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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1939
Page
6
Mr Himtoon reports structural changes to a building and a damaged horse cellar in a dispute over a 2500 gallon tank and pumps planned for selling gasolene at retail. Palvetare Gallimce seeks approval for the new venture on the Post Road, with Mr Gallazzo filing the petition and providing reasons.
After deliberation the board approved both permits following testimony and review, finalizing the licensing actions in a formal session.
The rally reception and church social Friday at Memorial Congregational church proved a great success. Entertainers included Mrs Maxtvell Eaton, Mrs Albert A Tallent, George H Gahlke, Alfred F Ponassoli, Arthur Pay, Max well Eaton, and Frank Davis. The cake sale run by the Women’s Association was chaired by Mrs John C Hall and others. Members of the Saturday Evening Club stayed with Mrs William Evans at Beechwood Avenue, Watertown. Mrs Stuart Digerty hosted Mrs Harold Dyer of Boston at Northcote.
The Rasmussen Shoe Company bowling team of Westboro led by Charles Christie sues a challenge to Cliff Hyde's United Shoe Machinery team. Christie says the Hyde outfit has been dodging verbal challenges.
A compact reflection notes that those who seek personal approval tend to please themselves first, implying a self-serving mindset among ambitious individuals.
A survey notes Britain France and the French and British empires lead in tonnage while Germany Italy and Poland expand. Battleships remain central due to armor and air defense with costs rising as newer ships approach 45 000 tons and 16 inch main guns.
Dr. Andrey Avinoff director of the Carnegie Museum says American youth produce notable art. He notes high school work shows precocious skill comparable to professionals and calls U S youth a fountain of talent. He cites international comparisons and praise for young artists.
They call it the Old Matti but it is the wallfewer dance noted in New York. The description hints at a novelty social step gaining attention in local scenes.
The federal government launches a 250000 campaign to locate rare metals vital to wartime industry in the western United States. The effort, lasting over four years and led from Tuc son, targets tungsten chrome antimony tin and other import-reliant metals. Arizona miners report activity as surveys proceed and deposits are explored in the desert and mountains.
PAISLEY Oregon scientists led by Dr L S Cressman from Oregon University explore the Paisley lake country seeking evidence of a long vanished civilization in the Pacific Northwest. They aim to find fossils of camels elephants and horses and to link the civilization to the Mount Mazama eruption that formed Crater Lake.
A nameless vehicle capable of land or water travel was built by Willie Cooke and Leon Sasser in Lake City South Carolina. It uses an airplane propeller and fuse lage with 16 foot pontoons and wheels on the floats. The craft is steered from the cabin by the plane’s rudders and tests show it can carry six to eight people at 60 mph on land and 8 to 15 mph on water.
Philadelphia pilot John Miller who flies the autogiro mail between Camden and the Philadelphia post office roof says the route keeps him young. He notes more than 100 landings on the roof in a month with varying breezes over city streets. The line marks the world’s first autogiro air mail service.
London prison inmates complained they received no racing news in their weekly Home Office bulletin. The Home Office apologized but said inmates could not be accommodated. The prison chaplain Rev Tudor formerly outlined the issue.
Marlboro and Sudbury host a new industry the Clearwater Artesian Well Company now operates a four truck fleet with Lloyd Sullivan as proprietor. The crew of five combines geology expertise with artesian well drilling to provide constant water supply for homes farms dairies and air conditioning across New England. Wells are drilled to needed depth and water exits at 42 to 53 degrees year round never going dry according to Sullivan.
The Clearwater Company reports a surge in business due to a long dry spell. Using trained men and geology, they determine well sites and approximate depths. artesian wells are advertised as economical. Free cost information is offered by calling Marlboro 95 or Sudbury 65.
Southboro residents Mr. and Mrs. John H. Burke Jr. have ended their summer at Solomon's Pond Northboro and secured a new apartment in Westboro. The couple previously vacationed at the pond and now reside in the Westboro dwelling.
The American Legion Auxiliary post held its annual election of officers in Bedford Town Hall last Tuesday. Elected were President Mrs Beth Cloutier First Vice President Mrs Katherine Filey Sergeant at Arms Stimson Historian Mrs Sullivan Chaplain Mrs McClean Secretary Mrs Psther Treasurer Mrs Margaret Field Executive member Mary O Dowd Julia Katherine Ormo. Installation will be October 17 at 8 p.m.
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