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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
4
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Fragmentary OCR lists events and dates including the 1929 stock market crash, the 1893 Columbian Exposition raid in Chicago, a 1940 British air raid on Naples, Washington's Farewell Address to the Army in 1783, and notes on the Revolutionary army disbandment. It also references transcontinental air service in 84 hours.
Massachusetts Commissioner of Conservation Ray mond J. Kenney announced civilian and army unit training in forest fire combat at a conference addressing the menace of Fall fires. He urged coordinated protection agencies to form a structured, unified effort to reduce timber and property damage amid wartime needs.
The text suggests strong support for the Governor and Senator Lodge in a forthcoming election. State Secretary Cook is highlighted for his solid reputation and absentee voting work. He chairs the election procedure committee for a national secretaries association and helped draft absentee ballot forms with federal agencies.
Marlboro, Hudson, Maynard, Newton, Framingham, Milford, Natick and Concord units of the U S W V were seated at a installation ceremony. John F. O'Brien of Framingham officiated. Arthur M. Wright of Concord named president. Rupert C. Wester of Newton Camp 10 vice president. Walter Mitchell of Natick Camp 25 presiding, with Joseph Lovett Hudson Camp 61 chaplain and Ralph True Framingham Camp 58 district deputy. Charles L. Pratt of Braintree spoke as guest.
Maynard High co captain Fred Garvella now attends Southeast Louisiana University as a student athlete. Joseph Dineen of Demars Post A L has been named state vice chairman for a banquet at the Hotel Beacon in Boston in January for the national commander of the American Legion. Jopesh Byrne is tasked with leading the Red Cross blood donor campaign. Det Mills reports all employees are being contacted to donate a pint of blood in the local drive.
Rev. Herbert F Fulton announces Church School at 9 30 a m with classes for all attendees. Morning worship sermon ships that never reach port. Choir offers special program. Youth Fellowship meets 12 moon after service in the Chapel to discuss The Bible as a record of human experience. Rummage sale November 5 6 and 6th. Go to Church Band organized for under 18 with loyalty pins from November 1 to February 17. Red Cross group uses chapel weekly. A recent vote of our church.
State House Boston motorist plates returned but less than half yielded gasoline ration books. Registry chief William Campbell says owners off the road must seal books and mail to the OPA in Boston. Daily envelopes collected at registry help reduce future investigations and workload.
A WPA survey under the federal historical records section, supervised by the development commission, catalogs town and county records on mining operations in Massachusetts. It notes wartime shortages could make old workings profitable, and geologists may link new elements to known minerals for aviation alloys and other war crucial materials.
State Governor Saltonstall announced a committee of geologists and department heads to evaluate reopening abandoned Massachusetts mines for strategic materials. A Plainfield manganese mine is now active, with Tewksbury gallium and indium, Rowe cadmium, and iron mines at Saugus Taunton Norton tested for calcita.
State Civil Service Director Ulysses J. Lupien announced exams for police department entrance in Hudson Marlboro and Maynard will be held December 19. Applicants aged 21 to 36 must file with the State Civil Service Department by December 2. Length tests will be part of the civil service examination.
Local office at 731 Main Street Framingham offers services by appointment only with hours extending to 765t Maynard and other times as arranged.
The Massachusetts Clinic of Physiotherapy at 199 Prospect Street Cambridge reopened October 14 and offers free medical aid for rehabilitating men who failed their physicals for service as well as aid for the needy and underprivileged. It serves Marlboro Hudson Maynard Concord and Middlesex County with physical therapies including light heat electricity and corrective exercises supported by public contributions. The clinic is led by Dr Thomas F Hennessey with Dr Robert I Diamond as treasurer and Howe Coolidge Amee as secretary. Other directors include Judge Joseph E Warner Jarvis Hunt and Rev Harold Abbott.
Lt Charles Donahue U S N R from the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board will speak at the Elks smoker this evening at Elks Hall. Motion pictures to be shown. All young men 18 to 28 interested in aviation careers invited.
The War Department announces a training program for automotive mechanics to become Armament Repairmen and Armament Machinists. Applicants must be American citizens with specific experience, and selected trainees are sent to Minneapolis and Rock Island for six months each. Pay starts at four dollars daily subsistence plus five to six dollars during training, with higher rates on completion.
A federal highway planning survey reports September traffic on Massachusetts highways fell 46.9 percent from August. The study, sponsored by the state Department of Public Works, uses nine “electric eye” counting machines across the state.
The report shows five month traffic volume in Massachusetts at 33 percent of 1941 levels. Fuel consumption totals 53,780,099 gallons, down 29.3 percent from the prior period. August 31 total use reaches 354,860,000 gallons, an 18.7 percent drop from the previous year.
Concord’s pro eleven edged Chelmsford 18 16 in a high scoring clash. Paul Dee caught a LaHiff pass for a five yard TD and Donnie Dee added the extra point as Concord built a 9 0 lead they defended with two late touchdowns after Chelmsford first tallied.
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