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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1959
Page
11
The article reports that recovery is broadening and continuing in 1959 with gains in national product and consumer prices, driven by higher wages and employment. It notes improvements in metals, retail trade, housing starts, and business investment, while some sectors and unemployment lag.
The Tanners' Council of America reports higher raw material costs may push prices up but leather shoe production and sales are expected to set records this year across the United States.
The Columbia Gas System reports a postwar boom in the United States natural gas business, now a 120 billion dollar industry. It serves the industrial heartland including Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland and New York, with gas sales rising from 169.99 billion cubic feet in 1944 to 699.3 billion in 1958, and plans to expand facilities and reserves to meet growing demand.
Bedford professor and Tufts University recorder James R. Strawbridge has returned from the 45th annual meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers at the Penn Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Over 800 registrars and admissions officers from colleges nationwide attended the five day conference with Erwin D. Canham editor and president of the U S Chamber of Commerce as guest speaker.
Carlisle police plan a visit to the Gun Club at Concord on Monday May 11 for target practice and lectures on firearms. Firemen will drill at Central Station on Wednesday May 43 at 7 o clock under Chief Waldo D Wilson.
Technology Instrument Corporation announces two appointments. George E. Pihl becomes vice president in charge of engineering for all subsidiaries after a career at Acton Laboratories and Northeastern University. Elmer F. Burns is named general manager after serving as plant manager since 1956 and prior roles at TIC and Servotrol.
Concord area fathers Thomas Flint Simon Willard J Warren Olmsted Elliott Page and Kent Sanger attended Father s Day Weekend at Smithen College over Saturday and Sunday More than 600 fathers from 84 states Hawaii and Canada traveled to the campus to visit daughters Suzannah Katrina Judy Blythe and Joan all juniors or sophomores as guests of their students.
Concord Principal John F. Donovan announces honor roll recipients with A or B grades totaling 20 points or more. Seniors include Nancy Allen Judith Anderson Pauline Anderson Lawrence Bascom and others. juniors John Burger David Cole Peter Delaney Bradford Evans. sophomores Miriam Aromie Doris Austin and more. freshmen Patricia Bare John Bartolomeo Gretchen Brown Diane Cavelier and others.
Regional High School Principal Raymond J. Grey announces report cards issued yesterday must be returned by Friday May 8. Carroll Spinney performed a well attended puppet show at South Acton Congregational Church Saturday afternoon. Freshmen held a dance last Friday evening in the Acton Boxborough Regional cafeteria.
Bedford plans water supplies to support industry and population growth by consulting a team of geophysicists and geologists from Boston College. Researchers will map glacial deposits and bedrock and perform seismic tests to identify aquifer sites suitable for municipal or industrial use.
Acton-Regional High School principal Raymond J Grey is informed that Judy Bentsen and Peter Peck have been chosen as junior executives for Emerson Hospital Day on May 13. Judy is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Bentsen of Main street and Peter is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Peck of Cough-
Mr and Mrs William Deming Nichols announce the birth of their third son William Gregory at Richardson House ton. Harold P Bird and Mrs Malcolm P Nichols are among relatives noted with other family mentions including a great grandmother Mrs Dorsey Lin of Cambridge.
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