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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1956
Page
17
A town debates funding for Mattie Olanger as she steadily builds a modest home. Neighbors pressure her would be loaned funds for a roof but a reporter highlights her stoic independence and civic pride. A banker's change of heart and a dress gift from a storekeeper's wife underscore the community's mixed reactions.
Boston wage survey shows hourly averages for machine tool and other occupations in 1956. Class A operators earn 2.09 dollars, B 1.81, C 1.81. Tool and die makers reach 2.24, janitors 1.43, with B assemblers 1.93 and machinists 2.14. All plants offered paid holidays and vacations. health and pension plans noted. Copies available from the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Oliver Street, Boston. Similar surveys planned for Worcester and Hartford.
Betty Cashman, famed dramatic coach, critiques Eisenhower Stevenson Kefauver and Dewey for TV speaking flaws. She says leaders talk at audiences, not to living rooms, and urges warmer delivery, better facial cues, and natural dress. Frederic March cited as ideal unseen candidate.
The piece discusses a real farm revolt against the Eisenhower agricultural policy and a growing rift among southern leaders threatening a third party. It cites Wall Street Journal observations, North Dakota Non Partisan League shifts, and predicts Rural vote impacts across Illinois to Wisconsin, noting small business failures since 1956. It notes Truman and Wilson as historical examples of unity after splits and hints at Truman’s possible role at Chicago convention.
Dr. Walter Dornberg of Bell Aircraft Corp forecasts future rocket planes for long distance travel. He envisions New York to San Francisco trips in 90 minutes and Hawaii to Sydney in a similar span with limited aircraft numbers. He argues pilots retain crucial thinking and that space conquest will be by man not machine.
The note traces Cyprus from ancient Egyptian conquest around 1500 B C through nearly a dozen empires to its status as a British dependency established 78 years ago. It highlights the island’s layered historical rulers and the shift to imperial administration.
Colonel Chester A. Furbish, State Director of Selective Service, announced a special May 17 1956 College Qualification Test for students unable to take the November 17 1955 and April 19 1956 exams. Applications must be postmarked by May 7 1956. eligibility does not require prior test applications and forms are available at local boards or the student’s institution.
Sen W Kerr Scott testified before a Senate committee on reconstituted tobacco used by cigar and cigarette makers He joked that he may have to go back to rabbit tobacco the small leafy plant once used by boys for hidden smoking The North Carolina Democrat noted reconstituted tobacco combines stems scraps and leaf and said the only positive aspect could be savings passed to smokers possibly yielding a nickel cigar again.
Washington report shows about one in three members of Congress play a musical instrument according to AME. Many lawmakers perform at home or in cloak rooms. notable figures include Vice President Nixon and former President Truman.
On May Day fifteen years ago the United States Treasury offered the first Series E Savings Bond. The bond program grew to 371 percent billion dollars in ownership and over five billion dollars in annual purchases. More than 40 million Americans own E bonds and H bonds since mid 1952, totaling over 40 billion dollars in individual holdings. Volunteers promote the program symbolized by the Minute Man of Concord, aiding thrift, defense financing, and dollar purchasing power.
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