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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1956
Page
15
Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell announced August employment data noting unemployment below comparable 1955 months. The report highlights 1.3 to 2.7 million job levels through the year and only minor impact from the steel strike on overall employment, with many unemployed actively seeking work.
The 519th Antiaircraft Regiment, stationed at Hanford since 1950, guards the plutonium producing facility used for the first atomic bomb. After five days of drill and alert duty near the Columbia River, crews return home aboard trucks. The unit, twice awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre for Antwerp defense, continues the cold war standby near the atom plant.
A reminiscence recalls railroading around forty years ago from a small Texas town to San Antonio. The narrator describes coal fired eight wheel steam locomotives, trains running ten hour schedules, and a conductor in a Prince Albert uniform with a handlebar mustache who spoke English and Spanish. The piece also notes bilingual commerce at the border, soda and snacks sold on board, and a lively mood as trains terminated near the Mexican border.
The 103rd Pursuit Squadron, AEF, the first American fighter unit in World War I, was formed from members of the Lafayette Escadrille and placed under French command on the Western Front, February 18, 1918.
The Elizabeth Kenny Institute in Minneapolis centers on physical therapy and nerve and bone disorders. The foundation’s International Center coordinates training, supervision, and treatment under medical oversight to deliver therapies and aid recovery for various conditions.
The candlefish, a small oily fish related to the smelt, fuels lamps and is eaten. its flesh is oily enough to burn like a candle. Berchtesgaden in Bavaria is noted for Hitler’s two story chalet overlooking the village, with a long maze of rock corridors and an elevator to the eagle's nest atop the mountain.
Ravenna News notes editors in three adjacent county seats Ravenna Loup City and MinDen Neb report names Cass Sass and Bass among local figures.
U P staffer notes the large number of people named Smith in the United States and traces the surname’s prominence in a humorous survey. A friend’s book on the Smiths expands into observations on hyphenated and hybrid Smiths, with side anecdotes about a Nebraska man who set an indoor popcorn eating record under the name Sam Smith.
A Lancashire manufacturer Howcol is sending two officials on a 50 000 mile selling tour. The mission marks the first time garment centers in the United States and Canada will be included. The campaign promotes British made cottons to the American fashion scene.
A journalist outlines the new social security law affecting women wives of retired insured workers widows and employed women. Key points include starting benefits at age 62 for some groups monthly amounts reduced if taken early and rules for survivor benefits and insured status with changes to required work credits.
The Dennison Manufacturing Company board declared a five percent stock dividend on common shares payable October 26, 1956 to shareholders of record September 17, 1956. The June dividend was raised to 40 cents per share and two previous five percent dividends were paid on May 15, 1953 and October 15, 1954.
Maxwell Field announces the Boston Advance Spring Market Week from September 30 to October 4. More than 200 shoe buyers from New England and beyond have reserved exhibit rooms, with lines on display in Boston shoe district and hotels. A special service is arranging sleeping reservations for visiting buyers.
A public inspection tour of old and new architecture in Uxbridge is set for September 18 from 1 to 4 pm. The Friends Meeting House Association sponsors the event to aid continued restoration of the 186 year old Quaker building with others including seven churches and a modern home on the route. Tours begin at the town common near routes 16 and 122 and feature the Moses Farnum House built in 1766, the oldest on the list. Hostesses will wear authentic Quaker dress and a Haydn Irish Harp Duo concert is planned for September 9 at 3 pm.
At Old Sturbridge Village on Sunday September 16 a Wayside parade reenacts Lafayette's 1624 voyage and his farewell tour. The Mattatuck Drum Band of Waterbury in replica Continental Army uniforms leads to the Wayside Inn reception on the Village Green, starting at noon.
Police rushed to a North Sacramento apartment after a woman screamed for help. She was confronting a cricket that had hopped into her room, prompting a brief alarm before the situation was resolved.
District Attorney Ephraim Martin told the Watertown Rotary Club that juvenile delinquency has multiple causes and cannot be solved by a single measure. He urged continuing collaboration with law enforcement, the Youth Board, and public agencies to prevent court stigma and improve outcomes for youths.
Deputies and police head reported an escape from the county jail after three inmates were found missing from an apparently escape proof facility. Authorities say the men were missing for hours before detection and have been recaptured after routine questioning.
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