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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1940
Page
1
Phil Roseman, once on the Sentinel staff, is now advertising manager of the Back Bay Ledger. He is renowned for a tactfully tenacious method and wide familiarity with Central 8q reporting.
In Cambridge, Gordon Tire Service at 118 Broadway Kendall Sq reports strong trust from local autoists who rely on Joe Gordon for secondhand tires. The shop sells all kinds of seconds with attractive prices and claims a reputation for dependable advice. Phone number 5661.
Probate Court Middlesex Massachusetts orders public sale of a parcel in East Cambridge, part of Gore Street, for Anthony Scelzi's estate. Notice must run weekly in the Cambridge Sentinel for one year with an affidavit of publication after each sale to Judge Jordan.
The court invites all interested persons to object to the first account filed by Maria Duele as administratrix of Giuseppe Colonna’s estate in Cambridge. Written objections must be filed by the third Wednesday after May 10 at Cambridge, with the hearing set for the forenoon. Judge John C. Lergat presiding. May 10, 1909.
The text notes that A Dog's Tale by Twain appeared free in Harper's magazine in December 1903 and was later privately collected by the National Anti Vivisection Society. Harper's later released the story in book form.
A string of local notes links Plan E-7 planning, Middlesex summer plans, and school board tensions. Several figures including Charlie Grecn, Dee Cassidy, Ex-Mayors Lynch and Russell, and Senator Blanchard appear in sharp, quippy sketches about governance, recreation, and civic life.
There is no game like billiards and the Central Sq Billiard Hall offers a pleasant, low cost pastime. Four teen tables provide cushioned play under a quiet atmosphere near Kresge's.
In the matter of Grace Ledis late of Temple New Hampshire deceased a petition by executors Edgar L Lelgien and Pauline M B Manning seeks license to sell or transfer personal property and list realty in Middlesex. Objections must be filed in Cambi Court by June 6 1940 with return day May 13 1940. John C Leggat First Judge of said Court. Loring P Jordas Registrar. Mar 18 June 1
Cambridge Massachusetts notices an impending License Commission hearing at City Hall Room 2 on Monday June 2 at 2 o clock. Worthington Pump and Machinery Corp owner and Adley Express Co lease seek a garage license for storage of gasoline at 200 Bent Street with underground tank, garage for 10 trucks, in a pre existing building.
The Metropolitan Theatre presents the technicolor romance Typhoon starring Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston in a tale set on a Dutch East Indies pearling island. A companion feature, Opened by Mistake, features Charles Ruggles Janice Logan and William Frawley in a comedy romance.
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford star in Strange Cargo at Central Square Theatre with Ian Hunter Peter Lorre Victor Varconi and more. A co feature And One Was Beautiful showcases Robert Cummings Laraine Day Jean Muir and Billie Burke. May 20 Sales Day includes a new car reveal. Also Shirley Temple in The Blue Bird and Charlie Chan in Panama.
Brewer Anderson of Cambridge and family attended the Pops at Symphony Hall where Leroy Harvard ’29 now in New York and esteemed composer had his work Harvard Sketches performed by the orchestra.
Public auction to foreclose the mortgage held by Bellance Co operative Bank on the Cambridge property known as 44 Kirkland Street Lot 2, Kirkland Road, Middlesex County. Sale will occur June 10 at 3:00 PM, with terms set by Gallup & Hadley.
Michael J. Neville executor of Anthony Seelat's estate is licensed to sell within a year two parcels at dine Street Arlington Middlesex County. Lots 232 and 24 on the Appleton Terrace plan described with frontage and area, subject to town taxation and rights of other lot owners, notices to be published weekly for three weeks and filed with the Probate Court. John C. Leggat signs the notice as First Judge. John V. O'Leary serves as secretary for the Cambridge Federal Savings and Loan.
The League of Women Buyers and Taxpayers estimates motorists pay a total annual tax bill of 1.32 billion dollars on oil gas and license plates. The figure surpasses manufacturers earnings from new cars in a year.
The Cambridge School Committee invites sealed proposals for paper products, notebooks, pens, erasers, and other school supplies. Bids must be received at City Hall by 2:00 PM May 20 1940 with a $50 certified check and a 3 percent contract bond. The committee may reject any bid and reserves the right to waive irregularities.
Middlesex probate notice to all interested in the trust estate under the residuary clause of the will of Coolidge S. Roberts late of Cambridge. Trustees seek allowance of the fourth account. surviving trustees present their first and fourth accounts. Filing appears in Cambridge Court before 10 am on May 18.
A libel of divorce has been filed by Lillian Mae McMillan against Thomas William McMillan. The suit cites desertion and requests alimony custody and child support with return by October 14 1935 in Cambridge. Judge Loring P. Jordan presiding.
Report highlights that only one in ten single individuals earns $2,000 annually while six in ten earn less than $1,000. The data underscores wide income disparities and a large portion living below the higher earnings threshold.
Middlesex County Massachusetts Cambridge estate matter for Yee Zoo Yih. Guardian Yee Zoo Tih seeks final account approval in probate court. Hearing set May 20 at 10 a.m. before Judge John Legenat with notice dated May 1, 1840.
Middlesex County residents alerted to a probate petition for Anne Earle Jones late of Cambridge asking the court to appoint Heg d F. Jones of Boston administrator without bond. Interested parties must file written objections at Cambridge Court by April 27 at 10 in the forenoon. Judge John Leggat presiding. May 11-15-25.
The piece notes that although glass has been produced for 3,000 years, the last ten years have seen more development than the prior five millennia, highlighting a surge in industry progress and innovation.
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