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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1939
Page
5
Middlesex Probate Court issues conservatorship notice for Harriette Hanson of Milton NH, with Burt Cooper as conservator seeking authority to sell property. Objections must be filed by March 29 in Cambridge. signed by Judge Withews on March 6, 1939.
In Middlesex County Cambridge the court announces a petition to appoint Mary J Mahoney of Arlington as administratrix of an estate without bond. Objections must be filed by March 27 1938 before 10 am at Cambridge Superior Court. Witness by clerk L Fordas March 1 1939.
Public sale of a parcel in Cambridge described as 40 by 48 feet with easterly Howard Street frontage and bounded by former church and city lands. Sale subject to taxes, liens, and unpaid assessments. $500 cash due from each bidder at sale. property conveyed by Cambridge Savings Bank mortgage dated 1927. Led by Granville O Beever Treasurer. March 4 11 15.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate court in Strafford County NH hears petition by Elmer D Hanson as administrator to sell or transfer estate of Plattemce N Hanson late of Milton NH. Objections due by March 29 183? at Cambridge in forenoon. Jobe N Legen judge. Loring P Tordan Register. March 11 8 25.
Anticosts is an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence about 45 miles beyond the Gaspe peninsula. It features 3,000 miles of forests and rivers and is described as a sportsman's paradise.
A notice in Cambridge County invites interested persons to file objections or claims in the estate of Grace Olivia Vaughan late of Cambridge County deceased. Vaughan Servell has been appointed administrator without surety on the bond. written appearances required by the next court session on March 7, 1990 at 10 in the forenoon.
In Middlesex County Cambridge estate of Elleabert E. Dana is presented for probate. Cambridge Trust Company of Cambridge is named executor without a surety bond and may be objected to by filing in writing by ten oclock in the forenoon on April 7, 1939, with notice to the court.
A petition has been presented to the Court for a decree ordering distribution of assets in the residuary estate. Interested parties may file a written appearance in Cambridge by March 22 1920, with John C. Esquire as First Judge and Loring P. Dar as Register.
City council amends the ordinance on parking on Massachusetts Avenue easterly side between Memorial Drive and Princeton Street. The measure passed second reading and sets a date for third reading after March 27 with potential enactment. Also includes notices of probate petitions in Middlesex County for Henry and Edward F. Wallie and Ruth W. Charlton estates with court dates in April.
Alessandro Petri dba Eleana Restaurant applies to transfer alcohol license to Cambridge Street location 67 059 Cambridge 5st in Cambridge. Notice posted by Jonwn E Quinn on March 18.
City of Cambridge Massachusetts notifies Mara Dairy Inc about license to store and dispense gasoline at 46 Lansdowne Street Cambridge. Board order restricts to underground tank with total capacity not exceeding a specified gallonage, existing license plus new addition. Action dated March 15.
Notice is given that a hearing will be accorded before the License Commission in Room 1 on Monday April 2 at 2 for license for the keeping and storage of charge and a rear storage tank with a capacity not exceeding 1000 gallons including 20.00 gallons of asphalt, under order of the Board of License Committee.
Court orders John V. Holland of Hanover Plymouth County to be administrator of the estate with bond to be filed. Appearance required at Cambridge Court before ten in the morning on April 3. Witness John C. Legegat first judge. Loring F. P. Tordan register.
The Cambridge School Committee invites sealed bids to furnish coal for the city public schools. Proposals due April 1 1930 at 10 00 am with a 200 bond and 50 as surety. bids may be rejected. Superintendent M E Fitzgerald notes opening on April 1 1930.
The Elks news building at Green and Magazine Streets was chosen by the U S Government for the P O site of Executiveship and design for a decade as talks of a new mailing facility unfold. Mayor-elect Good departs for Washington for study and rest. Supt Edw W Quinn spoke at the No Comb Bus Men's Ass'n on rebuilding Mass Ave.
Joan Fontaine stars in The Duke of West Point with Louis Hayward Richard Carlson Tom Brown and Alan Curtiz in key roles. A musical comedy version of The Three Musketeers starring Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers serves as co feature with a large supporting cast and lively swordplay.
The record notes Lincoln’s July 22 1862 draft of a preliminary emancipation proclamation for seceding states, justified by military necessity. Postmaster General Blair and Secretary Seward advised caution with timing and political risks before a final broader action. The September 1862 events culminated with the preliminary proclamation and the January 1 1863 final decree freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
A jovial pioneer custom had swains peeling apples in one strip then whirling the skin around, hoping it would shape into the monogram of their intended mate. The playful rite reflects old rural leisure and matchmaking lore.
Gary earl Maier discusses the first United States tariff of 1789 and states the average duty was about RM percent. The remark frames early fiscal policy and tariff structure.
Martin McDermott of Hampshire Street, a WPA worker, plunged into the Charles River at Magazine Beach Wednesday to save a dog belonging to Nicholas Paladopoulos of 108 Pleasant Street and Lionel Sibert of 99 Pleasant Street, both 11 years old. He rushed home to get dry clothing, earning the Good Samaritan label.
The article notes strong recommendation of topaz to cure vision ailments by St. Hildegard. It cites a 15th century Roman physician who claimed cures of plague victims through touching those with a topaz belonging to popes Clement VI and Gregory II. The piece highlights superstition and collected lore surrounding stones as the focus of careful research.
The passage notes chocolate seen as a beverage in the late 1600s and tea introduced as medicine priced between £2 and £5 per pound. Tea became popular by the mid 18th century. After 1650 coffee tea and chocolate pots appeared with tea and coffee spoons and silver cups in Chinese style.
A Halleck era literary claim argues that Defoe was well educated and multilingual. It asserts Robinson Crusoe was a deliberate, genius creation rather than an accident inspired by Alexander Selkirk.
The Lapps rely on reindeer for centuries for sustenance and crafts. Reindeer provide milk for cheese flesh for meat skins for clothing tents and utensils bones for sewing needles and for the hondo which prevents the ergot a lasso from pulling too.
The Cambridge Post No 27 A L Auxiliary announces its Third Annual Minstrel Show and Dance at the Elks Lodge with Bert Ryan directing a strong ensemble. Commander George Buchanan serves as interlocutor. end men include Frank Buchanan Tom Hogan and others. several listed specialties feature a long lineup led by Margaret Reeves Eva Mahoney and The McCarthy Family. A children's matinee is set for Sunday.
Forty Y strong men organize the Barbell Club in Cambridge led by weight lifting expert Edgar Davis Deputy City Engineer. Officers include Thomas Rennie president Gordon McCann vice president John Roach secretary treasurer with Seymour Sutcliffe Samuel Baron George Watts and David Parsons on committees.
For Monday and Tuesday the program features Thanks for the Memory with Shirley Ross and Bob Hope and Crime Takes a Holiday with Marcia Ralston and Jack Holt. Wednesday and Thursday bring Submarine Patrol with Nancy Kelly Richard Greene and Preston Foster and Personal Secretary with Joy Hodges and William Gargan. Friday and Saturday offer Breaking the Ice with Dolores Costello and Bobby Breen and Adventure in Sahara with Lorna Gray and Paul Kelly.
An essay extols oil as the body’s blood to a car and promotes the Lincoln Service neighborhood auto station for oiling and expert lubrication. It claims oil reduces wear, cuts repair costs, and saves money with proper maintenance.
Libby prison in Richmond Virginia was a former ship chandler’s warehouse seized by the Confederate government and used as a military prison. It stood three stories tall at the front and four behind, with six rooms measuring 100 by 40 feet, housing up to 1200 Federal soldiers for months.
A concise Edward Everett Hale quotation notes people rarely bear more than one kind of trouble at once, contrasting past, present, and future burdens with a wry, reflective tone.
A fudge sundae cake tops a dessert showcase drawing praise for creamy layers and rich chocolate. Bakers note its crowd appeal and the dessert’s versatility for parties and family gatherings.
The article notes that during Elizabethan times news writers served nobles, supplying required news. Learning’s spread created demand in distant districts for regular reports. Purveyors of letters syndicated information in manuscript form, with multiple interchanges between London and provinces, citing the Pas ton letters and the Sydney paper as examples.
Treasury experts cannot accurately estimate what portion of smaller coins disappear from circulation. A minor coin may be short or long lived. Wear or hard use may send a coin back to the mints for recoinage in months. If it escapes mutilation it may continue circulating indefinitely.
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