23 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1941
Page
1
Cambridge Chapter mobilizes 2,500 volunteers to produce 11 800 knitted and 10 530 sewn garments plus layettes for disaster relief. The Red Cross assigns quotas to chapters nationwide, then breaks tasks into solvable jobs for individuals.
Celia Lowry McGanty wife of Edw E McGanty was buried after a Wednesday service at St Marys Church Daniel F OBrien directed the abse quies She was a St Marys School graduate member of Fortnightly Club Court Isabella C D A Emblem Club Arlington Professional Women’s Club Survived by husband Leo G McCabe Somerville brother Karen J Lowry Arlington and Alexander M Lowry Somerville
Michael T. Kelleher appoints five men to aid the Metropolitan Region's public safety drive. Richard Robie becomes executive director, Milton Street chief field deputy, Leslie Ainley handles publicity, Noyes Collingan reviews health and social services, and Dr. Henry D. Chadwick leads health efforts at the tuberculosis hospital.
The Park Board directed by Commissioner 5 H Mahoney presents the closing season exercises at Russell Field on Wednesday from 2 30 to 4 00 featuring the pageant America Prepares performed by 22 play area children. Amplified narration explains the story with band music drama and dance and city officials join parents in attendance.
The Chamber of Commerce orders a gasoline saving committee to cooperate with fuel interests and the public to reduce consumption and influence wartime policy. Led by Robert M. Colbert with aides Francis B. Smith Frank Willey Charles L. French Hugh I. Cheyne Edward Kleber and Eliot B. Spaulding as press representative.
Miss Shirley Smith and Miss Barbara Cole of Cambridge Massachusetts are registered at the Vassar Club in the Hotel New Weston in New York City.
Ground breaking for a $400000 public playground project at Callanan Field Concord Ave marks the first step in a WPA funded effort. The National Government covers about 75 percent of costs, turning Black Pond into a major recreation center near central Boston. The plan also proposes moving the Russell Field game center to Callanan Field after years of delay.
The article questions funding an external expert to supervise the PLA voting session in November. It notes the Election Commission cannot correctly conduct the coming election and raises legal concerns over using public funds for private expertise. It cites City Hall constitutional principles and the voters' expectation of a qualified Election Board.
The Puritan Cake Co is back in production after a month of inaction caused by carriage strikes. The Cambridge plant at 1164 Cambridge Street is noted as a model facility with light, clean rooms and a standard, varied cake. Stores widely distribute Puritan Cake, a familiar Cambridge household name. If not on shelves, ask the store manager to phone Tro 3900 to add it to stock.
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