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Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1944

Page

4

Miller brothers follow lo' river to Santa Fe 1739

The Miller brothers undertake a voyage along the lower river toward Santa Fe in 1739 as part of the Memorial Day note.

Miller Brothers Santa Fe

Parking lot ideas aim to transform city spaces

Cleveland offers 400 for ideas to improve downtown blocks turning stray parking into ordered lots with pleasant edges. The piece imagines a small park like area where cars can idle while people enjoy flowers and views amidst orderly, accessible parking.

Cleveland

Massachusetts Tax Rates Approved by Commissioner Long

State Tax Commissioner Henry F. Long announced that 200 of 351 Massachusetts cities and towns have approved tax rates. He disclosed 109 kept rates steady since 1943 and 48 reduced rates mainly due to debt maturities.

Henry F. Long Massachusetts Long Abington Barnstable Eenwene Bedford We Belmont See Eeae Bolton Boxboro Beeen Braintree Manchester Samen Aynard Ae Sae Wee Medfield Eee Mendon Eevee Eee Merrimac Eee Middleton Euenee Millville Newton Eee Eee Wee Northfield Weer Stow Oe Sunderland Townsend Ena Upton Ce Een Eee Wakefield Ween Waltham Ware Eee Webster West Springfield West Stockbridge Auburn Entee Eee Ballingham Ee Ewes Beverly Blanford Vee Brookline Eae Eas Carlisle Chatham Oe Chicopee Danvers Aeereee Eee Hae Eeen Fairhaven Falmouth Aee See Foxboro Eee Eee Gay Head Ee Hadley Ae Wen Eee Hampden Ae See Hatfield Kingston Ener Eene Norwood Petertsham Pittsfield Eeaeae Refftling Revere Seen Bene Shelburne Pe Stoneham Weer of Stoughton Wee Beee Swampscott Oo See Tyringham Wayland Ere Wellesley West Boylston West Brookfield Weymouth Oe Winthrop

Acton School Notes Scholarship Fund Announced

Trustees of the Acton High School Scholarship Fund vote to offer a $109 scholarship to a Class of 1914 graduate. An examining committee will interview candidates before May 20 and recommend a principal and two alternates. Qualifications include scholarship, college potential, and financial need.

Acton High School Scholarship Fund Acton Parent-Teacher Association Acton High School Walter F. Hall West Acton Woman's Club Parent-Teacher Association Virginia Godfrey Hyannis State Teachers College Helen Burroughs Massachusetts State College Acton Woman's Club

Vitamins in Salad Greens for Victory Garden Chef Style

Nutritionists praise green leafy vegetables for Vitamin A in bowls of salad. Leaf lettuce varieties like butter leaves and Grand Rapids offer rich flavor. romaine is esteemed by French experts. For best nutrition, sow types in drills, thin to six to eight inches, feed soil at four pounds per 100 square feet.

Victory Garden Grand Rapids

Letters to the Editor from Maynard about political letters and public figures

The writer rants about fan mail to famous writers and a Democratic vs Republican clash. He jokes about Billie Stockwell and cites James Eaton the carrier and a former ambassador’s daughter Kathleen Kennedy in a rambling Maynard Enterprise exchange.

Ernie Pyle Fred Harding Hoover James Eaton Maynard Enterprise Billie Stockwell Billie Kathleen Kennedy England

Neutral enemies and friendly enemies in wartime exchange

Two Swiss businessmen interned in Japan pressed a Japanese official who called neutrals neutral enemies. He labeled British and Americans as belligerent enemies, and Germans as friendly enemies, signaling wartime attitudes in a terse exchange.

Japan

New Job Brings Flexible Hours In Office Talk

Harry asks if the job offers independence and Jerry confirms a generous schedule with access before eight and departure after five, implying autonomy and control over hours.

Harry Jerry

You Said It Mrs Brown How Do You Like Housework

A light exchange between Mrs Brown and Mrs Blue in a domestic humor vignette. Mrs Brown asks about housework. Mrs Blue replies with playful enthusiasm.

Mrs. Brown Mrs. Blue

Sidewalks Stranger Say Who Laid Out This City

A compact city lore note questions the founder in a folk voice. It asks who laid out the streets and hints the idea still stirs among residents and local historians.

Cattle Preferences in Hick-More Feed Debate

In a terse exchange, logic implies white cows consume more Hick-More feed than colored cows due to their greater numbers. The remark frames color-based feeding as a demographic factor.

Not Worth Counting Punchline Exchange onstage

A quirky dialogue features a sailor asking about love and a girl replying only to civilians. A comic bit includes a Missouri and Elgin brag line and a pun about naming a hen Macduff for egg jokes.

Maynard letter reveals political jabs and town talk

A vivid likely letters page excerpt shows Frank Punch writing to Dick about politics, utility, taxes, and local life. The tone blends national figures like Roosevelt with local concerns and gossip, noting coal versus oil, tax shifts, and civic attitudes in Maynard. The piece hints at town pride and media ties through the Maynard Enterprise.

Andy Peterson Gov't Munich Maynard Enterprise Mr. Stone Roosevelt Harry Frye Frank Punch Harriman Court

Personal Affairs Office Aids Worcester Servicemen Families

Washington announces a War Department Personal Affairs Division center in Worcester at 58 Front Street to assist enlisted personnel and dependents with personal matters. The move follows the closure of the Army Emergency Relief office and offers liaison support from the First Service Command with a Boston and Worcester contact points.

Washington, D. C War Department Worcester Philip J. Philbin Clinton Sherman ‘“Miles First Service Command Worcester Veterans Center Front Street Philbin Army Emergency Red Cross AER Federal Miles Eee Boston Veterans Beacon Street Boston Worcester Veterans Monwealth Avenue Sol Third’ District

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