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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
7
In the matter of the estate of David T. Kinsley, presented for probate in County Court. Judge Leggat will preside on the fifth day of May in the year 1904 at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Register Jorgan to record proceedings.
The document orders an appearance before ten o clock on the return day in May in the court of John C. Leggat, Hist Judge. It is filed by P. Jordan, Register, with dates May 9 and May 26 noted.
In Massachusetts probate court the livingston estate of a deceased person is under scrutiny. An executor without bond faces objections and must file a carrier in court before ten o'clock on the return day. The notice lists the judge and date details and warns interested parties to respond.
Posy Nehigganae of Massachusetta mid 88 pro bate court to all interested in the estate of Hattie L Goodnow late of Sudbury deceas ed a petition by the special administrator for authority to pay certain debts of the deceased to object or attorney file appearance in Cambridge before ten o clock in the forenoon on the twenty sixth day of June 1944 witness John C Leggat First Judge June 2 1944 Loring P Jordan Register June 8 15 22
Petition filed in Middlesex Probate Court seeking guardianship for Kairi Pietila of Maynard and to appoint a suitable person, with objections due by July 5 1944. Judge John C Leggat presiding. Loring P Jordan Register.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court records show Gladys Ella Hayes seeking a divorce from her husband for desertion and requesting alimony and custody of a minor child. The citation requires written appearance within twenty one days from October twenty third, 1944, with the return day set by the court in Cambridge.
Payment by J. W. Ballou assistant treasurer notes a lost deposit book number 10809 from Middlesex Institution for Savings in Concord Massachusetts dated June 2, 1944.
Western Newspaper Union report notes allied forces advancing in Italy while U S airmen gain air superiority and weather hampers operations. political developments in the southern theater show tentative progress.
U S aviators press attacks on enemy airdromes in eastern New Guinea while ground forces wrestle control of rough terrain to build air fields. Navy carrier bombers strike island holdings north toward the homeland as light casualties persist amid MacArthur’s offensives and heavy artillery support.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill discusses a future world organization among great powers to preserve peace after war. He warns against restive nations planning or waging new wars and notes Allies may counter Polish eastern territorial losses by acquiring German lands.
Long rumored southern rebellion against the New Deal expands in Texas where the regular Democratic organization directs presidential electors to vote only for the party nominee if the national convention rejects efforts to white and Black equality. The plan seeks to block primaries open to Negroes, back Texas opposition to a Supreme Court ruling, and seat regular Texas delegates over rival rump delegates.
The general manager of the Rio Grande Valley citrus exchange says this year’s grapefruit and orange harvest was the largest in history and sold for the highest prices. The combined yield totals about 25,892,431 boxes across grapefruit and oranges, per official figures.
On the southern front General Clark's Fifth Army fights near Rome with British Eighth Army support as Germans retreat southeast of the capital. Allied bombers strike western Europe airfields while command orders underground troops to report enemy movements ahead of landings.
The Parke Davis and Company drug factory in Michigan faced a 1,900 member walkout by a local union allied with CIO tensions, as officers were suspended for striking and defying a War Labor Board directive. The dispute fed into broader shortages and rationing debates while government actions and wartime powers were examined.
War Production Board data show the 671 million dollar farm machinery and spare parts program for the ending June 30 is 13 percent behind May 1. Production in May left combines, tractors, pumps, wagons and other farm gear below targets though final months should reduce the gap. The USDA reports rising farm values and mortgage lending patterns while many buyers are inflating purchases of farm properties.
Fragmentary text notes land grants from 850 to 1870 in exchange for reduced passenger and freight rates. An amendment in 1940 limited reductions to military goods and personnel. Mentions railroads facing anti relief shipments and a low mood during the period.
Prominent writer and former minister Harold Bell Wright has died. Renowned for early best selling novels including The Reaper and The Tiered Ae Re Winning J, Wright rose from clergy to literary fame and left a legacy in American fiction.
Robert Hall Merrick Jr and 30 Greater Boston youths are named members of this year's sreansie class at Annapolis Naval academy. He will be awarded his diploma and then take a leave to his family before assignment to active duty. Other Concord residents, Army and Navy personnel report furloughs, hospital stays, and returns from overseas. Capt Gerard Burke returns to Fort Meade after leave with his mother.
Assabet Institution for Savings notifies that an application has been received to replace Book No 11226 lost by Sidney E. McCleary trustee of Maynard Massachusetts. Notice dated June 8 1944 with June 16 and June 22 updates.
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