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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
9
The weekly service notes a shift in apple farming costs post WWII, with higher expenses in equipment labor spraying and packaging. Weather and pests like mites altered pre harvest drop, while bagged apples and carton sizing shift. Growers seek relief from a stagnant selling price near decade lows.
The Concord Cooperative Bank at 31 Walden Street announces a new Christmas Club service starting November 28 for Concord and nearby towns. Weekly payments of 50 cents, 1, 2, or 5 dollars for one year will be credited and a full check issued at year end. Mail payments allowed for convenience.
Claims filed this week totaled 281, down from 328 a week earlier. The 46 initial claims and 235 continued cases mark decreases of seven and 31 respectively, according to figures released this morning.
Fort Belvoir Virginia Pvt. Charles R. Russo Jr. age 21, whose parents live on 59 Waltham Street Maynard, has completed an 11 week construction drafting course at The Engineer School Fort Belvoir. The course trained drafting plans for construction projects. Russo has served in the Army since last May and previously graduated from Franklin Technological Institute Boston in 1954.
The Northern Textile Association protests freight rate reductions for southern mills on rail shipping of baled cotton and seeks to restore the traditional rate differential. Lawton S. Brayton, NTA president, says New England may ship baled cotton by water to cut costs and notes the region buys 600000 bales annually from the South.
Fourth Army and partner agencies train to prevent and fight fires during Exercise Sagebrush set for November and December. About 140,500 troops including 110,000 Army and 30,500 Air Force personnel will maneuver under battlefield conditions with fire marshals, specialized fire fighting detachments, and 54 real squadrons from the N and 18th Air Forces mobilized in western Louisiana fire season.
Concord High senior girls met with a representative from La Sella Junior College who offered suggestions on college programs. An Open House at Boston University invited all seniors to attend on Saturday.
The 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron moves from Dow AFB Maine to Hanscom Field Bedford to defend Boston and New England. The unit of 25 F-86D Sabrejets and 320 personnel will operate under the 4707th Air Defense Wing and join Otis AFB and Logal Airport units in an alert posture. Commanded by Lt Col Robert H. Damico, the squadron has a history of safety certificates and Korea era Sabrejet operations.
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