Local Cambridge Notes Reflect City Life and Council Moves
A jam of informal vignettes from Cambridge including plans for Plan B desks sale to the Cambridge Press Club and echoing chatter about Harvard Square renovation, City Hall figures, and civic figures like Councillor Hogan and Park Commissioner Guiney. Memorial events for Plan B are noted with Beethoven’s funeral march.
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Chas. B. Watson
St. Funeral Home
Harvard Sq
Hogan
Jos. Desmond
Kiwanis
George Whorisky
Dever
Harvard
Fred Olsson
Boylston Sr
City Council
Cambridge Press Club
City Hall
Tom O'Loughlin
Jerry) McCarthy
Cambridge Common
F.D
Park
Joe Guiney
Plan E Council
President dies triggers VP-elect rise to presidency
The Twentieth Amendment states the vice president-elect becomes President at the start of the term for which the President-elect was elected, upon the President's death. The rule ensures a smooth transition and continuity of leadership.
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Leci
University theatre hosts Red Cross project in Harvard Square
In the University Theatre lobby Cambridge workers knit 192 garments for shipment abroad. The effort ran from mid June to last Saturday under Stanley Sumner’s well used space. Mrs. William J. McKinley led the auxiliary in organizing and Mrs. Everett H. Smith and Mrs. Brenton K. Fisk guided the forty hostesses.
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University Theatre
Harvard Square
Cambridge Red Cross
Stanley Sumner
William J. McKinley
Ladies’ Auxiliary
V.F.W
Everett H. Smith
Brenton K. Fisk
Lenore Ulric Stages Rain at Brattle Hall
Lenore Ulric, longtime friend of Miss Eagles, agrees to perform Rain at Brattle Hall after initial hesitation. The Belasco star delivers a tense tropical drama about white human nature, promising a compelling theatrical event.
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Lenore Ulric
Brattle Hall
Miss Eagles
Lenora Ulric
Sadie Thompson
Miss Ulric
Tropics
Belasco
Auto manufacturing workforce grows to six and a half million
The article notes a surge from limited mechanics and bench hands in barns to an annual employment total of 6.5 million people in the auto industry. It underscores industrial expansion and job creation within manufacturing sectors.
Lively Kay Hurley at Hood’s City Hall Lunch Clerk
A lively note mentions Kay Hurley at Hood’s City Hall Lunch Clerk role, with casual references to tanning at a beach and social service. A puzzled line hints at a police shift discussion described as wholesale, ending with a startled exclamation.
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Kay “Hurley
Hood
Roosevelt Drops Formalities For A Friendly Chat
When a foreign envoy arrived to present remarks, President Roosevelt waved to stop the reading of speeches and suggested they skip the formal exchange. The diplomat, startled by the break in ceremony, grinned and sat down for a casual conversation.
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United States
Roosevelt
FDR
Criminals Outgrow Tendencies Says Glueck Study
A study by Dr. Eleanor Glueck at Harvard tracked 1000 delinquent youths over years. By emotional maturation about 40 percent abandoned criminal desires and became ordinary citizens, with remaining offenders showing less serious crimes. Improvement arose from social and emotional growth, not special treatment.
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Eleanor Glueck
Harvard
Vitamin A supports growth and infection defense in diet
The article outlines Vitamin A benefits for growth and disease resistance and notes that daily needs come from milk and small portions of fats and colorful vegetables. It explains deeper vegetable color equals higher A content, stability in cooking, and storage in the body prevents rapid deficiency signs.
Valentine and Twins Born to Clay Center Cow
Robert Munson of Clay Center Kansas owns a cow whose first calf born February 15 two years ago was named Valentine. The second calf born last year on March 15 was St Patrick. This year the cow bore twins named Martha and George on February 22.
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Robert Munson
Clay Center
Kan
Valentine
St. Patrick
Martha
George
Oldest Tree in World Said to Grow at Anuradhapura
The oldest tree claim centers on a specimen in Anuradhapura Ceylon planted in 245 B C from the Bo Tree in India. It is linked to Buddha's enlightenment by tradition.
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Anuradhapura
Ceylon
India
Buddha
Auto Repairs Free Advice for Cambridge Autoists
A letter urges car owners to have an automotive engineer inspect vehicles to prevent costly problems. C. J. Anderson at 4 Village St offers expert advice by phone at TRO 0808 and promotes preventive care to lengthen car life and lower cost per mile.
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Cambridge
CG. J. Anderson
Village St
Trocation
C. J. Anderson
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Roche
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Watson
O'Laughlin
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Len
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Mass. Avenue
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Mass. Ave. Tro
the Sentinel
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Pearl ST
Concord Ave
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Auto
Eli
Central St
Joe Santoro
Prospect ST
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Winter ST
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Harry Katz CO
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Woburn
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Tel
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Main St
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Keystone
McBride's Cafe
Col. Brattle and
Boylston Streets
F. & T. Delicatessen
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