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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
9
Fragmentary text describes a camp setup at the eastern States Expo with demonstrations and an all electric kitchen. Mentions Beeg and an tomato plant affecting river systems in Wyoming and Colorado resources.
Rep Clarence F Telford files a bill to appropriate funds for a five year program to build and maintain four foot wide sidewalks within three quarters of a mile of schools on state highways. The plan calls for the state public works department to supervise construction and upkeep in Foxboro and other rural school communities.
In Superior Wisconsin Arthur Gonser aged 35 and Walfred Salen aged 36 were arrested for stealing six manhole covers each weighing 250 pounds. Police report the haul involved substantial metal theft and ongoing investigation.
The Algonquin Council Boy Scouts of America announce the annual Merit Badge Exposition and Scout Demonstration at Nevins Hall Framingham on November 20 from 2 to 10 pm. Cubs Scouts and Senior Scouts admitted with registration cards. ticket sales prizes include Cub Scout Knife and Hatchet. evening features include Tenderfoot Investiture ceremony and Court of Honor with Rank awards.
Framingham volunteers organize a 1948 show with units in complete uniform and color, assemblies at 1 45 and 7 00 pm in Nevins Hall, and a live broadcast from Station WKOX from 1 00 pm. Two pre show meetings set for November 8 and 15 at the Scout Office. Howard D. Green chairs the committee with B L Whittemore Frederick L Smith Maurice Elliot Harold D Pugsley and Earl Maxwell in key roles.
Miss Mary E. Cullinane of 4 Brooks Street enrolls in a 15 month Attendant Nursing course at the School of Attendant Nursing in Boston under director Katharine Shepard RN. She will study six weeks at Central School then 56 weeks of bedside nursing at one of five Bay State Hospitals before taking licensing exams.
A Waltham radio tale from Station WCRB recounts Davey receiving a bicycle, practicing to ride, and finally facing school traffic court for safety violations. He creates his own sentence with input from a character, turning the incident into a juvenile drama featuring Jerry Farber.
A fragment notes a radio station offering income for public service at Concord Pier for American Red Cross activities. The text is unclear but indicates support or funding linked to a public service effort.
A special recruiting team from the Constabulary Forces and the First Division, European Theater, arrived in Boston on Monday November 15 to explain their unit and goals to American service members. They planned visits at the U S Air Force Recruiting Station at 55 Tremont Street on November 15 and 16.
Patrolman Dominic Pagano of Concord Police joined hunters from the area including the Macone brothers on a Maine deer trip. Robert Isensen returned from a New Hampshire hunt with a 250 pound buck. Henry Helsher Sr and Jr of Lowell road hunted in Maine. This week Evangelical Free Church midweek prayer meets at Alfred and Mrs Madsen on Barretts Mill road.
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