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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
12
The article discusses how donors fund Red Cross missions and demand accountability. It notes the organization distributed 17890000 dollars in blood products and emphasizes the Red Cross helps people help themselves through indirect aid as well as direct services.
The passage describes educating large numbers of people to enable professional personnel to provide preventive and welfare services. It notes vast annual funding for educational work in first aid local prevention water safety home nursing and nutrition and mentions more on educational services to come.
The piece urges farm owners to improve safety by digging a water hole, especially when water is scarce, and by rethinking fireplace construction. It warns against relying on thin metal sheets or concrete as protection and advises determining clear distances from floor joists and chimney walls to prevent fires. It stresses proper spacing and careful framing to reduce fire risk.
When adding new farm structures keep at least 75 feet between buildings or 50 feet if hydrants are nearby. Insurers view this as the minimal distance likely to slow a fire, though wind may still negate protection. The key is maintaining space between house and barn to avoid higher premiums on the dwelling and contents.
Warren Blake of Bedford, director of publicity for Sachem Council, announced the second in a radio broadcast series aired Tuesday afternoon on a Waltham station. Melvin M. King, cubbing chairman for the Concord Lincoln Carlisle district, spoke on Cubbing and previewed the next program.
Tacoma officials raise pay for doctors appearing at sanity hearings by fifty percent, increasing compensation in the county system.
Concord Rotary Club luncheon featured Carl G. Green of Concord New Hampshire presenting In the Wake of Ulysses The event was introduced by Eliot R Howard with February program lead by Mrs Gesen The list of makeup meeting coordinators includes Wallace B Conant Charles Carruth Casper J Jenney John H Kennedy L Pratt Frank B Esau Julian W Ballou and Fred T Boyd Attendance honors named numerous members with one hundred percent turnout for January March programs assigned to Coffey Flannery Blair and others in Lexington Maynard Somerville and St Petersburg Florida.
Mary G. Munroe, aged 80, of 12 Central Street, West Concord, is commemorated. The article notes her milestone birthday and includes a brief geographic aside about the Canary Islands, located 700 miles southwest of Spain in the Atlantic, home to over 300 unique wild plant species.
The 1948 annual report shows New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. earned 3.98 percent on invested capital, down from 4.05, despite higher dollars. The firm reports 96.9 million gross construction, 18 new stations, 132,405 phones in service, and a year of record activity with revenues of 158.8 million and expenses 145.5 million.
Washington D. De Pauw was a prominent manufacturer whose name inspired the naming of a local site or institution. The article honors his business leadership and lasting influence on the region's industrial landscape.
The Lions Club met in John E. Holt's office in West Concord. The next gathering is planned for Tuesday night March 8 at 6 30 in Howard Johnsons Colonial Room. A potato has one third the calories of a two crust berry pie.
A brief note reports CAA tests of movie films with a count of 12 000 units noted in the segment. The item mentions testing procedures and scale for film catalog units.
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