Appraised Value Seen For Bay State Fishing Assets
Herbert A. Hallett testified in the trial of 30 defendants accused of conspiring to raise fish prices during war times. He stated his opinion the Bay State Fishing Company of Massachusetts was worth 1,000,000 dollars and that Bay State Company of Maine president Mr. Dyer had claimed value above 1,000,000. Hallett said he checked asset values before lending to Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Hallett
Bay State Fishing Company of
Massachusetts
Dyer
Bay State Company of
Maine
Massachusetts Company
Bay State Fishing Company of Maine director testimony
Testimony describes a meeting of Bay State Fishing Company of Maine directors on dividend decisions. Hallett recalls Dyer seeking a wharf purchase in East Boston and the debate over paying dividends. Several directors opposed dividends. Hallett resigned as director. He mentions transfers of shares and partial dividend details. Dyer paid cash and stock for assets of the Massachusetts firm. Trial to resume this morning.
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Webber
Bay State Fishing Company of
Maine
Messrs. Cox
Wainwright
Stone and Dumaine
Hallett
Dyer
Boston
Messrs
Cox
Stone
Dumaine
Paine
Brookline Votes Against Annexation and Raises for Town Workers
Brookline town meeting narrowly rejects annexation to Boston by a 193 to 1 vote and orders the Board of Selectmen to act. The meeting raises highway wages from 3 25 to 3 50 a day, funds library wage increases, and boosts fire and police pay from 1400 to 150. An extra 10 000 is approved for returning soldiers and sailors recreation amid a budget over 2 6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Boston
Board of Selectmen
Library Department
Connecticut Cats to Be Tagged in Licensing Plan
Hartford March 18 Beginning May 1 if the bill becomes a law every old cat in Connecticut that is six months old or older must be registered and wear a license tag or risk being gassed out by the dog catcher or game warden. The fisheries and games committee reported a bill for the protection of game and songbirds proposing a cat licensing system sought by Aubudon societies and hunting clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Committee On Fisheries and Games
Senate
Vahey Named to Arbitration Board for Springfield Trolleymen
James H. Vahey of Boston was chosen by the Springfield Trolleymen's Union as its member of the arbitration board to settle the dispute over a conductor's discharge. He will join Attorney Bentley W. Warren of Boston in addressing the controversy and the strike vote that followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
James H. Vahey
Boston
Springfield Trolleymen's Union
Arbitration Board
Vahey
Bentley W. Warren
Company board to appoint third member
A company disclosed plans to present the board with two named appointees and a third member to be named by them. The move aims to complete the committee and advance strategic oversight. Further details on names and timeline were not provided.
Continue Reconstruction for Industrial Accidents
Major Frederick J. Cotton of U S Army medical corps urged continued reconstruction efforts for industrial accident victims at a Pilgrim Publicity Association luncheon. He cited base hospital patients discharged in good condition and described bone transposition techniques used to repair shell and machine gun inflicted injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Cotton
Strike Ends for Woonsocket Worsted Workers
In Woonsocket Rhode Island 2600 workers at Desarmont Lafayette Alsace Lowland and French worsted plants ended a seven week strike with a vote to return to work a 48 hour week and a weekly bonus were granted to the workers and they are due back Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, R. I
Desarmont
Lafayette
Alsace
Lowland
Boy Seized by Man in Car Near School
Norman Bampton Frankhausen six years old was grabbed and carried away by a man driving a large touring car as he walked home from school in Woonsocket Rhode Island. Grandmother Mrs Allen M Osborne witnessed from Summer street and reported the vehicle to police. The mother Mrs Jennie Elizabeth Frankhausen, separated from her husband in New Jersey, confirms the abduction. The unknown man remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, R. I
Norman Bampton Frankhausen
Allen. M. Osborne
Summer Street
Jennie Elizabeth Frankhausen
Osborne
New Jersey
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Appraised Fishing CO
Bay
Connecticut Cats
Hayes
Carmen
Woonsocket
American Committee For Relief In
Near- East
Newport News
Red Cross
Committee
Navy
Mercurius
Pensacola
Pues
New York
Giuchrists
Copenhagen
Hosier
Dresden
Warner
Lowee
Nainsock
Bungalow
Bloomer
Gillette
Morocco
Normandy
Madras
Men’s & Boys
Smart College
Grafonola
Easy Terms
Columbia Records and
Instruments
Ecru
Oods
Smallwares
John J.clark
Gilchrists
Serge Capes
Gilchrist Co
Roxbury
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