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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
20
Editors from several papers discuss publisher duties and the broad range of roles required. The Chickasha Star notes a publisher must be a versatile worker handling sales, PR, management, and community duties, while other snippets reflect on fundraising and merchandising concepts in journalism.
Compiled by the Division of Research of the Massachusetts Department of Government at 334 Boylston Street Boston 16 Massachusetts offers a reference guide. The booklet compiles state government facts and civic information for residents and researchers.
A report tracks 549 certificates of necessity totaling 1 195 624 388 dollars issued for Massachusetts industrial projects from January 25, 1951 to January 27, 1954. Top certificate values by city include Weymouth Worcester Everett Springfield Boston West Springfield and more.
Employees of Solar Aircraft Co. on their own time are erecting an all faith chapel on the plant grounds overlooking San Diego Bay California. President Edmund T Price says the chapel will be a refuge of quiet and help keep faith and inspiration vital within the company with the company supplying all materials.
The Saddlery Manufacturers Association dissolves in 1953 as member firms fall to 17. Their collective business drops from 50 million dollars in 1910 to 3 million in 1952.
Mrs E A Wigton of Plains Montana recalls neighbors sharing fire in Virginia with a metal pot and shovel. Judge Dave Johnstone of Hettinger North Dakota remembers a 60 year old ad for Six Shirts in One and varied shirt patterns. Mrs Wayne Shupe of Galax Virginia recalls coffee grinding, chestnut gathering, apple butter making, molasses thefts, lye soap in wooden tubs, hominy, and winter chores by the fireplace. Contributions to The Old Timer column are requested.
In St Louis police chase, a robber fled with a couple in a parked car. The suspect called to his dog Toots, but the dog proved friendly and unhelpful, wanders with bystanders instead of guiding officers to the culprit.
The wholesale value of motor vehicles produced in 1952 was estimated at 9 billion dollars.
Rep Howard Russell writes of courtesy and thanks, recounts Miss Pauline Kurgan of Hudson sending a thoughtful note after visiting the State House. He recalls Frank Allen’s emotional tribute to his wife on their 50th anniversary and praises kindness over party labels among legislators.
The guide explains a cleaning method: scrape wax with a dull knife, sponge with cleansing fluid, and treat color traces with a cloth and a mix of two parts water to one part rubbing alcohol. This simple sequence targets grease and dye residuals on fabric.
Sydney H. Deane, 59, was married in a taxi in Hartford, then jailed on a charge of robbing a man three weeks earlier. The incident's timing connects the marriage with the arrest in a dramatic sequence.
The piece extols Uncle Sam's Navy and explains Navy ranks from midshipman to admiral, describes warships from battleships to submarines, and notes how taxes fund the service. It praises training at Annapolis and the threats ships defend against, urging national homage to the Navy.
TV producer Frank Wisbar notes the main problem is retaining an audience. Unlike movies, TV viewers are not captive. a half hour must hold family interest week after week. Critics say Fireside Theatre has delivered hackneyed scripts and weak acting, urging improvement.
The piece highlights LP records by Jane Powell with Gordon MacRae from Three Sailors and a Girl and Frank Sinatra reviving lover songs. It notes Les Baxter’s LP with classics like The Nearness of You and Speak Low and ends with Rep Halleck praising peacetime prosperity and opposing war as economic policy.
The piece notes that fresh coffee, proper water to coffee ratios, a clean pot, and never boiling are key. A shiny pot must be cleaned with suds not mere rinse to remove fats. It cites Pan American Bureau guidance and a steel company study on safety and off job injury rates in 1952.
A historical column notes cleanliness as a pathway to health, framing hygienic practices as essential to public well being and personal welfare. The piece emphasizes disciplined routines and society-wide benefits from tidy living.
Floyd Hiner the Corn King of North America describes a six point plan for championship corn. He earned the 10 ear sample crown at the International Hay and Grain show in Chicago and shared the 1941 title with Ed Doubet of Hannah City Illinois. Hiner and his son Bryan farm 483 acres near Lewisville Indiana and detail steps including seed, lime and fertilizer, soil organic matter, tillage, and hard work.
A compact safety device the size of an acorn stops a tractor before tipping hazards occur. A mercury bulb in the Rol-Gard switch tilts past a safety angle, breaks contact, and automatically cuts power. Restart requires holding a button to disengage the unit while at risk.
National Safety Council data show farming has the nation's third highest death rate among major industries. In 1952 motor vehicle incidents killed 6,00 and injured 210,000 farm workers, with tractors causing 700 fatal and 25,000 non fatal accidents.
Plants ramps and yard areas of a single U S aircraft manufacturer cover almost 62 million square feet, enough space to hold about 1,270 football fields.
In Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand remains welcoming to Pacific veterans. Nixon praised Kiwi hospitality, wartime relics persist from American camps, and memories of Marines linger in pubs, cemeteries, and a hospital repurposed as a high school.
A General Federal club says coffee costs rise due to Brazil’s crop woes and higher labor costs. Members, including Mrs. Chapman and Rep. Beall, discuss plan to seek outside checks and possible knowledge gaps about ration or corn supplies as talks proceed.
Mexico City department government introduces a home study program for Spanish teaching aimed at travelers and adults. An American resident, living in Mexico for five years, is linked to the plan as part of a federal price inquiry from January.
A cryptic note describes a morning lounge opening at 7 o'clock offering pastry. The text hints at scarcity and a cautious greeting to patrons, with a playful, almost oblique tone about staying American and ever present.
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