Marlboro Enterprise Press 1908 Publication Details
An archival note from the Enterprise Press Inc describes publication location Marlboro Massachusetts editor R W Currier and weekly schedule. It lists address 16 Liberty Street Marlboro and a postal registration date August 25 1908. Also notes offices in Boston and New York and subscription details incomplete.
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Concord Enterprise
The
Enterprise Press Inc
Liberty St. Marlboro, Maso
R. W. Currier
Waden Street
Concord Tel
Emerson
Marlboro
Massachusetts
Padre of the Wheat Belt Pioneer A. W. Erickson
A. W. Erickson of Kansas and Minnesota chronicled prairie moisture and soil depth to forecast wheat yields for two decades. A rugged independent figure, he often clashed with government experts while earning fame among mill and elevator men.
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A. W. Erickson
Kansas
Minnesota
Canada
Mexico
United States Department of Agriculture
Erickson
Advertising volume rises across newspapers nationwide
A study notes growing ad space across papers from large to small with month to month increases over prior years. Demand for want ads grows as newspapers remain essential business tools despite paper shortages and squeezing.
Letters to the editor discuss Maynard town building plans
In Maynard Massachusetts the writer recounts town building committee efforts for a municipal building library police and fire station. He notes site disputes at Summer and Nason streets and the Wilson school site, costs around 371000 dollars, and voter actions on April 26 and April 29, 1954 amid tax concerns.
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Maynard
Mass
Maynard Enterprise
Frank Punch
Wilson School
Edward Mariano
Phil Wilson
Assabet Mills
Wilson
Santa Claus
Maynard Planning Board
Walter Carbone
David Pallian
Planning Board
Nason
Pallian
Summer Streets
Irving Manning
Leo F. Mullin
Municipal Building Committee
Main Street
Knights of Columbus
A Brief Look at Publick Occurrences First Newspaper
The Shamokin Citizen recounts the first American newspaper Publick Occurrences Both Timely and Domestick. It notes its 1690 suppression by Massachusetts authorities and its single surviving issue. The piece cites editor Benjamin Harris’s dedication to truth and the journalistic spirit enduring through time.
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Shamokin Citizen
Shamokin
Pennsylvania
America
Canada
France
Massachusetts
Benjamin Harris
Harris
The Spirit of Lying and the Free Press in Argentina
The piece argues the public value of unfettered news and reflections, noting how suppressing the press harms history. It cites Peron's seizure of La Prensa, a $20 million plant sold cheaply to back his rule, turning a fountain of information into propaganda.
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Argentina
Peroni
la Prensa
Peron
Fort Niagara adopts Bermuda shorts as optional summer uniform
Fort Niagara officials discontinue the one month optional wear period for uniforms this year and allow Bermuda shorts and knee socks as the optional summer uniform starting May 21. Khaki trousers and long sleeve shirts stay as summer wear, with Bermuda shorts and short sleeve cotton khaki twill shirts optional until July 1, 1958 when they become mandatory.
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Fort Niagara
N. Y
Fort
Albatross Soars An Endless Glide After Slow Takeoff
The black brown albatross struggles to take off and land in still air but once airborne it can soar indefinitely with minimal wing flapping.
Boy Scouts Schedule Two Day Mohawk District Camporee
Hudson Maynard Stow Leasondale Sudbury Wayland Cochituate participate in Mohawk District Boy Scout Camporee at Parmenter Reservation Sudbury on Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2 scouts judged on packs equipment patrol operation morale discipline campsite fires sanitation knife axe tents beds menu cooking cleanup miscellaneous ratings final inspection site and bonus credit. Robert T Ross of Hudson chairs the general committee assisted by William E Irwin John Arnold Orrin Benjamin Edward Garnett Phil Winthrop Lionel Beauregard Elmer W Bizwood. Dads welcome to Saturday night campfire and supper.
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Hudson
Maynard
Stow
Leasondale
Sudbury
Wayland
Cochituate
Parmenter
Phil Withrow
Robert T. Ross
William E. Irwin
John Arnold
Orrin Benjamin
Edward Garnett
Phil Winthrop
Lionel Beauregard
Sudbury Man Elected Assistant Curator at Brown Radio Club
Stephen S. Howe of Sudbury son of Mr and Mrs F Bevan Howe has been elected assistant curator of tapes at Brown Universitys Brown Radio Club He is Mount Hermon School graduate and a Dean's List student aiming for a BA Degree Neighboring Wayland to hold Saturday evening June 16 at 8 pm for annual Strawberry Festival and square dance Joe Perkins the Kmitry Kaller will direct the dances.
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Stephen S. Howe
Brown University
F. Bevan Howe
Sudbury
Brown Radio Club
Mount Hermon
Hermon
Mass
Wayland
Joe Perkins
Kmitry
Tennis star Doris Hart Paralysis from childhood accident spurred career
Doris Hart, famed Wimbledon and Forest Hills champion, became paralyzed after a childhood accident. She turned to tennis to relearn walking, shaping a remarkable sports career.
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Doris Hart
Forest Hills
Massachusetts backs plan to secure land for Boys Town project
Massachusetts leaders endorse purchasing 100 acres at Squantum Naval Air Station from the federal government to pilot a Boys Town program for at risk boys. The plan, led by Fred F. Amershadian, cites economic and social benefits, with support from Senate President Furbush and leaders Powers Skerry and Gibbons.
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Massachusetts General Court
Squantum
Fred F. Amershadian
Boys’ Town of Massachusetts, Inc
Richard I. Fogbush
Waltham
Massachusetts Senate
Naval Air Base
Massachusetts
U. S. Senate
Judiciary
Sen
Furbush
John E. Powers
Boston
Michael F. Skerry
Medford
Charles Gibbons
Stoneham
House
Squantum Naval Air Station
General Services Administration
Amershadian
Sen. Powers
Senate
Naval Air Station
Bby
Sneaker Skerry
Commonwealth
General Court
Rep
Gibbons
Washington
Estes C. Kefsover
D-Tenn
William Langer
R-N. Dak
Thomas Hennings
D-Mo
Price Daniels
D-Tex
Alexander Wiley
R-Wisc
James H. Bobo
Bobo
Carl Perren
Maynard Man Mungo Bain 80 Dies Sudden
Maynard 80 year old Mungo Bain father of former Selectman William Bain died suddenly Wednesday night at his son's home. Born in England, he worked as a spinner at American Woolen Mills and was a member of Charles A. Welch Lodge and Walden Royal Arch Chapter. He leaves six children and three great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fowles Funeral Home with Rev. Orville Allum officiating. Burial in Glendale Cemetery. Calling hours are Thursday and Friday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Maynard—Mungo Bain
William Bain
Elm Street
England
Charles A. Welch Lodge
Walden Royal Arch
Concord
Fowles Funeral Home
Orville Allum
Glendale Cemetery
Navy Seeks High School Graduates for Career Training
Attention graduates. The Navy offers a high school graduate training program promising a bright future with financial security. Learn electronics pharmacy aviation or other fields while seeing the world. Good pay and meals. Visit Navy recruiter Room 205 Post Office Building Framingham Mass.
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Navy
United States Navy
Framingham
Mass
Woman's Guild Meeting at Peakham Road A May 23
The Woman's Guild of St Elizabeths Episcopal Church will meet at Mrs Frank Trussell Peakham road on Wednesday May 23 Tea at 230 pm and the meeting at 3 pm Special thanks are given to the Pilgrim Fellowship for spring grounds cleanup at Memorial Congregational Church Mr Bodenweber and members extend gratitude to the Woman's Association and Homemakers for their contributions to the second floor project The Sudbury tax collector office will be closed on Saturday May 19
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Woman's Guild of
St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church
Frank Trussell
Peakham Road
Pilgrim Fellowship
Memorial Congregational Church
Bodenweber
Woman’s Association
Sudbury
Sprinkler Mixups Ruin Damages At Hotel Raffles
In Placerville California owners debate praise and criticism over a hotel sprinkler system after a cigarette started a small blaze. Firemen could not locate the shutoff valve and the water caused more damage than the fire itself.
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Placerville
Cali
Raffles
Hearing in Washington Could Clear Squantum Site for Boys Town Pilot
A Senate hearing in Washington is expected to speed the decision on making land at Squantum available for a Boys Town pilot project. Backers say the nonsectarian program could launch thirty similar sites nationwide. Massachusetts leaders endorse the petition for federal action.
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Washington
Commonwealth
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Goiding
Gordonék
Hurd
Island
Massachusetts
Senate
Bobo
Senate Judiciary
Flood prevention program to within Sudbury Assabet Con cord
The Sudbury Assabet Concord flood prevention plan moves toward execution within a week as major machinery is set to clear Baiting Brook in Framingham and straighten channels. A reservoir on the brook will begin the first phase to store water at headwaters and reduce downstream obstructions over a five year program. The Soil Conservation Service of USDA draws up plans and aims to present a timetable to SUASCO Watershed Association within a month with early steps including Sudbury River channel work and reservoirs on the upper Assabet.
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Sudbury—Earth
Framingham
Diane
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Suasco
Sudbury River
Assabet
Wok
Concord News Roundup of Club Plans and Local Obituaries
Concord Woman's Club announces a scholarship party at Concord Country Club on Friday June 1 with dessert at 1 30 p m. Youth Fellowship met at Evangelical Free Church parsonage last Friday. Bible study led by Mrs Alfred Davis. Junior and Senior Young People programs held at First Parish Unitarian Church vestry Sunday. Louis J McCaffrey of West Concord underwent surgery at Baker Memorial Hospital Boston yesterday. New town street lists available at town clerk office. Sympathy to Mrs Stafford J King Jr on death of brother Raymond M Chaffee in Chicago formerly of Arlington and Belmont. Sympathy to Homer E Melanson Concord for loss of his brother Joseph R Melanson who died at Waltham Hospital. Funeral held in Waltham yesterday.
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Evangelical Free Church
Alfred Davis
First Parish Unitarian Church
Louis J. McCaffrey
Commonwealth Avenue
West Concord
Masachusetts Reformatory
Baker Memorial Hospital
Boston
Stafford J. King, Jr
Main Street
Raymond M. Chaffee
Chicago
Arlington
Belmont
Homer
E. Melanson
Francis Strest
Concord
Joseph R. Melanson
Waltham Hospital
Thieves Loot Auto Dealer Safe in New Haven Heist
In New Haven Connecticut thieves cracked open an auto dealer safe with the dealer helper tools and stole 2500 dollars. The incident follows daily crime reports amid a broad effort to aid mental health services with public appeals.
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New Haven, Conn
Ithaca University Tests Gas and Engine Power
Fragmentary report notes Ithaca based university work on engine horsepower and a 270 test gas. Details of payers or department affiliation are unclear but indicate cost analysis.
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Partment
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BOY Scouts
Squantum Air Base
Mungo Bain
Concord ‘Woman's Club
Concord Country Club
Board of Assessors
St. Hube
Ithaca, University
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