Hope to Save Beacon Hill Residents Form Local Association
The Beacon Hill Association met at 3 Joy Street to discuss plans for preserving Beacon Hill as a residential district. Arthur C. Comey of the Boston city planning board urged residents to submit their zoning desires and pledged board cooperation to resist encroaching business development along Charles Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Hill
Hill
Joy Street
Arthur C. Comey
Boston City Planning Board
Charles Street
Comey
Planning Board
Massive vehicle count in one hour shocks Boston streets
In a one hour inspection on Monday between two and three pm Boston logged 6185 motor and horse drawn vehicles parked citywide. Only about 12 percent occupied open air or authorized spaces. The Joint Committee on Street Traffic Conditions plans a broader traffic study.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Joint
Chamber
Boston City Planning Board
Boston Real Estate Exchange
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
Guild of St. Elizabeth Holds Charity Fair at Copley Plaza
Proceeds from yesterday's fair at Copley Plaza by the Guild of St. Elizabeth go to charitable work for the coming year. Tables of flowers candy fancy work cooked food and small gifts sold out before closing. A luncheon in the adjoining room was a feature chaired by Mrs. William J. Walton president of the guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild of St. Elizabeth
Copley Plaza
William J. Walton
Guild
Mothercraft deemed vital in school curriculum by leaders
Mrs Ira Couch Wood urged making Mothercraft a school curriculum and motherhood a profession to attract young girls. She noted one third of soldiers and children were unfit, calling for citizenship readiness. Mrs FE Charlotte Hanington warned against overburdening mothers and urged balanced education within families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Couch Wood
Mothercraft and Child Welfare Conference
Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs
Exeter Street
Charlotte Hanington
Hotel Lenox
Mothercraft
Canada
Hold-up Man Robs Rose Tea Store in Hingham
Arthur Davis, manager of the Rose Tea Store in Hingham, was robbed yesterday afternoon by a roughly dressed foreigner who threatened him with a revolver and took about $30 from the cash drawer. The suspect, described as dark complexioned and in need of a shave, asked for hops before demanding the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Davis
Rose
Hingham
Davis
Appointment of Dr Isolde Zeckner to Long Island Hospital post
Dr Isolde Zeckner of Philadelphia was named resident pathologist at the Long Island Hospital by Mayor Curley at 2800 dollars a year after local physicians declined the post. James W Gibbons, deputy in the city collector's office since 1914, was promoted to paymaster in the treasury with a salary rise to 2300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isolde Zeckner
Philadelphia
Curley
Long Island Hospital
James W. Gibbons
Treasury Department
Jordan Marsh Forms Foreign Buying Pool With New York Stores
President George W. Mitton announces a pooling of purchasing power by Jordan Marsh Lord Taylor and James McCreery to secure European fashion and trend data. The alliance creates a foreign buying organization with about 3 million dollars annual wholesale power and offices in Paris London Berlin with branches across major European centers. The plan doubles and coordinates buyer trips, enabling direct exposure to European fashion while bringing foreign buyers to the United States periodically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Mitton
Jordan Marsh Company
New York
America
Lord & Taylor
James McCreery & Co
Paris
London
Berlin
Brussels
Frankfort
Vienna
Europe
United States
Flapper Number Featured in Boston Sunday Post Magazine
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine announces a Flapper Number issue ahead of publication. Readers are invited to watch for the new feature on fashion, society, and culture showcased in the upcoming edition.
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Boston Sunday Post
Insects and Plant Disease Cost U S Agriculture Billions
Foreign pests and plant diseases have caused annual losses to American agriculture exceeding 3 billion dollars. This figure reflects widespread damage across crops and regions, highlighting the need for stronger biosecurity and protective measures.
Foley Re-elected Head of Boston Letter Carriers Branch
John S. Foley, a 23 year carrier at the Central post office, was elected yesterday president of Branch 34 of the National Association of Letter Carriers for his eighth term. Other officers include James F. Danehy vice president, William D. Berkeley financial secretary, Joseph L. Carr recording secretary, William H. Nagle treasurer, Nat. S. B. A. Davis collector, William Mullins sergeant at arms, and John T. Cass trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Foley
Central Post Office
National Association of Letter Carriers
Foley
Boston
James F. Danehy
Central Office
William D. Berkeley
Cambridge
Joseph L. Carr
Revere
William H. Nagle
Cambridge 39
Nat. S. B. A
U.S. Davis
William Mullins
College Corner
John T. Cass
Back Bay
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North
Englan
South America
C.F Frowey Co
Ruly
Encyclopedia
the Brunswick
Boylston Street
Heywood-Wakefield Furniture
Penang
Greater Boston
Atlantic Printing Co
South Beach
Atlantic Print's Co
BOY Scouts
Harding
Home Savings Bank
Tremont Haymkt
Clothing Women's Manahan Inc
Boylston Bac
Houses
Manahan
Hyannis
Magnolia
Palm Beach
Curtis & Pope Lumber Co
Mass
Ford Specialties
Rush
Oilers & Coolers
Burpee Bros
Boylston
Heywood-Wakefield
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Portland
Overland
Brookline Av
Willys Overland Inc
Toys
Eleary
Onservatory of Music
Huntington Avy
Trucks Factory & Warehouse Electric J
Howard
Newbury Bac
Tel-U-Where
Tel-U
Company of America
Berkeley Street
St. Elizabeth
James H. Carney
Mary R. Walsh
Alice Falvey
I. C. Wood
Holdup Man
DR. Zeckwer
Long Island Post
Jordan Marsh
Getter
Bedell’s
Flee
Washington St
Becford
Meyer Jonasson & Co
Tremont and Boylston Sts
Eastern Drug CO
Zonite Products Co
Lonile
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