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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
5
A Western Newspaper Union release describes an all family Looking Glass party with a buffet lunch and activities. Guests write backward signatures, guess the White Knight's beans count, and play Wonderland Flower Garden with circle seating and chants to win small prizes.
When at home or a friend’s house you should rise when your mother or an older woman enters the room and offer her your chair if it is the most comfortable. Be courteous and willingly give your seat to the older woman.
The article describes late type anti aircraft guns that use a 3 inch bore and can fire shells to an altitude of 20,000 feet. It notes the involvement of the Uncle Sam designation and implies widespread adoption for air defense.
The two words cocoanuts and cocoanut arose from errors and variations. Coco is linked to the Spanish term for ugly face and cocoanuts show harsh markings, while cocoa plant origins shifted spellings to cocoao and coco-.
Marlboro Mass resident Robert Labossiere USNR, Naval Aviator at Squantum NAS, is promoted from ensign to lieutenant jg. He entered the Navy July 1941, earned wings June 1942 at Pensacola. Son of Mr and Mrs P B Labossiere of Marlboro, he attended Hyannis State Teachers College.
Marlboro Charles F Labrache of Gates Avenue was arrested on a warrant by Patrolman J Joseph Slattery. He is charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and causing danger to lives after a car struck a pole in Greasondale. A companion was injured.
Massachusetts public safety officials announce special CD pennants to replace blue emergency vehicle stickers used for air raid travel. Pennants attach to the left front of cars and carry restricted insignia for civilian defense, with strict limits on who may display them. The move follows concerns that prior insignia were issued too liberally.
A beauty column offers quick tips on pre waxing and tweezing prep with advice to sponge skin with skin freshener and schedule conditioning for hair. It also suggests regular pedicures enhance well being and foot comfort.
Former Texas editor and longtime public figure becomes director of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. She shapes WAAC operations at Fort Des Moines, leads a push to support wives and families, and then travels to Britain to study and compare women's roles in combat service. The WAACs soon reach campaigns in North Africa.
During the 17 month siege of Leningrad ending January 18 1943 most factories schools and churches kept functioning while four theaters and motion picture houses did not close for a day. The text notes continued operation despite raids and efforts to protect property and equipment.
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering announced $5.00 use tax stamps will be sold in post offices and IRS offices on June 10 for vehicles used on public highways. Stamps, valid July 1, 1943, must be affixed to windshields and show serial and license numbers. Buyers may pay cash or certified checks. noncompliance after July 1 faces penalties.
Glancy News Service reports divorces in the Middlesex Probate Court East Cambridge and Hudson. The cases involve petitioner charges of desertion on April 7 and cruel and abusive treatment on May 29.
Brigadier General Jacob L Devert, a York Pennsylvania native, named Major General of United States Forces in Europe theater. He joined the Military Academy in 1905, graduated 1909, became a second lieutenant, served with armored forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was assigned to Berlin in 1941.
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