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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1939
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR note announces a lost item with unclear names and dates. The readable portion hints at a notice or rebus style plea referencing a baronet and financial terms, but key details are missing.
In a mass archival notice a deposit book is reported lost related to the Say J. W. Ballou assistant treasurer entry for Mass on 1939 October 25. The document appears incomplete with garbled names and figures.
Fragmentary text indicates a legal or public notice referencing Deposit Hook No 40259 and a date in October. The readable portion lacks full details about the action, party, or deadlines.
The court orders private sale of eleven undivided shares of land with buildings described and valued at not more than fifteen hundred dollars. A commissioner will oversee partition and sale to allot or convey portions as needed. Court date set for 1939 with notices to interested parties.
The trustee of the estate presented to the court in Cambridge a notice requiring anyone objecting to the estate settlement to file a written appearance by eleven o clock on November seventeenth, 1939. Witnessed by Joba C Leggat and the court register Lorin P Jordan on October twenty fifth.
Public notice states a mortgage foreclosure sale of a parcel on Main Street Concord Massachusetts 1 acre more or less formerly Bradford and Hodges lands conveyed from Richard Rice Barrett. Sale conditions include payment of 500 dollars cash and balance within ten days at the treasurer’s office with terms announced at the sale by Middlesex Institution or Savings. Date references May 3 1927 and November 1 8 13 appear in the notice.
Public auction of the property described in the 1937 mortgage from Harley H Tenney and Mabel J Tenney to Middlesex Institution for Savings. Sale at 3:45 PM on Friday November 27 1980 of about 12 acres in Westford with highway access and stone wall boundary, balance payable at Concord office. Henry F Smith treasurer Oct 25, Nov 1.
In Sudbury crews have cleared the wooded site for a new store project near Scabolaouse. Henry Ford’s ownership is noted in passing, with renovations and building work expected to be finished by Christmas. The Nativity presentation will move to the new Peet Road area.
An old ad promotes a Cent-sized sale with regular size packages for the price of one cent plus 1¢, inviting readers to choose from 280 bargains. The promotion runs four days at Jonson Primacy Maynard Rexall Store, with Friday and Saturday events.
The New England Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Wallace Goodrich opens its 1939 40 season in Jordan Hall on Wednesday at 8 15 p m Two arias by Isabel French join the program which also includes Chaisson’s Symphony in B flat major Saint Saens Lutte Algerne and Schumann Overture The public is invited and Conservatory tickets will be mailed free on request
The administratrix of Moses H. Taylor late of Acton in Middlesex County deceased presents to the Cambridge Court for allowance the dist account of Lyman C and Moses B Taylor as trustees and the first account of Moses E Taylor surviving trustee. You may file a written appearance before 10 am on November seventeenth 1939 at Cambridge. Witness John C. Lesmat Blaukre First Judge. Nov 1 8 1.
A Byzantine wartime summary notes German troops massing near Siegfried Line amid rain and snow, while Turkey seeks British-backed security in the eastern Mediterranean. British diplomacy targets a neutral bloc with Turkey and Romania, as Stalin negotiates with Finland and Russia refrains from bold moves in the Baltic.
German seizure of the 5,600 ton US S S City of Flint amid World War I era raiding reshapes Atlantic trade. The vessel, after captors moved it to Norway and Murmansk, tests prize court rules while Britain and Soviet Russia maneuver over contraband and neutrality.
Amid tense debate the Senate set 45 minutes for each speaker on the neutrality bill with another 45 for amendments. Isolationists clashed with administration forces as Truman era figures sparred over timing and scope. House prospects appeared more hopeful as parliamentary roadblocks limited amendments.
Fragmented report notes discussions on inaugurating a North American based airline alliance with Latin American partners. Mentions Bar Browder and passport issues amid a broader debate over securing regional aviation business and pro American agencies. References to reactions and protests. Dec 4 note implies League of Nations will meet in Geneva unless protests arise as cannon fire continues.
In Westington Texas Rep Martin Dies publicized a list claiming 563 U S employees were on a Communist “membership” roster. The article notes Phoenix Arizona reports an escape by Juab Rath, the trunk slayer of 1931, with a note about visiting father and husband.
The column presents a quiz with unclear OCR text asking about a quote, wage hour chief, a U S entity selling stock in the Midwest, a European debt payer seeking funds, and Roosevelt church visit remarks. It notes answers are at column bottom.
In South Bend Indiana the GMAC financing case goes to a jury while in Washington three major antitrust actions unfold. The American Medical Association milk dealers in the Chicago area building trades and 68 life insurers draw attention as broader probes loom. The Justice Department also accuses the Association of American Railroads and 236 lines of Sherman Act violations over joint routes and noncooperation with motor carriers. President J J Pebley of the AARR welcomes scrutiny as officials weigh policy impacts.
President Roosevelt criticizes commentators and others urging sending American troops to Europe. He calls current antiwar rhetoric fake and warns against creating a boogeyman to justify such calls. He says no responsible person has proposed sending American mothers’ sons to fight in Europe.
Two more savings banks in Massachusetts have qualified as issuing institutions for Savings Bank Life Insurance, raising the total issuers to 28. The Institution for Savings in Roxbury and Greenfield Savings Bank join the program, with executive details and leadership names noted.
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