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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1929
Page
7
Readables offer old fashioned gingerbread and molasses flavored fillings for apple pies and cookies. Recipes detail New Orleans molasses, butter, spices, and pastry methods for a pie crust topped dessert and a gingerbread cake and cookies, with baking times and temperatures.
Henry Longie of Corporations and Taxation outlines 1929 local assessed values totaling about 7.475 billion including motor excise gains. Real estate up 136.8 million. tangible personal property 831.3 million. total direct city tax around 247.4 million with motor and income taxes. Population and property counts shift with declines in direct property taxpayers and higher motor related figures.
The text notes 1929 motor excise tax payments and 1928 property tax on motor vehicles, with 908 000 individual property tax payers about the motor vehicle owners and 1 242 371 poll tax payers slightly higher than motor car registrations in 1929.
The Boston and Maine Railroad announces a popular priced excursion to Montreal leaving December 28 or 29 and returning January 1. Over 2000 travelers are expected to enjoy extended stays and festive French Canadian celebrations with skiing sleighing tobogganing skating and snowshoeing as highlights of the New Year visit at a round trip coach fare of 10 dollars.
The Boston Recruiting District leads New England in enlistments with 14 more than its nearest rival. Through early December the region crossed the hundred mark, with Springfield at 36, New Haven 31, and Providence 24. Most enlistees chose three years at New England posts, with world posts as options.
Marlboro hospital today performed an appendectomy on 19 year old Sudbury student Marlboro Waldo E Stone of South Sudbury a Tufts College pupil. Dr C T Warner led the operation with Dr C L Cutler and Dr T F Mearthy assisting. The surgery was successful and the patient was reported in favorable condition by afternoon.
The 1929 talks at Paris and The Hague forged the Young Plan to settle postwar reparations. Owen D. Young led efforts to balance Germany’s payments with an international bank to handle funds. Philip Snowden urged Britain for a larger share, clashing with France and Germany before a partial concession.
Five Christmas pardons were issued by Governor Frank G. Allen. Four Worcester men Samuel Gabowitz Hyman Gabowitz John J Flynn and Joseph J Oliver, all serving 15 to 20 years in Charlestown State Prison for serious offenses, plus Lester R. Jerald of Cochituate serving a long term for theft, were granted clemency. In Amherst, Maurice White of Maynard, a freshman at Massachusetts Agricultural College, earned numerals for his performance on the freshman basketball team and aided the college in pursuing the state championship.
Public auction scheduled for January 11 1930 at 11 AM of a property in Marlborough Middlesex County Massachusetts. The mortgage by Pearley D Carr and Evelyn H Carr to Marlborough Savings Bank is foreclosed for breach. Purchaser deposits 250 dollars. remaining price due at delivery of deed. Sale subject to tax lien and terms announced at sale. Charles F Albert holder of the mortgage. Dee 18 24 Jan 2.
Lauri Palita petitions to change his name to Lauri Leino in Middlesex County Probate Court. A citation orders all persons to show cause at Cambridge on January 6 1930 why the petition should not be granted. Publication is required once weekly for three weeks in a county newspaper. Witness John C. Leggat First Judge, December 12 1929. Loring P. Jordan Register. Dec 18 24 31
Public notice states a lost book entry at 36257 involving Peet. H F Smith treasurer Concord Massachusetts references December 17 1929 Ter 1 percent 94 31.
Notice from Magna Selectmen scheduling December 26 1929 at 7 PM in C block Main Street to hear Roy L Durans license request to operate a gasoline filling station and install four 1000 gallon underground tanks for storage on Eveleth Road and Gret Road Maynard with officials Schnair and Carlton listed. Includes multiple petitions to Middlesex County Commissioners for road relocations and repairs in Concord Massachusetts with dates and posting requirements.
Town board of Maynard announces regular Wednesday evening meetings in their room in Block. Applications or permits should be addressed to the board at that time. William Sthout and Edwin Carlin, secretaries, with P Joseph Schnair listed.
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