New England Industry Growth Tied to Rhode Island and Maine Plants
The New England Council reports multiple plant openings and relocations. Acme Chain of New England expands operations in Rhode Island and Vermont, while Brown Engine Products plans a new facility for carburetors used in power tools. Groundbreaking occurred for a 35,000 square foot plant in Peabody Massachusetts as part of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes development. Bridgton Maine textile plant reopening adds payroll. Pondicherry Woolen Mill to resume production by month end. The largest firm near New Haven faces redevelopments valued at millions.
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Ment
Brown Engine Products, Inc
Mission Manuufacturing Co
Houston
Coarts
New England Council
Sh Peyton
Peabody, Mass
Boston
Cabot, Cabot & Forbes
Huse-Liberty Mica Co
Bridgton
Maine
Pondicherry
Charles W. Forrest
Bennington
Vermont
To & Oy
Loaded Questions Are Rule For Army Students at Ft. Lee
At Fort Lee Virginia three railroad cars including a box car a gondola car and a tank car are used by students in the Quartermaster School Petroleum Department to learn loading and unloading of petroleum products for rail transport This includes handling five gallon and 55 gallon drums and bulk petroleum in the tank A mock tanker is under construction to train handling for water transport The program covers sampling analysis safety and fire control procedures.
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Quartermaster School
Petroleum Department
Don’t Diet Just Get On The Right Scale
Boston scientists feature a gravity scale at the Museum of Science that shows earth weights adjusted to moon gravity. A 420 pound person would register 70 pounds and a 186 pound person would register 31 pounds on a Fairbanks Morse & Co designed apparatus.
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Boston
Museum of Science
Fairbanks Morse & Co
Moon
Earth
Girdle Plant Relocation Moves to West Haven Area
Sarong Inc plans to buy a 70,000 square foot plant nearby in West Haven as part of a relocation. The shift will expand quarters and add more than 200 jobs, a company official says. New Haven redevelopment work began this month to clear 14 acres of sub standard housing and buildings, with $15 million in new apartments and offices planned on the site per the New England Council.
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Ment
West Haven
Sarong Inc
New Haven
New England Council
Snap a Picture Story of Your Family Easter
Easter is a festive season full of preparation and events. The piece urges capturing family moments from egg hunts, outfits, baskets, and decorations to the Easter parade and festive dinner, using color film to do justice to the season.
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Iater
John van Guilder
Postman Knocks Twice To Gather Right Army Moss
Fort Lewis Washington report on a puzzled letter carrier who delivers mail for two Moss families, both bearing military titles. Corporal Kenneth Moss and Sergeant First Class Kenneth Moss of Tulsa are involved as letters misplaced between Tacoma and Tulsa. Neighbors observe the mix while the postman endures daily rounds of mistaken mail.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Kenneth Moss
Ninth Infantry
Korea
Tacoma
Germany
West 25Th Street
Tulsa
Oklo
Moss
Mail addressed to Kenneth Moss forwarded to overseas soldier’s wife
The mail clerk separates and folds letters for Mrs. Moss, sergeant first class, then forwards some to Mrs. Corporal Moss at 721 Byers Street, Dyersburg Tennessee, who remains in the U S while her husband serves overseas.
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Moss
Kenneth Moss
Cor
Des Moines Teller Counts Money at Banker Trust Co
Des Moines reporter describes Mrs Hazel Geiger counting money as a receiving teller at Banker Trust Co noting her accuracy and routine in the Iowa financial office.
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Des Moines
Geiger
Iowa
Hazel . Geiger
Banker, Trust Co
Army buys German Shepherd dogs for Air Force sentry duty
The Army plans to buy 50 German Shepherd dogs a month for Air Force sentry duty at bases. Dogs aged one to three years meeting strength and temperament specs will earn 125 dollars each. Recruits train eight to twelve weeks at Fort Carson before deployment to guard aircraft and supplies.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Office of the Quartermaster General
D.C
Army Dog Training Center
Fort, Carson
Colo
Six of ten gasoline stations operators lease their stations
A survey finds that six of ten operators lease the gasoline stations they run. The study highlights ownership patterns in the industry and implications for investment and maintenance responsibilities.
Family Conference in Kansas Adopts Moon Kyo as New Sister
Six year old Moon Kyo from Korea becomes the first member of Major John C. Shaydak and Helen Shaydak’s Kansas family. The couple, aided by the U.S. Army, arrange adoption papers as Moon Kyo prepares to join her new siblings Mark and John and Bernadette.
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Chunchon
Korea
U.S. Army
Kim
Moon Kyo
John C. Shaydak
N. 11Th Street
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Republic of Korea
Second
U. S
Shaydak
Oh Soon Zule
Terry
U. S. Army
Kansas
Helen
Bernadette
Mark
John
United States
Bus Drivers Read Morning Sign Says In Life As In Baseball
A lingering roadside sign pleads life lessons for bus drivers and a separate notice promotes Easter Seals donations. The odd phrasing and scattered fragments reflect a damaged OCR capture from Indianapolis area microcopy and public notices.
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Indianapolis
Aluminum Storm Windows and Doors Ad
Neighborhood ad offering aluminum windows and doors including jalousie windows and porch enclosures. Free estimates available by calling Pat Lalli Twincakes at 7-2316 or Carlo Mistretta at 7-8146.
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Pat Lalli
Carlo Mistretta
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