfc
Carl Wold
Concord Fire Department Adopts Semi Monthly Drills
Firemen from West Concord and Central Station continue semi monthly drills. West Concord crews drill on the first and third Tuesdays at 7 oclock, Central Station on the first and third Thursdays. Captain Harold OLeary of Arlington and assistant instruct with Chief Harry E Tuttle.
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Concord
West Concord
Central Station
Harold O’leary
Arlington Fire Department
Harry E. Tuttle
Fr Quigley Honored On 25th Ordination Anniversary
Concord residents attended a Parish party for Rev Joseph Albert Quigley parish priest of St Josephs Church South Lincoln marking the 25th anniversary of his ordination. Quigley belongs to Archbishop Richard J Cushing's class and attended a separate gathering by the Archbishop. Separately army mobile bakeries produced 1 800 000 pounds of white bread a month in the European campaign.
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Concord
Joseph Albert Quigley
St. Joseph’s Church
South Lincoln
Father Quigley
Richard J. Cushing
Transylvania College Roots in 1780 Virginia Land Act
Transylvania College in Lexington Kentucky claims origins in an 1780 Virginia Legislature act that set aside 8,000 acres of confiscated land in Kentucky to promote higher education, making it the oldest educational institution west of the Alleghenies.
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Transylvania College
Lexington
Allegheny Mountains
Virginia
Kentucky
Degrees Granted at Massachusetts State College Graduation
Amherst graduates listed include Florence Lawson of Acton Center with a Bachelor of Arts in history and Dorothy Louise Lent of Maynard with a Bachelor of Science. Lawson, born 1924 in Cambridge, made the dean's list and was active in S.C.A. and Current Affairs. Lent's major is science.
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Amherst
Massachusetts State College
Florence Lawson
Hayward Road
Acton Center
Cambridge
Acton High School
S.C.A
Dorothy Louise Lent
Mainstreet
Maynard
Marriage Intentions Filed for Veno Spurrell Pair
Marlboro marriage intentions filed at City Hall by Leo J. Veno of 35 Davis Street and Mary T. Spurrell of 206 Great Road Maynard.
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City Hall
Leo J. Veno
Davis Street
Mary T. Spurrell
Great Road
Maynard
West Concord Youths Host Red Cross Charity Party
West Concord youths organized a Red Cross charity event with a performing program. David anger led several occasions featuring songs about world affairs. The event drew students from Grover Cronin High School and others, aiming to support charity efforts.
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West Concord
Red Cross Charity
David Anger
Grover Cronin
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Framingham
Fram
Wayland, Mass
EN Amd Gazette Syndicate
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Mutual. Savings
Commonwealth Avenue
Acton
Salem
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Adda
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