Marlboro Enterprise ad rates and publication details
Marlboro Massachusetts edition announces publication every Thursday by The Enterprise Press Inc. R W Currier is editor while offering several office addresses in Marlboro Boston and New York. The notice states no financial responsibility for typographical errors but will reprint the affected ad portion. Subscription rate shown for one year is 3.00.
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Philippines Cocoa Nut Blight Threatens Economy
A mysterious disease called kadang kadang harms the Philippine cocoa nut crop, risking the island nation’s economy and export earnings. One in four Filipinos relies on coconuts, and trees may produce 20 to 60 nuts annually for decades, making relief urgent.
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Islands
United States
Manila
Maynard Letter Tells of Town Meeting and Finnish Voters
A Maynard correspondent praises the town appropriation meeting and election turnout. He recalls Finnish friends and union history, defends Pat Murphy, notes long town meeting attendance, laments old moderators, and recounts a theater outing with a baby in a bassinet as proof of civic interest.
Skyrocketing capital costs for public carriers noted
University of California expert Dr. Lewis C. Sorrell warns that capital costs have surged for both airline and railroad travel. He cites 1942 plane prices at about 120000 dollars and 6000 dollars per seat versus modern jet prices around 5000000 dollars or 50000 dollars per seat. He adds that rail costs rose from 20000 dollars for a day coach in the 1920s to 100000 dollars for today’s model, sharing broader implications for fuel and transport expenditure.
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University of California
Lewis C. Sorrell
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Voting Machines Divide Editors Over Convenience Versus Patronage
A Webster Times reader overview debates voting machines vs counters, citing quicker results and cost savings but worried about patronage loss. Florida and Alabama papers note machine adoption, court rulings on segregation, and a playful jab at 1957 automobile tags.
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Okaloosa News-Journal
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Supreme Court
Kids Speak Out Parents Scored In Classroom Essays
In Pierre South Dakota fourth to sixth graders write unsigned essays revealing their views on parenting. Children suggest parents cooperate talk calmly and avoid over strict control while some scold parents as bossy and stuffy. Several highlight perceived double standards and punishments.
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Eye dominance patterns in vision perception
The article argues that each person tends to rely on one eye for the main visual image, with right-handed individuals drawing primarily from the right eye and left-handed individuals from the left eye. The opposite eye provides only supplementary information.
Merle Travis’s Sixteen Tons tops sales at Capitol Records
Merle Travis’s song Sixteen Tons reached a million sales at Capitol Records and soared to national fame over eight years. Tennessee Ernie Ford revived the tune on radio and TV, prompting a flood of mail and a rapid record sellout, with sales reaching twenty million.
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Johnny Lewis
Nature helps East Hampton with underwater power line
Power company officials sought nature to aid laying a line along the bottom of Lake Pocotopaug in East Hampton Connecticut. Crews believed the line would sink to the lake bottom as spring thaw set in after crossing the ice.
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Power Company
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Operation Home Improvement Year Fifty Six Headlines
The article promotes 1956 as a year for home upgrades under a nationwide program guiding owners to fix up dwellings. It encourages using before and after photos, planning with architects for larger changes, and selecting DIY-friendly projects like wood paneling with storage walls. It notes NLMA guidance and the value of professional help for major remodels.
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Do It Yourself Teaches Boys and Girls Home Craft Skills
A national study shows fathers engage children in home projects teaching boys tool use and girls painting. Mothers join at finishing stages as rooms modernize with simple woodwork and kitchen remodeling.
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Little Sister
Tenth anniversary of this column and memories of media years
This column marks its tenth anniversary reflecting on radio and TV eras. It recalls Henry Morgan’s radio rise and “I've Got a Secret” days, Garry Moore’s drum tap, Hoagy Carmichael at a press party, Don McNeill's 12th anniversary visit, and a Breakfast Club trip. Favorite personalities named are Danny Thomas Perry Como and Frederic March.
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Henry Morgan
Morgan
Garry Moore
Moore
Chicago
Garry
Hoagy Carmichael
Don McNeill
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Fredric March
Dentists urge early dental care for young children
Dr Roy M Wolff told the Chicago Dental Society that tooth decay can start as early as age two and that children of two and a half are not too young for examination cleaning and X rays Parents should brush a child’s teeth as they wash the face and ears to protect future dental health Primary teeth must be kept in good condition to preserve space for permanent teeth aid speech and digestion and support proper chewing
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St. Louis
Chicago Dental Society
Roy M. Wolff
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Town Next Mich Due To Sealed School Hall Shelter
Bedford reports blizzard disruptions with a town council meeting extended to March 26 at 7 30 p m in the school hall. Storm closures affect schools Tuesday and business operations as relief efforts continue and a church remains open to shelter stranded residents.
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