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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1939
Page
5
Lost bank books listed for payment under Chapter 171 of the Acts of 1812. Payments have been stopper Eas Ne No £ 46366 249120 k t Gembridge Savings Bank with dates April 15 22 29 and May 6 13.
One of the oldest highway markers in the South sits near Salisbury North Carolina on the Salisbury Salem highway. Erected in 1209 it marks that Danville Virginia is miles northward.
Public auction to Pierce Mortgagee Home Loan Corporation of a parcel in Cambridge Middlesex described by Harvey Street and Lot 215 on a plan. Sale to satisfy unpaid taxes and liens with two hundred fifty dollars cash due at purchase. James J. Brennan, state counsel, announces date range May 6-15, 1930.
Mortgagee sale of Jeremiah Hickey property to Cambridge Peters Bank for breach of mortgage terms. Auction set May 2 1930 at 2 PM in Cambridge with Lot A on Winslow Street plans, 3,?22 square feet. sale subject to existing restrictions and a 500 dollar down payment with balance due in 10 days at Cambridge Savings Bank. Grantor Granville H Beever treasurer. April 29.
The Cambridge Board of License Commissioners notices Bresklife Cafe Inc. and manager Louis N Salidas apply to amend the license to sell all alcoholic beverages to include an adjoining storefront at 83 Brookline Street entrance, totaling one dining room on the first floor. The hearing or action date is not specified in the notice.
Middlesex Probate Court informs all interested in the estate of Annaerson Inte of Cambridge that the administratrix has filed the final account for allowance and a petition for distribution. If you wish to object, file a written appearance in Cambridge by ten oclock in the forenoon on the return day, June 2, 1920. Witness John C. Legrant, First Judge.
Mass notices that Anthony E B Schofield known as Tony Schofield Tire Co seeks a garage license. Hearing set before the City License Commission in Room 32 City Hall on Monday May 15 at 2 oclock. Cambridge residents urged to attend.
Funeral services for William T. Cooper of 14 Newtowne Court were held Monday at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. The 76 year old Newfoundlander, a resident 50 years, is survived by three sons including Stewart F. Cooper of the Cambridge Police Traffic unit and Harold, a Cambridge fireman. Burial in Cambridge cemetery, arrangements by Walter L. Reed Funeral Home.
The article notes that the United States, though young, is rich in historic churches. It states religious liberty and freedom were major motives behind colonization and the founding of the nation.
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation of Massachusetts plans a Boston conference for real estate brokers at the Hotel Statler on May 4 1939. Topics include HOLC policies and a data exchange on management and sales. Registration begins 1 30 P M led by J Henry Quinn assistant state manager in charge of property.
Joseph B. Ford born 1868 in Boston died after years as a premier local figure in the Austin Ford stone business on Main Street Cambridge. Survived by wife Mary L. Quinn and seven children Gertrude Alexander J. Joseph B. Ford Mrs Keegan and others. He belonged to multiple societies and lived on Broadway before moving to Belmont.
Flora Rhoda Harold Street Somerville Mrs Leary Elm Street Theodore ig tola Bigelow Street each lost 50 dollars for not appearing within the hour after 2 PM Thursday during the Manhattan Market weekly bank drawing. Margaret Sparks Was present to receive 50 dollars Mabel Dougall 7 Columbia Street received 25 dollars. A drawer must have member card punched before Thursday and collect within the hour after 2 PM. Manager Bill Taylor directs these at weekly Manhattan Market bank drawings.
A new stage and screen program debuts at RKO Boston Theatre featuring Johnny Woods Earl LaVere The Virginians and Carole Lombard with Charles Laughton in White Woman Also Jack Holt in Whispering Enemies Dolores Costello appears on screen The Hudson Wonders Stafford and Louise perform acrobatic dance acts and a Malay jungle tale is shown amid star pairings and noted character players.
Spring hints at open season for cars and Lincoln Service Station on Observatory Hillcorner Concord Ave and Huron Ave urges re oiling and greasing with quality products. The station promotes convenient, spacious and dependable service ahead of road use.
James J. Reagan, a youthful attorney and former attache of the City Treasury Dept., was honored with a bachelor dinner at the Copley Hotel last Saturday. The event featured music from the hotel orchestra and solos by Frankie Killoran, Bill Foley, and Reagan himself. He married Elizabeth Mary McCarthy of Belmont at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Belmont, Monday morning.
A Camb real estate group dinner at Riverbank Court recalls presiding officers Arthur Henderson and W. G. Davis with Dorchester brokers. City Solicitor Aylward re elected. a new assistant solicitor post was proposed. Civil Service exams named officers for promotions. Firefighter Dan Powers ill, long service noted. Teacher trip to Washington under Colesworthy led by Cong. Deitrick. Dr Barnes city bacteriologist died. Jas F Mullen recovering. Fitzgerald to address Board of Trade. O’Brien re elected Overseer of the Poor.
A jumble of community chatter mentions Taxslayers Assn and Taxpayers' Ass'n, Councillor Winslow's interest in race horses, a faulty Patriots Day loud speaker, and plans for Lyons re election. Porter's Square retail hopes, Somerville frontier environment, and the State House dome comment frame a city mood with housing, Kiwanis minstrel events, and future road widening proposals.
Central Square Theatre launches a program Friday through Monday featuring Midnight starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche with a tale of romance in France. The Saint Strikes Back co stars George Sanders and Wendy Barrie.
Mysterious steam venting from interior of the earth in Tuscany feeds factories and trolley routes around Larderelio and nearby towns near Florence. Local observers note industrial activity linked to volcanic steam, with workers adapting to shifting conditions in the region.
Pliny the Elder recommended patients eat a whole mouse twice each month to prevent toothache in the first century A D. The ancient origin text links dietary practice to dental health in Roman times.
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