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Newspaper
Acton Enterprise
Location
Acton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1937
Page
7
Mrs Elma Verille of Havre de Grace Maryland reports dropping 20 pounds by using Kruschen Salts each morning with a glass of water. She claims it eliminates excess waste without drastic cathartics and improves fit of her clothes.
The board holds Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 in the Selectmen's room at the Town House. Applications for licenses or permits should be presented at that time to the secretary. Donald A. Lent is chairman, Roy B. Marsden secretary, Patrick A. McGrath.
Deposit Book No 949 is reported lost with payment stopped. The Middlesex Institution for Savings signed by J W Ballou Assistant Treasurer Concord Massachusetts February 26 1987 March 3 10 17.
Public auction at 4 PM on Wednesday March 24 1937 will sell parcels of land in North Acton Middlesex County Massachusetts to foreclose a mortgage from Michael J Sheehan to the Home Owners' Loan Corporation dated December 22 1933 and recorded in Middlesex South District Deeds Book 5779 Page 393. The property includes two parcels totaling about nineteen acres with buildings and fixtures and is subject to unpaid taxes and municipal liens. Two hundred fifty dollars cash due at sale with balance terms to be arranged. Mortgagee by Edward W Hickey regional manager and James J Brennan state counsel. February 18 1937 February 24 March 3 10
Senator Moyse argued for a four lane highway from Ford road to Weston highway to aid Boston region and nearby towns. He noted 60 percent of state gasoline tax comes from within 20 miles of Boston and urged swift committee action. Local officials from Marlboro Sudbury Wayland and others pressed for reconstruction or by pass to boost industry and transport. The session ended with questions from the Senate Highway Committee and support from Flannery and Holmes.
Massachusetts probate notice for the estate of Hjalmar Hytonen of Maynard seeking Leena Holt or another suitable person as administratrix. Objections must be filed in Cambridge before ten o clock in the forenoon on March 5, 1937.
Middlesex estate of John Weaving petitions Ellen Weaving of Maynard to be appointed administratrix without bond. File at Cambridge before 10 a m on March 26, 1937. Witness John C Leggat Esquire, representative judge of the court.
Sudbury residents Virginia Bowry and Virginia Ellms are highlighted as college students who design and make their own clothes. They graduated from Sudbury High School last year and are freshmen at Stoneleigh College in Rye Beach New Hampshire.
A color photography lecture by Dr. Charles H. Tozier will be held at Sudbury Town Hall on Saturday night, March 20, to raise funds for the Sudbury Public Health Nursing Association. The program, titled Where Nature Reigns Supreme in the Land of the Beaver and the Buffalo, features Alberta and British Columbia scenery, moving animal life footage, and natural color flower photography. Admission will be charged.
The Acton Town Team split results with Leominster after a 39 to 27 win by Acton Tuesday in Leominster, then lost 64 to 59 to the upstate team at the Town Hall Thursday. One game remains next Wednesday against Acton High School at the school court.
The throne of England sits in the House of Lords. A Gothic oak chair is used by the king to open parliament.
Maynard reports Frank J. Murray a famed Marquette gridiron figure takes the head football job at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The piece notes Murray’s success, coaching style, and the challenging schedule ahead as Virginia looks to build a wide open, high scoring offense while facing strong eastern programs.
Billed as a quick alkalizing aid to ease acid indigestion nausea and stomach upset the ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia in liquid form or tablets. It claims two teaspoons after meals or two tablets provide quick relief with effects in minutes priced at 25 cents per box.
Finkenwarder in Hamburg Germany lies within a ring of dikes. From 1625 to 1825 the island endured 64 floods during a two century period.
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