Plan E. slate and local figures in Hospital Hill contest noted
The entry lists candidates and supporters for Plan E including Dean Landis Stoughton Bell Geo McLaughlin Chandler Johnson John D Lynch Dennis Dana Cabot Callahan Francis Roche and others. Reactions touch on endorsements public safety and local politics with comments on figures like Dana Gallup and Arthur P BR and jokes about Harvard Square improvements and former mayors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan E. Council
Dean Landis
Stoughton Bell
Geo. McLaughlin
Chandler Johnson
John D. Lynch
Dennis Dana
Cabot Callahan
Francis Roche
City Hall
Col
Dana Gallup
Register
Arthur
P. BR
Joe Costa
Grant Bldg
John A. Redmond
V. Geo
Acter
Geo. Brent
Harvard Sq
Ed Donovan
Frank Roche
Bill Galvin
P. R
Rockwood
Lynch
Russell
City Hall Gossip and Weekend Jaunts Leave Readers Curious
A light, humorous column lists city officials and staffers enjoying vacations and trips to Hampton Beach Cambridge Ogunquit New Brunswick and North Woodstock. It notes assignments at the Health and Purchasing departments and hints at upcoming meetings and debates about city management and licenses.
Twenty Five Years Ago HITS AND BITS FROM
A 1916 tax rate was set at 25 dollars by predecessors, up 50 cents from last year. Cambridge notes river bathing water cleanliness. local editor Browning, ex-Camb. High grad, praised. Manhattan Market staff plan Riverhurst outing. Cambridge swelters in 95 degree heat. Rescues and police staff updates intermingle with reminiscences of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aecesors
John Ahern
Park Bay
Charles River
East Cambridge
Charles
John
Browning
Webster Grammar School
Camb. High School
Manhattan
Riverhurst
Billerica
Cambridge
Tom O'Hara
John Altmans
Sidney ,St
Magazine Beach
Tues
Lynch, McCann
Dynan
McCool
Cummings
Blind Cambridge Women Knit for Red Cross
Fifteen blind Cambridge residents gathered weekly at Red Cross Headquarters to knit sweaters socks and shawls for war victims abroad last winter. Led by Mrs Erwin Raisz with help from Miss Jessie Dixon the group rode by Red Cross Motor Corps to their homes. One member knit 25 sweaters and another crocheted 25 shawls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Red Cross
Brattle St
Mary Baker
Auburn St
Ethel Marchant
Wendell St
M. E. Malcolm
Franklin St
Agnes Hawkins
Porter St
Elizabeth Anderson
Trowbridge St
Mary Harmon
Prospect St
Alma Samuelson
Putnam Ave
Ruth Pimental
Bigelow St
Lorena Nickerson
Upland Rd
Clara Matthews
Broadway
Elinor Carr
S Magazine
Erwin Raisz
Jessie Dixon
Lakeview Ave
Motor Corps of the Red Cross
Dive Bomber leads Metropolitan Theatre bill with star cast
Errol Flynn and Fred MacMurray head the Technicolor drama supported by Ralph Bellamy Regis Toomey Allen Jenkins Robert Armstrong Craig Stevens and Alexis Smith in a tale about medical men racing aviation tech. A second feature Passage from Hongkong stars Lucille Fairbanks Paul Cavanagh and Kate Douglass in a murder tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Flynn
Fred MacMurray
Ralph Bellamy
Regis Toomey
Allen Jenkins
Robert Armstrong
Craig Stevens
Alexis Smith
Hongkong
Orient
Lucille Fairbanks
Paul Cavanagh
Kate Douglass
Car Ownership Surges in 1938 With One Car per Ten
A 1938 snapshot shows a passenger car for every 10.4 people, reflecting growing automobile access. The era marks rising personal transport, shifting urban mobility and consumer demand patterns.
Legion News Highlights Local Bond Purchase and Leadership Race
Commander Francis J. Smith of Cambridge Post 27 announces the purchase of a 1875 National Defense Savings Bond. Tim Mahoney campaigns for State Dept Historian as the convention nears in Fall River August 21 to 23. Candidates John Joe or Abe vie for Past Commander 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Smith
Cambridge Post
A. L
Legion
Fearless Frank
Post
Tim Mahoney
Camb. Post
State Dept
Tim
Fall River
John
Joe
Abe
Salvation Drive Kickoff Led by Cambridge Chairman Harold A Ryan
Chairman Harold A Ryan announces a major Salvation Army fundraising drive in Cambridge with prominent locals joining. Named supporters include Isaac Kaplan of Kaplan Furniture Co and W Stanley Field of Walter W Field & Son, plus lawyers, jewelers, insurers, doctors, and business leaders from Cambridge and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold A. Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Cambridge
Salvation Army
Isaac Kaplan
Kaplan Furniture Co
W. Stanley Field
Pres.-Treas
Walter W. Field & Son
Joseph L. Winn
Winn Electric Co
Harold F. Kenney
Kenney’s Jewelry & Gift Shop
George B. Rowell
Boston
Anthony V. Carbone
Louis J. Hirger
Rogers Jewelry Co
Leroy E. van Gott
Jenny Gasoline Co
Paul R. Bennett
DuPont Paint Co
Marius L. Mohor
Prudential Life Insurance Co
O Leslie C. Read
Niles Management Co
Frank 8. Knapp
Leavitt & Pierce Inc
Frederick A. Sawyer
Anthony N. Drago
Custom Tailor
Cecil Taylor
Mollers Inc
Licensing Board Deliberations Over Gas Station and Bar Case
Atty Chas Goldstein sought a continuance in a court case as Lieut John King objected. An incident at a bar led to a glass being tossed and later admitted. Barrister Donovan and bartender John M. Donovan disputed service while Capt Canney criticized the bar’s reputation. The board voted to suspend the liquor license for one week from Aug 14 amid related planning issues for a gas station at 74 76 Prospect St with objections over plan changes and a 14 ft wall. Edw Crane pressed adherence to plans while Petrocol Co sought storage expansion for petroleum products on Lambert St. Councillor Finn cautioned about inflammable materials in East Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Chas. Goldstein
John King
McCarthy
Keefe
John M. Donovan
Sid
Marx Goldstein
Pres
Treas
Capt. Canney
Atty. Goldstein
Ch. Quinn
Badoian Bros
Prospect St
Cadillac
Louis L. Bobrick
Badoian
Edw
A. Crane
Katherine M. Ward
D. Martin
F. J. Roche
Petrocol Co
City Council Debate Over Ballot Procedure and Park Plans
The council clashed as Roche charged the chair, claiming a ruling was out of order while Hogan and others debated voter instruction on ballot changes. Parks Supt Mahoney outlined WPA backed park projects at Fr Callanan, Fresh Pond and Edw Sennett totaling 61,000 plus plans for bleachers tennis courts and fencing as part of a 400,000 program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ch. Hogan
Roche
Penniman
McNamara
Donovan
Parks Mahoney
WPA
Fr. Callanan Playground
Fresh Pond
J. Sennett Park
City Employees Study Organizing Effort In Council Chamber
Acting President Jus. E. Finigan leads city workers planning to organize for helpful purposes. Edgar Davis lists over 1,200 potential eligibles excluding police firemen and teachers. Montgomery urges inclusivity while the committee leans toward selective joining. A meeting is set for next month after vacations with recommendations postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jus. E. Finigan
City Council Chamber
Edgar Davis
City Messenger
Montgomery
Sec
Y Rose Manning
Frank Nolan
Darrell Hall Presents Week Film Schedule and Cast Notes
Monday and Tuesday show The Long Voyage Home starring Thomas Mitchell and John Wayne with Arkansas Judge featuring Weaver Bros and Elviry. Wednesday and Thursday present Road Show with Carol Landis and Adolphe Menjou and Power Dive with Jean Parker and Richard Arlen. Friday and Saturday offer Repent at Leisure with Wendy Barrie and Kent Taylor and Big Stampede with John Warne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mon
Thomas Mitchell
John Wayne
Arkanas
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Carol Landis
Adolphe Menjou
Jean Parker
Richard Arlen
Wendy Barrie
Kent Taylor
John Warne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hagen
Sen. Blanchard
Huron Ave
Bill McGinness
Assessors’ Dept
Sis Murphy
Hampton Beach
Sis
John Connolly
Gutheim
Gape
Margaret Curry
Maine
Prand
Mary Murphy
Scituate
Veronica Mederos
Ogunquit
John P. Nelligan
Jeremiah Green
Mabyl McCracken
Drake
New Brunswick
Mabyl
Chas. Baratelli
Vanderbilt Hotel
New York
Edna Burke
Sennett
Edna
Burke
Chas, B. Watson
Magazine St
Recreation
Charlie
Phil Lazarus
Adirondack Mts
Phil
Dan MacGillivray
Popular Gas Co
Marjie McNulty
Marjie
Old Orchard Beach
Frances and
Veronica Lyons
Health Dept
Dan Owens
Helen Toomey
New England
Jas. J. Cassidy
Ashland
N. H
Fred Burke
Oak Bluffs
Hogan
J. F
Cincinnati
Station 2
Magazine
Auburn Sts
Chemical 1
McCabe
Neilan
L St
Nat Bunker
Cave Club
Nat
Tom Casey
Buffalo Bill
Auto Patrol
Dennis O'Brien
Dennis
Napoleon
THE
Metropolitan Theatre
Pill, Inc
Samuel W. Pill
Mass. Ave
Tro
Legion Locals
Salvation” Drive
Frank Knapp
Salvation Matters
OF Financial
Harvard
Trust Company
Federal Reserve Bystem
H. Blum
Harvard Loan CO
Masa. Ave
Eir
David J. Nelligan
Charles B. Watson
St. Tro
Henry F. Farrow Co
Central
Kresce
Pearl ST
Concord Ave
Plymouth Desotos Sales Service
Darrell Hall
Woburn
Ouse
Phil Friel
Tel
F. J. Crocker
Main St
Kaufman’s Hardware
Keystone
McBride's Cafe
Col. Brattle and
Boylston Streets
F. & T. Delicatessen
Elliot
Libby
Sam Alpert
Eli
Shea Bros
James J. Shea
G. L. Frost Co., Inc
Frost
Landsdowne
Belmont Springs Water Co
Winter ST
Belmont
Pill Hardware & Supply CO
Mer
MT. Auburn ST
OUR
Rathskeller
MR. Cronin
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