Textron to close two Nashua mills amid outcry
Textron Inc will shut two 116 year old cotton rayon mills in Nashua by December 31 striking at the city’s main industry and drawing union and congressional scrutiny. Royal Little cites high north taxes and lower productivity as reasons while planners seek buyers for the plants.
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Nashua
N. H
New England
Textron, Inc
Ihe
Textron
Providence
R. L
Royal Little
Kenneth S. Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
Small Business Committee
Nashua Chamber of Commerce
Nashua Plan
South
England
Puerto Rico
Daoust
Motoring's Taxation in 1946 Totals 2.507 Billion
Motoring taxes in 1946 amounted to 2.507 billion dollars. Registrations contributed 551 million of the total. Gasoline and state taxes were 1.065 billion, federal excise 796 million, and other taxes 95 million.
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United States
Air Covering and Auto Traction on Icy Grades
The text explains turbulent air layers cover Earth and notes it can help prevent rear wheel spin on icy slopes by starting in second or high gear. It highlights practical use of air conditions for vehicle traction on slight grades.
Union Hill School Opens With Mrs Bennison as Head
Union Hill School will start operations with Mrs Bennison named as head. Hayworth and Mabel Clay are noted among staff as guidance or classroom roles while Mrs Bennison serves as music teacher. The text confirms her arrival and leadership at Union Hill.
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Union Hill School
Construction Permits Total 32000 In City Weekly Report
Building inspector reports 32000 in permits issued last week for residential and commercial construction. Five of six permits for homes total 26500, plus one for a 5500 dollar one story masonry office building on South Main. Occupants include Neill Marsh Howard Kivett Ward Street Church of God and Lintz with addresses on Farmis Gatewood Arch Bridges and Bridges streets.
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D. S. Neill
East Farmis Street
A. C. Marsh
Gatewood l Avenue
Council and
Locke Streets
E. T. Howard
South Main Street
Green and
Russell Streets
J. L. Kivett
Arch Street
East Green
East Russell Streets
Ward Street
Church of God
Silk and
Ridgeway Streets
J. M. Lintz
Bridges Street
Salem
Putnam Streets
Types of TV Guests Hit by Hal Boyle Satirically
Hal Boyle lampoons TV buyers as he lists fourteen visitor types that plague new sets. The piece names dial gypsies, furniture movers, critics, gate crashers, incorrigible hams, firebugs, switch-hitters, standees, engineers, dribbler, incorrigible, antenna nuts, vandals, and insomniacs, noting how each disrupts viewing and home life.
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New York
Hank Ladd
Talay Iartine
Army
Norell
City Auction of Woodrow Avenue Lot and Lex Street Lots
City to sell public auction tomorrow at 11 on city hall steps. Lot 6 on Woodrow Avenue with east and west side measurements and 7 by 169.9 feet depth, starting bid $1,000. Also Lots 10 to 16 on Lex street north side listed with direct deed.
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City Hall
Woodrow Avenue
Fifth
Lex
Auction Notice for parcels on Arlington Avenue site
The High Point Enterprise lists a deed sale starting bid of 1050 dollars for multiple lots on Arlington Avenue near Delay Street. Parcels 10 through 16 have varying dimensions with a shared starting price, details readable from the public notice.
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High Point
N. C
Alington Avenue
Delay Street
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Nashua Mill
Mrs. Tennor Bennison
Piedmont Carolina
North Main ST
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Coe
Hal Boyle
The
Young's Furniture and Rug Co
North MA
Truscon
Steel Utility
Truits
Truitt
Greensboro, Worth Carolina
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