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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
12
Mrs. C Emory Gault of Springs Road entertained members of the 1940 Club at her home with a desserts bridge party last week. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated with Holy Day masses at St Michael's Church on Saturday December 8. Times will be announced next Sunday.
Grandma's Sayings promotes Nu Maid margarine with witty quips about life and a contest offering ten dollars for accepted sayings or ideas. The ad targets readers in Norfolk and Cincinnati with claims of modern texture and flavor and a chance to win a prize for published entries.
A home made cough syrup mix uses sugar or honey with water and adds Pinex to make a pint of medicine. It promises four times the value of store bought syrups, quick relief from coughing, and soothing effects on throat and bronchial irritation. Money back guarantee offered if not satisfactory.
A boxy Illinois garage is expanded into a three bedroom residence with concrete block walls and white asbestos siding matching the original. The new roof uses green asphalt shingles and the project emphasizes economical, low maintenance construction with fire resistant materials and minimal wall openings.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker declares there are no air pockets but only air currents in flight. He argues that downward currents are simply a normal descent of solid air and would be called a bump if they rose, urging passengers to revise terminology accordingly.
The item notes 129000 self employed in Massachusetts eligible for old age and survivors insurance after recent Social Security amendments. It lists population gains in 10 Boston areas from 1940 to 1950 and losses in six areas, plus FHA insured mortgages totaling 87420000 and October bank checks totaling 4170906000. It also mentions town-manager plan adoption in four towns and studies by eight towns, with five towns in strong form process and six with committees. The State Planning Board releases migration tables for 1940–1950 for Massachusetts cities and towns.
In Dodgeville Wisconsin William Dobson a 46 year old farmer became a grandfather and a father in the same day. His daughter in law Le Roy Dobson gave birth to a son and later his wife, 44, delivered a daughter. He collapsed of a heart attack but doctors reported mother and babies recovering well and Dobson improving.
A corner built-in unit made entirely of hardwood plywood offers a space saving, attractive solution for small rooms. It serves as an end table for studio couches, provides shelf space, and can be easily built by a home craftsman with five ply plywood. Maintenance is simple with waxing and periodic polishing.
Plywood fabrication permits broader use of fine figured woods through hardwood face veneers on sturdy utility woods. Rare hardwoods scarce for solid construction may be showcased to full advantage in veneer form.
TB can strike any age or person yet buying Christmas Seals funds year round efforts by the National Tuberculosis Association. Seals support case finding health education rehabilitation and research programs nationwide.
Newcastle detective Edward Healy bought a lottery ticket marked In Clover and won the first prize of 16,000 pounds 13,300 dollars after years without a four-leaf clover. Healy says it was a good omen though not superstitious.
A lightweight collapsible drum designed for shipping corrosive liquids folds when empty. Constructed from rubber or any preferred synthetic elastomer, it offers corrosion resistance and easier handling for returns and reuses.
The United States holds abundant native hardwoods with diverse color, grain, texture, and hardness suitable for plywood and face veneers. The Commerce Department notes these woods meet a wide range of industrial demands and applications.
Los Angeles inventor Tex Bjorklund claims a two piece device locks a pistol trigger to prevent cocking. The lock fits each side of the trigger guard and uses a key to secure the mechanism. The invention follows a local tragedy where a child fired a pistol, killing a younger brother and wounding the mother.
Edwin Forte, 37, barreled into the police auto testing station at high speed, ran a stop sign at the entrance, and crashed into the brake testing machine. He was fined ten dollars plus costs for reckless driving and his car had not yet been tested.
A $38,100 government contract for 300000 yards of cotton webbing was awarded to the Asbestos Weaving company of Gleason Dale by the New York Quartermaster Procurement Agency. Four similar contracts for cotton webbing were also awarded today as a 2000-strong staff handles bidding inquiries.
Blue Mountain High School graduates plan college paths with 19 in the class of 1951. Five girls enroll at Mountain Girls College and five boys attend Northeast Mississippi Junior College in Boone.
East St. Louis LLP reports a customer paid $10 for a take-out order and left a bag behind. He returned minutes later with a mistaken bag containing bones, which the cook had been saving for later use.
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