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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1920

Page

5

City Gym Classes Resume Across Municipal Buildings

The park and recreation department announced the return of regular municipal gym classes in various city buildings. Schedules allocate days by gender with specific times for mothers, school girls, working girls, high school boys, and men, plus Saturday sessions for grammar and working boys. Police and fire department candidates will train on Tuesdays and Fridays, and basketball is allowed for regular class participants. Buildings used include Roslindale Building, Curtis Hall Gym, Cabot Street Gym, Vine Street Gym, Dorchester Gym, Ward 6 Gym, South End gym, North End gym, East Boston gym, and Charlestown gym.

Park and Recreation Department Grammar Police and Fire Roslindale Ashland Washington Streets Curtis Hall South Street Jamaica/Plain Cabot Street Roxbury Vine Street Vine and Dudley Streets Dorchester Columbia Road Bird Street Ward 6 Harrison Avenue Plympton Street South End Corper Tyler Oak Streets D Stree South Boston North End East Charlestown Bunker Hill and Wexington Streets

Engagements of Two Sisters Announced

Engagement of Miss Eugenie Marie Guerin of Woonsocket to Eugene O Sullivan announced at a formal dinner by Mr. and Mrs Theophile Guerin. The Guerins also announced engagement of daughter Miss Adrienne Jean Guerin to Raymond J Fontaine, son of Mr. and Mrs Walter Fontaine of Woonsocket.

Eugenie Marie Guerin Woonsocket Eugene O'Sullivan Theophile Guerin

Twelve on Trial in Chelsea Theft Conspiracy

Ten men and two women faced trial in Superior Criminal Court on indictments charging a wide conspiracy to steal conspire and receive stolen property. Prosecutor Fielding said they met at Sam Cohen's Chelsea home to plan burglaries targeting business houses and then carted away stock. Isaac Wolff and Rubin Zalkind pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

Superior Criminal Court Fielding Sam Cohen Chelsea Mr. Fielding Cambridge Isaac Wolff Rubin Zalkind

Salem's James F Hale Dies at 89 in City Home

James F Hale one of Salem's oldest residents died at his home 31 Winthrop Street in his 89th year. He was widely known in the community for his long life and public spirit.

Salem James F.hale Winthrop Street

No Parking 100 Feet of Fire House

Fire Commissioner John R. Murphy asks the city to amend traffic rules to prohibit parking within 100 feet of a fire station on either side of the street. He notes a similar rule already exists in New York City.

Board of Street Commissioners John R. Murphy Murphy New York City

Boston Fire Chief Proposes Parking Ban Near Stations

Commissioner Murphy notes Boston cowpaths create access delays after a truck blocked Mason Street fire station entrance forcing the crew to back out multiple times. A stricter rule would ban parking on both sides within 15 feet of hydrants to aid response. The city weighs building longer higher hose wagons to fit narrow streets and tight turns.

Boston Murphy Mason Street Peters Boston Department

Hartford Girl Is Chosen B A Editor

Miss Helen Taylor a 21 year old Hartford Conn resident has been elected editor in chief of the Secretarius the new weekly paper of the College of Secretarial Science Boston University The Secretarius is student run and advertising supported with issues already published

Helen Taylor Hartford, Conn Secretarius College of Secretarial Science Boston University

Debate in House Over Passports

The House rejected the conference report on the diplomatic appropriation bill by 192 to 9 over a rider to prolong war time passport controls. The plan would bar aliens lacking visas and raise passport fees from $2 to $10, sparking protests about immigration control and civil liberties.

Washington House State Department United States Bac Representative Mondell House Immigration Committee Siegel New York Ireland Johnson Immigration Committee

Retirement age rules for railway workers and artisans

The retirement plan sets 65 as the age for mechanics and artisans and 62 for railway postal clerks mail carriers and a few other classes. Pensions up to 720 dollars yearly will be paid from a government funded pool with direct appropriations and payroll assessments.

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