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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
13
A scrambled 1946 Massachusetts report covers the blood program in the state, tax impacts, vehicle and travel data, and public works. It notes a comprehensive blood service, rising average wages, and a listing of villages and towns with planning board elections.
The passage discusses fat handling and disposal methods for cooking fat and oil, noting risks of spoilage and flavor loss. It mentions selling dried brown fat residue to a meat dealer for four cents per pound and references phosphorane carriers affecting mackerel at night observed by fishermen.
The Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation opposes sales tax after state farm meetings across the Bay State. Executive Secretary Carleton I. Pickett says farmers see few exemptions and oppose taxation on inputs for production while manufacturers face different treatment. He notes farming is not manufacturing and cites examples like feed, chicks, milk, and leather in production chains. The piece closes with a Scout training note dating back to 1910.
Berlin officials headed by chairman Berlin-Ernest announce the rate at $46.00 per thousand, an increase over 1946. The measure, approved at a local town meeting, was supported by Henry F. Long, commissioner of corporations and taxation.
Neighbors reported pigeons fluttering near an open window and police found the body of a one year old child named Sany Stanley, once fed daily by local pigeons, in a Chicago west side home.
A fragment notes a fiber advance derived from the protein part of chicken feathers, suggesting a potential biomaterial or processing route. The source text is fragmented and lacks context, but indicates a material science angle involving feather keratin. Further details are unreadable.
Community price ceilings on sugar and rice start today in Hudson and New England under the Sugar Rationing Administration. Prices are set by store type and area, with transfers to later agency control for rice on May 4.
Helena Montana report notes seven Bottomly brothers from Montana being named Scouts while Douglas Bottomly, 15, receives Scouting's highest badge in a special ceremony. Governor Sam C. Ford pinned the award marking the family record.
The article compares early colonial sugar from maple sap with modern methods in a boiling house. It notes maple syrup, maple sugar, and maple butter as key products and describes how maple sugar was once made with wooden tubs and open fires. It culminates with a Sunday dinner menu featuring a maple layer cake and related dishes.
Boston Latin School traces its founding to 1635 and Roxbury Latin School to 1645 marking public education’s long history in Boston. The piece notes veteran hires and ongoing efforts in school systems as they celebrate centuries of operation.
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