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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1943
Page
7
The document records probate actions and bond appearances for multiple estates. It notes dates for filing appearances, return days, and the judges involved, including John C. Leggat and Loring P. Jordan, with executrix petitions by Gert erley Rice and others in various counties.
A discussion on the origin of the word corvette cites Roman cargo ships and 18th century fishing boats before a probate court notice from Middlesex County Massachusetts. It concerns the estate of William H Farr of Acton and a petition by William Henry Soar to be executor without bond with a return date of April 21 1943 in Cambridge.
Notice from Maynard Massachusetts dated March 31 1943 states the quarterly meeting of the trustees will be held at Bry Rooms Maynard on Wednesday April 7 1943 at 6 oclock P M for the transaction of any business that may properly come before the meeting per order President Howard A Wilson Clerk
Deposit Book No. 31882 is reported lost by the Middlesex Institution for Savings. J W Ballou assistant treasurer indicates the notice date March 19 1943 in Massachusetts.
Analysis notes Congress contemplates delaying farm labor measures amid war labor pressures. Tunisia campaign nears turning point as Allied forces close on Rommel, with manpower shortages highlighted by EDIPOR’S NOTH and Western Newspaper Union analyses.
Congress shows resolve by approving legislation to defer essential farm workers from military service, pressuring draft boards to shield full-time farm labor. Secretary Stimson opposed blanket deferments while the House moves to raise funds to recruit and train personnel to address the shortage.
The article notes Patton’s American offensive in central Tunisia advancing after Gafsa and El Guettar toward Gabes, alongside Montgomery’s Eighth Army pressing Rommel’s Mareth line. It also covers East Coast gasoline policy easing, manpower shortages in war industries, Kaiser’s aircraft carrier production plans, and OWI caution on political activity.
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers led a tour by Medal Dr. Sidney Caldwell of the firm. Tests showed steel cord tires using two plies instead of ten of cotton or nylon, enabling thinner casing and reduced friction, estimated at 18 percent of Axis losses and about 15 percent savings in rubber.
Soviet offensives pressed toward Smolensk and Staraya Russa while German counter moves grew stronger from Kharkov to Kursk. The Vyazma Smolensk rail corridor saw Reds seize many settlements south of Bel y, with heavy fighting west of the Dnieper. German reports claimed near total destruction southeast of Kharkov with only small remnants remaining. Rebels hold Donets basin as reserves and tanks mass on Barrow sectors.
An OCR fragment describes Japan showing concern over the war while American airpower continues to strike toward the islands above Australia, highlighting ongoing enemy troop and supply movements and Allied responses.
Steel firm announces 1942 production up 28 percent from World War I peak, detailing wartime output gains, funded facilities, and Navy contracts. It notes dividends to stockholders and plans for future needs, including destroyer construction and tank landing ship production under Navy supervision.
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