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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1954
Page
12
Washington reports Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell cites a Bureau of Labor Statistics study indicating possible liberalization of draft deferments. If armed forces stay near 3.03 million through 1960, manpower would exceed needs, allowing deferment policy relaxation.
Dodge Reports show Massachusetts seven month total of 362.402 million for future construction, the highest among New England states. July awards reach 43.095 million, up 4 percent from June but 13 percent below July 1953, with non-residential 116.689 million, residential 144.764 million, and heavy engineering 64.949 million.
District managers and vice presidents from major western utilities completed the Public Utilities Executives Course at the University of Idaho summer session. Thirty-three executives studied six hours daily as part of a program to aid management policy decisions using available facts and resource materials.
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate James A. Burke accuses Lt. Gov. Sumner G. Whittier and the Executive Council finance committee of using state funds for campaign propaganda. Burke says a Boston film company was paid to show the Republican ticket at highway dedication events, funded improperly by the state treasury rather than the Republican State Committee.
Miss Phyllis Campobasso vacationed at Calumet on Cape Cod with her family in Bedford road. Her brother Charles works as a counsellor at a boys camp in Ossipee New Hampshire. First Friday mass will be celebrated by Rev Edmund J. Roman at St Josephs Church in South Lincoln. The wedding of Sally Bamforth to Ronald F Wood is set for September 11 at St Ann's Episcopal Church South Lincoln. Colin MacLaurin is new Lincoln Community Chest president with Frederick Dominick as budget and admissions chair.
Fire damaged stage rigging and costumes during final rehearsal for Rain at the Cecilwood Theater in Fishkill New York. No injuries reported and theater officials expect show to resume after safety inspection.
Descendants of Edmund E. Rice and Thomas Brigham plan family reunions in Massachusetts. Rice Family Association gathers September 25 at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in South Sudbury. Brigham Family Association meets October 12 at the Unitarian Church in Northboro. Details to follow.
With summer ending, local churches resume fall schedules and clubs prepare fairs. Middle sex County Milk Goat Breeders Association members attended the Sudbury Grange fair. Other fairs are planned for September in Stow Tyngsborough Roxborough Lexington Carlisle.
Demographic data shows about two million more women than men in the United States, reflecting long term gender balance changes across age groups and regions.
The item notes Concord 1108 evenings after Labor Day or written via Con. Box 150. The readable text signals a post Labor Day schedule or contact method. No concrete event or date details are provided in the fragment.
A humorous verse notes how early diets lacked vitamins yet workers stayed healthy. It urges modern readers to eat well and take a daily dose of vitamins from A to E, comparing old and new eras and highlighting the health benefits.
The First Friday mass for September will be at 7 o clock tomorrow at St Elizabeths of Hungary in West Acton led by Rev Daniel F Riordan The first Saturday mass at 9 o clock will honor Our Lady of Fatima for world peace Registration Day for new first graders is set for next Wednesday September 8 from 2 to 3 pm at the New Primary School The note also states New York state will require annual vehicle inspections starting in 1956 for brakes steering wheel alignment horn tires lights glass and wipers
Funeral services for Francis LeSage 74 of 41 River Street Maynard were held Friday morning from his brother Magloire LeSage 27 Arthur Street Maynard with a 9 o'clock mass at St Bridget s Church Rev Michael Murphy celebrant and prayers at interment in St Bridget s Cemetery Bearers were Peter Johnson Ernest William LeSage and Sam Larsen Arrangements by William J Hickey funeral director of Hudson
A 26 school survey across seven southeastern states shows parents pay more than assumed for high school. Textbooks, fees, uniforms, lunches, transportation, field trips and supplies add up, with girls often spending more. Only about a quarter of entrants graduate, highlighting hidden costs shifting onto families.
Mr and Mrs Frederick W Pollack of Lexington road returned home after a 10 day vacation to Nova Scotia Concord Lions Club to hold a board of directors meeting on Tuesday September 7 at 1730 in the Concord Co Operative Bank directors room Final of the union summer service on Sunday September 5 at 930 at Tinitaian Congregational Church Rev Robert H Banker preached Power For Living Mrs Marcia T Larson was soloist and organist E Whittedge Clark of Bedford
Portland official Charles H. Merrill, arriving early before 9 am, finds ample curb space and spends two hours in nap at his desk, saying he sleeps there after arriving around 7 am.
Half the world goes hungry while you sleep. Tonight your dinner waits warm and nourishing. For each well fed person, someone overseas goes hungry. War damaged farmers lose tools and harvests are tiny. It only costs ten dollars to send aid to a farmer.
Oregon education costs climb due to two forces the West migration and natural increase. A University of Oregon study shows 1940s to 1950s growth driven mainly by births and in-migration, with census up 52.4 percent and enrollment up 33.9 percent from 1943 to 1953 while average daily attendance rose 70.9 percent, prompting a reshaping of funding thoughts.
A garbled report suggests a Boston UP scientist discusses medical applications and safety, citing a Philadelphia convention read letter by Gershenfeld. It references potential prior approvals, mucus membranes, and inactivation issues, implying cautious progress without definitive human impact.
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