Old Trading Post Is Now Chicago s Trading Center
Chicago poles the limestone tepee as the world’s largest buying center the Merchandise Mart. It spans 93 acres and handles 80 000 daily visitors with 150 million pounds of materials used in construction. The Mart dwarfs the Empire State Building in floors and size and serves as a massive merchandising hub for the city.
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Chicago
Yesteryear
Merchandise Mart
Enedia
Ction- Stely
Terre Haute
Indiana
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago Loop
Empire State Building
Ripley
A&s
Mart
Soviet Union
Ballyhoo
Captured Enemy Weapons Prove Dangerous in Korea
In Korea Marines study captured weapons with interest yet danger persists. A Marine admiring a damaged artillery piece narrowly escapes when a Corsair approaches and opens fire. The pilot spots the weapon in time and misses his comrade, leaving the man to recover and learn a hard lesson.
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Korea
Project Residents Solve Problem Create Another
Cincinnati residents in a government housing project tamed a rat and mouse invasion by buying cats after avoiding poison due to children. Winter brought fewer rodents but too many cats, and management now orders residents to reduce the feline population.
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Cincinnati
Sudbury Youth Join United Nations Pilgrimage
About 40 youths from Odd Fellows of the New England States travel to New York City for a five day United Nations observation tour at headquarters. They arrived Monday and will stay through Friday with city sightseeing planned. The North Carolina youth group will visit Boston after a New York stop and attend a luncheon hosted by the Minute Man Chapter in Wayland on Saturday.
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Sudbury
Harry Baldwin
New York City
Odd Fellows
United Nations
New England
North Carolina
New York
Boston
Minute Man
Young Odd Fellows
Pequod Lodge Hall
Wayland
Berry Anniversary Note for Mr and Mrs Berry
Mr and Mrs John Berry Will observe their fifth wedding anniversary this Saturday at home 12 Crest Street West Concord They were married June 30 1946 at the Trinitarian Congregational church They have two children and Mr Berry is meat department manager at First National Super Market Concord
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West Concord
John Harmon
Berry
Ruth Johanna Berlied
Crest Street
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Concord
Livermores Mark 55th Anniversary in Bedford
Bedford couple Mr and Mrs George C Livermore of 12 Beacon Street observed their 55th wedding anniversary on Monday June 25 They are longtime residents with one son Francis C Livermore a daughter Ruth M Livermore and two grandchildren in Bedford
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Bedford
George C. Livermore
Beacon Street
Francis C. Livermore
Ruth M. Livermore
Hale High School reunion at Stow Hall marks sixth gathering
Alumni from Hale High School met at Stow town hall on Saturday June 23 for the sixth reunion. David Smith chaired the event with committee members from classes 1901 to 1941. A catered dinner followed in the new high school cafeteria.
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Wiliam K. Waters
Hae High School Association
Apie
Smith
Benjamin D. May
Haie High
Needham
Hartley
Creelman
King
Helen Stow Smith
Concord Bride Weds James Myette In St Bernard's Ceremony
Miss Clara Cassidy wed James Henry Myette Sunday at St Bernard's church Concord with 130 guests. The couple will reside on Sudbury road after a trip to Canada and Niagara Falls.
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Concord
Clara Bernie Cassidy
Edward F. Cassidy
Main Street
West Concord
James Henry Myette
Mary A. Myette
Abram Myette
Potter Street
St. Bernard's Church
George Francis Murray
Sudbury Inn
Henry F. Cassidy
Portland
Maine
Mary Schwenke
Maynard
Charles F. Myette
Richard Cassidy
Robert W. Cult
Charles F. Mata
Charles F. Myetté
Cassidy
Canada
Bedford Civic Club Holds Last Session Till Fall
The Bedford Civic club meets tonight at the clubhouse Loomis street at 8 o'clock with president Walter Bieren presiding. They discuss civic matters including a proposed additional letter carrier to the Bedford office and elect new officers. Professional entertainment and refreshments follow as activities suspend until September.
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Bedford
Bedford Civic Club
Loomis Street
Walter Bieren
Gregarious Animals in Herds or Flocks
Describes animals that live in social groups such as herds or flocks. Highlights that gregarious species prefer living communally for foraging protection and social interaction.
Harvard graduate John E. McHugh Jr from Concord on dean’s list
John E. McHugh Jr., son of Mrs. John E. McHugh of Virginia Road, Lincoln, graduated from Harvard College and made the dean’s list. He was class president for Concord High School’s 1947 class and a National Honor Society member.
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Concord
Harvard College
John E. McHugh, Jr
John E. McHugh
Virginia Road
Lincoln
Jack
Concord High School
Acton Garden Club to Meet July 5 at Billings Home
The Acton Garden Club will gather July 5 with a social hour from 1 30 to 2 30 at the Billings home Acton Center. At 2 30 the meeting moves to the Acton Woman's Clubhouse for a business session led by Mrs. Walter Liebfried. Guest speaker Stewart Compton Henry director of the Berkshire Museum will discuss the museum's actions. Henry is the son of Rev and Mrs Charles W Henry of West Acton Hot Springs Ark National Park is the oldest and of the nation's National Parks.
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Acton
Acton Garden Club
Howard J. Billings
Acton Center
Acton Woman’s Clubhouse
Walter Liebfried
Stewart Compton Henry
Berkshire Museum
Henry
Charles W. Henry
West Acton
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Blensen
Electric Irons
Superior Electric
Samson Electric
Samson
Proctor
Gilbert Electric
Jones
Oflite Woods
Jameson
Spalding
Bobby Jones
Hudson
TEL
Old Trading Post
U.S
West Concord Union Church
Frederick Carlson
Millicent A. Fish
Keith Martin
Richard Turner
Raymond Turner
Walnut Street
Northeastern University
Cape
Northeastern
Berrys
Livermores
Stow Hall
J. H. Myette
Civic Club
McHugh
Harvard
Hot Springs, Ark., National Park
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