Framingham Considers New Subdivision Plan on Edgell and Harrington
Albermarle Realty Trust seeks town approval for a large Framingham subdivision off Edgell road with a half mile tract along Edgell and Harrington road. More than 80 homes are planned plus a 600 foot deep parcel in the southern sector earmarked for possible playground use. The July 11 board of survey will hear arguments pro and con on the development.
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Franingham Town Fathers
Edgell Road
Harington Road
Framingham
Albermarle Realty Trust
Framingham Town
Ell Road
New Hampshire Turnpike to Offer Free Service
Officials announce the 7.5 million dollar turnpike will feature service plus with 24 hour patrols and free towing to the nearest exit. Tires will be changed free for women, the elderly, and others needing assistance, aiming to prevent motorists from being stranded.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
Rural water holes urged fenced to curb child drownings
Massachusetts Farm Safety Committee urged rural residents to fence water holes and remove hazards around new farm reservoirs used for fire fighting irrigation and spraying. Commissioner John Chandler noted the gain in water storage but cited drowning cases and advised eliminating steep slopes and other dangers. Attending were State Representative Howard S. Russell and a Farm Underwriters manager.
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Massachusetts Farm Safety Committee
John Chandler
Farm Safety Committee
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
Howard S. Russell
Wayland
Mutual Farm Underwriters
Schools overemphasize heart murmurs in rheumatic children
Massachusetts Heart Association reports that few rheumatic children need activity restrictions between attacks. Gates says schools focus too much on murmurs. 1000 children followed a decade later show 80 percent live normally outside competitive sports.
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Massachusetts Heart Association
Committee
American Academy of Pediatrics
Charles A. Gates
The
Heart Association
Gates
Bright colors urged for public health vehicles by Harrogate inspector
E J Dodworth, Harrogate chief sanitary inspector, told a conference of the Institute of Public Cleansing that England needs brighter garbage trucks. He urged painting vehicles in bright colors stating a public health vehicle is not a thing of beauty and workers see it all their lives. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
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Taraquay
Eng
England
E J. Dodworth
Harrogate
Institute of Public Cleansing
Americans Moving Frequently From Old Home to New
Urban mobility rises with 19,000,000 adults changing residence in the year ending April 1949. Young women under 35 show the greatest mobility with many moving across state lines. Census-based surveys from Metropolitan Life highlight ongoing national shifts in housing and residence as the frontier fades. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
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Old Home
New
New York
America
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Mosi Atti
Bureau of the Census
Massachusetts Employment Security Law Amended
Governor Dever signed a June amendment to the Massachusetts Employment Security Law effective immediately due to an emergency preamble. The change shifts the subjectivity period to thirteen weeks with one or more workers in a calendar year, exempting domestic, agricultural, government, and nonprofit work, and urges all employers to seek a determination from the Division of Employment Security.
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Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever
Antonio England
Division of Employment Security
England
Clarendon Street
Boston
Trends in Postwar Home Design and Finance Tips
A relic of home and finance advice cites 1940s data on steel cabinetry sales, stove heating prevalence, deductibility of real estate taxes, kitchen outlet standards, and saving patterns. It notes color psychology preferences and architectural shifts toward rear vestibules and outdoor connections in today’s houses.
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U. S
Trial of Capt John Smith Reveals 1607 Slander Sums
In the first jury trial of Anglo Saxon America Capt John Smith known for the Pocahontas rescue story collected 200 English pounds for slander in 1607 and faced a courtroom decision on damages.
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America
John Smith
Milan merchant uses triple-bill debt tactic
A Milan Tennessee merchant employs a novel collection method by sending a bill for three times the owed amount if payment is delayed. Debtors often confront the merchant to dispute the charge and end up paying the original amount.
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Milan, Tenn
U.P
Milan
Icing Unnecessary Orchid Confusion in Beaver Dam
A Beaver Dam woman stored an orchid in her refrigerator after her daughter said it was unnecessary. The item turned out to be artificial, clarified by the daughter.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
U.P
Record home auto TV sales seen
Washington reports optimistic 1940s era outlook from the Federal Reserve Board based on consumer buying intentions for homes autos and televisions. Caution noted that actual purchases depend on jobs incomes prices goods credit and overall domestic and international conditions. Buy U. S. savings bonds.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
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