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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1941
Page
5
Savings bank notice states accounts lost and applications filed for payment under Chapter 171 of the Acts of 1912. Payment has been stopped at East Camb. Savings Bank.
By virtue of a power of sale in a mortgage, property in Cambridge Harbors area is to be sold at public auction on January 29, 1941 at 2:00 PM. The parcel described includes a building on Lot 431, with boundaries per plan by S and P Puller, recorded in Book 213. Auction proceeds cover taxes and costs, with balance due within ten days.
Public auction scheduled for Wednesday at two thirty in the afternoon to foreclose a mortgage on a Cambridge East parcel with buildings. The 5000 square foot lot lies near Otis Street and Fourth Street, with 100 foot frontage on several sides. Sale subject to unpaid taxes and municipal charges. $200 cash due at signing. current holders include Savings Bank and heirs.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court Cambridge appoints Norman S. Goodale as proposed executor without bond in the will of Elizabeth Anno Goodale. Objections must be filed in writing by January an official at Cambridge, noting the court date and local calendar details.
In Middlesex Probate Court Massachusetts the trustees of the Caroline Sewall Abbe trust and the executors of the will of William Warren Vaughan present their sixteenth account for allowance covering the period from the thirteenth to the sixteenth, inviting any objections from interested parties.
Masench Beausette gives notice that a license hearing will be held before the License Commission in City Hall Room 3 on Monday January 3 1943 at 2 o clock. The hearing concerns Wm Crane Lor fowner M A Motor Transportation Co lease issue for license to store and handle goods at 10 Binney Street Cambridge with quantity restrictions as ordered by the Board of License Commissioners dated January 4 11.
In Middlesex County Massachusetts the court requests objections to appoint George L Cambie as administrator of the estate of George Cambie late of Cambridge. An objection must be filed in writing in the Cambridge court by January 15, 1941. The notice is signed by Loring P Jordan Register.
A petition filed in Cambridge requests a name change for Joan Doseen of Cambridge. The matter, returnable January 11 at 11:00 AM, requires written objections by interested parties. The case lists the court clerk Loring P. Jordan as the register.
A petition in Middlesex Probate Court Cambridge requests a decree for distribution of Mary J English late of Cambridge, with interested parties invited to object in writing. The return date is January 15 at 11:00 AM, witness Judge John C Eaquire, December 28 January d-11.
Massachusetts court citation for the Marianus Batchelder and William Warren Vaughan trusts. Trustees and executors sought allowance of the thirteenth to fifteenth accounts. Appearance required in Cambridge Superior Court by January 4 to 11 1541. Witness John C Legget First Judge of the Court.
Pursuant to sale power under General Laws, storage charges due, items stored at Clark & Heldgeas Inc., 38 Green Street Cambridge. Auction to occur January 31 at 10:00 AM for Agnes Cowin’s goods including beds, dressers, chairs, tables, and household items from the storage warehouse, Clare & Reid Company Inc., 335 Green Street Cambridge.
The Middlesex Probate Court reports a trust matter for Elizabeth Emerson Freeman of Cambridge. Interested parties may object by written appearance by January 7, 1041, with John Leeper as master of the court.
A Cambridgeside column hints at election chatter with talk of populist voting reform and a traffic commissioner. It notes Dean Landis pushing equitable balloting and local speculation about a federal munitions site plan. Plan XY slated for 1950 administration signals political shifts.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts empowers George A Burke to register and confirm title to a Cambridge parcel bounded by Green Street Franklin Street and Mary B E McDonald with bounds shown on a plan. Objections must be filed in Benton Court House by the third of February next under oath. otherwise the petition may be confessed and a decree entered.
Massachusetts Land Court issues notice to Annie Goffey, Margaret Goffey, Holy Ghost Hospital, Cambridge entities, and others to appear regarding the Elizabeth O Brien mortgage on 25 Brassway Cambridge. Default alleged. Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act cited. publication and mailing notice required. return date set for first Monday in February 1941.
Franklin Savings Bank seeks authority to foreclose a mortgage on 4 Medescl Avenue Cambridge Middlesex County parcel about 61640 square feet due to default. Notice is by Cambridge Sentinel publication for three weeks and by service on known defendants outside the Commonwealth. Return required by the first Monday of February before the Land Court.
Betsy Ross, maker of the first United States flag, lost two husbands in the Revolutionary era. John Ross died in a powder explosion, and Thomas Ashbourne perished in an English prison.
In Middlesex County an insane person Charles P. Dorsey of Cambridge, estate guardian presents first account for allowance. Whoever objects must appear in writing in Cambridge Superior Court by ten in the forenoon on January 29, 1941, return day of citation. Witness Judge John C. Leggat. Register Loring P. Jordan. June 11 18 25.
A petition seeks appointment of O Rourke of Cambridge as administratrix of the estate of Edward J. O Rourke late of Cambridge. No bond surety required. Object by January 7 1941. Witness John C Esquire First Judge. Register P Tordan. Jan 11 35.
Durrell Hall presents a Tuesday program featuring Sea Hawk with Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall plus March of Time Web. On Thursday the Return of Frank James stars Henry Fonda with Nancy Kelly and Roland Young in Private Af fairs. Friday and Saturday show A Girl From Avenue A with Jane Withers Kent Taylor and Triple Justice with Virginia Vale and George O’Brien.
Stoughton Bell of the Taxpayers Association addressed the Boston Taxpayers Alliance at Tremont Temple on Cambridge Finances. Secretary Paul J. Frank spoke at the State Federation of Taxpayers gathering at the Farker House Boston with the theme The Battle of the Budget in Cambridge in 1940.
The Metropolitan Theatre presents the Mount musical Second Chorus featuring Fred Astaire Paulette Goddard and Burgess Meredith with Arn t Shaw and his band The companion film Michael Shayne Private Detective stars Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver The plot centers on a college band facing breakup as two trumpet players graduating ends their run with competitive romances and many melodic songs.
The article notes a dramatic rise in college attendance from about one in 32 in 1900 to roughly one in six, reflecting growing access and interest in higher education over the decades.
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