Massachusetts Revenue and Retail Trends in 1946 1947
Massachusetts state government tax share for the year ending June 30 1947 stood at 3.1 percent of total income payments to individuals, a low ratio compared with most states. Major revenue came from whiskey wines and other beverages totaling 21 686 100 and 320 448 000 in reported figures. Retail gains in July show Lynn 25 percent Newton 20 percent Salem 16 percent Springfield 13 percent with motor vehicle sales and building materials leading increases. Living costs rose 15 percent in August from July, driven by a 24 percent rise in some sectors. rents increased 1.5 percent in August under lease terms through December 31 1948. Ipswich has not appointed a committee on zoning sizability.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Union
Gales and Rewhich
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Lynn
Newton
Walam
Springfield
U. S. Census Bureau
the of Ipswich
Stow Celebrates 96th Birthday and Local 4-H Display
Mrs Josephine Tuttie of Great Roydl marks her 96th birthday with a 4 H display at Red Acre during a Stow Grange Fair preview. Miss Jessie Lewis of Great Pad resumes teaching duties in Newton schools starting September 8 after visiting her sister Mrs Carrie Clark this summer.
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Josephine Tuttie
Roydl
Jessie Lewis
Great Pad
Newton
Suromer
Carrie Clark
Vacation and visits reported in local society notes
Mrs Warren Irwin and Mr Patricia Barbour head to Boothbay Harbor Maine for a week long vacation. Mr and Mrs Robert Goucher and son Richard visit Keene New Hampshire with sister in law Mrs Frank Raymond. Miss France Wetherbee returns to Gleasondale road from Eastern Air Lines duties in New York City. Mrs Dorothy Hanser returns from a bite spent this immer at mset.
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Warren Irwin
Patricia Barbour
Crescent Street
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Robert Goucher
Richard
Red* Acre Road
Frank Raymond
Keene
New Hampshire
France
Wetherbee
Leon Wetherbee
Gleasondale Road
Eastern Air Lines
New York City
Miss Wetherbee
Dorothy Hanser
Censer Place
Mset
Birth of Vivian Ellen Erkkinen in Concord
Vivian Ellen Erkkinen is born at Emerson Hospital Concord on Thursday September 4 to Mrs. Erkkinen formerly Vieno Maki and her husband Erkkinen. Grandparents are Hans Maki of South Acton and Matti Erkkinen of Stow.
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Eee Oeinén
Vetith Acton
Stow
Emerson Hospital
Concord
Vivian Ellen
Erkkinen
Vieno Maki
Hans Maki
South Aeton
Matti Erkkinen
Fishermen in the United States Grow By Up To Quarter
The number of fishermen in the United States rose last year from 10 percent to 25 percent, indicating a notable increase in fishing participation across the country.
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United States
Grange Fair at Stow to be held September 16
The Stow Grange Fair sponsored by its members will be held in Stow Town Hall on Tuesday the 16th. It starts at five o'clock and is open to the public. A home cooked turkey supper at 6:30. Pickets limited to 115, available from Blanche E. Symonds or Peter Lund. After supper a program of entertainment, auction and dancing with Helen and George Smith providing music.
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Stow
Stow Grange
Stow Town Hall
Blanche E. Symonds
Peter Lund
Helen
George Smith
Mrs Caroline Clark on Extended Visit in Hanover NH
Mrs Caroline Clark of Great Road enjoys an extended visit with her daughter Mrs L K Sycamore and family in Hanover New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Herbert H Cooke of Walcott Street are vacationing with Mrs Cooke's sister at Nantucket.
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Caroline Clark
Great Road
L. K. Sycamore
Hanover, New Hampshire
Mrs. Herbert. H. Cooke
Walcott Street
Mrs. Cooke
Nantucket
Insurance Lesson in a Jewelry Store Caper
Jonathan Langdon and Philip Smart debate theft insurance at McLaughton’s jewelry. A client purchases a two carat diamond, then vanishes, revealing an insurance setup that proves Langdon’s trust misplaced. The store owner confirms how a phony diamond could slip away, prompting a lesson on security.
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Jonathan Langdon
McLaughton
Philip Smart
Watehs
Langdon
Patie
Philip
Medfield visitors and local housing change noted
Mr and Mrs Philip Smith and sons of Medfield visit his parents Mr and Mrs Allison P Smith of Great Road for the week. Medfield State Hospital head herdsman Mr Smith. The David Smith house on Great Road was sold to Charles Josephson of Cambridge who plans to occupy. Mrs Ethel Huston Gleason Dale Stow Public Health Nurse returns from vacation and is available at Stow Town Hall daily between 8 and 9 am and 12 noon to 1 pm.
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Philip Smith
Medfield
David Smith
Great Road
Charles Josephson
Cambridge
Escace
Ethel Huston
Gleasondale
Stow
Summer Salads Offer Frugal Freshness
Frances Lee Barton suggests affordable summer salads using leftovers. The piece outlines a Molded Cucumber and Celery salad with gelatin, water, sugar, vinegar, pepper, green pepper, cucumber, celery, mayonnaise, and salted hard boiled eggs, prepared in leaf pat molds for serving.
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Ummer
Emrera
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Stookie Allen
Cuers
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Slawsesn
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Wall Street
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Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
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Henry Suter
Mr. Blake
Jonathan
Blake
Jake
ML Eames
J. Millar Watt
Gene Byrnes
Mister M*fagin
Gqing
MNE
By Len Kleis
Pete
Ads
Ae Ness
Evylyn L. Weigel
Huntington Ave
Copley Sq
Kenmore
Mass. Ave
West Acton - Acton
Bigham & SO
South ST
Walham Tei
Waltham
John A. Brooks
Richardson Bldg
Cabinet
Russell W. Wheeler
Main St
Tel
West, Concord
Hudson
Sales & Service
McKellar Motors
S. Ae ‘An Concord
William D. Goff
Sunny Acres Farm
Thoreau Si
Concord Esso
Concord Turnpike
Thoreau St. - Concord
Tre. L
Mill Dam
Mass
Sound Equipment Pick Up
Concord Radio Electric Co
West Concord Fruit Ae
Legal Holidays
Commonwealth Ave
Frances Lee Barton
Concord Hardware A Kyamize
Walden
Shest - Concord Tel
Allan A
Mechanic
Main Street
Marlboro Veterinary
R. J. Dinsmore
M. D
Boston Post
Nepal
Sry
Bartlett
Service Star
Tom Power Holler - Wis
Ston Sv
Murray
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