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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
7
An administrator is named for Mae s of Acton in Acton County. Interested parties must file objections before ten o clock on the seventeenth day of June 1942. John C. Leggat, Be st Judge of said County. Oring P. Jordan, Régister. July 29, 16
A notice thanks friends and many names for sympathy and flowers during the bereavement of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Olsen and expresses gratitude for support.
Bank Book No. 12833 is reported lost and an application for a duplicate book has been received. Institution for Savings official Sidney E. McCleary serves as Treasurer.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court in Cambridge issues citation for Jo sephine Loughlin of Concord to be executrix of Lucy A Blanchard late of Concord estate. Interested parties may object by July 28 1942 after appearance filed in court before 10 am. Judge John C Leggat signs. Register Loring P. Jordan.
The probate court of Middlesex County issues a citation in the estate of Thomas W. Connolly late of Maynard seeking objections to Luke J. Hannon of Maynard being named administrator. The appearance must be written and filed by July 27, 1942, before ten in the forenoon at Cambridge. Judge Hirst issued the citation with Register Loring P. Jordan signing.
Edna Barnes files libel in Middlesex Probate Court at Cambridge asking to annul her marriage to George S. Barnes of Lexing ton a U.S. Navy officer. Appearance must be filed within 21 days from September 14 1942 with Judge John C. Leggat.
FBI rounded up eight German agents after submarines dropped them near Amagansett New York and Ponte Vedra Florida. They buried explosives on beaches and carried about $170000 in cash for accomplices. Targets included Hell Gate Bridge and New York water supply, plus other vital sites.
The report details Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's renewed drive toward Suez with three armored divisions and allied Italian forces. British forces held near Matruh with a counteroffensive while Axis units threatened Alexandria and the Nile valley, as prisoners were reported by Italian forces. Two accomplices were arrested in Chicago in a related sequel to the sabotage case.
Official score from the navy department reports a decisive Midway victory with at least ten Japanese ships sunk including four aircraft carriers. Also credited are two cruisers and several battleships damaged or sunk. American losses included a carrier damaged and a destroyer sunk. Soviet fronts report German offensives around Kursk Kharkov and Moscow areas with counterattacks and potential encirclement threats.
A British raid on Bremen targets submarine yards and shipbuilding, with U S made aircraft playing a main role. Report highlights capabilities of planes used to hunt submarines and indicate the raid’s scale and aircraft involvement.
Vice President Wallace cast the deciding vote in a 32 to 32 Senate tie, preserving a 76 529 800 dollar CCC appropriation for the 1943 fiscal year. The House earlier moved to liquidate CCC funding as part of broader budget disputes.
Office of Price Administration officials suggest a moderate sugar ration increase, possibly half a pound per coupon. A U S survey shows consumer stocks 50 percent below a year ago, distributor stocks down 20 percent, and on hand stock one third under last year. Final decision hinges on Caribbean shipments from Puerto Rico and Cuba in the next six months and on distribution data from the rationing system. One official adds the key question is how much sugar will be brought in from the Caribbean.
Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov later reported a complete agreement between Washington and London on a United Nations offensive. Prime Minister Churchill was hailed as decisive as fears of a failed second front were allayed.
President Roosevelt discloses May production data showing U S factories turning out 4000 aircraft 1500 tanks 2000 artillery and anti tank guns 50000 machine guns and 50000 submachine guns. Washington observers say figures stress progress toward a second front and expanded aid to Russia.
Two Czech nationals shared a 10 million Czech crown reward for tips leading to the shooting of two men who killed Reinhard depdvik the hangman. A Berlin broadcast claimed an extra half million crowns was paid to seven Germans and 52 Czechs. In Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King called the wartime period one of the most critical moments in the war.
Rutgers agriculture engineer R. E. Gross urges farmers to use poison bait fumigation traps or dogs to fight rats. Keep farms free of waste and shelter, repair foundations two feet deep, seal holes with metal screens and wire mesh, and cover wood walls with half inch mesh plus a metal strip. Rats can burrow through soft concrete, so constant diligence is essential.
Farm engineers advise careful measurement of down suction and land suction of the share before using a new plow. They warn that a wobbly colter increases draft and risk, and recommend snug yet free bearings. Generals Colley suggest widening the share by about one half to one inch, with the jointer positioned behind the colter hub to create a four inch wide soil ribbon and shallow depth. When using a jointer without a rolling coaster, set its point over the share’s point, matching the disc jointer alignment.
A report quoted G T Klein of Massachusetts extension poultry management states U S shell eggs shipped to Great Britain incur losses not exceeding about 5.3 percent in transit. The finding comes amid British demand and a system aimed at stabilizing supply and pricing.
Mrs Renee Knippel and her new son Kendrick return from Emerson Hospital to their Center home. Mrs Edwin B Taylor comes home after surgery at Emerson. Miss Avis Hagen graduates Forsyth Dental School Boston. former Acton High graduate 1940. Five new stars added to Center Congregational Church service flag honoring enlistees and hospital unit member Mildred Mahaney. Miss Lillian Feltus heads to two week Canada trip with father William Feltus.
Albany notes Fort Craile the traditional birthplace of Yankee Doodle is three centuries old. A British army surgeon Richard Schuckburgh allegedly wrote the song in 1758 while observing colonial recruits from a rear wall. The two story brick fort once protected a great manor and now hosts Dutch artworks under state care.
Pittsburgh reports a breakthrough in machine tool cooling from Dr. Robert T. Hance and colleagues. The new coolant allegedly cuts friction and increases cutting speed by up to 300 percent, with tests in local shops supporting its potential. The composition remains secret pending patent rights.
A Farm Notes notice expects male occupancy early in March. The report cites agricultural scheduling data and local farm records to estimate the onset of male labor presence on the property.
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