Massachusetts Planning Board Reports July August Housing Changes
The Massachusetts Planning Board notes a drop in housing starts during July and August this year, with two thirds as many as the previous half year. It lists multiple towns and cites U.S. Treasury savings bond sales in Massachusetts totaling 1 542 024 000 through June 30 1947 and state fiscal figures including unemployment and tax data.
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Massachusetts Planning Board
Bear Street
Boston
Mass
Boxsi
Massachusetts
West
Natick
Nedham
Reading
Peabody
Framingham
Marblehead
Newbury
Winchester
Saugus
U. S. Treasury
Massacusetts
F. M. Hussetts
Ny Lst
Concord Weekly Arts Show Opens on Lexington Road
Fragmented notice covers Concord Art Center on Lexington Road and last week crowds watched openings. It mentions ongoing fall events and a Concord merchant exhibiting high models. Also reports the funeral of Frank M Johanse, details of family and survivors, plus a Concord Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled for Monday at 7 30 PM at the town house with Chairman Krist Andersen presiding.
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Concord Art
Concord Board of Selectmen
Krist Andersen
Sepia Pigment From Cuttlefish Ink Sacs
Sepia pigment at 0.2 density is produced for artists from the ink sacs of cuttlefish. The historic source notes the material’s extraction from cephalopod ink reservoirs used in drawing and painting.
Concord Lodge Announces Meeting Details and Local News
Concord Lodge 212 meets at Odd Fellows Hall at 8 oclock with Noble Grand J Reginald Perry presiding Miss Beverly Girkee of Concord resumes studies at Fitchburg State Teachers College and is a junior Miss Cousins of South Great Ron is an equestrienne earning several prizes Our Lady Help of Christians West Concord and St Bernard s parishioners received Holy Communion Rev Edward Perry Daniels spoke on The Spiritual Prospective at morning service Soloist L Frederick Kilnan Jr of Concord Special Police Officer J Bar Pesa and Mrs P by Ackerly noted Richard Wether of West Concord returned from a vacation in South Orleans
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Concord Lodge
Odd Peltons
H. West
Concord
Noble
J Reginald Perry
Beverly Girkee
Fitchburg State Teachers College
Cousins
Ashie
B. Conant
South Great
Ron South
Lincoln
Our Lady Help of Christians
West Concord
St. Bernard’s
Edward Perry Daniels
First Parish
Unitarian‘ Church
L. Fréderick Kilnan, Jr
F Concord
Cutiren Sitfidey School
Séhool
J. Bar
Pesa
Penis Ppériride Ackerly
Richard Wether
Bée
Homie
South Orleans
Mountaineers See Water Turn to Darkness in Hotel Room
Two climbers new to city life tested water in a tucet sized glass and a power failure plunged their hotel room into darkness. One climber declared he went blind after a single sip, prompting a tense exchange about the eerie blackout.
Four o Clock by Tools and Time in a Mental Ward
An old woman asks for the time and a cloistered inmate uses rule, slide rule, compass and T square to deduce it is four o clock. When rain blocks shadow measurement he capitulates and says he must check his watch.
Strong Women Pushed to Break Barriers in Daily Tasks
Short notes discuss women’s physical strength, noting they can cap a fruit jar quickly while men may struggle. The paragraph highlights practical female competence in everyday chores and underscores gendered expectations.
Worth Enduring
The brilliant political writer Ray mond Aron, former editor of Combat, defended liberty among friends. He notes abuses of freedom are often disgusting and adds that because there are drunkards you do not dig up the vineyards.
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Raymond Aron
Combat
Liberty
Aron
Elephant on the wallpaper
A host boasts of wallpaper while his son, seeing an elephant, draws a large pink elephant on the walls with a crayon. The visitor is startled, and the host explains the boy has only seen an elephant once.
Johnny Ostrom Note Baffles Teacher Curément
A school note to Mrs Ostrom reveals the teacher worries Johnny spends time with girls. Mrs Ostrom responds with a playful jab, joking that the father is causing the game trouble. The exchange reflects lighthearted classroom gossip about student discipline.
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Johnny
Pie crust quarrel over stray hair sparks kitchen debate
Husband Henry accuses wife Mary of leaving a hair in the pie crust while she suggests it came from his rolling pin. The exchange shows domestic friction over a baked mishap and fault finding in the kitchen.
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Mary
Henry
Mystery Necklace Exchange In Quiet Home Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a man leaving a pearl necklace gift in a house. The scene includes a woman noting someone is upstairs and a guest from a "gal company" asking about an item that won't work, with garbled lines suggesting a tense domestic moment.
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Gal Company
Emma 1 19 LY Street
Fragmentary text mentions a street name and a medical requirement context. No clear event, person, organization, or date is identifiable for a fuller summary.
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Pel Emma
LY ‘Street
Elephant tusks come to market in Hongkong shipment
A postwar shipment of about 600 elephant tusks arrived in Hongkong, the largest since the war, drawing buyers from across China. The tusks were shipped from India and distributed through Hongkong as a Far East market hub with prewar demand reduced by internal upheaval.
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Hongkong
China
Far East
Formosa
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Goncord
Frank M Johanse
Ljam
Liam McDermott
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Federal Probation
Brooklyn
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Slawsen
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Evylyn L. Weigel
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Acton
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Russell
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McKellar Motors
Goff
Coltwat
William D. Goff
Sunny Acres Farm
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Minuteman Chevrolet
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Suindays
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Concord Tel
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Main Street
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Ann M
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Berlin
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General Electric
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Marlboro
R. J. Dinsmore
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