Massachusetts in 1946: wages, farming, and commerce rise
Massachusetts reports show factory wages up about 90 percent since prewar levels as 1945 income shifted to wages and property. Agricultural census notes 16 574 horses in 1945, cranberry output up 68 percent of US total, and July retail sales up 294 percent year over year. Traffic and war-time gains bolster the state economy despite higher living costs.
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Massachusetts
Dept. Ofs and Industries
U.S. Dept of Commerce
U.S. Geological Survey
State Planning Board
Dept. of Labor and Industries
Automotive
U. S
Commonwealth
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
United States
Daily Fortune Finder: Astrological Letter Grid Mystery
A scrambled fortunelike puzzle maps letters to numbers through a birth period line. The page combines month names, zodiac cues, and scattered letter groups to yield daily insights from stars.
State Planning Board Articles on Planning and Zoning
The board discusses planning housing legislation zoning for airports and lot size regulations and reviews recent court decisions shaping local development policy.
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State Planning Board
Concord Grange Whist Party Tuesday Neighbors Night
Concord Grange P H No 259 hosts Neighbor's Night whist party Tuesday evening at 8 in Elks upper hall. Visiting Granges join in the program with Mrs Maceline DeMars presiding and Mrs Jeannette Ss Stensby arranging the evening. Next meeting plans a public whist party on October 1 at Elks hall.
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Concord
Concord Grange
P. of
Elks
Maceline DeMars
Jeannette Ss. Stensby
All are invited to the 8 o clock gathering
The notice invites all to attend at eight o clock sharp. Details are sparse but emphasize universal invitation and a timely start.
Overseas mailing period for Christmas gifts urged
Concord residents and friends of service members overseas are advised to begin Christmas package mailing October 15 through November 1 under wartime postal rules. Packages may weigh up to 70 pounds. avoid food or clothing and limit to items not readily available to recipients. China India Middle East Pacific Islands parcels should not be mailed after November 1.
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Concord
Wostal
China
India
Middle East
Islands
Pacific
Concord Town Jots From Local Scene And Events
Town Talk highlights discuss upcoming clock change as Daylight Saving ends. Report notes GOP State Convention energy, plans for town meetings, traffic concerns on Route 62, and local chatter about real estate, church projects, and fall club activities. Mentions Concord High game, VFW events, and softball scenes.
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Lawrence Curtis
Harvard
Concord
Town Talk
West Concord
Lghts
Lydia Vitanen
Dee
Parke Stone
Maynard Enterprise
Main Street
St. Bernard’s Church
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Ken Reeves
Needham
Maynard
Otis Whitney
Marlboro
Maynard High
Mill Town
Concord High
Boston
VFW
Emerson Playground
Lawton's Bulbs On Hand In Concord Walden Store
Concord Lawton's Appliance on Walden gutt reports a complete line of electric bulbs in various sizes and shapes. The store carries Turnitine fluorescent tubes and new ultra violet bulbs plus GE insodusnegrae products. Oil firms forecast 150 million maps for summer distribution.
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Concord —Lawton
Walden Gutt
Snow
Lawton Algo
GE Insodusnegrae
Walden Street Tel
Concord
Cattle Underpass Planned for New State Route
Holland New York plans for a seven and a half mile state highway between here and Chaffee include underpasses to allow cattle to cross the road safely. The provision aims to protect livestock and drivers along the new highway corridor.
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Holland
N. Y
Here
Chaffee
New York
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