Sudbury Red Feather Allocations Reported for 1948
Edmund H. Sears Jr announced Sudbury allocations totaling 1870 dollars for 1948 to Public Health Nursing Association 1405, Girl Scouts 300, and Sudbury Area Child Prevention 165. Additional local support covers Boy Scouts administration within a 2768 dollar Algonquin Council appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Sudbury Community Chest
Eer
Edmund H. Sears, Jr
Public Health Nursing Association
Girl Scouts
Sudbury Area
Massachusetts
Laget
Greater Boston
Suary
Red Feather
Algonquin Council
Natick
Concord Post to Sponsor Military Ball in Boston
The Concord Post and five other Massachusetts posts will sponsor a large military ball on Friday April 2 at the Hotel Bradford in Boston. Jacques Renard and his orchestra will provide music with a concert from 8 to 9 PM and dancing from 9 PM to 1 AM. Local tickets are sold through Concord post members led by Mrs Cecile Berry commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
MinuteMan All
Wma
Worants
Masochusetts
Braford
Boston
Jacques Renard
Concord Post
Cecile
Berry
Coming Events Of Fire Week In Concord
A list of local gatherings for Lenten services town meetings and club events in Concord with times and venues. Includes services at Trinity and Our Lady Help of Christians churches, DAR and Masonic lodge activities, Boy Scouts and Rotary events, Lions Club supper, and a Radcliffe College benefit screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
West Concord
Masonic Temple
Harvey Wheelera
Corinthian Lodge
A. F
State Armory
Concord Lions Club
Howard ‘Johnson's
Our Lady Help of Christians
Concord Lodge
Elkshall
Keane Lodge of Ellis Meeting Set for March 9
The next meeting of the Keane Lodge of Ellis is scheduled for Tuesday March 9 at 8 o clock at the P.O.E. hall on Main Street. Leon J. Moreau, Ruler, issues the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Keane Lodge of Ellis
P.O.E. Hall
Main Street
Failec
Leon J. Moreau
Stamp Day Boosts Savings in School Programs
John W. Studebaker of the U S Office of Education says reports show about 6,000,000 school children in large city systems save regularly through Stamp Day purchases of U S Savings Bonds and Stamps. He notes teachers’ growing awareness will expand participation in the School Savings program’s educational opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Studebaker
U.S
U. S
ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers and Publishers
A 1948 Thomas Growsil publication catalogs nearly 4870 composers and lyricists with names births education affiliations and current locations. It highlights Iriving Berlin Hoagy Carmichael Oscar Levant Fritz Kreisler Leopold Stokowski and others as notable entries in music history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCAP
Pub. Thomas
Growsil Company
N. Y
America
Bach
Beethoven
Ted Williams
Joe Louis
Irving Berlin
Hoagy Carmichael
Oscar Levant
Fritz Kreisler
Leopold Stokowski
Robins Return to Wenatchie Riverfront in Winter
Mrs. W. A. Little reports a flock of about 1000 robins near Wenatchie Washington along the Columbia River four miles upriver from town in mid winter. The birds visited the same site at the same time last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchie, Wash
W. A. Little
Columbia River
Barberry Link Suspected in Stem Rust Spread
Fragmentary text suggests barberry bushes in one county may cause stem rust in a neighboring county with inoculation spread by wind for many years.
What would you take to stand in rain all night
A survey of national stereotypes yields humorous replies to the question what one would require to stand in rain all night. An Englishman would accept a guinea, a Scotchman asks what you will pay, the Frenchman declines due to another engagement, the Yankee offers a dollar, and the Irishman would take a cowld.
Bus driver recalls empty trip during jobless days
A bus driver explains a day with no passengers while the company sought him at work. He says people waved at corners but he did not stop, replying that they did not notice him when he was unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesdeay
Corner torn from pay check prompts questioning purchases
A domestic quip unfolds at the corner tavern as a spouse notices a missing piece from a pay check and questions past spending. The exchange turns on the sly humor of improvised accounting.
Concord Town Meeting Set To Elect Historic Turnout
Local papers recap upcoming Concord annual town meeting on Monday night with notes on elections tax debates and public-works plans. The piece mentions Waltham and Lexington items, Red Cross drives, school openings, and a Sportsmen's Show, urging readers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord Enterprise
Marshall W. Cox
Thomas V.finan
George S. Butters
John M. Harris
Waltham
Elm Street
Taxpayers Association
Red Cross
Concord District Court
Valleyhead Hospital
Rotary
Lexington
Mugh
Oakgard
Concordians
Acton
Bedford
Winchester Denio
Lincoln
Cambridge School
Charles Platt
States Armory
Recreation Commission
Dugan Alias Dempsey Exchange Leads to Confusion
A precinct worker questions Maggie Dugan about names asking for her husband’s full name. She answers Dugan as her own surname and notes he claims to be Jack Dempsey when full, but reverts to Dugan when controlled. The exchange highlights a humorous clash of identities in a local polling setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Dugan
Dugan
Jack Dempsey
Protection Wanted Wee Babette Learns to Sleep in Dark
In a bedtime exchange, a mother turns off the light and asks her daughter Babette if she must sleep in darkness. The child asks to pray again more carefully, seeking reassurance and guidance as she adjusts to a night lightless room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babette
Babs
Should Have Crashed Boss Returns To Check Business
Dialogue fragment shows a boss and an office boy in a tense exchange about firing and continuance. The boss questions the boy’s presence while the boy explains he returned to see if the business remains active.
Civil Service Exam Offered for Shorthand Reporter Role
John William A Foley director of the first U S Civil Service Region announces an open competitive exam for the position of shorthand reporter at 3021 a year. Vacancies exist in Boston and New London with a five minute dictation test at 175 words a minute. Applications available at First or Second Class post offices in New England or from the Regional Director in Boston Massachusetts. applications accepted until needs are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Foley
U. S. Civil Service
Boston
Mass
New England
New London
Conn
Board .of
U. 3S
Civil Service Examiners
First
United States Civil . Service Region
VA to close offices in New England region
The Veterans Administration plans to close 47 offices next month across New England with about 800 layoffs. Ten offices are in Massachusetts including Cambridge and Framingham. three in New Hampshire. three in Maine. one in Rhode Island. Connecticut and Vermont will see staff reductions without closures. Field workers will cover cities where offices shut.
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Boston
Veterans Administration
New Engand
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Chelsea
Framingham
Malden
Newton
Quincy
Somerville
Havehill
Northampton
Attleboro
New Hampshire
Claremont
Concord
Nashua
Maine
Sanford
Skawhegan
Waterville
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Connecticut
Vermont
Concord Public Schools Resume After Winter Break
Concords public schools resumed classes on Monday following the annual winter vacation, signaling the return of students and staff to the classroom after the break.
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Concord
Local sports goods merchant heads to Texas for three week motor trip
Ralph A. Macone, a sporting goods merchant from Long Street, left last Wednesday for a three week motor trip to Texas to visit several Army buddies. He plans to reconnect with former comrades during the journey.
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Ralph A. Macone
Longstreet
Texas
Concord Educators Conference Delegates Attend Washington Meeting
Superintendent Ralph D. McLeary and Principal Willard H. Smith of Concord attended a recent educators conference in Washington. They represented local schools and discussed educational standards and administrative practices with fellow delegates.
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Ralph D.mcleary
Willard H.smith
Concord
Washington
Mrs Lemuel Small Leaves Concord High Cafeteria Post
Mrs Lemuel Small of Stow Street has been ill and is reported to be much improved at Emerson Hospital. She has long led the Concord High School cafeteria for twenty years and has now ended her position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Small
Stow Street
Emerson Hospital
Concord High School
Silent Fire Fatalities Prompt Gas Inhalation Warnings
A garbled notice notes deaths by asphyxiation from fire gases, warning that victims may die without visible injuries. The fragment mentions multiple people affected and emphasizes dangers of toxic combustion products.
Scrub Leads as Third Assistant Guesser in Weather Bureau
A quip describes a junior weather role as the third assistant guesser, noting the position and its humorous modest stature within the weather bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Contortionist Child Improvises Alphabet Game
A mother and her two year old child played a game where the child named letters learned recently. The child Karl exclaimed An I and then urged his mother to make a W as she raised her arm above her head.
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Karl
Dialogue from a family exchange over intelligence
A father and mother exchange a terse quip about their son's intelligence, implying inherited traits. The snippet captures a domestic moment highlighting pride and insecurity in a brief, humorous exchange.
Noisy Burglary Alarm Sparks Waking Husband
Fragmentary dialogue shows a wife alarmed by burglars and a husband denying awareness, yielding a brief domestic scene with no clear outcome or location.
Marine Corps Roots Traced to Philadelphia November 10
The U.S. Marine Corps traces its origins to Philadelphia on November 10, 1775, with Samuel Nicholas named as its first commandant. The fragmented text notes this early founding and leadership in a condensed historical record.
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U.s.,marine Corps
Philadelphia
Os Samuel Nicholas
Girl Relate Shanghai Mission Trip Loss in Birmingham
A 12 year old girl writes from Shanghai where she is with a missionary. Pickpockets took $600 000 from her and she laments it as a whole week s allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Shanghai
German POW escapes leave 3 at large in U.S. camps
At Fort Devens Massachusetts officials report that only 32 or 14 of more than 3000 German prisoners remain at large in the United States. three are known to be at large, per military officials.
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Devens
Mass
America
Leap Year Baby Born in Framingham Hospital
Southboro parents Mr and Mrs John ker of Southville welcome the towns first Leap Year baby of 1948 a healthy eight pound son born yesterday afternoon at Framingham Hospital. The mother Doris Lent of Maynard is the new mother and the father is a World War II veteran, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Baker of Newton Street.
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Southboro
John Ker
Southville
Framingham Hospital
Walter Baker
Newton, Street
Doris Lent
Maynard
Prehistoric Camels Found in Blanco Canyon Texas
Remains of prehistoric camels were uncovered in Blanco Canyon, Texas. The discovery adds to paleontological knowledge of early camelids in North America and suggests ancient fauna inhabited the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerrie House
Blanco Cahyon
Texas
West Concord Pilot Training in 1940s Era Town
A fragment mentions individuals from this town including Shenae Gencord and Debi Butler, with reference to pilot training at Ford Air Base and associations with New Mexico Carilla Apache. The legible text hints at family ties and local figures connected to military aviation programmes.
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West
Goncotis
Miss. Mary
oMr
Shenae Gencord
Concord
Debi
W. Butler
Capike
Cial
Ford Air Base
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AID
Greater Boston Community ‘+Fund
Trinisaan
Aturday
Old Concord
D.A.R
Lexington Road
Tures
Radcliffe College
Manning
U.S. Treasury
Thuraba
Robins
Dempsey
Gan
Hudson
Sales & Service McKellar
Motors
Main St
Commonwealth Ave
Ferrara
Walden
S. S. Pierce
Main St. - Concord
Thrift Cleaners
Walden Street
William Newsham
John H. Olsen
Concord-St. - Maynard
Silve
William C. Kirk
Furn
Ure
P. Tel. Conce
W. Cassidy
J. Steinmann
John
William D. Goff
Sunny Acres
Thoreau St
Lawton Appliance.Co. Sales & Service
Walden St. - Concord
Beer
West Concord Fruit
Sun
Legal Holidays
Cordu
Berlin
St. Tel
Sally Ann Food
Shops, Inc
Ste Concord
Painters & D
Specia Ann M. Nic
Mechanic St
Lal
Main ‘Street
CONCO
Applian
Ap Sales & Ser
Walden St. Tel
Main St. - Hi
Tel
Mayn Nf
Naylor Court W
Marlboro Veterinary
J. Dinsmore
Boston Post
Mondey
E. J. Bartlett
Bigham& Sons, Inc
South ST
Waltham Tel
Gertrude Kauppila
Harrison St
Alliinds
J Alfred Gla
Billeridl
New Mexico
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