Park Board Hears Golf Rates and Clubhouse Plan
Park officials discuss golf season rates with family charges debated while Supt Mahoney weighs four baseball diamonds and a plan to convert Squires Court residence into a junior playground. John Tierney clarifies past funding and an honorary life membership for Edward Donovan is proposed as the golf clubhouse opening nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Club
John Tierney
Pres. Kelley
John A. Spencer
Mahoney
Brooks
Ch. Spencer
Crane
Finn
Cambridge Field
Squire's Court
Tierney
Mr. Tierney
Hamicome
John
Edw. H. Donovan
John D. Lynch
Spencer
Joe Guiney
Guiney
F. J. McBride
Cahill House Son Reported By O Connor Couple
Mr and Mrs Joseph O Connor of 98 Lexington Ave announce the Cahill House son with both mother and child in satisfactory condition and stable status following the birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O'Connor
Lexington Ave
Cahill
Bancroft Court Apts Opens In Cambridge
A new Bancroft Court apartment house with 50 three and four room units has opened in Cambridge. The development, named for ex Mayor and Gen William A Bancroft, offers free parking and elevator service near the cultural center. Max Berger is the general contractor with James J Conley office as agent. Rent and contact numbers KI R 0751 and EL I 8759.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Bancroft Court
Are St
Jas. J. Conley
Mass.Ave
KIR
ELI
Business Men Call for Officers Restore to Old Routes
Word reaches the Sentinel of a group of Central 54 business men urging Chief Leahy to restore Officers Jerry Mahoney and John Cahalane to the avenue routes they were moved from in the recent big transfer. Mahoney is praised as highly alert and respected by local businesses. They seek changes with return to former patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Central 54
Jerry Mahoney
John Cahalane
Mahoney
Leahy
W.P.A
Jefferson Club
Cambridge
J. C. Hall
Tommy
Cambridge Press Club
Cambridge Council
K. of C
Elks Lodge
Monnight
U. S
Cambridge Post 27
A. L
Legion Rooms
Boston
Abe Cohen
Maurice Corkery
Central Sq
American Red Cross Aids Jugoslavia Relief Effort
Cambridge Chapter leader George H. Rockwell reports that after hostilities began in Jugoslavia on April sixth the Red Cross contacted the Yugoslav Red Cross and the Yugoslav minister in Washington to determine needs. Shipments include ten field hospitals, 100000 blankets, 1500000 quinine tablets, X-ray units, vaccines and ether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Rockwell
Cambridge
The
Red Cross
Jugoslavia
American Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Washington
Sacco Alleys for Harvard Square
Harvard Square will gain one of Greater Boston’s largest bowling alleys as Ralph Sacco converts the Georgian Cafe on Dunster Street into a modern palace of sport for all. Sacco is known for top alley directing and fine equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Thos McDonald Obsequies Reported in Local Funeral
An old Central Square resident, Thos McDonald of 46 Jay Street, buried from John J Donahue Son funeral home at 9 A.M. Friday. High mass celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Church. McDonald, 73, long active in the plastering trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Sq
Thos. McDonald
Jay St
John J. Donahue & Son
Magazine St
Blessed Sacrament Church
McDonald
Police shakeup earns praise in Central Square drive
Police Chief Leshy reports progress from the Central Sq drive to clear loafers and drunks. He says the new strategy includes strict attention across all districts and is meeting with favorable public comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leshy
Central Sq
Cambridge City Happenings and Local Notes
A collage of Cambridge and Atlantic City community items. City Hall efforts include Jim Cronin seeking a driveway petition for Linnaean Street mansion access. municipal chatter about council colleagues and a Valentines of social life. Local clubs, anniversaries, parades, and speeches anchor a busy official and social week with notes on birthdays and group events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Jim Cronin
Gold Coast
Jim
Jim Fitzgerald
Jamesy
Crane
Pres. Sennett
Cambridge Council
Continental
P. Frank Larkin
Trustees
Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Frank
John H. Keenan
Willow St
John Shaughnessy
Winslow Rd
Belmont
Wm. Campbell
Norwell
Borchester
East Cambridge
Lou Keenan
City Hall
Camb. Post
A. L
Francis Smith
Sennott
Laurence Curtis
Harvard
John Winn
Joe Winn
Winn
Hood
Porter Sq
Public Works Dept
Johnnie
Gladys Donovan
Herbert L. Rose
Edwin H. Hall
Henry Bartlett
Cambridge
Mary Rose
Edna
Hyman Pill
Tune of the Ticking Taxi Tribute in Cambridge
An octogenarian letter from Frances Fowler praises Cambridge Taxi President Frank P. Magann and drivers for courteous intelligent service in Greater Boston. The poem lauds fares, signals, and life aided by taxis, noting the tune of tipping and the importance of taxis at the Charles River and Jordan Marsh area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Magann
Cambridge
Frances Fowler
Kirkland PL
Greater Boston
Charles
Jordan
Harvard Floor Craft Co Creates Fresh Home Floor Solutions
Harvard Floor Craft Co at 743 Mass Ave near City Hall promotes linoleums carpets and floor coverings for homes hospitals colleges and offices with an architectural dept and installation by experienced staff. The firm runs late hours Thursday and Saturday nights and offers a free natural color home planning booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Floor Craft Co
Mass. Ave
City Hall
Boston
Mgr
John Richardson
Exhibition opens for Czechoslovak art in Boston hotel
Seven Cantabrigians led by Rev Dr Samuel A Eliot welcomed Hon Vladimir Hurban Czech minister in Washington for the opening of a six day exhibition at Hotel Vendome. Laces embroideries and paintings from Munich were sold from 10 cents to 90 dollars to aid Czechoslovak refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Eliot
Vladimir Hurban
Washington
Hotel Vendome
Henry D. Tudor
Walter H. Bradley
Sarah Wambaugh
Penelope Noyes
Charles Hopkinson
Robert Dew. Sampson
Eliot
Munich
Edw F P Burns Co Expands Its Cambridge Dress House
The Edw F P Burns Co opens its 21st year in a new 100 Summer St Boston building with four departments on one floor. Ralph J Burns, son of the founder, manages the dress clothes rent and robe shop, promoting attire for academic and religious needs in Cambridge circles.
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Edw. F. P. Burns Co
Summer St
Boston
Edw
F. P. Burns
Cambridge
Burns
Ralph J. Burns
Filene
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cal
F. P. Burns Co
Ralph Burns
Bakery and Confectionery Union Banquet Set on Patriots Day
The Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union Local 248 will hold a banquet on Patriots Day at the Elks Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakery and Confectionery Workers Int. Union
A. F. of L
Elks Hall
That Night In Rio at Metropolitan Theatre
The Technicolor musical comes with Alice Faye Don Ameche and Carmen Miranda. Shadows On The Stairs a London boarding house murder mystery plays opposite with Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanaugh and Heather Angel. The samba rhythm and exotic dancer scenes provide the background while a cast includes Z. Zakall J. Carroll Naish Curt Bois and Leonard Kinskey.
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Rio
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Carmen Miranda
London
Frieda Inescort
Paul Cavanaugh
Heather Angel
Z. Zakall
J. Carroll Naish
Curt Bois
Leonard Kinskey
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Park Board
Bancroft Court Apts
Sacco
Harvard SQ
Thos. McDonald Obsequies
Libby
Sam Alpert
F. & T. Delicatessen
Main St
F.R. Naylor
Clark ST
Callinan
James
Moviephone
McBride's Cafe
Col. Brattle and
Boylston Streets
Mresge
Metropolitan Theatre
Central St
Joe Santoro
Prospect ST
Belmont Springs Water Co
Winter ST
David J. Nelligan
Badass
Ave. Kir
Pearl Bt
TEO
Civil Service
John C. Haverty Co
Henry Haverty
Townsend
Shea Bros
James J. Shea
Broadway
TRO
Hotel Continental
New England’s
Cambridge, Mass
Chauncey Deppew Steele
Jim’s Place
MT. Auburn ST
OUR
Rathskeller
MR. Cronin
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