Maynard Dramatic Club marks 15th anniversary festival
The Maynard Dramatic Club celebrates its 15th season with a Festival of Plays at Parker Street Hall Maynard on Monday November 26th at 8 15 p m and a children’s performance on Sunday November 25th at 2 30 p m. Plays include A Happy Journey The Luck Piece and Good night Please directed by William Ledgar.
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Maynard ‘Dramatic Club
Parker Street Hall
Maynard
Thornton Wilcner
Helen Mark Ketola
Leo Mullin
Irene Aromaa
William Ledgard
Barbanh Id'ad Trilli
Corey Leard
Maynard Band Mother's Club Food Sale Friday
The Maynard Band Mother's Club will hold a food sale at Anderson's Spa on Main Street tomorrow at 2 PM to raise funds for the school band uniform fund.
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Maynard
Maynard Band
Mother’s Club
Anderson’s Spa
Main Street
Soups With Meat Additions Highlight Classic Flavors
Beef cubes season vegetable soup as a fall favorite with meat additions. Frankfurter slices enhance split pea soup, while crisp bacon sprinkles brighten celery and mushroom soups. Ham cubes or julienne ham mix with tomato or split pea soups for variety. yak tail also noted for ornamental use.
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Reba Staggs
Air Bloodmobile Opens Mercy Run at Long Island Exposition
Air Force personnel from Mitchel AFB aided by a Red Cross officer operated an air bloodmobile during the Long Island Industrial Exposition at Roosevelt Field. The exhibit, a cooperative effort with the Red Cross and Fairchild Aircraft, showcases blood collection capabilities, potentially gathering over 200 pints for Armed Forces needs.
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Aevelt Field
Long Island
Manned Air Force
Mitchel Air Force Base
Supervisio
Red Cross
Air Bloodmobile
Air Force
Fairchild Aircraft Company
Truth or Consequences Name Change Hits Maps
Map makers note Hot Springs New Mexico changed to Truth or Consequences. Rand McNally atlas lists Hot Springs as post office name and Truth or Consequences as corporate name in updated world atlas entries.
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Hot Springs
N. M
N.M
Rand MecNally
Maryland Town Pays Last Note On Civil War Ransom
Frederick Maryland citizens paid the final $200000 ransom demanded by Gen Jubal Early during his 1864 advance. Banks carried cash to city hall for delivery, and a last payment was returned to banks in a basket. The town had fought years of government rejection over wartime costs and accrued interest. Early allowed stores to remain untouched after payment.
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Jubal
Gettysburg
Maryland
Frederick
Hagerstown
Early
Cattle Auctions Grow in Southwest Markets
In eastern New Mexico and west Texas auction rings are expanding to meet Pacific Coast beef demand. Clovis leads with two rings handling about 500,000 cattle this year, valued at around 50 million dollars, fueling the region’s biggest business. Amarillo and Lubbock report similar growth as these centers supply cattle to California feed lots.
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Clovis
N. M
Pacific Coast
New Mexico
West Texas
Kansas City
Denver
California
Amarillo
Lubbock
Texas
Wrong side driving deaths hit rural roads in survey
A survey by Lumbermens Mutual Casualty shows 7 000 lives lost in 1950 to driving on the wrong side. It finds 90 percent of such accidents occur on rural highways, warning farmers of the danger.
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Chicago
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Com
H. G. Kemper
Lameen
Qur
Modern Rangers Train In Tactics and Leadership
General J. Lawton Collins cites Ranger training as the modern Army standard for elevating individual soldiers. He notes Ranger units function as elite shock troops with enhanced leadership and initiative, and Korea confirmed their value for difficult reconnaissance and rapid action.
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Collins
J. Lawton Collins
Korea
Deette
WAFS Civilian Dress Adds The Woman's Touch
In Staten Island New York WAF women in service are allowed civilian attire with hats and feminine accessories to create a homey atmosphere in their living spaces Corporal Neva Hott of Dickens Iowa views a new dress as part of the personal touch and adjustment aboard the facility
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WAFS
Staten Island
N. Y
WAF
Neva Hott
Dickens
Iowa
Suspender Salesmen Share Comical Travel Tangle
A humorous exchange recalls two suspenders salesmen coasting along with their wares. One boasts five army mules pulled on braces and the pair staying intact. The other recounts a misadventure catching a train at Pem Station in New York and snapping back to New York when the conductor opened the Philadelphia door.
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Pem Station
New York
Philadelphia
Tears of Two Ilka Chase on TV and a Washable Boudoir Chair
Ebullient actress and authoress Ilka Chase tells a tale of two teardrops on a river of time and reflects on romance. A note on a plastic boudoir chair cover that resembles satin and cleans easily with a sudsy cloth.
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Ilka Chase
Benn Club Hosts Rag Rug Braiding Program
The A club met at the clubhouse for a meeting and social hour at 2 PM. Mrs. Benn presided with Mrs. MacPherson directing a program on rag rug braiding and antique reproductions, including nine foot rug designs by Lena Bennett.
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Acton
Boardman
Abbi
John Paul E. Smith
M Collins
Benn
MacPherson
Lena B. Bennett
Bennett
Rhode Island State reaches four official establishments
The article traces the evolution of the University of Rhode Island from its 1880s origins as a state agricultural school to its establishment of four official campuses by the early 20th century, noting key milestones in its expansion and state support.
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Providence, R. 1
University of Rhode
State
Rhode Island State Agriculture and
Rhode Island State
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