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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1920

Page

4

Council Gets Nominations for Key Positions

Governor Coolidge sent to the executive council nominations including J Ward Healey of Leominster and W Frederick Davis Jr of Woburn for public roles. Clinton’s James J Goodwin and George L Tobey named associate and full medical examiners for Worcester districts. Carl R Lindstrom of Boston seeks Board of Dental Examiners. Randolph C Hurd of Newburyport and Edward W Baker of Brookline named medical examiner and master in chancery.

Coolla Executive Council J. Ward Healey Leominster W. Frederick Davis, Jr Woburn Middlesex County James J. Goodwin Clinton Worcester George L. Tobey Carl R. Lindstrom Boston Randolph C. Hurd Newburyport Essex Edward W. Baker Brookline Norfolk County

Massachusetts Senate defers action on 2.75 beer bill

The Massachusetts Senate postponed until next Tuesday the vote on a bill allowing 2.75 percent beer and delayed consideration of a physi cal education in public schools bill. Senator Reed of Taunton moved the postponement citing possible Supreme Court action on the Volstead Act. There was no opposition to the delay.

Senate Massachusetts Reed Taunton Supreme Court Ways and Means

Boston Graduating Exercises Honor 600 Evening School Graduates

Evening high schools conclude a 24 week term with about 600 graduates and 6000 certificates of proficiency. Central Evening High School graduates 61. Brighton district has seven high school and 12 elementary graduates. Charlestown Evening School awards diplomas to 16. Congressman Peter F. Tague oversees.

Boston Central Evening High School Montgomery Street Charles S. O’connor Brighton Public Frank W. Ballou Charlestown Peter F. Tague

Evening Commercial High Schools Diploma Events Across Districts

The Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury and South Boston Evening Commercial High Schools plan diploma ceremonies. Judges, superintendents, and school committee members present diplomas to graduates totaling 86 at Roxbury and 68 at the Bigelow program. A feature includes a student presentation titled Her First Assignment.

Dorchester Evening Commercial High School Daniel J. Gallagher Jeremiah E. Burke East Boston Evening Commercial High School Joseph J. Murley Frances G. Curtis Roxbury

Lawson Case Postponed in Central Court

The case of Thomas W. Lawson charged with violating mining stock advertising statutes was postponed one week by Judge Parmenter at the request of Assistant Attorney General Hurwitz. The delay followed an appeal by Lawson’s counsel Homer Albers for a 2 o’clock postponement to allow an associate counsel to appear.

Parmenter Central Court Hurwitz Homer Albers Lawson

Trick cigarettes barred in Boston over explosive caps

State authorities ask Boston police to halt trick cigarettes with explosive caps to prevent injuries to eyes and face, citing risk of serious harm from use and calling for prohibition of further sales.

Boston

Brook Trout Law Off Today in Massachusetts Streams

Massachusetts fishermen may take up to 30 trout per boat and must release none under six inches. The season starts one hour before sunrise and ends one hour after sunset with licenses priced at 50 cents for residents and one dollar for others. Alien residents owning real estate may also qualify for a license. Western Massachusetts reports poor conditions while eastern streams are ready.

Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission Izaak Walton

Will Admit Laborers to Harvest Sugar Beets

Secretary Wilson issued an order suspending immigration laws to admit workers from Mexico and Canada solely to cultivate and harvest sugar beet crops in Colorado Wyoming Utah Iowa and Nebraska. The action followed assurance Congress could not act in time to save the Western sugar beet crop.

Washington Wilson Mexico Canada Colorado Wyoming Utah Iowa Nebraska Congress

Army officers reduced to sixteen thousand nine hundred ninety eight

Washington April 14 The army reorganization bill cuts authorized officers from 18000 to 16998 after the defeat of universal military training. Two major generals five brigadier generals and forty colonels are among those dispensed with as proposed by Chairman Wadsworth.

Washington Senate Wadsworth Military Committee

Two Men Sentenced for Long Island Larceny

John J. Kirwin received four years and Edmund J. Brown two years for larceny of about $9900 from Sumner B. Pearman, a stock broker. Both men, around 30, pleaded guilty to a 14 count indictment yesterday at the state prison.

Sumner B. Pearman John J. Kirwin Edmund J. Brown

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