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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1955
Page
17
A damaged OCR fragment references 2012 and independence, with unclear aims and purposes. The text mentions GER Tel MEY and an implied discussion of the col, seeking the asked purpose of the independence inquiry but details are unreadable.
Article argues that Big Business Big Labor and Big Internationalism push for control while the National Federation of Independent Business represents independent businessmen through nationwide mandates. The federation claims to reflect member opinions to Congress and guard free enterprise from dominance by the Big Three.
Fragmented text indicates a 1954 report touchpoint involving an oil transfer unit and a sinking incident. Details are unclear, with multiple garbled phrases referring to a pump, oil line or offshore operation. No definite names or dates can be confirmed from the readable portions.
Readable fragment notes a sale or price listing at Liberty Street Town Line set for 3 PM Saturday with a catalog or item labeled M2105. Names and full details are incomplete.
Harold A. Pinney of Bennington Vermont, a dis tant relative of Calvin Coolidge, has built over 500 violins in a 30 year career. At 61 he lives at the Vermont Soldiers Home and lists cartooning as his hobby. He will keep crafting violins and making copies as long as orders come in. Pinney, born in Plymouth Coolidge’s birthplace, is the father of 10 children and a writer praised for his instruments as scientifically made and high in reputation.
An updated flame resistant treatment for cotton fabric surpasses earlier methods. Developed by the Department of Agriculture research team, the new process offers markedly better protection and durability for textiles.
Marlboro recruiting reveals women may enlist at City Hall Marlboro with Sgt Robert F Coughlin announcing that WAF can train at many Air Force tech schools and may qualify for Officers Candidate School to become second lieutenants. Applicants must be high school graduates aged 18 to 34 married free of dependents and meet moral and physical standards.
New Castle New Hampshire cotton trade groups request a 20 cent per hundredweight reduction from Memphis area to equal a recent cut given to Southern mills. William F Sullivan notes southern railroads boosted truck competition raising the New England rate gap by $1 per bale and warns of disastrous effects if the differential widens.
In Oswego New York a mother reported that her three year old daughter mailed a mud pie to the Ding Dong School teacher. The child wrapped the pie in a paper towel and dropped it into a street letter box. Police and postal workers investigated the odd delivery while the mother described the incident as a serious lesson.
Poem urging national unity through prayer for the ailing president and world peace. The verse appeals to Americans and international readers to join in hopeful, faith filled supplication to hasten the president's recovery and sustain global harmony.
Detroit article outlines four driving hazards on new highways. It warns speed as the top danger and warns against hypnosis behind the wheel. It advises keeping eyes moving, avoiding unnecessary stops, and matching pace with traffic to prevent rear end collisions.
In Carrabasster Maine an 81 year old guest from Bloomingdale New York arrives for a two week vacation and immediately asks for a bucksaw. He then spends his stay cutting wood for the camping operation.
The Army Corps of Engineers calls on Worcester area to prioritize engineer enlistments. Following August floods, engineers showcased technical skill and up to date gear while aiding state and local flood fixes. Three year enlistment offers roles in drafting surveying crane and shovel operation heating refrigeration carpentry plumbing electricity diesel repair sheet metal and more. Contact the Army Recruiting Station Worcester at the Post Office Building without delay.
UW horticulturist Malcolm Dana developed a method to store certain apples for about a year while keeping them marketable. Varieties Golden Delicious Secor and Golden Russet showed slowed ripening with polyethylene liners, though Cortland and McIntosh had mixed results.
Glen Gard, son of sheriff Kenneth Gard, and a companion found a tear gas bomb in the sheriff’s car. They hurled it at the jail wall, filling the Hand County jail with fumes and forcing inmates to be moved outside until the building aired out.
Acton teachers Mrs Margaret Barrett principal Julia L McCarthy Primary School Mrs Edith Hatch remedial reading and Mrs Voris Santmour elementary remedial reading attended the seventh annual conference of the New England Reading Association in Swampscott. Theme Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice. Topics included appropriate corrective reading growth parental progress self selection learning evidence social emotional problems grouping for instruction.
A playful travel idea called a tourette offers two to three hour trips within a hundred miles. These day outings provide fresh, first hand knowledge for children as school starts. Examples include the 1819 brick house museum in Winston Salem NC, ancient Indian pictographs near Three Rivers NM, Lewis and Clark era caverns in MT, and Sagamore Hill Roosevelt home in Oyster Bay NY.
Milwaukee 59 year old painter William Garske fell 25 feet while on a house job. He landed in a thistle hedge and was soaked in paint. The odd tale ends with a string of unrelated trivia about quiz shows and savings bonds.
Concord officials join with Fire Chief Harry A Patterson and the Chamber of Commerce to promote Fire Prevention Week from October 9. The public is welcome to visit any fire station to see apparatus, learn safety tips, and ask questions during the national campaign.
The Acton school committee approved use of Blanchard Memorial Auditorium for the Acton Woman's Club dancing classes starting October 11. Acton High seniors held a two day paper drive to fund their Washington trip with trucks delivering throughout Acton and Boxborough. The annual magazine drive began Monday with the first day yielding over 1100 dollars in subscriptions.
Angler Ivan Pelno caught a 25 inch walleye pike weighing 514 pounds. Upon opening the fish he found a six inch bullhead a shiner and about a quarter pound of pine needles inside.
John Adams, the first president to reside in the White House, outlived all later chiefs and died in 1826 at age 90, setting a record for longevity after his presidency.
The Massachusetts Department of Commerce released a new directory listing 6641 Bay State manufacturers with eight or more employees. It includes company size, street address, and principal products, for firms operating in Massachusetts. Availability is at the Public Document Room in the State House or by mail through the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Vermillion South Dakota Dr Grace L Beede head of Latin and Greek at the University of South Dakota says twenty thousand Latin teachers in the United States are not enough to meet demand. She notes 140 vacancies in Indiana but only 10 Latin majors in the state while collecting data for the American Philological Association’s educational training committee.
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