I took advantage of the National Genealogical Society access to the NewspaperArchive.com website recently, and discovered several articles about my father, Frederick Walton Seaver, Jr. (1911-1983) in the 1930s:
Here are four short articles:
1) Fitchburg [Mass.] Sentinel newspaper, dated Friday, 4 June 1931, page 12, column 3:
The transcription:
"Motorist Fined $20
"Leominster, June 4 -- Frederick W. Seaver, Jr., 20 Hall Street, was fined $20 in districxt court this morning when Judge Ralph W. [somebody] found him guilty of operating so that the [what?] and safety of the public were endangered. Seaver peladed not guilty and was prepresented by Atty. Charles D. Bent.
"He was involved in a motor accident at the corner of West street and Post street,, May 8. A machine operated by him was in collision with Giuseppe C[somebody], [??] Leland avenue, who was riding a bicycle."
2) Fitchburg [Mass.] Sentinel newspaper, Friday, 7 August 1931, page 12, column 8:
The transcription:
"Joseph Cinquantini, of Leominster, has entered a $10,000 suit against Frederick W. Seaver of 20 Hall street, Leominster, through Atty. Joseph Fine of Fitcdhburg. He alleges that he was injured May 9, 1931, while riding his bicycle on West street in Leominster and was struck by the Seaver automobile. The same plaintiff brought another $10,000 suit against Frederick W. Seaver, Jr, on account of the same accident and alleges that he was the operator of the car."
3) Fitchburg [Mass.] Sentinel newspaper, dated 27 June 1933, page 12, column 3:
The transcription:
Frederick Seaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Seaver, 20 Hall street, graduated from Kingsley Preparatory school last week. He plans to enter Columbia in September."
4) Fitchburg [Mass.] Sentinel newspaper, dated Thursday, 12 August 1937, page 2, column 3:
"Man Fined $20 For Operating
"Gordon C. Francis, 43 years old, 644 North Main street, Leominster, was fined $20 by Special Justice M. Fred O'Connell in district court today on a complaint charging him with operating negligently on the Ashby state road Aug. 1. His automobile was involved in a collision with one operated by Frederick W. Seaver, Jr., Pleasant street, Leominster.
"The defendant was summoned to court by Lieut. W.W. Wallace who investigated the collision. Several witnesses were summoned to testify in the case against him."
Articles like these can be very useful -- in this case I now know that my father resided at 20 Hall Street in Leominster in 1931 and 1933 with his parents, and on Pleasant Street in 1937 (with his parents? I don't think so).
His graduation from Kingsley Preparatory School in Essex Fells, New Jersey in June 1933 (at age 21) was necessary (a high school graduation diploma) for him to attend Columbia in 1933 (he eventually went to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire for one year before injuring his knee). And the Depression hit the family also.
A Google search for Kingsley Preparatory provided this information:
"Kingsley Preparatory School in Essex Fells, New Jersey, was a known boys' preparatory institution during the early 20th century. While active in the 1910s and 1920s, the school was part of the educational landscape and historical records leading into the 1930s, often associated with college prep and sports teams, such as baseball."
Yep, that was my father -- all sports, no books! I'm not surprised!
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