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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1919

Page

7

Acting Collector to Take Oath Tomorrow

Andrew J. Casey of Newburyport is appointed acting collector of internal revenue in the Boston district. He will be sworn in tomorrow morning in the Little building. Casey, a former deputy collector under John F. Malley, has 16 months in the Internal Revenue Department and a long background in estate and corporation work.

Andrew J. Casey Newburyport Internal Revenue Bosa John F. Malley Mr. Casey Malley Hikdom

Ditch Diggers Earn More Than Clergymen

To the Editor of the Post a letter argues that ditch diggers earn more than clergy, challenging the editor's claim that clergymen are underpaid. The writer notes average clerical salaries under $1000 and cites the burden on wives and families while dismissing a strike as humorous yet calls for reconsideration of pay for religious leaders.

Oversupply of Clergymen Stirs Public Debate

Eugene Bertram Willard from Chelsea argues that too many churches crowd communities and that the clergy earn less than secular workers. He says infant baptism and predestination matter little to modern worshippers who seek humane goodness and minimal theological discourse. The result is a shortage of gifted pastors until congregations support clergy adequately.

Eugene Bertram Willard Chelsea

Dorchester Man Hospitalized After Bicycle Wheel Collapse

Thomas McGrath, 33, of 7 Chipman Avenue, Dorchester, suffered a possible skull fracture and bruises when the front wheel of his bicycle collapsed on Melville Avenue. He is being treated at City Hospital.

Thomas McGrath Chipman Avenue Dorchester City Hospital Melville Avenue

Traffic Regulations on Standing Time in City Streets

A city notice lists 20 minute limits and exceptions for vehicles stopped to load or unload along many streets. The article recalls last day's traffic changes and describes drivers, especially Milady, testing the new rules amid khaki-clad officers guiding crossings.

Bandits Loot Toledo Oil Office In Early Morning robbery

Bandits entered the Standard Oil Company offices in Toledo Ohio binding and gagging a night watch man and escaped with 3000 to 10000 dollars. Police probe ongoing as details remain scarce.

Toledo Standard Oil Company

Traffic headway in Boston overseen by Col. Decrow at Cadet Armory

Colonel Decrow reports high cooperation as traffic reforms push for safer streets. He notes long public education ahead for women pedestrians and drivers, introduces rovers to enforce signals, and outlines tagging of violators with notices to appear at the Cadet Armory.

Milady Decrow Colonel Decrow New York Boston Washington and Tremont Massachusetts First Corps of Cadets Columbus Avenue Arlington Street

City Signal Duties Aim to Ease Traffic Safety

City officials discussed reducing arm waving by signalers to aid both pedestrians and drivers. They noted that truckers and teamsters caused little trouble, and suggested refreshing safety zone white strips daily since the paint laid by First Corps men becomes dirty and hard to see.

First Corps

Auto Mishap Victim Dies in Arlington Hospital

Barney Meyser a 40 year old Boston resident died at Symmes Arlington Hospital after a Sunday afternoon accident in Arlington. He fell from a moving truck at Massachusetts Avenue and Mystic Street while riding home from the Jewish Cemetery in Woburn. Meyser suffered a fractured left thigh and head injuries and did not regain consciousness.

Barney Meyser West Cedar Street Boston Symmes Arlington Hospital Arlington Meser Woburn Massachusetts Avenue Mystic Street

Mrs Tupper Appointed Instructor Of Secretarial Ethics

Mrs Frank Boyce Tupper is named instructor of secretarial ethics and adviser to the women at the College of Secretarial Science, Boston University. The appointment enhances career guidance and professional training for female students.

Frank Boyce Tupper College of Secretarial Science Boston University

Boston College Secretarial Instructor Appointed

An educator appointed instructor of secretarial ethics and adviser to the women at the College of Secretarial Science, Boston University, while remaining office manager for the Metropolitan Chapter of the American Red Cross.

College of Secretarial Science Boston University Metropolitan The American Red Cross

Today’s City Events Outline Across Boston Area

At 10 a m the Brockton Fair opens and the Ballot Law Commission meets nearby. 10 15 a m the Suffolk County W C T U convention is at Second Congregational Chelsea. 11 a m the Special Commission on Street Railway Conditions meets. 1 p m a Boston luncheon honors Lieutenant Commander Albert C Read NC 4 at Copley Plaza. 2 50 p m Field Day at Harvard Military Instruction School. 5 p m Rally Day for Boston District Massachusetts Sunday School Association at Roxbury Presbyterian Church. 7 30 p m Business Women’s Club meets.

Brockton Fair Suffolk County Second Congregational Church Chelsea Special Commission City of Boston Albert C. Read NC-4 Copley Plaza Harvard Military Instruction School Massachusetts Roxbury Presbyterian Church Business Women’s Club

Theatre Club Opens Season at Copley Theatre Boston

The Frances Jewett Repertory Theatre Club meets Wednesday afternoon at 4 in the upper rehearsal room of the Copley Theatre Dartmouth Street Boston. Miss Jessamine Newcombe and Mr Henry Jewett present the garden scene from Twelfth Night and Mr E E Clive discusses forthcoming plays at the Copley Theatre.

Frances Jewett Repertory Theatre Club Copley Theatre Dartmouth Street Boston Jessamine Newcombe Henry Jewett E. E. Clive

Church Leaders Call For Stronger Religious Education

The Baptist Ministers Conference at Ford Hall heard Rev. J. H. F. Peterson argue public schools lack for religious instruction. He praised the system yet urged emphasis on spiritual inheritance, urging the church to secure this legacy for the nation. Dr. J. H. Doodsum, back from France with Y M C A. work, received a hearty welcome.

Jh. F. Peterson Feterson Baptist Ministers’ Conference Ford Hall J. H. Doodsum Y. M. Cgc. A France Doodsum

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