January labor survey shows mixed results in Boston area
The State Department of Labor and Industries reports a 4 percent rise in employment at local manufacturing firms in January from December. Total wages rise 1.8 percent while average weekly earnings fall 5.6 percent. A survey of 14 establishments shows 89 365 dollars in total wages and an average weekly wage of 45 dollars 71 cents. Employment fell 4 percent, total wages down 1.2 percent and average earnings down 1.3 percent.
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State House
Boston
State Department of Labor and Industries
Decmebre
New England Conservatory Scholarships Open to New England Graduates
One hundred scholarships of 100 each, plus orchestral and popular music awards, available to this year's high school graduates in New England and prior graduates for study in September 1949 at the Conservatory. Candidates must show outstanding talent, good grades, and need. Recommendations come from school principals or music supervisors. A 350 prize goes to the best freshman scholastic record for 1949–1950.
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New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
New England
Conservatory
Outdoor Seed-box Start For Early Flowering
Seed boxes or seed beds help start flowers indoors with porous soil and careful sowing. Plants can be ready to transplant in about two weeks, with wick watering for outdoor boxes and ensuring good drainage to prevent evaporation losses.
Strawberry Fluff Dessert With Vanilla Rennet Dabs
A compact home recipe outlines vanilla rennet desserts with strawberry fluff. Warm milk to 110 F, whisk in rennet powder until dissolved, then pour into individual dessert vessels. Beat egg white with salt, fold in sugar, and combine with the strawberry fluff topping.
Excel Lent Recipes Highlight Easy Fortnight Dishes
Readable text lists recipes chosen for meals during Lent with titles like Creamed Tuna and Mushrooms with Rice and Piquant Creamed Tuna. Instructions mention rice, tuna, mushroom soup, milk and cheese, plus a Deep Dish Apple Tapioca dessert.
Banana Cream Dessert in Glasses with Banana and Sauce
Instructions describe making a banana cream dessert in six servings. Dissolve gelatin in cold water, prepare milk with lemon rind, and warm while stirring. Add gelatin, pour into dessert glasses, chill for about ten minutes, then fold in banana and orange marmalade sauce. Blue Bonnet Sandwiches section follows.
Echo of Wild West in Fort Worth Police Report
Fort Worth police rushed to a public entry after an alarm of a man shooting up the place. The scene revealed a confusion with a reference to a Soviet air force major general Vaseili Stalin, son of Joseph Stalin, creating a tense but unclear incident.
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Wild West
Fort Worth
Tex
Joseph Stalins
Vaseili
Chickens Roost on Car During Fitchburg Bowling Trip
Brisson of Leo, Mass, arrived for a bowling match and found two of his father's chickens perched atop his car. Efforts to remove the birds along a five mile stretch of highway failed. The report notes a broader comment on meat consumption trends in 1910.
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Fitchburg
Maso
Omer Brisson, Jr
Leo
Small Home Design Numbers 29 24 by 24 Foot Practical FHA Ready
A compact 24 by 24 foot home meets FHA minimums yet offers ample living space for a small family. Details include horizontal wood siding or brick veneer, shutters, a front living room with two large picture windows, a kitchen with space for sink range and refrigerator, and convenient service entrance. Two bedrooms with large closets and ventilation, a linen closet, and a basement under the house for recreation and laundry. Complete plans and the Book of Small Home Designs available for $5 per set and $1 for the plan book plus finance and heating information.
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Sitchen
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