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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
7
In the Probate Court of Massachusetts a petition has been filed for the estate of Jacob, late of a certain locality, requesting that Warren Maynardine be appointed administrator without requiring a bond. Interested parties may object by filing an appearance in court by the return day, with the judge and register noted.
In the probate court of Massachusetts a petition to appoint Marquer Fisher of Sudbury as administrator of Elizabeth A. Jones late ofsaid county has been filed. All interested persons may appear at ten oclock in the forenoon on March twenty fourth 1944 to object to the appointment. John C Leggat First Judge and Lering P Jordan Register March 9 16 23.
Probate Court citation in Middlesex County for the estate of Raymond F Durkee deceased. Ellen B of Acton is named administratrix with surety to be required. Appearance required before ten o clock forenoon on March 23 1944 to contest this citation. John J Leggat First Judge. Jordan Register.
The new 20 percent excise tax on luxury goods takes effect April 1 with several exceptions. Watches under 65 dollars and alarm clocks under 5 dollars incur 10 percent. Items listed include jewelry, suit cases, traveling bags, toilet articles, pill folks, key cases, fur coats, handbags, trunks, and toilet preparations.
A libel for divorce has been filed in the Massachusetts probate court by Barbera Ayotte mother and next friend of Arthur Edmund Ayotte a minor against Virginia Ayotte of Norfolk. Notice is to be published weekly for three weeks and mailed to the libellee at her last known residence at least one month before the return day March 24 1944. Witness Judge John C Leggat and Register Loring P. Jordan.
A notice states a vacation has been received to replace a duplicate bank book. The lost book identified is Book Wo. 9196 and is requested to be replaced.
State House reports list for Acton Concord Marlboro and Hudson appointing clerks stenographers and junior clerks. Names include Nellie M Fahey Veronica A Dee Phyllis K White Alma R Parkhurst Irene F White Lillian G Motlellan and others with street addresses in Acton West Concord and West Concord Massachusetts.
Weekly analysis notes U S bombers target Rabaul defenses and Black Sea bases. It highlights German setbacks as Red Armies punch through in Ukraine while British strikes curb war production. Editorial note states opinions reflect the Western Union service.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Land Court issues a notice to William M Pyrro Anna R L Pyrro Rawba Kelka Maki Michael A Baccari Ernest Johnson Joseph Byrne and Mary Byrne and others. Thomas H Tierney and Bridget Tierney petition to register and confirm title to a defined parcel in Maynard Middlesex with plan on file. Objection or defense must be filed by April 3. default will be entered. Witness John E Fenton Esquire Judge February 28 1944. Attest with Seal. John J Donahue Esq 426 Tremont Building Boston Mass For the Petitioners.
Axis radio signals invasion could begin any day as large U S and British bomber fleets with escorts hammer enemy industry and defenses led by Berlin as primary target. Nazi high command touts fortified coastlines while promising to fight in deep defenses. In Italy, German armor clashes resume against U S forces at Anzio beachhead amid renewed push and countermeasures.
Welsh miners led a widespread stoppage with about 87 000 from 156 pits joining English and Scottish fields protesting wage gaps after Britain raised minimum pay to 20 while Welsh bonuses were not adjusted. U S air and naval power shift accompanies postwar planning in the Pacific as Britain expands production.
Russians push deeper into Nazi lines in Ukraine while aiming at Black Sea bases as spring thaws loom. Finns led by Vaino Tanner seek restoration of prewar borders and propose negotiating with Germany to withdraw troops via Norway or Sweden, or isolation of Nazis in the north.
The Rev. Thomas N. Ni, retired bishop of the Methodist church and former bishop of Chicago and Detroit, died at 88 in Mount Vernon. He led the Anti-Saloon League as president and earlier held multiple pastorates before his episcopacy.
Admiral Emory S. Land told a congressional committee that the U S merchant marine outstrips Allied sea power and should store ships not used for world trade after the war. He noted Japan Germany and Italy relied on their own ships heavily and that 42 percent of outbound cargo last year was lend lease material with less than 2 percent lost versus 6 percent in 1942.
Tennessee senator Kenneth McKellar led an amendment move to require all TVA revenues go to the treasury and restrict TVA to congress funded operations. He cited TVA netting about 54 million dollars from power operations through June 30, 1943 and accused bias toward Aluminum Company of America while charging Lilienthal with using TVA funds for advertising. Senator Russell then proposed that semipermanent federal agencies must seek funds from Congress after one year.
An 18 month old girl Veronica De Vore was found waist deep in a swamp 14 miles from her home after a five hour search by 60 schoolboys and townspeople of Winc koff New Jersey. Her dog Tippy a black cocker spaniel kept whimpering by her side during the search and discovery.
The International Harvester Company outlines a broad vets employment plan for its 21 plants and 187 sales branches to restore veterans to their old jobs or comparable roles, with special training for the disabled and monthly wage reviews. It notes extensive wartime casualties and a London report on psychiatric treatment outcomes, plus a War Food Administration effort to repurpose crops including dehydrated potatoes for munitions, stock feed, or lend-lease food aid.
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