Kennedy announces nationwide academy selection plan for Massachusetts
Senator Kennedy announces competition for Naval Military and Air Force Academy nominations in Massachusetts. Applicants aged 17 to under 22 by July 1, 1956 must submit applications by November 1, 1955 and pass mental and physical exams and be scored on academics and references. A Massachusetts Selections Board will interview top scorers for final picks.
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Senator Kennedy
Senate
Washington
D.C
Air Force
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Naval
Military
Air Force Academy
Washington, D. C
Emerson unit fundraiser and volunteer drive described
Scattered readable lines indicate a local Emerson unit hosting a "Hard to be" event with Scouts assisting and volunteers collecting vegetables for a community bur E. Mar n, South Ac the local Mm stains spots with tar.
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South Ac
Sudbury Grange Installation Set for October 18
Sudbury Grange plans an open installation of its officers on October 18 with Mrs Dorothy Warden, past lecturer of State Grange, as installing officer. Raymond Warden Pomona Deputy of State Grange Elsie Havens State Chairman of Home and Community Service and Stanley Havens Past Deputy of Subordinate Granges will be in her suite. Relatives and friends are urged to attend Tuesday evening October 18.
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Sudbury
Sudbury Grange
Dorothy Warden
State Grange
Raymond Warden
Pomona
Elsie Havens
Home and Community Service
Stanley Havens
Unlucky number sale ad hints at varied properties
A noisy classified style notice advertises real estate and rentals including 1942 era plots, a 4 acre site with barn, two acre home, a large town lot, and multiple small listings. It mentions prices from 8900 to 15000, with contact lines and references to Marlboro and Pleasant Street.
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Marlboro
Ibarn
Doctor warns on rise of coddled children and gadget culture
Burlington physician Dr Wilhelm Raab says U S children grow soft from lack of activity and gadget use. He contrasts American fitness unfavorably with European youths and warns that television and comics dull imagination and erode literacy. He urges more exercise to strengthen nervous systems and metabolism.
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James Geggis
United Press
Burlington, Vt
Wilhelm Raab
University of Vermont
Division of
Experimental Medicine
Raab
Craftsmen Exhibit Art At Wayside Inn
Sudbury residents and friends enjoyed an exhibit by the Esther Stevens Barres Guild of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration. Twenty one states contributed stencil art on wood and tin. Awards were given as visitors toured the Wayside Inn on the event days.
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Sudbury
Esther Stevens Barres
Sudbury Board of Appeals Holds Public Hearing
Sudbury Mass November 1 1955 public hearing set by the Board of Appeals at 8 00 P M in Town Hall for two petitions. Sudbury Mfg Co Inc seeks permission to manufacture and assemble a light product with Elizabeth Burckes to ship games from the Burckes residence near Maynard Road. Walter R Lawin seeks permission to build a one family dwelling on Lot H 2000 sq ft as shown on plan filed with Middlesex deeds May 13 1948. Petitioner must attend or be represented.
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Town OF Sudbury Board of Appeals
Sudbury
Mass
Board of Appeals
Sudbury Mfg. Co., Inc
Richard Burckes
Pres
Elizabeth H. Burckes
Elizabeth Burckes
Burckes
Maynard Road
Walter R. Lawin
Middlesex Registry of Deeds
E. W. Pettigrew
Goodman Hill Road
Stephen M. W. Gray
Health for All Health for All The Baby Sitter
A health column urges parents to vet babysitters for tuberculosis risk with annual chest x rays and regular medical exams. It cautions that TB often has no early symptoms and highlights the duty to protect children, noting sponsorship by local health boards and tuberculosis committees.
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Board of Health
Tuberculosis Committee
Middlesex Health Asociation
Rattlesnake Killer Sets Youth Record in California
Denny Johnson, 11, Elk Creek, California, tallies 111 rattlesnakes killed this year, from five feet to 15 inches, a new mark for a boy of his size in Willows coverage.
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Willows
Calif
Denny Johnson
Elk Creek
Denny
Wildlife Diversity in Washingtons Olympic Peninsula
The National Geographic Society notes the Olympic Peninsula hosts more than 50 mammal species including bear and cougar. It highlights Roosevelt elk herds as among the state’s largest remaining. the region remains a primitive wilderness area with rich fauna.
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Washington State
Olympic Peninsula
National Geographic Society
Redwoods Once Widespread Across Continents Says Expert
Ralph Chaney argues in Redwoods of the Past that giant trees once thrived on nearly every continent and fossils prove their former abundance. He notes the trees are not confined to California and show no trend toward fossil status there.
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California
Ralph Chaney
Sunshine wager sinks as 236 guests stay free
Sarasota hotel owner C. V. Griffin offered free rooms to Sun-O-Rama guests when sunshine failed. He says 236 guests from 17 states stayed, blamed hurricanes Hilda Tone and Janet for three sunless days. The promotion runs through December last and notes Alvin C. York’s 1918 Argonne feat on its anniversary.
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Sarasota
Florida
C. V. Griffin
Sarasota Terrace
Griffin
Hilda
Tone
Janet
New England
New York
Middle West
California
If Diesel Locomotives Had Not Replaced Steam Power
If diesel loco motive work on American railroads in 1954 had been done by steam locomotives, railroads would have faced more than 5 billion dollars in additional fuel and maintenance costs.
Sudbury P T A Convention Sets October Session
Sudbury delegates Ruth Buxton and Mrs. Richard F. Clippinger attend the 46th Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers at the New Ocean House Swampscott October 13 and 14. Walter Taylor Newton Junior College directs the gifted child workshop and handles convention printing. Notable educators from Connecticut and Michigan highlight the event with sessions on PTA work, family strengthening, and parliamentary procedures.
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Sudbury
Ruth Buxton
Richard F. Clippinger
Sudbury P.T.A
Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc
New Ocean House
Swampscott
Walter Taylor
King ‘Philip Road
Newton Junior College
Newton High School
Taylor
Connecticut
Michigan
Finie E. Engleman
Whte House
James C. Parker
National Congress of
Gardner
Donald F. Lytle
Edward Devotion
Brookline
Concord Week Of Community Meetings And Events
This listing catalogs weekly town activities in Concord including church gatherings at Union and Trinitarian churches, State Armory drills, P T A meetings, and hospital auxiliaries harvest events. It notes Rotary lunch, Masonic events, Legion installation, Girl Scout rummage sale, and multiple club and council sessions across Mon through Thu with times and venues.
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West Concord Woman’s Club
Union Church
State Armory
West Concord
Church Hall
Emerson Hospital
Masonic Temple
Trinitarian Congregational Church
Alcott School
Concord Rotary Club
Howard Johnson’s
Rose Hawthorne School
October Food Counter Highlights and Apple Week Tips
The U S Department of Agriculture expects pork potatoes and rice to be plentiful and low in price in October with apples grapes canned tuna fish and broilers also among the ready items. Specials on pork October 17 23 and on potatoes October 24 30. National Apple Week October 24 29 brings buying tips for selecting firm colorful apples and proper storage.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Middlesex County
Alsho
West Acton Woman's Club Holds Meeting and Dessert
A well attended West Acton Womans Club gathering met at the clubhouse after a dessert organized by president Mrs Safford P Sweatt and Mrs Mark Faton. Mrs Sweatt led the business session outlining plans for the November 5 auction and November 14 fashion show with guest speaker Miss Lorraine Williams a noted model fashion teacher TV personality and columnist giving a talk and demonstration.
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West Acton
Sault Ste. Marie Named for The Leap of St Mary
The city earns its name from a French title meaning The Leap of St Mary. French explorers chose the name to refer to a 20 foot fall in the St Marys river at the site of the settlement.
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Sault Ste. Marie
St. Mary’s River
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