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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
12
United Press International reports budget buzz as 1962 town appropriations rise for schools and government. Concord area towns eye tax rates over 100 dollars, with Sudbury Maynard also near that level amid civil defense spending and local projects.
The Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Rotary and Lions commend a Concord Vocational Fair held Friday and Saturday at the regional high gym. Hundreds of youths attended while adults praised local product displays. Guided tours offered vocational pointers with no sales or pressure.
The piece argues subscription prices should be about triple the 1941 level due to the tripling of living costs. It notes Enterprise subscription rates rose 66 percent and advertising rates about 50 percent over twenty years, illustrating inflation effects on revenue.
Concord Massachusetts engineer G R West celebrates forty years with General Radio eee after 1921 Harvard degree. McElroy held roles from drafting engineer to design standards chair and patent coordinator. He is an AIEE and IRE leader with civic service in Cambridge and Belmont, living with his family on Douglas Road.
A quotation from the Industrial Press Service warns that the current struggle centers on dollars rather than men. It urges protecting the nation’s substance symbolizing freedom, enterprise, opportunity, and labor’s rationale.
A 1952 AAA commemorative stamp honors the organization’s traffic safety work. The issue marks AAA’s fiftieth anniversary and depicts a School Safety Patrol member on duty, recognizing the group’s safety efforts.
Boston theater critic Frank Anthony Stowe notes the Charles Playhouse on Warren Street opens a season praised for intimate, dynamic staging. Michael Murray's direction of Elia O Neill and other works showcases expert casting, especially Bernia Stefan as Margaret and Dora Landey as Cybel, delivering bold inverse characters that fuel powerful drama.
James R. Collier, master planning manager at Itek Laboratories in Lexington, is appointed director by Laboratories President John H. Carter. Collier will serve as executive assistant to the president and oversee general products and business planning while maintaining his current duties.
Forty years ago West Concord Woman's Club meets for a President's Day gathering at Odd Fellows Hall. Mrs Bridget Daly dies at Concord aged 75 and Samuel Haynes dies at 71. West Acton Woman's Club marks 25th anniversary and Concord Musical Club notes silver anniversary. Acton League of Women Voters discusses plans while DAR delegates attend Springfield. Rat traps sell for 10 cents at Vanderhoofs with hot shot batteries offered.
Hermina Di Geronimo marks 18th anniversary of Hermina's Gift Shop on Nason Street Maynard. The shop offers greeting cards imported Hummel pieces fine china religious articles and wedding accessories. Hermina born in Buenos Aires moved to Maynard 45 years ago she is a Maynard Chamber member and runs the shop with her daughter Marie at 46 Nason Street.
The Automobile SAE suggests the governor's council betrayed public trust by blocking a Supreme Court opinion in the toll road dispute. ALA General Manager Philip C. Thibodeau calls the council's action an outrageous move aimed at avoiding political repercussions and warns citizens' legal rights are at stake.
The Institute for Safer Living warns that clutter creates fire traps in homes. Autumn is ideal to clear unused papers boxes and flammables from cellar to attic to reduce risk.
The American Library Association states it has no desire to engage in political controversy. It defends the public’s constitutional rights and aligns with the Supreme Court's view on a pressing issue in the state's large transportation project.
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