Reformers would grant long holidays amid service strain
From the Seville Chronicle and the South Pasadena Review, editors warn reformers pushing universal three day weekends would burden services and strain workers while cows and people still need daily care. They argue taxes and policy affect future jobs and capital for growth, warning of a widening social split.
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Ohio
Utopia
South Pasadena
Calif
Thesury
Humphrey
Parking laws through the ages and road signs evolve
The article surveys historical and modern parking rules from ancient Nineveh to contemporary cities. It notes penalties for overtime, landmarks like the Royal Road, and the shift to clearer road signs including night reflective features and distinctive green signs to aid navigation. It also references Roman roads and Gibbons work on empire decline.
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Geome
Ribo
Nineveh
Sennacherib
Royal Road
Via Appia
Rome
Via Appie
Appiaway
Taggioliamia
Reuss Miggliosi
Muse
Memorial Day origins and observance history
After the Civil War women in the South placed spring flowers on graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. Memorial Day became a formal observance on May 30, 1868, under the Grand Army of the Republic, and has since honored all American military dead.
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Confederacy
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
America
Memorial Day Verse On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground
Memorial Day meditation cites The bivouac of the dead and silent tents as Glory guards. The poem recalls Theodore O'Hara's line on sacrifice and remembrance honoring fallen soldiers.
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Fame’s
Theodore O'Hara
Department Stores Sales Hit Record in 1956
Harvard Bureau of Business Research reports a new peak in 1956 department store sales with earnings best since 1959. Profits before taxes rose to a new high despite a near five percent sales drop, while the expense ratio edged up slightly. Based on 325 department stores and 350 specialty stores over one million dollars in net sales.
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Boston
Harvard Bureau of Business Research
Army seeks men to study electronics for Nike missiles
The Army launches a recruitment drive for men with average or better intelligence to train in electronics for Nike guided missile units. Applicants endure aptitude testing, eight weeks of basic training, then extensive school at Fort Bliss Texas. Graduates may choose their assignment and some may remain up to forty two weeks of school.
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Army Recruiting Service
Guided Missile Center
Fort Bliss
Texas
Boston
Worcester
Tel
Pleasant
Sgt
Ferrecchia
Marlboro Post Office
Scouts Thank Town for Paper Drive Support
West Concord Scouts raised 76 from a recent paper drive and distributed funds among Troop 33 Troop 43 and Cub Pack 33. They thank townspeople and especially Mr Beharrell Mr Comeau Mr Lawton and General a Company for lending trucks to make future drives possible.
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Concord
West Concord
Beharrell
Comeau
Lawton
General A Company
Math Exhibit at Concord Showcases Original Problems
Norton Levy led Concord High's first Math Exhibit with 18 projects and three speeches by Joan Levinean, Steve Livernash, and Nicky Chase. Brookline High and Rose Hawthorne School representatives attended along with John O'Brien from Lincoln Lab, known as Channel 2’s Brain Twister. The event aims to foster interest in original math problems and will send Concord High to Brookline next year.
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Norton Levy
Brookline High School
Rose’ Hawthorne School
John O’brien
Lincoln “Lab
Channel 2
Joan Levinean
Steve Livernash
Nicky Chase
Levy
Concord High
Brookline
Local 4 H Horse Club Announces List of Upcoming Shows
Following last Saturday's Carlisle event, Concord reports upcoming 4 H horse shows in Woburn June 2 Reading June 8 Townsend June 9 Littleton June 16 Wilmington June 29 and Acton September 15 with local members signaling plans to participate.
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Concord
Carlisle
Woburn
Reading
Townsend
Littleton
Wilmington
Acton
Ministers and psychiatrists urged to collaborate in state
Boston report says Protestant hospital chaplain Rev. Henry Ouer of Hopkinton at Westboro State Mental Hospital calls for more ministers at psychiatric staff meetings and more psychiatrists at prayer gatherings. He cites an unmet need for personal communication between psychiatry and religion during a speech prepared for Tufts University Crane School of Religion alumni meeting.
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Boston
Henry O Uer
Hopkinton
Westboro State Mental Hospital
Wiesbauer
Unitarian Alumni Association
Tufts University
Crane School of Religion
Acton Wedding and Local Calendar Notes
Miss Barbara M. Hartwell of 15 Central Street Acton will wed William E. Martin of 10 Shirley Street Ayer at St Elizabeth of Hungary Church on Sunday June 2. Confessions for First Friday June will be heard next Thursday at the same church. Local clubs finished their seasons and look to a summer rest. High school graduation is set for Friday June 14 with schools closing Wednesday June 19. William L. O Connell reports heart disease more prevalent among women but causes 75 percent more deaths among males in this country.
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Barbara M. Hartwell
Central Street
South Acton
William E. Martin
Shirley Street
Ayer
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
William L. O'Connell
Health Information Foundation
Preminger Sees TV Reshaping Movies and Theater
U P correspondent notes Otto Preminger, veteran Vienna born director, says television has begun to force the film industry toward independent, high quality productions. He compares the shift to the theater after sound cinema, predicts movies must stand out to survive and reveals plans for Jean Seberg in Bonjour Tristesse.
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Doc Quigg
U. P
New York
Otto Preminger
Vienna
Preminger
Jean Seberg
Marshalltown
Shaw
Lost Norse Colony Vanished After Supply Doom
National Geographic Society notes Greenland and North Carolina each had a 10th century Norse settlement that disappeared about five centuries later as supply ships failed. Legend says Eskimo invaders killed the starving colonists.
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Greenland
North Carolina
National Geographic Society
Easy Spring Flower Seed Sowing Tips and Varieties
Practical guidance for direct sowing in the garden, including prep of a six inch seed bed, four pounds of plant food per 100 square feet, marking rows with stakes, and gentle watering to avoid washing seeds out. Lists several flower varieties such as Sweet Alyss, Antirrhinum, Ageratum, Calendula and more.
Lift-out Sash Window Makes Cleaning Easier
The article notes inventors seek new gadgets to simplify home cleaning. A lift-out sash mechanism allows the entire window to be removed from inside for easy cleaning, reducing the need to balance on sills. Ponderosa pine windows like double-hung designs enable cleaning on both sides with less danger.
Tricks to Beat Heat Family Weather Ded
Heat relief tips for homeowners focus on shading and insulation to improve comfort without air conditioning. The piece notes thick mineral wool insulation in walls and ceilings and shading to reduce sun heat, easing future cooling efficiency and costs.
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