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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
5
The 1931 mortality rate in the United States marks the lowest level since government statistics began in 1900, signaling improved public health trends.
Duplicate book application received for Book No 12533 at Institution for Savings Massachusetts. Treasurer B McCleary reports dates September 10 17 and 24 for the record.
Marlboro residents pay the 102nd highest average motor vehicle excise tax in the state, $7.39, used to gauge tax paying ability for personal property. Commissioner Long’s study lists 1942 averages and notes Longmeadow top and Taunton near the bottom, with Boston at $9.43. Local assessors are urged to clear 1941 delinquencies in SeptOct.
Mortgagee Assabet Institution for Savings forecloses on a 1924 lien held by Francis G. Moran and Margaret T Moran. The property on Sudbury Street Maynard will sell October 15 1942 at 2 PM for cash with balance due within ten days. Tax titles and municipal liens remain unpaid. Attorney Howard J. Wilson listed. 32 Nason Street Maynard. Sept 17 24 Oct 1.
Director Barnhart says the department of conservation led all states in sub game bird propagation in 1941 by stocking 165000 quail and 2 mg on chicks for rearing. This year the department plans 168000 quail and pheasant chicks for rearing and release. In 1941 an estimated 77 percent were reared.
Fragmentary OCR shows a military or artillery note with garbled text about field guns and opposing forces. Readable pieces mention forty, field guns, and an adversary, but core meaning remains unclear.
The Department of Public Welfare issued a statement clarifying the 1941 Old Age Assistance minima. It states that aid is not a flat $40 for all recipients but structured as at least $30 monthly for those in a family, or $40 monthly for those living alone, after deductions for income and in-kind support. The notice notes medical advisory support and provides Maynard aid figures showing state and federal funding shares and local administration costs.
The War Production Board reduced allowances to 65 percent of normal, crippling coffee and tea supply. A downtown Boston shop warns customers with a sign reading no coffee no tea as it remains open only Saturdays. Clerks publicly explain the WPB order and its effect on stock. A separate note describes vase and lamp painting techniques using bottle glass and enamel.
French missionaries visited India as early as the eighteenth century, aiding religious work and establishing footholds in coastal and inland regions. Their early presence shaped cultural exchange and ecclesiastical networks across local communities and British colonial contexts.
State College authorities urged safer blackout driving with twelve rules from Amos E. Neyhart of the Institute of Public Safety. Key tips include staying home when possible, driving only for emergencies, using headlight masks, and keeping cars off main routes with lights out. The list warns to drive slowly, be alert, and avoid passing in darkness.
Miss Josephine Plows Day founder of the National Avon Society in London visits her niece Miss Helen Til den of Concord Road. Dimitri Barton of Priveston New Jersey visits Mr and Mrs KE Huchel at St Hubert's School. Barton was a pupil at St Hubert's in Cannes France. Mrs John Woods former town accountant visits her uncle Senator W Hall in South Sudbury. David Bentley visits parents Mr Gaul Arthur Bentley of Church Street. Mrs DB Buckley of Medfora in town with her son Sunday.
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