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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
19
The report notes a broad rise in hiring and activity across construction, service, and outdoor work in Massachusetts. It highlights seasonal labor in trucking, gardening, laundries, and cemeteries, with tourism and fishing areas seeing shifting demand and workforce patterns.
The report notes minor overall employment shifts with large swings confined to consumer goods, especially shoes, apparel, and textiles. Regional layoffs persist in Salem and Boston areas. other sectors show mixed signals with gains in metals and electrical products as output trends remain uneven across the state.
Leominster edged Hudson high 7 to 6 in the tenth inning at Leominster after a triple by Picucci and a single by Tata ended the game in a Midland league contest. Daigneault pitched for Leominster and Rocheleau for Hudson, with Daigneault earning the win in 10 innings and Rocheleau the loss.
Federal census taker positions fell while state and local public works added jobs. Retail saw many ups and downs in temporary staff for promotions with little net change. Real estate and building upkeep reported a small seasonal rise, while finance and insurance delayed hiring vacation replacements. Transportation, communication, and utilities remained steady.
A person reportedly switches between PCs from 20 to 65 times nightly in a pattern described as highly restless. The behavior highlights possible sleep or compulsive factors impacting routine computer use.
Safety rules cover riding on the right with traffic and obeying signs, signaling turns, riding single file, not carrying passengers or hitching to moving vehicles, using racks for parcels, choosing less crowded routes, stopping before street entry, watching for autos, maintaining brakes and lights, and wearing light clothing at night.
Mrs Miranda Klein, 79, without a phone, left a note as she fainted at home in Mt. Clemens Michigan. A passerby read the message and summoned help within an hour, prompting police intervention.
Boston lawmakers approved a bill to legalize beano for charity with games allowed 7 to 11 pm and 10 percent of gross going to the old age assistance fund. Debate cited safeguards to kept out professional operators, with past concerns about racketeers and charity profits.
One dish meals save time and effort for homemakers. Try Beef Casserole with beef cubes bacon onion peas carrots tomato juice and mashed potatoes. Brown meat in fat, add seasonings and vegetables, steam until tender then top with potato crust and brown. Lamb or veal may replace beef.
Maynard high school girls glee club of 55 voices under Eleanor Colburn will present the first in a Sunday broadcast series on May 14. The program opens with the school hymn and features The Bells of Saint Mary The Lord's Prayer Sweethearts My Buddy I’ll See You Again Now Is The Hour Moonlight Bay Stout Hearted Men Indian Love Call and My Heart Stood Still. Officers listed include Janet Thumith president Betty Hatch vice president Gertrude Cuddy secretary Irene Mariani treasurer Molly Spurrel and John Crossley librarians.
Farmers adopt plywood for brooder houses hog shelters and range sheds citing high strength light weight and economical first cost. Portability ease of cleaning and long life matter though heavy conventional builds 2 3 thousand pounds hinder frequent moves and risk joint loosening on rough ground.
A spring project urges reviving stiff gummed brushes instead of tossing them. Soak in brush cleaner, scrub on a rough surface, rinse, dry, and reuse. Use appropriate thinners for oil, enamel, varnish, shellac, alcohol, or lacquer brushes.
An automated mechanical feeder, driven by a small motor, handles a time consuming feeding task on larger poultry farms. Feed mixes inside a metal cylinder as a rotating shaft with paddles ejects feed from the bottom, reducing manual labor.
The article notes that chemical caponization is of limited value. It cites poultry raisers and county extension services asking about practicality and reports experimental results showing reduced fighting and crowing in cockerels, concluding limited usefulness at present.
An April kokomo windstorm toppled a wind velocity device installed on the airport roof. No injuries reported as crews assess damage and safety implications.
Russell L. Sears Jr of Cummington Massachusetts, 20, won the ninth annual production marketing contest after his two and a half acre potato plot grossed 1300 dollars. He stood out among thousands of farm youths from over 40 states as champion farmer businessman.
A home method describes turning shellac in alcohol to create a strong glue. The residue yields a surprisingly adhesive substance suitable for sticking glass to glass or leather to metal and other unusual tasks.
The automobile tax dollar buys more roads today than a year ago. The Bureau of Public Roads says highway construction peaked in 1948 and costs have fallen about 10 percent since then. On average one million dollars now builds about three more miles of road than in 1948.
A survey indicates about one third of Boston property valuations are exempt from tax. Exempt properties include federal, state, church, educational and charitable institutions.
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