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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
13
A court citation notes that a Bostonian test asks what ornaments top Faneuil Hall. The correct answer is a grasshopper weathervane. The document cites a 1947 Cambridge court proceeding with a writ appearance due by June 30 and signatures of Judge John C. Leggat and Register Loring P. Jordan.
Multiple probate court notices list persons like Oliver W Hartwell Frances Hartwell Mary L Owen William H Lawler and William T Merriam Acton Maynard with desolation of bonds executors and administrators and requests for written appearances by specified dates in Cambridge and Acton Massachusetts before May 1947.
Probate Court records announce guardianship of Philip D. Sawyer of Acton declared insane. The guardian submits her third account for allowance. interested parties are admonished to appear and respond in the First Judicial Court in year one thousand eight hundred ninety.
Among hundreds of objects found in the stomachs of fish from The Atlantic Coast Fisheries Co. fleet, bottle nipples are the most common item reported in cod.
The executor of the will of Edmund Billings presents to the court his first account for allowance. The written appearance was filed on May 16, 1947, in Concord. The matter was recorded by Register Loring P. Jordan on May 1, 8, 15, 1947.
Middlesex Probate Court hears petition by Danforth W. Comins administrator to adjust by compromise a demand against the estate of Nelson H. Tenney for alleged personal services to the deceased from Oct 1933 to Apr 18 1945. Carrie Tirrell of Acton is the claimant. hearing noted for May 2 1947 with witness John Atkinson.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County estate of Clara E Ecke late of Seabury in said county deceased. Paul H C Ecke of Sudbury is named as executor with bond dispensed. Public notice to file a private appearance before ten o clock on the twenty ninth of May 1947 in the said court. Witness John C Leggat Esquire.
Fireman and Mrs. Carlton R. Walker of 4 Elsinore Street announce the birth of their third child, Richard Patterson Walker. Grandparents are Carlton B. Walker of South Sudbury and his wife.
Petition seeks to register title to a mountain parcel in Acton and partly in Littleton with buildings. A right of way over land marked formerly George C Durkee extends to Fort Pond Road. Objections must be filed by May 19 in Boston.
Middlesex County Treasurer Charles P. Howard is honored with a War Department citation for meritorious services in Europe during and after World War II. The award, on Gen. Mark Clark’s recommendation, cites his work with United States Forces in Austria from May 1945 to August 1946 as deputy regional military government officer and later in operations planning.
Health column promotes a laxative-free daily routine of morning lemon juice and water. It claims lemon intake boosts vitamin C and B, aids digestion, resists fatigue, and alkalinizes the system. California Sunkist lemons are recommended.
A United States Allied Commission executive in Austria applied broad experience in government planning and public administration to Austria’s problems with keen insight and industry. His efforts were a notable contribution to the commission's accomplishments.
The OCR notes Beaumont Texas on the Old Spanish Trail near Beaumont reads Beaumont 6 El Paso 854. The trail is U S Highway 90.
The Bed of Health schedules the second Diphtheria Clinic from 2 to 3 30 PM in the Town Building on Wednesday May 7. Dr R E Hooper will lead with nurses Mary Ward and Edith Foster assisting. Parents are urged to immunize children who have not yet received the vaccine and any child six months or older may receive the first injection.
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