Massachusetts Manufacturing Payroll Sits At 658800 In January
U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 658 800 Massachusetts manufacturing workers in January a 4600 drop from December due to seasonal trends. Gains in broadwoven textiles footwear and electrical gear offset declines in several sectors. New firms listing includes Ashland Machine & Tool and other companies as zoning expands.
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Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Division of Statistics
Massachusetts Dept. of Labor and Industries
California
Boston
US. Dept. Agriculture
Florida
Maine
New York State
Texas
Ashland Machine & Tool Co., Inc
Ashland
N.e.tap Co
Norwood
John J. O'Donnell, Inc
Cambridge
Stonington Papner & Tube Co
Holyoke
Connecticut
Acton Block Co., Inc
Acton
Franklin
N. H
Franklin Hosiery Mills Inc
Sulloway Mill
New England Council
Alcide O. Cormier
Belmont
Concord Light Seeks Substation On Lexington Road
The Concord Municipal Light Plant asks approval to use a small land strip near the Heyward estate for a new substation to tap high voltage lines on Lexington Road. The plan aims to relieve overloaded circuits, reduce maintenance, and preserve underground conduits while balancing costs and tax impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Edison Company
Concord Municipal Light Plant
Telephone Company
Edison
Main Street
Old Road
Nine Acre Corner
Cambridge Turnpike
Lexington Road
Concord
Concord Center
Heyward
Bedford
Monument Streets
Lowell Road
Hugh Cargill
Walden Street
Selectmen
Planning Board
Emerson
Antiquarian House
Praise work of copters in Korean War
A heli copter saved thousands of lives in Korea by rapid casualty evacuation. Bell Aircraft plans hospital heliports at Fort Worth and other sites, enabling civilian ambulance use while not replacing standard services. Helis may aid fire control surveying and police radio, with town meetings urged to consider their value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Johnston
Buffalo
N.Y
Lawrence D. Bell
Bell Aircraft Corp
Fort Worth Tex
Santa Monica
Calif
Bell
Montana
Concord Seniors Win College and Hospital Acceptances
Concord seniors report multiple acceptances for next year. Students include Mary Lou Perrin to Massachusetts General Hospital and Carolyn Brown to Newton Wellesley Hospital, with others headed to Emerson Hospital Lowell General and University of Massachusetts Stockbridge School of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mary Lou Perrin
Thomas C. Perrin
Massachusetts General Hospital
Carolyn Brown
Dorothy G. Nelson
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Joyce Clark
Oliver N. Clark
Emerson Hospital
Gail House
Alfred W. House
Lowell General Hospital
Thersea Dempsey
Ernest Needham
Newton - Wellesley Hospital
Richard Tandy
Everett Tandy
University of Massachusetts Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Linda Blanchard
Lawrence N. Blanchard
University of New Hampshire
Carol Coughlin
John Coughlin
Archbishop Cushing College
Frederick Walker
Walker
University of Massachusett
Karl Stetson
Ralph P. Stetson
Lowell Technological Institute
Phyllis Ann Trainor
Cecilia Trainor
Northeastern University
Cheshire Connecticut steel plant eyed by major firm
A major unnamed national company plans a Cheshire steel fabricating plant with a projected cost near 4 million dollars and a 50 acre site optioned in town. First building would exceed 150 thousand dollars, contingent on zoning changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Conn
New England Council
Fletcher - Thompson, Inc
Bridgeport
Landowners Oppose Two Acre Zoning At Nine Acre Corner
Letter to Concord town meeting cites strong opposition by about two thirds of local landowners and taxpayers to a two acre zoning plan. They argue it is spot zoning, increases fire risk and utility costs, harms roads, and could create new game refuges. Signatories include Raymond Wheeler Fred R Jones and Roland Eldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
New Haven
Raymond Wheeler
Fred R.,jones
Roland Eldridge
Massachusetts Insurance Sleeper Threatens Car Rates
The Insurance Committee advances a bill allowing major firms to sell compulsory auto insurance in Massachusetts at rates below state limits. Critics warn it could drive thousands off the road, provoke chaotic underwriting, and force higher rates for the rest, risking insurer solvency and public protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Insurance Committee
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Humphreys
Insurance
Compul
Worry's Grip Eases After Faith and Prayer
A woman troubled by repeated nervous breakdowns from childhood to adulthood finds relief after a two week vacation and later a shift in thinking through a book on worry. She prays to God and feels her fear diminish as she learns to trust.
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Joe Batis
Cedar Street
Abi
Improvement in Penmanship Goal of Firm
A United Press Extra reports a handwriting crisis as experts lament illegible scripts among adults in 1955. J Kendrick Noble notes a shift from legibility to expression since the 1930s, with few handwriting supervisors left in schools.
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United Press Extra
Elizabeth Toomey
United Press
New York
J. Kendrick Noble
Handwriting Foundation
Augusta Munice Cleaning Guide Steps for Walls
A fragment notes customers and stores in Augusta Maine related to a booklet. It mentions steps to clean rooms and walls and preparing a tub with hot water. The item reads as an instructional advisory with incomplete details and no clear dates or organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Augusta
Mince
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U.S
Massachusetts Department of Commerce
Concord Municipal Light Board
Ools
U. S
Italy
Mario Scelba
Clare Boothe Luce
Rome
N. E. Business Roundup
Essex Mills
Essex
Sterling Edwards
Alabama Medical College
Chemstrand Corp
Providence
R. IL
Kollmorgen Optical Corp
Kollmorgen
Northampton
Mass
Cumberland, Vic
Maine Braiding Co
June Henry
Shirley Talbott
Lois Markle
Rita Bernard
Jeannie Paradine
Holland
Auto Accessories
Chicago
Sory
Anyibody
Shelvador
Stanley
Arlington
James A. Michenere
Toro-Ri
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