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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
5
A probate hearing in Massachusetts is scheduled for the estate of the late in said county. Mary Maynard petitions to be appointed as administrator without bond. The court fixed a return date and time, with notices posted in August. Judge C Leggat presides as Jay P Jordan, Register, attends.
Fragmentary probate notice notes heirs in the Woodart estate in the county. Leggat appears as a party in the court proceeding.
Payment stopped on Deposit Book No. 41785 reported lost. Notice issued by J. W. Ballou Assistant Treasurer of the Middlesex Institution for Savings in Concord Massachusetts dated August 13 1940.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate court warns all interested in the estate of Thomas A. Doyle of Maynard that James W. Doyle of Grafton seeks probate of a purported last will and appointment as executor without surety. Objections must be filed in Cambridge before 10:00 a.m. on September 12, 1940. judge John C. Leggat signs the citation dated August 7, 1940.
A mortgagee sale public auction is set for September 20 1940 at 4:00 PM on the described Framingham Harrington land in Middlesex County. Paolina Palermo vector Paolina Palermo, Portsmouth, and James Chesatene hold the mortgage. purchaser pays $300 cash at sale. subject to unpaid taxes and municipal liens. other terms announced at sale.
Alexander Urquhart owner of Cran Hart Bakery in Concord died last Friday. Born in Scotland in 1865 he came to the United States 85 years ago and lived in Concord 48 years. He was a member of Corinthian Lodge A F and A M and active in the Presbyterian Church. He leaves wife Barbara Chapman and two sons John A of Manchester NH and George R of Providence RI. Funeral services were held at his home with burial at Steepy Hollow cemetery.
Farm Topics advises reseeding old pastures with late summer or early fall sowing after thorough soil preparation. It recommends spring or fall limestone applications, manure incorporation, and contour farming to improve soil, water and forage. The piece notes four of five conservation practices for 1940 include pasture improvement, contour farming, legume seeding, and limestone, with tree planting as the fifth.
A. L. Anderson of Iowa State urges pasture for hogs to cut costs. Trials show pigs on poor bluegrass pastures gained .76 lb daily, while on good alfalfa red clover pastures gains reached 1.86 lb daily, highlighting pasture as a rich protein and mineral source for young pigs.
U S Department of Agriculture engineers publish guidance on fencing for contour farming and rotation grazing. They urge robust beriding fences that resist bending and careful gate placement on high speed highways to prevent waste land and ensure safe access for farm machinery.
Farmers learn cows may drink up to 25 times daily with access to salt and oil meal from the expeller process. Soybean oil meal contains 4 to 5.5 percent oil. other meals center around 5.5 to 6 percent oil. Steers fed ground adee outperform shelled corn feeders. When stacking hay, spread loose hay over each layer to prevent slips or overturns. Green ash seeds can germinate after winter storage in moist sand in a cool root cellar.
Whitham wins statewide Gb contest with Lowell in second as area musicians earn applause in the afternoon parade.
An obscure quotation by Dr I Watts appears to reference a surge in interest for table tennis. The fragment hints at a teaching moment about resilience and play, though context is limited.
Jackie Gooper, tied to a Hollywood charity effort, explains his band will grow from ten to many pieces and begin a long term contract with Paras mount in August. He aims for a coast to coast radio program starting in September as he turns sixteen.
The 94th anniversary marks the first train run between Lexington and Sostom by the Lexington and West Cambridge railroad. In 1873 the line extended to Concord via Bedford and later reached the Massachusetts Reformatory. During World War I the line was operated by the B and M after a purchase, with a Bedford to Aero and Lowell segment added later and freight service discontinued.
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