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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
4
Six women convicted in an unspecified Salem, Massachusetts case. year and details unclear. The record compiles scattered items noting historic boxing triumph, a political assassination in 1935, and a mass conviction in Salem.
Maynard area residents join a Labor Day parade and festivities as the nation boosts munitions output. Donald Nelson cautions against premature boasting while factories push production toward wartime goals. Local notices include new hires, a car purchase, and a baby birth.
Robert Tyre, famed golfer, gave up a long Atlanta law practice to serve as a army captain. He won Southern Amateur titles at 15 and collected multiple National Amateur and Open championships from 1917 to 1930, earning the Grand Slam in 1930. He studied at Georgia Tech and Harvard, married Mary Malone in 1924, and has four children.
Twenty five years ago Harry Ledgard known as the popcorn king of Maynard attends the Worcester fair. Mr and Mrs George Merrick of Maynard rent a cottage at Lake Poon entertaining many friends. Concord notes Lincoln's tax rate of ten dollars. Rev and Mrs George A Tewksbury announce the engagement of Dorothy to Kenneth B Cook of Newark New Jersey Concord.
Acton faces a base tax rate of 18.40 dollars with additional charges. The West and South Water districts pay 2.80 extra, while the Centre district pays 1.60 extra. The arrangement outlines how regional water services contribute to the combined rate.
Percy Taylor and Michael Lynch of Maynard vacation in New York City and Philadelphia. Chin Wing, son of a laundry owner on Main Street Maynard, passes induction testing for the U S Army at Fort Devens amid local drafts and service notices.
A curious essay notes that in Panama City the sun rises in the Pacific and sets in the Atlantic, citing the Century club view. The author claims the Pacific entrance to the canal lies east of the Atlantic entrance, a geographic oddity highlighted by the Ledger Syndicate WNU Features.
William H. Finn of the U S Employment Service Marlboro announces war service appointments for marine superintendents engineers stevedore foremen shipment surveyors port purveyors passenger clerks and cargo supervisors. Positions pay 2000 to 5000 annually with a Boston training period and starting 2000 to 3000 during training. Applicants under 60 in good health with suitable records are urged to apply at 116 Main Street Marlboro.
Funeral services for Miss Catherine F Co ident of Sudbury were held at St George's Church Saxonville after she died Thursday night at her Framingham road home. Born Weymouth she was daughter of Patrick and Margaret Connelly and leaves brother John and sister Mrs Frank B Tulis of Saxonville.
The Office of Price Administration plans definite price ceilings on live hogs and similar action on beef. Ceilings aim to align hog and cattle prices with pork and beef, discourage shipments to areas with high retail ceilings, and prevent losses for processors.
Scrap iron and steel, radiators, pipes, refrigerators, and other metal are refined into high quality steel for war machines. The piece notes that scrap supplied about half of steel’s raw material and, despite rising production, calls for uncovering at least 6 million more tons of scrap steel.
A historic note states that Quebec Canada lacks compulsory education, implying that attendance requirements were not established or enforced, affecting school participation and policy discussions.
High ranking government officials warned the East Coast to brace for a serious fuel oil shortage this winter and said rationing may be necessary. Deputy Ralph Davies estimated a 25 percent shortfall and noted possible regulations to deny fuel oil to inefficient coal converters. War Production Chief Donald Nelson warned of an inevitable shortage and urged immediate provisions.
Dr. Vincent J. Pollina Ghiropodist announces office hours all day with Wednesday by appointment. Telephones Maynard 731 M and Framingham 7651 listed.
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