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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1941
Page
5
Court records reveal a probate notice filed in Massachusetts to validate or contest a deceased’s will. The document, signed by John C. Leggat and John P. Jordan, Register, cites an objection period and is dated September thirty third, eighteen forty one.
A 1941 notice from Say- Br Ballou Institution lists a lost deposit book. Payment stoppage and an assistant treasurer are noted. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Wealth of Massachusetts seeks appointment of Albertie M Mead estate administrator with bond waived. Interested parties must file appearance by 9th day of September 1941 or attend court by 10 o clock in the morning. John C Leggat Esquire listed as attorney. Sept 24, Oct 1, 8.
An official notice states that pass book number 11069 has been replaced by a new book issued by the Institution for Savings with E. McCleary as treasurer on dates October 1 8 and 15.
Lost deposit book no nother details given. Payment idlesex institution for say J W Ballou assistant treasurer Mass 30 1941.
The MH S girls, under coach Mahoney, display spirit and enthusiasm for field hockey. Theresa Mariano captains the first team with Ann Hamlin guiding the second. a two-game-per-date schedule runs October 9 through 29 with matches against Ashland Weston Acton Concord and Shrewsbury.
The census of military personnel shows tobacco and cigarettes as the most welcome gifts from home. Camel and Prince Albert tins are repeatedly noted as prized items among service members across branches.
Notice states an application has been received to replace Bank Book No. 1644 lost by Assabet Luton Savings. Sidney EB McCleary, Treasurer, Mass. March 1941 October 8 15 22.
A wartime policy discussion analyzes price controls for farm goods and wage limits. The piece compares parity, inflation, and deflation with worker demands, noting the risk of surpluses after lend lease ends and underscoring the farmer’s hope to avoid postwar downturns.
A columnist muses on war and defense, recalling a White House news conference and a debate among observers in Washington. He notes President Roosevelt’s aim to win without full-scale war, cites the American Legion’s shift toward stronger defense, and mentions the large number of Americans in education and training.
Reported royal visit by the duke and duchess of Windsor to Chicago and other cities amid talk of Edward VIII abdication and Wallis Simpson illness. Narratives reference Mary Kirk and Captain Ernest Simpson, with speculation on Wallis’s health and retirement in London.
The article describes large scale military exercises in Louisiana, North Dakota, Virginia and others, with tanks, aircraft, paratroopers and anti-tank units testing modern warfare. It notes 75 000 troops moved rapidly from New Jersey to Virginia, escorted by trains and police, to test road capacity and swift assault tactics. Some defenders reportedly held even or better than attackers in certain cases.
Broad adoption of soybeans traces back thousands of years in Asia and decades in the United States. Once a curiosity, the bean now fuels diverse needs from agriculture to aviation parts. States along with Alaska and Puerto Rico increasingly rely on soy products and related technologies.
Miscellany reports vague items from Britain and Bolivia with fractured phrases. Notes suggest British tank production increases, a Bolivian cabinet resignation after a Nazi plot, and a correspondent’s unclear reports from New York about travel to South America.
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