City Hall Eyes Election Commissioner Post
Mayor weighs political headaches as Democratic City Committee pursues a new Election Commissioner to replace Frank McDonald. Rumors swirl around three contenders while budget cuts and council duties press. Judge Good recovers from a cold as Elks minstrel rehearsals progress.
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Boston
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Fainwood Circle
Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty
Tom Eliot
Mike Sullivan
Ellis’ Hall
Eliot
Luce
Hospital Trustees Board
Bill Galgay
Cambridge Taxi Co
Frank Magann
Francis J. Good
Senator Blanchard Artful Republican Letter to the Editor
A reader argues that a Cambridge finance commission does not threaten democracy and contends the proposal is suitable for Cambridge. The letter addresses criticisms and defends the plan, with further discussion continued on page 5.
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Protest Opens Over Stadium Gridiron License Transfer
The License Board heard protests on the transfer of Stadium Gridiron Inc.’s seven day liquor restaurant license from 14 Gore Street to 347 Green Street opposite the Central Police Station. Counsel for the petitioner was Judge Edw A Counihan Jr. Local objectors included Andrew L Moore of the Central Sq Business Men, Rev Bighead Cummings, Rev Frank G Potter, Albert Norris, Jol Ridgnon, nearby Baptist Church parishioners, and others. An open air parking space proposal at Mt Auburn Street and Putnam Avenue drew objections from St Paul’s Church officials.
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Jol Ridhgon
Harry Godsteod
Roxbury
Mt. Auburn St
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St. Paul's Church
Noted Actor Thomas E. Shea Dies at 79 After Illness
Thomas E. Shea, a respected stage actor noted for Shakespeare to Dumas, died Tuesday after years of illness. A Cambridge native trained in local schools, he earned acclaim in the United States, Canada, and England for intelligent, resourceful performances.
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Belfast
Remembrance of Revolutionary Heroes and Cambridge Militia
Remarks highlight Middlesex County heroes from April 19 1775 and the Revolution. Mentions Paul Revere William Dawes Fort Washington and Sanctioned Lincoln volunteers 1861. Special Orders No 14 cite Captain James P Richardson and Cambridge unit mobilization to the State House.
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William Dawes
Old Fort Washington
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Andrew
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Moses Richardson
Lexington
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City Budget Fight Leaves Mayor’s Figures in Question
After a lengthy council session the 1940 city budget was rejected and left in flux. The council debated a 19 percent debt cut while retaining hospitals welfare soldiers’ aid pensions and maturing debt. Amendments failed as members clashed over salary cuts and fire equipment spending.
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