Cambridge City Hall Rumors Stir Local Politics And Plans
Town chatter centers on possible election move for ex superintendent Billy McMenimen to succeed Frank McDonald. chatter on Plan E and hidden plan G7 circulates amid budget hearings. hints of salary cuts, parishioner displays, and a City Council adjournment spike public curiosity.
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Billy McMenimen
Frank McDonald
Wm. C. Conway
Youth Commission
Sec'y
Cambridge Home For
Concord Ave
Andy
Ralph Hamilton
Ralph
Toomey
Conway Named Superintendent of Home for Aged
Wm G Conway of Appleton Street selected by Welfare Board with Mayor Lyons’ approval as Supt of the Home for Aged and Infirm. Former Boston Cambridge reporter and ex Publicity Director for the Employment Compensation Commission. Civil service cut ended his term as Secretary of the Youth Commission. Salary listed at 3000 dollars annually.
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Wm. G. Conway
Appleton St
Home For
Welfare Board
Lyons
Conway
Boston-Cambridge
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Sec’y
Youth Commission
Civil Service
Corcoran's Opens New Store in Central Square Cambridge
The John H. Corcoran Co opens a new department store at Mass Ave and Essex St replacing 587 Mass Ave. The streamlined setting, larger depth space, enhanced departments and lighting create an attractive buying center in Central Square with continued Corcoran quality and family leadership.
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John H. Corcoran Department
Mass. Ave
Essex St
Central Square
J. H. Cor
Coran’s
Corcoran
No. J. H. Corcoran’s
John H. Corcoran
Paul R. Corcoran
Cambridge
Central Sq
J. H. Corcoran
Mayor Re appoints Several Officials In City Council Session
City Council approves most mayor proposed officials while halting Jos Higgins from sinking fund commission. Federal housing measure passes. Names submitted by Mayor Lyons include streets official Jas F Hooker and others with terms ranging from one to three years.
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O. K
Parker
Jos. Higgins
Lyons
Apeinaree
Jas. F
Hooker
Oger Wm. D. Hillis
John E. Quinn
Parker F. Soule
Burley Insurance Mortgages in Boston on Commonwealth Ave
Chas F Burley offers mortgage and insurance services at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston highlighting local real estate and financial options in a concise business note.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Camb Restaurant Ass'n Elects Officers
The Cambridge Restaurant Ass'n held an annual election at Bella Vista Harvard Square with Amos Shorey of Forest Cafe elected to continue as president after members urged him to stay. Treasurer Louis Tichner of Oxford Grille was re elected and secretary Ted Brizzolari of Ted's Tap was re elected by acclamation.
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Cambridge
Ass'n
Bella Vista
Church St
Harvard Sq
Amos Shorey
The
Forest Cafe
Shorey
Louis Tichner
Oxford Grille
Ted Brizzolari
Ted
Night club closing hours face state license board
State officials press four Cambridge area night clubs on charges of opening after legal hours and alleged liquor sales. Two clubs named for sales, others for late hours, after two hour hearings. investigators testified about crowded premises and delayed entry early March 22.
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Rice ‘Ass'n
Broadway
Lafayette Club
Mass. Ave
Blue and Gold Club
Mass.Ave
East Cambridge Associates
Cambridge St
Joe O’brien
State Group
Atty. Thos. F. Gibson
Lafayette
Daniel J. Crowley
Michael J. Neville
John Moran
Maple
Mr. O'Brien
Mass Ave Taxables The Deadly Comparison
The article compares tax values of Mass Ave properties in Cambridge noting apartment sites versus gas stations. It lists buildings and land values for multiple addresses, totals gas developed property versus apartment property, then urges zoning reforms and slower zone changes to protect city tax revenue.
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Mass. Ave
Cambridge
Mass
Mass, Ave
Lyons
Board of Appeal
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Fresh Pond
Winslow
Eliot B. Spalding
New York
Dan Cupid
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Electric Supply CO
Camera Exchange
Kik
John
Mary
Mass Ave
Pill Hardware & Supply Co
New Corcoran’s
Costa
Ambulance Service
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McBride's Cafe
Col. Brattle and
Boylston Streets
Alice Faye
Fred McMurray
Richard Greene
Little Old
Willian Gargan
June Lang
Isle OF Destiny
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Joel McCrea
Nancy Kelly
Bobby Breen
Kent Taylor
Paradise
Dakota
Townsend Club No
Jefferson Club
Austin St
Cambridge “Mutual” Savings
Cambridge Savings Bank
Harvard Square
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
East Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridge Street
North Avenue Savings Bank
Massachusetts Avenue
Chas. F. Burley
Arthur Mahoney
WM. LL. Galvin
Donovan
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