Local political chatter and city staff notes mix with personal updates
A stream of local names appears in a political and public notices style collage. John Lawrence Griffiths Glynn is named as a candidate for Conueiller-at-Large while Edward T. Sennett is linked to the School Committee race. Ward 9 and city posts surface alongside street light experiments and civic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tellma
John Lawrence Griffiths Glynn
Conueiller-at
Hobbs’ Brook
WPA
John Deiselmen, Jr
Scituate Patriots
John J. Toomey
Mt Amburn
Magazine Streets
Upland Rd
Edward T. Sennett
Lyons - For
Rooter
Remembering Cambridge boxing and civic life by J Frank Facey
J Frank Facey recalls local boxing history around Cambridge. He notes Ike McArthur and rivals Don Hardigan and Lewis Sullivan, with family ties to carpentry and public service. The reminiscence spans youth boxing, street scenes in Central Square, and local figures connected to Beacon Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Facey
Citisen
Cambridge
McArthurs
Don Hardigan
Waltham
Lewis Sullivan
Boston
Beacon Hill
Alph Hamilton
Cemeteries
Ike
Banquet Honors Supt O Neill At 25 Years Of City Service
Supt. of Sewers Thomas Patrick O Neill is feted at a Continental Hotel banquet celebrating 25 years in city employ. Speakers include Rev Fr Hugh F Blunt and Gov Charlie Hurley. John Welch presents a life membership in the Bricklayers Union. East Cambridge boundary debate noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Patrick O'Neill
Continental
Daniel P. Leahy
Sentinel
Hugh F. Blunt
Ll.d
Tom
Charlie Hurley
Dan Leahy
Eddie Gounihan
Bricklayers’ Union
Peank
Dan McGillivary
Gordon Howie
License Board Should Curtail Liquor Licenses in Cambridge
A reader blasts Cambridge’s liquor licensing, noting 224 establishments serving both food and beverages amid a 60,000 adult population. The letter argues for curtailing licenses, warns of minors' exposure, and questions the state quota for restaurants selling hard liquor with Sundays open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesslike Way
Cambridge
Building boom urged to boost Cambridge real estate
A call to promote Cambridge as a growth center urging a building boom. It urges investors to buy old house sites, reveal tax valuations, and sell Cambridge’s appeal to banks, capitalists, and industry. It cites city leaders and groups as needing action to attract development and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Boston
Greater
East
Lynch
Industrial Association
City Development Commission
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John J. McGillicuddy
Gas and Electric Company
Ward 9
Wm. Crosby
Della Mitchell
Essex Lunch
Washington, D. C
Florida
Virginia
Mexico
Member
Federal Reserve System
Harry Mahoney
Old Home District
Arthur
Ben
Ike McArthur
Central Sq
J, Frank Facey
Pres
Riverside Boat Club
O'Neill
Hamilton Liquors
Pierce
Boylston Street
MNEAE
Harvard
Teowbridge
U.S. Pat
Eli
E. Dergay
Inifall
Staal A
Joan * Crawford
William Powell
Mrs. Coen
Roscoe Karis
Wareke Hunt
Staeats
Victor McLaglen
Nancy Steele
Walter Connolly
Annabella
Henry Fonda
John Mi
Dick Tracy
Chas. F. Hurley
Drake
Mass
Cense Commission
Timothy F. Leahy
Police Department
Herman E. Gutheim
KIA
University Upholstering Co
Mass. Ave
BN Puro
Pat Ae
Massachusetts Avenue
Central Square
Winesap Apples
California
Manhattan Market
Cambridge “Mutual” Savings
Cambridge Berverd
East Cambridge Savings Bank Bea Cambridge Street
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